Some of My July Projects, Part 4

Today's post concludes my little series on sharing some of my July projects with you.  It's a cute little gift box and it has a special surprise inside it.

This is the same gift box you saw in Part 1 of this series, but I've used it in a different way.  I cut off the top flaps, so that when the box is closed, it makes a little opening to insert your gift, and becomes more like a little, square gift bag.  I punched a hole in each side and tied a Lost Lagoon ribbon through it to create a handle for my little gift bag.

I used a bow (Lullaby DSP)  I made with our die and then added a tag (Chalk Talk) to it.  I made coordinating 'filler' for my gift bag by cutting tiny slivers of Lost Lagoon CS and then crumpling it.  I also added a piece of Lost Lagoon CS to the back, inside of my gift bag, as it shows a little through the window.  

Here's what's inside... a set of little 3 X 3" note cards. 

I've embossed the cute little bird.  It's from our Hello Love stamp set.  It's one of our new, fun Hostess stamp sets. 
I tied a Hello Honey ribbon around the set of 4 note cards.  This will make a great gift for a special someone.

... and, one more time ... here are all my projects:

Let me know if you have questions about any of the projects.  I always read and respond to all the comments left here and I love hearing from you. 

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Some of My July Projects, Part 3

Let's take a look today at another one of my July projects.  In this post, I have a cute little rectangular gift box to share with you.  This project was inspired by the cute box on page 16 of our new catalog.  

My gift box is decorated with Hello Honey and Lost Lagoon accents, with the help of the Big shot and a couple of punches.  I really liked using the Lullaby DSP for this project.  I have yet to use it for a baby themed project.  It's pretty versatile.
Tip:
It's difficult to see in the photo, but I actually have 2 layers of DSP around the middle of the box.
If you wrap your paper the way I did in this project, the lucky recipient doesn't have to tear it off to get to the treats.  (They could even reuse the box:)

I've used mailing filler again that I mentioned in a previous post, to make a good neutral filler for my gift box.  There's plenty of room to nestle in something special ...  OR ... you can take out the filler and line up a nice row of candy treats, such as peppermint patties or those little flat chocolate squares.  It holds quite a few!

Come back for my next post and I'll wrap up sharing the details for the last of my July projects with you.  The last one has a special surprise inside!

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Snip and Spritz Flower in Hello Honey

In my previous post, I showed you 3 gift boxes I decorated with my Snip and Spritz flowers.  I promised to show close-ups and give more details in my next posts.  Today, let's start with one of our new In Colors, Hello Honey.  It is a beautiful shade of yellow and perfect for making Snip and Spritz flowers.  I used mine to decorate one of our Tag A Bag Gift Boxes.  Take a look at how it turned out.

To avoid the temptation of having candy treats around, I filled mine with filler... all ready now to add something good on top of it when I need a quick and cute gift for a special someone.
Tip:  
When you're able to use a neutral color of filler like this one, I use what's called caremail Eco Packing.  It comes in a huge bag in the mailing section of Staple's and it's only about $5.00.

If you need a color to coordinate better than just neutral, try cutting tiny slivers of coordinating CS, crumple it up and add to your beautiful gift box.

I used 2 different designs from our Lullaby DSP to wrap around my box.  The ribbon is Lost Lagoon, which I love using with Hello Honey.
I've added a 'crumpled' doily (spritzed first) beneath my flower, to give added texture and detail to my project.

Come back soon to see my next flower.  We'll be using Tangelo Twist. 

Click here for a video on making the snip and spritz flower:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Fecl-k3k_Us

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Embellished Clothespins

My post today is all about clothespins.  They are very handy and I use them a lot, kind of like I'd use binder clips or larger paper clips.  These are just more fun.  They need to look pretty, though, because that bumps up the fun a notch.

I've used our new DSP called Lullaby for the clothespins and the tag and then I sponged around the tag.  I used our Petite Petals punch and the flower from our Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack for extra embellishments  I used Crystal Effects to attach the DSP.  After it dried, I added a protective coat over the top of the clothespins, to protect the papers.

Using white Baker's Twine, I made a little tassel for the tab.  Put this all in a little cello bag, add a cute little tag and ribbon with it and you've got a wonderful little gift for a special someone.  

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