Hey Everyone,

Apologies to everyone who has been hanging out for this post…….sheesh late again! I must be a bit better organized, and will def. try to better next week.

I know I told I was exhausted yesterday, well would you believe I fell asleep at the dinner table…..yep it is true! Hubby swiftly sent me to bed, even though I was muttering about the computer….and he told me to get my priorities correct, and look after myself and sleep. SO sleep I did and I feel so much better.

It was hard going to the gym at 6am because it is so dark due to the Day light Savings…..I hate getting out of bed when it is dark. It is just against principle…..you should sleep when it is dark. Ah well I survived, and had a little chuckly when that very old sone “Buster Move” was blaring on the stereo! I was like thinking that song came out when i was in grade 8! WOW do I feel old, but it is amazing how somewhere in the recesses of your brain, you have every word to the lyrics stored there, and can sing along!….too funny.

Anyway enought waffling, here is the Make it Monday for you…….I hope you ENJOY!

Materials Required:

 

·        Paper trimmer

·        Wide & thin ribbon

·        DS paper

·        Whisper white A4 cardstock

·        Bone scorer

·        Scissors

·        Stamps

·        Stamp pads

·        Dimetnsionals

·        Twine

·        Crop-a-dile

·        DS paper

·        DSpaper pack cardboard

·        Cellophane bags

·        Chocolate, or alternate goodies

 

 Step 1:

 

Cut the cardboard that is in the DS paper packs from Stampin’Up (or equivalent to 300gsm cardboard) to the measurement of 10cm by 15cm – you will need two of these

 

Step 2:

 

 

At either end on (1) long side you will want to mark 2 cms from the end with a pencil. Do this from both sides.

 

Step 3:

 

 

Cut the cardstock from the top point to the pencil mark, so that it is cut at and angle

 

 

  You will have two pieces that look like this above

 

Step 4:

 

Take those two pieces and on the matt side of the cardstock adhere it to the wrong side of the DS paper that you want shown.

 

Step 5:

 

Trim around the edges so the that DS paper is neatly covering the cardboard

 

Step 6:

 

Add an alternative strip of DS paper across the centre

 

Step 7:

 

Add two strips of the thin grosgrain ribbon, with one of them having a tie at the top row

 

Step 8:

 

Decorate your front piece with some punched / stamped images and embellishment

 

Step 9:

 

Now for the box that holds the goodies…… Take a piece of A4 whisper white cardstock. You will want to cut it to 24cm’s by 13cm’s

 

Step 10:

 

You will need to score the box from the short edge first line at 4cm’s, then 7.5cm from the scored line, then another 4cm’s, and another 7.5cm’s and you will end up with a small roughly 1cm strip at the end. Now along the bottom, you will want to score in 4cm’s from the long side. I have gone over the scored lines so you can visualize it.

 

Step 11:

 

Along the bottom you will want to cut up to the line. And then on the little end one you will want to cut that out completely.

 

Step 12:

 

Turn you cardstock over and place tape on the two 4cm bits, and a long piece along the 1cm strip

 

Step 13:

Fold up your cardstock and make it into a little box like so, folding the pieces in, using the tape to hold it together

 

Step 14:

 

 

Punch holes in either end with your Crop-a-dile

 

Step 15:

 

Knot you ribbon and fold around to make a handle. You will then not the other end in the inside of the box, so that it holds

 

Step 16:

 

Place tape onto both outside, sides of the box

 

Step 17:

 

Take your box and adhere it to one side of the pieces of cardboard, then layer the other one on top of it. Make sure you have the sides with the DS paper on the outside

 

Step 18:

 

Take your Cellophane bag and load it with Choccies, or nuts, whatever you want

 

Tie off you little bag of goodies with twine, and put into the box.

 

Step 19:

 

 

Make a co-ordinating tag and tie it with some cord to the wide ribbon

 

Final Product:

 

  The front view….these sit up beautifully because they have a base.

 

 

 

Top profile

 

 

Side profile

 

Other Samples:

Here I have used the Dashing DS paper and the Big Pieces stamp set

 

And this one is using the Spring Break DS paper pack

 

 

Then last of all I have used the Wintergreen paper pack from Stampin’Up, and the Season of Joy stamp set.

 

AH well that took me all of 1.5 hours to get that tutorial loaded…..phew glad that is done.

 

I am dying to get to my stamping desk, but can’t seem to get there with so much other stuff to do. Ah well maybe tonight after I feed the in-laws