Happy Easter!

Every Easter, I find myself on a crafty mission to create treat containers.  And even if we are stuck inside and cannot meet with friends and family, I say that it is still a GREAT TIME to enjoy treats!

So if you are feeling crafty today, here’s little container that you can make to add a little festivities to…well, your festivities!  I thought I would share the sketch I created for these easy milk carton-inspired boxes using a piece of textured cardstock cut to 11.5″ x 5.75″(you can get 2 out of every 12 x12 sheet).

One you do all your cutting and scoring, it will look like this:

Note: when I created these initially, the top part of my carton was wider than I decided to keep it so the top flap in this picture are wider than your will be.  Follow the sketch as your guide for the measurement.  

I love the size of these because they are big enough to hold my favourite chocolate egg treats as well as some of the mini ones too!

I embellished them with the Easter Parade paper from Doodlebug matted on white paper and then topped them off with some Doodlebug Sprinkles.

The tops were trimmed with a flower I created with Petite Prints , a mini doily and mini clothes pin.  I then grabbed my Hoppy Easter stamp set for a sentiment and my new set Occasions – Holidays for the sweet little bunny and these were all done!

And while these would make a great addition to an Easter hunt, I think they would also be great as favours on your Easter table.  Or perhaps send a few off to those you love because it certainly true that we could all use a little chocolate and Doodlebug sunshine right now, don’t you agree?

Look, if you are anything like me, you don’t need an excuse to indulge every once and awhile!  But a little work of advice – buy the big bag of chocolately treats to fill up these beauties when you make them because you deserve a treat too!

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So Punny takeout containers

Hi everyone!  It’s Karen and today, I have a treat for you! I love this time in the crafting industry because new collections and product abound!  In fact, with In fact, with Creativtion going on right now in Phoneix, they are popping up like amazing flowers in the middle of the winter doldrums, and it is so fun to see what is new and exciting!

I am sure it comes as no surprise that Doodlebug’s new So Punny collection is at the top of my list.  I squealed…yes, squealed…the first time I saw it!  I mean come on!  It doesn’t get cuter or more versatile than this fun collection!  From bacon to gnomes to sewing machines to sushi, this collection has it all!  And I couldn’t help but start my crafty fun with a sushi-themed project!

I have a bunch of ideas of how to use these containers and more details about the products over on the Doodlebug blog, so i invite you to come on over and take a look.  There is a tonne of inspiration right now for this collection, and you will be blown away by how versatile this collection really is.

 

In the meantime, thanks for stopping by!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone!   I saved sharing this little post until today (although you may have seen it over at Doodlebug), because, well, it’s a perfect fit for today!

Almost all of the crafting I do is inspired by (and usually for) those that I love!  And while I know that there are many who are not fans of Valentine’s day, I figure that this world could use a little more love, so why not?!

A few years ago, I didn’t really understand the whole scrapbooking “thing”…now, it’s one of my favourite things to do because I get to tell the story of my little loves (and others too, but mostly them…oh, and donuts! 🙂

And I get to play with pretty paper…

…and have an excuse to buy (and sneak) treats!

What’s not to love?

 

 

So, I say hug someone you love today.  Or go out and do something you love.  Or just go out and buy something you love.  Because it’s Valentine’s Day – and today you don’t need an excuse to celebrate all that you love!

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Pink and Main and DCWV blog hop

Good morning crafty friends!  Today, I have a fun new fall themed project to share with you courtesy or two great companies – Pink and Main and DCWV.  Both companies teamed up to bring you tonnes of fall inspiration, and the design teams have been busy!  After all, what do you get when you put great stamps and dies together with cute paper – crafty goodness of course!

These little milk carton treat containers are my contribution to the inspiration.  I was looking for a way to highlight different types of stamps together with different patterns of papers, and treat containers seemed like a great fit!

These cute little character stamps are from a set called Wild About You which I coloured up with my trusty Copics.  And there is a perfect set of dies to match each which makes the tags for this project a breeze!  Having said that, I did decide to forgo the use of the die for the little owl so I could actually use another stamp from another set called Thankful for the little branch he is sitting on.This was also the stamp set that I also used for the cute sentiment on the main part of the carton.

if you are wondering about the pretty paper used for the tags and cartons, these all came from a pretty DCWV stack called Autumn Leaves. This stack does not disappoint.  the patterns are subtle, the colours are clean and crisp and there is plenty of opportunity to create contrast with the dark navy and pretty wheat colours.  And while this stack definitely has a fall feel to it, there is enough variety in the patterns, colours and textures that it is a great general use stack as well!

So there you have it!  Now, this is a blog hop, so you know that means there are prizes to be won!  So you will want to make sure that you check out the Pink and Main blog as well as the DCWV blog to see what is in store over there.  Lisa is up next, so go check out her darling project!  

Yolie 

Jenifer

Pamela 

Pam 

Karen H  <<— You are here!

Lisa 

Jessica 

Karen J 

Karla 

Katka 

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