Tutorial for One Sheet Tote Bag Treat Holder

I love this little treat holder that looks like a purse or a tote bag.  I made this one for the Stampin' Friends Blog Hop, you can see that post HERE. 

In that post I said I would post a tutorial on how you can make your own treat holder.

THINGS YOU WILL NEED:
Simply Scored Scoring Tool and Stylus
Ruler and Scoring Stylus
Tear & Tape Adhesive
Fast Fuse Adhesive
1 sheet of 8-1/2" x 11" Cardstock, I am using Sahara Sand
Designer Series Paper, 2 pieces cut to 3-1/2" x 4-1/4"
Cardstock for Trim, 2 pieces cut to 5/8" x 4-1/2"
Cardstock for Handles, 2 pieces cut to 5/8" x 8-1/2"
Candy Dots Brad Bases
Pearl Basic Jewels
Handheld 1/8" Hole Punch
Paper Snips
Circle Stick on Velcro Fastener 

INSTRUCTIONS:

Score on long side at 3/4", 4-1/2", 6-1/2", 10-1/4"

Turn paper to short side and score at 2", 6-1/2"

Measure 2" from the 4-1/2" & 6-1/2" score lines and score diagonally to the edge

I have drawn lines to show you where to score, score both sides of paper

Fold on all score lines

 Fold the diagonal score lines

Apply Tear & Tape Adhesive from the diagonal score line to the corner on all 4 sides

Adhere edges down and secure

Fold the center two score lines to form the box bottom

Bring the top two edges together and pinch in the sides of box

Ready to decorate and embellish

Here is what I used to finish mine

Add brads to handles and a velcro fastener to the inside

All finished! What do you think? 

I hope you will be inspired to create your own One Sheet Tote Bag Treat Holder.  Thanks for stopping by today,   please take a moment to leave a comment if you wish.  I love reading comments.

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~Barbara

Black, White & Whatever You Like Stampin' Friends Blog Hop

Welcome to the Stampin' Friends Black, White & Whatever You Like Blog Hop!  I am so excited to be a guest blogger this month.  If you just arrived from Steph's Blog, thank you for continuing with the hop! I am glad you are here to check out what I am sharing with you today. PLUS, a chance to win a crafting surprise from each blogger, keep reading for more details.

We are excited to have three awesome Guest Hoppers that you will definitely want to check out!  The Guest Hoppers for February are: 

Cindy Slack Waldroff

 Barbara Welch (that's me!)

Angela Carter

This month the hop features Black, White and One Other Color.  I love the crisp, clean look of black and white paper don't you?  I am using Melon Mambo as my other color.  In the photo below are the three projects I designed to share with you.

Card #1 - Live Well -Laugh Hard- Love Big

Card #2 - Happy Birthday

Tote Bag Treat Holder

The tote bag treat holder measures 4-1/2"W x 4-1/2"H x 2"D, this does not include handles.

Check back on Monday for a tutorial on how to make this tote bag from one sheet of cardstock

All of the supplies that I used to create the projects are from Stampin' Up!® and are listed at the end of this post.
 

Would you like to win 15 different awesome crafting items? Make sure you comment on each person's blog with the hashtag #SFFebHop by Sunday, February 21st at midnight! Each comment gets you another entry in the drawing!

If you started the hop with my blog, click the PREVIOUS button to check out Steph's amazing creations.
To continue on the hop, click the NEXT button to see what Kathie has created and you can continue hopping to see all 15 blogs.  

  

    

Here are the Stampin' Friends blog hoppers, including our guest hoppers!

Lynn Streifert 

Carolina Evans 
Elizabeth Jeanne 
Kirsteen Gill 
Leanne Johnson 
Steph Jandrow
Barbara Welch...that's me you are here
Kathie Rotti
Melissa Thomas
Sarah Devendorf 
Andrea Tucker 
Angela Carter 
Cindy Waldroff 
Kim Smith
Deana Benson 

I am so glad you visited my blog today and I look forward to seeing you back again soon.

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~Barbara

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Stampin' Up! Supplies:

Stamps:  Blended Bloom, Oh My Goodies, Sunburst Sayings

Paper:  Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black, Melon Mambo

              Designer Series Paper:  Everyday Chic

Ink:  Basic Black Archival

Accessories:  Big Shot, Deco Labels Framelits, Whisper White Seam Binding Ribbon,

Punches:  1-1/4" Circle, 1-1/2" Circle, Banner, Petite Petals, Itty Bitty Accents; Candy Dot Brad Bases, Pearl Basic Jewels, 1/8" Handheld Hole Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Snail Adhesive, Fast Fuse Adhesive, Glue Dots, Tear & Tape Adhesive, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Paper Snips, Stampin' Trimmer  

Cards from the Swap in your PJ's at the Hilton

Thank you to everyone that participated in the swap.  We had 33 swappers that participated. I hope you had as much fun as Laura and I had hosting this event.

Now are you ready to see the inspiring, creative cards that were swapped?

Top L to R: Reta Daugherty, Melissa Davies, Terry Bolender, Rhonda Smith,

Bottom: L to R: Sandy Keller, Priscilla Ivler, Alexa TreDenick, Robbie Chandler

Top L to R:  Deb Mathine, Tari Lochhead, Carol Siers, Angie Pyjas

Bottom L to R: Sherri Price, Catherine Stephenson, Sherry Clark, Sherry Palmer

Top L to R: Tammy Oberski. Bobbie Meyer, Pat Smith, Michelle Houx

Bottom L to R: Karen Hambright, ??????, Mary Havlovic, Jennifer Rutkowski

Top L to R: ???????, Alica TreDenick, Jane Rappleyea,

Middle L to R:  Laura Diamond, Jean Addis, Michelle Houx,

Bottom L to R:  Connie Ingram, Sacha Wilson, Sandy Risi



Laura and I gave each swapper a thank you gift for participating, Laura designed this adorable favor

Click on any item and it will take you directly to my online store if you wish to order products to make these for your own gathering.
Thank so much for stopping by today, I look forward to seeing you next time with more creative ideas.

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~Barbara

Swap in your PJ's at Convention

I love traditions don't you?  One tradition for Laura and I is to host a "Swap in your PJ's" at the Hilton. We stay at the Hilton Salt Lake City Hotel every year, so we take over the 2nd floor lobby for a couple hours on the night before convention officially starts.

This year our "Swap in your PJ's" was held on Wednesday night, July 22nd.  We had 35 swappers participate.  Upon arriving and checking in, each swapper was given a tote bag with name tag, and up to 3 tickets for a chance to win the door prize, (a ticket for signing up online, a ticket for wearing pj's, a ticket for being on time for the swap). We also had a favorite card contest, and most creative pj's contest. I didn't get a picture of the other two prizes we gave away, too much fun happening I suppose.

Paper Tote Bags (non SU!) with Name Tags (created by Barbara Welch) for each swapper.

Altered Convention Journal created by Barbara Welch for the Door Prize winning ticket.

Favor for each swapper, designed and made by Laura Fernsler. We gave this as our gift to everyone for swapping with us in this fun swap.

 

 

 

 

Thank so much for stopping by.  Check back tomorrow for a look at all the swap cards from the "Swap in your PJ's".  Thank you to everyone that participated.

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~Barbara

Card in a Box Make & Take

As promised, I want to share with you the Make & Take project that Diane Dechaine provided for us to make at our March downline meeting.

Stamps:  Flower Shop, Happy Watercolor
Papers:  Crumb Cake, Coastal Cababa, Crisp Cantaloupe, Strawberry Slush, DSP Prints


This was a fun project to make.  Thanks Diane for sharing your creativity!

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~Barbara

My Christmas Card and Gift for the Gift Exchange

Today is our team Christmas dinner party, Christmas card exchange and gift exchange.  I love these ladies so much and we always have a great time we we gather.  I am sure tonight will be no exception.

Here is the card I created for this year's Christmas card:

Stamps:  Merry Little Christmas
Paper:  Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler
Access:  Big Shot, Chalk Talk Framelits, Old Olive 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon,Season of Style Washi Tape, Northern Flurry Embossing Folder (retired)

I made this "JOY" banner for the gift exchange:

I used the Retired Holiday Stocking Big Shot Die for the stocking shapes. 

Paper: Real Red, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White, Silver Glitter Paper

Ink:  Smoky Slate (for sponging the edges)

Thanks for stopping by and tomorrow I will share the cards from the party.

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!

Barbara

Spooky Banner

Banners are a hot trend right now in the paper crafting world.  Today I want to share the banner I created for my Banner making class.  The ladies all had a great time creating their own designs.  Some used the word "WICKED" for their banners.

Build-A-Banner Simply Created Kit (from the Holiday Catalog)
plus the Halloween Banner Simply Created Accessory Kit (from the Holiday Catalog)
along with the following:
Stamps:  Halloween Bash, Halloween Hello, Best of Halloween
Paper:  Pumpkin Pie, Summer Starfruit, Very Vanilla
Ink:  Summer Starfruit, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black

Watch for more banners and banner making classes.  The information on upcoming events is on my facebook page.

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
Barbara

3-D Creativity by Laura Fernsler

I want to show you some creative talent by my friend, Laura Fernsler.  I might be a little biased because she is my very close, extra special friend!  She hosts a Big Shot Treat Holder Swap every year and she always creates the cutest things to swap.  Are you ready to see them?

Apothecary Accents Framelits with Peanut Butter Bars inside

 

Apothecary Accents Framelits with Lemonheads Candy inside

Milk Carton Die with Starburst Fruit Chews Inside

Top Note Die with Animal Crackers Inside

All of these were made by Laura Fernsler, and since her blog is MIA I thought I would share them.  I hope you like them as much as I do.

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~Barbara

Over the Top Tags Organized Swap

This swap is one of my favorite ones that my friend, Laura Fernsler, hosts each year.  I really love the different stamping mediums used to make each tag a work of art.

Here are my Over the Top Tags that I designed and swapped:
Group 1

Stamps:  A Round Array
Colors:  Pool Party, Basic Gray, So Saffron, White

Group 2

Stamps:  Daydream Medallions, Perfectly Penned, Fabulous Phrases
Colors:  Pistachio Pudding, Soft Suede, Crisp Cantaloupe, Vanilla

Group 3

 Stamps:  Banner Greetings, Baby Tees Wheel
Colors:  Soft Sky, Marina Mist, So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, White

Group 4

Stamps:  Sketched Birthday, Make A Wish
Colors:  Pumpkin Pie, Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight, White

Group 5

Stamps:  Perfect Blend, Clockworks, Bring on the Cake
Colors:  Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Garden Green, Rose Red, White

Aren't these the most creative pieces ever?  I love making them and giving them with gifts. 

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~Barbara

Treat Holder for Swap

I joined an organized swap for Leadership hosted by Laura Fernsler, "Big Shot Treat Holder".  I am using the Clear Oval Accent Die to create my project.

I made it to resemble a cookie jar, so inside I put mini chocolate chip cookies and a tea bag, used a velcro fastener to keep it closed.









Stampin' Supplies:  
Stamps:  Tea Shoppe
Paper:  Pink Pirouette, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White CS; 
          International Bazaar DSP
Ink:  Rich Razzleberry, Crumb Cake
Accessories:  Clear Oval Accent Big Shot Die; Big Shot; Lg. Oval, Scallop Oval, Extra Lg. Oval, Word Window Punches; Blender Pen; Sponge Daubers; Rich Razzleberry Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon; Pearl Basic Jewels, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by, see you next time.  Comments are always welcome!

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~Barbara

Leadership Roomie Gifts

Sara arrived safely this afternoon.  We left the convention center and made our way back to the hotel.  After a few drinks and some delicious appetizers we are ready to settle in for the night.  But first things first....now that everyone is here we have to give each other our roomie gifts.   I love this part so much......Are you ready to see them?

  From Linda Rodenberg:  Vintage Decorated Wood House

 From Sara Mattson-Blume:  Framed Heart Art

 From Laura Fernsler:  Goodie Bag w/Chocolates and Beautiful Note Card

My Gift for each:  Initial Journal, Swankie Tissues, Initial Framed Art, Starbucks Gift Card

Thanks so much for stopping by.  It is so late and we have to get up early in the morning for another day of Leadership fun.

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!!!

~Barbara