Toy's Haven

  Good Morning?!

Yup, if you are reading this now… it is 2:23am.   Where are all my insomniac friends?

So here is how it went down.    I was waiting up to pick my Zeke up from work at midnight, when I started blog hopping and looking at different bags/boxes/etc.   I started making a few and pretty soon I was frustrated with copying other people’s work, so I designed my own bag/box (shown in pic above).

Now, I know you all are going to want details and dimensions and we’ll get to that in a bit, but first… I uploaded the bag/box to SCS and called it a night.  Before I signed off, I took a peek  to see if the SC had been posted and sure enough it had!   That did me in.  I was already thinking I needed a card to go with my box, so I dragged myself back to the studio (or corner of the livingroom as I lovingly call it), and made a matching card for my box :).

I am totally diggin’  the layout of today’s SC.  I think it is very versatile and I will likely make another, but lemme get through this night, Lord, let me get through this night!

Ok, so you want deets.    The little acetate bag/box measures 2 1/2 ”  wide by 1 1/2 ” deep by 5″  high.   I really really intend to do a tutorial on this soon, but in the meantime, I am going to give you basic instructions…. let’s see if you can follow :).

Step 1:   Cut a piece of cardstock (I used GP white) measuring 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches.   Score on all four sides at 1 inch.   Cut as shown in diagram below:

   You are going to cut on the dotted lines and fold all sides to form a box bottom.  Use sticky tape to adhere the tabs as you want it to be able to hold weight.

Step 2:   Cut a piece of acetate 8 1/2 inches x 5 inches.   On the long side,  score at 2 1/2 inches, 4 inches, 6 1/2 inches and 8 inches.   You will have a little 1/2 inch tab left over.   Crease on your score lines using a bone folder or the edge of a ruler to make crisp corners.   Apply a 1/4″  wide piece of sticky tape along the little tab on your acetate piece.   Adhere the ends of the acetate to form a rectagular tube.   This will fit inside the box bottom you made in step 1.

Step 3:   Apply sticky tape along the bottom of your acetate piece on all four sides.   Slide it into your box (I squeeze it together while I am putting it in so that it doesn’t stick before I want it to)…. and press against all sides.   I use a ruler to straighten the sides  by running it along the inside of the box sides.

Step 4:   Cut a 9″  x 2 1/2 ” piece of decorative paper and adhere it around the bottom of the box like a skirt, using sticky tape as you go long.  Overlap in back.

Step 5:  Use a punch (like the designer label I have used) to create the ‘handle’ by punching through the top of your acetate.

Now you’re ready to fill and decorate!

Here is the box alone:

Here are the supplies used:

Stamps:  Dreams du Jour (SU!)

Colors:  Pink Pirouette, GP White, Kiwi Kiss, Bella Rose dp and acetate (or transperancy)

Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black, copics

Accessories; ribbon, scissors, 1/2 pearls, designer label punch, scoring blade, goodies!, MS butterfly punch (card), sticky tape,  dimensionals.

Ok, I am about to hit the enter key and head for bed?

If you have any questions about the bag/box or need pictures, please give me a holler!

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                        ~My Friend Ensemble~

    I had to sneak this in.   My son, Levi, was so impressed with my Pirouette Dreams ensemble that he asked me to make a set for his young friend at school who is turning 14 on Friday.    He wanted me to make the bag/box a little bigger, but he wanted the card to look like the Dreams card.   His only requirement was that it had to have some purple on it :).

How does a mom refuse that?!  🙂

TFL!~ and have a blessed day!!