Critters Curio Box Stocking Stuffers - Sizzix Chapter 3 2020

When I was making some samples for the Tim Holtz Sizzix Chapter 3 release, I wanted to be sure to include gift items. As I was contemplating that, my eye fell on my Curio Box die and I started imagining how I could use it as a gift card holder.  These little Winter Critter stocking stuffers were the outcome.

First I made a couple of Curio Boxes according to the directions. I cut the inside box from Chipboard or Sizzix Little Sizzles Mat Board, and the outer box I cut from some Idea-ology Abandoned paper. The decorative opening is cut using a set of framelits that are included with the Curio Box Bigz XL die. There are  two of these ticket shapes and two ovals as well as a little banner shape.  To keep any goodies from falling out of the box, I cut a piece of a transparency and adhered it to the inside top of the box. That way I could add the gift card and then a bunch of candies.

I added a small Stacked Tag to the front of the Curio Box with the Winter Critters deer. He's super cute in the little scarf. The tag allows for the To and From to be written on the front or the back of the tag. And if you look behind the tag, you can see that I filled the Curio Box with Rolos. All stacked in rows they kind of loosely resemble a gold tree.

The second Winter Critter Stocking Stuffer was made the same way, as the one above.

The difference is the tag is cut from the Curio Framelits. You can see the banner die that is included in the framelits running along the bottom of the tag. That is a place for the giver to write the name of the receiver.

On this tag I featured the cool Winter Critters bunny with her pink ear muffs. I think this one is funny because the ear muffs aren't anywhere near her ears. LOL. But they look good and that's what really matters.

I filled this curio box with Andes mints that are again held in the box by a clear transparency that was cut and attached to the inside of the box lid.

These are really simple to make and are a cute way to give a gift card or just some yummy candy. I got a little enamored with these curio box stocking stuffers and you will see a few more variations on these in upcoming weeks.

Thank you for stopping by friends!
Tami


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Halloween Ideaology 2019 - Etcetera Tags and Trims

 

There is just so much great product in the 2019 Halloween Ideaology release from Tim Holtz and Advantus! With each release I find that I want to use so much of the product ,but end up only using a small portion.  So this year I vowed to use up as much as I can so I can enjoy it all and not just squirrel it away in my stash.

These #8 Etcetera Tags and Etcetera Trims are part of what inspired this project.The Etcetera Tags from Stampers Anonymous come in 5 sizes: Large, Medium, Small, Mini and #8 (or I call them "Tiny.") You get five #8 Etcetera Tags in a package for $5.99
The Etcetera Trims come in three styles: Bracket, Pinking, and Scallop. There are five sets of thin and thick trims in three widths each. So you get five of each size and width in each pack for $5.99. Such a great deal!
To make this project I used one package of #8 Tags and used trims from the pinking and bracket trim styles.

I gathered a bunch of things from my Halloween 2019 Ideaology stash and got to work. Some of the things you will definitely want to consider using are: the beautiful Abandoned paper stash for your base, then the new Halloween Quote Chips, Hardware Heads, Ephemera Pack, Tokens, Curiosities Sticker Book, and Paper Dolls.  Optional things would be Design Tape, Mummy Cloth to tie through the top of the tag, and other odds and ends left over from your Halloween makes.

As you can see from the photo above I explained how I put all the tags together. Each tag was assembled in the same basic design format.
1. Cover the tag and the trim by tracing around them on the back of the paper you want to use.
2. Cut the paper along the traced lines. This is a little bit of a pain on the pinking trim seen above, but worth it and the sanding covers and mistakes.
3. Attach the paper to the tag and the trim with Distress Collage medium.
4. Cut the trim to fit the width of the tag. I used my Tonic Scissors to do this and then lightly sanded the end of the trim.
5. Next I sanded around all the edges of the tag and trim, allowing the white core of the paper to show, but didn't ink it because I thought the white kind of tied all the bits together.
6. Attach the trim to the bottom of the tag by putting a little bit of Collage Medium on the top of the trim and the bottom of the tag and then holding them together tightly until the Collage Medium takes hold and they stick together. You will need to be careful with the tag for a few hours until it really dries, so keep it flat as you work on the others.

1. On each tag, add some Ephemera collage it onto the tag. 
2. A Quote Chip attached to the bottom of each tag where the trim and tag meet. 
3. Hardware Heads on each end of the quote chip.  
4. Pop up the Paper Doll with Chipboard or dimensional adhesive, or I cut up some of the quote chips I knew I would never use so they were the same height as the Quote Chip. When you attach them, I attached their feet to the top of the quote chip for stability.
5. Add a Token to the Paper Doll 
6. Choose some Clippings Stickers to tell a story about the Paper Doll. (This is my favorite part! I love looking through the Clipping stickers to make up stories about the Paper Dolls. LOL!)

These twins had a treacherous imagination that haunted them. One other thing to point out here is that I colored the 31 with Distress Ink so it tied the green paper on the trim with the top of the tag.

This blueish purple paper in the Abandoned stash is beautiful!  I really love it. I thought it went perfectly with this Clown Paper Doll. Since I used the Masquerade Quote chip, I put a mask on Dorothy from the Sizziz Masks Die Set Tim just released. They fit the Paper Dolls!

On this one I used a Quote Token from the Adornment Charms. I thought the quote went well with the fact that Dorothy liked spooky things.

Another Quote chip on this one. I went with the double trouble theme on this one with the twins. Again, I added green to the 31 to tie in the trim.

I forgot to mention that I sprayed all of the Paper Dolls that I was using in this project with a layer of Distress Resist Spray. I let it dry and then sprayed them again and dried. This gave them a mottle, shiny clear covering and it also added to their stability.

I used a lot of the stickers from the Sticker Book on this one. The bugs in the sticker book are smaller than the ones in the Ephemera so they fit better. These two just look like they are planning mischief don't they?

You have been warned!

This is Rosalie. Sadly she is surrounded by toxic things and will eventually lose her mind. I don't know exactly what happened, but I think it had something to do with poison and her fascination with it eventually drove her crazy.

Well, at this point I hope you don't think I have lost my mind! Although I wouldn't blame you if you did.
This was a fun, simple way to use my Halloween stash and to make things that could be decor pieces, place settings, made into a banner, gifts for friends, party favors...sky is the limit.
Have fun!
Tami

I am an affiliate with Simon Says Stamp and Scrapbook.com so the links below send you to one of those stores depending on which logo you choose. If you wish to purchase something from either store and use one of my links below, I get a small percentage of your order, at no additional cost to you. This helps me to defray the costs of this blog and the ideas and tutorials I post here, and your help is greatly appreciated! Thank you!