Krafty Tips & Tutes: Making a Gift Box

Hello everyone, Krafty Girl Tracy here, sharing a tutorial on how to create a gift box. I used the SMARTY PANTS stamp set to decorate this box.

This box was used for a set of 12 note cards (with envelopes) and the box measures 6 x 4 3/4 x 1 3/4 inches.

The base of the box will be cut at 9 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches. You will want to use a heavier weight cardstock.

Score your box at 1 3/4 inches, rotate the paper and repeat on all sides.

Fold on your score lines.

To create the flaps of your box, on two (opposite) sides, cut on the score line up to the intersecting score lines.

Apply a strong tape or adhesive to the corners

Fold in the flaps with the adhesive and adhere them to the side panel for all 4 corners.

For the lid you will repeat the steps above. The size of the cardstock will be a slight bit larger. I added only 1/16 inches to my base measurement. You could go up to 1/8 inch to your base if you want your lid more loose.

Again score at 1 3/4 inches on all sides, fold and repeat the cuts for the flaps.

Be sure to decorate the lid first before you assemble.

Here is a look at the finished box, complete with the set of note cards. There is enough room in the box to add a few extra treats.

Here is another example of a gift box. This one measures 5 3/4 inches square. The cardstock for the base of your box will measure at 9 1/4 inches square. Score at 1 3/4 on all sides. Again the lid will be 1/16 to 1/8 of an inch large than the base size with the same score at 1 3/4 inches on all sides).

Thanks for joining me today for this tutorial. I hope you will try creating your own box and share it with us over in the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Krafty Friends group on Facebook. We love to see what you are creating with your fabulous Kraftin' Kimmie stamps.

Have a KRAFTY day!

Tracy

Challenge #286, Best Friend Hello/Note

Hi everyone! Welcome to another challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

We always enjoy your creations so be sure to submit them so you can WIN a $10 gift card to the Shop!!  Show us your stuff!!

The winner of last week's challenge, #285 Mary Marin!!  Congratulations, be sure to email Kimmie to get your KKS Giftcard!

Have you joined the Kraftin Kimmie's Krafty Friends fb group??  It's the best place to keep up with all of the goings on as well as sharing YOUR creations and getting inspired by other Krafty Friends' creations!!!

Frugal Friday specials are UP!  Kimmie has posted a dozen of your favorite stamps/sets on sale for 25% - 50% off, this weekend only!

In addition to the great Krafty Challenges & Wonderful Wednesday, each month we will post a Sketch.  The sketch will last all month long and if you use it in ANY of our Challenges or WW's during that month you will get an additional chance to win a store gift card!  You do NOT have to use the sketch, it's just a little extra boost for your mojo if ya need it!  Here is June's sketch...

Now create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp or any other stamp and be sure to use our THEME as a starting point for your creation!!!  You will have until July 3rd at 11:55 pm EST to get your entries in!

Pull out those fabby stamps and play along!  Have some krafty fun and join us this week!! 

Hey Krafty Peeps!  It's Krafty Girl Kelli here!  I wanted to do a little double shout out today!!!  A few weeks ago I met some of my on line coloring friends from Kit and Clowder.  Kimmie is a sponsor of that class and she hooked us all up with goodies for the retreat!  WOOT!  I tell ya, peeps were EXCITED to see some Kraftin Kimmie rubbah in their loot! SO.... I made this card I'm sharing today to show just all of the shenanigans that went on in Anaheim.  TONS of selfies!  LOL  SO... here is Oh, Snap!

It's Frugal Friday Time!

It's our favourite day of the week!!!
It's FRUGAL FRIDAY!!!!

I've chosen a bunch our favourite stamp sets

 and put a dozen of them

on special 25-50% OFF just for the weekend!
And only while supplies last!!

OH and don't forget!!!  This weekend is your LAST CHANCE
to scoop up the JUNE GIMME KIMMIES KIT!!!
ALL the new June stamp sets together in a set
at a discount!!!

This week's Frugal Friday Specials are:

HELLO, FRIEND! - 25% OFF!

ICY FAIRY - 50% OFF!

DOROTHY - 40% OFF!

AHOY, SAILOR! - 30% OFF!

VOODOO LADY - 50% OFF!

Did you know that you can see this card being coloured

 in this VIDEO??!!!

NERISSA the MERMAID - 40% OFF!

OH, BABY! - 50% OFF!

ANNE OF GREEN GABLES - 30% OFF!

CANINE CAPERS 1 - 40% OFF!

MARGARITA - 40% OFF!

SPARKLE FAIRY - 50% OFF!

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY! - 30% OFF!

 

Wonderful Wednesday

It's Wonderful Wednesday time!!  We hope you can play along!!  As always....it's ANYTHING GOES!!  Break out your Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and get krafty!!

We want EVERYONE to be able to play along so your submission can use ANY stamp and can be any theme, any style, any design and it can be a card, a scrapbook page, an altered item....you name it!!  It must be a NEW creation and you can enter on this post until March 31st at midnight!  At the end of the month one random winner will be chosen from all the submissions for the whole month and will receive a $20 Gift Card to the shop!!!  What do you think.....wanna WIN??  Let's see your krafty stuff!!

In addition to the great Krafty Challenges & Wonderful Wednesday, each month we will post a Sketch.  The sketch will last all month long and if you use it in ANY of our Challenges or WW's during that month you will get an additional chance to win a store gift card!  You do NOT have to use the sketch, it's just a little extra boost for your mojo if ya need it!  Here is June's sketch...

Hello everyone Krafty Girl Tracy here to share a sweet card featuring the cute Birthday Buddies stamp set. I used the June sketch as a starting point for my card design, adding a few of my own touches. I hope you will join us for this week's challenge.

       

Krafty tips and tutes - Frantage/UTEE around your image

Hi! Krafty Girl Lisa here with a tutorial.

It's not new, but it's still out there and a lovely way to "decorate" around your image.

I'm talking about Frantage or UTEE (Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel).

It's those larger grains of embossing powder we like to use here.

Frist of all, I colored up my Mermaid from the set Fin-tastic Friends,

and then die-cutted her in the shape I wanted. 

Then comes the fun and tricky part, to sprinkle those grains around the image.

TIP! Just do it little by little! 

The fun part is that you can't have total control of the powder, but it can also be frustrating. 

You can always take a pinch of powder and add to your image for a little bit better control.

If your grains places themself in totally the wrong place (like in the middle of the image or so) you can just take a small brush and shove it aside.

With first part in place, use your heat gun and heat *from below*, that's important as 

the embossingpowder doesn't stick to anyting and you'll blow it away if you try something else.

Watch your fingers so you don't get burned!

That's also why it's easiest to do small parts in a time, so you can hold your fingers in the other end of the paper safely. Also remember to point the heat gun AWAY from  you under the paper, keep attention of what you are doing. *smile*

Continue all away around where you like your decorative "dots".

Here you can see I added some more on top of the first layer.

Finished all the way around. 

Now to make a card with this beautiful girl.

I think you'll notice it's a little bit of glitter in the frantage powder too.

You can totally mix your own out of one or two colors of UTEE, and a pinch of glitter or regular embossing powder.

Go get Krafty!

/Lisa