Michele Reynolds
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Sweet Strawberry Boxes For You |
P retty treat boxes decorated with Stampin' Up! products.
Cut cardstock and designer paper pieces to the following sizes using a Paper Trimmer:
- 4" x 9-3/4" of one of the designs with strawberries from Berry Delightful Designer Series Paper
- 2-1/2" x 3-3/4" from Flirty Flamingo Cardstock
- 1-3/4" x 4" from Basic White Cardstock
- 1" x 3-1/4" from Basic White Cardstock
- 1" x 3-1/4" from Granny Apple Green Cardstock
Fold together a Love You Always Treat Box using a Bone Folder.
Fill the box with treats and close it up.
Put strips of Tear & Tape Adhesive on the short sides of the BACK of the Berry Delightful Designer Paper strip. Put lines of Stampin' Seal down the BACK side of the designer paper strip as well.
Remove the protective backing from one of the short strips of Tear & Tape Adhesive. Start adhering the designer paper to the center of the box sleeve on the bottom of the box. Wrap the paper around the sleeve and crease on the corners as you go. Remove the protective backing from the other short strip of Tear & Tape and adhere the end of the designer paper in place on the bottom of the sleeve.
As you are ready to stamp using the Sweet Strawberry Set, place the cardstock on the Stampin' Pierce Mat. Using the mat will help you get a cleaner image each time you stamp. Put a piece of paper (Grid Paper works great) on top of the Mat to protect it from ink.
Pick out the filigree edged rectangle die from the Ornate Layers Dies that cuts out a rectangle that is 2" x 3-1/2". Put it on top of the Flirty Flamingo rectangle in the center.
Mount the "Just For You" sentiment from the Sweet Strawberry Set on Block A. Ink it up with the Poppy Parade Ink Pad. Stamp it on the Flirty Flamingo rectangle so it is inside the Ornate Layers Die centered top to bottom and close to the right edge.
Place the filigree edged rectangle die on top of the stamped Flirty Flamingo rectangle on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine in the same position. Run through the tool. Use the Take Your Pick Die Brush Tool to remove the pieces.
Adhere the filigree edged sentiment rectangle cut out to the center of the top of the box sleeve.
Mount the solid strawberry image from the Sweet Strawberry Set on Block B. Ink it up with the Poppy Parade Ink Pad. Stamp once onto Grid Paper. WITHOUT RE-INKING, stamp it on one end of the horizontal 1-3/4" x 4" white strip so the wider part of the berry is on the bottom. Re-ink the stamp with the Poppy Parade Ink Pad, stamp onto Grid Paper, WITHOUT RE-INKING stamp on the other end of the white strip so the wider part of the berry is on the bottom.
Mount the outline strawberry image from the Sweet Strawberry Set on Block B. Ink it up with the Poppy Parade Ink Pad. Stamp it over each of the previously stamped solid strawberry images so the edges line up. Remember to re-ink the stamp each time.
Unlock the Strawberry Builder Punch. Hold the punch upside down so you can see the punching area. Slide one of the stamped strawberries into the punch and get it centered in the strawberry punching area. Punch. Slide the other stamped strawberry into the punch and get it centered in the strawberry punching area. Punch. Leave the punch unlocked.
Adhere the punched out strawberries to the left side of the filigree edged sentiment rectangle so they overlap each other a bit.
Mount the outline, leaf cap image from the Sweet Strawberry Set on Block A. Ink it up with the Garden Green Ink Pad. Stamp it on one end of the horizontal Granny Apple Green strip so it is oriented the same way as the coordinating punching area in the Strawberry Builder Punch.
Slide the stamped leaf cap image into the unlocked Strawberry Builder Punch and get it centered in the leaf cap punching area. Punch. Leave the punch unlocked.
Use Fine-Tip Glue Pen or Multipurpose Liquid Glue to adhere the leaf cap punch out to the top of the strawberry punch out on the left side.
Mount the outline, small, single flower image from the Sweet Strawberry Set on Block A. Ink it up with the Flirty Flamingo Ink Pad. Stamp it on one end of the remaining, thin, horizontal white strip.
Slide the stamped flower image into the unlocked Strawberry Builder Punch and get it centered in the flower punching area. Punch.
Use a Mini Stampin' Dimensional to adhere the flower punch out to the top of the strawberry punch out on the right so it overlaps the leaf cap punch out a bit.
Use the mini spatula on the Take Your Pick to carefully peel up a Rococo Rose pearl from the sheet of Pastel Pearls making sure that you get the adhesive backing as well. Adhere it to the center of the small flower punch out.