Altered Noodle Box ~ by Kimi

Hi everyone, today I am here to share my Altered Noodle or Take out Box with you all.  I have had this noodle box in my stash for quite some time, just waiting to be altered. I thought the Gingerbread collection from Kaisercraft was perfect for it!!  I love these papers, they have a retro feel to them and certainly put you in the Christmas mood.  I have used selections from the 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 paper pad.

 My first step was to pull the box apart and set aside the wire handle.  Making sure to put it where I would find it again!!  I don't know about you, but sometimes I put things down on my desk and they just vanish!! never to be seen again!!

 I then cut out segments from the sides to reduce the bulk and make the sides sit a little flatter.

I also sanded the shiny surface just to be sure that my glue would stick.

After I got all my surfaces prepped I set about tracing and cutting the box pieces out.  I am sorry guys I got busy with it and totally forgot to take pictures of this process.  

 When I finally remembered to take photos, I was up to the embellishing stage.  I have used some ribbons and seam binding from my stash.

 A sticker or two from the sticker sheet that came in my kit.

and the final touch was a wooden Santa embellishment from my stash.

 Here is a close up on the sides and the ribbons. 

This project came together really quickly and easily. I think it makes a great gift box, but I thought I would use mine as a table decoration and fill it with lots of Christmas lollies!!!

Thanks again for stopping by and sharing some of your Saturday with me.  Please be sure to pop back tomorrow to see what Wendy has been creating for you.  

3D Star - by Kimi

 Hey everyone so as you can see I have my kit for October and it is CHRISTMAS!!  I love these papers.  This is Kaisercrafts Gingerbread Collection and the papers have a soft vintage feel.  There are some really fun prints and I can't wait to create some more with them.   This week I have used my e-cutter again and a digital file to create this 3D star.

 I have used the Chocolate card stock that came in my kit as the star base.

 I then cut the top layer pieces or triangles from pages in the Gingerbread 6 1/2"  x 6 1/2" paper pad

I loved how the chocolate card stock gave the star a rusty look.  I wanted to keep this rustic country theme going so I decorated the star with some Red gingham that I had dyed using some Tim Holtz Tea Dye re-inker.

 I used some more twine twists made from the Docrafts Papermania brown string; strips of natural hessian; a mulberry paper gardenia inked with Tim Holtz Aged Mahogany and two rusty bells from my quilting stash.

This is the reverse of the star.  I just love how dimensional this star is and I love LOVE love it's rustic charm.  Thanks for sharing some of your Saturday with me.... Hope you all have a crafty weekend.

                                                             ✿ღ.~♥  Live your Bliss ♥~ღ.✿

 

Hi everyone, Kimi here. Today I wanted to share with you all my "Sweet" little banner and cupcake gift box.  These gorgeous papers from Kaisercrafts Tea Party Collection certainly put you in the party mood. The banner could be used for a little girls party or just a super cute room decoration.

To make this I have just used some of my scallop edged scissors to cut all the White card stock bases.  I have inked these edges in some cotton candy pink ink from my stash.  I then layered them up with the following papers with the 12x12 sheets that came in my kit.

Tea Party - Raspberry Tart

Tea Party - Cupcake Swirl

Tea Party - Afternoon Tea

Tea Party - Icing Sugar

Sticker Sheet

Prima Mini Sachet  - Rose

I created the rosettes from some pink cardstock.  I cut strips 3/4" wide by 12" long and then scored them at every 1/4".  

 I then did the same thing to some White Cardstock.  

Once I had scored all my strips I glued the ends together and began to make all my rosettes   

 Whilst I waited for my glue to dry I punched out some 1" circles and using the alpha stickers from the sticker sheet I spelled out the word sweet.

 I then adhered these to my rosettes with my hot glue gun.

   Using some contrasting ribbons from my stash I strung my banner pieces together.

 

 My second part of this weeks project is a Cupcake gift box.  When I first saw these papers I thought straight away how cool the would look as an actual cupcake gift box.  To create this box I used my electronic cutter along with an digital cutting file and some of the leftover pieces from the banner. I edged the cupcake lid with ribbons and lace from stash.  I was going for that icing over the cupcake wrapper look!!

 I have added some "sprinkles" - no cupcake is complete without sprinkles right?  So using the cute little sequins that were in my kit I "sprinkled" them about on the lid of my gift box, using glossy accents to adhere them.  But, to me, the cupcake still needed something a little extra...

 .....Sooooooo I added some seam binding bows, a Spellbinders Doily and some Prima Mini Sachet Roses. Kinda like a cherry on top!! 

What little girl wouldn't love a cupcake gift box?  Sooooo scrumptious!! 

Well everybody I hope you have enjoyed my projects for this week!!  I had great fun making them.  

Have wonderful weekend and I will see you all next week

   ✿ღ.~♥  Live your Bliss ♥~ღ.✿

Vintage Christmas Card by Susan Butler.

Hello Friends,

I am still enjoying the Kaisercraft St Nicholas Collection.

And today I created a card.

I cut the base card on the Cricut and also a smaller cut from  the Kaisercraft paper which I randomly stamped over and I cut the Christmas image  and frame from Spellbinders Classic Ovals.

 I cut some leaves on the cricut and heat embossed with embossing powder. 

And put frame and leaves through a texture fade and dry embossed.

I made rose buds out of some Twine and inked them up in Red for the berries.

 The number 25 was covered in Glossy Accents and then cracked.

I also added a Spellbinders  scalloped Oval  behind the frame. 

 

Hope you are having a great day.

Smiles:)

Sue