FOR A SWEET SOMEONE

When I saw these clear-top papier mâché boxes, I knew I wanted to create something with it. This is what I made ...

I started by stamping an image from one of Character Construction's new stamp sets onto a sheet of pale pink paper. For this entire project, I used a set of PetalPoint Fluid Chalk Inkpad (NightFall).

Once I stamped the image, I used the lid from the box to trace the oval and then used my Fiskars scissors to cut it out.

Then I used my paper punch by Marvy Uchida to punch pale pink cirlces.

With a Scotch clear glue by 3M, I adhered the cut oval and dots to the box.

 

The biggest tip I have about adding dots to anything is to make them look random, rather than lined in a row or a pattern. The more random they look, the better they look.

Next, I took the small scallop image from my Crescendoh DOOhDLES and then manipulated it onto the acrylic block so that it would stamp in a curved fashion, rather than a straight fashion. (With certain clear stamps, this is a little trick you can do by manipulating the shape of the stamp.)

With a glue dot, I adhered a length of pink seam binding by Martha Stewart that I tied into a bow at the top. And at the bottom, I cut and adhered some words from a vintage book page.

I love it. It's the perfect gift box for a sweet someone.

Comments

[Lisa Super]

I was just posting my comment for your last post and it took me back to see todays. What a sweet gift box. Adorable!!

[Theresa]

That is the cutest little box I have ever seen. Do you sell the items you create? I have enjoyed reading your blog for about a week now you are very creative.

[Diane Knott]

I just love working with paper mache boxes too. You can do absolutely ANYTHING with them to embellish and make beautiful. Yours is so precious!

Diane