Butterfly Box

Hello Crafteteers!

A quick blog entry for a gift box I finished today.  Thank goodness I am entering contests for crafty packaging and not for "Who has the tidiest craft room?" because if there were 500 entrants showing pics of their craft room and I was one of them, I believe I would place 500th.  It is a disaster in my crafty area!  Tsk tsk!

On to the gift box...

It is a busy time of year so in lieu of listing my steps, I think I will just list products used:

• Just Rite- Filigree Leaves Background Stamp, Lace Medallion Labels, Samantha Walker Lace Hearts Dies, Enjoy The Day Vintage Labels Four
• Kraft Journal- Kraft paper
• Graphic 45- Birdsong paper, butterflies
• Tim Holtz- Distress Stain in Antique Linen, Broken China Distress Marker
• Gold Pearl pen, black card stock, ribbon, Stickles, yellow mini pearls

So there you have it!  My first decorated gift box.  Hope you liked it.  :)

Have a great evening!
Hugs,

Kathy Jo

This card is entered into the following challenges:

JustRite, It's in the Bag!

Kraft Journal, Holiday Gift

Craft room designer, Worst Organized Craft Room (just kidding)

Kraft Journal Ladies: if there is not enough Kraft paper on the box for the challenge, just tell me and I will delete it from the challenge.  :)

Tea cup inspired cards

Happy Saturday!

Yesterday I went to a thrift shop and purchased a couple of tea cup sets.  One of them was a beautiful Aynsley tea cup with a blue background, white flowers and gold trim.  It is so pretty and was a steal at $5!  What a great find and a lovely addition to my little collection (I heard the chuckles of my close friends as they read "little".) .

The tea cup set was the inspiration for the cards I made today.  Actually, I had intentions of making only a CAS card but it got out of control and I made the "non-CAS card" shown above first.  When completed I realized it was the worst CAS card in the history of CAS cards.  So, I went ahead and completed what may be considered a CAS card.  

Interesting the difference between the two cards.  Two different cards inspired by one tea cup set.  Paper art imitating bone china art.  :)

Materials used:

• Momento Rich Cocoa
• Kraft paper
• TPC Studio "Card Crafting Hello" stamps
• Spellbinders 5X7 Detailed Scallops
• Spellbinders Nested Tea Cups
• JustRite Lace Medallion Labels stamp set
• JustRite Secret Garden background stamp
• Coutre Creations Trellis embossing folder

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

A card above is entered into the following challenges:

Kraft Journal, CAS card:http://thekraftjournal.blogspot.ca/2013/04/make-it-monday-with-kraft-outlet-clean.html

TOP THREE!  Shopping Our Stash, No Patterned Paper: http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.ca/2013/06/sos-104-no-patterned-paper.html

Through the Craftroom Door, AG: http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/2013/06/ttcrd-challenge-june-4th-june-10th.html

3 Girl Jam, AG with ribbon: http://3girljamchallenge.blogspot.ca/2013/06/live-life.html

Word Art Wednesday, AG: http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.ca/2013/06/challenge-83-anything-goes.html

Allsort, In the Garden: http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/week-210-in-garden.html

Sandy Crafty Creations, AG with embossed background: http://sandyscraftycreations.blogspot.ca/2013/06/june-anthing-goes-with-twist-challenge.html

Tuesday Throwdown, Emboss: http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.ca/2013/06/tuesday-throwdown-challenge-150.html