Santa Theme Gift Card Holder

I had gotten an email from one of the local stamping supply stores and in it was this adorable Santa themed gift card holder. I just had to recreate it. Though theirs was a little different. The belt part was actually stickers or some type of rub on. On mine I cut out the card stock for the belt and buckle.

This was very simple to make too! I know you want to know how so here it goes:

I took a piece of Real Red card stock and cut it 4-1/2" x 4-1/4" and I folded it in half so it measured 4-1/4" x 2-1/4". Now here is where you can adjust the size for your size gift card. Some gift cards run a bit bigger or smaller and you want it to fit nicely in the holder.

After folding it took the 1-1/4" circle punch and punched a half circle on the front edge. I eyed it to get it close enough to center. You can measure and find the center if you like. Then I glued the two side pieces together and set it aside.

For the belt I cut a piece of Whisper White card stock 3/4" wide by 4-1/4" long and taped it in place in the center of the holder. Then I cut a piece of Basic Black card stock and cut it 1/2" wide by 4-1/4" long. I also cut a little piece of white and rounded the edge on it for the shadow part of the belt. I rounded the piece of black card stock too. I took a small hole paper punch and punched in the notches on the belt. I taped the pieces in place. And then I made the buckle. I punched a small square hole in some brushed gold card stock and then punched a larger square over it, centering it as much as I could. I also cut a little piece for the buckle to glue on top. I hand cut the end round so it looked more like that part of the buckle.

This was a very simple gift card holder and it's SO cute. I also have other Santa Theme items for you to see and make, just click here.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Candy Wrapper Die Santa Box

Once I figured out how to fold this box shut properly I LOVED it even more. You can view a tutorial on how to fold it here. It's one of those things you really only need to watch once and you can do these in your sleep! I still have a little trouble getting the end to twist but I think it's because I'm treating it like it's glass!!! I need to hold it more firmly and be a bit more aggressive on the twist and I think I will have perfected this wrapper!

I made this Santa wrapper for my sister. It will have mixed emotions with it. She will think it's adorable but be disappointed that there are only two of the Lindor Truffles inside. She LOVES those things. Sorry but the wrapper could hardly hold the two of them!

I thought these would also be a great little teacher's gift or something to set on your co-worker's desks.

On mine I did use some small doll buttons I had but you could use punched out pieces of card stock too. Either way it would be cute.

The belt is a piece of black card stock. The buckle is a piece of brushed gold card stock with a square hole punched in the middle. I did punch the hole first and then cut the edges to fit. I didn't get it quite even on the top and bottom of the buckle but that's ok. If it happens, just remember to put the bigger part on the bottom. The inside of the buckle looks a bit odd because I used glue to set it in place and some oozed out and it wasn't dry when I took the photo. Oops!

I am thinking of making these for some upcoming classes I have. What a fun thing to give away and (depending on what you put inside) it could be very inexpensive too! And who says you have to put candy in it? I wouldn't mind opening up one with money in it!!!

Use your imagination with these. You can use them for lots of events!

Under the "label" for this I put it in the "Santa Theme." I have LOTS more items you can make using the "Santa Theme." Just click here to view them!

Thank you for visiting today,
Wanda

Santa Pants Card

Ok, the minute I saw this at Joanne's blog "Sleepy in Seattle" I knew I had to make one!!! (the clip on the bottom is one of those card holder stand things. I put it on the card to take the photo)

Isn't it just the cutest? I laughed when I saw the inside of the card!!! And what is SO cool about it is you don't affix the pants at the top so you can slip in a gift card or money. Though I'm not sure I would do the money part. It just seems wrong!!! LOL

And it this card also answers the question some of you may have had on your mind. Boxers or Briefs? Now we know!!! LOL

There were LOTS of parts to this card. Some I wasn't to fond of making. I really don't like to do the paper piercing. I never have. I do like the effect but I think it takes too long. I am always anxious to get the end of it and be done with it! I NEVER do them in a swap or on our Christmas cards. Once in a GREAT while I will do it on a card but not very often at all. But this card had to have it on it and I am glad I did it. But I did only make one of these!

I didn't have any red buttons so I punched out black circles. The red circles I punched out didn't look good on the front. But I don't think the black ones look so good either! But I still like the card so I'm leaving it the way it is.

If I were to ever make another one I think I would print out the words on card stock from my printer and then cut it to fit the card. I don't have very nice writing and I was a bit disappointed in that. But again, I still like the card!

I also should have made the belt a bit longer so it hangs over the other side of the card more.

It's a fun card and I have someone special in mind to give it to! I'll let you know their reaction!!! LOL

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Cover It Up!

Another Santa Theme item for you. Making sleeves is a perfect way to cover up these little Russell Stover candies. I bought some of these for stocking stuffers. I REALLY didn't want to wrap them and it dawned on me that these things are from Santa and to be put in the stocking, SO why not use the "Santa Theme" on them!!

All I did was take a piece of red card stock the same width as the box. I wrapped it around the box and then made sharp folds on the lines the wrapping created. I glued the red on the back of the package. Then I tore some white card stock for the fur on Santa's coat. I glued it in place.

I took a piece of black card stock cut 3/4" wide and wrapped it around the box to form a belly band. Not that this needs a belly band, sleeves don't usually require one!

Next I punched out 3/4" circles from black card stock and glued them in place above and below the belt.

For the buckle I used a 1" piece of More Mustard card stock and a piece of black card stock that measured 3/4". I glued them in place and it was all done. I made quite a few of these and it didn't take long at all. I LOVE projects that go fast and don't make me wish I hadn't begun them!!! Always a good thing when that happens. So now I need hide these until Christmas eve when Santa comes!

You can make these sleeves with pretty much any size box (depending if you want the card stock to be one piece or two) Though with the "fur" part you can always hide the seams of the paper there and it's always ok to have a seam in the back. So you actually could make this a very big sleeve if you went as far as to use 12" x 12" card stock! I like to keep them small. The bigger the box you do the more difficult it is to get those circles for the buttons. I like punching better than using a circle cutter. It's more convenient and I'm all about convenience and easy!!

For more "Santa Theme" items click here.

Thanks SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Santa Theme Candy Bar Holder

Hubby LOVES candy bars so I bought him a couple for Christmas. I did have to hide these. I bought Christmas candies and he's eaten most of them. See why I had to hide the candy bars. I didn't want to wrap them up in wrapping paper. They aren't "special" ones, just Cadbury. But I didn't want to just set them under the tree either. SO I thought i would make a "Santa Theme" holder for them. But I ran out of red card stock. I substituted Rich Razzleberry for the red but it's quite the same. But here it is anyway.

To make this you will need two pieces of card stock
Two candy bars (large 3/5 oz size ones)
Scrap card stock

For the main part of the holder cut the card stock 7" x 7-3/8". On the 7-3/8" side score at 3-1/4" and 4-1/8".

For the holders cut a piece of card stock 8-1/2" x 8-1/2". Score at 2-1/4" and 2-7/16". Turn and score other end at 2-1/4" and 2-7/16".

Turn card stock on the other end and score at 1/2" and repeat for the other end.

Cut the piece you just scored in half so you have two scored pieces.

Looking at the 1/2"scored end clip the score lines up to that 1/2" mark. These are the flaps to the bottom of the holder. If you don't add this step the candy bars will fall out of the holder.

Repeat for the other holder.

Glue holder together. It's just flap over flap. Just make sure the top front flap is the last one you glue so the bottom front is smooth with no raw edges facing front.

Insert the candy bars in each holder. Glue or tape them in place inside the base holder.

Decorate as desired. I didn't decorate the inside of mine. I just kept it plain and simple because hubby is just going to take the candy bars out and toss the holder! I know him SO well!!! LOL

Here I uses the "Santa Theme" making the front out of torn card stock and circle punched buttons.

The buckle is a 3/4" piece of black cards stock wrapped around the holder and used as a belly band. It is not attached permanently. A piece of More Mustard card stock was used to make the buckle.

These are very easy to make and it sure does dress up a candy bar or two! And they make a great guy gift! To see more Santa Theme items click here.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Ho Ho Ho Chocolate Candy Box!

It's getting closer and closer to Christmas and there are still a lot of things I want to make and show you!!

I LOVE altering boxes and making giving the simple things a better look!

I took the Stampin' Up! "Matchbox" Sizzix die and made this cute Santa holder box. It is a lot cuter than the original box they came in. I should have taken a photo of it before it went out in the trash but I forgot. But it was a long box and each Santa was placed in a plastic form. They were each anywhere from 1/2" to 3/4" apart from each other too. Unless you have HUGE stockings it couldn't be considered a stocking stuffer.

SO I ran a piece of "Merry Moments" decorative paper through the die and for the cover I ran a piece of clear acetate through. I assembled it and found it to be too deep for the three Santas. I built up a platform for them to sit on. It worked but it sagged in the middle so I made another one out of a piece of cereal box. Then I put the first one I made on top of it. In doing this I realized that the bottom could hold three Santas as well. SO this little box holds six Santas and now it's a PERFECT stocking stuffer.

And to finish it off I took a piece of black card stock 3/8" wide and made a belly band for it. But the belly band wasn't enough I wanted to make it more of a Santa Theme so I added a piece of More Mustard card stock and made it look like a buckle. Now it was a Santa box for sure!!!

The little insert measures 3-3/8" and is scored on each end at 3/8". It fits inside the box perfectly and now it's ready for that special Christmas stocking!!!

You are more than welcome to copy my ideas here but if you do please give credit where credit is due and add a link on your post back to my blog. Thank you.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Santa Theme Gift Card Holder

Adding yet another item to the growing list of "Santa Themed" items! Here I created a gift card holder. There are over a dozen "Santa Theme" items on my blog. Just click here to view them.

These don't take long to make either. Well, that all depends on you and how much decoration you want to add to it. You can use real fur, flocking, liquid applique or other textures on the white area. You can add on real buttons or paper ones. A real buckle or a paper one.

And here is how to make it!

Cut your card stock 4-1/2" x 7-1/2"
Score at 1-3/4" and 4-3/4"

Fold in all score lines.

The 1-3/4" part is the pocket. Fold that piece up and glue the edges. Don't use a lot of glue, you do want to have room to slide the gift card in. Glue works better here than tape because tape has a tendency to pull apart from the card stock when the gift card is inserted. So to keep the item looking it's best I just used glue.

I took clothespins to hold the edges down while I got the rest of my elements ready for the front.

I used a scallop punch and made the bottom part of Santa's coat. I have a GREAT Sizzix buckle die so I cut out my buckle. You can do yours by using a square piece of More Mustard card stock and then either using the "Double Rectangle" punch or a craft knife to make the opening for the ribbon. You can also just use a square piece of More Mustard and cut a small square piece of black card stock the width of the ribbon and glue or tape it on top of the More Mustard piece. It will give the illusion of a buckle. So regardless if you have the fun die cuts or not you can still make this gift card holder!

It's as simple and as quick as that. I think the part that took the longest to make was the white "fluffy" stuff at the bottom. Had I had any of that fun fur stuff I would have used that since this gift card holder wasn't going to be going through the mail.

Have fun making these! They are a nice way to dress up your gift cards!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Boxes, Boxes, Boxes!

Here are some of the boxes I demoed last month. I used the Fancy Bag die cut. Instead of making it into a bag I decided to try to make a box with it. It makes the die cut a more versatile piece of equipment when you can do more than what it was designed to do. To make a box you just don't fold the side score lines and you fold it inside out, meaning you fold it so the deeper score lines are on the inside.

Here's the instructions for making the notepad holder box:

1. On your Fancy Favor Die cut piece cut off the top edge.

2. If you want the box stamped, now is the time to do it. This one is stamped using the “Sparkle” jumbo wheel. Stamp on the side that has lighter score marks.

3. Fold on the score lines except for the side ones that form a bag. You want to keep this a box. Tape the box together. Cut a piece of card stock to drop in the inside bottom. You need a little more stability on the bottom of the box. Measure the bottom of the box to get the size.

4. Using the “Eyelet Border” punch, punch out an 11" piece. Cut it to 3/4" wide when done. Set in place on top of the box and begin wrapping it around the box. Pinch the fold lines and then tape in place.

5. Stamp the words and punch them out using the “Word Window” punch. The words here are from the “Teeny Tiny Wishes” set. Punch out the “Modern Label” piece in Real Red card stock. Tape the words on top.

6. For the bulbs, ink the image with Real Red craft ink and emboss with clear embossing powder. Punch out with the “Ornament” punch.

7. Stamp the word “notes” using the “Note to Self” set. Punch it out with a 3/4" circle punch. Add “notes” to the bulb using a Dimensional. Offset the words so the bulb can be placed at a slight angle on the box. Set all the pieces on the box for placement, when you are satisfied where you set them, tape them in place. Do not tape the top of the bulb, you will need to slip the holly under it.

8. For the holly use the Sizzix “Little Leaves” die cut. Clip the leaf edges to form the holly. Tape in place under the bulb.


For the scratch pad holder you will need a sheet of card stock. On the 8-1/2" side score it at 5-1/4" and then again at 5-3/4". On the 11" side score at 2-3/4" and at 5-7/8". There are now 6 rectangles on your card stock. 4 large ones and two small thin ones. On one end cut away two large rectangles on each side and two small rectangles. When cutting the 2 smaller ones cut a little bit into the next rectangle. You will be doing this so the notebook lays flat in the holder. When you are done cutting you will have the center rectangles (three of them, one on each end and a thin one in the middle). And you will have on one end three rectangles. The side ones are the flaps. Fold all score lines. Fold one flap down and tape the other flap on top of it. Slide your scratch pad inside. Decorate the front as desired.

The second photo here is another box front I made using decorative paper on the front and sides. And you can make the notebooks accordingly.

And lastly there is the Santa box. I used punches for the feet, "fur" and buckle. I wanted to use brushed gold card stock but I was out of it so I had to use More Mustard. It worked out but not how I wanted it to be! SO guess what I ordered??? You guessed it, brushed gold card stock!! This can be used as a party favor and you can even decorate notepads for the inside of this one too! You can really have a lot of fun with this die cut! I have a few more ideas I'm going to be putting down on paper soon and they will be appearing on the blog shortly! To see other items using Sizzix Die Cuts just click here.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Santa Theme Stocking Stuffers

Here's a fun way to jazz up some little gifts for those Christmas stockings. Especially if they are from Santa!!!

I took a package of Extra brand gum and wrapped a piece of red card stock around it. I taped it on the back seam.

I took a piece of white card stock and tore the sides and taped it in the center of the red piece. This is the fuzz or fur on Santa's jacket.

Then I took a 1/2" strip of black card stock and wrapped it around the box and taped it in the back.

I punched out a square from Brushed Gold card stock to form a buckle. I taped it in place on top of the black strip.

Then I took a paper punch and punched out a few black dots for buttons and glued them in place.

That is all there is to this. It just dresses up an ordinary package of gum!! Isn't it cute? You HAVE to make one to see it's cuteness. The photo doesn't do it justice. I held it in my hand and it is just such a cute size. I just can't get over how cute it is and I'm sure it's because of it's size!!!

There are more Santa Theme items on my blog. Just click here to view them! You will have plenty of ideas to fill those stockings or to make a little something for someone special!!

Christmas is just around the corner! You'd better get a move on it if you want to get all those projects done before Christmas!!!! I am behind on my wrapping!! So off I go to wrap. UGH!!!

Thank you SO much for visiting,
Wanda

Santa on the Tree

Here is a bulb I made using the tissue paper technique.

I stamped the image on tissue paper and then colored it in with colored pencils. I took a clean clear bulb and brushed a coat of Crystal Effects over one side. I set the image in place and starting from the center I brushed outward until the tissue paper was covered with Crystal Effects. I let it dry. Then I ran a circle of Crystal Effects around the image and added micro mini beads. I let that dry and then I added more Crystal Effects to the image and then sprinkled it with Dazzling Diamonds. You can add bows or ribbons or whatever embellishments you'd like. I haven't added anything yet to this bulb.

I couldn't get a good picture of it to show where the micro beads stop and the glitter begins. It's a VERY pretty glassy effect.

Once the Crystal Effects is dry you can add a single layer of it on top of the glitter and beads to keep it from coming off.

These make wonderful and inexpensive gifts to give. Add the year or your name to the back of the ornament to personalize it even more for the one you're giving it too. You can do this on tissue paper as well and follow the same directions using the Dazzling Diamonds and beads.

Be sure to leave your REAL Christmas wish here and you'll be entered in the drawing for the Shape Boss.

Thank you for stopping by,
Wanda

Canned Santa!!!

Here is a fruit (pop top) can made to fit the "Santa Theme" items. This one I think is one of the more useful items. I think I will make more and fill them with gift cards and some candies before I seal them up. For my niece I am going to put a little Beanie Baby in it before I seal it. These would be great for teachers too!!! They are quick to make and lots of fun to come up with ideas to fill it with! I don't think I'd give them to little children though because of the pop top and sharp edges. If you make these for a craft fair be sure to add some little disclaimer on the bottom letting people know it's not intended for children under whatever age you feel is necessary. And add this at the bottom of your disclaimer. Sharp edges. It's better to be safe than sorry.

To make this can I just took some red card stock and made sure it was the right size for the can and cut accordingly. The white strip was cut 2-1/2" and the edges were torn. The piece was set in place over the seam of the red card stock. Doing this you get a very nice smooth looking can.

I then cut a strip of black card stock and wrapped it around the can to see the fit. Cut off any excess and glue the strip in place. I did allow the black to overlap a little in the back. I cut a piece of brushed gold card stock and glued it in place. On top of that I used the 3/4" square punch and punched out a piece in black and glued it in place. Then you take the 1/2" round punch and punch out 3 black dots. Glue them in place and you're done. As quick and simple as that!!! The tough part will be eating all that fruit to get enough cans for all the people you want to make these for!! LOL

Aren't they fun??? This can fits right in with the Santa Theme items. Great for a holiday stamp camp. I have one more "Santa Theme" item coming and then I'm moving on to other fun projects that I will be sharing with you!

You can fill it with almost anything. Once you fill it you can glue it shut with crazy glue. I prefer to use Crystal Effects. It does not have a smell and it does not glue your fingers together!!!! Plus if you're putting any consumable items in the can you really don't want to use the crazy glue. Those fumes could seep into the good. NOT a good idea. And here are my favorite words on the bottle of Crystal Effects . . . NON TOXIC!!!! I LOVE those words when I'm working with things that could touch my skin or come in contact with food items!!! PLEASE keep that in mind when working with any glue products and food items.

Also in this same "Santa Theme" we have the Santa Bag (a must for the following items!) The Santa Candy Pull with instructions, the "Poppin' Santa" tutorial. The "Santa Nugget Box." The "Santa Candy Cane" (with instructions). A Santa card. And last but not least, the "Santa Tissue Holder." (and it's REALLY not least!!!!) Plenty here to plan your own Santa Theme Stamp Camp!!! And I have a few more to come too in a few days!

I thank you SO much for stopping by,
Wanda

Santa Bag

I'm posting a bit early today. I am going to a Stamp-A-Stack this evening that is put on by my upline Sue. I'm SO excited to go, she always has such wonderful ideas and projects. And she's such a wonderful manager. Only one complaint though, she won't come here and do my housework while I just stamp!!! So she's not all that wonderful!!! LOL But seriously she's the best and I'm SO glad to be a part of her group.

Ok, for this post we have a Santa Bag. You're going to need something to put all these wonderful Santa items in now aren't you? I got this bag at Michaels. It was already red. For Stampin' Up demonstrators you can measure the front of the white Stampin' Up! bags and put a piece of red card stock there and you're ready to go!!

I measured the height of the bag and cut my white card stock accordingly. I cut it 3 inches wide so I had plenty of room to tear it on both sides. The belt is 1-3/4" wide and is the length of the bag front. I cut the buckle 1-3/4" x 1-3/4" and I added a 3/4" square piece of black card stock on the top of that. You can either cut the card stock or punch it. I had the punch so I used that. I used the 1" round circle cutter for the buttons and they were punched out of black card stock. I glued everything in place and now I have a bag for all of my fun Santa items I've been making. I have a couple more items in this Santa Theme left to come so stay tuned!!!

This bag is also great for a Make N Take. It's a cute bag to use to wrap a holiday gift in this season!!!

Also in this same theme we have the Santa Candy Pull with instructions, the "Poppin' Santa" tutorial. The "Santa Nugget Box." The "Santa Candy Cane" (with instructions). A Santa card. And last but not least, the "Santa Tissue Holder." (and it's REALLY not least!!!!) Plenty here to plan your own Santa Theme Stamp Camp!!! And I have a few more to come too in a few days!

Thank you all SO much for stopping by!
Wanda

Santa Candy Pull & Instructions

Here's another item in the "Santa Theme" line. It's a Hershey bar wrapper with a ribbon pull. These are VERY simple and quick to make. I think it took longer to make my black brads than it did to all the other parts.

I bet you'd like to know how to make this??? Ok, I'll tell you, only because you asked!!! LOL

For this one I started out with a piece of red card stock cut 5-1/2" x 6-1/2". Score at 1-1/4", 1-1/2", 3-3/4" and 4". Fold the score lines in.

At 1-1/8" over and 1" down from the top make a dot. This is where your first button will go and where the ribbon will be attached on the backside of the wrapper.

Take a piece of white card stock measuring the length of the wrapper and 2" wide. I did trim my wrapper a bit to fit the candy bar better. This is something you will have to decide if you want to do that or not. Tear your white strip on one side and then turn it and tear it on the other. Tape or glue it in place. I used glue.

The belt was made using a die cut buckle and a piece of black card stock cut 1/2" wide by 5-1/2" long. You can cut it a bit longer and adjust it on the back. NO need to make a belly band here, it's not holding anything shut. Set it aside.

I used a 14" piece of black grosgrain ribbon. Tie a knot at one end and attach the other end of it to the backside of the wrapper. You will be going up about 1/4" on the ribbon and inserting the brad. Fold the ends of the brad down to secure it. Add your belt and you can eye where the other brads go. I used 1" brads from Office Depot. I wanted bigger ones and of course they only come in gold so I had to heat them up with the embossing tool and dip them in black embossing powder. I did cut the ends of the prongs a bit, they were much longer than I really needed. Don't use your favorite scissors to do this. Add your brads and set your candy bar inside. Glue the back shut. One side is a bit longer than the other. You will want to have the longer flap down first. You'll be able to see the difference when you fold them over and look before you glue. Once glued and the glue is set (about a minute or two) remove the candy bar. Pull the ribbon until the only part left inside is the part that is attached to the wrapper. Now set the wrapper down face up. Ribbon straight out of the top of the wrapper. Set your candy bar over the ribbon and slide it in. Your ribbon will slide in with the candy bar and a little (with the knot) will be sticking out the top. You are done! Isn't it cute??? These sell VERY well at craft fairs!! They are also a great gift for teachers, the mail carrier, paper delivery person, etc. An EXCELLENT "male" gift!!!

Also in this same theme we have the "Poppin' Santa" tutorial. The "Santa Nugget Box." The "Santa Candy Cane" (with instructions). A Santa card. And last but not least, the "Santa Tissue Holder." (and it's REALLY not least!!!!) Plenty here to plan your own Santa Theme Stamp Camp!!! And I have a few more to come too in a few days!

Thank you SO much for stopping by,
Wanda

Poppin' Santa Tutorial

In sticking with the Santa Theme I have for you tonight a microwave popcorn cover. This is very simple and quick to make. It's an excellent non-candy gift!

Take a piece of red card stock and cut it 7-1/2" x 10".

Score it at 2-1/2", at 3-1/8", at 7-1/4" and 7-7/8"

Turn and score at 6-1/4" and 6-7/8"

Clip the bottom sides off as shown in the photograph. Fold all score lines.

Take a 2-1/2" by 6-1/4" piece of white card stock and tear the edge on the long side. Turn and tear the other edge. You do need to turn this or the tears will look different. You get one look when you tear the paper towards you and a smoother look when you tear it away from you. Either way just make sure you do both edges the same way.

Fold the flaps over on the red card stock and set the white in place. You want to center it. The white will overlap the red because the left flap is shorter. Glue it in place and set it aside to dry.

For the buckle, using the brushed gold card stock, take a 3/4" square punch and punch a square as far as you can go inside the piece. You want to have some edge to use the next punch to make the square with a hole in it. Now take a 1-1/4" punch and line it up over the 3/4" punched out area. Once centered punch it out. And there's your buckle. Pretty simple, huh??? If you don't have the punches, just cut out a 1-1/4" piece of gold card stock and a 3/4" piece of black card stock. Center and glue the black square on top of the gold square and set it aside to dry.

For the belt, cut a piece of black card stock 11" long by 1-1/4" wide. Score this piece at 3", at 3-5/8" at 7-3/4" and at 8-3/8". You may want to measure your red piece to make sure you have the black pieces scored in the right spots. If you went a little over on your scoring on the red card stock you will have to follow those same folds for the belt. You can just wrap the belt around the red card stock and mark where the scoring needs to be done. Once the scoring is done wrap the belt around the red card stock and glue in place. Glue the belt on top. It's a belly band buckle!

The buttons were made using a 1/2" round punch and gluing them in place. Insert your package of microwave popcorn and it's ready for gift giving!!!

This is a very quick project and SO much fun!!!

Thank you SO much for stopping by,
Wanda

Santa Theme Nugget Box

Hello all!!! This post is usually the Wednesday Sketch but I have not even looked at it yet today. It is something I'll be working on later tonight. I am still playing around with the Santa Theme stuff. Once I'm done with it you'll have a number of items to select from and gather together to create your own Stamp Camp!!!

Tonight I'm posting the nugget box. I got the patters on SplitCoastStampers. I downloaded them to my computer so I do not have a link to them. I download EVERYTHING I see that I think I might use someday!!! My computer desktop is as messy as my worktable!!! LOL Anyway to get the patterns, just click on "Forums" at the top of the screen. Then scroll down to "downloads" and you can do a search in there for nugget boxes. Someone put a bunch of them on there in various sizes. Of course I copied them all. You never know when you need one that holds more than three!!! This one holds six.

I ran out of the Hodge Podge Hardware buckles by Stampin' Up! so I had to use punched ones (from the die cut and the Sizzix). It gets the idea across anyway. Though I think if I were using these for Stamp Camp I'd probably use something else for the buckles. Cut a square piece of the brushed gold card stock and punch a square "dot" and glue them in place. But I probably would use the hardware buckle on the front of the box. But then again you could probably sell more punches than hardware kits. You know what your customers purchasing limits are so go with your gut feeling. Better yet, demo them both ways!!!

For the candies I used Nestle Treasures and I covered them with a white address label. SO quick and simple. I cut the black strips to fit inside the buckle and wrapped them around the candies and glued them in place. This was a very fun and fairly quick project. I think a number of my stampers will be making these!!! Wouldn't these be cute on the desks of your coworkers??? Or that little extra something under the tree from Santa??? Something for the mail carrier or your next door neighbor???

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Wanda

Santa Cane Directions

I had a few requests for the size punches used on this Candy Cane Santa, so here they are.

Cut your red card stock 3-3/4" long by 1-1/2" wide. Roll it around a pencil to get it to curl. Doing it around the candy cane can cause the cane to break. Do the same for the black strip (cut 1" long by 1-1/2" wide).

Using the 1-1/4" round punch a piece of pink for the face. And also for the hat. The hat piece you will be cutting in half.

For the beard you'll need to punch ten 1/2" circles plus one for the hat pom pom.

For the buttons punch three black 1/4" circles.

And for the eyes and nose you will use the 1/8" hand punch, cut 2 black and one in a rose color.

Tacky glue was used for the red and black strip. Use the photo to help you place the pieces. They were all attached using the glue.

As some have posted, they would be great for school gifts and package ties too. Pop one in the mail box for your mail carrier!!! Great little things to set on the desks of your co-workers!! LOTS of places to leave these to brighten someones day!!

Have fun making them!

Santa Really is Coming to Town!!!

Actually he REALLY is coming to our town!!! I believe the date is the 4th of December. The fire department comes out with it's big truck with Santa on top. The first year we lived here we didn't know about this yearly event and our son was in the bathtub at the time. He heard the siren (the small rescue vehicle drives down the street first and then the big fire truck with Santa on top (lighted tree and all). Our son goes running out of the tub to his bedroom window and is standing there naked waving at Santa. Now I'm sure he won't be reading my blog to know I told this story about him!! He told me my blog has too much "stuff" on it, like my desktop on my computer that he keeps telling me to clean up. I load everything to my desktop so I can find it. Half the time I don't know where things are saved to on this computer. Just easier to load it to the desktop!!! Anyway, the rescue truck that precedes Santa is there to let everyone know he's coming plus they load the canned goods on it that they are collecting. SO I need to write the date on the calendar and get a box of items ready for Santa! Oh and if you (kids) are outside when he comes the ones walking alongside the fire truck give out candy canes. It's such a wonderful thing they do. Give the kids candy canes, let the kids see Santa right on their own street and collect canned goods for the local food shelf.

Alright, moving right along here. Onto the Santa Candy Cand. I made these last year too. They are candy cane covers made using just circle punches. How cute is that? I got the original idea on Split Coast Stampers and I'm SO sorry but I don't know who the designer is so I can give them credit. I just thought it was cute and I had to make them. It seems like I'll be making them every year!!! It takes a while to punch out all the pieces but it's SO much fun putting them together. This would be a fun project for the kids too! A great Stamp Camp, Holiday Hostess Gift, Holiday Customer Appreciation and even a fun and inexpensive Make N Take. I recommend wrapping the card stock around a pencil first to get it to bend. Wrapping that stiff card stock around the candy cane caused the cane to break several times. Not that you can't use the broken pieces with white bark and make some peppermint candies for the holiday but lets finish up one project at a time!!! I did use tacky glue to hold the "wrapper" around the cane. Double stick tape doesn't hold well and the glue stick took too long to adhere.

And adding to the Santa theme is the Santa Tissue holder which you can view here. This is one of the first in the Santa theme items I made.

Thanks SO much for stopping by,
Wanda

Santa Claus is Coming to Town!

I have several "Santa" theme items coming up on my blog. Tonight it is a card.

I used the Santa from the "Jolliest Time of the Year" set by Stampin' Up! The little trees in the background are from the "Holiday Blitz" set by Stampin Up! I tore a piece of white card stock and ran it down the middle to represent the white fur on Santa's coat. The belt is made of black card stock. I didn't have any ribbon wide enough for the Hodge Podge Hardware buckle. I stamped Santa on watercolor paper using Black Staz On. I colored him in using a Blender Pen and markers. If you click on the image you can get a closer view. Don't look too close at it though, some things are best not seen by everyone!!! There is a bit of glitter in the snowflakes but it didn't show up on the photo. I liked making this card. It was pretty simple and it is a holiday card!!! In fact it's a Santa card!!! That ranks up there along with or just below a snowman card!!!! These "Santa" theme items I'm going to be posting will be great to use for Stamp Camp, Hostess gifts and Customer Appreciation during this upcoming holiday season.

Thank you for stopping by,
Wanda

Santa Tissue Holder

Another Tissue Holder! No stamping required for this one! I made the holder out of Real Red card stock, I tore some Whisper White and added some punched out black dots for buttons. The belt is black grosgrain ribbon and the buckle is from the Hodgepodge Hardware kit. VERY simple and quick to make!


Thanks for stopping by!
Wanda