A Special Gift

Hello dear friends,

Not a card from me today but a gift box. It was great fun making something different for a change. My project was designed for the Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge and the theme is to create something for a gift in the vintage, shabby or primitive style. With Christmas around the corner this is perfect timing to do the last-minute gift boxes, money enclosures, tags or gift bags.  Renee also prepared a tutorial for an adorable gift box to make. Hope you will join us this week with your creation as this will be our last challenge for 2012 and  will run for two weeks. We will be back with a new challenge on January 5th, 2013.

I also want to enter my project in the following challenges:

• Live & Love Crafts Inspiration and Challenge #6 (ends 12/31 – Anything But A Card
• Simon Says Stamp Challenge (ends 12/19) – What’s Your Favorite? (Spellbinders Shapeabilities, JustRite sentiment stamp and Tim Holtz Distress ink)
• Creative Moments Bloggers Network #6 (ends 12/26) – Anything Goes/Anything but a Card
• Shopping Our Stash Challenge #81 (ends 12/18) – Sentimentally Yours
• Tuesday Alchemy Challenge #44 (ends 12/18) – Anything Goes
• Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge R#102 (ends 12/22) – Bling – tastic
• Delicious Doodles Challenge #15 (ends 12/20) – Anything But A Card
• Through the Craftroom Door Challenge #48 (ends 12/17) – Anything Goes
• Really Reasonable Ribbon’s Ramblings #62 (ends 12/29) – Anything Goes with Ribbon
• My Sheri Crafts Challenge #100 – (ends 12/22) – It’s A Wrap!

The sentiment tag, roses, fancy pins and ribbon on the lid

 A close up of the sentiment tag

The sides decorated with pearl strings and Spellbinders Shapeabilities die “Antique Accents”

Project details:

• Folded box
• JustRite sentiment stamp “Heart To Heart Set”
• Spellbinders Nestabilities “Floral Ovals”
• Spellbinders Shapeabilities “Antique Frame and Accents”
• Marianne Design Creatables “LR0111”
• White paper roses
• Gold netting
• Gold string
• Green grosgrain ribbon
• Tim Holtz distress ink “Antique Linen”
• Memento dye ink ” Toffee Crunch”
• Fancy stick pins
• Pearl string
• Stickles “Golden Rod”

Have a wonderful day and thanks for visiting – I appreciate it so much. Happy crafting and we would love you to join us at the Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge this fortnight.

Regards from South Africa,

Amelia