Super Size Please

Howdy!

Well I headed over to Pinterest to see what's new and of course I was checking out the Hamburger Box Die and French Fry Box Die to see what else others were doing and sure enough, leave it up to Tanya (Stamping T, an Australian demo) to find a way to get more than just the obvious out of the die!

Here's my 1st attempt at the Super Size Hamburger Box ...  not too bad, this TAFFY DSP is so flippin' fun!  I love it!  And I paired with the 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, together they scream "let's have a party!"

Can you see the little scallop edge on the green polka dot trim piece that covers the extra crease you get from extending the paper size.  That's one of our decorative blades for the Rotary Trimmer Attachment!

On my business facebook page I posted a teaser picture the other day and asked what their Go To Greeting set was ... and everyone said it screamed birthday, so I went with the You Make Me Happy from Banner Greetings!  I hope you like it!


and why stop at one, right?  I mean it's not like I am eating them!  Zero Calories!  Yum!

This second one uses Pumpkin Pie cardstock and the yummy yummy TAFFY DSP again, and our fabulous Gift Bow Bigz Die and then a fan favorite greeting from the Yippee Skippee stamp set!  And why not, it's a birthday, let's bling it out with Rhinestone Jewels!


Thanks!
Rhonda

Did you want FRYs to go with that?

Hello!

Thanks for coming back, leave me a comment and let me know that you were here and what you think!  I'd appreciate knowing you're out there!

I will be honest, I cut the Designer Series Paper all at once to make the 2 Hamburger Boxes from yesterday's post and the 2 for today's French Fry Boxes.  I knew I was going to want 2 of each of them!  So simple and fast to cut out too, the crease pads are highly recommended because of all the score lines!

Here we go, these little gems came together literally in minutes!  All told I think I made them in 10 minutes!  Such cute little buggers, I can't wait to fill them with something!  The paper is so stinking cute, I think TAFFY DSP is going to be a favorite package this year!!

 

Supplies Used include the Taffy DSP, Num-Num stamp set with Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive markers and some hand cutting with my trusty Paper Snips.  The yummy 1/4" Cotton Ribbon and then the fun Filtered Crepe Paper and Scallop Punches to make the paper flower. I even broke out the new FAST FUSE adhesive and it worked like a charm!  Tip with the new adhesive, it is really tacky, so a strong check mark action is needed to cleanly break the adhesive before lifting off the paper.

 There ya go!  A sweet little family of Burgers & Fries - - - what should go inside?   What's next you ask?  Hmm, come on by tomorrow to see what else I've been up too!

Thanks
Rhonda

Playtime continues!

Hi!
Today the play date continued (alone though, no Debbie) because I wasn't 100% happy with the Hamburger Box Die sample, so I thought I would just keep going and make some more!  Staying with page 17, here we go again!  Same supplies as the catalog shows, except I used the Silver Bakers Twine instead of Linen Thread and changed the colors of ink to coordinate with the boxes.  The tag comes on the HB die, and then I just used the Num-Num set in clear and ta-dah.  You could use a stamp-a-ma-jig if you want perfection because it is quite a tight fit but my 2nd try was close enough for me!

A couple of tips on the assembly of the box.  The corners have score lines to create mountain and valley folds that are then adhered to one of the inside walls of the box.  This time I just cut along one of the outer edge score lines (either edge just not the little center crease line) and folded and adhered the flap right to the edge of the box (like you would normally, to tuck an end flap in to create a box corner).  And for the little slits, just use your paper snips or paper piercer to 'open' them a bit wider and then the little tabs slide through much easier.


Stay tuned tomorrow for the coordinating French Fry Boxes!  Too cute, I really had fun with those!


Thanks,
Rhonda

Quiet little play day

Hi there!

Well I know it has been a month, oh my goodness!  Someone slap me!  Well, I will try to write a few posts to let you know what I've been up to since I last wrote.  But today I am really excited to share with you some things that I have been working on the last couple of days, when I had some quiet time to just sit down and create!

When you get busy and go a few days without stamping, don't you just find something really relaxing about sitting down and realizing hours later a feeling of inner peace and calm.  Then you look up at all the cuteness that you created!  Well that's how I have felt the past 2-3 days.  I told myself I was just going to sit down and open some new things (toys, I mean work tools) and start by CASEing a couple of things from the catalog.

Here's the CASE that started the roll...   Debbie came over and we wanted to use the new Hamburger Box Die and thought we'd start with this sample on page 17.  We used the same supplies as listed in the catalog. 

Well we liked it but we weren't in love with it.  Maybe because ours is missing the pie!


Then we decided to open my French Fry Box Die and started with the sample on page 59 but had to substitute most things because I did not have the set they used (gasp, I know, something I don't own!).  It turned out pretty cute but I think it really needs some candy and the big Bermuda Bay Striped Ribbon bow!!  Then it'll look complete!

Summary of Supplies
I used the Starburst Framelit (tangerine tango) and Four Frames (melon mambo) with the Decorative Label punch and Tape It (crushed curry) and the Scallop Oval punch (bermuda bay) and So Very Happy (greeting stamped in bermuda bay) and the Large Oval punch.  Lots of dimensionals and the new large Polka Dot embossing folder.


If you could only see my classroom and what a mess I've got going!

Cheers! Come back tomorrow to see more!~
Rhonda