Clownmom Creations: July 2015

Friday, July 31, 2015

MFP Stamp Shop Christmas in July Blog Hop - Keurig K-Cup Holder

WELCOME TO MFP STAMP SHOP

CHRISTMAS IN JULY BLOG HOP

JOIN US EACH DAY, JULY 28-31 FOR CHRISTMAS FUN, TUTORIALS AND INSPIRATION. THERE WILL BE PRIZES FOR LEAVING COMMENTS ON THE DESIGN TEAM'S BLOGS AND PRIZES FOR TRYING OUR TUTORIALS. YOU WILL HAVE 2 WEEKS TO ADD YOUR PROJECT FOR US TO SEE SO THERE IS NO EXCUSE NOT TO JOIN IN THE FUN.

Please Hop along with us!!
You could win one of the MFP Stamp Shop Christmas stamp sets. Just comment on the participating blogs (don't forget this one) each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT need to comment on on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly.) Try one of the 3 tutorials shown during the Hop and add your photo to the Inlinkz at the bottom of the MFP Blog post. The winners will be announced on AUGUST 15, 2015, on the MFP Stamp Shop Blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment the more chances you have to win. And comments on the MFP Blog count twice. ) The deadline for commenting and posting pics of your projects is Friday, August 14, 2015, at 10:00 PM EST.

Tutorials
July 28--Christmas Candy Nugget Cake by Lois
July 29-Micro wave popcorn package, perfect for a stocking stuffer by Vickie
July 31--K-Cup holder by Lois

Let's get started !!

It's the last day of our hop, and I've got another project and tutorial for you. I have made several of these cute K-Cup holders for gifts, but this is the first Christmas one I have made.

Supplies needed for the basic holder are minimal:

Colored cardstock
Patterned paper
Large dies (in this case Spellbinders Labels 8)
Small circle die (Spellbinders 1 5/8")
K-Cups

Other supplies (not shown):

Paper trimmer
Scor-Buddy (or other scoring tool)
Scor-Tape
Adhesive runner
Die-cutting machine
Scissors

Cut two panels from the colored cardstock -- one at 4 1/2" x 6 1/2" and the other at 4 3/8" x 6 3/8".

Score on all four sides of both panels at 1"

Using the circle die, cut two holes in the smaller panel. These will hold your cups.

Using your scissors, cut tabs at both ends of both panels. If you notch the tabs, they will fold in more easily.

Attach Scor-tape to the tabs and form the two sections into boxes. The section with the holes will fit inside the other one. Your box section is now completed.

Using the label dies, cut two pieces -- a full one for the back and a partial one for the front. As you can see, the front section is just slightly bigger than half of the back sectioin.

Using the next smaller die, cut the patterned paper in a similar manner.

Adhere the patterned paper panels to the cardstock.

Slice off the bottom of both panels to flatten the edge and bring the patterned paper even with the bottom of the panels.

Adhere Scor-tape to both long edges of the larger box insert.

Adhere the larger panel to the back of the box insert and the smaller panel to the front.

Re-insert the smaller box and your box is complete. Now you can embellish as you desire.

I added some poinsettias and holly as well as a bow. After cutting the fancy label and sponging on some ink, I stamped a sentiment and used this piece as a backdrop for the large poinsettia.

Here is the box from to top so that you can see the K-Cups.

I hope you have enjoyed this week's bit of Christmas in July. Thanks so much for visiting my blog.

Here's the Design Team members celebrating Christmas in July.

Jane

Karen
Kren
Lois (that's me)
Marilynn

Pat
Sandy

Sue

Toni

Vickie

MFP Stamp Shop

Get to work on the tutorials, show us what you made and check back on August 15 to see if you are a winner.

Stamps: Poinsettia Blooms
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Bundled Sage
Cardstock: MFP Stamp Shop Deep Scarlet, Snow Storm Smooth
Patterned Paper: MFP Stamp Shop Christmas Poinsettia Craft Pack
Accessories: Spellbinders Labels 8, Circle Nestabilities (SM), A2 Devine Eleoquence die, Cottage Kutz Winterland die (holly), Copic markers, Sponge applicator, Ribbon (from MFP Stamp Shop Christmas Poinsettia Craft Pack), Twinings of London Christmas Tea K-Cups

Thursday, July 30, 2015

MFP Stamp Shop Christmas in July Blog Hop - Card and Ornament

WELCOME TO MFP STAMP SHOP

CHRISTMAS IN JULY BLOG HOP

Tutorials
July 28--Christmas Candy Nugget Cake by Lois
July 29-Micro wave popcorn package, perfect for a stocking stuffer by Vickie
July 31--K-Cup holder by Lois

Let's get started !!

Today I have a combination card and Christmas ornament for you. Did you play with Shrinky Dinks when you were a kid? I did. And they have apparently had a comeback -- although now they're not necessarily called Shrinky Dinks. The sheets are called Shrinkable Plastic. Both my card and the ornament were made with the same stamp. You can see how much the shrinkable plastic does indeed shrink when heat is applied. I used my embossing heat gun and anchored the Santa by putting my piercing tool into the hole to keep it from moving all over the counter as I added the heat. You have to make sure that, if you plan to have a hole in the top of the ornament, the hole needs to be punched before you add heat!

Here's the Design Team members celebrating Christmas in July.

Jane

Karen
Kren
Lois (that's me)
Marilynn

Pat
Sandy

Sue

Toni

Vickie

MFP Stamp Shop

Enjoy the Hop. Come back each day for more Christmas fun. We hope to inspire you to start your Christmas cards and projects. Get to work on the tutorials, show us what you made and check back on August 15 to see if you are a winner.

CCEE1531 Happy Birthday, Harry Potter

Harry Potter's birthday is July 31, and Lynn asked the CCEE Stampers to create a card of some kind that honors "the boy who lived." I am a HUGE Harry Potter fan. I've read the books several times and seen the movies numerous times as well. I did not, however, make a card -- I made a bookmark, using the cover of Book 7 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows for my image.

I couldn't resist sharing some photos of a recent trip to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Orlando.

This is the Hogwarts Express pulling into the station.

This is me getting ready to walk through the wall at Platform 9 3/4. It is so cool to see someone disappear "through the wall" like that.

This is my son and grandson in one of the train cars that take you from Diagon Alley to Hogsmead and back. Scenes play in the windows so it looks like you're really traveling from London to Hogwarts in Scotland.

I had to take a photo of the dragon blowing off some steam (and fire) atop Gringott's Bank.

This is my grandson William, my son Doug, his wife Alex, and my daughter Kathi inside Gringott's. The goblin tellers will talk to you. We had a great time!

Check out the CCEE Stampers Blog to see how the rest of the team is honoring Harry today. By the way, it's also the birthday of J. K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books.

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

MFP Stamp Shop Christmas in July - Christmas Bouquet in a Box

WELCOME TO MFP STAMP SHOP

CHRISTMAS IN JULY BLOG HOP

Tutorials
July 28--Christmas Candy Nugget Cake by Lois
July 29-Micro wave popcorn package, perfect for a stocking stuffer by Vickie
July 31--K-Cup holder by Lois

Let's get started !!

Today I have a fun project -- a Pop-Up Box Card. I love 3-D projects, but sometimes they're hard to mail. This one, however, folds flat so you can put it into an envelope.

Here's the Design Team members celebrating Christmas in July.

Jane

Karen
Kren
Lois (that's me)
Marilynn

Pat
Sandy

Sue

Toni

Vickie

MFP Stamp Shop

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

MFP Stamp Shop Christmas in July - Candy Nugget Layer Cake

WELCOME TO MFP STAMP SHOP

CHRISTMAS IN JULY BLOG HOP

Tutorials
July 28--Christmas Candy Nugget Cake by Lois
July 29-Micro wave popcorn package, perfect for a stocking stuffer by Vickie
July 31--K-Cup holder by Lois

Let's get started !!

I had seen a tutorial for making a Candy Nugget Layer Cake made for Technique Junkies Newsletter some time ago and wanted to give it a try.

I think we've all done projects with Hershey's Nuggets at one time or another. Most of the time I've done that, I've used decorated mailing labels to cover the nuggets. On my Christmas Layer Cake project I used pattern paper.

Supplies needed for this project:

30 Hershey's Nugget Candies
6 sheets patterned paper - 5" x 2 3/4"
3 Straws
Hole punch
3" x 12" White Cardboard
4 patterned paper circles - 6", 4 1/2", 3 3/4" and 3"
6 1/2" card stock circle mat
5 Cardboard circles in same dimensions
Adhesives (Xyron & Scor-Tape)
Inks/Stamps as desired

Not shown in photo:
Paper cutter
Scotch ATG tape glider
Circle Nestabilities dies (for toppers)
White glue (for toppers)
Ribbon

Run the five sheets of patterned paper through the Xyron machine to get the adhesive onto the back.

Cut each sheet of patterned paper into five strips - 1" x 2 3/4".

Wrap each Nugget in a strip of patterned paper and set aside to use later.

I had decided to reinforce each of my panels for more stability.

Adhere the 6 1/2" card stock circle to the 6 1/2" white cardboard circle and then adhere the 6" patterned paper circle on top. This will form the base of the cake.

Repeat the process by adhering the remaining patterned paper circles to the cardboard circles.

Cut the 3" x 12" cardboard strip into three pieces.

Two of the strips are 1" x 12". The third one should be trimmed to 1" x 11".

Apply Scor-Tape to the three strips of cardboard. I used 5/8" tape.

Adhere 12 decorated nuggets to one of the 12" strips, ensuring that the nuggets are snugly placed next to each other.

Form a circle by adhering the ends of the strip together.

Adhere remaining nuggets to the other two strips
-- 10 nuggets on the other 1" x 12" strip and 8 nuggets on the 1" x 11" strip.

As before, form the two remaining strips into circles. At this point you can bend the cardboard strips to form more symmetrical circles.

Place small pieces of Scor-Tape on the bottom of each nugget.

Attach ring to cake base.

Attach Scor-Tape to bottom of 4 1/2" circle.

Adhere 4 1/2" circle on top of ring of nuggets.

Apply tape to the other two rings of nuggets.

Proceed as before, continuing to build cake.

Punch three holes in 3" circle. These will support the toppers.

Adhere Scor-Tape to the top layer and attach to the top of the cake.

Make three toppers as desired. I used the Santa and the sentiment "HO" from MFP Stamp Shop set Holiday Tags. The "Merry Christmas" is from MFP Stamp Shop set 'Tis the Season.