Hello! And welcome to my stop on the Hero Arts 2016 Planner Release Blog Hop! Yippppeeeee! New stamps from Hero Arts, one of my favorite companies! I'm really happy to be part of the big hop today, as we introduce you to the new 2016 Planner Catalog. So many fun things to use for your planners, or just for fun and cards too!! There are lots of awesome designers making projects today to show you different ways to use the new items. To start at the beginning of the hop -CLICK HERE for the Hero Arts Blog. Or, follow through to the next stop at the bottom of my post (Full Links List there).
Hero Arts is generously giving away three $25 shopping sprees, drawn from comments left across all blogs in the hop. Leave your comments by Wednesday, October 19 at 11:59pm PT and they will announce the winner the following week on the Hero blog. Make sure to leave a comment on each stop for more chances to win! Good Luck!
I am a total planner girl!! Are you a planner girl? I love all the pens, and stickers, and stamps and clips! So fun! I used a Franklin Covey Planner for almost 20 years for my corporate job. I Recently I switched over to an Erin Condren Planner since my needs are more creative oriented instead of corporate oriented. I write really big, so I don't have a lot of room for stamping!! I stamp in the margins and some of the extra spaces on the monthly tabs. For today's blog hop I wanted to think of another clever way to use the totally adorable small sized stamps..... So, I decided to use them to decorate fun Halloween Treat Boxes! These little stamps are really versatile - for making your own background paper, for tiny tags, for the backs of your cards, and on envelopes too!
Here are my treat boxes! I used the Pillow Box Punch Board and Kraft cardstock as the base. Then I used Copic Markers to color the images! Coloring on Kraft is a fun technique - a completely different look from coloring on white cardstock.
Here is a close up of one of the boxes. I started with a 6x6 piece of cardstock for each one. I die cut a window in the center using the SSS Stitched Circle Die. Then I layered some happy Doodlebug patterned paper and also die cut the same circle in that to form a band. There is acetate window plastic covering the circle (kind of like you would do for a shaker card) and that let's you see the candy!
All the images are from the new Hero Arts Planner sets! I stamped and colored all the images before assembling the boxes. After I colored with my Copic Markers I added tiny accents of white ink with a gel pen. Then I added dots of Stickles for some shimmer. To make the halloween banners I stamped the sentiment on white cardstock and then hand cut them with a small pair of scissors. No need to be exact with this!! I stamped, colored and cut out another pumpkin image and attached the banner and the pumpkin using foam squares.
Some of the supplies for today! I LOOOOOOVE my punch boards!! I think I have managed to collect all of them now, except the alphabet one!! They are easy to use. If you ever get stuck, just go on YouTube and search for it and there are so many helpful videos!
After I created the boxes with the punch board, i die cut out the circle in the front panel. Here you can see that I adhered the acetate to the back of the window using tape runner. Easy as pie!
Here is the finished box before I added the twine and accents!
Thank you so much for visiting my blog today! I hope you have a great time on the blog hop! We have worked really hard to bring you inspiration and fun today! XOXO
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Love the color choices and your layout!
Posted by: lorimc | 11/15/2016 at 08:17 PM
eek! those lil stamps are cute! nice to meet you wanda; what a fun hop!
Posted by: sheila | 11/07/2016 at 12:58 PM
What a fun project! I love these!!
Posted by: Kate B | 10/19/2016 at 08:49 PM
Such fun! Love all the ways to use these stamps!
Posted by: Jean Marmo | 10/19/2016 at 08:19 PM
Way to cute makeing treats with the new planner stamps
Posted by: kcervantes12 | 10/18/2016 at 12:40 PM
OMG the candy corn packages are so awesome!
Posted by: Marta | 10/18/2016 at 09:45 AM
How FUN! You make it look so simple! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Vernetta M. | 10/17/2016 at 07:16 PM
Cute and clever way to use these stamps.
Posted by: Sue LD | 10/16/2016 at 06:02 PM
Many planner stamps can be used for other things, tho my first thought was cards. : )
Posted by: D.Ann C | 10/16/2016 at 05:31 PM
Another fun way to use those cute little stamps!
Posted by: Noreen | 10/16/2016 at 02:44 PM
Love how you used the planner stamps to make these boxes showing how versatile the stamp sets are.
Posted by: Suzanne B | 10/16/2016 at 01:27 PM
Enjoying the blog hop!
Posted by: Lisa Ayala | 10/16/2016 at 12:02 PM
Thanks, Wanda, for sharing this creative idea with us! I would love to have this punch board. Thanks, too, for participating in this great hop and giveaway.
Posted by: Debbie A. | 10/15/2016 at 04:10 PM
Super cute!
Posted by: Sheila N | 10/15/2016 at 03:01 PM
The treat boxes are so cute! I am not a paper planner person, so it is great to see a non-planner project!
Posted by: Sandy Small | 10/15/2016 at 02:46 PM
Great use of the stamps! Not only great for planners, but goodie boxes too! Adorable!
Posted by: Karen Seifert | 10/15/2016 at 10:58 AM
Thanks for sharing your alternate projects featuring the cute stamp sets. I love punchboards too!
Posted by: Account Deleted | 10/15/2016 at 01:06 AM
Cute treat boxes.
Posted by: Debra D. | 10/14/2016 at 08:45 PM
Such cute little pillow boxes! Great way to use these stamps!
Posted by: Miriam Prantner | 10/14/2016 at 07:37 PM
too stinkin' cute!
Posted by: Audrey Freedman | 10/14/2016 at 01:45 PM
I love to make pillow boxes.
So many ways to use the small
stamps in the planner as
well as embellishments for
other projects.
thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Mary Holshouser | 10/14/2016 at 12:16 PM
What an adorable
idea! The stamps
look so fun on
the punch box.
Carla from Utah
Posted by: Carla Hundley | 10/14/2016 at 09:00 AM
Love love your treat boxes!
Posted by: Oliev | 10/14/2016 at 08:46 AM
OMG! Such adorable projects!!!! <3 <3
Posted by: Arianna Barbara | 10/14/2016 at 06:45 AM
What a great idea to use the planner stamps this way. Love your little treat boxes. Your projects are always so well designed Wanda!
Posted by: BunnyD | 10/13/2016 at 09:07 PM
so cute! I absolutely love this
Posted by: Erica | 10/13/2016 at 07:39 PM
Adorable Wanda! I love both cute boxes this week. I'm not a wrapper, I'm a box, bag kinda gal so these are right up my alley. Thanks for sharing and always inspiring.
Posted by: Lisaericaerica | 10/13/2016 at 07:14 PM
Great way to stretch the planner stamps so you can justify buying them!
Posted by: Manda | 10/13/2016 at 06:54 PM
Love your pillow box with the window, thanks for sharing this idea!
Posted by: Shelly | 10/13/2016 at 06:14 PM
What a fun way to use the stamps ! These boxes are great !
Posted by: Lieve | 10/13/2016 at 02:23 PM
Great creative presentation with the treat boxes!!! Bravo!!!
Posted by: ava gavloski | 10/13/2016 at 02:18 PM
Oh wow this is so cute!
Posted by: Celena Estrada | 10/13/2016 at 01:51 PM
Great idea and I may have to do this too!
Posted by: Kathy | 10/13/2016 at 01:21 PM
I think the punch board is really awesome and the project turned out really cool.
Posted by: Sharon Wade | 10/13/2016 at 01:18 PM
Oh my goodness, these are adorable! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Beverly U | 10/13/2016 at 12:59 PM
So darling and they have my favorite fall candy, Corn!!! Love this stamp set although I am not a planner girl. Thought of you today, I was able to buy some of that delicious plaid paper you have been using by Lawn Fawn. Thanks for these cuties and I am on to hop....
Posted by: Anne Sturgeon | 10/13/2016 at 12:42 PM
LOVE your pillow boxes! Too darn cute.
Posted by: Tona | 10/13/2016 at 12:40 PM
Very cute! I love this new release.
Posted by: Valerie | 10/13/2016 at 11:28 AM
Such cute treat boxes!! Love how versatile these cute stamps are!
-Berina
Moxie Craftie
Posted by: Berina RGA | 10/13/2016 at 10:45 AM
Totally adorable these treat boxes are! Brilliant use of these planner stamps. Cheers!
Posted by: Maye M.L. | 10/13/2016 at 08:59 AM
Liked your treat boxes.
Posted by: Elaine | 10/13/2016 at 08:28 AM
These are adorable Wanda, so fun! I don't have a punch board but I many have to rectify that! LOL
Posted by: Teresa Doyle | 10/13/2016 at 04:46 AM
Darling project
Posted by: Chris Handy | 10/13/2016 at 04:30 AM
These are adorable!! Love how you used these planner stamps for something completely different and original :)))
Posted by: Naama | 10/13/2016 at 04:16 AM
I love the boxes, hadn't seen any with big windows, great idea.Will have to try that one.
Posted by: Linda Whitaker | 10/13/2016 at 03:16 AM
OMG, these are TOO cute.
Posted by: Isabel Z | 10/13/2016 at 02:51 AM
Great idea to make halloween treats with these stamps!
I love the new stamps and dies, they are so versatile.
Posted by: Marinashobbyhoekje.blogspot.com | 10/13/2016 at 01:05 AM
Cool Halloween treat boxes. Love seeing plannner products used outside of planners.
Posted by: Memoriesbymanda | 10/12/2016 at 11:57 PM
Well look at you go girl!!! How to be so creative with planner stamps love your ideas to use on tags and envelopes! Thank you very much for sharing!
Posted by: Janet I | 10/12/2016 at 11:52 PM
What a cute pillow box! This is something like I would use these stamps for.
Posted by: Cynthia Johnson | 10/12/2016 at 11:26 PM