Dressing up a baked treat box with designer series paper

Dress up a baked goods box with one sheet of paper! Tomorrow is Teacher Appreciation Week.  I like to do a little something homemade or edible, to go along with a more practical gift....gift cards.  It's my way of doing a good balance between something thoughtful and something everyone likes (to pick their own gift!). At my last Stamp Club, our hostess brought a coffee cake from Ettore's (Lemon Poppyseed and Blueberry).  It was AMAZING!  She bought it at the local Nugget.  So I decided to go and get something similar to add to our teacher gifts.   Now while I think the yummy treats are great, I wanted to dress up the box to make it a little cuter.  So I took a piece of designer series paper that matched the cards and notebooks we had done and did a little measuring.  It was pretty simple and fast to get a lid together. Here is what I did.  I measured my box and added 2 inches to all sides to see how much paper I needed.  So my 7x7 box needed a 11x11 sheet of paper.  Then I scored all sides by 1 7/8''.  Scoring by a little less than the 2'' gave me a little wiggle room to make sure the box lid slid on and off easily.  Then I folded all side and cut like the picture below. Add a little glue and your done! Give it a try!  Feel free to ask me if you need more clarification.

Sip & Stamp, this Friday, May 11th! Want to join us? Let’s stamp and enjoy a yummy treat.   Each person will make and take 8 cards, 2 of 4 designs, using the latest Stampin' Up! products and techniques. Adults only please       When: Friday, May 11th - 5:30-8:00 ish (can't come at 5:30, start at 6:00!) Where: Corner Bakery Café in Elk Grove, CA Cost: $20 or free with a min. $30 SU order- Food purchase also required (minimum $5)   Space is limited! RSVP by Wednesday HERE. Register a new friend and get a free gift!   Other upcoming events: Sip & Stamp: 6/8 Creative Escape 7/21 .... click here to see a recap of a previous Creative Escape! Sip & Stamp: 8/10 Sip & Stamp: 9/7 Sip & Stamp: 10/5 Sip & Stamp: 11/2 Sip & Stamp: 12/7

Back to School Treats

 

Hello,

 

Can you believe summer is almost over ?!  It is definitely bitter sweet for me.  I love the flexibility of summer and the slower mornings and days.  At the same time I like structure and routines.  Either way, I will miss my girls company as they transition back in. 

 

Today I had a Back to School Mini Album Class and we made some bonus Back to School Treats.  It was a lot of fun playing with the Playground Project Life Card Collection and creating the cute little tags on the boxes above.  We just picked the cards we liked and used the 2 1/2 circle punch to punch them out.  Added those to some Tag a Bag Gift Boxes with a little ribbon and DSP and voila...cute little treat boxes.  I love, love, love the Tag a Bag Gift Boxes, they are inexpensive ($6.95 for 8!) and so easy.  I have used these for party favors, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter.....every holiday!

 

 

The second treat we made was a rolo "pencil".  These are also simple and made with So Saffron cardstock, embossed with stripes and a touch of silver paper.  What do you think?! 

 

 

Enjoy the last of your summer!.....I can't wait for the holidays!  Contact me to schedule your Fall party or private class!

 

Mayra

A Crafty Gift from my Crafty Friend

Don't you love crafty gifts?!  I do!  My friend and downline member Alisha is one of the most thoughtful people I know.  She always makes me cute gifts.  She is so creative, I just love everything she makes.  This is a gift she brought a couple weeks ago.  Inside the little kraft box is one of Stampin' Up!'s cookie stamps!  I can't wait to make some cookies with it (another post will follow with this!). 

I hope this gift box inspires you to make something for someone.  It is made with SU's Extra Large Gift Boxes, some designer series paper, ribbon and the Work of Art stamp set. 

Here are some of the products used in this project:

Extra Large Gift Boxes

$3.95

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Work Of Art Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$29.95

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