Valentine's Box & a Sneak Peek!

Well, I'm back to paper, but it's not a card. One of the things that I love about working with paper is taking something so flat and two-dimensional and doing really cool three-dimensional things with it! I've seen several boxes created with the Top Note die for the Big Shot, but those usually use the Box #2 die to create the box inside. I don't have the Box #2 die, so I had to get creative and do some hard measuring!

Here are the measurements for the box I made (and these make perfect sense in Jennifer world): I cut the piece of Poppy Parade cardstock to 8"x9". With the 9" long side against the top of my scoring board, I scored at 1/2", 2 1/2", 6 1/2", and 8 1/2". I turned the cardstock 90 degrees so the 8" side was at the top of the board and scored at 3" and 5". I turned the cardstock 90 degrees again and cut up from the bottom along the 2 1/2" score and 6 1/2" score until I got to the second horizontal score, turned the scissors and cut along that score so I wound up with what looked like a T. Then I folded on all the score lines and adhered the 1/2" tabs inside the box with Sticky Strip.

How pretty is the paper on the front of the Top Note? This is the Everyday Enchantment DSP that is part of this year's Sale-A-Bration, which begins on January 24th! The coordinating brad in the center of the flower is another SAB item. There is also a coordinating stamp set available and you can earn any of these items for free simply by hosting a workshop or placing a $50 order during SAB! Let me know if you'd like more info!

By the way, you may see this box again. I plan on creating Valentine treats for my son to take to daycare. I may make lollipop covers or some other kind of candy treat, which I'll let him carry in the box. After the treats are given out, our babysitter can keep the box for herself. So once I make the treats, you can be sure they'll be pictured on here!

Supply List

Stamps: None

Cardstock: Poppy Parade, Very Vanilla

Paper: Everyday Enchantment DSP (Sale-A-Bration mini catalog)

Ink: Poppy Parade (brushed along flower edge)

Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note die, crimper, Sticky Strip, Everyday Enchantments Ribbon & Brad pack (Sale-A-Bration mini catalog)