I talked about a
CTMH workshop I attended yesterday, and today I wanted to show you the gift box we made:
The cover is a clear slider, made from an 8.5 inch square of acetate. The box was made from a couple of pieces black cardstock. There are 4 mini cards with envelopes in here, along with the three pieces of candy. It's lovely, but I have no idea who to give it to! the "kiss me" cards are a little too provocative for children's valentines - I thought about giving the whole set to my high school aged son. He could have used the mini cards for girls, and eaten the candy himself, but I didn't think he would appreciate the "kiss me" cards, either.
That's the problem with this project - it's precious, but useless. That could just be me - would you give something like this to someone? If you were making it from scratch with a different theme, what theme would you use?
Challenges:
A spoon full of sugar - anything but a card
Oldie but a Goodie - add a heart
Crafty Cardmakers - plastic (I would have entered their hearts one too, but that wouldn't be right!)
Cupcake Craft - hearts
Kaboodle Doodles - hearts and flowers
Creative cowgirls - hearts
Lots of heart challenges!
20 comments:
So beautiful! Thanks for sharing :)
Great project Juliet, lovely papers and I love how you have covered the candy.
If I was going to give this to someone it would probably be a girl at college/uni to use. If I was to make one I would use a nature theme and give it to my friend who still likes to send snail mail occasionally.
Thank you for sharing your wonderful project with us at the Creative Cowgirls Challenge. :-) xx
This is a gorgeous gift set!!
If you've no one to give it to, why not donate it to a small, local craft shop? Perhaps they'd give you a few free papers or something in return.
Thanks for playing at Kaboodle Doodles and good luck!
Farrah
Well, I do like the concept. Not fond of the stamp set. I might throw the Kiss Me cards into my husband's briefcase just to irritate him when they fall out at a meeting ...
This is just lovely! I can't imagine anyone not loving to receive it. Thanks for playing in our Hearts and Flowers challenge at Kaboodle Doodles this week. ~chris
Such great giftbox! Very beautiful!
Very nice colorscheme as well!
Thanks for playing along at creative cowgirls challenge!
Marianne
What a lovely idea for a gift, and so beautifully made.
Thanks so much for joining our Plastic Spotlight at Crafty Cardmakers.
Lin - Lil Miss Chatterbox xx
Juliet, I'm so glad you enjoyed my workshop and thanks for attending. I was a little uncertain with my design and color choices, but they seem to be a big hit! Good luck with your challenges.
Michelle, CTMH Indep. Consultant
Https://michellebattitori.myctmh.com
if i were to stay with the valentine these, i would be more generic, like "be mine" or "happy valentine's day". any other theme would work, too. how about as an insert into a gift bag or box to say who it is from. add it along with a "thank you" gift or a bouquet of flowers. all of these could be made with general-themed stamps. this is a cool idea, though.
Wow that is such a gorgeous project! Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for playing along with us at Kaboodle Doodles this week. Jill
Cute little gift box- thanks for joining us at Oldie but a goodie
Lisa ;)
Hiya sweetie, yes you CAN combine with the ccm hearts challenge, its positively encouraged to do both :D Just make sure you add entry to both linkies x
what a great gift set! thanks for joining us at Creative Cowgirls!
I can see putting a funny messages with a twist inside and sending them off to good friends. As for making it again, I might only substitute 'SMILE' for 'KISS ME'
great creation makes a change from just cards well done and thanks for entering our challenge at crafty cardmakers
gill
Beautiful creation
Thanks for joining us at oldie but a goodie and good luck!
Hugs
Francesca
What a beautiful gift set. The image and papers are just wonderful. Thanks for sharing with us at cupcake craft challenge this week. Hugs, Denise x
What a great idea! I bet you had LOTS of fun making this beauty! Thanks so much for entering our Kaboodle Doodles Challenge!
Hugs,
Lorie KDDT
Thanks for playing along with the Cowgirls! This is a great project from ne of my favorite companies. I'd probably make a more generic version ~ or give as is to my college aged cousin! She would rock it!
this is beautiful Juliet. nice colors and yummy candy too!
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