Acetate Box and sweet receipe

Here is my second project this week for Heartfelt Creations.
Third one tomorrow and no its not a box !!! hehe !

I even made the sweeties inside !!

Recipe to follow further down the post !

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As you know a DT call has gone out and

the current DT is being voted on.

Of course I would love for you to vote for me,
For those of you who have already voted THANK YOU !

I have made so many friends there its hard to ask for a vote .......

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So the recipe ........
Its very easy !

Peppermint Creams
1 lb of Icing sugar (called confectioners sugar in the USA)
3 small eggs, whites only.
Pure Peppermint extract
Food colouring (green)

Put the icing sugar into a bowl.

Separate the whites from the egg and whisk until frothy.

Add the egg whites into the icing sugar.

Add drops of peppermint. (the more you add the mintier it is!)

For white ones leave as is, for green ones add food colouring.

Mix all together until firm and is able to be rolled out.

(you may need to add more icing sugar)

If not minty enough or green enough you can add more as you go.

Roll out to desired thickness of sweet.

Cut out shapes.

Leave on a tray to dry for at least two weeks.

Turn the sweets over so they dry from the bottom also.

Then they are ready to eat !!

To make the box I used the following:

459222 Paper Blossoms Tools

452255 Grand Calibur

HCDP1 246 Festive Christmas Paper Pad

HCPC 3415 Petite Poinsettia PreCut

125156 Layered Poinsettia Shapeabilities

HCD 738 Ornamental Add on Die

HCPC 3551 Holly Berry Precut set

Other Products Used : All purpose Glue, glitter glue, gems, Red ink, brown

ink, Peeled paint ink, tacky glue, sweets, acetate, ribbon, embossing

powder, red card.

Cut a piece of acetate 12 1/4" x 8 1/4" and score 3", 6", 9" and 12" along.

Fold and adhere the  1/4" piece to the inner of the first scored section

to form a tube. Make a base by cutting a 4" x 4" piece of paper and score

1" on all sides. Fold and cut in the corners adhering to make a box base.

Adhere the bottom of the acetate tube into the base. Cut another 4" x 4"

piece of paper and score 1" on all sides. Make into a box lid. Cut a 

sentiment strip and adhere inside the box lid and place over the acetate tube.

Cut a 2 1/2" strip of paper and fold around the base so that the paper is in 

the right direction all the way round. Adhere ribbon around the base and the lid.

Stamp, cut and colour the holly swirls. Stamp, shape and emboss the poinsettias, 

adhere two layers together and add gems. Adhere the holly swirls and flowers

to the box. Add your sweets inside in a cello bag and your project is complete.

Christmas Box

It Wednesday again !!!

That means its a Heartfelt Creations project !!

And a new release !!!!

Believe it or not I started out making a card ...........

I really did ...... Somehow they just turn into boxes !!

You know I love making boxes!

Make sure you pop on over to the Heartfelt Website,

there is some amazing projects!

Click on the pic below.

I made this box very simple.

I did try to add more to it but it just didn't look right......

Infact this lid gave me an idea for another project ......

Hopefully I will remember to make it !!

The snowflake on the top is a Christmas Tree decoration !

I LOVE them .......

I buy loads every year, they must think I'm nuts in the shop !!

You will have seen me use lots of white ones so far.

Well I found my gold ones !! They were at the bottom of the box......

As you know a DT call has gone out and

the current DT is being voted on.

Of course I would love for you to vote for me,

I have made so many friends there its hard to ask for a vote .......

Please go and vote HERE
This takes you to the HC blog and the DT call post.
There is a Click Here buttton highlighted in the paragraph
Vote for your favourite designers. Click there and it will bring up
the list of the DT to vote on !!! Thanks so much !
When you vote, you will also be entered into a drawing to be eligible to win a $50 HC Gift Certificate. You can only vote one time and you have to select 5 or more to be eligible to participate. Voting ends on August 29th, 2014.

You need to vote for five of us, everyone is so talented

and so lovely whatever happens the new DT will be amazing!

To make this box I used the following:

459222 Paper Blossoms Tools

452255 Grand Calibur

HCPC 3415 Petite Poinsettia PreCut

125156 Layered Poinsettia Shapeabilities

HCPC 3624 Festive Background PreCut set

Other Products Used : Cream Centura Pearl card, Gold Mirri board,

Gold embossing powder, embossing pad, heat gun, Snowflake tree

decoration, gold brad, string pearl, 3D foam pads, tacky glue,

hot glue and gun, 3D glue.

Using cream card cut 2 7"x 10 1/4" pieces. Score 1/4" and 5 1/4"

along. Fold both pieces and adhere the 1/4" sections to the inner

of the larger section of the other card piece. You will form a four

sided tube. Cut a piece of card 8" x 8" and score 1 1/2" on all sides.

Cut in to the corners and fold, adhere together to form the base of the box.

Adhere to the inner of the tube to form the box base. Cut another piece of

card 8 1/4" x 8 1/4" and score 1 1/2" on all sides. Cut into the corners and 

fold and adhere to make the box lid. Cut 4 pieces of card 4 10/16" x 6 3/4 "

and stamp and heat emboss the image onto each one. Cut 4 pieces of gold card

4 3/4" x 6 14/16" and adhere the stamped image to it. Adhere the four pieces

with 3D foam to the box sides. Cut a piece of gold card 4 3/4" x 4 3/4" and 

a piece of cream card 4 1/2" x 4 1/2". Adhere with 3D foam pads the cream 

onto the gold and then with 3D foam pads adhere to the lid of the box.

Stamp, emboss, shape and cut the poinsettias. Adhere the layers together

and add a gold brad into the centre. Adhere the pearl string to the edge of the 

cream card on top of the lid and to the sides of the lid with hot glue. With 3D 

glue adhere the snowflake to the centre of the box and then the poinsettia 

on top and your project is complete.

Happy crafting !!

Favourites from the Raindrops on Roses Collection

 I truly truly LOVE the Raindrops on Roses Collection

I often go back to use the papers and sentiments !
Here are some of my favourite makes from this collection.
Click on the pic to take you to the post for the projects
instructions and items used.

         

As you know a DT call has gone out at Heartfelt Creations and

the current DT is being voted on.

Of course I would love for you to vote for me,

I have made so many friends there its hard to ask for a vote .......

Please go and vote HERE
When you vote, you will also be entered into a drawing to be eligible to win a $50 HC Gift Certificate. You can only vote one time and you have to select 5 or more to be eligible to participate. Voting ends on August 29th, 2014.

You need to vote for five of us, everyone is so talented

and so lovely whatever happens the new DT will be amazing!

Happy Crafting!

O'Christmas Tree

Here is another card I made for Crafter's Companion.

I used the new Christmas Create a card die O'Christmas Tree.

I decided to make a 3D tree out of the middle cut.

I had to cut it 4 times and inked them all and adhered them together.

I cut it direct onto a card so you can see through the cuts,

the red card is on the inner of the card so it shows through.

I went over the embossed areas while the card

was still in the die with Peeled Paint distress ink.

The poinsettia is gorgeous ! I'm loving them ......

its off the Bebunni Christmas CD!

As some of you know I'm on the Heartfelt Creations DT too.

The team is up for vote and I'd love for you to go vote.

Its such a great team we have become such great friends.

I'd love to stay ...... but I'd like you to vote for the 5 you truly love.

Its a hard ask to vote against friends .......

PLEASE VOTE HERE

To make the card I used the following:

O' Christmas Tree Create a card die

Die'sire Holly die,

Bebunni CD - Poinsettia
Pearl gems, tacky glue
Centura Pearl card
Peeled Paint Distress ink
Spray and Sparkle - Iridescent

Happy Crafting !!

Christmas sleigh

I made this card with my Christmas Create a Card Xmas Eve die.

It was made for Crafter's Companion show over in Germany.

as its now aired I can share my make with you !!!

I just love this die !

I used Coredinations card and sanded it down to show the 

embossed image.

The paper behind it and layered on the card is a holly print from 

the Bebunni Xmas CD. I love this paper !!

I also inked the holly die cuts with Peeled Paint Distress inks

which were cut with centura pearl card to give a sheen.

Hope you like it !

Here is what I used to make the card:

Die'sire Holly die

Christmas Eve Create a Card die
Bebunni CD - paper
Gems, 3D glue, all purpose glue
Peeled Paint Distress ink.
Poinsettia, glitter glue
Centura Pearl card
Spray and Sparkle Iridescent

Favourites from the Majestic Morning Collection

Its funny how over time you forget what you make !!

I loved this sweetie holder.

As you know I'm taking this opportunity as the DT call has

gone out at Heartfelt Creations to look back

at my favourite makes from each collection I worked on.

As you know a DT call has gone out at Heartfelt Creations and

the current DT is being voted on.

Of course I would love for you to vote for me,

I have made so many friends there its hard to ask for a vote .......

Please go and vote HERE
When you vote, you will also be entered into a drawing to be eligible to win a $50 HC Gift Certificate. You can only vote one time and you have to select 5 or more to be eligible to participate. Voting ends on August 29th, 2014.

You need to vote for five of us, everyone is so talented

and so lovely whatever happens the new DT will be amazing!

Click on the pics and it will take you to the post

for the project where you will find

instructions and product lists.

  

  

Happy crafting !!

The next collection I worked on is Raindrops on Roses

and I will be sharing my favs soon !

Christmas Box

Well it was my turn over at the Christmas Card Club

to set the challenge .........

My teamies on Heartfelt Creations say 

I like my boxes ....... well guess what they are right !! hehe !!

So my challenge had to be make anything other than a card !

And of course I had to make a box !!

Here it is open .........

This is one of my flip over boxes,

I have a tutorial HERE. 

Check it out its really easy to make !

I got one of my snowflake tree decs on it !!

You can just see it on the top left !!

Papers are Nitwits, image LOTV, Spellbinder Lacey square die,

Die'sire Holly die and poinsettias are from the Bebunni CD.

I chose this image as it has present on it and being a box for a present ........

I thought I would make it so it matched the last Christmas card 

I made for the Christmas card challenge.

It sort of goes ........... 

I'd like to thank everyone for voting over at Heartfelt Creations

for the DT, if you haven't yet voted, obviously I'd love you to vote for me........

Its a hard ask as the team has become such good friends.

Please vote HERE

Oh and I made a Cracker !!

As I was tidying away I found some Cracker die cuts in my stash.

So I thought I would decorate it up

as I had left overs from my box !

I thought I would pop a pair of ear-rings 

in it for Caitlyn on the tree.

Happy crafting !!

Hope your all having a great weekend.

We are busy busy getting things sorted for

getting married on Saturday !!!

WOW its nearly here !!!

Right better go as I have a conservatory to scrub !