Scor-buddy Winners!

The winners from the Scor-pal weeks with Core'dinations and Fancy Pants are:

Lisa's Creative Niche (Fancy Pants Week)

Diana Fernandez (Core'dinations Week)

Please send you mailing address to ScorpalMedia@gmail.com to claim your prize. Winners have until January 1, 2013 to claim their prizes. 

A huge thank you to all who have joined us this year.

We will return after the beginning of the year with more great projects and ideas 

Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Diana and the Scor-pal Team

Scor-Pal & Fancy Pants Designs Week - Day 6

Today we are finishing up our week long feature with our friends at Fancy Pants Designs

Our designers will be bringing you some fun and exciting projects using not only Scor-pal products, but also, a mix of papers and from Fancy Pants Designs. Of course, that's not all. The Fancy Pants Designs team is playing with Scor-pal products this week on the Fancy Pants Blog.

As always, there a prizes to be won!!

Be sure to visit both the Scor-pal blog and Fancy Pants Blog each day this week to see more project ideas and to enter for chances to win some great prizes. To be entered into the random drawing for a Scor-buddy prize simply leave a comment here on the Scor-pal blog each day for a chance to win.

There will be other ways to earn extra chances to win as well, so be watching for those announcements each day.

Today's bonus entry comes by telling us something you have learned this week. Just leave a second comment on this post for the bonus entry.

Deadline for entering is 8am Central, Monday, December 24, 2012.

Our first project this week comes from Scor-pal Designer Toni Storie

  For your viewing pleasure today, I have constructed a Christmas Cracker*.  In my experience, the cracker is traditionally filled with a paper crown, a joke and a small gift.  However, you could fill it with whatever you like.

Details - Paper: Fancy Pants Designs Hopscotch (Strolling & Jump Rope); Accessories: Scor-Pal, Scor-Tape, Fancy Pants Designs Hopscotch Mingled Buttons, Fancy Pants Designs Hopscotch Fundamental Stickers, mini jingle bells, ruler, paper snips, silver wired ribbon, silver cording, corner chomper, hole punch, glue dots.

For this project, you will need:

Card stock or patterned paper measuring 6 3/4" x 9" 

Scor-Pal

Scor-Tape

Ruler 

Pencil 

Scissors 

Ribbon 

Embellishments

Begin with your 9" side of the paper again the top fence of your Scor-Pal.  I used patterned paper from the Fancy Pants Designs Hopscotch line called Strolling.  Make sure the pattern that you want to show on the outside is face up.  Score at 1", 2 3/4", 6 1/4" and 8".

Turn your paper 90 degrees.  Now your 6 3/4" side will align with the top fence.  Score at 3/4", 1 1/2", 2 1/4", 3", 3 3/4", 4 1/2", 5 1/4" and 6". 

Rotate back 90 degrees to the original paper placement and flip over.  Now the pattern you want on the outside will be face down.  Score at 1 7/8" and 7 1/8".  Don't sweat the fact that you don't have those grooves marked on your Scor-Pal.  Diana has put together a video to help you score at any 1/8" mark you need.  Check it out. 

With a ruler and a pencil, make marks on the 1 7/8" and 7 1/8" score lines at each 1/4" interval between the vertical score lines.  I have made black dots to illustrate this in the next picture.  I highlighted a couple of score lines to clearly show the 1/4" intervals.  After you complete this, burnish all your score lines.

With one score line folded at a time, trim out a triangle shape.  The triangle will go from the 2 3/4" score line to the marked 1/4" interval and back out to the 1" score line. 

Repeat this trimming until all the score lines have two trimmed out triangles on them.  When you lay the paper flat, they look like diamonds.  Next, you will have to trim two of the same triangle shapes on each end.  I traced the triangle pattern in black for illustration purposes.

Flip your patterned paper over and line one end with Scor-Tape. 

Remove the backing from the adhesive and adhere the two end segments together. 

You will want to tie one end of the cracker closed with ribbon.  Fill the center with treats and close off the other end with ribbon.  For my cracker, I tied off each end with a thin wired silver ribbon.  Then I threaded some silver cording through a couple of the Fancy Pants Designs Hopscotch Mingled Buttons.  I added a couple of mini jingle bells, tied a small silver cording bow and then glued my button/bell/bow embellishment down to the ribbon.  To personalize my cracker a bit more, I created a tag.  I cut a piece of Fancy Pants Designs Hopscotch paper named Jump Rope to size.  I rounded two corners, trimmed the others, punched a hole and used the Fancy Pants Designs Hopscotch Fundamental Stickers to spell out my name!  I tied my tag on with some more silver cording.

I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial for today.

* I adapted my cracker from a tutorial for a triangle box. 

And our final project of the week from Steph Ackerman:

My project this week is an Triangle Explosion Box using my Scor-pal, 3 pieces of cardstock and assorted pattern papers from Fancy Pants Designs.

Supplies:

Cardstock: Bazzill

Pattern paper: Fancy Pants

Scoring Tool:  Scor-pal

Adhesive: Scor-Tape

Stamps: Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink: Memento

To begin, prepare your cardstock as follows:

1 piece of cardstock is 12" x 12" - score at 4" and 8", turning the paper and scoring again 4" and 8", creating 9 equal sized squares.

Cut 1 piece of cardstock 10 1/4" x 10 1/4"  and score at 3 1/2" and 6 1/2", turning the paper and scoring again at 3 1/2" and 6 1/2", creating 9 equal sized squares.

Cut 1 piece of cardstock 8 1/2" x 8 1/2" and score at 2 3/4" and 5 3/4", turning the paper and scoring again at 2 3/4" and 5 3/4, creating 9 equal sized squares.

Cut along the score lines and remove the corner pieces.  Your three pieces of cardstock should look like a "t"

Fold each piece along the scored lines.

To form the triangle, cut each piece on the diagonal.  Find the center of each edge and cut to the score lines.

Add Scor-Tape to the center of each piece and assemble together to form one unit.

Using assorted papers from Fancy Pants Designs - The Good Life Collection - cut pattern paper to fit each triangle.

Layer 1 - cut 8 pieces, each 3 3/4" x 3 3/4".

Layer 2 - cut 8 pieces, each 3 1/4" x 3 1/4".

Layer 3 - cut 8 pieces, each 2 3/4" x 2 3/4".

To finish the inside, add a 2 3/4" x 2 3/4" square to the base.

Decorate as desired.  I added stamps around my box.

Punch holes in the tops of each point and thread ribbon through the holes. 

Fill the box with candy or other little treats and pull the ribbon together to close.

This is the perfect item to put in the Christmas tree since it doesn't weigh very much, or even use as a place setting on the dining room table.

Scor-Pal & Fancy Pants Designs Week - Day 5

Today we are continuing a week long feature with our friends at Fancy Pants Designs

Our designers will be bringing you some fun and exciting projects using not only Scor-pal products, but also, a mix of papers and from Fancy Pants Designs. Of course, that's not all. The Fancy Pants Designs team is playing with Scor-pal products this week on the Fancy Pants Blog.

As always, there a prizes to be won!!

Be sure to visit both the Scor-pal blog and Fancy Pants Blog each day this week to see more project ideas and to enter for chances to win some great prizes. To be entered into the random drawing for a Scor-buddy prize simply leave a comment here on the Scor-pal blog each day for a chance to win.

There will be other ways to earn extra chances to win as well, so be watching for those announcements each day.

Today's bonus entry comes by sharing with us how you first heard about Scor-pal. Simply leave a comment here on this post telling us for an extra chance at this week's prize.

Deadline for entering is 8am Central, Monday, December 24, 2012.

Our first project this week comes from Scor-pal Designer Lori Williams

Products Used: Scor-Pal, Scor Tape, Fancy Pants Hopscotch Card Stock, Card Stock, Stamps, Donna Salzar Ink, KaiserCraft Flower, Spellbinders Dies, Velcro Tabs and corner rounder

There is nothing like a last minute gift, and gift cards are perfect.  Today I'm going to share a simple project with you that will really take your gift cards to the next level. 

Step 1: Cut a piece of card stock 4 1/2 x 10 inches and score at the 3 inch, 4 inch, 5 inch and 8 inch mark. 

Step 2: Fold as shown below and use your Scor-Pal Tool to make the edges crisp. 

Step 3: Round the corners on the outside edges

Step 4:  Cut the following designer card stock pieces and corner round your end pieces 

(4)  4 x 2 3/4 

(2) 4 x 1 3/4 

(2) 4 x 3/4

Note: this will decorate the outside and the interior of the wallet

Step 5: Flip your wallet over the the outside and apply a line of Scor-Pal Tape to the very bottom of the score line between the small peaks that are going to form where the gift card sits. Apply the to peaks together. 

Step 6 : Flip back over to the interior and use a Spellbinders Die to line up just on the edges of the small pop up flap.  This will make a slit for your card to sit in and when the wallet is opened the gift card will flip up.  TIP: if the die doesn't cut all the way through just trim it up with scissors as the score line will be embossed enough. 

Step 7: Slip your gift card in the open notch

Step 8 : Apply velcro tabs to the flap of you wallet to open and close.  If you don't have velcro tabs you could easily use ribbon or twine to close the wallet. 

Decorate your wallet as desired and give away with love!!!!

Next up, Diane Zechman

I made some quick and easy last minute gifts with Fancy Pants' Hopscotch papers (absolutely fun prints!) that would be perfect when you need a "little something" for a coworker or friend. The folded papers hold 2 cookies and one or two tea bags. I chose to add a teabag in one side and a little tag in the other to write a short note.

   

 The original design is by Debi Pippin and can be found here. Another tutorial with pictures can be seen here. (In step 3 of that tutorial, ignore the 6" score as it must be a typo). I took a few photos along the way as well... Start with an 8 1/2 x 12 inch piece of double sided patterned paper. Using a Scor-Pal, score the 8 1/2 side @ 2 1/2 and 6.

Next score the 12" side @ 1 1/4, 2 1/2, 5, 7, 9 1/2, and 10 3/4.

Crease all scored lines and unfold. Next you will cut 2 rectangular sections from each corner (cut a 2 1/2" square from each corner) to look like this...  

Now score the 4 center corners diagonally before folding them in.

After folding the center corners, it will look like this.

Fold the top and bottom in. They will overlap each other a bit. I added a bit of glue here but it's really not necessary.

 

Flip the paper over and fold the scored lines to look like this...

When cutting the "tag shape" on the top, first fold the top flap down on each side. I added a bit of adhesive underneath. Then I measured 3/4" in from each end and made a mark.  

 Then cut both sides to look like this. Punch 2 holes at the top to tie a ribbon through.  

 Decorate and fill as desired. I used some adorable Magnolia Minis from the Magnolialicious store.

   

 A view from the side... fill a 4x6 cello bag with 2 cookies, add a twist tie to the top, and insert so the baggie is between the ribbon tied at the top.  

 And here's the back... I added a tag but you could add a second teabag here. Some Fancy Pants stickers adorn the tags.

   

 The buttons are also from the Fancy Pants Hopscotch line, as well as the "believe" banner and "peace" sticker.

 

Scor-Pal & Fancy Pants Designs Week - Day 4

Today we are continuing a week long feature with our friends at Fancy Pants Designs

Our designers will be bringing you some fun and exciting projects using not only Scor-pal products, but also, a mix of papers and from Fancy Pants Designs. Of course, that's not all. The Fancy Pants Designs team is playing with Scor-pal products this week on the Fancy Pants Blog.

As always, there a prizes to be won!!

Be sure to visit both the Scor-pal blog and Fancy Pants Blog each day this week to see more project ideas and to enter for chances to win some great prizes. To be entered into the random drawing for a Scor-buddy prize simply leave a comment here on the Scor-pal blog each day for a chance to win.

There will be other ways to earn extra chances to win as well, so be watching for those announcements each day.

Today's bonus entry comes by showing us one of your favorite Scor-pal projects. It can be something you've created and posted online, it can be a project from the Scor-pal Project Board on Pinterest, it can be from the Scor-pal Gallery at Splitcoast Stampers, a project from the project listing on Scor-pal website or anywhere else! Simply leave a comment with the link here on this post telling us what you can't wait to make.

Deadline for entering is 8am Central, Monday, December 24, 2012.

Our first project this week comes from Scor-pal Designer Lisa Silver

Hello!  It's Lisa with a fast project today.  I was so inspired by the beautiful Fancy Pants papers!

The Good Life Easel Card and Wall-hanging Note Holder Gift Set

Supplies:

Patterned Paper: The Good Life by Fancy Pants Designs, Paper Tape Sticker Sheet

Embellishments: Mingled Buttons by Fancy Pants Designs

Tools: Scor-Pal Scoring Board in Inches, Scor-Tool, Scor-Tape

Cardstock: Dark brown (one piece trimmed to 4-1/4" x 8-1/2" and one 4-1/4" square piece) and Solar White from DiscountCardstock.com

Other: Paper flowers by Prima Marketing, Maraschino twine by The Twinery, 1-1/4" circle punch by EK Success, white Behr paint with primer from Home Depot, Notebook cover (dollar store find), red ribbon by May Arts, Mod Podge glue adhesive

Creating personalized gifts for those we love is easy with the right tools and beautiful papers.

To create an easel card:

Begin with a 4-1/4" x 8-1/2" piece of cardstock.  Score in half with the Scor-Pal scoring board and Scor-Tool at 4-1/4" and again at 6-3/8".

Pre-fold along the score lines.

Add Scor-Tape to the end section of your pre-folded base as shown pictured below.

 

Align the 4-1/4" square cardstock square to the bottom edge of the pre-folded base to create the card.

Complete your card with additional patterned paper.  Be sure to add a decorative strip on the base of the card to provide a place for the easel to stand upright.

To complete the note holder:

Begin with a sturdy base for your wall-hanging.  In this example, I used the front page of a purchased notebook that had a die-cut edge.  You could use chipboard (purchased for the purpose, the back page of a spiral notebook or a piece of cardboard from a cereal box).

OPTIONAL: Paint your wall-hanging base.  I love to use small samples of Behr paint that has primer added to it.  You can purchase this at Home Depot in white (or you can ask to have it tinted to a preferred color using one of the provided chips).  It's incredibly economical and covers excellently.  Allow the paint to dry thoroughly.

To embellish the wall-hanging, I created a rosette.  Trim a piece of patterned paper to 1" x 10-1/4".  Score at 1/4" intervals.

Accordion fold the strip, alternating the folds for a mountain / valley fold.

Adhere the end of your folded strip to the opposite end.  The folds will be continuous and match.

Flatten the folded structure to create the rosette.  Adhere punched circles of patterned paper (2 of them) to the front and back of the rosette to hold it together.  Embellish with a button and twine.

Embellish your wall-hanging with additional coordinating patterned papers and ribbon.  In this project, I did use Mod Podge to adhere and seal the papers to the front of my wall-hanging.  Adhere a small stack of self-sticking notes to the front with Scor-Tape.

Your project, made with many found or low cost items, will be a perfect gift without damaging your pocket book!

Next up, Gini Cagle

Are you ready for Christmas? Time is running out, so the Scor-Pal team has some last minute ideas to share with you this week using our faithful Scor-Pals and gorgeous papers from Fancy Pants Designs.  While some of my team members had to be creative to turn their papers into something fun for the season, I had it easy! The papers I received were from the Home for Christmas collection.   

I created a Christmas ornament, but it would also be lovely used on a package.

Scor-Pal

Scor-Tape

Fancy Pants Designs Home For Christmas Patterned Papers, Mingled Brads

Spellbinders: 2010 Heirloom Ornament; Grate Works D-Lite, Circles

May Arts Ribbon - Metallic Velvet 377-38-14

Clearsnap ColorBox Pigment Ink - Chianti

Stickles - Burgandy

Begin by cutting 20 Heirloom Ornaments (Middle size) from the patterned paper.  Score 15 of these down the middle.

Attach one side of an ornament to another (wrong sides together), using Scor-tape. Add a 3rd ornament the same way.

Add the fourth (and unscored ornament) across the back of the dimensional ornament. Make 5 of these total.

Cut 5 pieces of paper 3" x 3".  Cut a decorative die cut and glue to the center.  Fold the two sides together to form a cone and glue with Scor-tape.

Repeat until you have 5 of each shape.

Cut a circular base from cardstock, and arrange the ornament shapes evenly around the paper.  Adhere with Scor-Tape.

Nestle the cones between the ornaments and hold with Scor-Tape. 

Cut 2 strips of paper 1" x 12" and form a rosette.  Place a decorative brad in the center of the rosette and glue to the center of the large ornament.  Add a ribbon loop to the back to hang the ornament from your tree or package. Add stickles and ink the edges to finish.