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Illuminated Milk Carton Ornament

When I first saw this die I couldn't wait to make a birdhouse. I cut an x in the bottom and inserted a battery operated tea light (you can just see the silver base below the ribbon)

I cut the top of the milk carton off at the score line so the roof would fit flush. Cut 3 pieces for the roof. 1 3/4" wide by 4",3" & 2" long folded in the middle. Scollop the ends with the scallop edge punch. I laid the roof on a wax sheet and used crystal effects sprinkled with dazzling diamonds along the egdes.

The gable looked a too plain so I added a heart and a little strip of Whisper White punched with the pinked heart edge punch.

To make the cardinal punch and extra wing to use for the point on the top of his head and color the face black. Scroll down for a close up. The greenery was made from the snowfalke punch.

Milk Carton Birdhouses

 I made these birdhouses for swaps at our Demo Christmas dinner last night and a few extra for neighbours who don't celebrate Christmas.

I discovered that if you make the roof in two pieces and stick it together like I did in the photo, it will hold your milk carton shut. For the roof I cut 2 peices of cardstock 2 3/4" x 1 3/4". Score the two short sides at 1/2" and punch the corners with the pinking hearts punch.

Before assembling the birdhouse, use the 3/4" punch to make the hole for the bird.

Gingerbread Milk Carton

Well Stampin' Up has come out with another great mini catalouge with loads of new products. The Mini Milk Carton die was the first item on my wish list that I couldn't wait to try. I'm making some of these Gingerbread houses for friends and neighbours. This was my trial run. The next ones have a hole in the roof for a gold cord so it can be hung on the Christmas tree.  

I cut the top of the box off at the score line so I could attach the roof. The Roof is a piece of whisper white 4" x 2 3/4" folded in half and scored the width of the box. I used the eyelet punch for the roof edge but I think the new pinking hearts punch would be perfect for this (it's next on my wish list) The medallion is from the Delightful Decorations stamp set. The "Merry" looks a little blurry in the photo because there's a ridge of glue and dazzling diamonds dripping over the top edge.

The shrubbery is made from the Snowflake punch. The candy corners are 1/2" scraps of whisper white. I drew half circles with Real Red and Glorious Green markers, sponged the edges with red then embossed them with clear. The chimney was cut from a scrap of Creamy Caramel that I trimmed until it fit. I stamped the dogs from Loads of Love in the window.

Mover's & Shapers Pizza Box

Use Stampin' Up's Movers and Shapers die to make a quick and easy pizza box. You can download the free tutorial here. I found the chocolates at COSTCO and wrapped them in scraps of Designer Series Paper. 8 of them fit nicely inside the box.  

 

Origami Pennant Angel

I can't remember what this started out to be but I cut a pennant and started folding until it looked like something. So here we are. You can download the free tutorial here.

To add wings cut a large butterfly using Stampin' Ups Beautiful Butterflies die.

 

 

  

Christmas Gift Card Holders

  I’ve put together this collection of 12 original Christmas gift card/money holders. Some can be put in an envelope and given as a card and others are designed to hang on a Christmas tree. You will receive a tutorial for each Gift Card Holder including coloured photos and step by step instructions.

 

You can order these instructions for $8 USD. The instructions will be sent out via email, in most cases within 24 hours of receiving payment.

 

Santa Pillowbox

I filled these Santa pillowbox ornaments with treats to hang in the Christmas Tree. Cut a pillowbox out of Real Red cardstock. Cut a scallop circle from Whisper White and fold the top over to make the hat band.

To make the face, punch a wide oval and 1/2" circle from Blush Blossom. Sponge on some pink for colour. Cut two of the petals from the 5 petal punch to make the mustache.  

Singing Mouse

I made this poor little fella while on summer vacation and he's been living in a ziploc baggie ever since.  I thought it might be time for him to make it onto a card.

He's made from Stampin' Up punches. Head-wide oval,feet & mouth-small oval, tummy-large oval, nose and inner ears-1/4" circle, ears 1/2" circle, neck-word window, body-1 3/4" circle, hands-trio flower, teeth-double rectangle, tree-snowflake punch.

The tree trunk and mouse's legs are cut free hand. To make the book cut a piece of Real Red cardstock 1.5 x 2". Trim the top and bottom slightly to make a V shape.

To make the string of lights I cut the bulbs with the Tree Decorations sizzlit and poked holes around the tree trunk to string in silver cord. It doesn't show up in the photo but I added dazzling diamonds to the tree branches and snowdrifts then covered the light bulbs and the mouse's nose with crystal effects.

To visit his friend "the singing reindeer" click here

Punch Art Elves

 I made this card for a SUDSOL sketch challenge. The elves are made from the ornament and 1-3/4" circle punches. The hands are the 1/2" circle punch. For the window I used the envelope die and the tree is made from the scallop circle punch.

Oops, I forgot to put the balls on their hats

Embossed Christmas Tree

To emboss the tree I used the Petals-A-Plenty textured embossing folder and Patti Bennet's  embossing folder technique. I cut a tree shape from dense cardboard and placed it under my folder when I ran it through my big shot so it only embossed  where I had the cardboard.