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Instruction for Bucket

Hi Stampers,

I just ran across the instructions for the bucket, this is the same as the Santa pants that I posted a couple days ago.

Pillow Box Bucket

by Lynn Put

Create an adorable bucket with Pillow Box die cuts.

Supplies

  • Three Pillow Box Die Cuts (Pumpkin Pie Cardstock used here)
  • Tacky Tape™, or other strong adhesive
  • Scissors
  • Three 1" x 5" Cardstock Strips for bucket bottom (Pumpkin Pie Cardstock used here)
  • One 3/4" x 11" Cardstock Strip for bucket handle (Old Olive Cardstock used here)
  • Two 4" cardstock Circle for bucket bottom
  • Additional cardstock and punches for embellishment
  • Paper Cutter with scoring blade
  • Horizontal Slot Punch
  • Sponge
  • Ink (Pumpkin Pie Classic ink used here)
  • Two Brads

Step-by-Step

  1. Step 1

    Pre-fold each pillow box die cut on score lines and sponge with ink.

  2. Step 2

    Apply Tacky Tape™ to the long horizontal tabs on two of the boxes and tape together as shown in picture, leaving flat.

  3. Step 3

    Choose one side to be the top of your bucket and trim the three rounded Pillow box tabs so that all edges are the same.

  4. For the bottom edge of your bucket you will need to trim off all tabs (as shown in picture).

  5. Step 4

    Using Tacky Tape, tape last pillow box to form your bucket.

  6. Step 5

    Each 1”x 5” strip of card stock will need to be scored at each end ½”.

  7. Apply
    Tacky Tape™ to the very ends (on one side) and tape them to the inside
    bottom of the bucket ¾” from the bottom with the ½”scored strip facing
    the bottom of the bucket.

  8. Step 6

    Apply tape to the bottom of the criss crossed strips

  9. and tape 4” circle in place.

  10. Step 7

    Flip bucket over and place the second 4” Coluzzle circle inside the bottom of the bucket.

  11. Step 8

    Decorate Bucket front if wanted.

    Used here:
    Two 1" black circles for eyes, 3 1/4" white circles for eyes, 3 black
    photo corner punch-outs for mouth, one hand-cut triangle for nose.

  12. Step 9

    Make elongated punches on each side of the bucket using the Horizontal Slot punch

  13. and feed the handle through, fold and attach with tape or brads.

  14. Step 10

    Fill your Pumpkin Bucket with Halloween candy or small gift.

1 thought on “Instruction for Bucket”

  1. What a totally awesome tutorial Tammie!! Believe it or not, this is one of the few dies I do not have (wish I did after seeing this). Wow, I just can’t get over how good this is — you need to do more of these, like every time you give a demo at RubberQueen meeting you can create a tutorial from the presentation for us that sit in the back.

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