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Monday, January 31, 2011

Candle Box Tutorial

I was visiting my favorite Bath and Body Works last week when I stumbled across these little candles. My first thought was, those look like SU colors. Then, I thought "And I bet the would fit inside a 1 3/4" circle punch!" Yea, I know, I'm a little crazy. This is how I think these days! The best part was that they were 3/$5. So I scooped some up and brought them home!



I came up with a cute little box to hold them!

They were too big for the circle punch, but perfect for the scallop punch!


So, I came up with a tutorial because I knew you would want to know how to make them! And, they are super simple!


You will need:

CS 6 1/2" X 10 3/4"

CS 3" X 5"

Pattern Paper

Pom Pom Trim (or whatever you have)

Score Tool

Large Scallop Punch

Scallop Edge Punch

Sticky Strip

Stamps I used: Bring on the Cake, Build a Cupcake
Ink I used: Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo




Score your large CS piece:

Long side- 1 3/4", 4 3/4", 6 1/2", 9 1/2"

Short Side- 1 3/4", 4 3/4"



Fold all the lines so you have crisp edges. Cut off the pieces as shown above. The end on the right is the side with the 1 1/4" edge.



Snip the fold lines up to the other fold line as shown above.

Fold up the sides and adhere with sticky strip.

Once you have folded the sides up, this is what it will look like.


Score your smaller piece of CS at 1" and 4 ". Make some tick marks to show the middle points so you can line up your punch.



Using the large Scallop Circle Punch, punch out a center circle.



Fold the sides down so that it looks like a little table. place Sticky Strip on the side pieces.



Slide it down into your box.


Cut a piece of DSP 2 7/8" X 2 7/8". Also, cut two pieces of DSP 3"X 1". Scallop on long side of the two smaller pieces and fold in half.


Adhere your smaller pieces to the inside of the lid. These will be hanging over the edge when the box is closed. Adhere the other piece on top of these to make the inside look pretty. I also stamped a sentiment, punched it out and placed it here.


Decorate the outside with DSP. I also placed a scalloped piece on the bottom edge of the lid. I also place this fun pom pom trim to cover up the edge.


Decorate your lid! Tie a ribbon around the box to keep it closed. You could also use Velcro or a glue dot here if you didn't want to use ribbon.

And there you have it! The possibilities are endless! There are many choices when it comes to the candles. You could decorate your box according to the candle's flavor. I thought these would make nice coworker gifts, party favors, or maybe even hold a small cupcake!



Here are some of the ones I made! I used Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie.










This candle was Mojito flavor so I had to use this cute little drink glass!

The cupcake punch and the new birthday set called Bring on the Cake, are also perfect for the candles!






So, run over to BBW! Scoop up some of their new candles and then make sure you come back here and show me what you come up with! Have fun!

Monday, January 24, 2011

The Pink Elephant - TPE92



Red, Brown and Pink

Our sponsor this week is the wonderful and fabulously adorable

Baby Buds is owned by my dear sweet and talented friend, Krista VanTol and her
equally sweet Momma, MaryAnne. Mary Anne is the artist behind the Baby Buds!!
Krista is not only a treasured member of TPE, she
is truly an awesome friend and I am so thankful for her friendship!! Love you Girl!!

If you haven't had the pleasure of coloring a cute little Baby Bud, then you are missing out, so please hop over the the Baby Bud Shop and grab you some of those sweeties!!
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One randomly drawn winner will receive 3 free digis...YAY!!!


The Pink Elephant Designers
____________Ella's Girls_____________





Hannah Boyd


Beatriz Farquhar Guzman



Sheri Gilson


Silvia Rodriguez



Jennifer Hagfeldt



Joni Wilson

Arielle Gordon



Here are our fabulous winners for Challenge 91.
Thanks so much for the awesome participation!!
We LOVE seeing all your great creations!!

Top Card


Cyndi Bundy


Fab 5

Donette B.
Calypso
Elizabeth
Davi
Pat Sgt
Congratulations Girls!!

The randomly drawn winner of the
$10 By LORi Designs Gift Certificate
is:
Nikki (Little Ted)
Congrats Nikki!!
Please email Lori @:
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with your digi choices!!

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Monday, January 10, 2011

The Pink Elephant - TPE #91

Happy 2011 TPE Friends!!
Hope you all had a wonderful Holiday Break!!
It's hard to get back into the swing of things once we take a break, so we
are hoping that you find this challenge fun and inspiring!!


Pink, Orange and Aqua

Our sponsor this week is our very own Lori Boyd.
She has recently started a digi company called
By LORi Designs
There you will find digital stamps of her
Puddle Jumpers, Lollipops and Sugar Sticks images.

Her and her Design Team will be introducing a few new cuties on Wednesday.
They plan on celebrating with a blog hop...so be sure to join them on the 12th.

One randomly drawn winner on this challenge
will receive a $10 Gift Certificate to spend at By LORi Designs


Good Luck and Happy Crafting!!



The Pink Elephant Designers
____________Ella's Girls_____________


Debbie used Presley Lollipop.



Silvia used Princess Chloe Puddle Jumper.




Sheri used Evie from the Bug & Roo Line at BLD by Hannah Boyd.



Joni used Sugar Stick Girl with Kite



Krista used Baby Addy...she is a Sweet Pea and will be released on Wed the 12th!!


Jennifer used Hannah Lollipop.


Arielle used Evie, Maggie & Charlie from the Bug & Roo Line at BLD by Hannah Boyd



Hannah Boyd
Hannah used Molly, one of the new Bug & Roo images being released on the 12th.




Lori Boyd
This is Harper she is one of the new Puddle Jumper being released on Wed. the 12th



Kimmy Jaster
Kimmy used Ella the Elephant


Beatriz Farquhar-Guzman
Beatriz used Lollipop Abby

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Thanks so much for joining us!

Challenges will begin on
Mondays at 10 AM EST
and
close 2 weeks later on
Sundays at 12 midnight EST

If you upload your card to SCS, PCP or any other gallery please use keyword TPE,
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