On Line Training: Bag/Box

My last online tutorial, via a Zoom meeting, was showing how to create a cute little bag/box for a small gift made from a single sheet of 8-1/2" x 11" piece of card stock.  It isn't my original idea, but I really loved learning how to do this and then passing it along,  Here are the steps to create one of your own:    



Bag/Box Project from 4/25/2020 Virtual Crop

Use one piece of 8-1/2" x 11" card stock; first picture shows all the score lines detailed below:

Score on 11" side: 3/4", 4-1/2", 6-1/2", 10-1/4" plus 1" down from the edge at 5-1/2" (both edges)

Place a pencil mark at 2-1/2" and 8-1/2" on both sides.

Score on 8-1/2" side: 2", 6-1/2"

Again, on the 11" sides, score diagonally from the 2-1/2" toward the center to the 4-1'2" score line and from the 8-1/2" mark line toward the 6-1/2" score line.

Next place the tear n' tape (double-sided adhesive) as shown in the illustration below:

Fold along all the score lines, including the diagonals.

Remove the adhesive from two corners on 11" sides and fold toward the center. Repeat on the other side.

Here is how the bag looks when folded.

 

To finish off, decorate the outside with 3-1/4" x 4-1/4" card stock layered with 3" x 4" of designer series paper. Add tags or other embellishments.

Close bag with clips or punch holes and secure with ribbon or thick twine.

Last Chance 2019-2020 Retiring Products

This is it!  What we've all been waiting for--the retiring products list from Stampin' Up! Annual and Mini Catalogs!  Act fast before your favorites are gone, gone, gone--especially any of the 2018-2019 In Color products.  Don't say I didn't warn you.

Annual and Mini Catalog Retiring Products


If you prefer a list of the products, request a file in the comments below and specific file type: PDF or XLS.

Virtual Training: Greeting Card Folder

Today I had the opportunity to teach a number of people via a Zoom meeting how to make a folder that will hold at least four greeting cards and envelopes.  This will make up a cute gift for someone and use up that stash of designer series paper (printed 12" x 12" (or smaller).

The participants requested a tutorial and I promised to add one for this project here on my blog.  I intend to have lots of tutorials available for sale in the future, but this one is FREE.  Just check under my Resource tab to find the tutorial.

Hope you have a lot of fun creating your own Greeting Card Folders!


NOTE:  I created the tutorial, but I haven't figured out how to add it to the Resource link in the header.  For now here are two images that contain the complete tutorial.   If all else fails, send me a comment with your email and I will forward the file to you that way--make sure to specify file type PDF or DOCX.

April 2020 Paper Pumpkin Deadline

LAST DAY TO ORDER APRIL 2020 PAPER PUMPKIN!

What Can I Do?

Since this social distancing has been in place, I have gotten to watch video church messages (my church and others), connected via Zoom and Facebook Live to meet with a small group, Face Timed with as many people as possible just to "see" them.  Chance encounters with a neighbor over the fence or by the trash is the highlight of my day!  Saying "hello" and "thank you" to the fast food drive-through workers makes me smile.  And, curbside pick-up?  What joy!  I participated in a stamping event via Face Time (originally scheduled as a live event).  Today, I'm taking part in a virtual painting class.  So you see I need people and community.  

These are indeed unusual times as we all struggle, world wide, with a pandemic that will go down in history.  I work with several direct sales companies and I'm struggling to put myself and my skills out in the "virtual world".  I have spent countless hours online trying to learn and figure out some technology options to help out.  Being a crafter offers a number of possibilities to "do something" to help out others.

So far I have had the privilege to share a stash of greeting cards with a number of folks to send to others.  I have participated in porch drop offs.  I figured out how to make face masks for family members.  I have mailed cards to shut-ins and friends.  These are small, tiny even, contributions in the scheme of things where medical and other essential workers are on the front lines serving others.  We must keep them in our prayers.

So that's it for now.  Look forward to future posts about how I want to connect you with my crafts!  Of course, this will also help me and my businesses.  TIA

Practice physical distancing, not social distancing.