SMALL FAVOR BASKET

I've made a small basket for Easter. After completing the basket, I realized it would work great for a May basket, bridal or baby shower or any time a small favor "box" might be needed. It is made with George & AE. The only part that cuts with AE is the scoreline for the bottom, so if you don't have this cart you can just do that scoring by hand. One 6 x 6" piece of card stock is needed for the basket. The handle is a 1/2" strip about 9" long(I got this from my scrap pieces). This can be adjusted to suit your taste. To assemble, fold the tabs in (I always score first) and glue in place (quick drying glue works best). There are slots on two sides to weave the handle through. It will stay in place, but I put a small glue dot to be sure. I added some ribbon on the handle and some flowers with bling.

OLD 45 RECORD

I created this file for dazzlindiamond. She was doing a 50's theme party & wanted records, juke box & etc. This was a quick easy one to put together. I used all George. The "grooves" are cut on a light setting, so it just scores them.

Paisley

CURLYKATE is looking for a paisley cut file for the baby bug. Here it is and it's all George. I love paisley, so this one was fun to work on. GOTTA LOVE THOSE 70'S!!

3D CUPCAKE BOX

Okay here is the long awaited tutorial on making the cupcake box. This box is large enough to hold a cupcake, although, I would wrap it in some sort of clear wrap to keep icing from bleeding into the paper. I used GBS & PSB. It is made in three pieces, but the original photo only shows the two main pieces. I used a prima instead of the "cherry" from the file. Here it is photographed on a tea cup saucer. You will need 6 x 6" printed card stock for the "wrapper" and 12 x 12" solid for the icing and cupcake. The topper is a 3 x 3" piece of red, it's the cherry. 1. Cut the cupcake from the 12 x 12" card stock. I used a lighter weight and it works great. You may have to complete the cut on one of the long ends. It gets "tucked" in, so it's okay if it's not perfect. 2. DO NOT REMOVE THE PAPER FROM THE MAT. Reload the paper and select the scorelines tab. I used a setting of 2 on pressure and 2 on blade depth for this one. Now you should have a piece that looks like this, although, I have already cut & folded this one. 3. Now you have to make the necessary cuts and folds. Here are the cut & fold lines. Cut is done in red and folds are done in purple. Click on the photo for a larger view. 4. Apply quick drying glue or adhesive to the inside of the tabs. They will glue to the outside of the bottom as shown here. To line up you will have to tuck part of the top inside. I also tried to show this in the photo. Do this all the way around and it should look like this. 5. Creating the top of the cupcake is not hard, but requires you to hold the pieces in place as you go around. Start by folding one section down. Then working in a counter clockwise direction bring the next one down on top and line up the notches. Continue with the third and when you do the fourth the long tab should tuck in nicely and hold. Finish up the other two. The last one you will have to tuck the side in under the first one, as well. Here is a series of photos that show how to tuck them in. Yeah!!! You have just completed the hardest part!!!! It should look like this now. 6. Now lets cut the wrapper. Again, DO NOT REMOVE THE PAPER! Reload and cut the scorelines. Here is what it will look like, but mine is cut & folded already. 7. Time to cut & fold. This is done much the same as above. Here are the cut & fold lines. 8. This time we are going to glue the tabs on the inside, so apply adhesive to the outside of the tabs. Glue each tab around. When you are finished it should look like this on the outside. THAT'S IT!!! YOU CAN DECORATE WITH STICKLES, BLING OR ANYTHING YOU MIGHT LIKE. THERE IS ALSO A "CHERRY" FOR THE TOP IN THE FILE. I JUST CUT THE "CHERRY" TO DEMONSTRATE HOW TO FOLD IT. I, HOWEVER, HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT THE FOLDING OF THE "CHERRY". So, the file is there if you can figure out how to fold it correctly. Be sure that you only glue your decoration to one section on the top of the cupcake if you want the cupcake to open up. Plese leave feedback on this tutorial. I'd like to know how well you understood the instructions and so on. Also feel free to add a donation at the button on the top right of this blog if you would like. Please do not feel like you have to. I am sharing this file either way. This one did take some time and all appreciation will be gladly accepted.

BEST NEWS EVER!!!

Jim & I got a package in the mail today. Neither of us new what it was, but it felt like t-shirts. Well we walked into the house and I let Jim open it, as he sometimes whines because he "never gets any packages". Out fell two rolled up t-shirts. Then a receipt fell out, which Jim picked up to look at. The next thing he said was "O My Gosh" I think you better look at your shirt. He unrolled one and it happened to be mine and what a thrill it was. Anyone who knows us, knows that we are extremely excited. What do you think of our new shirts? I talked for about 3 hrs. with Kat before we checked the mail and she didn't say a thing. All is forgiven, but she was so ornery about this whole issue as we talked. Anyone who knows her, knows it was "KILLING" her to not say anything. Then we talked a bit with Kat again and called Pat and talked to him. Our next visit was to wear our new shirts over to Mom & Dad's to share the news with them.

So...I just wanted to share our good news with the rest of the world. This is our first time!!! We are going to be GRANDPARENTS!