Happy Easter Box & Coaster

Happy Easter! I made this box (about 5 inches square) from a Dreaming Tree cut file. It went together easily.

The four flaps on this flat top box open to reveal a marble tile coaster I stamped and sponged with Ranger Distress Archival Inks. I had some black shredded paper from Sephora that I saved and it was perfect as cushioning.

I added a tag with a vinyl sentiment cut from a Suzanne Cannon calligraphy file from the Silhouette Design Store.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope your Easter was enjoyable.

ATTN: Silhouette Cameo and Portrait Owners

If you own one of these machines, you will want to read the notice on the Silhouette America support web page and check your power adapter to ensure it is not displaying a counterfeit "UL" symbol. You can read about it here: http://www.silhouetteamerica.com/media/docs/public-notice-20130917.pdf

Now that I have passed on that bit of news, please enjoy this little project:

These are Martha Stewart wedding favour boxes that I dressed up with some Quietfire Design stamps. Thanks for visiting today!

Stationery Box

One of the notelets with matching envelope.

I made a Stationery Box for my Mom for her birthday. I followed the excellent instructions found at Splitcoaststampers.

Here is the box with the monogrammed lid on. The 2 inch tall "m" is a die cut from the Blossom Quickutz alphabet. The lid holds the side walls up. I made it out of very sturdy scrapbook paper. It is the thickest I have seen and I bought it at my local stamp store. I also made a butterfly birthday card (more about that in a separate post).

Box opened.

There is space for a notebook (I customized / re-purposed one I had lying about) and a pocket for stamps.  The tutorial places the pocket upside down, but the way I have it, when the box is closed, the stamps stay put. Our Canadian stamps take up too much room, so there wasn't space for a pen, as well. I figure my Mom has plenty of pens, though.

Tags and notelets. Most stamps used are from Waltzingmouse Stamps.

Inside the box I managed to put five tags, three notelet cards with matching envelopes (made with a BigZ die), and five regular A2 sized cards with matching envelopes.

Five cards for a variety of occasions.

So Sweet of You (Stampin' Up!) with a Cuttlebug embossed border. 

Cuttlebug embossing folder. The sentiment was diecut out of cardstock that I covered front and back with double-stick tape.  I coated it in Martha Stewart glitter.

The Stamp Camp USA tea set goes well with the doily and the Waltzingmouse Stamps sentiment.

The Our Daily Bread verse is framed by a Spellbinders label and I cut apart two die cuts of the Spellbinders Decorative Frame to create a bit of interest on the outer border.

A very CAS card incorporating the same scrapbook paper and stamps and punch from Stampin' Up!

The tutorial and the accompanying video are well done and I am glad I tackled what looked like a daunting project. It went together quite quickly. There is a Stationery Box gallery on Splitcoaststampers showing a variety of these types of boxes. I encourage you to try it if you have not yet!