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 […]

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Mini Treat Bag Thinlits #4

Mini Treat Bag Thinlits #4. Hellooo!!!! After a brief interlude I’m back with the last in this series of 4 ways to use your Mini Treat Bag Thinlits series.  This video demonstrates how you can use the smaller DSP stacks to create a folded double pocket gift card.  Enjoy! This post was created in 2015 […]

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Mini Treat Bag Series #3 – Big or Small?

Mini Treat Bag Series #2 – Big or Small? This is Week 3 of my Mini Treat Bag Series.  In week 1 & 2 we altered the basic components for constructing a mini treat bag into a pocket card for shirt and ‘neckerchief and tuxedo respectively, so this week we’ll be making a bag with […]

mini pocket card shirt and tie

Mini Treat Bag Series #1 Shirt & Tie

Mini Treat Bag Series #1 Shirt & Tie. This Mini Treat Bag Thinlits set has so many possibilities so I thought it would be great to share a few ways in which to use the die for the bag part.  Did you know that you can convert it into a pocket for a card?   […]

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, […]