Painted Seasons You Are Loved

Good morning my sweet friends! I hope you're doing well today!  It's yet another rainy day here in East TN.  We're building an ARK out back in preparation of having to evacuate due to flooding. lol.  Actually, lucky for us we live up on a tall hill.  But some of the roads around our home are flooded over and impassable. The kids missed 3 days of school this week and were on a one hour delay yesterday and today.  We had those two days of a break in rain, but are back to heavy rains again today.  I hope it stops soon and gives us a break for more than just a day or two. The rain has no where to go. :-( 

Since it's such a wet and dreary mess outside, I thought I'd stamp something more colorful and cheery. We can't control the weather, but we can control our crafting! :-D Today's card is made using the Painted Seasons Distinkive cling stamp set from the Sale-a-Bration brochure. Yes, this is a FREE stamp set in the brochure!! It actually comes with a pack of it's own incredibly GORGEOUS DSP as well!!

Beautiful, right? The stamps are utterly amazing thanks to that DistINKtive technology.  You get all the shading and fine details of the images in a way you can only imagine if you've never seen them stamped before!  Check out the pinecone on the card!!  WOWZA!!

I am totally in love with this color scheme.  It's so spring-like and beautiful!  I started out with a Very Vanilla standard A2 card base, then layered a 5 1/4" x 4" piece of Calypso Coral.  I stamped the images on a piece of 5" x 3 3/4" Very Vanilla using these colors:

Just stamping the images randomly around the paper made the most beautiful DSP. :-)

Since the Painted Seasons set doesn't have any sentiments, I decided to use Strong & Beautiful.  I think this is my absolute FAVORITE stamp set for sentiments.  It's the most encouraging, uplifting, supportive set I've ever seen! It's remarkable! See for yourself, all the beautiful words:

Fantastic isn't it? I love it. You'll see this one used a lot, I imagine. :-) I also brought in the Sweetest thing bundle because I also love that adorable little frame and framelit.  And, it just happened to be the perfect size for the sentiment I wanted to use!

Isn't it cute?  I layered it onto the card with some dimensionals, after I tied a piece of 3/8" Calypso Coral Satin Ribbon around the top layer.  I just love that ribbon too! It's so soft and pretty!!

Of course, I had to add just a tiny bit of bling to it! ;-)

I know I've mentioned before, how I'm working on really doing more with the inside of my cards and also decorating my envelopes now.  I just really like the way it makes them look.  And certainly, there is no contest about which envelope looks more appealing to open first! LOL.

There you have it my friends.  A beautiful and sweet card, fully dressed up and ready to send out to someone you love!  I hope you've enjoyed today's project!  Come back and see me for another one soon and please leave a comment below letting me know if you decorate your envelopes or do you prefer to leave them blank. I'd love to hear from you!

Have a fabulous day!!

Until next time,
Happy Crafting!

Product List

Painted Seasons Bundle [150349]	Sweetest Thing Photopolymer Bundle [150568]	Strong & Beautiful Cling Stamp Set [148732]	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650]	Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122925]	Calypso Coral 3/8" (1 Cm) Satin Ribbon [148804]
Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101]	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115]	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106]	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087]	Big Shot [143263]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220]

3 pc Hershey Nugget Treat Box

Good morning my friends!  Today is a GLORIOUS day! I hope it is for you as well. :-D

I have a fantastic project to share with you today, so let's get started!

I love how simple and easy this little treat box is to put together.  They make fantastic gifts!

What you'll need:
* 5 1/4" x 6" Cardstock (or DSP) for box itself
* 1/2" x 5 1/2" Strip of Cardstock for the belly band
* 3 - 1" x 3" Strips of DSP for nugget wrappers
* Supplies for embellishments (I used scraps of paper to stamp flower and greenery, and clear rhinestones)

You'll also need your score board and adhesives.

First thing to do is stamp your cardstock (if you're going to) and then score the lines.

On the LONG SIDE:
Score at 3/4", 1 1/2", 4 1/2", and 5 1/4"

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

Now that you've done that, you're going to cut a little bit away.

Cut between the "squares" and the "rectangles" as shown.  Remove the first square on all four square sections (they're the ones that are raised in the photo above).

In this photo, you'll see the four squares removed as well as the TWO sections on either side (after the last squares).

Next, miter each edge of the four remaining squares.

You will end up with something like this. Round the two corners of the long section and you're ready to assemble your box.

You'll want to put adhesive on the inside of those flaps (shown in these photos), and then tuck the tabs together and fold the flap over them to "lock" them in.  The video here will show you how to assemble the box.

Wrap the belly band around the box and then crease the edges to make it look more finished.  Then use liquid glue to attach it.

Embellish as desired. :-) I used the Painted Seasons stamp & die set to create my decorative pieces.  You can get the stamps and Designer Series Paper right now as a FREE Sale-a-Bration item.  The dies will be available for purchase in a couple weeks (March 1st-31st).

I glued the pieces together how I wanted them, and then glued the entire piece to the seam of the belly band.  This gives the over all project a fabulously finished look.

Just a little bling and you're done!

I truly hope you've enjoyed today's post. I had a fantastic time with this box.

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Have a fabulous day everyone!

Until next time,
Happy Crafting!


If you'd like to get you hands on the products I used on today's project, please click an icon below and be taken directly to my website. :-)

Product List

Painted Seasons Bundle [150349]	Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122924]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107]	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095]
Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220]	Simply Scored [122334]	Paper Snips Scissors [103579]	Big Shot [143263]