Butterflies, Flying

Good morning friends! I hope this finds you doing well today.  The roosters are crowing, and the sun is peeking over the top of the ridge.  It's a beautiful brisk morning here in East TN!

Today's card may be wishing for spring to hurry and get here.  Thirty-some days can't move fast enough! I don't care for the cold AT ALL! I'm ready for warmer weather for sure.

I used a little strip from the Needlepoint Nook Designer Series Paper, out of the 2019 Occasions catalog.  This paper is GORGEOUS and has such fine stitching detail!

I mean, look at it.  It's GORGEOUS!! I've already used up two packages of it.  It really is a beautiful paper!  You can still get your hands on some too!  I'll have a supply list down below. ;-)

Ok, back to the card! I started with a Night of Navy card base, and then put the strip of DSP.  Next I stamped the big and little butterflies.  The Butterfly Gala Stamp and Punch Bundle are fantastic because you stamp both at once and can two step stamp the color on. There are a few different line patterns to choose from and all are beautiful!

And that punch lines up wonderfully too! It's very easy to create beautiful butterflies.

After I punched out the butterflies, I wanted to give them dimension.  A simple little flick of the bone folder sets their wings in motion!

Next I stamped my sentiment and then used the Layering Circles Framelits to create the layered piece.

I love that! "The good things in life are better with you".  So sweet!

Finally, I used dimensionals to pop everything up off the card and give the butterflies some lift.  I really like how the card came together and another "simple" project in the books.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope you are warm and cozy in your part of the world. Please come back and see me again soon. And, leave a comment down below telling me how you like the butterflies.  Are you a butterfly person?  I'd love to hear from you!

Have a wonderful day, friends!

Until next time,
Happy Crafting!

Click any of the images here, to be taken to my website where you can order supplies to make your own butterfly card:

Product List

Butterfly Gala Photopolymer Bundle [150599]	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100867]	Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146982]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705]
Needlepoint Nook 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [148807]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108]	Big Shot [143263]	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110]

No Glue Ghiradelli Treat Box

Hello and Good Afternoon my friends!! Thank you so much for stopping by today! I have a fabulous and fun little project for you today. I think you're going to love it!

This adorable little box requires no adhesive to keep it closed AND it is big enough to hold THREE Ghiradelli squares!! That's AWESOME!!!


The best part about it, is that it's easy to make too! Here we go.

You'll need:
1 - 5&1/4" x 8&1/4" piece of cardstock for the base
2 - 2" x 2" pieces of cardstock or DSP for front and back
2 - 1/2" x 2" pieces of same cardstock or DSP for sides
additional scraps of paper to embellish your box

I chose to make my own DSP (Designer Series Paper) from a 5" x 2" piece of Very Vanilla Cardstock, and then cut it to the measurements above.

You'll also need your scoreboard and the 1/2" circle punch to make the notches in the back.

To make the box base, you will score the cardstock as follows.

On the LONG SIDE:
2 1/4", 3", 5 1/4", 6

On the SHORT SIDE:
3/4", 1 1/2", 3 3/4", 4 1/2"

Your base should look like this:

Now you're going to do some cutting.

                  

 

I rounded the 4 corners of the "wider end" because those will be your flaps and I wanted them to be neat and tidy. Plus, they'll tuck in better if they're rounded.

Ok, now you'll want to "notch" out either side of that one square. This is ultimately where the flaps will tuck in and you want to be able to get ahold of them and get the tabs out.

Burnish all the score lines you have left and start folding your box.  It's going to come full circle on itself, when you go about closing it up.

You're ready to adhere your layers to the box.  It should look something like this:

Your box is ready to be decorated!  I used the Needle and Thread bundle to make the beautiful flowers on the front of my box.  Aren't they just the cutest? 

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you enjoyed this project and will look forward to the next one soon!  If you have any questions, please let me know.  If you make this treat box and you love it, I'd like to hear that too! Let me know what you think about this project, either way! :-)

Enjoy the rest of your day and as always,
Happy Crafting!

If you liked the products you see here and you'd like to order your own, you can click on any of the icons below and be taken directly to my web store.

Product List

Poppy Parade 8-1/2" x 11"" Card Stock" [119793]	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650]	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105]	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090]
Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050]	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087]	Needle & Thread Photopolymer Bundle [150626]

Candy Bar Treat Wrapper.... Just Because!

Hello Hello!! Today's post is a fun little treat that you can make in a jiffy and give out to everyone you meet!  I used the Needlepoint Nook Suite for this project.

Isn't it adorable?!  I really like the entire Needlepoint Nook Suite. The stitching lines and detail is incredible!

I think it's pretty ingenious of Stampin' Up! to make the stitched framelit to match the Label Me Pretty Punch!  SO COOL! And it looks great together too!

Look at the detail in this flower!  You can actually see embroidery stitches in the little greenery stems! SO PRETTY!!  This is definitely one of those sets where you can layer and layer and it looks really nice!

As much as I love how the cut pieces all look together, I thought the center of the flower could use a little bling.... 

The Gold Faceted Gems did the trick perfectly!

The body of the wrapper measures 6" x 5 1/2".  You'll want to score it on the shorter side at 1 1/4", 1 1/2", 3 3/4",  and 4".  You can see in the photo above that I put a strip of Tear & Tape down one edge. 

Then the belly band is cut from the suite's DSP at 2" x 5 1/2". I didn't really bother to score it. The band wraps easily so there's no need.

I wrapped the base cardstock around the candy bar and secured the tape to the underside of the other flap.  The next thing you'll want to do is hold one end closed and punch a hole in the center (as you see here).  This is going to come in handy in a minute!

I cut a length of ribbon at 16" and looped it over the candy bar, like you see here.  Then, you'll want to slide that candy bar (with the ribbon still on it) into the wrapper, making sure that the ribbon tails are out the same end that has the hole punched.  You'll want to string one tail through the front hole and the other through the back hole.  I wanted this package to look really cute, so instead of tying the ribbon into a knot (which you certainly could do), I tied a 10" piece of Old Olive Linen Thread around the ribbon and made a bow. I also punched a hole in that adorable tag we made and strung it onto the thread before I tied it.  Now it's tied and SO CUTE!

We're almost done!!  Put a strip of Tear & Tape down one short side of the belly band and wrap it around the wrapper.  Use dimensionals to attach the Flower piece to the front and we're done! 

I really like this project.  It's super quick, super easy and SUPER CUTE!!!  It's still so amazing to me how such a small gesture really can make such a HUGE impact!  So, I hope you'll make not just one, but a bunch of these and give them out to friends and family, neighbors and strangers! Oh gosh! Wouldn't that put a smile on someone's face?!

I hope that you've enjoyed today's treat! I've really enjoyed sharing it with you.  Thank you so very much for stopping by!

Until next time,
Happy Crafting!

If you like the products you saw used today (and I know you do! They're incredible!), just click on the icons to be taken directly to my website where you can get your own.  This is easily one of my favorite suites! 

Product List

Needle & Thread Photopolymer Bundle [150626]	Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146982]	Needlepoint Nook 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [148807]	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650]	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090]	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087]
Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100702]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Old Olive Linen Thread [148811]	Powder Pink 1/2" Finely Woven Ribbon [144134]	Gold Faceted Gems [144141]