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Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday! It is a time for family, food and fun. What could be better than that?!
This year, I decided to make a banner for my fireplace using the kit from the Stampin' Up! Catalog. The kit includes the stencils and the canvas banners. The decorating was all me.
I love fall and the beautiful colors of the trees as they change and prepare for their winter's rest. It was those trees that inspired the designs on this banner.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!
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I have finally decided on my Christmas Card for this year. It is a quick card - but of course I had to add a bit of bling, so that added some drying time! I love the simplicity of this card!
The card uses Early Espresso Card stock as the base, Crumb Cake Card stock, the Cherry Cobbler Linen Ribbon from the Holiday Catalog, Beauty of the Season Stamp set , Early Espresso ink, and Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details.
Stamp twice, add some ribbon and bling, and you are done!!
I am including this card in my Stamp-a-Stack at Livermore Valley Prep High School in Livermore, CA on Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:00PM. The cost is $30 for 20 cards, and $15 goes directly to the school! Email me if you would like to join me!!
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Stampin' Up! has announced an Online Extravaganza starting today and running through December 2nd.
There are LOTS of items on sale - some up to 50% off!! To get a complete listing - Click here
One of the items on sale TODAY ONLY is the gift box punch board (item 135863). It normally sells for $19.95, but is on sale today only (November 24, 2014) for just $13.96! ONLY WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!
These boxes are just a sampling of the ones that you can make with this incredible tool!
To use the punchboard, you first decide which size box you would like to make. There is a chart on the punch board that shows you exactly what size to cut your paper, and which lines to use while scoring your box. The punch board has step by step instructions included directly on the board, so you don't have to worry about losing a set of instructions.
I decided to make the 2.5 x 2.5 x 4 inch box. The chart shows me that I need to use a 10 x 10 sheet of card stock. I chose the silver foil paper for my box.
Before starting the box, you need to open the extended score line on the punch board.
The chart on the punch board showed that my start line for this box is M, and the score line is XL. This means that I need to line up the edge of the card stock with the M line on the side of the punch board.
I will then score diagonally along the XL line.
Next, with the paper still in the same position, I will Punch and then score both horizontally and vertically along the guides attached to the punch.
I will then rotate the paper 90 degrees and repeat the above steps.
Continue this all the way around the paper until you have done all four sides.
Once you have punched and scored all four sides, you will turn the paper over. Line up the edge of the card stock at the M line again and then punch. Turn the card stock 90 degrees and repeat until you have punched all four sides.
Once you have completed all of the punching, turn the paper back over.
Next, you will turn the punch board around and line up one corner of the box pattern with the back of the punch. Be sure to fit the corner snugly within the guides and then punch. Repeat on all four corners.
Once all four corners are punched, fold the box along all of the score lines, folding the sides upward and the gussets at the side inward.
Fold the top four flaps down. Insert the tabs on the opposite sides into each other.
This is what your completed box should look like.
Decorate as desired:
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