Marbled Elegance Tea Light Box

July 16, 2025July 16, 2025 ~ Jeanie Stark ~ Leave a comment

Today’s project is a quick & easy slider box I created for some heart shaped tea light candles. I love to create gifts to have on hand. These heart shaped tea lights make a great hostess gift or for a coworker/friend’s birthday. This is perfect for enjoying a relaxing bath after a long day (stamping! LOL). Stampin' Up! Marbled Elegance Slider box for tea light candles-Jeanie Stark StampinUp
Supplies/Measurements:

Basic White Thick Cardstock – 8 1/4″ x 3 3/4″
Melon Mambo cardstock – 6 1/4″ x 6 1/2″
Gold Foil – 6″ x 1 1/2″
Marbled Elegance Specialty Designer Series Paper – 5 3/4″ x 1 1/4″
ribbon

Directions:

Score the Basic White cardstock on each side at 1″. Trim off the corners to form triangles and cut two slots on opposite sides to form corner flaps.
Apply Multipurpose Liquid Glue to the corners and fold in to form your base.

Stampin' Up! Marbled Elegance Slider box for tea light candles-Jeanie Stark StampinUp

Score the Melon Mambo cardstock along the 6 1/2″ side at 1 13/16″, 2 7/8″, 4 11/16″, & 5 3/4″
Apply Liquid Glue to the 3/4″ flap, fold to close to adhere & form your wrap.

Adhere the Gold Foil layer and the patterned paper.
Wrap ribbon and tie a simple knot.

Stampin' Up! Hearts of Elegance pop-out fun fold card and gift box-Jeanie Stark StampinUp
I created this box to coordinate with the tucked fun fold card I shared yesterday. If you missed that post (and the PDF to create the card), you can view it HERE.

*This box can hold 4 round tea light candles as well.
Stampin' Up! Marbled Elegance fun fold pop-out card & Slider box for tea light candles-Jeanie Stark StampinUp
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Twist & Close Gift Box with Painterly Pears

July 9, 2025July 9, 2025 ~ Jeanie Stark ~ 3 Comments

I absolutely love making boxes (and 3D items) to give as gifts. It’s been awhile since I’ve shared these. (I seem to be on a fun fold card kick lately!) Yesterday I revealed my Mystery Monday cards and while making the Perfectly Pears card it gave me an idea and as usual one thing led to another. I left you with a teaser yesterday showing the box I made. Today I will reveal what’s inside the box plus how to create it. It’s really quick & easy! (I don’t do complicated!!!)

Did you guess what was in the box? Chris came very close in her comment as she thought it could be a pear “scented” candle. It is actually a pear “shaped” (unscented) candle!

I bought several of these pear candles (in different colors) to have on hand for hostess gifts, a little something for a friend’s birthday, etc. I love them and have a few throughout my home as decor pieces. How perfect are they to gift with this DSP?!!! The Painterly Pears Designer Series Paper is my favorite from the New Online Exclusives released this month! The paper reminds me of the delicious pears from Harry & David!

I love it when I can make a card and gift to coordinate!

If you missed yesterday’s post with the details to make the card, CLICK HERE.

When I was young I loved Highlights Magazine. One of my favorite things was the page where you had to “Spot the Difference”. How good are your observation skills? Did you spot the difference in the photos of the box?

That was the “great debate” yesterday… I made a couple of samples and asked my daughter, my sister, and a friend which one they liked better. One person liked one version, one the other version, and one liked both versions. LOL And I go back and forth! I like the clean & simple version with just the single pear; however, I also like how the other version matches the card design with the same 3 pears. How about you? Which one do you prefer?
Leave a comment below!

Stampin' Up! Painterly Pears Twist & Close gift box idea-visit juststampin.com for handmade inspiration, free tutorials, and more-Jeanie Stark StampinUp

Both versions open and close the same way. Here’s a photo looking at the top of the box. Such a cool design!

And here’s a look inside when you open it.

Of course I had to make more than one of these boxes. Here’s another version.

For this version I used Mossy Meadow cardstock for the box. Then I die cut the pear shape from Basic White cardstock and used my blending brushes to add color to match the pear candle and DSP. There are so many different ways to add color and I usually opt for Stampin’ Blend Markers; however, I thought the blending brushes gave a softer look for this project. What do you think?

Here’s a look at both boxes. Which one do you like better?

You can make these boxes in 10-15 minutes! Seriously! It is that easy! I can think of many different things that will fit in this box. I’m going to get a head start on the holiday season and make more of these! I followed Sam Donalds’s version except I added another layer to my strips to coordinate with my card! I have been following “Pootles” since I first started stamping. I love listening to her accent as well as how she makes what looks complicated so easy! The link to her blog post/video is below where she creates a beautiful birthday version using the Wildflower Birthday Specialty Designer Series Paper. This paper is great for birthdays, weddings, baby, etc. (I LOVE both of her boxes!!!!)

How To Make a Hexagonal Twist & Close Gift Box With Wildflower Birthday

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N is for Night Before Christmas

October 14, 2019 ~ Jeanie Stark ~ 11 Comments

Welcome to my ABC Holiday 2019 Series! Throughout this series I will be sharing all kinds of cards, gifts, and ideas to help make your holidays as easy as ABC! Today I am showcasing the Night Before Christmas Suite. Check out what Santa is up to in this fun video…

The Night Before Christmas Suite is showcased on pages 24-26 in the Holiday Catalog. You can use the Night Before Christmas Memories & More Cards & Envelopes with the Night Before Christmas Memories & More Card Pack and have instant Christmas Cards! Talk about quick & easy! Today I’m sharing how I used the Night Before Christmas 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper to make some fun little Christmas treats.

Stampin' Up! Night Before Christmas Designer Series Paper sweet treat gift ideas - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

Take a look at all the different fun patterns in this short video!

This candy cane treat is quick & easy! The DSP makes a nice presentation for a sweet little holiday treat. (You could even put it on a gift as a tag!)

Stampin' Up! Tiny Keepsakes Bundle sweet candy cane treat idea- Jeanie Stark StampinUp

The DSP measures 2 x 6 and is adhered to a Real Red 2 x 7 layer. I use a hole punch to punch two tiny holes on either side of the candy cane to thread the ribbon through and tie a bow. I added a couple of glue dots to secure the candy cane in place. The tag is from the Tiny Keepsakes Bundle. I stamped the sentiment in Pretty Peacock and cut it out with the Mini Curvy Keepsakes Box Dies. I used White Bakers Twine to thread a jingle bell and tag and tied it around the candy cane. Quick & easy!

For my next project I made a fold over box.

Stampin' Up! Making Christmas Bright fold over box gift idea for friends - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

The sentiment I used is from the stamp set, Making Christmas Bright (in the annual catalog). I got the dimensions for the box from Sam Donald (Pootles.com). The light bulbs pattern from the Night Before Christmas DSP was perfect to go with what I put inside the box.

Stampin' Up! Making Christmas Bright fold over box gift idea for friends - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

I host a cookie exchange with my friends every year and these will be perfect for their table favors. I got the bulbs from Hobby Lobby and filled them with mini M&M’s for a little treat or ornament to hang on their tree as a reminder of our special friendship!

Stampin' Up! Making Christmas Bright fold over box gift idea for friends - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

Here’s the measurements to make the box:

Very Vanilla or Crumb Cake cardstock: 7 x 6 1/4, score ont he long side at 1 1/2, 3, 4 1/2, 6. Score on the short side at 1 1/2 and 4 3/4.
DSP Panels: (2) 3 x 1 1/4, (2) 3/4 x 1 1/4, (1) 3/4 x 3
Very Vanilla: 1 x 2 3/4 to stamp sentiment in Delicata Golden Glitz
Scraps of Real Red, Old Olive, and Early Espresso to punch bulbs with Christmas Bulb Builder Punch

Fold and burnish the score lines. Cut, notch, and trim as shown below.

Stampin' Up! fold over box template - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

Add adhesive to the notched pieces on each end and in the middle on both sides and assemble the box. (You can view the video from Pootles.com to see how to put the box together HERE. *She put tealights in the box.)

I can’t decide which color box I like better, Very Vanilla or Crumb Cake? I need to make 10 more. Leave me a comment and let me know which color you think I should make for the rest of them.

Stampin' Up! Making Christmas Bright fold over box gift idea for friends - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

So what do you do the Night Before Christmas? Every year our family gets together at my sister’s (~24 people ) for dinner on Christmas Eve. (I love making the table favors for everyone!) After dinner we play “Yankee Swap”. Everyone brings a wrapped gift (~$25) and we draw numbers to see who goes first and so on. The first person opens a gift and then the next person can choose to take their gift or open a different one and it continues on so you never know what gift you will end up with til the very end. It is always so much fun and every year there seems to be a “hot gift” that everyone wants. As our family has grown it is a fun way to have a little gift exchange without breaking the bank! The best gift of all is just being together as a family and remembering the reason for the season!

Have a wonderful day!

Just Stampin’

Jeanie

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Tiny Keepsakes Bundle (En) [152390] $48.50	Tiny Keepsakes Cling Stamp Set (En) [150460] $20.00	Mini Curvy Keepsakes Box Dies [150644] $34.00	Night Before Christmas 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [150437] $11.50
Real Red 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [102482] $8.75	Shimmery White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [101910] $10.00	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $7.50	Real Red 3/8″ (1 Cm) Cotton Ribbon [146925] $7.00
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