December Tutorial



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Tutorial - Helen Piaskowski

Hello Stampers;

The holiday celebrations have begun, festive decorations are lighting up the neighborhoods, and it's time to help Santa check off the lists of all the good boys and girls!

This season, the little touches will help make spirits merry and bright, so I'm creating more little treats to share. It's the perfect way to share a bit of joy, even with those I can't celebrate with in person.

Shipping is taking longer than normal, so make sure you have your gift orders placed by December 9th, to help ensure they have the best chance of arriving on time.

Don't forget that all-inclusive kits, Paper Pumpkin gift subscriptions, and gift certificates make great gifts for your crafty friends and family and even those hard-to-shop-for teens!

This month's tutorial features 3 Seasonal Little Treat Boxes that you'll love to create and your friends will love to receive. I've even included a fun list of ideas for filling them!

3 Seasonal Little Treat Boxes
(Holiday, Winter & Valentine's)

Project Inspiration

As the saying goes, wonderful things come in small packages! Even small treats feel extra-special when they are given in beautiful packaging. The new Little Treats Bundle is the perfect combination of dies and stamps to create fun little boxes for lots of occasions.

The awesome thing about this box is that you can create it with just one piece of 6" x 6" paper, it doesn't require piecing together different layers, and it doesn't even need adhesive!

This tutorial shows you how to create holiday, winter, and Valentine's boxes, and that's just the beginning of what you can create!

Wondering what to put in your Little Treat Boxes? Here's a big list of little ideas to get you started!

Ideas for filling the Little Treat Box Dies:

  • Candy: Mini Chocolates (Hershey's mini bars-4, mini Reese's peanut butter cups-3, Rolo-4), Ghirardelli squares-3, Andes Mints-4, Peppermint disks-4
  • Earrings and costume jewelry
  • Lip balm tins or sticks
  • Lego mini figures
  • Money
  • Tickets to the movies or other event
  • Hair do-dads for girls
  • Small craft items or embellishments
  • Mini flashlight
  • Paper gift certificates
  • Ear buds
  • Mini pens or fun erasers or fun clips for school papers
  • Magnets


Project - Step 1

1. Snowflake Little Treat Box

Die cut 6" x 6" Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper (#153512) with the Little Treat Box Die. Fold on all score lines with a Bone Folder.
Project - Step 2

2. Fold Little Treat Box

Fold the sides of the box in and tuck the tabs into the slot. If you slide the tab into the slot from the inside of the box the seam will be smooth and the tab won't stick out.
Project - Step 3

3. Finish Little Treat Box

The Little Treat Box can be assembled without any adhesive, just using ribbon to tie the top of the box close. Or you can add a bit of adhesive to keep the front and back flaps upright without the ribbon being tied.
Project - Step 4

4. Die Cut Snowflakes

Die cut Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper (#153513) and Night of Navy cardstock with the So Many Snowflakes Dies (#153565). Layer snowflakes and adhere to box with Glue Dots. Add a large Blue Adhesive-Backed Gem (#153547) to the center of the snowflakes. Tie the box closed with a 12" piece of Whisper White 1/4" Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon (#151326).

Project - Step 5

5. Valentine's Little Treat Box

Die cut polka-dot Magenta Madness In Color 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper (#153070) with the Little Treat Box Die. Die cut scrap Early Espresso cardstock with the larger rectangle label die from the Little Treat Box Die set.

Project - Step 6

6. Stamp & Die Cut

Stamp greeting from the Little Treats (#153376) stamp set on scrap Whisper White cardstock with Early Espresso ink. Stamp candy image around the left and bottom of the greeting with Magenta Madness ink. Stamp off three times before stamping to get a lighter version of this intense colour. Die cut with scalloped circle die from the Little Treat Box Dies.

Project - Step 7

7. Decorate Valentine's Box

Assemble box and adhere the rectangle die-cut to the box front. Layer on the scalloped circle greeting with Stampin' Dimensionals. Add Magenta Madness 2020-2022 In Color Enamel Dots (#152480) to the label. Tie the box closed with a 12" piece of Whisper White 1/4" Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon (#151326).

Project - Step 8

8. Holiday Little Treat Box

Stamp "thank you for coming" greeting on scrap Gray Granite cardstock with Cherry Cobbler ink. Die cut with small label die from the Little Treat Box Dies. Die cut scrap Gold and Silver Foil Sheets with the ornament dies.

Project - Step 9

9. Die Cut Plush Poinsettia Vellum

Die cut a 6" x 6" piece of Plush Poinsettia Vellum with the Little Treat Box Die. Fold and assemble the box. Fold a 10" piece of Whisper White 1/4" Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon (#151326) in half and thread both ribbon ends through the slots at the top of the box and the label starting at the back. Loop the ribbon ends back through the ribbon and tighten to close the box.

Project - Step 10

10. Add Ornaments

Add the die-cut ornaments to the tag, front, and sides of box with Glue Dots.


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