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Tutorial for plush Christmas box

Tutorial for plush Christmas box

Today's tutorial is for a plush Christmas box. This box is small and light enough to hang from a Christmas tree. Use a regular flower instead of holly to decorate the tag and it becomes a year round mini gift box which would work perfectly with this birthday card. In...

Tutorial for plaid tidings bag

Tutorial for plaid tidings bag

Today's tutorial shows how to create a plaid tidings bag. Of course our DSP is great for cards but it's also brilliant for bags and boxes! Why not make a few gift bags up with the DSP we have on offer this month. The Plaid Tidings DSP pack has 12 different...

Tutorial for heartwarming Christmas box

Tutorial for heartwarming Christmas box

This heartwarming Christmas box tutorial was another of the make and take projects at our Paper Dolls team meeting earlier this month. In the tutorial below, I take you step by step through creating the Christmas box. I also have a supply list for purchasing anything...

Navy snowflake Christmas pouch

Navy snowflake Christmas pouch

This Navy snowflake Christmas pouch was the final make and take at our August Paper Dolls Inspiration Meeting. As I explained in this earlier post, the theme of our meeting was mixing new products, with those that we already have in our stash. This project...

Santa Mini Curvy Keepsake

Santa Mini Curvy Keepsake

This Santa Mini Curvy Keepsake box was one of the make and takes for our Paper Dolls Inspiration Meeting last week. The theme of our meeting was mixing new products, with those that we already have in our stash. This project combines the brand new Red Velvet Paper (I...

Sneak peek of Heartwarming Box

Sneak peek of Heartwarming Box

This sneak peek of a Heartwarming Box uses supplies from the Heartwarming Hugs suite, out of the upcoming August-December catalogue. The colour combo uses a traditional red, green and gold mixture but with a green that is perhaps paler than is traditional. Colour...

Sneak peek of Gilded Box

Sneak peek of Gilded Box

This sneak peek of a Gilded Box combines supplies from the Gilded Autumn suite, with the Warm Hugs bundle, all from the upcoming August-December catalogue. This triangle box is an "oldie but goodie" design. It's a great, simple to make box, that works at any size,...

Vellum Mini Curvy Keepsakes

Vellum Mini Curvy Keepsakes

When I sent out the make and takes for our April Paper Dolls Inspiration Meeting, I included in them, a vellum Mini Curvy Keepsakes Box die cut from Perennial Essence Vellum. The colours varied but each team member received the plain die cut box and a mini label. It...

Honey Bee lozenge box

Honey Bee lozenge box

This little Honey Bee lozenge box is sure to cheer up anyone suffering with a sore throat. It combines the Mini Curvy Keepsakes Box and the Honey Bee bundle (I used the dies in a much more simple way on this birthday card). The Mini Curvy Keepsakes Box dies were...