Sunday, November 28, 2010

Treat holders

This month's theme for Verve Stamps' winter release project parade is "Triple Play"; create a trio of projects. There are such a wide variety of tutorials available online and I got a chance to use 3 of them to make these treat holders. Christmas is fast approaching and I thought these would be great to fill with something sweet.

Up first is the box in a bag.  There is a tutorial here.  I used Die Cuts with a View card stock from the Christmas Stack.  I used a Cuttlebug die to make the "present" tag.  The sentiment is an image from Papertrey Ink's mixed messages stamp set.




Next is the window treat box.  I used the video found here.  I used more card stock from the DCWV Christmas stack and this sheet has bits of silver glitter.  For the window, I used Spellbinders' Nestabilities labels 8 die and backed the opening with a piece of transparency.  The poinsettia is from GKD's AYear of Flowers stamp set.  I stamped and heat embossed it with silver embossing powder, sponged some color on it with Versamagic pixie dust ink and added rhinestones for the center.  I finished the box with silver metallic ribbon, curling the ends to resemble curling ribbon.




This last holder is a gable box.  I used the tutorial found here.  I used another piece of DCWV card stock that also has some bits of silver glitter.  I used a Cuttlebug die for the tiny tag and I adhered a piece of silver metallic ribbon behind it.  I also added a glittered brad I had in my stash.  The sentiment is a Dawn Bibby outline sticker.  For the closure, I punched two holes in the handles and tied with ribbon.  I added a Basic Grey button threaded with DMC floss to finish the look.





11 comments:

Unknown said...

SO cute, fun, and happy! Love them all:)

Owlways Learning More said...

This is great! I love dressing up treat giving for friends...fab!

Maria@Crafty Cre8tions said...

These are great projects Elaine! Thanks for posting the links to the tutorials/templates too!!!

Thanks for your visits to my blog too! I just got home from vacation and I'm making my return visits. Hope to get back to blogging by mid-week!
Maria

Julie said...

So Cute, you rocked it :)

Amy Sheffer said...

These are DARLING! And what a great group of packages to have on hand for the gift-giving season! I need to make a stash -- I always seem to come up short-handed

Laura (scrapnextras) said...

These are beautiful, fun and amazing! Each one perfectly crafted...definitely winners in my books!

Jerri Jimenez said...

These are totally adorable, fabulous gifts! Perfect for treats Elaine!

Julee (Vervegirl) said...

These are just adorable treat containers. So pretty!

Michelle Woerner said...

Total cuteness!!!

Beate said...

Your boxes all look great.
Hugs and smiles

Carolyn King said...

they look fantastic. great ways to dress up gifts!!

Thanks for your comment on the Echo Park blog today! Made me smile:)