Scor-pal and Little Darlings Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Scor-pal and Little Darlings blog hop! Today we are featuring some fun projects using the Scor-pal/Scor-buddy along with the newly released Fall/Halloween Little Darlings stamps.  We are the very first stop for the hop so you are in the right place!

Be sure to go all the way to the end until you get to the Love to Stamp blog. Scor-pal will be giving away a Scor-buddy to one person randomly chosen from all comments left. The more comments you leave the better your chances of winning. You can also increase your chances of winning a Scor-buddy in other ways as well. You can get one additional entry for becoming a fan on Facebook and another for becoming a follower of our blog (links to the right!) After doing that leave a 2nd/3rd comment letting us know you did. The winner will be announced here and on out Fan Page Monday, 10/17.

Here is a sneak peek of what you'll see from the Scor-pal designers that are participating:

Now on to the hop!


Your next stop:

Angie - http://www.scrapgirl-angie.blogspot.com/

Katie - http://bothsidesofthepaper.blogspot.com/

Ruby - http://rubyonlywrote.blogspot.com/

Sara - http://daisy-dreams-cards-and-more.blogspot.com/

Gini - http://www.ginicagle.blogspot.com/

Louise - http://louisesscrapperie.blogspot.com/

Myrna - http://hikers3.wordpress.com/

Lisa - http://www.scrappingwithlisa.blogspot.com/  

Mindy - http://stampinmindy.blogspot.com/

Janiel - http://scrappyjandesigns.blogspot.com/

Steph - http://www.stephaniescraps.blogspot.com/

Angela - http://angelwoodcrafts.blogspot.com/

Love to Stamp - http://www.lovetostampstore.blogspot.com/

October Scor-pal Designer Challenge

It's time for yet another Scor-pal Designer Challenge. The challenge for this month is simply two words- "Sweet Treats". How you interpret that is totally up to you, just as long as you use your Scor-pal or Scor-buddy.  Link up your projects using Mr Linky and one entry will be chosen as our December Designer Challenge Guest Designer.  Also, don't forget you can also post a link to your project on the Scor-pal Fan Page for a chance to win a Kindle! Entry deadline for both challenges is October 31.
All entries must be newly created and can be entered to no more than 2 other challenges.

Here is what October Guest Designer Nina Revis created for this month's challenge:

Candy Shaped Treat Box

Skill Level: Beginner

Time: 5~10 minutes (Decoration time varies)
Supplies: Scor-Pal, Scor-tape, Scissors and Ribbon
Letter-Size Cardstock or Patterned Paper (8-1/2’’ x 11’’)
Ruler, Pencil and Eraser
Optional: Stamps, Punches, or Decorative Scissors

Step 1: Short Side at top, score at 2’’, 4’’, 6’’ and 8’’.

Step 2: Long Side at top, score at 1-1/2’’, 2-1/4’’, 2-3/4’’, 3-1/2’’, 7-1/2’’, 8-1/4’’, 8-3/4’’ and 9-1/2’’.

Step 3: Stamp the page (Optional) I white embossed the flowers. Score lines are as marked: Black lines – Mountain Fold; Orange lines – Valley Fold. You can fold them before or after Step 4, as shown in Step 5

Step 4: Short side at top against right corner, ½’’ strip on the right. Put ruler at 4-1/4’’, 6-1/4’’, 8-1/4’’, 10-1/4’’ and 10-3/4’’, mark as shown. (Red lines indicate some pre-scored lines.)

Step 5: Fold as shown

Long side at top, vertical lines folded:


Short side at top, vertical lines folded:

Step 6: Cut the edge notches:

Step 7: Fold and cut the other notches as shown:

And you will get this when done:




Step 8: Use decorative punches or scissors for the edges (Optional)





Step 9: Add scor-tape to the ½’’ strip and cut the edges as shown:

Step 10: Erase the pencil marks. Remove the liners and form the box.

Step 11: Tie ribbon on one end and put treats in. Tie the other end to finish.

As you can see here, these boxes are BIG! I have a variation at my blog for a 5’’ box body (As the striped one shown in the first photo.) There are so many possibilities for decoration, have fun!

Tips:
If you want to add a window to the boxes, an Anywhere Punch less than 2” would be the best. Add the window to either one of the middle sections or you will have an edge showing. If you do not mind an edge showing (as the green box shown in the first photo), a normal 1-3/4’’ punch would be great!

For variations, please visit my blog: jmdmoo.wordpress.com.

Thanks! Happy Crafting!

Thanks to Nina for that great tutorial!

You can also visit the blogs of these Scor-pal Designers for more ideas and inspiration:

• Gini Cagle
• Steph Ackerman
• Katie Tate
• Tami Mayberry

September Designer Challenge Winners!!

The first winner of the September Designer Challenge is Nina R. Nina has been contacted and you will be seeing her guest designer project tomorrow when we introduce the next Scor-pal Designer Challenge.

The second winner is Karen Knegten. Karen has been selected as our November Scor-pal Designer Challenge Guest Designer. Karen please send your contact info to ScorpalMedia@gmail.com and we will get you all set up for November!!

Be watching tomorrow for the next challenge and a chance to be our December guest designer!!

Thanks to all that joined us this month!!!

September Designer Challenge Ends Tonight!

Just a quick reminder that the deadline for the September designer challenge is tonight at midnight! Be sure and play along for a chance to be our November Challenge Guest Designer!

Glue Arts Week Winners and a Chance to Win a Kindle!

First off we have the randomly chosen winners from last week's Glue Arts week.  

The winner of the Scor-buddy is:

Deborah345 said...

Love the pumpkin card candy holder - adorable.

September 23, 2011 12:05 PM

The winner of the Glue Arts prize is:

 

glowegal said...

Wowza, I never knew how many awesome projects you could make with a Scor-Pal! I love it! Thanks so much for the chance to win such an awesome prize!

September 24, 2011 8:00 PM

Please send your contact info to ScorpalMedia@gmail.com

Winners have until noon CST October 3 to claim their prizes.

Didn't win this time? 

There are still lots of chances to win. 

Right now we are working on our next Scor-pal Fan Page goal of 2000 Fans. Once we hit that mark we will be giving away a Scor-pal to one randomly chose fan.

Already have a Scor-pal?? Already a Fan??  

We'll then you have a chance to win a KINDLE! 

All you have to do is create a project between now and Oct 31 and either post it on your blog and link it up on the fan page or post the image directly to the Scor-Pal Fan Page. 

All entries will be entered into a drawing for a Kindle. You can enter as many times as you like but each project must be newly created.

Want to play along but don't have a Scor-pal or Scor-buddy? 

There is still time to order yours *and* if you are a Scor-pal fan you can even get it at a discount! 

Check out the fan page for full details!

A Sweet Treat to Wrap Up Our Glue Arts Week!

Today is the final day of our special Scor-Pal/GlueArts week. As you can tell our designers have enjoyed pairing these great products with their Scor-pals. We have one last project to share today.

We will be giving away some great Scor-pal and GlueArts prizes so be sure and leave a comment each day this week! There will be two winners randomly selected from all comments throughout the week. One will receive a Scor-pal scoring tool and the other will receive an assortment of  great GlueArts products. You have until 8am CDT on Monday to leave comments. We will announce the winners later that day both here and on the Scor-pal Fan Page.
 

Once you are finished here be sure and stop by and visits the GlueArts blog as to see what they are up to as well. Also, don't forgot to visit the GlueArts fan page and, of course, stop by the Scor-pal Fan page.  We have some great prize giveaways, contests, ideas and more there as well. 

 

Now for the sweet treat box created by designer Virginia Nebel 

Supplies: Scor-pal, Glue Arts, American Crafts pattern paper, Sizzix diecut

Here is a fun treat box to make with the Scor-pal and some Glue Arts adhesive.  Other supplies needed is a steel rule diecut and a 4 x 12 inch paper piece.

Position the paper so that the full length runs across the Scor-pal.  Score at 6 inches.  

 Turn the paper and make a little notch at the 2 inch mark, repeat on the opposite end.

 Line up the notch and the centre score and score a line connecting the two points.

 Repeat on for all sides.  You should end up with a diamond shape scored out.

 Fold along the diagonal lines.  Apply the Glue Arts Extreme Tac adhesive squares on the flaps, fold up securing the box together. 

 You have just finished making a little treat box.  Now it’s time for some fun embellishments.

Make 3D shaped tags by cutting the Glue Arts Raisen through your diecut.  Repeat same diecuts on pattern paper.

 Peel off the tape backing on one side, position some twine on and cover with paper diecut on both sides.  Tie through the top of the treat box.

Here is another peek at what the final project looks like:

Thanks so much for joining us this week! We will be back on Monday to announce the winner of this week's prizes!

A Black Cat Treat Box and a Haunted House Card

Day Four of our special Scor-pal/GlueArts week and we have some more fun projects lined up for you!

We will be giving away some great Scor-pal and GlueArts prizes so be sure and leave a comment each day this week! There will be two winners randomly selected from all comments throughout the week. One will receive a Scor-pal scoring tool and the other will receive an assortment of  great GlueArts products. You have until 8am CDT on Monday to leave comments. We will announce the winners later that day both here and on the Scor-pal Fan Page.

Once you are finished here be sure and stop by and visits the GlueArts blog as to see what they are up to as well. Also, don't forgot to visit the GlueArts fan page and, of course, stop by the Scor-pal Fan page.  We have some great prize giveaways, contests, ideas and more there as well.

Our first project today is a black cat treat box from designer Gini Cagle.  Gina used the Square Treat Box tutorial from from the Scor-pal website and added a cat rosette that was inspired by a home decor project from Martha Stewart.

Scor-pal scoring tool; Scor-tape; Glue Arts ExtremeTac Adhesive Squares; Glue Arts U Cut It Adhesive Foam; Bazzill Cardstock; Basic Grey Patterned Paper; Ribbon, Metallic Thread

To make the cat rosette, cut 2 pieces of black card stock, 1.5" x 12". Score every half an inch and pleat fold.

Attach the two strips together with Scor-tape to form a circle. Press the circle down in the center to form a rosette, and glue in place.

Add pieces of card stock to decorate the face. Apply Extreme Tac to glue the eyes, ears and mouth of the cat. Cut a small piece of U Cut It Foam, and fill in the hole in the center of the rosette. Color orange with a copic marker.

Make a loop of metallic thread, and tie a knot in the center. Clip the ends to make whiskers. Place this on the UCutIt Foam. Glue the nose over the top with the Extreme Tac.

Complete the Square Treat Box, following the tutorial, and add the Scaredy-Cat to the top of the box.  

Here are a few more views of this fun project:

Our next project for the day is a Haunted House card by designer Steph Ackerman

Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned paper: Making Memories; Scoring Tool: Scor-Pal; Glue: GlueArts U Cut It Foam; Die: Sizzix Haunted House; Glitter, Foil, Ink: Clearsnap; Ribbon: Making Memories; Twine: The Twinery; Tag: Miss Elizabeth

Directions:

Die cut the Haunted House using a Sizzix die and the UCutIt Foam (save the little pieces for use on another project).

Gently pulling up the top layer, add Charcoal Glitter to the smoke and Silver Lining Glitter to the roofs.

Now add Clearsnap's Lucky Penny Foil to the remainder of the house.

In some spots, the Foil pulled away parts of the Foam, so I inked over those spots with Clearsnap's Black Mix'd Media Inx for a grungy look.

Die cut the "moon" from orange cardstock and score every 1/4".

Ink the embossed areas with Black Mix'd Media Inx.

Cut a 1" strip of cardstock to fit across the card front, then score along the top and bottom edges.

Add a metal tag with ribbon and twine using Glue Arts Adhesive Squares under the metal tag

 

Thanks for stopping by today! We will be back tomorrow to wrap up the week and share our final project. See you then!