A Tiny-Teeny Box

I saw a similar box on Angel Stamper's blog and thought this would be easy to recreate in Design Studio. It's a cute little box for holding just the right amount of tiny treats. The finished box measures only 2" x 2". There are two files - one for George and one for Plantin Schoolbook. (Both on one file) It is Baby Bug compatible!

I think I will be making these for the kids in my classes - not too big and not too hard to make!

Boxes - My Candy Box.cassell.cut

Cards from Templates

Here are a few cards that I made with a template I purchased from "Hot Off the Press". One is called a Giant Spiral Card and one a Giant Flower Card. I got lazy with these and actually bought the templates instead of trying to make one. I am always looking for a different card to make and give.

My Harley Davidson Card

Here is a card I made for my hubby's friend. He loves Harleys! Thanks to Leah (BeeCherryLady) on the Cricut forum for the Harley Davidson logo file. The inside was made with the Paper Dolls cartridge - just changing some of the clothes to fit a Harley hog!

Finally Getting Around To Posting

Boy, it's been a busy week! I am really excited about my new program - Sure Cuts A Lot! I have been trying to absorb all the tutorials I can regarding using Inkscape and SCAL. Hopefully soon I will have some new files to share - but not to worry - I'll still be making files with the Cricut Design Studio too!

What's Next to Come?

I have been very busy this week making some new box cut files. Some that I have seen on the Scor-pal site and some similar to ones I have seen while surfing the net. I still have to run a few of them through the Cricut and test to make sure they will both cut correctly and assemble properly. I tried to make most of the files using the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge, as I know not everyone has George & Basic Shapes. Many of the files will work with the Baby Bug!

I had an ah-ha moment when I finally figured out a way to Cricut and spend time with the family. Now that my laptop has the DS installed on it as well as my Desktop, I create my files on my laptop and then download them to my desktop through 4shared files.com - At least now I don't hear complaints that I am spending too much time in my craft room!

So...check back this weekend for a few new postings and cut files!

** Check back about mid-week - I just bought SCAL and have been playing around with it and had absolutely no time to download to my blog!

Stepper Box

I found this wonderful box while surfing the net for ideas. You can find a great detailed tutorial to make one here:

http://stampinterri.typepad.com/stampin_terri/files/fantasy_keepsake_boxes.doc I did make a cut file for all the different sized boxes you will need, although a file for this is not really needed unless you are going to make them in a large quantity. I used just my regular paper cutter to make mine! The cut file was made in George, but can easily be made in any cartridge that has a square on it.

Just wanted to share a really fun, fairly easy box to make that I think is just too cute once assembled.

Boxes - My Stepper Box.cassell.cut

House Box/Bank

Here is a cute box which can also be used as a bank. Just be sure to use really tacky tape if using this as a bank. I love Terrifically Tacky Tape for all my projects that I really need a good adhesive. I'd love to see what anyone does with this file as the embellishing ideas are endless!

Some hints for assembling:

I found it easier to embellish the house box before gluing it together because I could push the pieces down much harder than if it was already in its box shape. When scoring the scallop roof edging, score the short side at 1/4" and then turn and score the long edge at 3" (since the edging is 6" long this is half). Cut from the scalloped side just til you reach the other score mark NOT all the way through. This will allow the edging to bend over each other.

When gluing the roof on, I carefully place my hand inside the box from the bottom and this allowed me to put pressure on the house roof tabs onto the roof piece itself.

(Hopefully this wasn't confusing!)

Boxes - My House Savings Bank Box.cassell.cut