Welcome everyone! Today kicks off a week full of fun projects as we team up with Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L for a Blog Hop! Every day this week we'll have some great projects by our Pockets Chicks showing you how great Fancy Pants and 3L go together. Come back every day for inspiration and leave your comments on each post for a chance to win a great Fancy Pants and 3L prize (more details at the end of this post!). You will also want to be sure to hop over to the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L blog every day this week too! Their Design Team will be providing even more inspiration and ANOTHER chance to win some great FP and 3L!
I'm starting things off today, with a project I created for my girls for our upcoming vacation. We are surprising them and taking them to Florida. Shhhh! :-) So, I thought these little vacation boxes would be fun for them to have on the trip. In each box is a sketch/note pad for drawing what the see or journaling about each each day, along with canvas bag that they can use to collect shells that they find on the beach. I also figured they could use the box itself to stash whatever other momentos they collect along the way.
Fancy Pants supplies:
Summer Soul: Filter Embellishments
Summer Sou: Chipbard Embellishments
Summer Soul: Cards patterned paper
Off To School: Chalkboard Stickers
Summer Soul: Starburst stamp
Wave Searcher: To The Beach stamp
Artist Edition: Memo Notebook pages
Artist Edition: Metal Charms
Summer Soul: Glitter Cuts
Artist Edition: Chipboard Alphas (white)
Wishful Thinking: Alpha Stickers
Beach Babe: Alpha Stickers
Various FP trim and ribbons
Other supplies:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L My Stick
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Crafty Power Tape
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L E-Z Squares
metal box
Modge Podge
acrylic paint
pain brush
corrugated cardboard
1" circle punch
hole punch
canvas bag
StazOn ink pad
scrap chipboard
Here's how I created the Vacation Boxes:
1. Apply Modge Podge to surface of metal box.
2. Lay Filter Embellishment onto wet Modge Podge. Apply another layer of Modge Podge over the Filter Embellishements to seal and protect.
3. Repeat with additional Filter Embellishements. Allow to dry.
4. Paint top of box with acrylic paint. Allow to dry. Apply another coat of Modge Podge to top.
5. Using Crafty Power Tape attach trim around rim of lid. This tape is strong a great alternative to messy hot glue.
6. Apply Off To School Chalkboard Stickers and Summer Soul Chipboard Embellishments as desired. Tie on ribbon.
Next, I created the little Note Pads:
1. Cut a scrap piece of corrugated cardboard to desired size (mine was 5x7"). Cut various sheets of paper from the Memo Notebook (this is a great way to use leftover scraps - mine were trimmed to about 4.25x6"). Cut 2 cards from the Summer Soul Cards patterned paper for the cover.
2. Paint corrugated cardboard with acrylic paint for a beachy, white-washed look.
3. Punch holes in the top and attach binder rings.
4. Decorate the cover as desired. I tied on one of the Artist Edition Metal Charms and adhered a Summer Soul Glitter Cut, using the Crafty Power Tape (it works great on transparent pieces!) and a Chipboard Alpha.
I also created these cute orange peel flowers.
These flowers are easy to make. The E-Z Squares are great for small embellishments like these and the Crafty Power Tape worked great for attaching them to the cover. I know these notepads will get a lot of wear and tear, so I know the Crafty Power Tape will keep those little flowers in place.
Here are the finished notepads...
The Beach Bag is simple to decorate:
1. For a sturdy surface to stamp on, insert a scrap piece of chipboard into the canvas bag.
2. Using a permanent ink, like StazOn, stamp as desired onto bag.
3. Attach tags. Ta-da!
I hope you enjoyed these Vacation Boxes and that you've gotten some great ideas here! Remember to leave a comment on this post (and every post this week) for a chance to win some Fancy Pants and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L goodies! And don't forget to visit the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L blog too!
You have until Friday, March 11, 2012, at midnight (12:00 am MDT), to enter. Winner will be drawn from all comments from all blog hop posts during March 5-11, 2012, by a random number generator and posted here on our blog and on our FB page on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. Contest is open to US and international residents.
Be sure to come back! We have TWO posts tomorrow, by the talented Valerie Sanchez and Greta Hammond!
-Amy Peterman
This is a really cute idea! I love the bag and journal/sketch;cm
Posted by: conniemelancon | March 05, 2012 at 07:01 AM
Wow this is the cutest idea! We are taking our kids to Disney World for Spring Break (also a big surprise - SHHHH!). This would be a great idea to present to each of them when they get there. I was thinking maybe a little disposable camera for each and a mini scrapbook. TFS!
Posted by: Caryn | March 05, 2012 at 07:06 AM
This is just the cutest idea ever! I love the little flowers you made and thanks so much for the idea on how to cover the tin!
Posted by: Charlotte Brochu | March 05, 2012 at 07:12 AM
What a sweet idea!
Posted by: Linda | March 05, 2012 at 07:33 AM
That is insanely cute! And so neat and tidy. Everything is contained and nothing gets lost. Perfect.
Posted by: Cynthia | March 05, 2012 at 07:58 AM
This is so fabulous!!
Posted by: Jamie Greene | March 05, 2012 at 08:07 AM
How nice! I'm sure your girls will really enjoy these boxes! TFS!
Posted by: Ruth G | March 05, 2012 at 08:24 AM
Wow, love this!
Didn't know you could stamp on a bag!
ALready made that cute flower :)
Thanks for sharing and greetings from Holland.
Posted by: Petra Coolen | March 05, 2012 at 08:32 AM
OK...you ROCKED this Amy! Love them so much...thanks for the step-outs too! So easy to follow!
Posted by: Kim Watson | March 05, 2012 at 08:39 AM
Oh WOW! What a fantastic idea! Thank you so much for all the tutorials - I'm definitely going to make one of these for the summer hold! Thank you so much for the inspiration and the chance to win! :-) x
Posted by: Kerys | March 05, 2012 at 08:51 AM
What an awesome idea. I wish I had known about these when we went. maybe our next trip, I'll remember and make a couple. So cute!!
Posted by: Angie Ashuk | March 05, 2012 at 09:23 AM
Wow, wonderful idea. Wish I had seen this before my granddaughter went last month. Well, maybe another time. Thanks for the chance to win. : )
Posted by: Lenora Brown | March 05, 2012 at 09:38 AM
What a fantastic idea! My kids are 5 and 7 and would love to have a box like this to keep their special vacation trinkets in!
Posted by: Amanda Coleman | March 05, 2012 at 09:43 AM
Wonderful boxes and thanks for sharing the flower technique!
Posted by: Rebecca W | March 05, 2012 at 09:44 AM
Cute! Love the beach bags.
Posted by: Kelly | March 05, 2012 at 09:50 AM
Great projects! THanks for the chance to win!
Posted by: NinaN | March 05, 2012 at 09:53 AM
Wow! These projects are to cute! I especially love the little flowers you made. Sounds like a great giveaway. Thanks for the chance to win!
Posted by: Christina Collins | March 05, 2012 at 09:53 AM
Really cute idea I may have to try.
Posted by: Kerri | March 05, 2012 at 10:42 AM
This is awesome!
Posted by: tammy K | March 05, 2012 at 11:29 AM
These boxes are so clever. My head was full of ideas as I read your details. I love the flower idea and plan on using them soon. Thank you for sharing this wonderful idea with us.
Posted by: Shari Klyn | March 05, 2012 at 11:50 AM
What great little boxes, and the stuff inside is just as fabulous! Thanks!
Posted by: Miriam Prantner | March 05, 2012 at 12:03 PM
WOW! WOW! This is awesome!!!! Great inspiration always on the FP blog!!!
Posted by: Anna Petitt | March 05, 2012 at 12:40 PM
So cute, such a great idea!
Posted by: KellyG | March 05, 2012 at 12:44 PM
Loved this post! The treasure box is such a great idea and I love the colorful papers used.
Posted by: Eileen B | March 05, 2012 at 12:51 PM
What an awesome fun idea!
Posted by: Michele S | March 05, 2012 at 01:00 PM