"Ghoul Friend" Hand Sanitizer Tutorial

Here's the cool hand sanitizer treat I made yesterday.  And here's the tutorial on how to make it!

You start with a 2-1/2" x 8-1/2" piece of card stock folded in half.  Lay it on the Two Tags die, with the folded edge just before the bottom edge.

Here's a closer look of where the fold line should be.
 

After it's die cut, score a line across the bottom edge at 1/2".
 

Then, lining the score line up with the edge of your large scallop punch, punch out an oval.  Try to keep the punch centered! 

 

On the inside back part punch two 1/8" holes in the center, about where the scallops start. (This will hold the 'neck' of your hand sanitizer bottle)

 

Feed a 9" piece of ribbon through the holes you just made.
 

Use one Dimensional to hold the bottle to the back of the card stock piece.
 

Create your scallop layers and glue/dimensional them together.
 

Glue the scallop layers to the front.  Then use your Crop-A-Dile (I know it's retired now, but it still works the best to punch through all those layers!) and punch the larger size (I think 3/16") hole in the bottom edge.

 

Feed through the ribbon ends, around the bottle and into the front hole you just made.  My hint for tying: make a knot, with the tails going top and bottom, and turn the pattern so it's facing down.

Then when you fold over, pull through the ribbon bringing the pattern side back to the front.  Other part of the hint: Hold one end of the ribbon, and pull the other - it helps make the knot a little neater in the middle.

 

Fold the ribbon in half and cut to create the 'fishtail' ends.
 

And - Tah Dah!!  Pretty easy!!  I especially like that the base of it isn't a lot of work, and really takes hardly any card stock.  The rest is scrap sized pieces too!  It's only when you decided to make a boatload of them that it takes a lot of card stock :)

Hope you have fun making some!  

Thanks for stopping by, 

Julie B

For My 'Ghoul' Friends!

I'm getting ready for some "Ghoul Friends" to come over and do some Halloween stamping tomorrow - and I decided to give them each a little gift!  So don't tell if you know any of them, but this is what I made :)

I thought these Bath and Body Works hand sanitizers were perfect with the "Ghoul Friend" title on them when I saw them!  And I know I've seen a few different cute ways to dress them up.  But since I'm making a bunch I had to figure a cute, but not too time-consuming, way to package them up.

 

I used the Two Tags die (with a little special trick) to make the base of it, and then easy circle punches.  And I added our cute Striped Satin Ribbon to help hold the bottle inside!

I'll be making up some more of these later today, and I'll make a quick picture tutorial.  So if you want to know how to make one, check back tonight or maybe tomorrow morning.

And, boy, I think Stampin' Up! demonstrators should really get a kick-back from Bath and Body Works for showing how cute we can make their product, huh?!

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie B

Candy Corn Fun!

Here's a fun Candy Corn treat holder I made.  I used the Petal Cone Big Shot Die.  And my most favorite part is that I was able to use the Summer Smooches Designer Paper!  Using my 'summer leftovers' to make a 'fall' treat!  Cool, huh?

And the saying is from the Spooky Bingo Bits set. 

I decided to enter the Great Pumpkin Blog Hop!  You can see a bunch of cool Halloween ideas over there each week.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie B

  

Super Cool Cellos!

I was inspired by Dawn Griffith to make this cute little Halloween treat. She had a great tutorial that was easy to follow so I decided to make it. - And I've been dying to use my new Peekaboo Frames Big Shot Die!

The new 1" x 8" cello bags are so cool - I put two packs of Sixlets in this one. But you can put lots of different things in them - Midgies Tootsie Rolls, M & M's, Skittles, Smarties, any small candies, or even a pencil or two!

Here's the little Peekaboo frame. I folded over a piece of cardstock before running it through the Big Shot, and that made it fold over the cello sleeve. Then I used square punches for the layers. I used the Spooky Bingo Bits set again too!

Here's the inside when you lift up the flap. Another little stamp from the Spooky Bingo Bits!


These are super fun to make. - I can see making them for lots of occasions, great party favors too!


Thanks for stopping by,


Julie

Simply Jack!

I made this quick Halloween card tonight with the cute Jack of All Trades stamp set. The pumpkins are super cute for jack-o-lanterns, but I know that I'll probably use them just as much for Thanksgiving and Fall - they're pretty versatile since they're Two-Step Stamping.

I stamped the pumpkin in Cajun Craze, and then added his face in Basic Black. And for the hat, I stamped it on Old Olive and cut it out. I think it gave it a little pop! Also I added the star in Old Olive, but stamped it on Whisper White before cutting it out. Then I 'dimensionaled' those pieces for even more pop!

Finally I added the BOO! from the Spooky Bingo Bits set - Glad I got that set!! I love all the little pieces in it! And the papers that once again helped with it all - the Frightful Sight DSP!


Thanks for stopping by,


Julie

Fun Halloween Ideas!

For a fun gift to make someone go eeek! on Halloween, share this trio of projects with that person in your life who loves Halloween and creepy crawly things! The candy pouch makes a quick gift to give to someone to say, hope your Halloween is sweet! The mini scallop square box opens up to reveal a little surprise that pops out.Finish off with this fun and playful spider card with a greeting inside that says Happy Halloween. These make great little gifts for a Halloween treat, but they would also be fun for other holidays and events with just a change of some paper and images.

This fun and frightful project comes to you designed by Heidi! And you can get more details about her projects if you go check out Craft Project Central.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie