Thanksgiving Pumpkin Boxes - Fleurette Bloom DT Project

Hi everyone,

Today I'm sharing my latest DT project for Fleurette Bloom. Although we don't celebrate Thanksgiving here in Australia, I simply couldn't resist making Fleurette's cute little pumpkin boxes from the Harvest Happenings 3D SVG kit!  I just love the colours of fall (again not something we see much of here in the Sunshine State), so I was thrilled to use some lovely fall papers for a change.

For the tag, I resized the leaf place setting files from the same kit and sprayed them with some Perfect Pearls mixed with water for a touch of shimmer. Whilst the leaves were still wet, I crinkled and curved them a bit and then dried them with a heat gun.  I think it gives them a more natural look, don't you?  

I did the same for the leaves on top of the boxes and then ran the vines through a crinkle machine before I curled them.  As a final touch, I added some natural twine around the stems and grouped the boxes together with ribbon and some more twine.

I'm really pleased with how my trio turned out and so happy that I decided to do this project even though we don't celebrate Thanksgiving. I hope that I've inspired you to make some too. 

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Thanksgiving!

Spiderella Pillow Boxes

Hi everyone,

It's been a while since my last post as it's been rather busy around here!  In the last month, we finished our house build, moved into the new house and also welcomed a beautiful baby girl into the world!

Needless to say, there hasn't been much time for crafting!  That said, things have started to settle down a bit now and I'm slowly getting back into a routine again which means that I can finally get back into my craft room! Yippee!

So, as the first order of business, I needed to make a few things for Halloween.  Here are some cute treat boxes I created for the Fleurette Bloom DT.  I just love the little Spiderellas and the googly eyes gives them such personalities, don't you think?

The pillow boxes are from the Anytime Pillow Boxes SVG Collection (I used the pillow box with extra's) and the paper is from the Howlin Halloween Digital Paper Collection.  The little spiders from the Spiderella Collection were done using the print and cut feature on my Cameo. 

Don't you just love the twine?  It's called, Holly, Bessie and Polly and are all from Whimsy Farm Twine.  The colours are so vibrant and always gives a project that extra little "something"...

These boxes were super quick to put together and will surely be a hit this Halloween.  Hope you like like them and that I've inspired you to make some last minute boxes for the Trick or Treaters coming your way!

Thanks for stopping by!

A+ Student Candy Wrapper and Bookmark - Fleurette Bloom DT Project

Hi there, today I'm sharing my Fleurette Bloom DT back to school project with you.  This time, it's a little something to make your child's first day back extra special...  A chalkboard treat wrapper and a bookmark with the cutest little school bus on it.

I used the Candy Treat Wrap Kit along with elements from the SVG School Days Cutting Files and Printables Collection by Fleurette Bloom.   The digital paper is from the ABC & 123 Paper Pack which is also by Fleurette.  

I cut and assembled the treat wrapper as usual but instead of using the usual label, I decided to add some pencils around a "chalk board".  To make it look more authentic, I actually used some Chalkboard paper for this.  I love this idea as you can use chalk to write anything you wish on the front of the wrapper.  Why not personalise it with the child's name or write an appropriate quote on the front?

For the bookmark, I used a basic shape rectangle and added the same banner from the treat wrapper.  I added some checkered ribbon and "Rosalie" Whimsy Farm Twine before adhering the cute little school bus from the SVG School Days Cutting Files and Printables Collection with some foam dots.  Finally, I rubbed some chalk around the edges of the bookmark and added a bit of ribbon and Rosalie Whimsy Farm Twine as a finishing touch.

Another quick and easy print and cut project with my Cameo... I just love digital more and more each day! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Back to School Gift Crate - SVGCuts DT Project

Hi everyone,

Yes, it's that time of year again... Summer holidays are coming to an end!  For some this means finally getting back into some sort of routine, whilst others are dreading the end of summer and are desperately trying to make the most out of the last few days before going back to work and school.  

So I made my latest project with the latter in mind, in the hope that it will put some fun into going Back to School again... It's also my first official post as a member of the SVG Cuts Design Team (whoop, whoop!) and I am thrilled to share it with you today!  

I made a gift crate filled with lots of back to school goedies for a teacher.  It includes a candy jar with decorative doily, an apple (which can be filled with treats as well), a useful notebook and of course, a matching card. 

For full details and instructions on how to make this set, hop on over to the SVGCuts Blog. 

Here's a close-up of the little crate - my favourite item in the set:



When I showed it to my husband, he first thought that it was only a photo prop and asked me where I had found such a cute little crate.  Well, let me tell ya, he was absolutely amazed when I explained that it was part of my project and that I had actually made it out of paper as well!  

Don't you just love it when you can still surprise people with what you can make out of paper?

Here are some close-ups of the other elements too: 

Doesn't the apple look good enough to eat?  It's such a cute file and I cannot believe that it's taken me this long to make one!  I also really like the doily on the jar, tied down with some "Bessie" Whimsy Farm Twine.

I used the same apple file for the jar, notebook and card and simply resized it to suit.  Such an simple and effective way to make a matching set of, well, almost anything...

Whilst I had a small notebook lying around the house, I think it would be just as easy to make one.  Just cut out a couple of rectangles from some chipboard to make the front and back cover, then cut some paper to size, punch a couple of wholes in the top and bind together with ribbon, string or twine. Easy peasy!

But for those who would just like to know which kits I used, here's the list:

Caramel Apple Pie SVG Kit

School days SVG Collection

Miss Baker's Classroom SVG Kit

Back to the Books SVG Kit

Doilies SVG Collection

Thanks for stopping by!

Retro Payphone - SVGCuts Guest Design Team Project

Hi everyone,

Today I am sharing my latest project for a guest design post for SVGCuts!  I am super excited about the project, not to mention the opportunity to be featured on the SVGCuts blog again!

So here is what I've created... an old fashioned, retro payphone!  Do you remember these? I'm sure the Generation Y peeps will wonder what on earth this contraption is, but I clearly remember the days before mobile phone when you had to walk halfway around town looking for a payphone to make that ever-so important phonecall!  Anyways, without getting too far down memory lane, let's have a look at some pics...

The payphone itself has three different compartments to put lots of goodies in.  Here, I added some chocolate coins along with a few of my personal favourites...

For those of you who are interested, here's a list of all of the SVGCuts kits and collections I used:

Gift Boxes SVG Kit

3D Letters SVG Kit

Call Me Later SVG Kit

Bicycle Built for Two SVG Collection

Clara's Christmas Eve SVG Kit

Maple Manor SVG Kit

Fall Harvest SVG Kit

Spirits of Christmas Past SVG Kit

See the "bling" on the roses?  I achieved this look with my new Wink of Stella Brush pen - I love how it just adds a little something to the roses.

I also used some glossy accents in various places to give it some more "bling" as well as dimension.

For the exact measurements and details on how to create this project, just click here.

If you happen to get stuck on step 2 or 3 - here are a couple of screenshots of what I did. Hopefully it will make sense, but if not, please send me an e-mail. 

Step 2

Step 3

I really hope that you've enjoyed my retro creation!  If you decide to make one yourself, please share it on Facebook - I would love to see what you create!

Thanks for stopping by!