More Gift Box ideas

Yesterday I showed you one of the projects I made using the Gift Box Punch Board.  Today I have a cute little ensemble to show you that I made using the Curvy Keepsake and Gift Card Envleope Thinlits.

Gift Box and Gift Card Holder featuring Under The Tree Specialty DSP and the Christmas Bliss and Letterpress Winter stamp sets.

I can't even begin to tell you how quick and easy these projects were!  The Curvy Keepsakes box goes together in under a minute.  I added a little something extra by punching a window with the Bracket Label punch and covering the opening with a piece of Window Sheet.  I used the Under the Tree Specialty DSP for the box, which is perfect because it is printed on both sides.  The outside is red and the inside of the box is patterned with white on the Kraft background.

To create the tag I used the label I punched out for the window and layered it with Champagne Glimmer paper punched with the 1-3/8" circle.  I layered that with the stamped image from the Letterpress Winter set, stamped in Garden Green and punched with the 1-1/4" circle.  I used a little gold baker's twine to affix the tag to the box.

The Gift Card holder is made from Kraft card stock using the Gift Envelope and Trims Thinlits die.  I used some leftover scrap from making the box above to punch my tree.  The sentiment, from the Christmas Bliss set,  is stamped in Garden Green ink and die cut using one of the pieces from the Gift Envelope and Trims Thinlits.  I added a little champagne glimmer star and a gold baker's twine bow to decorate the tree.

For the inside, I cut a scrap piece of leftover scrap to fit inside, also cutting a slit for the gift card to slide into.  I stamped the To and From, from the Cheerful Tags set, using Early Espresso ink.

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Gift Box Punch Board Love

I can't believe it took me two months to order the Gift Box Punch Board.  I had it in my mind that boxes are easy to make and don't require a special tool.  While that is true, the Gift Box Punch Board makes mass-producing boxes so fast and easy I don't know how (or why!) I ever made boxes without it!  Today I have a project I CASE'd from my wonderful upline Jamilla Ivits for my Wrap Up the Holidays Event coming up this Friday evening.  Check it out:

Large gift box made using the Gift Box Punch Board and featuring the Cheerful Tags stamp set.

This box measures 4"x 4"x 3-1/4".  I began with a piece of 11" x 11" card stock and simply followed the instructions on the punch board to construct the box.  To decorate the plain Kraft card stock, I used the Hearts and Stars Decorative Mask to stencil stars in Crumb Cake ink all over the sides of the box.

The belly band is made from a 1-3/4" piece of Old Olive card stock that is fringed all the way around using the Fringe Scissors.  I added a piece of Cherry Cobbler 1" stitched edge grosgrain ribbon (available dirt cheap on the Clearance Rack right now!) and then some natural and Old Olive two-tone trim.

The tag is cut from Under the Tree Specialty DSP and punched with the Angled Tag Topper punch.  The sentiment, from the Cheerful Tags set, is stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink and then die cut using the Apothecary Accents Framelits.  I added a couple of champagne Glimmer stars for some bling.

Now, since it is Tuesday, I have the new Weekly Deals for you.  As always, prices are good until Monday at Midnight.  Email me directly with your order to save a little on shipping ;)

1" Square Punch Price: $21.95   Sale: $16.46	1/4" Circle Handheld Punch Price: $11.95  Sale: $8.96	Autumn Spice Digital Kit - Digital Download Price: $10.95   Sale: $6.57	Clear Oval Accent Bigz Die Price: $26.95   Sale: $20.21
Deco Labels Framelits Die Price: $30.95   Sale: $23.21	Early Espresso Cut & Ready Card Bases Price: $5.95   Sale: $4.46	Silver Basic Metal Buttons Price: $8.95  Sale: $6.71	Smoky Slate Stampin' Emboss Powder Price: $6.25   Sale: $4.69

Back from our second honeymoon

We're back!  My hubby and I had a lovely weekend getaway celebrating our 10th anniversary.  We visited Niagara-on-the-Lake and Niagara Falls and spent some wonderful quality time together.  Unfortunately I was feeling a little under-the-weather, but we didn't let that ruin our time together.  Yesterday was our Canadian Thanksgiving with way too much food and more family time.  All of this means I didn't even see my craft room this weekend, so I thought I would show you one of the Make-n-takes from the recent Stampin' Up! conference in Kitchener.  Check it out:

Holiday card and gift box featuring the Happy Winter and Petite Pairs stamp sets.

I love this colour scheme!  I think it is the way the Real Red pops agains the cool Coastal Cabana and Whisper White.  The card is a shaker card filled with Frosted Sequins.  The background is embossed using the Lucky Stars TIEF.  The stamped image from the Happy Winter stamp set is coloured using the Coastal Cabana Blendabilities set.  

The little box was made using the Gift Box Punch Board...didn't own that nifty little gadget before, but I sure do now!  It is so quick and easy to make boxes...no more measuring and trial and error!

We added some Real Red 3/8"Satin Woven Ribbon and an All is Calm Snowflake embellishment to pretty it up, not that it needed much...it is so stinkin' cute!  The tag is stamped using the Petitie Pairs stamp set.

The best part about this project was that we all got the Happy Winter set to take home with us...so we can recreate this one again and again!  Love it!

Now for this week's Weekly Deals...don't forget these prices are only good till Monday at midnight.  There are a few items going on my order this week!!

Darling Doily Thinlits Die Price: $30.95  Sale: $23.21	Decorative Window Gift Box Price: $5.95   Sale $4.46	Floral Frames Framelits Die Price: $32.95   Sale: $24.71	Mustache Framelits Die Price: $9.95   Sale: $7.46
Perfect Print Numbers Bigz Die Price: $30.95   Sale: $23.21	Spooky Treats Designer Template - Digital Download Price: $13.95  Sale: $8.37	Tiny Triangles Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Price: $9.95   Sale: $7.46	Truly Grateful Wood Stamp Set Price: $33.95  Sale: $25.46