Sorry You're Feeling Croaky | Stamping Bella Stamps

Hi all! Well we have Covid in the house since December 26th (thankfully I haven't caught it) so what better project to make than a Get Well Care Box, filled with essentials like tissues, lemsip, throat lozenges, etc. I used one of the images from Stamping Bella's December 2023 Release, Froggy Trio and also a sentiment from the Froggy Sentiments set on the box. They are just the cutest. 

Supplies:

Froggy Trio rubber stamp set

Froggy Sentiments rubber stamp set

Off white card

Designer papers (used - Echo Park, First Responder)

Scoring board and bone folder

Adhesives - wet glue and double sided tape

How to:

Cut card:

(1x) 7.75" x 8.75" (box base)

(1x) 4.75" x 10-15/16"

(2x) 4-5/8" x 3-5/8"

(2x) 4-4/5" x 7/8"

Cut paper:

(2x) 4.5" x 3.5"

(2x) 4.5" x 0.75"

Score the 7.75" x 8.75" piece of card at 1" and 2" on all four sides. 

Fold and crease all the score lines. 

On each of the four corners, cut away the three outside 1" squares, then make a tab from the last 1" square. Snip a wedge from each end side of the tab and the ends of the adjacent long sides.  

Apply double sided tape along the inside of all four outer long sections. 

Apply wet glue to the outside of the four 1" tabs.

Fold each tab inwards and adhere to the inside of adjacent side as shown. 

When all four tabs have been glued down, remove the lining from the double sided tape and fold the outer sections down. 

Score on the long side of the 4.75" x 10-15/16" piece of card at 2.5" and 3-9/16" from both ends. 

Fold and crease all the score lines. Apply double sided tape to the inside of one end

Lay the box base in the centre section of the wrap. 

Fold up each side and wrap around the box. Remove the tape lining to secure the ends together. 

Adhere all the paper layers to the card layers. There should be one each for the front, back and each side. Layer the front as desired. 

Fill the box with honey and lemon drink, soothers, vaseline, tissues, etc. 

Slide the box into the wrap. 

Stamp on of the Froggy Trio images and colour using your preferred medium. 

Stamp one of the Froggy Sentiments onto white card 

Cut two stitched circles from contrasting paper. Trim one just inside the stitching and adhere to the other one. Fussy cut around the outline of the image and adhere to the circles using foam tape or dots. 

Adhere the circles to the front of the box. Trim down the sentiment, fishtail then ends and then adhere across the bottom of the circle panel. 

For more new release inspiration check out the Stamping Bella blog and Stamping Bella Sisterhood page over on Facebook, where you can add your own Stamping Bella creations.

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Reindeer with a Gift Shadow Box | Stamping Bella

Hi all! 

Today I'm sharing how I made this Christmas Gift Shadow Box featuring Reindeer with a Gift . 

I can't believe we are into mid November already. I am so behind on Christmas preparations this year. My children and into their late teens now but they still love to get little gift boxes filled with everything from candy to gift cards. This box fits a 2" x 4.5"x 1-1/8" gift but can be adapted to make any size you need. 

Supplies: 

Reindeer with a Gift rubber stamp

Heavy double sided paper

Scoring board and bone folder

Wet glue/adhesive/foam tape or dots

Embellishments (optional)

Precision scissors

Acetate

How to:

Cut paper:

3" x 9.5"

9.5" x 12" 

Score the 9.5" x 12" piece of paper at 0.5", 1-5/8", 2-1/8" and 3.25" on all four sides. 

On the 9.5" side, score at 3.75" and 5.75" down to the second score line only. Repeat at the bottom

On the 12" side, score at 2.75" and 9.25" down to the fourth score line only. Repeat at the bottom. 

Cut as below.

On the outside, apply double sided tape to all of the outer 0.5" sections and on the four tabs. 

Turn over to the inside and apply adhesive to the diagonal sections. 

On the long sides, remove the tape backing, fold in the 0.5" section, then fold over on the third score line and adhere down. 

When pulled back up it should look like this. 

Repeat on the other side. 

Remove the tape backing from the tabs and from the diagonals. 

Fold up the ends of the box and adhere to the tabs. Then fold the paper in to to make the box shape. 

Cut a piece of acetate measuring 4.25" x 6.75". Score on all four sides at 1-1/8". Cut away the corners then taper the edges of the four sides. 

Insert the acetate into the middle of the box. 

Stamp Reindeer with a Gift onto white card, stamp the sentiment beneath it. Colour the image then trim down the card to approx. 3-3/8" x 2.5". Use a stylus to emboss a 1/8" border around the image. 

Take the 3" x 9.5" piece of paper and centre it across the box. Fold around the edges to make the belly band. 

At the back, use wet glue/adhesive to secure the ends. Make sure the belly band is loose enough to move smoothly up and down the box. 

Matt the image onto some Christmas green paper. Using foam tape, adhere the image panel to the front of the belly band. 

Cut a sentiment from paper and use as embellishment. 

For more new release inspiration check out the Stamping Bella blog and Stamping Bella Sisterhood page over on Facebook, where you can add your own Stamping Bella creations.

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