Valentine's Day Etcetera Treat Box

 For the first Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Valentine Curation 2026, I made this Etcetera Treat Box using a #8 Etcetera Tag and Etcetera Tiles paired with some ov the stamps from the curation.

 

 Here is a link to my Youtube tutorial. Enjoy!

For some additional Valentine details I added part of the Love COM002 component stamp ( I cut off a little of the left side) and then added two stamps from the Odds and Ends CMS100 set.

To cover the tag and the tiles I used the CMS178 Seasonal Catalog 2 stamp set.

And for the sides of the box I used images from the THMB004 Valentine Blueprints Mini set.

To build the box I used three tiles for the sides and front and then the #8 tag for the back.

To make the box, I used the outer frame from the tiles and trimmed it to 2.5" then glued them in to the bottom with collage medium to hold the bag of treats in place so they don't fall through.

For the heart punch out I covered it with paper stamped with another of the Mini Valentine Blueprints, then punched a hole with my cropadile and added an eyelet to tie onto the bag of treats.

Here you can see the box from the side and see how the cut out shows the candy in the bag.

This went together faster than I thought it would. Etcetera products are so easy to work with and they make building things or adding dimension to things an absolute breeze! 

I hope you like this little treat project! I had so much fun designing it an then putting it together. It was a great way to start 2026!

 

Thank you so much for stopping by and I want to wish you a very creative day! 

Tami

 

I am an affiliate with Simon Says Stamp and Scrapbook.com. If you wish to purchase something and use one of my links below, I get a small percentage of your order at no additional cost to you. I greatly appreciate it! Thank you!

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

 We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, 

 that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, 

 that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

The title for this project obviously comes from this portion of the Declaration of Independence because I felt the things on this tag represented these three named unalienable Rights.  Patriotic decor stays up in my house all summer and only comes down after Patriot's Day on September 11th, so just because Independence Day is over, my patriotic decorating isn't. Sometimes I add to it here and there all summer as I get inspired. 

I started this project last year and never finished it after we got back from our vacation to Oregon. So I decided to finish it this week after Tim Holtz and Sizzix released the 3-D Star Trim.  It is one of my favorites!

Let's start out by discussing the gold stars and the gold specks in the background. I put transparent texture paste through the Star Layering Stencil THS008, then covered it with gold embossing powder, let it dry and then heat embossed it.

I then sprayed the tag with Distress Resist Spray and while it was still wet, I covered it with gold embossing powder and heated it. That's what made the little speckles of gold in the background.
The Quote Token I painted with Tarnished Brass Distress Paint and then wiped on and off some Black Soot Distress Paint and Picket Fence Distress Paint. I also painted the Ideaology Deco Frame the same way.

 I love these embossed Ideaology Lace Baseboard Frames. I painted it the same way I did all the metal Ideaology pieces. I painted the with Tarnished Brass Distress Paint and then wiped on and off some Black Soot Distress Paint. In the frame I put one of the new Ideaology Found Relatives. Aren't these ladies so happy and patriotic? I love them! I inked the photo, colored the flag and distressed it a little with some water spritzes.

 I started this Collage Frame last year. as well.

 I stamped the Stampers Anonymous Patchwork CMS256 stamp onto some plain Collage Paper with Archival Ink. I wanted to stamp it onto the Collage Frame, but it was too thick to be sure I could get it to stamp perfectly onto the surface. That's why I stamped it onto the collage paper instead.

 I also wanted to be sure I didn't mess up when I watercolored the image, so that is why I stamped it onto the Collage Paper several times.

 I watercolored them with Distress Markers and picked the one I liked the best to adhere to the Collage Frame.

I adhered it by putting a layer of Collage Medium onto the Collage Frame and then pressed the stamped collage paper onto it and allowed it to dry.

The frame was meant to go on to the tag, but before I did that, I covered the gold stars and gold specks with a layer of Picket Fence Distress Paint, then wiped it off.

This is where I had to stop last year and picked it up this year. I sealed the tag with Distress Collage Medium and then colored the tag with Fired Brick, Faded Jeans, and Walnut Stain Distress Oxide Spray. I love the soft color the oxides gave to the background on the tag. I added a little more color on top of it in a few places with some Distress Crayons.

I also Sprayed the entire Collage Frame with Distress Resist Spray and then sprayed it with Distress Oxide Spray in Antique Linen and tapped it off to soften the bright colors a bit.

 One of my favorite reasons I'm glad it took me a year to get this finished is because the 3-D Star Trim is available!! I LOVE this trim!  I added a few pieces to the Collage Frame and across the bottom of the Etcetera Tag. I cut the trim from Gold Metallic Kraftstock and then once it was embossed in the 3-D Impresslit, I rubbed a few drops of Black Soot Distress Paint onto it and then wiped it off so it gave it an aged metallic look.

 The Typography letters and the Ideaology Quote Chips I sprayed with Distress Resist Spray just like the Collage Frame and then I put Black Soot Distress paint on the top and wiped it off. I just wanted al l the white accents to have the same old, distressed look.

 I love all the different bits of aged gold accents in this piece! 

This will probably be the last of my patriotic projects for this year since I have several Halloween and Christmas projects to post this month. But it sure was great to get to finish this project that I'd had on hold  for a year, with some of the newest released Sizzix products!

Wishing you Life, Liberty, and Happiness,
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!

Christmas Greetings - Glorious Gatherings Etcetera Tag

The Glorious Gatherings stamp from Tim Holtz and Stampers Anonymous is so beautiful! It is made to be used by stamping only part of the image on cards, but its so lovely that I wanted to use the entire stamp. So here is how I did it.

 I measured a piece of plain Collage Paper to be big enough to cover one of the Small Etcetera Tags from Stampers Anonymous.

 Using the stamp platform and either Black Soot or Ground Espresso Archival Ink, I stamped the image into the middle of the piece of Collage Paper.

 Here you can see that I centered the paper and have it secured with the magnets.

 I positioned the stamp onto the collage paper.

 Then I inked up the stamp and made sure the entire image was clear. If you feel the image isn't as dark as you would like, then add a little Black Soot here and there for definition.

 I dried the ink and then pulled out a bunch of Distress Markers in the colors I wanted.
Scribble them onto the Glass Media mat and then water color the image.

Use a watercolor brush and the markers and color in the image.

When that was finished, I painted the Etcetera Tag white, let it dry, and then applied the collage paper over the tag by brushing a generous, but even layer of Collage Medium over the entire tag and then laying the image over the tag. Don't set it down until you are positive it is in the right position. Then gently smooth it down with a soft, dry cloth from the top to the bottom as quickly as possible. There will be NO COLLAGE MEDIUM ON TOP OF THE IMAGE.

As you can see, I sanded around the edges, and inked with brown Distress Ink just on the sides. Then at both the top and bottoms. smear some Grit paste or Opaque Crackle Texture Paste, both from Ranger, to look like snow drifts. Set it aside to dry. Then spray the entire piece with Distress Resist Spray and dust it with Distress Rock Candy Glitter before it dries. You want the entire tag to have a slight shiny, glittery feel but not to cover or overwhelm the image.

Get some seam binding ribbon and dye it green with Shabby Shutters or Bundled Sage Distress Ink. Ink up the Music CMS358 background stamp with Black Soot ARCHIVAL and lay the ribbon over a line of music. Carefully press down so the line of music is centered on the ribbon.

To make a sentiment that looks like it was painted on wood It takes several steps.

Stamp the sentiment on plain Distress Mixed Media Heavystock.

Emboss it with Superfine White Embossing Powder from Ranger Ink.

Color it with various Distress Stains.

Start by swiping several colors from left to right and keep adding until you get the color you like.

At this point it looks pretty good, but it can look even better with just a couple more steps.

You need the 3-D Lumber Texture Fade, Archival Ink and your sentiment.

Ink the raised areas of the Texture Fade with Archival Ink in Black Soot or Ground Espresso.

Spray the sentiment with a little water on both sides, then run it through your die cut machine 3 times for 3-D

Voila! You have a wood grain sign that looks like it was painted and distressed with years in the elements.

It's amazing how much depth you get when you ink the raised areas so that the dark ink is in the woodgrain.

I love how the ink goes into the embossing powder to make it look weathered.

I added more distress around the edges, and cut the ends so it looked like a plank. NOTE: the reason I didn't use my favorite Planks die for this is that the sentiment is too big and it doesn't fit on the biggest plank. I added a few Tiny Fasteners and I was done. 

Have a creative day! 

Tami 

 I am an affiliate with Simon Says Stamp. The links below send you to their store. If you wish to purchase something 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 my YouTube channel, the time, the ideas and tutorials I post here. Your help is greatly appreciated! Thank you!