Project: Gum Slider (Our CHA M&T)

This is by no means a new idea or technique, but it is a fun quick project that can be used as a store make and take, party giveaways, teacher gifts, etc. It can also be reconfigured to use candy bars, emergency sewing kit/card or anything that can be contained in a box like structure.

Materials:

Pack of Slider Gum

16 Inch Ribbon

Cardstock

Glossy panel cardstock (not pictured)

Stamps (stamps used here: Alice, Color Me Sync, Pay Your Dues Holidays TWO)

Ink (StazOn: Black Cherry, Ultramarine, Jet Black)

Hole Punch

Paper Cutter/Scissors

Scoring Tool (we used a Scor-It board)

The easiest thing to do when creating a gum slider is to take apart the original sleeve and trace the size of the sleeve and mark the areas that need scoring onto a piece of cardstock. **Not all gum packs are the same size...so keep that in mind if you make mulitiple gum packs!

Trim out the cardstock along the traced lines.

Using a scoring tool, score the areas that need to have a fold.

Now you are ready to stamp! With bigger sized stamps, I like to use the ink pad and stamp the ink pad onto the rubber image. This helps me get the best, most even ink coverage.

Stamp "Color Me Sync" on one half of the scored cardstock. This will be the front of the slider. Stamp "Alice" on a piece of glossy cardstock. (Photopaper can be used as well). The combination of glossy cardstock/photo paper and a solvent ink like Staz On creates a photo-like images when using one of our photographic stamp images. Also, ink and stamp a sentiment ("Just Because").

Trim out "Alice" and "Just Because". Set aside.

Fold cardstock along scored lines. Run adhesive along the unstamped portion of cardstock (between the far right score and the outer edge). Complete the the construction of the sleeve by adhering the two ends of the cardstock together.

Attached stamped image and sentiment. Pinch top of sleeve together and punch a hole through both the front and back of the sleeve. Run ribbon through the two holes, keeping an even amount of ribbon on both the front and back of the sleeve.

Slide gum into the sleeve and tie a bow along the top.

Gently pull on the bow ribbon to pull out the gum!

Have fun and enjoy this easy and quick project!

Have a great day!

~Karen

Comments

[teri]

One of my favorite projects ever. The whole concept is super cool.

[Deb]

Great idea! I was looking for a little giveaway to make for a group of about 20 who are going away on a scrapbooking weekend. This is just the ticket--won't cost a lot and can use up some of the supplies I already have.

Thanks!