sour cream pouch halloween

October Fright Fridays! #Wk2

Welcome to October Fright Fridays – Week #2 – so what’s on offer today? The humble sour cream box. Humble it may be, and simple to make too but boy, do they look the bees knees!   Use up your scraps – get in the mood for Spook night! The kids who come knocking at […]

double ended twist treat box

Double ended Treat Box – Intrigued?

I’ve been experimenting with score lines and wondered what would happen if instead of making them symmetrical you scored on one side only – and this is the happy end result!  Nice  enough to adorn any Christmas table.  It’s rather like an egg timer!  Eat the treat on one side, tip over the box and […]

filter paper flowers

Awesome Filter Paper flowers!

Some time ago, I did a video on how to line a Berry Basket which you can see here.  I promised to do a video on how I made those filter paper flowers.  Fast forward to today, and here it is at long last!  Filter paper by Stampin’ Up! – has the look of tissue, […]

easter vignette

Happy Easter and an Easter Vignette

I hope you’re enjoying your long holiday weekend over Easter wherever in the world you may be and if perchance you find time to visit and read my post today, HAPPY EASTER!!!   No, I’m not shouting, just turning the volume up a tad to wish you a Happy Easter Day! I had fun making […]

squeeze open easter treat box

Squeeze Open Box – Intrigued?

The best things happen by chance don’t they?  I was having a fiddle with making quirky boxes and stumbled on this, so with Easter coming up, they would be great for easter treats.   After Easter’s been and gone, these boxes would still be useful as gift boxes for trinkets too!  Enjoy! Video Tutorial Share […]

line a berry basket

How do you Line the Berry Basket?

How do you line the Berry Basket – I’ve been asked a lot about this so I thought I’d do a quick video on how I did it. It’s really easy once you know how. Video tutorial Gather your supplies. You’ll need a scoring tool, the Berry Basket die, and embossing folder, Designer series paper, […]

wedding favour idea front open sandwich box

Wedding Favour sandwich box

Did you ever consider a wedding favour sandwich box? It’s a neat idea for putting a slice of wedding cake for wedding favours. Of course you can put other treats in too. I created a “see through” window so you can see what treat there is inside. There are patterned acetates, clear, or even vellum […]

egg cups with fringing scissors

Fringe Scissors Egg cups

These easter egg cups were made by using Stampin’ Up!’s fringe scissors.  Originally they had Cadbury Creme  Eggs in them but the wrappers didn’t float my boat.  I found these pretty polka dot ones at our local garden centre and they were perfect to compliment the Polka Dot Parade DSP.   You can vary the […]