InStyle Gift Box: Mellie

Hi All,

I decided to make a gift box to match the card I posted 2 days ago.  I decided to pull out my From The Desk Of Timeless Template from Papertrey Ink.  These templates are amazing and they only cost $5!

I printed the template base onto Chocolate Chip CS, and the separator is Kiwi Kiss CS.  I added a Tangerine Tango strip and a Whisper White strip punched with the Martha Stewart fence edge punch to the top.  The decorative paper on the front and the sides are done with Hawaii Papaya DSP.  I tied a piece of Tangerine Tango striped ribbon around that.

I printed Mellie on Neenah Solar White CS, coloured her with Copics, and cut her out with Classic Rectangle Nestabilities.  I matted that with a scallop rectangle from Kiwi Kiss CS.  I added a Tangerine Tango photo corner to that and mounted the panel with Dimensionals. 

I also took a picture with the box and card together.

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Mother's Day Set, Part 1: The Box

Hi All,

I am still finishing off my Mother's day cards & gifts. I am especially proud of this set...I will show you the card in the next post, and then both together.

Once again, I opted to use Lauren Meader's From The Desk Of... Timeless Template, sold by Papertrey Ink.

For all of the CS and DSP, I used a paper packet from Close To My Heart called Perfect Day - I LOVE that one. The colours are right up my alley.

At the top, I scalloped the brown piece with a Martha Stewart edge punch, and for the main oval panel, I used my Oval Nestabilities.

I also used a Martha Stewart butterfly punch for the little one sitting inside the oval panel.

The stamp set is from Verve, and it's called Because of You. It's a fantastic Mother's Day set. I also used Liquid Pearls for the middles of the 3 small red flowers. The ribbon is from SU (retired).

Enjoy, and thanks for stopping by!

Father's Day gift idea

Hi All!

Well, if you haven't been over to Papertrey Ink's Timeless Templates page, you must go! I have purchased a few of these templates now, and they are just fantastic! They are so easy to put together, and they are only $5 each - but you can use them over and over because you are downloading the file to your computer!

I decided to make this little "box", which is the From The Desk Of template. I see sooooo many uses for this.

I know Father's Day is a little ways off, but I thought I would get started anyway. I like them so much, I might make more for some other occasions coming up too!

My main box is made with Kraft CS, and I decorated it with some retired DSP from SU. I thought the argyle was manly, so why not?

I used some retired True Thyme ribbon from a couple years ago (still trying to get rid of that stuff), and some black Foam Thickers from American Crafts for the letters.

Now, what to put in it? I might go to Bulk Barn and buy some of his favourite treats, and fill the box with those, but that won't be until much closer to the date.

Here is the moment where you all feel sorry for me. All I try to do on the weekend is take some decent pictures using the natural sunlight. Sheesh!