Simon Says - Party! - Free Craft Tutorial

Hi Everyone...welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog...thank you for joining us for last week's challenge...we hope you can join us this week too because...

and the theme for this week is...

PARTY

This challenge will run for 2 whole weeks ending on 1st January so you have plenty of time during the festivities to join in and let me take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and best wishes for a Happy New Year.

I decided to make Cracker Treat Boxes for all the guests at my Christmas Day Lunch Party...

I trimmed white cardstock to measure 9.1/2" x 8.1/4"

on the long side I scored at 1/2"...3/1.2" and 6.1/2"

and on the short side at 2" and 5.1/2"

I cut away the 2 outer bottom sections

marked the centre of the bottom panel, scored from the centre to each corner and cut leaving a small border which will be the fold-in flaps for the bottom of the box.

I cut out a 1" square from card to use a template, lined the points up with the vertical and horizontal score lines, marked with a pencil and cut out with a craft knife.

I then cut the square in half diagonally creating 2 triangles, lined them up with the score lines at the top edge, (the 2 triangles will fit between the score lines), marked with pencil and cut out to create the zig-zag cracker effect. I covered the side and bottom flaps with Ranger Wonder Tape which will protect them from whatever medium you decide to use for decoration.

I painted the box with Candied Apple Distress Paint

I cut 3 pieces of card measuring 3" in width and used Tim Holtz/Sizzix Home For The Holidays Thinlits to create the snowbanks.

I stamped one of the images from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Mini Swirly Snowflakes with Versamark ink and heat embossed with Simon Says Stamp Antique Gold embossing powder on the top section of the box.

I used White Gesso and the Distress Splatter brush to create a snowy effect on the background and Tim Holtz/Sizzix Winter Wonderland, Home For The Holidays, Snowglobe 2 Thinlits and Simon Says Stamp Moon and Star Border to die cut the decorations for the box using white card and Metallic Kraftstock and fixed everything in place with Distress Collage Medium Matte.

I stamped the star and snow flurry image from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Great Outdoors with Versamark ink and heat embossed as before on the snowbank panels...

I then tapped the Versamark ink pad around the white edges of the box and heat embossed with Antique Gold too.

I removed the tape from the flaps, fixed the box together, filled it with chocolate Christmas treats and used Crinkle ribbon wound around the cut away sections to pull it together. I finished off with a double Crinkle Ribbon bow and Idea-ology Tiny Bells coloured with Gold Mixative Alcohol Ink.

When I said, I decided to make "TREAT BOXES, if truth be told so far I've made ONE and with SEVEN more to go...it's time to make myself a cuppa, hit the cubbyhole running and continue with my rather ambitious "time is running out" scoring, folding and decorating adventure.

You can find all the products I used over at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp online store...just click on the links below...

Why don't you pop over to the Monday Challenge Blog and check out the amazing creations from my very talented Design Team mates and as always you all have the chance to win a $50 gift voucher to spend at Simon Says Stamp. You have until Monday 8am Ohio time...1pm UK time...2 pm CET to join in...

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I look forward to seeing what you create this week...

Have Fun and Happy Crafting

Hugs Kath xxx