3-D.......TS Monday Challenge

Our challenge this week for the Totally Stampalicious Challenge Team was to create some type of 3-D project.  I went down to the stamp cave, intent on doing another project.  However, my eyes were drawn to this red and white tin I have had there awaiting some use.  I decided to make a slip decoration to go over it.  I can use the tin for a gift certificate or some deeelish candies for a gift.

In the picture to the left you can see how easily the two pieces come apart.  The greatest thing about this is that the recipient will be able to reuse it for something of their choosing or to present a gift to someone else.

I used Totally Stampalicious's Winter Wishes set from the Bugaboo Line.  Stella just cracks me up everytime.

We hope you will stop in at the TS Blog to see the fab creations by the rest of the team AND to see how you can play along with us.

Speedy's Friends and Crazy4Challenges

Colleen is the hostess for the Speedy's Friends Challenge this week.  She asked us to make a collage card and gave us a link to use for a tutorial.  I must admit to veering off the straight and narrow path and doing a different version of a collage card.  Sorry, team!!!

I used a variety of floral iimages along with a sentiment from various sets by Mark's Finest Papers.  I love the flowers, but really do wish I had a softer touch with the sponging.  That is a weak area for me, but I keep trying!!!

Now be sure to visit the Speedy's Friends post on the blog to see the fab collages by the rest of this fabulous team of stampers.

Silke continues as our April hostess for the Crazy4Challenges.  This week she challenged us to make an Easter gift .....a box, package, basket...or such.  I used a template provided by our sponsor....

It is actually a template for a box to hold sets of cards, but I will be using it to hold some Dove Chocolate for a gift.  The image I used is by QKR Stampede and is a digital image.  She seems to be the Minnie Pearl of Bunnies.

Be sure to check out the Crazies blog to see some fabulous packaging ideas.  I am sure you will be dazzled.

Gift Packages -- Totally Stampalicious

The challenge for the Totally Stampalicious Blog this week is to create some gift/treat packaging.  I used a tutorial on SCS to create a 2-5-7-10 box.  I tweaked it just a bit, but stayed true to most of the measurements and directions.  I used the stamp set from Totally Stampalicious called Let It Snow Stella.

I hope you will join us in creating some packaging for a gift or two or three for the holidays OR for any occasion for that matter.  Be sure to visit the TS Blog to get details on how you can play along with us.

Innovative Stamp Creations -- Celebrates Gift Giving

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 Innovative Stamp Creations

Betsy gave the Creative Architects a challenge.  She wanted us to use any of ISC's Christmas images/sentiments to create a gift card holder.  Now as many of you know, there are all sorts of gift card holders out there.  I decided to make one that I find fairly simple.  This is a picture of the front of my holder.

Now I will give you some basic instructions on how to do this.  This is not anything I invented or devised, so thanks to whoever I may have gotten my original inspiration from.

First you must cut a piece of cardstock to the dimensions of 12 X 5.  Then using a scoring tool, score the short side at 1.5, 4,5, 6, 7.5, 10.5.  You will then cut one of the 1.5 ends off.  It will look like this when you are done this step.

You will now turn over and place red sticky tape very close to the side edges of the valley fold and at the inside edges of the valley peaks.  Unfortunately I don't think you can see my tape since I was using red cardstock.  DO NOT put tape down at the 'bottom of the valley".  When turned over this will be where your gift card will be inserted after some other step.

Now peel the backing off the tapes and pinch one side to the other so that when finished and turned over, it looks like this.

You will notice that mine had some punch marks.  This is what you must do to provide an opening for the gift card.  I used an oval punch and made a fancy border.  You could use Nesties....really anything you want, even plain ole' scissors........Now your basic gift card holder is complete and you can decorate it at will.  I punched the corners of the flap (the 1.5 inch section left).

Now you can decorate it as much or little as you want.  This is what mine looks like inside from a couple of angles.  I apologize for the white velcro...that's all I had....but I would replace it with a magnetic closure or a cream colored velcro when using it.

Decorate your covers both front and back.  My front you already saw.....and here is my flap side.

Then the last step is to place your gift card inside and close it all up.

Hope this helped you get some idea on how to make a gift card holder.  I am sure that you can find a much better tutorial on SCS, but not everyone is registered there, so this will give you the basic idea.

And....now you will want to visit the blogs of the other Architects to see what they created.  Theirs were posted yesterday, but mine was postponed a day because I already had two other blog posts for Thursday.  Here are the links to their blogs.  You might have to go down a post or two.

ISC blog
Joanne (me!)
Julie
Karen
Kathy

Have a fabulous day!!!!

Crazy4Challenges #14 -- Gift Card Packaging

I am so pleased to be the hostess for the December challenges for the Crazy4Challenges team. I hope you all will be able to take some time and play along with us during the month. I know that December is a busy time, but we all need some play time, right?????

My challenge for this week was to make some type of gift card holder. I used the Rejuvenate set by There She Goes. Now I know that this does not look very 'holiday-ish' but it was created to put a spa gift certificate in that I bought someone for the holidays.

Please take a moment to go check out the creations of the rest of the team. Here are the links to our blog and to the blogs of the team members.


Crazy4Challenges Blog
Barbara Anders
Cindy Haffner
Frances Byrne
Jessica Diedrich
Jessie Rone
Joanne Grzelak
Joycelyn Turner
Lori Boyd
Lynda Benden
Mercy Kerin
Robin Willis
Vicki Garrett