AWH Heart of Christmas 2021 #6

Christmas with Pretty Pillowboxes

Hello. Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and the Art with Heart Team 2021 Heart of Christmas Blog Hop. Well, I'm not officially part of the blog hop this week as I had a hectic week and missed getting my link to the coordinator in time, however, I have added links at the bottom to the coordinator's blog so you can still hop along and be inspired by everyones projects. I certainly will be.

This week's projects are some little pillow-boxes for gift giving at Christmas. The Pretty Pillowbox dies can be found in the new July - December Mini Catalogue where as the papers used are in the Sale-a-bration Catalogue. The 2 sets of papers used can each be obtained free when you spend $90 on Stampin' Up! products.

I love making boxes and other 3D projects and it can be so easy with Stampin' Up die sets. The Pretty Pillowbox dies cut the shape of the box piece and also adds the score lines for folds; so it just needs to be folded and glued. The die set included 3 label die cuts, flower dies and options for embellishing the flap or adding holds through which ribbon or twine can be threaded to tie the flap down. It's a great set. (I only just realised that there are 2 dies missing from the photo below - ie the square-ish label and the die to cut the 2 holes. Oops)

The first little pillowbox was made from the Be Dazzling Speciality Paper shown on page 3 of the Sale-a-bration Catalogue. Once all the score lines were folded, the ends of the pillowbox were adhered in place. The luscious Cherry Cobbler and Gold ribbon was tied around the closed box and then tied into a bow. Some Gold Simply Elegant Trim was tied around the bow and the little square-ish tag was threaded on and the trim tied in a bow. Small and large die cut flower pieces (cut from Cherry Cobbler card-stock) were layered together and a Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewel added at the centre of each flower. The two flowers were adhered to the tag and a little Wink of Stella added to the petal tips.

The second pillowbox was cut from Cherry Cobbler card-stock. Again, all the scorelines were folded and each end adhered together. A belly-band was cut from one of the sheets of Peaceful Prints DSP (another Sale-a-bration DSP and can be found on page 8 of the brochure). The strip of DSP was wrapped around the closed box and then some White Glittered Organdy Ribbon was wrapped over the belly-band. The same little tag was used to die cut Cherry Cobbler card-stock and a snowflake (from the So Many Snowflakes dies) was die cut from Basic White card-stock. The cut snowflake was added to tie in with the white snowflakes on the DSP.

Some White Bakers twine from the (from the Bakers Twine Essentials Pack) was coloured with a Dark Cherry Cobbler Blend and tied around the bow, capturing the little tag before being tied into another bow. The whole belly band can be slipped off so the pillowbox can be opened. An Artistry Bloom Adhesive-Backed Sequin was added to the centre of the snowflake.

The third pillowbox also was made from Cherry Cobbler card-stock, but this time the larger label die from the die set was used to cut Basic White card-stock. After the box was formed some White Crinkled Seam Binding ribbon and some Metallic Mesh Ribbon were tied around the box. The label was added with Dimensionals, but the Dimensionals were only added to the top of the label, fixing it to the flap of the box.

A deer was fussy cut from another design in the same pack of DSP and it was added to the label with Mini Dimensionals. A few Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels were added. To open this pillowbox, the bow must be undone. The whole label and the box flap lifts up, but the ribbons stay in place under the label. 

The fourth pillowbox was cut from a different sheet of the same Peaceful Prints DSP pack. When the pillowbox was die cut another die was added to cut two small holes in the flap. Before forming the box the two hole die was used a second time to cut two holes in the lower front panel, ensuring the holes aligned with the ones in the flap. The long thin label die cut labels from Basic White and Crumb Cake card-stocks. "Season's Blessings" (from the Season's Blessings stamp set) was stamped in Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' ink on the white label. The Crumb Cake label was cut in half lengthwise and adhered to the back of the white label. The label was attached to the box flap with Mini Dimensionals.

Some White Crinkled Seam Binding ribbon was threaded through the holes on the lower panel and then through the flap and tied in a bow. Two tiny reindeer were fussy cut out of the same DSP pack and added to the lower panel with Mini Dimensionals. Some Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels were added near the sentiment. To open the box, the ribbon bow is to be untied.

Thank you for visiting Valley Inspirations with Andrea. I really enjoyed creating these little gift boxes with the cute Pretty Pillowbox dies and a couple of different DSP/Speciality papers from the Sale-a-bration Catalogue. Stanmin' Up! products make it so easy to create these cute little pillowboxes.

 

If you are in Australia, don't already have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and would like your own copy of Stampin' Up's 2021-2022 Annual Catalogue and or the new July - December Mini Catalogue then let me know and I will be delighted to send them to you. Also, please don't hesitate to make contact with any other queries about this project or Stampin' Up!. 

There is more Christmas creativity. To continue with the blog hop, click on the "onto the next" graphic to be taken to one of my special friends, Tina Gillespie's blog. I always look forward to checking out Tina's creation as well as everyone else's. 

Hope to see you next week for another AWHT Heart of Christmas Blog Hop. There is so much Christmas inspiration to share and its a great time to start Christmas preparations.

Stay well, stay safe and be kind to yourself and others.

Andrea XXX

  

It is always a delight to see everyone's creations and the way they use the amazing Stampin' Up! products. I am sure there will be gorgeous Christmas projects on show. Don't miss checking out each blog. 

If at any time you find a broken link and the next blog doesn’t come up or you started part way through, please head to the blog of this week’s host for the Heart of Christmas Blog Hop, Tina Gillespie, and she will have the list of all Art With Heart Team members who are participating.

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