A few more favorites of 2012 – 
(Well of course!)
Hugs, Fran
Category: Big Shot Milk Carton Die
A Reason to Smile
July Special! Get the Reason to Smile Set- a $20.95 value-for just $5 when you spend $50 on any Stampin’ Up! products. And it’s soooo cute! A fun 2- step stamp set! And it’s only available this month! Enjoy – Hugs, Fran
Bird House Roofs
I’ve had several comments and emails wanting the directions for the roof on the Bird Houses from yesterday. Here’s how I made it – 
Scallop the 11″ side of a piece of Riding Hood Red using the Scallop Edge punch. Cut the scallops off so it measures 3/8.” 
Cut a piece of Riding Hood Red 1 3/4 x 3 1/2. Score at 1 3/8, 1 3/4 and 2 1/8. (This is the base of the roof.)
Sponge the scalloped edge and the score lines on the roof base. Apply snail all the way down the back of the scalloped strip. 
Adhere the scalloped edge to thebottom of the roof base and cut off the remaining. 
Keep going – all the way up to the first score line. Now repeat the process on the other side of the roof (you’ll need to make another scalloped edge strip.) Leave the scored area “unscalloped!”
Attach one side of the roof to the milk carton – leave one side unglued so it will open. The mini clothespin will keep it shut. 
Hope this helps. If you need more info let me know. Hugs, Fran
Sunflower Birdhouses
Little birdhouses filled with sunflower seeds – it’s spring! I made up lots of these for my team meeting today and thought I’d share with you the different ways they came out. I ended up with 3 different styles – total accident.
From left to right – made with the striped embossing folder, scored with the Simply Scored board and last, but not least, the roof on backwards (only did this once!) Here’s a close up of the difference between the score board and embossing folder
I made half of them one way and half the other. To make the tags, I simply punched the seed packet with the Word Window punch! How nice of it to fit!
Supplies
Card stock – Crumb Cake, Riding Hood Red, Bashful Blue, Garden Green
Ink – Crumb Cake, Bashful Blue
Etc – Chocolate Chip Stampin Write Marker, spritzer, Milk Carton Die, Scallop Edge punch, 1″ circle punch, acetate, Word Window punch, Bird punch, mini clothespin, Striped embossing folder or Simply Scored.
Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
Poisoned Milk
Pick Your Poison Designer Series paper has some great designs for 3-D items. The images are large and- in this case – are almost all you need to create your project. I made a double milk carton box (die cut two milk cartons, remove on section that does not have a flap from each die cut, and adhere together) and covered it with the Trick or Treat piece of DSP.
The tag is punch with the Designer Label punch from the DSP –
I added a few rhinestones just for fun and then distressed the edges. 
I was able to get 6 of these finished in about an hour – Samantha’s party is Saturday and I’m running out of time! Glad these were easy! Enjoy – Hugs, Fran
Got Halloween Treats?
Do you still need a few Halloween ideas? How about Got Treats on a Milk Carton? 
Die cut the Milk Carton and then run it through the Big Shot with the Dotted embossing folder. (You want to die cut before embossing.) The pumpkin is stamped twice and layered to make him pop. Mine is held together at the top with a mini library clip. No doubt these will be torn apart to get at the candy – but I tried!
Supplies
Stamp Set – Got Treats
card stock – Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Whisper White
Stampin Write Markers – Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip
Etc – Dotted embossing folder, Milk Carton die, mini library clip, Old Olive 1/8 ribbon
***My post yesterday about my Sweets for the Sweet Christmas card class has a partially wrong date! The class is on Thursday, December 1st at 10 or 7! Sorry for the confusion!