Cake Pop Box svg {for 5-6}

I'm so excited to share this with you all! I have been wanting to make a cake pop box for ages, but just didn't have the time. I thought I could look online and find a great svg that was already done, but I only found boxes that would fit 1 or 2 cake pops. They were super cute, but they just wouldn't cut it for a family gift. SOoOoOo...here it is! Introducing my newest svg box...cake pops for 6! (or just one very hungry individual)

 You will need: 

some fun cake pops

2 pieces 12 x 12 cardstock

acetate

ribbon

vellum or red sticky tape

styrofoam block 

(Michael's has a brick for 2.99 that you can get two out of. P.S. use a coupon!)

tissue paper (optional so foam won't show)

The way you put this together is interesting. You'll need to size the height at 9.4 inches (and keep proportions) so that one of the boxes will fit on one piece of paper perfectly width-wise. I didn't want two separate pieces, but the box needed to be big, so you have to score at the two score lines on the top piece and attach to the bottom piece at the back. The scored edge should just hit the top of the bottom box. It should look like it's hinged (see pic above). The rest should be pretty self explanatory with the other scores in the obvious places and the foam cut to fit (don't worry, it's forgiving!).

Here is the svg on Media fire:

svg - cake pop box

Enjoy!!!

Mail Time for Valentine's Day

As a lot of you may know, I don't have much time for crafting these days... As such, I decided I would go easy this Valentine's Day. I bought some little dollar mailboxes from the Target dollar bins and slapped on some vinyl with their names on it. Add a little scrapnfonts.com Valentine's doodlebat to some already cut cards and a "stamp" to go on the envelope, write a little message, address the little envelope and done!

Easy Altered Foil Tins for Valentine's Day

 Hi all. Just a quick post to show you a quick project! I keep forgetting that I have these holiday tins until I put away my Christmas decorations and then I get mad at myself for not taking advantage of the ease with which I can give goodies away. Needless to say, I decided that I didn't care if it wasn't Christmas time anymore and I'm not making some kind of bread to put in here. I'm usin' 'em!

 It was really very simple. Just a little glue stick and stamp action on the top, add a little ribbon, and we're ready to roll!

 Clawson's saying, "I LOVE those!" And I'm saying, "They're not for you, buddy..."

These are brownies made from a cake mix that have caramel and chocolate chips in them. Quite tasty if you ask me. You can find the recipe here.

Night Out Card

Here's the card that went with the large gift card box in case you wanted to use it...

Night Out Card - .pdf
Night Out Card - .doc

Sunshine

Whenever someone I love is going through a hard time, I really want to let them know I'm thinking about them and that I want to help them in any way I can. Unfortunately, there's not always a whole lot I can do that they would need. Lately, I really, REALLY wanted to do something for a family member and found an idea on pinterest that I turned into this:

I really do hope it brightened their day...I can't think of anyone who deserved a bright day more!

Notice anything weird about the box? That's cuz it was a repurposed Yoplait box from Costco. No lid on your box to repurpose - no problem! Just take a file folder, cut to length, score, and cover with paper. Add velcro dot to make stay on the pretty side and some hot glue at the hinge. Done!

Then add a bunch of yellow items. Bath and Body has some delicious smelling honeysuckle items right now that were perfect. Winco is another favorite haunt for colored and separated candies.

Hope noone you love is in need, but if they are, here's just one more idea to let them know you care!

Card. pdf

Best Motivation for Boys...Ever!

We've hit gold! Well not literally...but it's as good as. If you have boys who like to play Nintendo all day every day, I think you'll agree. Lately we've decided that we've had enough of our boys begging for Nintendo all the time and not wanting to do anything else, so we've strategized and come up with this...These are our Nintendo dollars. The boys are only able to play on Saturdays and only for the amount of minutes (dollars) they earn during the week. This way, we're able to keep them motivated all week long, but only let them play one day and be able to easily control the amount they play. After all, they can't get upset about turning it off if they know beforehand how much they can play and know that the amount is completely controlled by them! And it works!
We have been able to use this system to motivate them to keep their room clean, get ready for bed quickly, be nice to their brothers, and do their chores...all without the complaints we used to get non-stop! I am in love with this system!


Our 3-year old is perhaps the most easily motivated by this. He gets so excited about the pictures on the dollars (all his favorite characters) and loves to put them in the sleeve their dad made for them on the fridge. So, so awesome! Try it out!

Here's a word file I created if you want to give this a go.

Nintendo Dollars word - .doc

I simply printed out two pages per set that I wanted. Then hubby did initial cut and used a lightbox to get the dollars in place to glue together so it would be double sided. Cut the final time around dollars and had laminated at local paper store. Done! BTW, this is helpful to teach them about real money too and they have fun trading the dollars in when they get five ones, two fives, etc. So it's motivation and a learning experience!

Homemade Pins

For the Blue and Gold Banquet for Cub Scouts this year, we wanted to celebrate the boys as individuals. Originally, I was asked to get ribbons for each of the boys to present to them at Pack night. As much as I like ribbons (actually, I don't like them at all), I decided it might be fun to do something the boys would want to keep and related to scouts. I got the idea for homemade pins from our graphic designer at work (thanks J.B.!).

This was actually a very simple project. All you need is some pins (can find in the bead section at Robert's or any other craft store), some paper, mod podge (not shown), and some Glossy clear dimensional embellishment (it's like epoxy - sort of).

First print out the design you want onto cardstock and cut it out.
Next, apply the glossy coating to the top of the cut outs. It will be bubbly, like those epoxy stickers. (It was sooo hard to show in the pictures how it turned out. You really can't see the epoxy at all!) Let dry over night.
Apply mod podge to the back of the paper and let dry. Then, use your epoxy stuff and use it to "glue" the pins onto the back of the paper. Once again, let dry overnight if possible.
Like I said, not easy to show how it turned out. Above is a very bad picture, but I think you get the gist.
Here's how it looks on my little guy. I wanted them to be small like the other pins the cub scouts get when they earn rank or sports and academic pins. Now, each of the cub scouts has his own pin to put on his uniform and look mighty nice.

Does J.J. always makes goofy faces in pictures? Well, he is my son after all.

Here is the template I used to help you get started if you want to do a cut scout pin. But really, the sky's the limit here! You could make awesome pins for a little kid's birthday or for any celebration, or just for fun!

Cub Scout Pins - Word doc

Merry Christmas and Little Give Away

Merry Christmas everyone!

For the holidays, I'd like to do a couple things...first - offer you a new box cut file for your Ritz and sugar cookies! If you make this file as big as a 12 x 12 paper will allow, you will be able to fit exactly four of each kind of cookie inside, just right.

Wrap it up with a 1 1/2" - 2" ribbon and put a tag on it. Oh...another merry christmas to you...I've provided the tag I made in word with a cut file to go with it so you can edit, print, then cut. Hooray! Easy as that! The fonts used are Freebooter script (free) and DB Seasons Greetings (could be free...see below! - otherwise, found at scrapnfonts.com).

For my last little surprise, I'd like to give away a couple of great fonts I bought two of at scrapnfonts.com. So, leave a comment by Friday night at midnight and I'll random number in Excel to see who will win the following fonts:

DB Seasons Greetings (used for the tree on the labels)

LD Cursive Flourish

I know it's not a big thing...but, hey! It's free!!! (and I can afford to do it!) So leave a comment and see if you win!

Files:

Christmas Octagon Box - .svg

Label - .svg

Word Labels - .doc

Word labels cut file - .scut

Witchy shoes from Mindy (Free SVG)

My sister has been working on a new cut file and agreed to share it with everyone! Take a peek at how it turned out! Isn't she amazing?! I'm trying to get her and another very talented sister to share their stuff on this blog too, so you can benefit from their genius! Leave her a comment and beg her for me, will ya?!

Here's what Mindy says about the file:

The SCUT 2 files are in two layers. This will allow you to cut the first layer and then score the second layer. Just open your layer pallet in SCAL2 and choose to hide the blue layer to cut, then switch out your blade and turn it upside down. Score on 5 or 6 with depth Med-High depending on your paper thickness. To score in the correct spot. Make sure you insert the mat with either the top or bottom flush with the machine. Otherwise the score marks will be a little bit off when you reinsert the mat.

Have fun with your Halloween witchy-ness!

Here's the file -

Free SVG
Witch Shoe - .scut2

Here's some more files she gave me to share for this cut so that those who need svgs will have them...plus an insert for the shoe that adds to the cuteness!

Free SVG
Witch Shoe Insert - .scut2
Witch Shoe - .svg
Witch Shoe Scorelines - .svg
Witch Shoe Insert - .svg
Witch Shoe Insert Scorelines - .svg

Design Challenge Box - Finally!

Well, here are the boxes I made for the "What kind of box is this?" challenge. I specifically designed it to hold homemade donuts! They fit perfectly in a box that is as big as a 12 x 12 will make it. I made the donuts first, so I didn't have enough time to make the box up as cute as I wanted to. (The donuts took a while!) You can find the recipe on Erincooks.com. They were incredibly good when they were warm, and still very good the next day.

I also wanted to do some more with this box for Valentine's Day. I thought it would be fun to do my Valentine's this year for my kids in my own boxes (especially since they don't really like the box of chocolates that come in a heart). Last year, I didn't have time to make cards for my family, so I just had candies for them instead. After my oldest gave me a Valentine card he had made for me, he asked me where his card was. I felt AWFUL! I won't make that mistake again. So, here are the boxes and cards I made up. Eventually I'll make it to the store to get the candy I want to put inside.

The sweet little animals I used are from scrapnfonts.com in a doodlebat font called DB Animal Occasion. The font is called 2 Peas Airplanes.

Want some more ideas? Go visit these talented ladies' blogs and see what they did with the box!!

http://stampin-n-more.blogspot.com/2010/02/weddings-always-make-me-cry.html

http://paperpastime.com/

http://dawnday.blogspot.com/2010/02/valentine-gift-box-all-things-crafty.html

http://busybbuzz.blogspot.com/2010/02/valentine-boxes.html

Thanks for participating!!

If you make any of the boxes on my site that you want to share with others, please email me and I'll put a link on the post. We'd all LOVE to see what you did!

Design Challenge! (Free SVG)

First off, just let me say, "Woohoo!!" I'm so excited so many people thought they'd want to do this! And I confess, I had another reason for wanting to do this. You see, I had a very specific use for this in mind when I made it, and I'd love to see what you all can do with this. I'm hoping for some other great uses than what I had in mind. With that said, here is the plain version of the cut.

Note that this has not been put together all the way (the flaps are still hanging out) and the acetate is not on yet either.

So...if you want to participate, cut out this box, decorate it up, put goodies in it, or whatever else you can think of, and leave a comment on this post. Then, next Sunday, I'll post my version and link to your blog (or if you don't have one, let me know and we'll exchange via email or get another way to show off your stuff). I'm really hoping for some great different ways to use this...I've got brain block and can only relate this box to what I originally thought of!

K, ladies! Let's get scrappin!

File:

Free SVG

What kind of box is this - .svg

Baby Shower Invitation

I have a good friend who is having TWINS...aaaah, right?! Plus she has a four year old and a two year old. I'm helping out with a baby shower and this is what I came up with for the invite. Just thought I'd share in case someone needs an idea down the road!

I used the fonts CK Chemistry and Albemarle Swash (free) for the text and DB Sweet Baby for the strollers and DB Pretty Borders for the polka dots and scallop with flowers. Those can be found at Scrapnfonts.com for $3 each.

Christmas Candy and Boxes (Free SVG)

My sister-in-law Jenny and "her people" came over this week and we made chocolates to give away to people. I love that we do this every year! We had so much fun and J.J. and Ryan loved having them over. It was fun seeing them play together.

Jenny made the Rice Krispies Treats that we dipped in chocolate and sprinkles. She also made delicious fudge that we cut shapes out of (recipe on back of marshmallow creme jar). If you want the recipe for the other chocolates (you won't regret trying them out - they're SO delicious!), here they are:

Copycat Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

Mint Chocolate Candy

Peanut Clusters

And of course...here's the file for the boxes we made. It's basically like a larger pastry box. Very simple design (cuz that's what I had time for!) If you size it as large as it will go on a 12 x 12 paper, you will get a box that fits eight mini baking cups just perfectly!

Free SVG

Rectangle Pastry Box - .svg

Freebie Cut File - Week #24

My weeks are going by fast aren't they? I'm trying to get caught up with all the box files I had people cut out for me! I hope you guys are as excited as I am about boxes, cuz that's where we've been and that's where we're gonna keep going for at least a little while longer! This file was requested by Gail...and I'm glad she did!

This first one was designed by Dawn at http://dawnday.blogspot.com. She also did the chocolate box you saw before. When I first saw this as a pdf, I thought it would be so cute to have patterned paper for his little "outfit". It turned out darling! And thanks to Dawn too for the tip on fixing the svg so it cut out right!

This second one was designed by Celeste at http://scrappingbutterflymom.blogspot.com . She's the same lady who designed the cute book box earlier. I love seeing how different people interpret these boxes! I thought she did a great job with changing up the face...giving him a mouth, a cute red nose, and changing up the eyes!

So fun ladies!!! Thanks again!

Here's the file:

Santa Claus box - .svg

P.S. There was someone who left a comment about not being able to open my files in scal. I can't find it now cuz I have no idea which post she left it under...but here's the answer! You have to open scal first. Then you can either go to file, open or file, import svg depending on what you downloaded. Then just browse until you find where you downloaded it on your computer. If this doesn't help, please leave a comment again (I promise I won't lose it this time!).