Housewarming Card and Gift Box

Happy Housewarming Frank!

Our friend recently bought a new house and we went to a party there.

We purchased a gift for him but it didn't arrive in time so I decided to 

use the adorable little 5805 – Mini Journal Box Dies.
I printed a picture of what we ordered and put that in the box.

I wanted to have a matching card so I used the retired 4202 Cottage TryFold.

The decorative border is from 5543 – Journal Template Die Set.

Bee and Butterfly Mini Boxes from Art Impressions

Did you guys see the awesome little box die set that was just released?

It couldn't be cuter and I can't wait to make more.
The set is 5805 – Mini Journal Box Dies and it comes with 11 dies.

I always notice AFTER I've edited and added photos that there's yet another dog hair stuck to my project...sorry.

These little boxes are going to be so perfect for so many things!
They measure about 2 3/4" L x 2 1/4" W x 7/8" H
(Just under 7cm L x 5.8cm W x 2.2cm H)

Of course I was THRILLED to see this sweet little bee die included.  There are so many pretty dies included with the template to personalize and embellish your boxes.

For my second box I used cream cardstock and metallic gold paper which is not fun to photograph. If anyone has any tips...let me know.  This time I added the butterfly to the top.  It's tough to see but there are black rhinestones on his body and his wings are popped up to add dimension.  I measured the top of the box, cut a panel to fit and then embossed it.

I also used the other filigree die on the front of this one.  I'm not sure which is my favorite.
Also, are those Laurel branches?  I feel like I should know and that's the what they're reminding

me of.  The die is straight but I was able to easily bend them.  I'll bet they could be used to create a pretty wreath on a card too.

These were so easy to make and came together quickly. I'll be using this little set ALL the time!

Thanks teach!!

Happy Monday everyone!

Today I'm sharing a gift that my son asked me to make

for a professor he had at school that went above and beyond

to help him out.

My son didn't really know what his professor liked so he took

a chance on these hard coffee drinks. (It's okay, my son is 22)

My son is a writing for the media (mar-com) major so he wanted 

that theme to be on his gift.

If you haven't tried this I would strongly recommend them!

I'm not even a coffee drinker and I love them.

Coffee Gift Card Holder Thank You Box

Hello Ai fans!!

Today is my birthday so I thought we'd celebrate with a drink!

A little while ago two of my friends brought my family a wonderful dinner...just to be nice!

I wanted to give them a little thank you so I made them these gift boxes with some hard coffee in them.

I used the 5222 – Coffee Gift Card Holder.
There's no gift card in it this time.  I didn't make it to slide up like other times I've used this set.  It was just meant to be a decoration on the front of the box to emphasize that this is a coffee themed gift.

There's no coloring on my coffee cup.  This is all done with dies. The star, rosette and coffee sleeve are all part of the set.  I made the rosette look like an award and used a die from 5132 – Tag Stitched Dies.

I strung some curling ribbons through the pop tops to make the cans feel festive.

A few years ago I made a similar gift box.

You can see the box that inspired this one HERE.

There's also a link on that post to another box I made that has the tutorial.

My friends both said that they loved these! The box AND the hard coffee...they're really good.  You should try them, and I don't even drink coffee!

Happy Halloween!

Hello and Happy Halloween!

Today I'm sharing a little goody box I made.
I had planned to send it to my daughter but she has been eating very healthy and said she hasn't touched the candy she brought with her to school.

Good for her!!

I was just going to get my son (also in college but lives at home) his favorite bag of candy but now I think I'll find something to fit in the box for him.

Thanks a whole SLOTH!

Hello Ai fans!

We're starting week 2 of the Odd Animals challenge over at Art Impressions so that means it's time for me to play along!

I've used the new Sloth-some set from the Funny Farm line.

Every year my sister's fertility doctor rents out the Syracuse Zoo for his patients.

My sister and her girls always go and they always take him a little thank you gift.

This year I used a clear plastic take out container to create a gift box.  She's not sure what she's going to put in it yet, but it's ready when she figures it out!

How cute is this little guy??

I decorated the inside of the container as well.

New Mini TryFolds from Art Impressions!

Hello Ai fans!

New release days are always so much fun at Art Impressions!

Today I'm sharing the new Winter Window MTF 4929.

I've used the set on both my card and the tag on my gift box.

I created my card for the Stamp a Scene challenge.

When you peek in the window on the front of the card this is the sweet scene that you see.

Then open up the front panel to reveal the curtains.

Lastly, you open it all the way up and see the tree and cat.

I also used the set on the tag for the gift box.

Copics used on card:

Y0000, Y08, Y11, G24, G99, R37, R39, E25, W00, N2, T3, T5

Copics used on tag:

W3, W7, N2, T1, G12, G24, BG72, Y0000, R46

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