This matchbox kit is a special limited time offer on my studio blog, while supplies last http://thestudioinpreston.blogspot.com This one is a gift for a counselor at school where my granddaughter goes, we are the Eagles so she will get a kick outta this...Stamped image of eagle is from Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps...
I have been wanting to do this project and after a phone call from a friend yesterday...decided I might as well work on it...I love the matchbox die cut, but wanted it to open other than sliding the drawer part out of the sleeve...so I used the sleeve to make a wrap for the box...I stamped all my pieces with Betsy's swirly background stamp Innovative Stamp Creations...
I used my little clippy things to hold the sides in place while the glue dried...
I used a chipboard die cut photo turn attached with a brad as the closure method for the flap...
This is the opened box,
This is the decorative layer for the front...
Is that not just the neatest little box...
well...I had to do another...I used another of Betsy's background stamps, her harlequin image...I love it...I stamped the drawer section and the top layering panel...I covered the rest of the box with a pattern paper that had a harlequin pattern on it...I used a nestie bird from red paper...
I used a chipboard photo turn as the closure, I colored the chipboard shape with maroon ink, then added a thin coat of glossy accents...I punched holes in the scalloped nestie shape, then sewed the edges with this pretty ecru and gold thread...
I and tickled with the new look to the matchbox...and just imagine all the themes you can use for the decorative layers on the front...remember, You...are only Limited by your Imagination...
Baby shower favors...boy...
what about those cute little decorative wrapped chocolates...these santas are so neat...
these little candies were perfect...the little package wrappings are great for this gift box...
these are some of those new Russell Stover candies...this one is vanilla creme brulee...Oh my gosh...but, for the idea...I used a pattern paper, covered the candy bar, added a die cut heart that I colored to match the flowers in the print...this will be great for Valentines...
I had to make one that was more boy themed...and this little pebble background paper, was too perfect to pass up...I added the punched frog shape...he kinda looks like he is sunning on those pebbles...my grandson will love this one...
but, the nice thing about those candies...they are so pretty, you dont even have to wrap them...
yeah, i kinda went crazy with the candy today...I bought four bags, but had coupons...so i only had to pay for two...yeah...these are going to be for those extra special folks over the next few weeks...
I am doing this for my nephew and nieces...they will get chocolate money and under it will be some real money...they will get a kick outta this...
The individual wrapped lifesavers are so good...I always buy them to share at work, etc...so I just had to try a box with them...its very pretty and festive looking...and will great for kids too...
now, i love to make teacher stuff...i have made stuff for teachers since I was 15 and still in school...this pattern paper with the little tiny apples was just begging to be used...and this apple punch fit perfect on the little hershey miniature bars...i punch a branch that has leaves on it to make my leaves for the apples...
I also had kit kat mini bars in the studio...yeah, I know...I am a chocolate junkie as well...I wrapped each bar with a green text weight paper, added a layer of the apple paper, just to the top side and then a punched apple with leaf...my grand daughter has two teachers this year, so they will be getting these...
This shows some of the candies I did and how they look outta the boxes...I have more in the works, but ran outta day light...LOL...which basically means, it was time to come home and fix the pot of chili I promised hubby...yum, chili dogs for supper, perfect for this cold weather we are having...be sure and check out my studio blog http://thestudioinpreston.blogspot.com 
Oh my...did I have fun in the studio today...We had a scrap and stamp day...and this is some of what I did...I now have clear sleeves to make the matchbox die cuts even more fun...I used my ginger colored ink and stipple brush to color the white die cut box part, wrapped my mini candy bars with pattern paper, added the punched leaves from rust colored cardstock and a clear acetate sleeve...I added some gold elastic just for looks...
This box was fun to make...I had this really neat snowflake paper, I covered the candy bars with...added some cute little glittery snowflakes, like for mini Christmas trees...and red elastic...
This is one of my favorites to make...I use the small peppermint patties and my small nestie scallop to cut the covers, I used my 1 1/4 inch round punch and a pattern paper with a small heart design for the layer and then a heart punch...I used a green elastic on this box...
I will have kits for sale on my studio blog http://thestudioinpreston.blogspot.com give me time to get it loaded and posted...
I made this matchbox/nugget box filled with candy as a little anniversary gift for my hubby...Our 5 year anniversary of our first date is tomorrow...it was one of the best days of my life and next to our wedding day, is still the most special to me...I used a background stamp from Innovative Stamp Creations to stamp the box sleeve with brown ink, then dusted on some teal blue...I love it...its very pretty in real life...not sure why its so weird looking in the photo...I stamped the sheriff star in brown and colored it with teal, cut it out and added gold glitter dots on the star points...
I used my smallest scalloped spellbinder die and a 1.25 punch to make the covers for the mints...Stamped words are from a set of images from Innovative Stamp Creations...Notice the little box is bulging with goodies...
Here are all the candies with there stamped covers...He loves Batman, and collects wolves...so i think I covered all my bases here...The candy bar on the bottom is a kit kat bar, the snack size, two of these will fit in the box, but I wanted more variety, so decided to add some of all the goodies...I am going to be teaching these next week at my Scrap n Stamp at The Studio day...Be sure and check out my studio blog at http://thestudioinpreston.blogspot.com for lots of die cuts and http://www.innovativestampcreations.com for some awesome images to use in your stamped art...
No matter which you call it...This is one of the coolest die cut boxes to make...I cut pattern paper to fit the top, bottom and both sides of this box, after i rubbed it with my teal ink to color the white die cut box sleeve...I added the beautiful images from Lisa's Altered Art and a silk flower to the top...Before I added the pattern paper to the sections, I distressed the edges with my scissors and sponged on some teal ink...
I left the sides plain on this box, but you could add stamping, other die cuts, etc...I just like the striped pattern paper and decided that was enough...
These are both of the boxes I finished today...
I love birds...and we have been fighting to save baby purple martins all week long...the little buggers keep either falling or jumping outta the nest...we did lose one, which is very sad...as I am hoping for a lot larger flock next year when they arrive in March...Anyway...we have a nest box of blue birds and I can watch the male bird feed the female, while she is sitting on the eggs...its fun to see her poke her head outta the hole waiting for him and then he gently flies up and gives her a bug to eat...LOL...I guess ya just have to be there and watch it, like I do...
The beautiful bluebird image from Lisa's Altered Art was a perfect fit for the matchbox die cut top...I cut a slit into the nest image and slipped his body in just enough to give the effect he was sitting in the nest...I added the organza ribbon bow with ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon...
All of the beautiful images are from Innovative Stamp Creations...Betsy has some of the most gorgeous images, perfect for the stamped collage background effects that I love to do...
I also stamped the drawer part of this box as well...I added the silk flowers with glue dots to both boxes...I used gold brads for the flower centers...
I punched the scallop from green cardstock and the circle from white, stamped the Innovative Stamp Creations images in green and red...I am so tickled with my new punches...
I used the matchbox die cut to create the treat box...very simply just rubbed the distress ink pads across the white cardstock die cuts...almost gives a faux fabric effect...I have been doing this for years...and still its one of my favorite coloring methods...I did the box part in green and the sleeve in red...
After I stamped and glued the circle to the scalloped punched pieces...I glued them onto the peppermint patty top...Two rows of two deep fits perfectly in the little box...These were fun to make...and will be a hit at work...
I stamped the little snowman image from The Stamping Studio on my candy bar wrappers...then colored the carrot nose, heart and ear muff and mittens with marker...I dusted the entire piece with stonewashed blue adirondack ink...
I stamp the snowflake image on the wrapper around the snowman image...then just glue the wrapper with glue stick to secure around candy bar...
I attach the photo holder handle the the box with mini brads...
Side view of box, showing snowflake images stamped on sidees and little beads for feet on the box bottom...
The large snowman from The Stamping Studio is stamped on the matchbox sleeve...This box sleeve was cut from glossy cardstock and colored with adirondack alcohol inks...
