Inkredible Stamping

I'm taking a short break from the Christmas Card posts to give you a look at what I created for this month's team meeting swap. After all it is fall – one of my favorite seasons to stamp for! I love the leaves falling, the cold nip in the air, and of course the smells of Holiday baking! It truly is a season to be thankful for.

Our theme for this month's meeting was – Give Thanks. My mom had spent the day baking some Leaf cut out cookies. She said she needed a practice batch before she started working on the Santas she makes for my Grandma to decorate each year. The cookies were so colorful lined up on the drying racks and they helped to inspire a swap idea. I though it would be fun to make up little boxes to put treats in for gift giving.

This box was SO easy to make. No measuring, no scoring. Yep you heard me, no measuring! I have seen versions of this box in my blog travels and I was excited to try one out for myself. They are too much fun. So you're asking how did I make a box without measuring or scoring?? The answer is The Big Shot (I think I'm in love – The ideas never stop and the SU exclusive dies are FABULOUS) I used the Scallop Envelope die to cut out 4 envelopes. I also used the Premium Crease Pad while I was cutting to get fabulous deep crease marks – which made the folding VERY easy. Then you just attach the tabs of the envelopes together to create the box. Tuck the big flaps in to create the bottom of the box and fold the top flap over to decorate the sides of your box. I wrapped a strip of Designer Series Paper around my box to help give it strength.

It was easy to swap also. I kept the boxes flat so they could get them home easily. For the picture I filled a cello bag with some of the cookies, tied it with a ribbon, and placed it in the box. Wouldn't these make great favors or place settings at your Thanksgiving Dinner?

I was not the only one thinking food this month. Usually we swap cards at the meetings – but every once in a while someone gets inspired to swap a 3d idea. And this month Crista's idea was FABULOUS!

Crista was able to get her hands on some empty Banana Split holders from DQ. She filled them with Muffins, wrapped some card stock around the container and decorated with some stamped images. To finish it off she tied on a cinnamon stick. It's another great gift idea that anyone would LOVE. And I know you're all trying to get a look at the top of the container to see the beautiful coloring job .. so here's a close up look…

Crista has the coloring gift – I aspire to some day color like her! She swears it's easy … but I'm just not there yet. I'm always happy with what I do accomplish when I color – but I gobble up the tips Crista Shares! (And yes one Crista shows me the trick is usually is easier than I though it would be – she's a great teacher.)

I hope you enjoyed the little break from Christmas .. I'll be back soon with more card pictures from the Christmas Card Class. And if you're as in LOVE with the Big Shot as I am and would like to see some more fun, creative ways to use your Big Shot – e-mail me today to schedule a workshop. I'll bring my big shot along with some fun projects for you and your friends to play with. Just let me know you want a Big Shot workshop!

Happy Stampin'