It’s Thursday! As you know, that means that it is time to play at PPA! Since this week’s challenge is “Anything But a Card”, I decided to share a trio of Valentine treat boxes that can be prepared in a snap. They all involve easy to use templates and Stampin’ Up!s delightful Sending Love Designer Series Paper from the Occasions Mini!
The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips:
“Ruffled Heart”
- Template, template…who has the template? Mel, that’s who! I printed off this template from Mel Stampz and traced it onto Pretty in Pink card stock. Then I cut a second heart from the beautiful Sending Love Designer Series Paper. This formed the base on which to attach the ruffle.
- Fun and Feminine! Do you suffer from “ruffle-phobia”? I have the cure…a tutorial by Janine Tinklenberg, better known to all as “Jan Tink”. Her tutorial can be found HERE! To be honest, the ruffle would have been easier to create from lighter-weight pattern paper, but I wanted to use Pretty in Pink card stock. Just be aware that you may have to be a little rougher with your ruffling! Tip: Mini Glue Dots can help to keep those pesky pleats in place!
- Satin Sensation! Don’t you love the new Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon? It’s such a rich, yummy color, and just perfect for a traditional bow!
- Glitter optional! Several of the Sending Love patterns are pre-glittered, saving you time and resources. What could be faster and easier?
“Rectangular Box “
- Wowza! It doesn’t get any easier than this! Just cut out a 6-9/16″ wide by 7-1/16″ long rectangle, and cut and score as shown above. The score lines are at the following measurements: 13/16″, 2-3/4″, 3-11/16″, 5-11/16″.
- A simple sleeve created from Sending Love Designer Series Paper, trimmed with Very Vanilla Pinking Hearts, is all that is needed to decorate this Real Red beauty. Top it off with hearts and a sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes and you are good to go!
“Lots of Hearts Carton”
- I {heart} the Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslit! And a miniature heart is as close as the Small Heart Punch, which will have you singin’ “You’ve gotta have hearts…lots and lots and lots of hearts!”
- Pop it up! This wonderful sentiment from With All My Heart is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals. What a great way to add depth and dimension!
- Don’t let this template fool you! It is easier than it looks. Try it, you”ll like it!
As always, my Design Team Pals have prepared some delightful creations for you over at the Pals Paper Arts challenge site. Get ready to be impressed! All brands of products and all skill levels are welcome, so come play @ PPA! And remember, your comments are very important to me! I love reading them and answering your questions! So, please…won’t you share your thoughts with me today? Until next time…
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These are gorgeous! I love the double-bow in chocolate chip! How’d you do that? So pretty! TYFS!
Chanda Stehlik
http://www.bellevuestampingclub.blogspot.com
These are fantastic Ann! {SMILES}
Love the ruffled heart! Wow! It is my favorite of the three! Thanks for including the templates. ~Bonnie~
So pretty! I’m loving the ruffled heart!
Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing the templates.
What a lot of detail work on the heart with the ruffled edge but the end result is really fun! All of your creations are great and the templates are appreciated!
All those boxes are gorgeous! They look yummy, are cholocates inside? Thanks for sharing.
girl, you go to the wall. what beautiful projects and instruction. hooray for the ppa. hugs, m
What an incredible collection. I’m drooling here. LOVE the colours & all of your gorgeous details. Those three template shapes look adorable together! Thanks for the beautiful inspiration (and the link love too) :o)
Holy adorable! You are a pro!
Fun Valentine’s treats.
So cute Ann! I love this DSP! I just used it to create the Scallop Box too 🙂 Great projects
I love all three treat boxes, Ann! I don’t know which one to choose, so I guess I’ll have to try my hand at all three! Love all the embellishments! Thanks too for sharing the templates! As usual, great job!
Don’t you just love that ruffling?? These projects are gorgeous!
Hi Ann,
the boxes are lovely and so easy to make.
Thank you for the templates.
Conny