Splitcoaststampers.com - the world's #1 papercrafting community
You're currently viewing Splitcoaststampers as a GUEST. We pride ourselves on being great hosts, but guests have limited access to some of our incredible artwork, our lively forums and other super cool features of the site! You can join our incredible papercrafting community at NO COST. So what are you waiting for?
Many, many thanks to Mama Kim for filling in for me last week! :-D
This week, we will be making popcorn sliders. These are little sleeves that fit around a bag of unpopped microwave popcorn. You pull up on the ribbon, and out pops the popcorn!
If you like, you can substitute a candy bar or other flat candy. Simply adjust the sleeve to fit your candy.
Start with 6 3/4" by 10" piece of cardstock. This will be the part that wraps around the bag of popcorn still in the plastic. Check for fit...I don't know if popcorn bags are "standard"...this is what I used. Stamp as desired. Wrap the cardstock around the popcorn and adhere the overlapping edges so that the fit is snug, but not super tight.
Using a 1/4" square punch, punch a hole in the top center of wrapper about 3/4" down from the edge and another hole in approximately the same location in the back center of the wrapper. If you do not have a 1/4" square punch, simply punch two holes side by side with the little rectangle punch, creating a hole that is square. Do not make the holes too close to the edge of the sleeve, or it will rip.
Remove the popcorn from the sleeve. Cut a piece of ribbon about 20" long. Fold the ribbon in half, and place the bag of popcorn down against the fold. Hold the ribbons AND the popcorn at the opposite end of the bag from the folded ribbon, and insert the side popcorn bag with the fold of the ribbon into the sleeve. Push it all the way to the end of the sleeve. Thread one ribbon from the inside of the sleeve through the hole to the other side of the sleeve. Repeat with the other side. Tie the ribbons into a knot and trim.
Embellish as desired.
Have fun!
__________________ Beth
You are braver than you believe,
stronger than you seem,
and smarter than you think.
~Christopher Robin~
Last edited by showmestamper; 10-15-2007 at 04:47 AM..
Great instructions Beth!! Unfortunately I won't be able to play today but at least I will be able to sneak peeks at everybody's creations when I am supposed to be hard at work!!
It's been a while since I've done one of these. Fun challenge.
__________________
My 3 grandchildren, I love being a Grandma! My profile picture is a 5 generations picture with my granddaughter. I'm the one in the pink. lol (Back Right) Too fun.
Check out my gallery https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/g...0&ppuser=71928
WOW - what a great idea!! I've never seen these before. I may adapt it just a little to fit a big block of chocolate for DH as a special "I don't really have a reason to give this to you, but I love you so I thought I would anyway" gift - you girls know what I mean???? LOL!!!! Great Challenge Beth!!!!
These sure look like fun! What a cute little gift. Can't play today, but I want to try these soon! Thanks for the great project! Your samples are adorable!
I did one of these for a little package of tissues...works the same way! Very cool little item!
Super cool idea Sherry!! I know we are going through tissues here in my neck of the woods (as I hear the kiddos hacking away in the background :rolleyes: )
WOW - what a great idea!! I've never seen these before. I may adapt it just a little to fit a big block of chocolate for DH as a special "I don't really have a reason to give this to you, but I love you so I thought I would anyway" gift - you girls know what I mean???? LOL!!!! Great Challenge Beth!!!!
Of course we do, but I usually eat the candy before DH gets home :rolleyes: Maybe I should make a few??
So much fun! And perfect for the "you've been boo'd!" packages that mysteriously end up on doorsteps this time of year! I'll be sure to play later on, after therapy and dropping off my puppy for boarding school... for real!
Of course we do, but I usually eat the candy before DH gets home :rolleyes: Maybe I should make a few??
Hehehehehehehehe - that's why I can't do this one until tomorrow!!!! It's almost midnight here and DH is doing a sleepover at work, so I'm here looking after the little one - as if any chocolate would last in that situation!!!!!!
This was fun! Would have been a lot more fun if I had had more than 20 minutes play - got a phone call as I was choosing cs asking if I could go into work early.
Ooo, fun. I've only done this with a card insert. I'm thinking there's probably a way to add a pocket inside for a gift card so it won't fall out the bottom. I'll have to see what I can come up with. Thanks, Beth.
To put the ribbon in, you could also just thread it through both of the holes while the slider is still empty, and then use the popcorn (or whatever the insert is) to squish the ribbon down into the bottom of the slider. You can then pull on one side or the other to even out the ends of the ribbon, and tie your bow and you're done. I've made a couple of cards like this rather than using popcorn or chocolate for the slider part.
Here is mine: debils TLC138 by debils at Splitcoaststampers
the site hiccuped and it uploaded my card without all the details, I went back and edited and add the info back in but it doesn't show yet, sorry.
__________________ Debi
sink full of dishes, baskets of laundry, toys everywhere
ink on my fingers, glitter in my hair, life is good!! BLOG