As soon as I saw that this week's "try a new technique" challenge on SplitCoast was a clear sleeve nugget tin, I had to do it. I've never tried a new technique challenge, but this was too cute to pass up. I knew the Winter Bright Simply Scrappin' Kit (SSK) would be perfect for this project.
I got the pattern for my nugget box here. If you scroll down to post #5, I used the pattern called "nugget_box_6_short.pdf". I cut my strips of DSP to 1" x 3" to fit around the nuggets. I used the self-adhesive die cuts from the SSK to decorate the tops of my nuggets as well as for the belly band and top of the box.
NOTE: It's very important to use Hershey's NUGGETS...not Hershey's treasures or other similarly shaped chocolates. I once tried to make a box like this using Hershey's treasures. After remaking the box three times because the chocolate wouldn't fit right, I finally realized that it was the chocolate that was the wrong size...not my score marks.
What box of chocolates would be complete without a matching card?
I made this 3x3 card using a technique that was shown at a recent Stampin' Up! regional. I'm not sure if it has an official name, but it uses the Round Tab Punch.
First, open your card and insert the front of the card into the round tab punch as far as it will go. Center it right to left and then punch it out.
Rotate your card front 90 degrees and insert it into the punch again. You'll see how the rounded edges of the punch line up with the punch you just made. Line them up nicely and punch it out again. You're now left with a circle in the front of your card.
For the inside of my card, I used my Round Tab Punch and punched out two pieces of Wild Wasabi textured card stock. I set one down and then rotated the second one 90 degrees and placed it on top. I glued it all together, added my die cuts and my card was done. Here's how it looks on the inside.
Here's both of them together.
Paper: Winter Bright Simply Scrappin' Kit
Accessories: Round Tab Punch, Real Red Eyelets, Silver Elastic Cord, Crop-a-dial, Acetate, Nuggets
