Make your own plastic pot trinket box using Stampin Up patterned papers step by step tutorial

make your own plastic pot trinket box with stampin up supplies lisa barton

Welcome to our week of Stampin Up storage and organisatonal ideas to create! To  start off, my upcycled plastic pot trinket box is really easy, quick & inexpensive to make and is ideal as a lightweight jewellery holiday when travelling around! Plus you can personalise it to suit your styles and favourite colours, give as a gift or simply make with children to keep their little treasures safe!

make your own plastic pot trinket box with stampin up supplies lisa barton

To start with you need to select which patterned papers you wish to use - I've used a mixture of Stampin Up retro fresh, sweet sorbet & In colour designer series paper stack papers. Scraps are just perfect to use up too when decorating the pots! And speaking of the pots, mine are simply the leftover pots that Stampin Up brads come in! See, you never know what may come in useful one day ;)

make your own plastic pot trinket box with stampin up supplies lisa barton

  • Simply take two pieces of 12" x 12" patterned paper and draw a large circle on each approx diameter 8" - a saucepan base or cake tin insert would be perfect for this! Punch a hole in each piece at one edge.
  • Then cut a piece of coordinating colour card sized 5.5" x 2.5" and score & crease along the middle then round the corners. Cover this piece with a coordinated patterned piece of paper measuring 5" x 2 1/4" - don''t forget to use your envelope punch board or corner punch to round the corners off this piece too! 
  • Secure the two large paper circles to the rectangular piece of card on the edges and fold over to make an clam shell like shape 
  • Select 5 empty, clean plastic pots you wish to use - I've used a variety of depth pots to add contrast. Cover each of the pots in turn with patterned paper strips around the outside and cut circles with punches to fit the insides. Secure them safely to one of the large paper circles using a strong glue or sticky strip. 
  • Take some twine and thread through the punch holes on the patterned paper circles and tie together to close up.

make your own plastic pot trinket box with stampin up supplies lisa barton


Need Stampin up supplies? Head over to my online store to purchase! It's really simple, quick & safe to purchase value for money, quality, colour coordinated craft products from me online - click here for more info :)

Don't forget, we'd love to see your Stampin Up creations made solely with Stampin Up products only please! Send your photos to lisa.barton@hotmail.co.uk and we'll feature them in our readers gallery!




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Step by step Darling mini album tutorial from Becki Adams & American Crafts Studio

This darling mini album comes complete with an online step by step photo tutorial courtesy of Becki Adams at American Crafts Studio - enjoy the weekend and making this great keepsake album!


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Stampin Up tips & techniques series: How to perfectly line up stamps with a Stamp-a-ma-jig

What the heck is a Stamp-a-ma-jig?  It's a very simple stamping tool which can make a huge difference in your stamping projects. The Stamp-a-ma-jig comes in two pieces, the clear imaging sheet, and the support piece.

It's designed to help you get EXACT placement of your stamps when you need it.
To use it, simply lay down the clear imaging sheet, line up the support piece at a right angle in the corner. Ink up your stamp and line it up at a right angle against the support piece. Stamp straight down onto the imaging sheet.


Now you can use the imaging sheet to place the image wherever you would like it, line up the support piece, move the imaging sheet, and stamp your image using the support piece as your guide.

If that's not clear enough then take a look at this quick video to see how it works!




If you'd like to order one of these handy tools then simply pop over to my online shop by clicking on the image below!

http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/CategoryPage.aspx?categoryid=2622&dbwsdemoid=5004298
 
 

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Free birthday banner & balloons SVG files from Jana Eubank & Basic Grey

Fancy a free birthday banner & balloon SVG file download? Pop over to the Basic Grey blog where Jana Eubank showcases her fabulous birthday layout & you can download the free files!


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How to get started with Project Life with Ali Edwards

Interested in Project Life and want to know what you need to get started? 

Ali Edwards takes us through the essential tools and supplies required to successfully journal and record all life's moments in a concise, quick, easy & fun format using Becky Higgins' Project Life system which is available in the UK from Scrapbookers Inner Circle, S J Crafts & Sarah's Cards Ltd amongst other stockists.

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DIY ribbon tree with Stampin Up Watercolour Wonder - great Mothers Day gift!



It's the last day of our week of handmade Mothers Day gift ideas and this pretty ribbon tree can be appreciated all year round - you could even make a seasonal one to celebrate the coming of Spring, Summer, Autumn & Winter, not forgetting a Halloween, Easter and Christmas version too! Good job they're quick and easy to make! 


Al you need is a polystyrene ball tree (I get mine from Ebay) and plenty of (approx 100!)  paper pieces measuring 8cms x 3cms and sewing pins. Simply curl the paper pieces around and pin into the polystyrene ball until it's covered! Dont forget to cover the stem as well to coordinate. Great project for the weekend, whilst watching TV or one for the kids even!



These ball trees are perfect table decor for parties, weddings and celebratory occasions - they'll be greatly admired but shhh - accept the compliments and don't let on how easy they are!


Don't forget ... we'd love to see your Stampin Up creations made solely with Stampin Up products only please! Send your photos to lisa.barton@hotmail.co.uk and we'll feature them in our readers gallery! 

Have a great weekend! We'll be back next week with some Stampin Up organising and storage solutions!




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New April monthly kit sneak peek from Paper Camellia!

It's time or the first sneak peek at the April monthly kits from Paper Camellia! Look for the full reveal on April 1st. Subscriber shopping days will start on March 31st and remaining kits will be available for purchase on April 1st. Last month's kits sold out within a few days. 

To subscribe to either the Main Scrapbook kit or the Everyday Life (pocket page) kit, simply click HERE  New subscriptions begin with the April 2014 kits. 


April Main Scrapbook Kit

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