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Hello Creative Friends,
Awhile back I shared a gable box by altering the Sizzix Box #2 Die for the Big Shot Die Cutting Machine just a little.  Basically, I added a second lid/flap and adhered it to make both the front and back of the box match.  

Today I’m sharing another box done the same way.  Actually this was the first one that I did.  I just have had it set aside for awhile till it got closer to Christmas.  I used the Stampin’ Up! punches to turn this into a gingerbread house. 

Punches Used:
Scallop Circle Punch (Bushes)
1 Inch Circle (Roof)
Wide Oval (Door)
1/8 Handheld (Lights Across Roof-line)
1/8 Handheld & 1/2 Inch Circle (Wreath–Punch center out first with smaller punch)

The windows are 3/4 inch squares.  I sponged the edges of all the pieces with White Craft Ink and the little “lights” along the roof have Crystal Effects over top of them to give them a shinny look.  The details on everything are just drawn on with a white gel pen (uniball Signo).

You can see I decorated all the way around the box.  Below you can tell how I just wrapped the bushes on around the little house by overlapping them.  I used approximately 48 punch cut-outs for the roof.  It all depends though how much you overlap the rows and how close each row is.  I found that mine weren’t exact.  If you end up with roof ”shingles” hanging over the sides, just cut them off with scissors.

I used Jumbo Eyelets on each flap to put my ribbon through.    This  makes a great little box to hide a gingerbread treat inside.

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Have a creative day,


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Hello Creative Friends,
Hope you are all having a good week.  Today I’m sharing some little Thanksgiving boxes.  I love things for the Thanksgiving table and these would be fun little favors for each place setting.

I made blank note cards for the inside that I decorated, then  scored, folded up, and tied with Linen Thread.  This project could be used as little gift boxes for you to write a special “thank you” note to each of your guests.  I always think it’s a wonderful thing when you tell someone what a blessing they are and this is a great time of year to do so in a special way.

You could also keep the notes blank for your guests to take home and write their blessings down.    Add tags with names to the boxes to make them into place holders.

The boxes are made with the Stampin’ Up! Matchbox Die for the Big Shot Die Cutting Machine and are decorated with the Gifts of the Earth and the Autumn Days stamp sets.  The worded image is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set and the Designer Series Paper is Autumn Traditions.

I wanted the stamped image with the pumpkin (top box) to look aged so I stamped it with Really Rust Ink on Whisper White card stock.  Then I inked up my Brayer with Creamy Caramel Ink and rolled over the stamped image and sponged the edges.  I put faux stitching along the edges of that one.

Have a great day,


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Hello Creative Friends,
Fall is one of my favorite times of the year so usually the first part of October I dig out all of my fall decorations.  Today I finished up a little crafty project I’d started on to add to my fall decor.

No, these are not wooden blocks but just paper boxes made with the Big Shot Die Cutting Machine and the Sizzix Box #2 Bigz Die.   The boxes  are just put together normally,  but I did add an extra piece of card stock to the bottom of the box to cover where it comes together so that all the sides would be smooth.

The edges of the boxes are sponged with Creamy Caramel and Close to Cocoa Ink.  The letters are from the Schoolbook Serif Alphabet stamp set (item #113510), cut out with the Wide Oval Punch and adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals (foam mounts).

The punch art pumpkins are made with the Small Oval Punch and the One Inch Circle Punch.  The vines and stems are made with the Swirls Scribbles Sizzlet for the Big Shot Die Cutting Machine. 

Above you can see how cute these blocks look sitting on my wood burning stove in front of my fireplace.    Don’t worry, the stove doesn’t work so I won’t burn the house down with my paper blocks:)

Oct. 3–Adding a quick note since people are asking.
I ran the Pumpkin Pie card stock through the Crimper before I punched the pumpkin pieces  out.   Then the pumpkin pieces are sponged with Really Rust Ink before putting them together.   Also the color of card stock used for the boxes  is Creamy Caramel.  As usual, all the products used are from Stampin’ Up!.

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Have a creative day,