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Freebie Friday - Perfect Package

Today we'd like to share with you how to make this fun little pocket treat holder.  They are so quick, easy and very cute...  These work well for treats but they also work great on a card front or a scrapbook page to hold trinkets, journaling, etc.

 

Gather the following supplies:  one 6x6 piece of DSP and a bone folder!  That's it except for any embellishment your choose for the front.  Fold the 6x6 piece of DSP from corner to corner and crease well.

  

Next, fold each corner up and across so the tip lines up with the edge of the paper and the angle leaves a straight across the front.  Repeat for the other side.

  

Next, fold just the front layer of the top (the very top, not the two sides you just folded) down over the sides and again, crease really well. 

    
Now, holding it in the palm of one hand, put your fingers inside the pocket and push the front out a bit to open it up creating your pocket.

 

That's it!  Now embellish the front and fill with candy, a special piece of jewelery, money, trinkets, etc.

 

Supplies used for our example are:

• Specialty DSP - Love Impressions
• stamp set -  I {heart} Hearts
• Ink - Basic Gray
• Embosslits die - SU! exclusive Scalloped Heart of Hearts

 
Be sure to stop by next Friday for the next freebie!

Melissa and Gayla

Freebie Friday Idea - Easy Medallions for Embellishments

We decided to add Freebie Friday to our 2011 curriculum.  We get many questions asking for a little more detail as to how we did some of the projects on our blog.  Even though most of these things can be found on many other sites, we decided to add them to our site for easy access.  We are NOT claiming these as our original ideas; just making them available for faster reference.  We will feature instructions for making embellishments, projects, techniques...a great variety of things will be shown here. 

This week, we are showcasing this great embellishment that can be found just about everywhere these days AND we have used it MANY times on our projects.  So, we thought it would be fun to share with you the quick, easy steps to create these medallions or sometimes called accordion flowers.

 
First, gather your supplies.  You can use patterned paper or card stock.  Patterned paper is somewhat easier to work with and that is what we used for our example.   Cut a strip of paper for your medallion that is 12" long.  The width can be any size; it just depends on how large you want your medallion to be.  The example below is 1-1/2" x 12".

 

Once you determine the size, use your scoring tool and score every 1/4" from one end to the other.

Next, fold back and forth creating the mountains and valleys or a long pleated strip.  Add sticky strip to one end.  Next, punch two circles of card stock, one for the front and one for the back. 

 

Secure the ends of the pleated strip together creating a circle.

 
Place a small amount of hot glue on one circle and adhere to the center of the flattened, pleated strip.  Add hot glue to the second card stock circle and place it in the center on the opposite side.  We found hot glue works the best but some like to use the large 3-D glue dots.

 
There you have it!  Embellish and add to all types of projects.  You can go here, for one of our past projects that used this medallion flower.

 
Melissa and Gayla

Another Two Pocket Folder Idea!

Here we have made another sample of our two pocket folder, you can find it here, which has been embellished with a library pocket. 

The "To Do List" list fits in the pocket and creates a fun embellishment for the front of this folder.

These next ideas are ones we shared earlier with you that also used the library pocket as an embellishment.  The little bag is an idea we also shared and you can find step-by-step instructions here.

You can change the embellishment on the front of these bags and change the whole look.  You could also fill these pockets with other goodies! 

Thanks for stopping and shopping with us!

MeGa Team - Melissa and Gayla

 

 
 

More Double Pocket "Goodie" Bags

Last Saturday we shared a FREE Tutorial with step-by-step instructions on how to create this great project.  Here are just a couple more fun ideas for you to try!

First up - cocoa anyone?  This goodie bag is the perfect size for a cocoa packet, marshmallows, and even a candy cane if you would love to create a snowman soup gift tote!  We used the Jolly Holiday patterned paper and the 1-1/4" striped grosgrain ribbon for the handles.  We did add a small pocket to the outside and added a cocoa bingo card.  This bingo card will be available SOON!

 
And here is a sample using the patterned paper from the Holiday Mini catalog, Deck the Halls.  This double pocket bag has Apple Cider packets so we used the "cider" bingo card from the Paper Fashions Fall Bingo collection.

 
We hope you have enjoyed these additional ideas and don't forget to check out the free step-by-step instructions.  You can click the link above or simply click on this photo.

Apple Cider "Goodie" Bag & Free Tutorial

Today we want to share with you this quick and easy gift bag!

 
Again, we have used one of our wonderful Paper Fashions' Fall Bingo cards to embellish this oh-so-cute project!

First, score your 12 x 12 piece of card stock or DSP(we used Autumn Spice) starting at the left, 3/4", 5-1/2", 6", 6-1/2" and finally at 11-1/4".

 
Next, turn your card stock the other direction and score at 3" and 7-1/2".

 

Now you are ready to fold you paper on the score lines.  First, crease all of your lines really well using a bone folder.  Then fold the two sides (this would be the 3/4" score lines) in and glue them down.

 

Next, fold the larger side down and seal just the very corner.  This will form the pockets.

 

Next, fold the shorter side up and glue it down.

 
Next you create the valley and mountain folds with the three score lines; this forms the bottom of the bag.

 
Fold the sides up and glue the two pockets together, just in the very middle being careful not to glue your pockets shut.

 
There you have it.  Quick, simple and cute!!  We punched holes in the outside edge and ran ribbon through them for our handles.  Embellish the front (and the back if you'd like) and you have a cute double pocket bag just ready to fill!

 

 

 Melissa and Gayla

Halloween Combo - treats and a gift card!

Halloween is just around the corner so why not make some of these fun treat cards.  We used the Wicked Fun Specialty Designer Series Paper.  The little flocked bats worked well on this treat card.  The test tubes were purchased last year and we believe they were found on www.testtubesonline.com.  There are many sizes and so many uses for these. 

 

The inside shows you can include a gift card with your candy treat. Of course, a note pad would be nice, too.

 

For the second sample, we used Halloween paper from the Holiday Mini Catalog, Nite Owl.  The new Bitty Bat punch.  These bats were shaped for dimension.  We know many don't celebrate Halloween but we hope you see that you could even make this exact treat card (without the bats) and it could be used for a birthday or anything.  Much of the paper is versatile.

 

These are fun and easily adapted for the occasion you choose. The general directions for this treat card are:

• Score an 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" piece of card stock at - 3-1/2", 4-1/4", and 5".  Fold on the center score line and cut in about 3/4" and then another 3/4".  Do this from both ends.(See the picture below.)  The two "tabs" created from the cuts will be the two pieces that fold "out" and hold the test tube.
  Of course, the distance between the score lines and the size of cuts will depend on the size of your test tubes.

 

Have a great week!   Melissa and Gayla

 

 

Fall & Halloween Sweet Treat Cup Cards with Instructions

Happy Saturday, everyone!  Can you believe September is almost gone!!  Christmas will be here before you know it....

Today, we want to share a couple of easy, cute ideas for a 3x3 card using the Sweet Treat cups.  You could easily do the same idea with the Heart Treat cups....be thinking Valentine's Day!

 
This one was made using some of the new Autumn Spice Designer Series Paper that can be found on page 13 of the Holiday Mini catalog.  Gayla created this one for her stamp club earlier this month.  It is a quick and easy project that doesn't take alot of paper or supplies. 

 
We decided to do a Halloween-themed one for this mini tutorial.  That way you have two ideas in the same post!  Keep reading for step-by-step instructions.

Gather all your supplies.  Supplies needed to make this card:

• Card Stock - 3" x 6" Basic Black; 2-3/4" square Whisper White; 2" x 2-5/8" Basic Black, scrap Pumpkin Pie (enough for the Round Tab punch)
• DSP - 2-7/8" square Nite Owl
• Punches - 1-3/4" Circle, Round Tab punch
• Stamp Set - Wicked Cool
• Ink - Basic Black
• Other - One Sweet Treat Cup, Black grosgrain ribbon, adhesive (we used Tombow)

Now ,that you have everything ready, let's get started.  Fold your 3" x 6" card stock in half.  Holding the DSP up to the front of the card (Do NOT adhere) punch a 1-3/4" circle through both pieces of paper.  Make sure you have the DSP lined up where you want it so that the circles line up!

 
Next, put a thin line of glue on the back of the DSP around the edge of the circle.  Lay it on top of the Sweet Treat cup.  This glues the DSP and cup together.  For this project you will NOT use the adhesive back on the cup.

 
If you are going to embellish this part of your card, now is the time to do it.  We have added black grosgrain ribbon along the bottom edge.  Of course, you can add stamped images, buttons, brads, etc.

 
Next we are going to create the "tabbed sliding door" that holds in the candy.  Fold the tab piece in half and glue to the black 2" x 2-5/8" piece.

 
 Add dimensionals on the back of the DSP in all four corners.  Notice we laid the slider over the opening making sure that the dimensionals do NOT hinder the sliding door.  You may need to trim the dimensionals.

  
Adhere this piece to the front of your card making sure to line up the punched circles.

  
 All you need to do now is add your candy and decorate the inside if desired.  We used the Wicked Cool stamp set lining up the words so that when the candy is gone and the sliding door is off you can read the words "have a Wicked Halloween" through the window.

There you have it!  A fun, quick project great for any occasion!

We hope you have a wonderful weekend and be sure to stop by again.

Melissa & Gayla

 

Halloween "TwoTags" Basket

And, here is another sample from a friend and fellow demonstrator, Patti.  She loves 3-D projects and Halloween like we do.  The adorable Halloween basket is made using the Two Tags Big Shot die.  Other supplies:

• Card Stock - Basic Black, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White
• DSP - Wicked Fun Specialty
• Stamps - Batty for You
• Ink - Basic Black
• Other - brads, ribbon, 1-3/4" scallop circle punch, 1-3/8" and 1-1/4" circle punches, word window punch, modern label punch, dimensionals, hemp

 
This is such a fun box for Halloween and you can find the directions for this box here.

Too Fun!  Give this treat a try!  We are sure you will be making more of these for many future occasions!

  

Tutorial for our Beach Bag

Yesterday we used this template as a briefcase but today we wanted to do something a little more summery (is that a word)... kind of beachy!  If you don't own this Sizzix Scoreboard die, you can purchase the die cuts in multiples of six for $5.00 here .  The die cuts are cut from lightweight cardboard/chipboard.  They are easily covered with card stock or DSP.

These holders would be a fun gift for the girls who are going to convention.  They will hold small items like chocolate, lip gloss, post-it notes, etc.  The size is 3-5/8" x 2-1/4" and approximately 1/2" deep.

This tropical holder is made with the new DSP, Island Oasis, found in the Summer Mini Catalog.  The "bag" has been embellished with turquoise grosgrain ribbon, a small chipboard flower and a jumbo white brad.  This bag is held closed with a small piece of velcro.

First cover the chipboard die cut with your choice of DSP or card stock.  We used a glue stick to adhere the DSP to the chipboard.

Next, trim off any extra DSP and punch the holes in the DSP to match the die.

 
We then folded the die on all the score lines. 

 
This holder can be held together with brads only but we liked the extra strength of using sticky strip.  By doing it this way, the "legs" of the brads don't show on the inside of the box.

 
We just put a small piece of sticky strip on these 2 areas.

 
We folded up and glued the box together.  There are many different ways to attach the ribbon but this time we put a piece of sticky strip across the entire inside so that it left it clean and finished.  We used about 11" of ribbon - this is your personal preference.

We attached the brad and flower with a large 3-D glue dot which finishes up our gift card holder.  Order today and get started on your own gift card holders, business card holders, candy holders.....you get the idea....for any occasion.  We all really should be working on Christmas:):):)

Post it Notes On-the-Go!!

These post it note holders, which we first saw on Angie's site, are quick and easy so you can make a bunch to have on hand.  They make great gifts for hostesses, co-workers, teachers, or all those girlfriends who just love things to put in their purses.  They can be attached to purses, day-timers, key rings, cell phone holders, note books, back packs, Easter baskets, etc. 

 

This is a great way to use up some of those smaller pieces of card stock that seem to accumulate.  The card stock size is 2-1/8" x 3-3/8".  The score lines are at 1-5/8" and 1-3/4".  These are so much fun to make! 

For our holders, we used the following supplies:

• Card stock- So Saffron and Bashful Blue, Retired DSP
• Big Shot Die - Floral Fusion (SU! exclusive)
• Embellishments- 1" binder ring, Bashful Blue and white grosgrain ribbon, polka dot embossing folder, crop-a-dile, blue brad, thread and post-it note pad