coffee stick gift packaging

Cute Coffee Stick Packaging

When Stampin’ Up! retired the word window punch, I had to find an alternative.  I tried the Classic Label punch,  but it was too wide for this particular project.    I had a light bulb moment and downsized to a 3/4″ circle punch which works a treat for the coffee sticks.  I also wanted to […]

Easter card in a box front view

Easter Card in a Box – Happy Easter ever

Something special – an Easter card in a box! Happy Easter everyone! This year, it almost passed me by had it not been for the fact that as a blogger and YouTuber, you have to keep a little ahead of the game and I realised that my lead in time to Easter projects and videos […]

diagonal Gate fold with Candy Cane Lane

Diagonal Gate Fold with Candy Cane Lane

More stamp-a-stack designs today, and this time it’s a fun Diagonal Gate Fold, smaller than the normal card so that the quirky angles can fit inside a normal C6 envelop!   The tricky bit was finding a solution on how to keep that card shut!  I hit upon interlocking stars and was really chuffed with […]

elongated sour cream pouches

Sneak Peek! May Thank Yous

Look what treats are in store for my online customers who have purchased with me in May!  Sneak peak as it’s not quite the end of May yet.  Did you get all excited thinking it was something from the new catty?  I’m sorry to disappoint you, but I promise this is the last of my […]

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 […]

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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 […]