Thanksgiving Treats Tutorial

Today I have a tutorial for you that is featured on the Heartfelt Creations blog!

On how you can make this

lovely sectioned box which I thought would be great

on the Thanksgiving table with snacks inside.

OR as a gift full of treats to take if your going to

friends or family for Thanksgiving!!! 

I made it using the Sunflower Collection from Heartfelt Creations.

It really is very easy and quick to make!! 

To make this you will need the following supplies:

HCDP1 247 Classic Sunflower Collection paper pad

HCD 753 Classic Sunflower Die

HCPC  3626 Classic Sunflower PreCut stamp

HCPC 3545 Open leaf Stamp

HCD 736 Classic Leaf Die

Other supplies:

Score board and tool, Paper cutter

Scissors, Glue, Hot glue gun

Scattered Straw, Wild Honey Distress Inks (Flower)

Peeled Paint Distress Ink (Leaf)

Beads, Colouring pens, 3D foam pads

White and Brown Card

To make the box you will need :

1 x 12" x 12" white piece of card.

(you could make this from double sided papers and then you 

would not need the squares and triangles of contrasting papers )

5 x 4" x 4" squares of paper (I used the spotty ones for this)

4 x 4" x 4" squares of the same paper as above and cut into triangles

4 x 4" x 4" squares of contrasting papers ( I used the yellow ones for this)

4 x 4" x 4" squares of the same papers as above and cut into triangles.

Take the 12" x 12" piece of card and this is the pattern you will score

on the card to make the box

First score 4" and 8" along on one side.

Then turn the paper so those score lines are horizontal and score

again at 4" and 8" down the card. So you have 9 4" squares on your card.

Now score diagonally along the four corner squares.

This is the fiddliest part of the whole project!

Start at the inner corner and gently find a line to score on.

Bring the outer point in line with the score line and score.

Fold along all the score lines, folding the corners so

that the fold comes inwards towards the project

This is how the folds should look like now.

First we will decorate the inside of the box.

Take the 5 4" x 4" sqaures

Adhere them to the four outer squares that aren't scored diagonally.

Now take the 8 triangles cut from four 4" x 4" sqaures

Adhere the triangles to the diagonally scored sqaures

Adhere the 5th square to the centre of the box inner and 

your card should look like this.

Now turn the card over and decorate what will be the outer of the box.

Adhere the 4 x 4" x 4" squares to the card

The middle will be left white as this is the base of the box.

Adhere the 8 triangles cut from the 4 4" x 4" squares.

There are two ways we can bring this together as a box.

This is how I did it on my box.

Fold the Diagonally scored corners into the centre of the box and

hot glue them together. Hold them in place until the glue cools and sticks.

I then hot glued the leaves and a flowers on the top of the join

to cover up the hot glue and to make it stronger.

The second way is to tie the corners together.

Punch a hole on each corner on the score line.

Thread ribbon through the holes and tie together in the centre.

When the top is secure all that remains is to decorate it! 

For my box I cut out two each of two of the journalling panels from the paper pad.

I cut the larger one down to the same size as the smaller (one on the left of the above pic)

piece and cut brown card 1/4" larger than the papers.

Adhere the paper to the card using 3D foam pads;

and to the sides of the box with 3D foam pads 

alternating the papers as you go around the box.

Make the flowers, I have a tutorial HERE on how I made them.

Stamp and Die cut three of the larger leaves from the Classic leaf stamp set.

(These go on the top of the box)

Colour using Peeled paint ink. Gently ink over the leaves first and then 

go around the edges with heavier ink to create shading.

Lastly Shape the leaves.

Adhere the flowers to the box.

Colour the ladybirds (they were on the sunflower stamp)

Shape them and adhere to the box and your project is complete.

Hope you have fun making this !

Happy crafting.

A Bucket of Sunflowers

Its Heartfelt Creations Wednesday !!!
FIRST of all I want to THANK everyone from the bottom of my heart

for voting for me for the Design Team.

Its been a while since it took place and today the 2014/2015 team has been announced !!!
I am so thankful to you all you have helped my dream continue another year!

THANK YOU !!!

( I need to find some candy me thinks !! Will search some out soon !)

Its such a hard time as we have some DT members leaving, they 

have become great friends and I will miss them.

We also have the excitement of new teamies joining us

I am so looking forward to getting to know them !!
Pop on over to the HC blog to find out the new team and please

go visit their blogs there is some stunning work !!

Here is my project this week .........

I'm not sure what you call this fold !!!

BUT I do love them! It makes me decorate the inner too!!

To make the card I used the following:

HCD 753 Classic Sunflower Die

HCPC 3626 Classic Sunflower Stamp

HCPC 3628 Sunflower Bouqet

HCPC 3474 Heartfelt Expressions PreCut set

459222 Blossom Tool set

452255 Grand calibur

Other Products Used : White card, Beads, glue, 3D foam pads,brown ink, 

Wild honey and scattered straw distress inks, alcohol markers, brown card,

Spellbinders circle die.

Cut a 7" x 7" side fold card. Fold the front of the card backwards on itself

t create the shape of the card. From the paper pad cut two 6"x 6" paper

panels. Cut a 6 1/4" x 6 1/4" piece of brown card and adhere one of the

6" x 6" panels to it. Adhere this to the inner of the card. Cut the other 

6" x 6" panel in half. Cut 2 x 3 1/4" pieces of brown card and adhere the paper

to each one. Adhere one to the front fold of the card and the other to the inner 

of the card. Cut two card fronts from the paper pad. Cut a piece of brown card

1/4" larger than the card front. Stamp the sentiment on one card front and adhere

it with 3D foam pads to the inner of the card. Adhere the other card front

to the front folded panel with 3D foam pads. Stamp your image and colour using 

alcohol markers. Die cut with the circle die, ink the edges and adhere to the 

card with 3D foam pads. Make your flowers I have a tutorial HERE

and adhere them to your card. Colour the ladybirds in and adhere them to your

card and your project is complete.

Happy Crafting !!

Jewellery Gift box Tutorial

I needed a box for my daughter's present ........ but shhh don't tell her !!

I thought this would be perfect as a jewellery gift box.

A pair of earrings in the top and a necklace in the bottom drawer.

As I made it I thought I would do a tutorial on it too!!

I made it from Heartfelt Creations Raindrops on Roses paper pad,

Cut, Mat, Create dies and Sunkissed Fleur stamps and dies,

and the butterfly stamp from the Sunflower collection.

This is a look at the back of the box.

To make it I did the following:

TO MAKE THE BASE DRAWER SECTION

 Cut the following:

1 x 8" x 8" white card

1 x 4" x 13" white card (cut from an A3 sheet)

1 x 4" x 4" paper for outer top

2 x 4" x 2" paper for outer sides

1 x 2" x 5" paper for the outer back

1 x 1 3/4" x 3 3/4" paper for outer drawer front

3 x 4" x 2" paper for the inner sides

1 x 4" x 4" for the inner base

Using the 8" x 8" white card score 2" on each side.

Cut into the corners to make tabs to adhere to form the box.

Fold along the score lines and adhere the tabs to make the box.

Adhere the inner paper pieces to the inside of the box.

(TIP trim 1mm off one side of the side pieces and two sides 

of the base square to get a really good fit. Being the inside 

of the box it is just slightly smaller than the outer sides.)

Using the 4" x 13" piece of white card score at 1/4" on one edge.

You could score along it to make the folds for the warp around BUT

the better way is to wrap the card around the box making your own folds. This 

way the drawer can slide inside the wrap otherwise it can be too tight

and the drawer wont open !!

Adhere the wrap together at the 1/4" piece you scored.

Now take the 2" x 5" piece of paper for the outer of the box.

adhere it over one open end to form the back of the drawer section.

I scored 1/4" on the paper and adhered it to the side, folding it over the edge

of the other side and adhering it in place.

Using the other side pieces 2" x 4" adhere around the sides of the drawer.

Adhere the side pieces to cover over the pieces from the back.

TO MAKE THE TOP DRAWER SECTION

Basically we are going to do exactly the same thing but on a smaller box!

Cut the following:

1 x 5" x 5" white card

1 x 1 1/2" x 8" white card

1 x 2" x 2" piece of paper for the inner

4 x 2" x 1 1/2" paper for the inner

1 x 2" x 2" paper for the outer top

1 x 1 3/4" x 1" for the front of the drawer

2 x 2" x 1 1/2" paper for the outer sides

1 x 3" x 1 1/2" paper for the outer back

Using the 5" x 5" piece of card score 1 1/2" on all sides.

Cut into the corners to form tabs.

Fold along all score lines and adhere the box together.

Adhere the inner pieces of paper to the box

(Remember the top tip from the larger drawer)

Using the 1 1/2" x 8" piece of white card score 1/4" on one short side.

Wrap the card around the box as before.

Adhere the warp together along the 1/4" scored section.

Cover the sides and top of the box, remember to adhere the 

back piece first as we did with the larger drawer.

(Score 1/4" and adhere to the side and fold over the other edge adhering in place)

Adhere the two drawer front pieces to the drawers.

Using a hole punch punch one hole in the top drawer in the centre,

and two holes in the bottom drawer equally spaced.

Put brads into the holes and fasten.

the brads are used to open the drawers with.

Cut a piece of white card 5" x 5".

Cut a piece of paper 4 3/4" x 4 3/4" and adhere to the white card.

This will form the base of the project.

Adhere the bottom drawer onto the base in the centre of the card.

Adhere ribbon around the bottom of the drawer section where it meets the base.

Now hot glue string pearls along the base.

Using the top drawer adhere ribbon along the bottom of the drawer.

Adhere the drawer to the bottom drawer.

Hot glue string pearls around the bottom of the top drawer.

Adhere string pearls around the top edge of the bottom drawer.

And adhere string pearls around the top of the top drawer.

Now all you have to do is decorate it as you wish !

This is a photo with the drawers closed.

I also decided to adhere the front papers with 3D foam pads to 

give some dimension to the project.

Here is a close up of the back of the project.

as you can see I used inks to colour the swirl leaf die cuts.

Hope you have fun !!! 

Happy crafting !