Easter Treat Boxes

 

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. For today's project, I created an Easter Treat Box which can be filled with candy, chocolate, messages or just about anything as long as it fits inside. I used images from the Kat Scrappiness Easter Quokkas stamp set as box toppers. 

The treat box was cut using a Cricut Explore with the assistance of the Cricut Design Space. There are plenty of cut image files to choose from but I decided to use a cut from the images I already owned. The great thing about the CDS is that it allowed me to edit the cut image. On the original cut image, the box topper is a snowflake. I 'sliced' the snowflake off and 'welded' an arch shape in place. The snowflake was vital to the box design since it does not only adds decor to the box but it is also closes the box. 

The CDS also allowed me to 'attach' a score line on the treat box cut file. My cut file is originally from a cartridge so I had to do this unlike the new images in which this is already attached to the file for the user's convenience. You can always use a scoring tool to add the fold lines as another option. 

I used a light weight double sided patterned paper for the treat box. I highly suggest using a medium or heavy weight paper when creating a treat box. I found the colors of the patterned paper very Easter colors that's why I opted to use it.

I stamped the quokkas on watercolor paper using Versafine Onyx Black ink which is a watercolor friendly ink. I colored the images with Akashiya Sai watercolor brush pens. You can color direct to paper and blend the color out with a water brush which I did in some areas. But for areas that I want the color to be light, I scribbled the color on a palette then picked the ink with the water brush. I dried the color with a heat tool in between layers.

I die cut the images using the coordinating die making sure that the image is dry before die cutting to prevent any transfer of color to the cutting plate. I die cut an extra piece on white cardstock.

I adhered the stamped quokka on a closure tab. I had to trim the tab smaller on some of the boxes so it will not show once I adhere the quokka. I adhered the white die cut to the back of the stamped die cut to hide the tab for a finished look.

I trimmed the other closure tab smaller to hide it on the back of the of the quokka box topper.

I hope you like today's project. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

I added below links to the Kat Scrappiness products I used on this project. There will be no additional cost to you should you decide to purchase this/these product/s. While you are at the Kat Scrappiness website, do check out their wide array of products. Enjoy!

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#246-B is for Box

Floating Easter Quokka Pop Up

 

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. Today's project celebrates Easter using Kat Scrappiness products. The products I used on this pop up card are listed below. 

I stamped the quokka from KS Easter Quokkas stamp set on watercolor paper. I used Versafine Onyx black ink which is a watercolor friendly ink. Before applying watercolor, I dried the ink with a heat gun. I colored the quokka using Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolor. I dried the watercolor with a heat gun before die cutting the image using the coordinating die. I die cut another piece of the quokka which I will use as a backing later on.

I die cut the KS Pop Up Box craft die on orange, pink and yellow cardstocks. The die comes with three tiers of platforms. I die cut the lowest tier on pink and yellow cardstocks, while I die cut the main frame on orange cardstock.

I die cut the KS Buffalo Plaid Background craft die on blue cardstock. I adhered this to the pink tier die cut, trimming of the excess. I adhered the left over on the orange main frame, trimming any excess. I flicked gold paint on the pop-up box die cuts using the same gold watercolor I used on the egg on the stamped image. 

Using two sizes of ovals from the KS Never Ending Oval craft dies, I die cut an oval frame on lavender cardstock. I die cut two pieces on lavender cardstock and an extra piece on white cardstock.

On one of the lavender oval frames, I stamped the sentiments from the stamp set on the oval frame using Versafine ink. I prepared the area first with an anti-static tool. I used different colors of embossing powders for each sentiment, using the same colors I used on the pop-up box. 

I needed to embellish the oval frame. Since I don't have a KS flower stamp, I used the flower on the basket with the quokka included in the stamp set. I inked the flower using the same Versafine ink and stamped it on watercolor paper. I dried the ink with a heat gun and colored it with watercolor. I fussy cut the flowers and adhered it to the frame, in between the sentiments. I added a dot of glitter glue to the flower centers. I set this aside to dry.

I adhered a transparent thread to the back of the stamped quokka. I adhered the extra quokka die cut to the back of the stamped quokka to cover the thread. I adhered the knotted ends of the thread to the white oval frame die cut making sure the thread is stretched along the oval frame. I adhered the oval frames to the back and front of this white oval frame making sure the stamped frame is on the front, and that the front oval frame has only glue on the top half of it.. 

It is time to assemble the pop-up box. I adhered the left tab of the yellow tier to the left side of the orange main frame die cut. I adhered the pink tier after. I adhered the oval frame to the yellow tier by sandwiching the yellow tier in between the frames.

I added glue to the right tabs of the pink and yellow tiers. I closed up the orange main frame to these tabs to connect the tabs. I set this aside to dry. 

I hope you like today's projects. Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

I added below links to the Kat Scrappiness products I used on this project. There will be no additional cost to you should you decide to purchase any of these products. While you are at the Kat Scrappiness website, do check out their wide array of products. Enjoy!

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Anything Goes - Weeks #691-692

Animal Cards 4 Kids

Fun Shaped Front Trifold Card

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. Today's card features the Kat Scrappiness Easter Quokkas stamp and die sets. I hope you like it.

One of the sources of my inspiration is the stamp set itself. Looking at the KS Easter Quokkas stamp set, I could not help but notice one of the sentiments with what better timing. It does not only pertain to Easter but it also pertains to the cost of eggs. 

I looked at my stash and found this pretty Easter patterned paper which inspired me with the colors of the card. 

I colored the quokka with Copic markers. I die cut the quokka using the coordinating die. I die cut two more pieces on white cardstock to add dimension to the colored quokka.

 

To make this into a trifold card, I cut a 8 1/2" x 11" carstock at 5 1/2" on the long side to come up with 2 note cards. I scored both pieces at 4 1/4" on the long side. On one of the notecards, I partially die cut the front with an oval die from the KS Never Ending Oval Craft dies. Partial die cutting is when you leave a part of the die hanging off the cutting plates sandwich. Any part of the die and paper that are not in between the cutting plates sandwich will not be cut. In the case of my card, I left a part of the oval die hanging on the folded side of the note card. Doing such created an oval cut on the front of the card. But the cut is not complete yet. I used a trimmer to cut off the negative cut created by the oval die on the the scored line. You can also use a craft knife for this purpose.

I die cut a smaller oval on a teal colored cardstock. I ran this die cut inside an embossing folder to add wave impressions just like one of the eggs on the patterned paper. To add some color variation to this teal die cut, I lightly rubbed a white dye ink over the raised edges. 

For the sentiment, I die cut a speech bubble on a yellow cardstock. I stamped the sentiment on this die cut.

I adhered the teal die cut on the oval flap of the note card. I adhered the speech bubble on an extra speech bubble die cut. I adhered the speech bubble slightly beyond the margin of the oval flap. I sneaked another speech bubble die cut in between the red flap and teal oval die cut to which I adhered the yellow  speech bubble die cut. This adds some stability to this hanging embellishment.

 I adhered the quokka to this flap.

For the other notecard, I adhered the patterned paper cut at 4" x 5 1/4" to the front making sure the fold is on the right side of the patterned paper. I trimmed a sliver off the edge of the oval notecard. I applied glue to the inside of the patterned paper note card and adhered this to the back of the oval flap note card. 

I die cut a white cardstock using a die from the KS Stiched Rectangle craft dies. I adhered this to the inside of the trifold notecard. This will be a place to stamp a sentiment and to write a message to the recipient. 

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope my card inspires you to create a trifold card. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

I added below links to the Kat Scrappiness product I used on this project. There will be no additional cost to you should you decide to purchase this product. While you are at the Kat Scrappiness website, do check out their wide array of products. Enjoy!

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Anything Goes~Weeks #689-690

Easter Scene Card

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. It will be Easter in a week. This occasion inspired me to create today's card for the BPM blog.

I am also trying out a new coloring technique, which is using Tim Holtz Distress Crayons direct to rubber stamp. I have watched videos on the same technique but instead of distress crayons, watercolor crayons were used. Since distress crayons are water reactive, it produced the same artsy image. The stamps I used are from the Blank Page Muse Woodlands Art rubber stamps. There are lots of cute images included in this stamp set. 

I cut the eggs using the Cricut machine on light weight cardstock. I used Tim Holtz Distress Oxide sprays and stains to smoosh the color to the eggs. I dried the eggs in between coloring using a heat gun so I can smoosh the egg again using the residual ink on the craft mat.

The letters were die cut using the My Favorite Things Spell Anything Alphabet Die-namics. I die cut this on white cardstock.

I trimmed a 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" white cardstock for the card panel. I added heat embossed clouds by pouncing the Versamark ink on the Blank Page Muse Clouds & Drops 5x5" Mixed Media stencil. To make sure I only apply ink to the cloud that I would like to use for my scene, I covered the other stencil openings with a Post-it note. 

I blended Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks (Salty Ocean and Speckled Egg) to color the sky. This is when the embossed clouds pop since it resisted the ink.

I fringed a wide strip of green paper using an Ellen Hutson die. I adhered this to the bottom edge of the card panel. I adhered the trees, then tucked in the eggs to the fringed grass.

I adhered the bunny next. Isn't the bunny adorable as it looks at the eggs like it is its work of art? 

I embossed the word easter using brown and sticky inks. The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn. I partially stamp the sentiment since I only need the word easter. I fussy cut this embossed sentiment leaving a small border around it. I adhered this to the fringed grass to complete this card's customized sentiment.

I hope you like today's card. Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant & creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Easter/Spring

A Quokka Easter

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. The quokka is featured on several of Kat Scrappiness' stamp sets. One of these stamp sets is the KS Easter Quokkas stamp set which I used on today's card.

I stamped the quokkas on white cardstock. I colored the images using Copic markers. The stamp set also has a bunny ear headband which I also stamped and colored. I die cut the images using the coordinating die. I die cut extras on scrap cardstock and adhered this to the back of the colored quokka die for some dimension.

 

I die cut the KS Nesting Fishtail Banner dies on white cardstock. I die cut two pieces with one larger than the other. On the larger banner die cut, I covered this with washi tape. I added a trim to the top portion of the banner. I created the trim by adhering the washi tape on a scrap cardstock, then used a border punch. I repeated this step on another washi taped strip but used a different border punch this time. I layered these pieces on the other banner die cut. 

I punched holes on the top two corners of the banner. I threaded an embroidery floss through these holes. 

I trimmed a mint cardstock at 5 1/2" x 4 1/4". I stamped the sentiment on the panel. I adhered the banners using foam adhesive.

I die cut the KS Stitched Slimline Strips dies on yellow cardstock. I adhered the strip to the edges of the panel to create a frame. Unfortunately, this die set is already retired but there is an A2 sized version of this die set which should work.

I added some splatters to the panel. Not the best thing to do especially when the elements of the card are already adhered. To mute down the unsatisfactory paint splatter, I adhered some KS Fun Flurries Sprinkles to the panel.

I hope you like today's project. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

I added below links to the Kat Scrappiness products I used on this card. There will be no additional cost to you should you decide to purchase any of these products. While you are at the Kat Scrappiness website, do check out their wide array of products especially the exclusive Kat Scrappiness products. They have a new release and an ongoing promotion, too! 

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Easter/Spring