Get Your Shamrock On!

Looking for the perfect treat holder for St. Patrick's Day? Try these cute clear treat boxes decorated with an Irish theme! They would be great filled with rainbow candy or even gold foil wrapped chocolates!

I used the three dimensional heart die from Love Notes Thinlit set to form the base of the shamrock. The stem is a 1/4" by 1-1/2" strip of Emerald Envy cardstock.

The center treat box has a 1-1/4" by 8-1/2" strip of Emerald Envy Designer Series Paper wrapped around. For the other two boxes, I stamped onto 1-1/2" by 8-1/2" strips of Whisper White cardstock to create my own St. Paddy's Day Designer Series Paper.

Below are the measurements to make one, two, or all three treat boxes!

St. Patrick’s Day Treat Box Measurements
	Color	Dimensions	Score at
Wrapper	Whisper White or	1-1/2” x 8-1/2”	2”, 4”, 6”, & 8”
	Emerald Envy Designer Series Paper Stack	1-1/4” x 8-1/2”
Top Square	Emerald Envy	1-7/8” x 1-7/8”
Top Square Mat	Whisper White	1-3/4” x 1-3/4”
Shamrocks	Emerald Envy	2” x 6”
Hearts	Real Red	1/2" x 3”
Tag	Whisper White	1” x 4”

How do you celebrate St. Patrick's Day? I would love to see what you make!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

St. Patrick’s Day Treat Box Project Supply List
Stamps	#127802 Teeny Tiny Wishes (Clear-Mount) #128748 Teeny Tiny Wishes (Wood-Mount) #144705 Sealed with Love Bundle #141770 Fresh Fruit
Paper	#100730 Whisper White #141408 2016-2018 Designer Series Paper Stack #102482 Real Red #141415 Emerald Envy
Ink	#141396 Emerald Envy #126944 Daffodil Delight
Embellishments	#141678 Metallic Enamel Shapes
Tools	#143263 Big Shot #126199 Stampin’ Pierce Mat #118074 Owl Builder Punch #141491 Classic Label Punch #141699 Clear Tiny Treat Boxes

 

Owl Punch Card Stamping Session

My mom and I had an impromptu stamping session to make punch art cats with the Owl Builder Punch after seeing a few examples on Pinterest. The Owl Builder Punch is extraordinarily versatile! I have seen all kinds of animals, people, and shapes made with this punch including moose, deer, bats, Frankenstein's monster, mice, mummies, Dracula, and more! Here are the cards we came up with!

This is my mom's card. She made a birthday card with three cats sitting on a wall. Aren't they darling? We love the Brick Wall Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (TIEF), so we had to include it! The Designer Series Paper (DSP) in the background is It's My Party DSP from the 2016 Occasions catalog. This was an enormous pack of festive DSP! We both have used this DSP for numerous birthday cards and banners throughout the spring and have barely made a dent in it! Love it!

The Party Time sentiment comes from the new Oh, Happy Day! Kit. This is an amazing all inclusive kit the make 20 cards with matching envelopes. This was the kit that I was able to preview at On Stage in April. I love the bright colors and floral images.

The inside of my mom's card features the Party Wishes stamp set, which sadly, did not carry over into the 2016-2017 Annual Catalog. However, this is one stamp set I am not giving away. I loved the It's My Party product suite!

This is my first cat card. I liked the idea of the cats sitting on the wall too! I sponged Crumb Cake ink over Sahara Sand cardstock to enhance the mortar. I used the tree top shape from the Tree Builder  Punch to make the cloud masks and then sponged Soft Sky over the background. The sentiment comes from Sheltering Tree. The DSP is Perfectly Artistic from this year's Sale-A-Bration. The marbled effect reminds me of striped fur. I left the inside of the card blank for a handwritten message.

This is my second cat card. It is never too early to start working on Christmas cards! This gray cat reminds me of my own gray tabby! I can imagine her waiting patiently for her presents. I punched a 1-3/4" circle out of sticky notes to create the moon mask. Then I lightly sponged Night of Navy in a circular motion to make the night sky. I cut a triangle and punched flowers from the Tree Builder Punch to create the Santa hat. The stamped images on the front and on the inside come from the Cosy Christmas stamp set from the 2015-2016 Holiday catalog. The DSP is the new This Christmas DSP.

What animals or shapes have you made with the Owl Builder Punch? I would love to see what you make!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Woodland Baby Banner

My mom and I made a woodland banner awhile ago to welcome my younger brother's newborn son. The nursery theme was woodland and moose.

My younger brother and his wife kept the baby's name a secret until he was born. They were very cryptic! So, we stamped baby instead of his name.

The banner is strung with sisal twine from the hardware store. The pennants are crest-shaped. Each pennant is 4-1/4" wide by 5" long. The crest shape is formed by cutting 45 degree angles on the bottom of the pennant with the paper trimmer.

The first pennant features the Perfect Pines dies and the Woodland TIEF. I was so sad when the Woodland TIEF retired. It is great not just for embossing but for water coloring and sponging techniques. However, Stampin' Up! has announced that it will be back in the 2016-2017 Annual Catalog! You will see more examples using this TIEF in a Technique Tuesday Class!

Each letter pennant is stamped with the Hardwood stamp in Soft Suede. The letter stamps are from the retired Sophisticated Serifs stamp set and are also stamped in Soft Suede. You can substitute Larger than Life or Layered Letters.

My mom and I made this little moose using the Owl Builder Punch and circle punches. We free-handed the antlers.

I made more pennants today to update the name. I will try to get a few photographs of the updated banner.

What kinds of banners do you like? What kinds of banners have you made? I would love to see what you create!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth