Welcome to the weekly blog hop presented by the 2013-14 Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team. There are ten of us on the design team and our hop makes a complete circle. If you are following the hop, then you should have arrived here from Cindy Schuster's blog. Most of you probably know this by now, but just in case...each month Stampin' Up! sends us a box of goodies and we create projects that focus on those particular supplies. December is lots of fun as we share some last minute ideas for the holidays.
Last week I showed you how to make a project with the tag-a-bag gift box bottoms, so this week I have a project for all of those left-over acetate sleeves that come in the kit.
Making gift boxes with acetate isn't a new idea, but I love that you can use the sleeves from this kit. It makes it so much easier and you can have the confidence of knowing that this acetate is food-safe (which is not usually the case with acetate sheets designed for printing with your ink jet or laser jet printer.)
For this project I cut the acetate sleeve in half and covered the bottom and top with Cherry Cobbler cardstock. I was concerned that the box bottom would absorb grease from the peppermint bark candy, so I put the candy in a clear cellophane bag first, tied it closed, and then placed it inside the box. (Note: this box holds approximately 3 oz. of the peppermint bark candy.) I cut a few strips of Season of Style DSP to wrap around the box and then I sponged the edges with Early Espresso ink. (TIP: keep a microfiber cleaning cloth handy to wipe off any finger prints that you might get on the acetate.)
I really wanted this box to have a vintage feel to it, so I sponged everything with Early Espresso ink...even the chevron ribbon. For the sentiment, I cut a piece of Whisper White cardstock with one of the Chalk Talk framelits dies and stamped the greeting from Christmas Messages in Cherry Cobbler ink. I felt like the tag was a little plain, so I also stamped some flowers from the Forever With You stamp set. I scored and folded a small piece of Always Artichoke cardstock and free-hand cut the holly leaves. Finally, I topped everything off with a small Cherry Cobbler button and some Linen Thread.
That's all for this week's project. Now be sure to head on over to see what fun projects Erica Cerwin and the rest of the Artisan Design Team have in store for you! Don't miss a single project...
