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From Paper Crafts Volume #31 Issue #7 | November/December 2008
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Home for the Holidays Card by Designer: Dee Gallimore-Perry
Home for the Holidays Card by Designer: Dee Gallimore-Perry

SUPPLIES:  Patterned paper: (Pink Botanical from Color Theory collection; Noel Quilted, Noel Recipe Book, Noel Tinsel from Love, Elsie collection) KI Memories  Clear stamp: (happy holidays from Holiday Sentiments set) My Sentiments Exactly!  Solvent ink: (Jet Black) Tsukineko  Accents: (chipboard heart, house) Maya Road  Adhesive: (foam tape) Therm O Web  Other: (white scalloped card) K&Company  Finished size: 5 3/4" x 4 1/4"

1 Adhere patterned paper to card.
2 Stamp happy holidays.
3 Cover chipboard pieces with patterned paper; adhere.
4 Cut tree from patterned paper; adhere with foam tape.
 

Home Sweet Home
Holidays are all about celebrating home and family. In our November/December 2008 issue, you’ll find heartwarming ways to honor someone’s arrival, announce a move, greet neighbors, or decorate a home. Download (PDF)

Warm Wishes Treat Box Designer: Nancy Davies
Warm Wishes Treat Box Designer: Nancy Davies

SUPPLIES:  Cardstock: (Vanilla) Bazzill Basics Paper  Patterned paper: (Mistletoe, Naughty & Nice from Season of Joy collection) Scrapworks  Rubber stamps: (Antique Typewriter alphabet) EK Success  Dye ink: (black)  Accents: (chipboard star) Rusty Pickle; (red, white buttons)  Fibers: (green ribbon) Michaels  Adhesive: (foam tape)  Tool: (decorative-edge scissors) Provo Craft  Other: (green floral wire) Paramount Wire; (chipboard)  Finished size: 4 1/2" x 8 1/2" x 1 1/2"

1 Make box, following pattern.
2 Cut tree from chipboard; cover with cardstock.
3 Adhere buttons, chipboard star, and floral wire to tree.
4 Stamp “Warm wishes” on patterned paper; trim. Mat with cardstock; trim with decorative-edge scissors.
5 Adhere tree to stamped piece; adhere to box.
6 Fill box; thread ribbon through holes and tie bow.

BOX PATTERN
Cut box from Mistletoe paper; score on dotted lines and punch holes where indicated

Designer Tip
The easiest way to score box end flaps on a curve is to cut a template of the box end from cardstock and trace around it with a stylus.

Holiday Gift Ideas
If you love this box, you’ll find more impressive gift ideas for your neighbors in the November/December 2008 issue of Paper Crafts magazine. Shop

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PARAMOUNT WIRE CO.
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imacraftr510   | Registered | 2008-12-13 10:33:35
Cute idea, I wish when they show things though they would be readily available for purchase, Like the jars.The article did not say if the designers used old jars and "recycled" them into gifts or if they are new ones or where to purchase them. Cheri
lynnwil   | Registered | 2008-11-11 19:43:45
wheres AnabelleO'Malley's Ornament gift card holder...grrr
Suzanne Nikolaisen   | Registered | 2008-10-16 16:06:04
The pdf for the Warm Wishes treat box is now linked on page 1 of this article.
tlfrank   | Registered | 2008-10-12 18:49:47
Is there a template/pattern available online for the warm wishes box?
deedee24   | Registered | 2008-10-11 11:09:02
Where are the directions for the warm wishes treat box? Page 58 --Nov./Dec. 2008 Paper Crafts.