Witch Hat Handle Box Tutorial - Lori Whitlock

Hello blogging friends! 

Are you one of those people that go all out for Halloween? I love decorating for Halloween! Since it's almost October, I thought I would share a Halloween treat box with you today. This Witch Hat Handle Box can be found here (SVG / Silhouette ). I used the Echo Park I Love Halloween paper collection also designed by Lori for my box.

 

Let me show you how I put it all together. First select your papers and cut everything out. Before assembling, I like to ink the white edges of my pattern papers with ink. I do this with cardstock too if it has a white core.

 

When making a box, I prefer to adhere the panels to the box before folding on score lines and gluing the sides shut.

 

To add glitter to the witch hat star and buckle cut file pieces, run them through a sticker maker face down. You want the glue on the front side. I like to use a bone folder to rub across the back side of the pieces making sure all the glue transfers to the paper.

 

Sprinkle the glue side with glitter, or press the glue side down into the glitter in a container.

 

Assemble the witch hat and adhere to the front of the box along with the Eat If You Dare label. Fill with your favorite candy before gluing the handle together. I love adding bling to projects to make them extra special! 

There are four new Halloween themed handle treat boxes in Lori's Shop giving you lots of options. Go check them all out! Thanks so much for stopping by. 

~Marcia  

This Is Your Year To Sparkle - Jillibean Soup and Xyron

Hello blogging friends,

Jillibean Soup and Xyron teamed up this November and I thought it would be fun to put together a tutorial on how to add glitter to a digital cut file. Sometimes I just like to add some sparkle to my cut files!

You will need ...
1.  A Xyron Sticker Machine ( I am using a Creative Station )
2.  Glitter
3.  A Die Cut
4. A Bone Folder (or popsicle stick)

Place your die cut upside down in the sticker machine. We want the adhesive to be on the top side.

Take your bone folder and rub over the paper to transfer all the adhesive to the die cut.

Carefully peel the die cut away from the paper backing and place it sticky side down into the glitter.

Shake off the excess glitter. 

 I used this die cut on a layout I created with the gorgeous new Jillibean Soup Garden Harvest collection. I love the mix of colors in this collection. For the first time, you are seeing black appear in a Jillibean Soup collection! I wanted to showcase all the colors and patterns so I layered blocks to form a patchwork background. Because I did a lot of journaling on this layout the patchwork of colors is not overwhelming.

My veterinarian daughter recently brought home this little old lady she calls Nana. Nana is a sweet 10 year old terrior mix with a few health issues ... but as a veterinarian, that didn't phase my daughter. So Nana is the one who will sparkle this year, she found her forever person.

I layered lots of fussy cut flowers and pea pod die cuts around my photo.This collection has enamel shapes as well. I used some in the center of my flowers and you can also see small butterflies. Here are some detailed shots ...

#sponsored Supplies:

Garden Harvest paper pack

Garden Harvest pea pod parts

Garden Harvest enamel shapes

Silhouette Cameo

Xyron Creative Station

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great week.
~Marcia