New Popcorn Box template set (pretty stamp room storage) :o)

Are you in the mood for a template or two?

I was going to wait until I had really good photos and a full pictorial,
but then I would take forever, never get it all "perfect"
and wouldn't be able to say this to you today....

New templates
Finally!



The migraine has been rearing its
ugly-jabberwocky head a good deal lately,
but I went "snicker-snack with my vorpal blade
left it dead, and with its head... went galumphing back!"
(English translation of my Lewis Carroll nonsense:
I'm doing stuff anyhow!)

soooooh....

I made these boxes to store ribbon in:



They are held onto a Do It Yourself ribbon rack
with Velcro ribbon loops.

The ribbon rack is secretly an old ikea pot rack
turned up on its side (with every other bar removed).
It sits on the back of my cutting/scoring station (a dresser top).

The boxes are lined inside with a vine pattern (my fave):



The black bits at the top are pieces of
black cardstock trim to finish the box off.

• You could store anything your heart desires in these, of course
• Use an edge punch to decorate the top edge
  
• Make 7 boxes in a rainbow of colours lined up in your craft room
• Cut a window in them & put acetate in it so you can see what's in them (print the panel at a reduced size & trace it on the front)
  
• Make one with a handle as an Easter basket
  

Heather, of Dollar Store Crafts fame, kindly
gave me permission to share the templates that use her free
stencil number fonts from this great decorative tin project.

A big thanks, Heather!

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So I was wondering

Do you prefer JPEG, PNG, or PDF?
Is the Flicker with links to Acrobat PDFs
working okay?
Would you like me to add JPEGs like I have below?

I'd love to know what you prefer,
so I can know which template formats to upload. :o)

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PDF formats
(my fave for templates):

To get the pieces to print at the same size (for a proper fit when you assemble them) I like to print the PDFs.

The PDF versions are all linked on the Flickr pages:

1) Just click the image for whichever file you like (below) and it will take you to flickr.
2) There are links to the PDFs on Acrobat.com on each page in the descriptions.
3) Then simply click the green download button at the top left of each Acrobat page

JPG format files:
(save from Flickr)

How to save the JPEGs from flickr:

1) Click on the image below to go to flickr
2) Then Right click on the image in flickr & a box should open
3) Beside "View all sizes:" select original
4) Right click and select "save image as"
(or if your browser is explorer it will say "save picture as")

You can see the whole
Popcorn Box set
on Flickr here (asJPGs).

or click these photos to go
to each page on Flickr

No. 1:

No. 2:

No. 3:

Again, Number Font (used with permission)
Thanks to dollar store Crafts blog,
No. 1-3 font available here.

Plain Popcorn Box:
(READY to fill with pattern)

Plain Popcorn Box:
(with score lines for those who prefer them)







Liner:
(with Vine pattern)

Liner:
(plain Ready to fill with pattern)


Liner:
(plain Ready to fill with pattern
Lines at bottom to save ink)


Panels (for pressure embossing or stamping etc)

Trim (as a detail for the box top)



JPEG format files:

How to save these JPEGs:

1) Click on the small images below
(it should open the full image in your browser)
2) Then right click with your mouse
3) chose the option "save image as"

No. 1-3:
Again, font (used with permission)
thanks to dollar store Crafts blog, here.


Plain Popcorn boxes
1 with scorelines & 1 ready to fill with pattern:


Trim for top & Panels for outside:


3 Liners for inside the box
Patterned liner & 2 plain versions to fill with pattern:





Clickable Blogger Thumbnails:

Thanks so much for having a look;
I hope you can use these templates!

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Happy Weekend Ledger freebies

Do you like ledgers?



Yesterday, was spent uploading some ledgers
to Flickr (JPEGs) and Acrobat (PDFs)
I've been meaning to share them with you, since I saved them
from the Public Domain, but I couldn't find the source
(been searching for a year or so & I wish I could link)...

...but, long story short, I decided to go ahead,
tested them to be sure they'd print at high quality...

I also made the ledgers into PDFs with two per page for some,
so that they would print automatically at their maximum size
(not bigger so that you don't lose quality)

Anywho, enough rambling, here they are
(there are some scans I've made and posted previously here too):

Simply click the ledger you like to go download it on Flickr
(You'll find the link to Acrobat on each Flickr page, if you'd like PDFs)

How to save the JPG on flickr:

1) Click on the image below to go to flickr
2) Then Right click on the image in flickr & a box should open
3) Beside "View all sizes:" select original
4) Right click and select "save image as"
(or if your browser is explorer it will say "save picture as")

Ledger 1:


Ledger 2:


Ledger 3:


Ledger 4:


Ledger 5:


Ledger 6:


1923 +1924:


A vintage article on artificial flower making
talks about "stamps" How perfect, hey?


Creative Process pages:


Post Office Regs


March April almanac:


Ledger Spread:




Blank (or mostly blank) Ledgers:

Blue ledger page:




Lined blank antique tinge:





Ledger repeat paper




1910 Ledger:


There are more text or patterned papers
in the set on Flickr here
(and I'll be adding to that set as time goes on)

If you'd like more modern lined paper,
you can find it here with other freebies:


And here are a couple of examples
of how I like to use ledgers:

Hope you find them useful!


P.S. Mary thanks again for pointing out that these might be useful & for letting me know about the Strathmore visual journal online workshops. How can something that neat be free?! :o)

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