ScoreBoards Gift Box

Hi all- the weather is pretty hot over here in the States so I have been spending some time in my cool basement studio. There are projects in varying stages of completion for CHA which is only two weeks away! Of course I am nowhere near ready yet and have lists all over the house... but it will all get done...

The project I would like to share today is a gift box I made using the Square Box die. This is a ScoreBoards die, which means it was specially designed to cut and score matboard and thicker materials. Sizzix is the only company producing these dies so they are quite unique. Have you tried one? They go together really quickly. Here's a video I made showing how to assemble this box.














You will need:

658058 Sizzix ScoreBoards XL Die - Box, Square
658443 Sizzix Bigz Dies- Flower, Trinity's

pink matboard 6" x 13" (2)
strong double sided adhesive
stencil and paper- Prima
embossing texture paste
Zots
gray ink
dyed seam binding, buttons, lace

1. Die cut Square Box- you will need to cut the die twice to complete the box.
2. Place stencil on top of box and spread embossing paste over the box using a credit card. Texturize all sides of the box. Let dry. Add a little gray ink to edges so the paste is not totally white.
   
   
   
3. Assemble box as shown in video. Punch a small hole on top of the box. Tie on a button or other closure.
4. Die cut four flowers from Prima paper. Curl flower petals and layer large flowers on top of each other with Zots in between each layer. With a tweezer, start curling the smaller petal strip around the tweezer. Add another strip and repeat, until you have a flower center you like. Secure the end of the strip with tape. 
5. Adhere flower center to flower base by placing Zots glue dot in the center of the top large flower petal. Set curled flower on top of glue dot.
   
6. Tie seam binding to top of box. Place flower and other decor on box. Add gift and give!

FUN TIP: Did you know you can color pearls with Copic markers? I found a beautiful strand of pearls in a thrift store and took it apart to use in my projects. I can tailor a pearl to fit my decor and love how it came out. I got brave and tried the same with the button closure. It was all silver and I colored that in too. :-)

Hope you liked this project! See you next time... 

From The Heart Blog Hop

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a nice week and did something special for those you love. A handmade card or small present is a treasure and shows that you took the time to give part of yourself to another person. I love that!

Valentine's Day was the perfect day to launch my new From The Heart collection. So we celebrated over at the Sizzix US blog by having a Valentine Blog Hop!  Each member of the Design Team created a project using one or more of my dies from this release and W.O.W. Every one of them is amazing...

Good news... IT'S NOT TOO LATE for you to enter to win two prize packages that Sizzix is giving away (I heard through the grapevine they are giving dies from this collection!) Make sure to leave your comment on the Sizzix_US blog by Wednesday, February 20, 2013 midnight pst for a chance to win. 

I will also be giving away one of the Square Box dies that I used to make this mini-album with (see below). Visit my blog and comment to be eligible to to win! You will also see a tutorial showing how I made this fun chunky book. The next one I make will be for my seven month old grandson- I'm thinking a fun little board book would be so cute. This die is so versatile- there are tons of ways to use it.

OK, are you ready? Prepare to be inspired! 

Eileen Hull: http://eileenhull.blogspot.com/2013/02/square-box-chunky-book.html

Amy Friend: http://duringquiettime.blogspot.com/2013/02/valentine-treats.html 

Anna-Karin Evaldsson: http://layersofink.blogspot.com/2013/02/love-atc-box-tutorial.html

Gretchen Schmidt: http://gscrapbooks.blogspot.com/2013/02/valentines-day-gifts-featuring-eileen.html

Hilary Kanwischer: http://hilaryscraps.typepad.com/hilary_kanwischer/2013/02/celebrating-eileen-hull.html

Jan Hobbins: http://janhobbins.blogspot.com/2013/02/happy-valentines-day.html

Jeanne Streiff: http://inkypaws.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/?p=17868

Richele Christensen: http://californiaartgirl.blogspot.com/2013/02/eileen-hull-valentine-box.html

Shelly Hickox: http://shellyhickox.blogspot.com/2013/02/to-eileen-hull-with-love.html

Tammy Roberts: http://paperiesweetness.blogspot.com/2013/02/true-love.html

Tammy Tutterow: http://tammytutterow.com/2013/02/10-things-i-love-about-you/

Tiffany Johnson: http://wp.me/pgUm3-2Ud

Aren't these projects gorgeous? I could look at them all day long... 

Which is your favorite? Thanks for coming by!