Friday, September 24, 2010

Free for all Friday!

When the Flourishes gals get a wild hair and want to just be "free" we call it Free for All Friday and each do our own spin on a creation and share with the help of a little blog hop. So... here goes!

For my creation, I actually picked up a french fry container that I had kept in my stamp room for literally... years! See???
I know. I am a pack rat. My husband thinks it is nuts some of the things I keep "just in case" I might want to alter it or use it as a template. For this creation, I decided to use my fry box as a guide and I traced it right on to the back of my decorative paper.

I cut off the top part of the fry container because I knew I wanted to be able to emboss the curve along the bottom front....

Use a foam mat, a stylus and... voila!
And, here's what my covered container looks like...


I realized that I probably should have used a double sided paper so that I didn't have to cover the other side. I guess... that's a tip for you! :-)

And, once I got done assembling, this is what I came up with... a quick and relatively easy treat box... perfect for those little sweeties in your life! I used the new Witching you a Happy Halloween set from Flourishes. (Today is the last day to order this set as a part of the New Release Bundle-- all four sets for 10% off) Moving on! I stamped the pumpkin, masked it, and then stamped the cute cat in the background. Color it up with Copics (from the Tigerlily, Cool Neutrals and Fields Collections grouped by Flourishes) and then... add some razzle dazzle with glitter glue. I also added a black and white gingham ribbon for a handle and punched a couple circles for the message tag. I attached the tag with the help of some black burlap string. See?
And that, my friends, is it! I have to admit, while the Reese's cups are alive and well in this pic -- they are flat out gone at my house. It took 3.2 seconds for the kiddos to smell chocolate and attack! :-)
Hope you make time to hop on over and see what the rest of the Flourishes gals whipped up this fun-filled Friday!

Christine Okken
Danielle Kennedy
Dawn Burnworth
Laura Fredrickson
Leslie Miller
Stacy Morgan

See you back here soon!

23 comments:

Melody said...

Such a cute idea!

Joan B said...

pretty darn clever and so cute

Glenda said...

You have the little wheels in my head spinning! Love this idea!

Dawn B. said...

Great tutorial Julie. I love the way you could recycle so many things by adding some paper and a great stamp set.. Have a good weekend.

Amanda said...

Good Golly, Miss Julie!!! I LOVE that idea!! I love out of the box thinking like that, and you've just opened my eyes! Great job! :)

Emily Keaton said...

This is AMAZING, Julie!! I just love your fry box treat holder. Good thinking to use an actual container as your template. I tend to hold onto possibly usable stuff, too--for the same reasons!! Thanks for sharing your fun project :)

Anonymous said...

I love this!!!! I must get a box of fries now! This is just so adorable and I see many, many more ideas! Thanks for sharing!!!

ChristineCreations said...

VERY smart girl...and totally cute too!

Anonymous said...

This is cute! You're not a hoarder if you can retrieve the saved item!!
Ann

Holly said...

I love this!!!!! Good tip to use doublesided paper though. LOL

Laura (scrapnextras) said...

This is so cute Julie! What a neat idea, I'll have to try it! It's not like I'd have any problem finding those items LOL!

Shirley said...

Really cute project!!!

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NancyK said...

This is just darling - I love the polka dots, and can't believe you kept a french fry container all this time!

Susan (rainy) said...

This is such an adorable project! And what a fun idea, too!

Leslie Miller said...

I LOVE this project! Really love the cat and jack together. Now you have a pattern you can use whenever. I'm also a pack rat and it's just too bad it piles up faster than I use it. BTW, I also love Reeses... just for future reference in case, you know, you ever need to send me candy.

Tanya said...

what a cute idea!

Stacy Morgan said...

Clever and fun! Oh what a great idea and I bet you are glad you kept the fry box. hee hee This would be great for the kids school treats. Might have to go get some fries and use the box. hee hee

cgargus said...

What a crafty, creative idea! Very cute!!

Michelle said...

Not a packrat, just a prepared crafter. lol This treat is so cute! I think I need to go get some fries...and Reese's cups. ;-D

Sharon said...

Creative and clever of you to come up with this idea. I was needed new inspriation for treat holders. I will borrow this one for Christmas treats. Pack rat my foot....

Lisa H. said...

oh, splendid! this is cuter than cute!

Candy said...

OH, that's GREAT! So cute and inspired!!!!! LOVE IT!!!!

Janine said...

You aren't nuts!! I keep everything too!! Just got back from Montreal so playing catch-up!!