Flower Treat bags

Two years ago I created a little flower treat bag in honor of Okieladybug (Cricut MB).  I was chosen as the Project Corner and Highlight in the Chrip, March 17, 2008 edition.  Talk about excited!!!  Anyway the thread keeps popping up and my link keeps expiring...so here is hoping that by putting it on my blog it will last longer!  LOL!

It’s a Flower treat bag. I thought that these would be great for teachers or mothers day or just anytime that you want to give someone a little treat. The base is about 4 ¼ inches across…and it is in the shape of an octagon.


There are 2 seperate files, one for use with the Expression and one for use with the Baby Bug

Link for the Expression Cut File

Link for the Baby Bug cut file

About the cut file….

E bug file was created with George and Plantin Schoolbook.

Cutting and putting together with the E bug is pretty simple and once you have it all cut out it goes together in a snap. One note though…on the first tab the bottom triangle is slightly out of the cut line…so you will have to round that one off with your scissors. I tried moving it back but since you can’t group everything and move it a once I did not want to do it.

The Baby Bug file was created with ALL George. This one is a little more time consuming to put together but I did not want to leave anyone out! Hope that everyone who is interested in the file will be able to use it!!

Instructions to piece together for the baby bug:

1. First be sure to change the mat size from 12x12 to 6x12! If it is not already that way.

2. Cut tab #3 TWO times…this will become the “pedals” to the flower. You can either do them the same color or do 2 or more colors.

3. Tab #4 are the rings…that goes at the top of the treat bag…one is the flower and the other is the leaves.

4. Tab #5 This is the base to line everything up. I made 2 one to go on the bottom and the other to go on the top…so you are going to sandwich your “pedals” that you cut from tab #3 in between these two pieces. When you line up your “pedals” I put them under the top layer. You can mark a center point on the octagon base and center point of each of the pedals…or eye ball it...roughly 3 ½ inches from tip to where it needs to meet the base.

Hopefully these pictures will help

Expressions is on the left and Baby bug is on the right
These are the elements

Piecing together for the Baby Bug

This is what it should look like once you have all the pedals placed. This will be the inside of the bag.

Now flip it over and it will look like this. I ran my other octagon piece through my Xyron and put in on here. So the pedals are sandwiched between the octagons.

Fold the pedals towards the middle of the flower

After the pedals are folded in, unfold it and flip it over. Now fold in the ends to make little tabs.

The finished product...I really like the 2 tone flower (and that is the one that can be created on the baby bug)

Treat boxes for Zachary's class

With Valentines Day quickly approaching I thought that I would put my Love Struck cartridge and Cricut to work.  These cute boxes are on the Love Struck cartridge and they go together pretty quickly.  I put 4 on a sheet of 12x12 paper, so its not a project that takes tons of paper!!  Zachary LOVES them and is ready for Valentines to be here!

I used the Cuttlebug and Swiss Dots folder to emboss the acetate window.

Trying to get the creativity back

Its been so long since I have sat down and actually taken the time to create.  I have missed it, yet once I sit down I just can't think of anything to do.  My friend Stacy had sent me one of these stationary boxes for my birthday....so I decided that I would give one a try.  Its not perfect but not bad for the first creation in a long time.  It holds 3x3 cards, tags, notecards and envelopes, address book, stamps, and a pen.  Maybe the creativity is slowly starting to come back......

My Scrap Space

Well I finally managed to get my scrap space to a place that I am pretty happy with. Its been a long process and I am sure as time goes on it will once again change! Are we ever happy with things the way that they are? I know that I am constantly changing the space that I create in. Well create might not be the right word...its been a while since I have actually had time to sit down and create, thus the my space became quite a mess. I am hoping to be able to get back to creating and scrapping memories for my kids. That being said...here is my space!

This room used to be our dining room. All of the furniture from when it was a dining room in still in here. I am hoping to have my own space soon. IF we are ever able to do some updating to our home.
JetMax cubes that hold all my paper (well ALMOST all of it-yes that Creative Memories bag is fill of paper), stamps, ribbons, card making supplies...well you get the idea!

This is the area to the right of my table. Man it sure looked organized...but from the pictures it sure looks messy!!

And this is the area to my left.  It is made up of JetMax cubes that I put back to back.  The back side holds the things that I don't use often....refill pages...page protectors...etc.

Here is the back side of the cubes

And finally the last of the cubes....the set on the left holds all my pictures, which are in DESPERATE need of organizing!!  The right set of cubes is full of stuff for the kids to use...as is the basket...has all kinds of kits we found at Michales they were the leftover kits from their kid crafting days.

So that is my space....an ever changing space!!