Jun 04 2009
Gift Boxes!
Happy Thursday! A few days ago, I was asked to make one of my post-it note boxes as a gift card holder. I have one that sets on my desk that I couldn’t be without. I pull them out, write myself important notes that I don’t want to forget and then stick them to the wall in front of me. (I still forget what I’m supposed to do . . . CRS, yes!) The idea is to put a gift card into the box and then the recipient can use the box for sticky notes. I put in the box a packet of post-it notes leaving enough room for the gift card to be placed in as well.
I first tried this box when it was a challenge on Splitcoaststampers. You can find the directions here. Because I like to have a lip on the bottom and top edges, I use a 10×10” of paper to make the origami box. The top and bottom and heavy weight coasters.
I used Spellbinders dies to cut and emboss the labels and flowers on the top of the box. The flowers were covered with matte accents and then sprinkled with glitter to add a touch of bling.
The border along the outside edge was also cut and embossed with a Spellbinders borderabilities die. Because this box is meant to hold post-it notes, I stamped music notes on the top panel and to give an aged look, misted it with water and dabbed off.
- Stamps: Large Sheet Music from Stampington & Company
- Paper: My Mind’s Eye BellaBella “French Flea Market”
- Ink: Ranger Tim Holtz Old Paper and Vintage Photo Distress
- Accessories: Spellbinders Daisy Heads Shapeabilities, Labels One Nestabilities, and Grand 12” Classic Lace Borderabilities; Ranger Matte Accents; Art Institute Krystallos Vintage Shards Glass and Seap Sprite Vintage Glass Glitter; Tsukineko Sponge Dauber; Sanding Tools; Brad
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great day!
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!!!!!
Simply stunning…and I do mean STUNNING!!!!!
This is gorgeous, Sherry! Love the beautiful papers and the glitz, and the flower, too!
Sherry!
This is just beautiful, stunning and gorgeous….WOW!!!
TFS!!
Wow, this is really awesome. Love the sparkle on the flowers. You rock the card world for sure!
Really cool Sherry!!!
oh…..STUNNING!! I haven’t done this box….need to put in in my memory file (bwhhaaaaaa). It would make a great teacher gift!! (got that covered for this year…but next year…….)
Sherry, this is my ‘mostest favoratest’ project I have seen you make! I’m inspired to give it a try. Oh, I’m so glad you shared it with us.
Love ya, Barb g (WV)
Miss Sherry, That is a gorgeous gift box. Always love what you do …… hopefully only 4 weeks until baby!
All I want to know is why I don’t have one of these gorgeous Sherry Designs sitting on my desk?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Oh my word! This is exquisite!!
You will “share” the floral secrets … “yes”???
WOWZA!
I would love to have this sitting on my desk at work. I have a little wooden crate that one of the little patient’s gave me for Christmas one year - but everything in it is messy and on display too. This is great. You’ve inspired me - I even have the coasters already!
Your work is fantastic Sherry! I absolutely love everything!!
~Yvonne~
Oh my HECK, this is GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!! WOW……………….
WOW, WOW, WOW!!! SHERRY THIS IS GORGEOUS!!!!!!
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