Slim Jim Inspired Gift Box

I have not posted to my blog for a very long time! I have still been crafting all this time, a little sewing of handbags as well. I have made some videos too, but nothing that needed a post for measurements. This gift box I made was modeled after a Slim Jim box, and I thought it would make a perfect paper craft project. So here is the video, and below are the measurements and scoring.

Card Stock: 

9" x 8 1/4" score long side at 2", 5 7/8", 8" score short side at 2", 6 1/4" then go back and score at 1" down to first horizontal score line, then at 7 1/4" down to first horizontal score line

8" x 5 1/4" score long side at 2", 5 7/8", score short side at 1/2" on both edges

Designer Paper:

3 3/4"x 3 1/2"

3 3/4" x 1 3/4"

Diorama Card

I decided to make a Diorama card today using my newest May Spellbinders monthly club dies. This month has these word borders which have many great uses. I also used rectangle dies from C.C. Designs. The pretty papers are from Echo Park. Here is another view:



I probably won't be posting here on my blog much. I don't get many visitors or comments, and it takes time to do a good blog post, so I haven't had the ambition to do so. I do however get lots more attention from my Pinterest boards(link at sidebar), Instagram, and my Splitcoast Stampers board. So if you'd like to see what I've been making, check those links out.

Thank you for taking the time to visit, I hope to see you around my other pages!

Smiles All Around

I'm playing along with the Your Next Stamp challenge #87 following the sketch AND color theme this time:

The cute animal images are from the YNS Box Full of Cuteness set that I colored with Letraset markers and fussy cut out. The layout was easily made with YNS stitched circle dies and papers from Woodlands, Hugs & Kisses, and Just for Fun 6x6 paper pads. I stamped the card base with the YNS Mini Heart Ink Splatter before gluing anything down. It helped fill in some of the blank spaces. I glued the animals down at fun angles, then added a sentiment from the YNS Smiley Happy Critter Crew Set One. To finish it off, I added some YNS gumdrops in matching colors.

Very cute, and a perfect card to send for any reason. Thank you for visiting!

House Mouse

I recently bought my first House Mouse stamp, this one is called hopeful mouse. He's so very cute. I quickly colored him with Copic markers, and fussy cut him out. This image is very small, so I decided to pair him up with a large tulip from a piece of 12x12 paper from Echo Park Happy Summer collection. I fussy cut the flower out, added a small strip for grass, and the sun is a sticker from the same collection. I had a Stampendous 'hello' sentiment stamped out, but didn't like the look of it anywhere on the card front, so I just left it without one.

I am joining in the Anything Goes/optional let's eat theme at House-Mouse Challenge blog, that I found recently through Annie.

Thanks so much for visiting!

Coffee Rush

I have missed quite a few of the Your Next Stamp's challenges. But I am happy to have found some time to make a quick card. I'm following the sketch this time for challenge #86:

The sentiment just makes me laugh! It comes from the YNS set What Not Sentiments One. The little go cup is from the YNS Ellie Loves Lattes set that I quickly colored with Spectrum's and fussy cut out. All the patterned paper is from the YNS Crazy for Coffee pad. I also added some YNS gumdrops as accents.

A cute and fun card for any coffee drinker(like me!) Thanks so much for having a look!

Magical Birthday

I decided to color with my Copic markers to get me back in the mood for crafting. It has been a few months since I picked up a marker, and decided to use this cute image from C.C. Designs called Nymph Lucy. I bought her awhile back, and am just now inking her up.

She is stamped onto Bristol 300 Series paper and die cut with a C.C. Designs die. Everything on this card except the paper and ink are from there. I have lots of their stuff :) I kept a simple design and did add some Wink of Stella to her wings and flowers for a bit of sparkle.

I have found a new challenge blog through Aletha, called Papercraft Business. They are on their 5th challenge, which is an anything goes theme, with the option of Birthday. It is a month long challenge, but I happened to come across them yesterday :)

Thank you for visiting today!

Grateful For All Things

Haven't posted here for awhile, I've had a lot going on in the last two months. The first of February was horrible. Had some major family issues that put me in a very depressed state. Had to make myself go about the day, and that wasn't easy. By the end of the month life got much better. Sometimes life has to pour on you before you see the sun again.

With all that going on, I decided to change jobs. I had been working in the same store for 5 1/2 years, but it was time to move on to something better. I am back to factory work, which is what I've always done. I will be working the afternoon shift starting this Monday, and will have to adjust to that some, but I will carry on!

And another helping on my plate is that I've been remodeling our only bathroom during all this. It's almost finished, and will share a few pics that I've taken so far in another post. I'm really happy with the way it's looking and coming together. It was terribly outdated, unsightly, and we've lived in this house for 10 years, so it was time I got a new bathroom!!!

With so much going on, I haven't had much time to craft. This card I made last month, and was really quick. I cancelled my Unity monthly stamp subscription. I love the stamps, but I have so many, and they just aren't getting used. I do however, love Unity's monthly sentiment kits. They are not a subscription, just a new kit every month to purchase or not. This larger sentiment is from the January 18' kit. Paired with some pretty patterned paper, and a Spellbinders die, and it was done.

I'm hoping to get more time to craft, I have loads of new stuff that I haven't even touched yet! One die set that I'm excited about using makes pop up cards. I would like to make more interactive cards rather than the ones I've been making for years. And speaking of cards, I haven't sent any since Christmas!! So behind on them.

Thanks so much for visiting, and I hope to get around to visit you as well!