Ink it! Stamp it! International Design Team Blog Hop - 3D Project - Dashing Deer Table Favour

Welcome to the Ink It! Stamp It! Design Team Blog Hop - we hop every month so be sure to pop back and visit us again!  

Today we are sharing 3D Projects!

You are currently at my page - Stephanie Fischer, The Crafty Thinker.  At the end of my post there is a full line up of team members, please click on the name after mine in the list to continue the hop.

A Christmas table favor featuring the Dashing Deer stamp set and coordinating Detailed Deer dies

I've made a little Christmas table favour.  There's space inside for two Lindt chocolates.  Over the next couple of months, I'll be making 22 of them for my family Christmas gathering and will add names to the side of the box so that they double as place names.

Cutting and scoring the box base

For the box base:

1. Cut cardstock to 6.5" x 5"
2. Score each side 1.5" from the edge and fold to reinforce the score lines
3. Trim off the corners
4. Cut along the right hand side vertical score line until it meets the first horizontal score line
5. Repeat step 4 on each side.
6. Bend in each of the four corner pieces and add glue as shown in the photograph below
7. Raise the sides and press the corners into position to form the box

Gluing the box base

The finished box base is partitioned for two chocolates

I created a double compartment inside the box by cutting a piece of cardstock to 2" x 5.5" and scoring at 1.75", 2.75" and 3.75" then folding and gluing as shown in the photograph below.  Press the glued pieces together to form the central partition.  The insert fits snugly, so I didn't glue it into position.

Making the partition for the box base

Box Lid:

Cut a piece of cardstock to 4 5/8" x 3 1/8".

Score each side 1/2" from the edge

Make the lid using the same method as for the box base

Cut a piece of Feels Like Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper to 2" x 3.5" and glue to the top of the lid.

I stamped the Dashing Deer onto black cardstock with Silvery Shimmer metallic ink.  
By using the Stamparatus, I could overstamp multiple times until I was happy with the strength of colour.

I then used the coordinating Detailed Deer die to cut out the deer but I was careful to position the top cutting plate just above the feet - as seen in the photograph below.  TIP: I also used a very small piece of washi tape to secure the die in position.

Cutting the deer to stand on top of the box

This allowed me to create long tabs at the end of each foot (or hoof!).

The finished deer waiting to be applied to the box lid

I then used my craft knife to cut slots into the top of the box lid, through which I pushed the tabs and secured them to the underside of the lid with sticky tape.  I then chose to cover up the tabs and tape with a piece of cardstock which I glued into position.

The legs of the deer are threaded through little slots cut into the lid so that it will stand up

Thank you so much for joining us today and we hope you'll join us again next month when we'll be sharing Christmas Cards.

I'm Stephanie Fischer and to keep hopping around see the list below to see who is up next with another great project.

Thanks for visiting
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Edit: 17 November 2019 - I've now finished all the table favours for the Christmas table!  

My Dashing Deer table favors ready for the Christmas table!

Product List - All available for purchase from my online store

Feels Like Frost Specialty 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$25.00

Dashing Deer Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$38.00

Detailed Deer Dies

$59.00

Silvery Shimmer Delicata Metallic Ink Pad

$19.25

Stamparatus

$85.00

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Basic Gray A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

$7.00

Ink it! Stamp it! International Design Team Blog Hop - 3D Project - Retirement Mini Album

Welcome to the Ink It! Stamp It! Design Team Blog Hop - we hop every month so be sure to pop back and visit us again!  

Today our theme is a 3D Project.

You are currently at my page - Stephanie Fischer, The Crafty Thinker.  At the end of my post there is a full line up of team members, please click on the name after mine in the list to continue the hop.

The closed memorabilia "retirement card" album

Since this post is very image-heavy, I'm not going to say a lot.  But I do have a tutorial (with diagrams and pictures) of the basis of this project for anyone who would like it.

First stage of opening the album.  I could have put something on that right side - but the paper is just too pretty!

We are so blessed in our company - we have wonderful staff who seem to enjoy their work and so they stay ... until they retire!  When someone retires, I like to make a "card" that also acts as a piece of memorabilia for them.  This is for the most recent retirement.

Second stage of opening the album

The base is created with three A4 pieces of Tranquil Tide cardstock, decorated with Share What You Love Designer Series Paper.

The "flip mechanism" has space for 12 photos

There's space for lots of photographs, providing memories of people, events and activities through the years.

The third stage of opening the album reveals some of the pockets holding personal messages

There's also space for individual cards on which co-workers will write personal messaages.

The fully opened album

Underneath all of the flip photos there is a card, written in my poor attempt at calligraphy, with a company message and the start and finish dates for our retiree.

The album and presentation box

I didn't have time to correct the situation but I should have made an even deeper gusset to allow for the depth of all the photos.  Something I've corrected in my tutorial.  I also made a presentation box.

A close up of the "dedication" on the top of the album

Click here if you would like the PDF instructions for the basic build.  I must add though that I made some adjustments to create a deeper gusset that I hope will work but I haven't tested them.  Please contact me if you run into problems.

Thank you so much for joining us today and we hope you'll join us again next month when we'll be showing you our favourite colour combo! 

I'm Stephanie Fischer and, to keep hopping around, see the list below to see who is up next with another great project.

Thanks for visiting
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All products used available for purchase in my online store

Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper

$47.00

First Frost Clear-Mount Bundle

$85.50

Frosted Bouquet Framelits Dies

$57.00

Foliage Frame Framelits Dies

$47.00

Delicate Lace Edgelits Dies

$50.00

Tranquil Tide A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Petal Pink A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Grapefruit Grove & Lovely Lipstick Foil Sheets

$0.00

Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Stitched Labels Framelits Dies

$57.00

Itty Bitty Greetings Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$63.00

Pop of Pink Botanical Exploding Box Card

There's a standing joke in our family that I'm always away for my niece Erin's birthday - it's not intentional, it just seems to happen!  I was very relieved and pleased that this year, by the narrowest of margins, I shall be here to celebrate her 21st!

I haven't yet purchased the Melon Mambo Stitched Ribbon, so I had to raid my stash

I've used Pop of Pink Designer Series Paper and Washi Tape to create an exploding box card for her.

Melon Mambo is such a pretty colour and adds a touch of drama against black & white

The box is also decorated with flowers created with the Botanical Builder Framelits that have Enamel Shape centres.

The centrepiece can hold either a gift card or some folding money

The greetings are both from Designer Tin of Cards

I used the Classic Label Punch to create the slot to hold the Gift card or money

There is a little slot in the base of the card that will hold some birthday money.  The numbers were cut with the Large Numbers Framelits and stand up by themselves with the help of some strips of Window Sheet.  Like the black petals, the numbers have a touch of gold Wink of Stella on them.

I sponged a little Whisper White Craft ink onto the black leaves on the inside of the box.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time
Stephanie

Product List - To shop in my online store - click on a product image below (Australian Residents only)

Designer Tin Of Cards Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141739]

Botanical Builder Framelits Dies

[140625]

Classic Label Punch

[141491]

Large Numbers Framelits Dies

[140622]

Tags & Labels Framelits Dies

[138282]

Lots Of Labels Framelits Dies

[138281]

Pop Of Pink Specialty Designer Series Paper

[141648]

Pop Of Pink Designer Washi Tape

[141649]

Basic Black 12" X 12" Card Stock

[124267]

Brights 12" X 12" Card Stock

[131186]

Window Sheets

[142314]

White Perfect Accents

[138416]

Brights Enamel Shapes

[141680]

Gold Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141898]

Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad

[101731]

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

Metallics Sequin Assortment

[138390]

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]