Thanksgiving Surprise Box

For Thanksgiving this year, my family is coming to my house to celebrate. Not only am I going to cook, but I decided to make a gift for each of my family members and give it to them. I am making a surprise box that will hold their item inside of it. I am using:

12" x 12" Pebbles, Inc. Cardstock in Wedding Dress
  (preferably use double-sided cardstock)
Fiskars Cutter
Martha Stewart Score Board
Tape Gun
Silver Christmas Bows

To begin, cut your cardstock to 7 1/2" x 10". Save the leftover pieces because you will reuse them.
On the 7 1/2" side, score at 2 1/2" and 5".
On the 10" side, score at 1 1/4", 2", 3 3/4", 6 1/4", 8" and 8 3/4".

With the paper on the 10" side, cut at the 2" line up to the 2 1/2" line.
From the 2" and 2 1/2" line, cut back to the 1 1/4" line.
To make folding easier, cut a small triangle from the edge.

Next, from the 2" ad 2 1/2" line, cut towards the 3 3/4" line.
From the 6 1/4" and 2 1/2" line, cut towards the 8" line.
From the 8" and 2 1/2" line, cut towards the 8 3/4" line.
To make folding easier, cut a small triangle from the edge.

Turn your paper upside down, still on the 10" side, and do the same for the other side.
Fold at all your score lines.

On the center, top pieces, use your tape gun to add adhesive to the edge of the paper.
Line up your pieces to form a box.

On the smaller pieces where you cut a triangle out, use your tape gun to add adhesive to the edges.
Line up your pieces to form one lid side.
Repeat for the other side.

For the ribbon slider, take the long pieces of leftovers and cut off 1". It should be 2" x 11".
On the 11" side, score at 1 3/4", 4 1/4", 6 7/8" and 9 3/8".
Add adhesive to the edge and slide over your box.

Lung4Life Fundraiser

For those who may not use Facebook...

 

I have created a website telling the story of my uncle, Tom, who is in need of a double lung transplant and heart bypass surgery. He was diagnosed in 2005 with black lung disease and has fought with that ever since. I have created a PayPal donation page for him because he has been put on the donor waiting list and they could call him at any time.

 

Please check out the website and consider donating. The Dunlap Family certainly appreciates any donations to aid in the cost of treatments, medications, travel, therapy, etc. that are involved with his surgery.

 

http://www.thedunlapfamilytree.com/tdd/lung4life.htm

 

Please pass this along to others. Maybe if we share this enough, it will make it across all the states!

 

Thank you!!!

Recycling!

Today’s blog entry is all about RECYCLING!


Recycling involves the separation and collection of materials for processing and remanufacturing into new products! You can recycle:

Plastic Bags
Glass
Newspapers
Other Paper Products
Aluminum
Steel Cans
Plastic
Tires
Motor Oil

Remember to be kind to our environment and consider printing to a PDF file or saving text into a Word document!

Stop by Castle Ink for a “Green” scholarship!

Christmas Cards 2010

Since I bought a Cricut a few months ago, I wanted to try something new for my Christmas cards this year. I found this cute little design from ? and tweaked it a little to accommodate what I wanted. I used the following materials:

The Paper Company Red Cardstock

Recollections Precious Metals Cardstock (White)

Yellow Cardstock

Archival Inks Jet Black

Inkadinkado Clear Stamps Cats

CTMH My Acrylix Stamp Set Family Ties-Children

CTMH My Acrylix Stamp Set Around the Block

CTMH My Acrylix Stamp Set Santa’s Flight

CTMH Exclusive Inks Holiday Red

Stampendous Fleur a’ la Main

Uni-ball Signo White Gel Pen

OfficeMax Greeting Card Envelopes (5 3/4” x 8 3/4”)

Avery 5160 Labels

Santa’s Big Secret Font (from dafont.com)

Gingerbread Man Stamp

Merry Christmas Stamp

LePlume II Marvy Marker Red

LePlume II Marvy Marker Rosewood

CTMH Exclusive Inks Clover Meadow

CTMH Exclusive Inks Holiday Red

CTMH My Acrylix Stamp Set Santa’s Flight

Archival Inks Jet Black

 

Christmas Jars 2010

When I was making my Christmas cards, I decided to make a little gift for each of my coworkers. I bummed some baby food jars from my sister and created these. I used the following materials:

25 2.5 oz. Baby Food Jars

25 Mini Bows (Assorted Colors)

2 42 oz. Bags Christmas M&M’s

1 Can White Spray Paint

25 Peel ‘n Stick Gift Tags

Hero Arts Clear Design Owl Christmas

Archival Inks Jet Black

1/2” Terrifically Tacky Tape

The Paper Company Red Cardstock

CTMH Bitty Sparkles
Green Sharpie
Red Sharpie
Black Sharpie

 

Turkey Time

My family was coming in for Thanksgiving and I wanted some type of decorations. Instead of going out and buying a bunch of Thanksgiving décor, I just made this little guy. I used the following materials:

1 1/2” Paper Shapers Circle Punch (for the body)

1” Paper Shapers Circle Punch (for his head)

2” Paper Shapers Scallop Circle Punch (for his feathers)

Martha Stewart 3-in-1 Hydrangea Punch (for his feet)

Black Cardstock (for his hat)

Brown Cardstock (for his feathers)

Dark Orange Cardstock (for his feathers)

Yellow Cardstock (for his feathers)

Orange Cardstock (for his beak and feet) 

Recollections Kraft Cardstock (for his head and body)

Recollections Precious Metals (White) Cardstock (for the buckle center)

Google Eyes

Sakura Quickie Glue Pen

Tombow Mono Adhesive

Christmas Tags 2010

I decided to make Christmas tags this year and make them so that they can hopefully be used over and over again. To help make these, I bought a Scotch Thermal Laminator from Walmart. I paid less than $30 for it and it is awesome! Best piece of office equipment I have bought in a long time. I also used my Corner Chomper on the white cardstock, but used small scissors after laminating. I also used the following materials:

Basic White Cardstock

Archival Inks Jet Black

Hampton Arts Stamp Sweet Home Tag

Le Plume II Marvy Marker – Yellow

Le Plume II Marvy Marker – Brown

Le Plume II Marvy Marker – Leaf Green

Le Plume II Marvy Marker – Pink

Happy Birthday, Unknown

I got this idea from Fabulously Artsy. I made the card for my coworker Jill, but ended up using another card. I used the following materials:

White Cardstock

Recollections Kraft Cardstock

Recollections Cape Cod Cardstock in Yellow

CTMH My Acrylix Butterfly Wings

CTMH My Acrylix Felicity Collection

Recollections Clear Stamps Doodle Birthday

CTMH Exclusive Inks Tulip

CTMH Exclusive Inks Chocolate

Versamark Ink

White Embossing Powder

White Uni-Ball Signo Gel Pen

The Paper Studio Spare Parts Embellishments

White Grosgrain Ribbon

Mini Glue Dots

3-D Foam Squares

Sorry for the crooked picture. I don't know why it won't correct itself.

Sorry for the crooked picture. I don't know why it won't correct itself.

Happy Birthday, Jill

I made this card for my coworker whose birthday is Nov. 17. I used the following materials:

Recollections Kraft Cardstock

White Cardstock

Pink Copy Paper

K&Company Amy Butler Sola Mat Pad

CTMH Everyday Celebration Polka Dot Paper

Paper Shapers 2” Circle Scallop Punch

Paper Shapers 1 1/2” Circle Punch

CTMH Exclusive Inks Tulip

CTMH Exclusive Inks Chocolate

Archival Inks Jet Black

Inkadinkado Birthday Cupcake Clear Stamps

Cloud 9 Design Happy Birthday Clear Stamps
White Uni-ball Signo Gel Pen

3-D Foam Squares

Square Jewels