Gift Box

A Gift Box that is Male-Worthy

Designed for Oh My Crafts

Supplies Used: Karen Foster : Six-Pack Favor-its Box | Tim Holtz : Adirondack Alcohol Ink Applicator Tool | Tim Holtz : Adirondack Alcohol Blending Solution | Tim Holtz : Adirondack Metallic Mixatives Gold & Silver and Miner’s Lantern Kit (includes Pitch Black) | Darice : Graphic 45: Core’dinations: 12x12 Assorted Paper: Timeless | Darice : Sand It Gadget Tool with Sandpaper | Tim Holtz : Embellishments - Hitch Fasteners, Chain Tassels, Pen Nibs, Ornate Plates, Mini Paperclips, Odds and Ends Stamp Set | 7Gypsies : Embellishments - Paper Fasteners, Hardware Gears, Chains w/Clasp, ATC Gator Clips | Melt Art : Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel


Instructions:
1. Drip Pitch Black alcohol ink onto applicator tool and apply onto boxes. Then add a few dots of gold alcohol ink to the applicator tool and apply onto boxes. Smear the gold dots by adding Blending Solution to the applicator tool and twisting it on the box sides. Repeat this same process for the paper strip that holds the boxes together.

Tip: Alcohol inking works great for covering these boxes because it is a smooth surface that water-based ink pads won’t stay on and it is fast.

2. Lightly sand the Graphic 45 Core’dinations black paper to reveal the tan clocks. Trace and cut 3 lids, score the edges where they need to bend and adhere to the boxes. Trace and cut 3 more box lids with tan Core’dinations paper and adhere to box lids.

Tip: If white is left showing on the box lid, trim it off or color it with a black Copic marker or permanent marker.

3. With a 1/8” hole punch (We R Memory Keepers : Crop-A-Dile : EYELET & SNAP PUNCH PINK) punch a hole at the tip of the lids and assemble a Tim Holtz Hitch Fastener as knobs to open and close the boxes.

Adhere a few 7 Gypsies gears to each box.
Tip: Fabritac or hot glue works best for these gears.

  Stamp sentiment (WISH) on white cardstock and trim so it fits in the Tim Holtz Ornate Frame. Cover the white cardstock sentiment with clear ink pad and heat emboss with Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel. Adhere sentiment to frame. Attach brads to frame and adhere metal tassel to the bottom of frame. Adhere frame to box lid.

Alcohol ink one 7 Gypsies Chain and two Gator Clips gold. Clip the chain with wire-cutters so it is the length of the lid and adhere to box. Attach the Gator Clips to the chain.
Stamp sentiment on white paper, trim around edges, use scissors to distress the edges, clamp two page fasteners at the left side of sentiment. Attach to Gator Clips.

 Stamp ticket on white paper , lightly ink with brown ink pad, then trim around the edges. Attach Tim Holtz Mini Paper Clips to the ticket and adhere to lid.
Adhere 3 pen nibs to the corner of the lid.

Lotion Boxes

Lotion Boxes

Designed for Oh My Crafts

Supplies: Box Template | Cardstock | Holiday Paper |Embellishments

Instructions:

1.     Use template to trace, cut and fold onto patterned paper.

a.     Cut on solid lines

b.     Score and fold on dotted

2.     Adhere box together with a strong adhesive.

3.     Create backboard by cutting cardstock 3” by desired height (depends on the lotion you’re gift wrapping).  The backboard should be slightly taller than the lotion. Attach it to the back of the lotion box.

4.     Embellish: Use Sizzix dies or layered chipboard to add dimension.

Here is the template for the lotion holder box. To open, click on the image and it should enlarge. Print the template on white cardstock. If the template does not enlarge or does not print to the correct size, you can email me with "Lotion Box Request" as your subject line to request a PDF version of the template.

Milk for Santa Glass Etching Mug

Designed for Oh My Crafts

Supplies: Oh My Crafts Vinyl and Transfer Tape | Armour Etch Glass Cream and paintbrush | Glass Mug or other glass material | Electronic Cutting Machine (Silhouette)

      Instructions:

1.     Cut the image you would like to use as a stencil out of vinyl with any electronic cutter. 

This image was designed on Silhouette Studio and cut with the Silhouette machine.  “Milk for Santa” is the Elephants in Cherry Trees font (free downloadable font). 

2.     Weed away images from vinyl liner so you are left with the template.

3.     Apply transfer tape to vinyl and use it to transfer the vinyl onto glass surface.  Press the vinyl down firmly and peel off transfer tape.

Tip: Make sure there are no bubbles around the opening of the images.  Bubbles in the solid part of the vinyl do not matter.

6.      Clean the exposed part of the glass then apply a thick layer of etching cream.  Let the cream sit for about ten minutes.

7.      Rinse cream completely off with water and then take off the vinyl.  Clean the glass and you’re done! 

Behind the glass is Kanban Crafts’ Mirror Paper and a bag of hot chocolate.  Adding a solid behind the glass etching really makes the glass stand out.

How to make a personalized tag:

Supplies: Martha Stewart : Christmas Custom Stamp Set | Lifestyle Crafts : Nesting Rings |Lifestyle Crafts : Nesting Lace Circles |Bazzill Cardstock: Red, White and Green |Tim Holtz : Distress Ink Pad for Embossing | American Crafts : Zing! Embossing Powder: White | Marvy Uchida - EMBOSSING HEAT TOOL

Instructions:

Create your own personalized stamp with the Martha Stewart’s Christmas Custom Stamp Set.  It is great for monogram setting, address labels, personalized messages, greetings, and more!

For this tag I added the Oh My Crafts stamping letters to the acrylic block and stamped it with an embossing ink pad onto red paper, sprinkled white embossing powder and then heat set the embossing powder.

Next I used the Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Circles to cut a circle around the stamp and then added another circle frame out of white.  Finished it off by die cutting the Nesting Lace Circle out of green cardstock and tying it with ribbon to our Christmas treats.

Christmas Towel and Soap Dispenser

Santa’s Suit Hand Towel

Designed for Oh My Crafts

Supplies: Silhouette : Fabric Ink (Black and White) | Oh My Crafts Vinyl and Transfer Tape | Hand Towel

Instructions:

Step 1: Create a stencil with vinyl and apply it to fabric.  Use transfer tape to help apply the vinyl if needed.

For the Santa’s suit, cut two 1”x 24” strips of black vinyl and apply them across the bottom of the towel about 2” apart.  Also cut three 1” circles out of black vinyl and apply the “negative” to the center of the towel as if they were Santa’s buttons. For the belt, cut a square inside a square and set this aside.

Step 2: Use a foam brush to dab ink onto fabric. Be aware that the paint might seep through the fabric, so add paper behind the project to stop the extra ink.

Step 3: Allow ink to dry completely, remove vinyl stencil, and iron to set the ink.

Step 4: When layering colors, repeat steps.

Soap Dispenser Inserts

Designed for Oh My Crafts

Supplies:

Clear Plastic Paper or Packaging | Holiday Stamp  (specifically: Stampendous : Cling : World Christmas, Saint Nick and Snowbody Frame) | Ranger Ink : Archival Ink Pads | Clear Soap Dispenser (such as Pureworks : Antibacterial Foam 7 oz. , or Pureworks : Antibacterial Foam 2.5 oz.)| Un-Du : Sticker, Tape and Label Remover 4oz.

Instructions:

1.     Peel off any labels on the soap dispenser.  Use Un-Du to remove any sticky residue.

2.     Stamp a clear sheet of plastic with a stamp and an Archival Ink Pad. Archival Ink Pad are unique from many ink pads because they are alcohol based, which makes them waterproof.  This is why they will not rub off plastic or other gloss papers.

3.     Let dry for 30 minutes.

4.     Remove soap dispenser lid, roll plastic and fit it through the top of the Soap Dispenser.  It will naturally unroll and form to the inside of the soap dispenser. Put soap lid back on.

5.     Tie ribbon around dispenser.

Butterfly Gift Bag

Gift Wrapping

Designed for Oh My Crafts

Now this is gift wrapping brought to a new level!  I don't know about you, but I have the hardest time spending money on gift bags, but I have finally found a solution!  At the dollar store, I found 8x10" plain brown gift bags which are perfect to craft on! 

Supplies: Brown Gift Bag (Dollar Store)| Martha Stewart : Large Punch Around The Page - Wild Flowers | Bo Bunny : Gabrielle Collection Pack | Sizzix : Bigz Die - Fanciful Flight by Tim Holtz | Prima : Dechire Collection - Cream | Bazzill Basics : Coral and Cream Cardstock | Scrapper’s Floss | Tim Holtz : Crackle Paint - Rock Candy | Sizzix : Adhesive Sheets | Tim Holtz : Distress Ink Pad | We R Memory Keepers : Crop-A-Dile Tool


Instructions for this bag:

1. Cut background color 8x5 ½ inches and distress with ink.
2. Cut coordinating color 8x5 ½ inches and starting with the corners then moving in, punch wildflowers out on top and bottom edge. Layer on top of background.
3. Cut strips 2 ½ x 8” and distress with ink. Adhere on top of project.
4. Cut strip ¾ x 8” and adhere to project centered on other strip.
5. Cut 3 strips of Scrapper’s Floss 10” and tape onto the back of the background paper then bring in front and back again, taping the other end to the back side of paper.
6. Die cut butterfly and apply a thick coat of Tim Holtz Crackle Paint. Let Dry.
- Make sure to cut mirror image of the wings.
- Tim Holtz Crackle Paint is heat sensitive, so to speed up the drying process use a heat gun or hairdryer.

TIP - Apply Sizzix Adhesive sheets to the paper before die cutting to make adhering a breeze!

7. Adhere butterfly in the center over the floss
8. Adhere project to front of bag
9. Adhere Prima flower over butterfly.

10. Finish by adding a tag.