Tutorial for Halloween Boxes from Candy Wrapper Die

Here they are, all four of my Halloween characters that I made from the Candy Wrapper Die (120890). I used the pumpkin as an example for the tutorial, but the box is made the same for all of them. The boxes are just dressed up differently. O.k., enough talk, I know you are all wanting to know how these cute little boxes are made:

Run 2 pieces 6“x6“of Pumpkin Pie (orange) card stock through Big Shot with Candy Wrapper die. Fold all score lines.

Cut off a quarter section of the box on the side that does NOT have the glue flap.

Put glue on flaps and glue two pieces together tucking flaps under. Make sure flaps are glued to the inside and are invisible on the outside of the box.

Cut each section at score lines through the diamond until you reach the horizontal score line.

For the bottom fold all opposite sides towards the middle and adhere.

At the top feed ribbon through diamond shaped holes and close with a knot.

Punch leaf from Luckey Limeade (green) card stock and adhere to pumpkin.

Run Chocolate Chip (brown) card stock through crimper, roll into a stem and stick through the hole in the middle.

Punch flower with 5-Petal Flower punch and snip off 2 petals for eyes. Adhere to pumpkin. Punch partial 1 ¾” scalloped circle, reinsert card stock into punch and punch again. Trim edges for mouth, adhere to pumpkin.

Halloween Mummy Box from Candy Wrapper Die

Here is the last one of my box boddies I made from the Candy Wrapper Die (120890) - the mummy. The box is made from Very Vanilla card stock. The I wrapped some 3/8" Twill Tape around it. To finish the look I assembled two eyes (circles punched from Basic Black and Whisper White) and stuck them in the twill tape. Doesn't he look super cute?

Come back tomorrow for the tutorial on how to assemble the box.

Halloween Frankenstein Box from Candy Wrapper Die

This is #3 of my Halloween Quartett: Mr. Frankenstein. For the hair I randomly cut some zig zag in Basic Black cardstock. For the eyes I used circles I punched from Whisper White and Basic Black card stock and a half circle from Luckey Limade. The nose is a circle that I folded in the middle and then adhered it to the box. The ribbon is 5/8" Basic Black Satin Ribbon (117285).

Halloween Bat Box from Candy Wrapper Die

This bat is also made from the Candy Wrapper Die (120890). The box is made the same as the pumpkin, just dressed up differently. For the wings I cut two triangles and used my circle punch for the scalloped look. Then I ran the wings through the Big Shot with my Spider Web embossing folder (120889) and adhered them to the box. For the eyes I punched some circles from Whisper White card stock and red Glimmer Paper (121790). The teeth are punched from the very tip of the owl's ears from the Owl Builder punch (118074).

The bat is #2 of my Halloween buddies, two more to come. Keep on checking.

Halloween Pumpkin Box from Candy Wrapper Die

I have used my Candy Wrapper Die (120890) to create this cute little Pumpkin. The eyes are two single petals cut from the 5-Petal Flower punch (119880) and the mouth is a double punched 1-3/4 Scalloped Circle (119854). The leaf is punched with the Blossom Petals Builder punch (121808). For the stem I ran some brown card stock through my Crimper (101618) and rolled it up, sticking it into the little opening. The ribbon is the new In-Color 2011 Luckey Limade 3/8" Ruffeled Ribbon.

I have a few more of the cuties that I will post over the next few days followed by a free tutorial.

WITCHES BOOT

The leaves on the trees are getting really colorful and that is a sure sign that fall is here in Wisconsin. It's time to get ready for Halloween. I have lots of cool projects to publish this month so keep on checking. Here is a witches boot that was made using the stocking die from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini 2011.

Holiday Stocking Die for the boot, the cuffs of the die are used for the sole and heel of the boot as well, Spider Web EF, the "faux eyelets" are punched holes with heat embossed silver embossing powder around them and for the witches hat the Petite Pennants Builder Punch and the Oval Punch were used. Colors: Basic Black, Concord Crush, Lucky Limeade and Pumpkin Pie

Flower Bouquet

In July this year I attended Stampin' Up! convention in Salt Lake City. Over 3000 demonstrators came to this event and it was fun, fun, fun!! Stampin' Up! offered classes, make and takes, introduced the new products from the holiday mini and spoiled us with a convention bag, lots of free stamp sets and other gifts. What a blast!

Wednesday night was a kick-off party with a contest for the best decorated sun hat. I did not win the contest but I sure had a lot of fun that night and even more fun making my hat.

After convention I disassembled it and made a pen flower bouquet. Since the flowers were all already mounted on a wire all I had to do was wrapping them around a pen with flower tape.

I am intending to take these flower pens to my workshops not only as a center piece and inspiration for my customers but also for everybody to use them to fill out their order forms.

I can hardly wait to go there next year again. If you would like to go to convention as well in 2012 sign up as a demonstrator today and join the fun!