These are called Sunny Boy containers here in Australia, but others may know them as Sour Cream container. And here’s to make one!
I am using a 6 inch x 6 inch, approximately 15cm x 15cm square of transparency. You can get this from your local office supplies shop, look for overhead projector film. You can also use paper, or cardstock. I’m using a transparency sheet so that it matched the card I made on day 5.
I’m going to be embossing on the sheet, and I cant stress enough……. you will need to use an embossing buddy (Stampin Up sells them) to wipe over your sheet. This will stop any static, and stop any stray bits of embossing powder from sticking to your sheet.
Next, take your Versamark ink and stamp the images you want on it. I’m using images from the Snow Swirled set. You can barely see them, but they’re there. Now, I’m also going to use Dazzling Diamonds, so I’ll be using the Heat and Stick Powder first.
My preference, and this is just personal preference….do what works for you…..Since my whole sheet has some ink on it, I like to pour a decent line of the embossing powder, in this case Heat and Stick Powder, across the top of the page. Then tilt my sheet and let the powder fall downwards. I find I get a good coverage this way. you can always touch up the small bits that get missed.
Once the whole sheet is covered, in your powder, make sure you heat gun is plugged in….I find that handy (note to self). Because you need to only JUST melt the heat and stick powder and get the Dazzling Diamonds on to it pretty quick, I like to work in sections. You can see in the photo below, that I have heated, until just melted, the top right hand corner area. Then I put the dazzling Diamonds just on that corner and brush off the excess (keeping it away from the other un-melted sections. You might find just doing half a sheet at a time easier, find your rhythm. Continue to heat, melt, glitter-ise and set until all the sheet is done.
I use my brush from the Powder Pals to brush off any extra glitter. At which point my husband gives me that look of ‘you’ve got glitter on your face AGAIN’!
OK, and that’s all there is to embossing on Acetate. I also tried using the Supernova Glitter on it, and it looks even better than the Dazzling Diamonds I think. Just that burst of colour, does it for me.
OK, now for the assembly of the container. You will need to use Sticky Strip or VERY heavy duty double sided tape. Regular double sided tape just wont cut it I’m afraid. You will want to add it to 3 sides only, trying to keep as close to the edge as possible.
Next, remove 2 of the backings from the Sticky strip, making sure one of them is the one that is opposite the side that doesn’t have any adhesive. Make an L shape with the adhesive. You could remove all the backing at this stage, but It makes it easier to fill the container later if you don’t.
Now, you need to roll you sheet, so that the side that doesn’t have any adhesive, meets the opposite side that does. Think of it this way, its going to look like a toilet roll (but only for a few seconds).
Now with your toilet roll, I mean cylinder, squeeze the end with adhesive together to form a seal.
This is the point that you will want to add your goodies, I’m using ‘Colombines’, my favourite lolly/candy to eat at Christmas time (even though they are available all year round). Once they are in, you can seal your other end. Just make sure that when you are sealing the end, that you seal it in the opposite direction to the other end. This is what gives it it’s unique shape.
Decorate as you like. To this one I’ve added ribbon to each end, and a Christmas tag care of the Curly Label Punch Bundle available in the Australian/NZ Catalogue.
**NOTE: You can choose to have the embossed glitter on the outside or the inside of the container. If you want the glitter on the outside, make sure you add your adhesive to the non embossed side. Just be aware that the glitter can flake off transparency, so if your goodies are unwrapped, like M&M’s or similar, I would keep the embossing on the outside.
**ANOTHER NOTE: If you are in a hotter area, like me in the southern hemisphere at the moment, if you choose to use transparency to make one of these, I suggest making it just before you go, as the heat does tend to open up the seals. alternatively, you might like to add some brads, eyelets or stitching to keep the seals closed for longer.
ENJOY!
and this is my take on the sketch
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