Valentine Conversation Candy Treat Box

Good morning friends!!! I hope that you're doing well today! It's a beautiful sunny, BRISK day here in East TN. I'm clinging to the sunshine like a lifeline in sheer desperation for warmer weather at this point. lol. I'm SO READY for that!! Winter was fun, but now I'm ready to be able to play outside! hehe. Today's project is actually Monday's "Make it Monday Video" project. I thought I had posted it yesterday, but I didn't. I'm so sorry for that!

I just love that the box is a miniature version of the traditional conversations hearts candy box.  This one will hold some, but it's perfectly suited for a couple of hershey's mini bars!  

Project Instructions:

1. Begin with a piece of cardstock cut at 5 7/8" x 5 1/2"
   Then using your score board, make the following lines....
   On the LONG SIDE:
   Score at 3/8", 2 3/4", 3 1/8", 5 1/2"
   On the SHORT SIDE:
   Score at 5/8", 1", 4 1/2", 4 7/8"
2. Next, use the template as a guide to cut away the excess bits of paper.
3. Miter all of the remaining tabs and corners.
4. Now is the time to cut the window out of your box (IF you want one). You can use any shape, size or placement you want, as long as it's done within the parameters of that rectangle space made by the score lines. See the template for placement. 
5. The template mentions an acetate sheet size.  This size will work for whatever window you cut, because it's the size of the whole inside of that panel.  So it doesn't matter what you cut your window with or what size, this size of acetate piece is what you want.
6. Embellish as desired!
   I used the Meant to Be Bundle for my box. I love the colors, textures and layers.
   Make it your own and do whatever you like here!
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Watch the video here to see how to assemble the box if you're more of a visual person, like me. :-)

Thank you so so much for stopping by today! I sure hope you enjoyed today's project! I think I'm going to go play around with this and make some up for different occasions! I have a Birthday one in mind!!! :-)

Have a super fantastic day everyone!!

Until next time,
Happy Crafting!

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Product List

Meant To Be Cling Bundle [150587]	Big Shot [143263]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115320]	Whisper White 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon [146912]	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706]
Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051]	Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin' Pad [147140]	Powder Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147147]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220]	Grapefruit Grove & Lovely Lipstick Foil Sheets [149712]

Got Scraps?

Hello my friends! I hope you're doing well today. :-) Do you have a growing "collection" of scraps of DSP?  I dunno about you, but I save every piece big enough to punch a hole in, pretty much. lol.  So occasionally I need to do a stash buster type project with all those scraps.  Today's post is going to show you one of my favorites that is SUPER SIMPLE and easy to do, and it looks great too!

I'm using bits from the all my love DSP because I am completely IN LOVE with this paper! I have used up so much of it and I can't stand to through a single bit of it away.  You notice that there are different sizes and widths of scraps in this photo.  That's great! We actually want a bit of variety for this project. 

So, gather up your scraps and a card base and let's get started! 

Naturally, the first thing you want to do is collect your scraps and figure out a sort of theme. It could be a particular series of DSP, or a color scheme or whatever.  Then you'll want to figure out your card base. Keep it simple though because the star of the show are these dsp scraps!  You will also want a coordinating strip of cardstock.  In this case, I'm using a Whisper White card base and a strip of flirty flamingo for my accent. 

The next thing you'll want to do is cut your scraps to make little pennants (as seen in the photo above).  I find the easiest way to do this is to cut a small slit partially up the middle of one end, and then cut from the bottom corner up to that middle cut. It makes your pennant a bit more even, though don't focus on that too much. It's great if they're not even.

Once you have all your little scraps cut, line them up side by side along the bottom of the card and use that accent strip to cover the tops.  This helps the card look a bit more finished. :-) I tied a piece of ribbon around the strip before I adhered it because I wanted a cute bow there. I could have just tied a bow and stuck it on the front too. Either way. 

At this point, you can put your sentiment (if you want one), or just stamp the inside.  Whatever you choose!

Here is my final project: 

I also used this same layout to create a more masculine card.  As you can see, you can use any dsp, color scheme, theme, whatever.  It's a great layout for anything! 

Well there you have it friends! A fantastic card layout that can be modified to fit any theme or occasion AND will use up all those tiny little scraps that you can't bear to throw away. I hope you enjoyed today's post and come back to see me soon!  If you haven't subscribed to my blog already, please do. 

Leave a comment down below letting me know what you think of this layout.  Will you use it?  

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you'll visit again soon. 

Until next time, 

Happy Crafting!

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