Snowmen Boxes

Are these boxes cute or what??

I'm finally settling in after moving yet again and starting a new job.  My scrap room is still a mess, but I'm making progress.  I'm a very organized person to start with so it's probably not as bad as I think it is, but it's driving me crazy!

Back to the boxes.  I made them for my parents and the bottom box on each contained their Christmas present:  A gift card to Disney World!  They live in Florida, about an hour south of Orlando, in the winter and love to drive up and spend the day at Epcot. 

The boxes are cut from Tags, Bags, Boxes and More.  I didn't record the sizes, but I started with the bottom and made it fit to page and then reduced each remaining box by 3/4 inch.  I glued the lids to the boxes except for the bottom box, so it could be opened and glued each box together so they were easy to handle.  I used gems for the body buttons, eyes, nose and mouth and tied a scarf around the middle box lid from a little ribbon.  To finish them off, I used a mini clothes pin and attached a mini tag to the scarf with their names.

I have a few more Christmas items to post later this week, just catching up and then my 1 year blogiversary is just around the corner (January 30)!  I have a few ideas in mind as far as setting goals for next years blog but I have a few things to work out first.  Stay warm!

Tags

I made a couple of simple tags to go on Christmas presents.  The tags were cut from Tags, Bags, Boxes and More.  The alpha's are from Don Juan, the ice skate and stockings are from Winter Woodlands.  Very simple cuts with limited layers and a few ribbons to jazz it up.

Birthday Card

Today is a friend's birthday and I made this card to go in the box with her present.

The base is a five inch square of kraft cardstock.  The next layer is colorbok dot paper and then another layer of kraft paper.  The kraft layers are embellished with dashes and dots from my white Signo pen.  The top layer is a die cut frame from Papertrey Ink.  LOVE Papertrey products!  The die is Fillable Frames #4 cut from sweet blush cardstock and stamped with the frame and sentiment from the stamp set of the same name in Dark Chocolate.  The frame is popped up and a sweet blush ribbon is tied around the mat.  Let's hope it gets to her in time with the terrible snow storm sweeping the midwest!

Gingerbread Frame

Hello again.  Just so you know....I have been crafting.  However, most of the things I've been working on are for Christmas presents and I don't want to risk posting pictures. 

I do have a little frame to show you today.  I used patterned paper from Cosmo Cricket Winter Mittens for the green floral background, red scalloped mat and toasty gingerbread man.  The gingerbread man was cut from the From My Kitchen cartridge and the layered scallop squares are from Mini Monograms.  I added a few gems and white 'frosting' to the image and a small strip of Ripe Avocado twill ribbon to the bottom to finish it off.  It's now hanging in the kitchen, the perfect place for a gingerbread man! 

Embossing Storage

I have a small collection of Cuttlebug embossing folders, but never seem to remember to use them until after my cards and pages are glued.  I wanted to find a way to have them more accessible, but not just laying out and about.  So, I decided to alter another $1 recipe box from Michael's.  This box is similar to the box I made for Christmas cards, but it doesn't have the hardware to cut around.  Also, I'd like to be able to display this box year round, so I used brighter papers in beautiful butter yellow, ocean blue and a little bit of black.  I really like how it turned out.  I may just have to make another for my Papertrey Ink dies!

Paper Pumpkins

Super Simple and aren't they cute-I especially like the curly stem on top!  This picture was taken before gravity worked its magic on the largest, but the other two are holding up well. 

Halloween Hanging

Happy October!  I've  been in the Halloween mood for several days now and completed a few cards along with this wall hanging.  I used three chipboard circles that were purchased at CKC last April.  I was able to cut the designs out fairly large because the circles are just over 11 inches in diameter.  My favorite is the raven in the tree in shades of purple....spooky!  Here's a closer look..

The large images (witch, pumpkin and tree) are pop dotted off the background.  The individual circles are attached with ribbon and I added a simple loop to the top.  I've been having difficulty finding green cardstock paper.  The green I used is practically glow-in-the-dark so the tree looks like it's oozing lava!  Wish I had used yellow instead, but live and learn, right?  Thanks for looking!