Priscilla's Papercrafts: Gift Box Punch Board

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Weeky Deals

Stampin' UP! is adding more items to the Weekly Deals. And one of the items this week is a favorite. I've enjoyed the Gift Box Punch Board since it first made an appearance. This was one sample that I made with it. And my Metal Rimmed Pearls, Handpicked Framelits and Go Wild Designer Series Paper Stack just arrived, so watch for those in my projects over the next few weeks. Can't wait to start creating with them!

Check out this week's offerings:

	Handpicked Framelits Dies Item # 137361 Regular Price: $25.00 US/$31.00 CAN Discounted Price: $18.75 US/$23.25 CAN
	Everyday Chic Designer Washi Tape Item # 138385 Regular Price: $8.00 US/$10.00 CAN Discounted Price: $6.00 US/$7.50 CAN
	Cherry Cobbler Thick Baker's Twine Item # 138414 Regular Price: $3.50 US/$4.50 CAN Discounted Price: $2.63 US/$3.38 CAN
	Metal Rimmed Pearls Item # 138394 Regular Price: $5.00 US/$6.25 CAN Discounted Price: $3.50 US/$4.38 CAN
	Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper Stack Item # 138442 Regular Price: $8.00 US/$10.00 CAN Discounted Price: $5.60 US/$7.00 CAN
	Metallics Sequin Assortment Item # 138390 Regular Price: $5.00 US/$6.25 CAN Discounted Price: $3.50 US/$4.38 CAN
	Color Me Irresistible Specialty Designer Series Paper Item # 138439 Regular Price: $13.00 US/$16.00 CAN Discounted Price: $9.75 US/$12.00 CAN
	Go Wild Designer Series Paper Stack Item # 138441 Regular Price: $8.00 US/$10.00 CAN Discounted Price: $6.00 US/$7.50 CAN
	Gift Box Punch Board Item # 135863 Regular Price: $20.00 US/$25.00 CAN Discounted Price: $14.00 US/$17.50 CAN
	Calypso Coral Thick Baker's Twine Item # 138412 Regular Price: $3.50 US/$4.50 CAN Discounted Price: $2.63 US/$3.38 CAN

To get some of these great deals for yourself, order here.

Now go make something!

Saturday, November 29, 2014

Grateful for You!

Where have I been? It's been a few days since I've had time to sit down to post, and I apologize. I had a fun Christmas card class last weekend that kept me busy, and then went right into Thanksgiving preparations, without a moment to breathe. So here is one final Thank You post, and then tomorrow, I'll be jumping into the Christmas holidays.

As a little thank you to my supervisor staff at my "real" job, I had picked up some pretty coasters while visiting Cape Cod last month. Now the coasters were lovely, but of course, I HAD to put them in a pretty package! So, pulling out my trusty (and favorite new tool) Gift Box Punch Board, I created a set of boxes:

This punch board makes a variety of differently-sized boxes, from itty-bitty (think jewelry) to a perfect cupcake-size 4" x 4". I chose a 1-1/2" x 4" box.

The boxes have interlocking tabs (there's a "reverse punch" on the top of the punch board that makes these); here is a photo with the inside tabs closed;

And here is the box closed up. So cute! I made these out of the extra-heavy card stock, Under the Tree Specialty Designer Paper. It's like a lightweight cardboard, and makes a beautiful, sturdy box.

Using this cardstock means there is little decorating involved--just a pretty tag and a tie, and I'm done. I stamped the "chart" from The Open Sea, and adhered it to my tag (using the Scalloped Tag Topper punch). Then I stamped the anchor from the same set (after stamping off once) and added the sentiment from For All Things on top. I used the oval framelits to make the next layer and adhered this on the tag. Finally I created a shell:

A fun trick I experimented with during the creation of my Convention swaps last summer--I took the shell stamp from By the Tide, inked it with Versamark, and stamped it onto a flattened piece of the Simply Pressed Clay. After it dries, you can just cut it out with craft scissors. It was then applied to the tag with Glue Dots.

So what do you think? Isn't this a pretty way to give a gift?