Gently Falling Treat Box Card

Tomorrow night is my September Stamp Club, so I've been busy preparing Holiday Mini Catalog projects!  I'm kinda on a Gently Falling theme this week (have you noticed?), so it was a MUST to use that set on one of the Club projects…

These Two Cool Nugget Treat Box Cards were CASEd from Lisa Martz's Get Your Stamp On blog. 

Basic Treat Box Card Info

You can find complete instructions, template, and a video tutorial at Splitcoast Stampers: Treat Box Card, so I'm not going to elaborate much here.

Start with a 6-1/2" x 11-3/4" (or 12") piece of cardstock. Score your 6-1/2" side at 3/4" and 5-3/4". Score your 11-3/4" side at 3-1/2", 7", 8-1/2", 9-1/4", 10-3/4" and 11-1/2". 

Updated Tips* (10/24/2011): To make the back more stable, I recommend eliminating the 7" score line above…it's really not needed. 

Also, I made a changed the way I did the tabs.  The tutorial link shows leaving only three flaps on each end of the box to fold in, but I left one additional tab, so four flaps folded to close each end.  It looked a lot cleaner to me.*

I trimmed the wide panel at a diagonal from the 2-1/2" center point to create the pocket.  The nugget window is created with two punches from the Modern Label Punch.  The tutorial linked above shows you how to punch it perfectly by using a punched Post-It template.

Decorating The Treat Box Card

My Crumb Cake card base was decorated with the pretty new Spice Cake Designer Series Paper and Pool Party striped paper from the In Color Patterns Paper Stack.  Nugget panel is 1-1/4" x 4-3/4".  Outside pocket is 3-1/4" x 4-3/4" cut diagonal at the 2-1/2" center point to corner. Inside pocket is 2-3/4" x 3-1/4". 

I stamped and cut three different leaves from the Gently Falling two-step stamp set.  The two-color leaves are colored with markers on the rubber before stamping, then I stamped the Soft Suede outline image over the top. 

I collaged the leaves with a torn strip of Spice Cake Designer Fabric, either scrunched or tied in a bow.  Then, I gave it the perfect finishing touch by adding a Jewelry Tag Punch with words from the Tiny Tags stamp set. 

Pocket Card

Inside pocket card dimensions are 4-1/4" x 2-1/2".  I stamped another maple leaf and added a Round Tab Punch tab in More Mustard card stock.  TIP: Use Sticky Strip on the tab or it will come undone.

Nugget Wraps

I alternated wrapping my Hershey's Nuggets with a coordinating pieces of Spice Cake DSP, and stamped images from the It's A Wrap Holidays stamp set.  Have you seen this awesome set?  I wish I would have had this set, or the It's A Wrap Occasions set, when I was working on my friend's wedding favors in June!  They were made with nugget-wrapping in mind! 

TIP: I recommend using Designer Series Paper or any other lightweight paper cut to a 1×3" size for your wraps. Card stock doesn't want to stay wrapped very well, it's a bit too thick.  Plain white copy paper is great and inexpensive for stamping the It's A Wrap images. 

Warning: Whatever you do, DO NOT use any self-adhesive 1×3" mailing labels for nugget wrapping, even if they are easier to apply, because The Hershey Company does not allow anyone to adhere anything to their candy labels due to it possibly damaging their name recognition and/or creating a liability for peanut allergy sufferers who may not know what they are eating.  Consider yourselves warned! 

Complete Supplies List:

• Stamps—Gently Falling, It's A Wrap Holidays, Tiny Tags  
•  Ink—More Mustard, Cajun Crazy, Soft Suede, and Pool Party Classic Ink
  
• Paper—Spice Cake DSP, In Color Patterns Paper Stack, Crumb Cake, Pool Party, More Mustard, and Whisper White card stock 
  
• Accessories—Spice Cake Designer Fabric 
• Tools—Modern Label Punch, Round Tab Punch, Jewelry Tag Punch, Simply Scored, Dotto (for Post-It template), Dimensionals, Sticky Strip (for box and scrunched fabric), Glue Dots (for bow) SNAIL

Simply Scored Scoring Tool

But wait!  I saved the BEST for last!

My favorite part of this whole project is that I got to feature my new Simply Scored Scoring Tool from Stampin' Up!

If you've been looking for a nice, competitively priced scoring tool with all the best features—this is IT!  

• Scores full 12×12" size cardstock
• Scoring grooves every 1/8"
• Movable pegs to mark which line to use for repeated scoring
• Dual-tipped stylus locks in place and scores with either a small-tip for card stock or large-tip for thinner papers
• Ball-tips won't wear down with repeated use like plastic "bone" folders
• Rulers are marked every 1/8" and coated so measurements won't wear off
• Both sides have left-to-right rulers; top ruler also has a zero centering ruler
• There's a hidden compartment along the top to store extra Scoring Markers and Stylus
• Ultra-sturdy base has non-skid, non-marring feet

Simply Scored is AWESOME, and it's priced at only $29.95, so it's very competitively priced with other similar scoring tools on the market.  If you make lots of cards, and especially if you create lots of boxes and 3D projects…you NEED this tool! 

Purchase supplies for this card right now at my Online Store!

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Two Cool On The Grow Contest Winner

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Two Cool On The Grow Contest!  The winner, selected by Random.org is…

Michelle Hoover!

Woohoo!  Congratulations, Michelle!  You will receive a brand new Scallop Trim Border Punch! 

For those who were playing along, the differences I came up with are:

1. Vertical v Horizontal
2. En Francais v Open Sea backgrounds
3. Houndstooth v Square Lattice Impressions
4. Scallop Trim Border on card base v on focal point
5. Ribbon on focal point v card base
6. Ribbon tied in knot v bow
7. Focal point background Pool Party v Daffodil Delight
8. Paper piecing whole image v a few flowers
9. Basic Pearls v Rhinestones
10. Jewels on flowers v jewels under sentiment

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Too Cool Moment: Today, my sister-in-law and I walked 8 miles in 60° temps, with wind and pouring rain…just because we can!  Oh yeah!

Challenge yourself today to do something just because you can!

Angie