Tuesday Treats: That's Some Kinda Wonderful!

Hi All! Welcome to another Tuesday Treats. Today's box was inspired by a little Godiva candy box I received at Christmas. This cute little box requires no adhesive, which means you could make a number of them and store them flat for future use. Let's take a look:

To create this box, I first made a template by tracing the shape of the original box onto some 110 lb  Neenah Solar White Cardstock.

I drew in score lines, making sure to get the correct angles, and then cut out the flaps and notches.

I made the box itself from the fabulous Swan Lake Paper by Close To My Heart. For the embellishment, I used stamps from Close To My Heart's Some Kinda Wonderful (Cardmaking) stamp set. I stamped the bird image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on both the patterned paper and White Daisy Cardstock. I also stamped the speech bubble from the set on White Daisy in the same black ink. I colored the bird on the white cardstock with Copic Markers (Y02, Y06, Y15 and YR4 for the beak) and cut it out by hand, cutting off the feet and little feather. I added it directly to the front of the box, piecing it over the stamped image so that the feet and feather matched up. I added hearts to the speech bubble in Eggplant ink and hand cut the speech bubble from the cardstock. I popped the speech bubble up with foam tape. (This set has matching dies, which I have, that work beautifully. I didn't want the extra little border that the dies leave on this project, so I hand cut the images.) Finally, I added a few dots and lines with my Copic Multiliner to "ground" the bird on the box.

I decided to make this box into a little bag, so I punch two little holes in the top fold of the bag and added some White & Gold striped ribbon for a handle, securing it with a little adhesive.

Here's a look at the back of the bag. The closure is a series of flaps and notches.

And here's a look at what the bag can hold (in addition to Godiva truffles!):

This is such a cute shape! I foresee some Valentine versions of this box coming soon! Until then, let's take one more look at this sweet little treat:

Have a wonderfully creative day!

CTMH Swan Lake Paper Packet	CTMH Some Kinda Wonderful Stamp Set (Cardmaking)	CTMH Some Kinda Wonderful (Cardmaking Thin Cuts Bundle)	CTMH White Daisy Cardstock
Neenah Solar White Cardstock (110LB)	CTMH Eggplant Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black Ink	Copic Multiliner SP (0.3)--Black
CTMH White & Gold Ribbon	ATG Gun

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Operation Smile: Punny Bear!

Hi All! I wanted to share a little note card I made from a Copic coloring project I did during #thedailymarker30day coloring challenge. Let's take a look:

 To showcase this little coloring piece, I created this card from white Neena Exact Index cardstock and layered it with some scraps of retired Fundamentals papers in Pacifica Blue. The image is from the Animal Greetings stamp set that Close To My Heart created to benefit Operation Smile. This is chock full of cute little animals and fabulous puns.

I stamped this little bear on a 2 3/4-inch square piece of White Daisy cardstock in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The heart is from a retired stamp set. I then colored the images with my Copic markers, using E30 & E33 for his stomach and snout and E23 & E33, with just a hint of E18, for the rest of his fur. I added a touch of R21 to his cheeks and Black 100 for his nose. The hearts are colored in R08 & R27, with a little Shimmer Pen for pizzazz.  I used C3, C5 & C7 for the ground and B0000 along my my colorless blender for the sky. I added highlight to his nose and the ground using my white Signo gel pen. After the white ink dried, I stamped the sentiment in Momento Tuxedo Black and popped the whole thing up with foam tape.

Here's a close-up of the coloring:

And here's a look at the stamp set:

Close To My Heart donates $7 to Operation Smile for every one of these sets sold. 

Until next time, have a wonderfully creative day!

CTMH Animal Greetings (Operation Smile)	Neenah Exact Index Cardstock (white)	CTMH White Daisy Cardstock	Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Uni-ball Signo Broad White Gel Pen	CTMH Shimmer Brush (Clear)	Copic Sketch Marker E18 (Copper)	Copic Sketch Marker E23 (Hazelnut)
Copic Sketch Marker E33 (Sand)	Copic Sketch Marker E30 (Bisque)	Copic Sketch Marker R21 (Sardonyx)	Copic Sketch Marker 100 (Black)
Copic Sketch Marker C7	Copic Sketch Marker C5	Copic Sketch Marker C3	Copic Sketch Marker B0000 (Pale Celestine)
Copic Sketch Marker 0 (Colorless Blender)	Copic Sketch Marker R08 (Vermillion)	Copic Sketch Marker R27 (Cadmium Red)

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#True Love: A Little Weekend Mojo

Hi All! It's been forever since I played along with Mojo Monday, so I thought it was about time to get going again. I decided I'd pair this challenge up with the new True Love Operation Smile stamp set that Close To My Heart released to the public yesterday. Here's the set:

I love coloring these little kids! And the sentiments are so much fun, too! I think you'll be seeing a lot of projects featuring this set in the future. (And not only is it a fantastic set, Close To My Heart donates a portion of all the proceeds from this set to Operation Smile. So it's a win no matter what!)

Now on with the project. Here's Mojo Monday Sketch 459:

And here's my take on it:

So let's start with the card itself, which is cut from black cardstock at 4 1/4 x 11 inches and scored at 5 1/2 inches. The three paper panels are cut at 1 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches. I used paper from the Florence paper pack by Close To My Heart. (This gorgeous collection retires at the end of August, so grab it while you can!) The sentiment is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on a scrap of paper from the new CTMH Memo Fundamentals paper pack. The Love cameo is from the CTMH Snowhaven Assortment pack, which is currently on clearance!

Here's a close up of the sentiment:

Now let's talk about the focal piece. The girl is stamped in Memento Tuxedo black ink on Neenah Solar White 110 pound cardstock. I chose the heavier cardstock because I knew I would be using a lot of color and didn't want to saturate the cardstock too quickly. I cut the little girl out of the cardstock before coloring her using the Stitched Rectangles Dies by Tim Holtz and Sizzix.

Here's a list of the Copic colors I used for coloring the girl and the background:

Skin: E0000, E00, E21, R21
Hair: YR24, E15, E17
Dress: B23, B37
Heart: R32, RV11, R83 (I also added some shimmer pen)
Grass: YG0000, YG03, YG06
Sky:  BG000, 0 (colorless blender)

After I mounted the piece to the card front, I added Liquid Glass to the heart to emphasize it even more. I then popped the sentiment and Love cameo up over the rectangle using foam tape.

Here's one more look at the front:

I hope you enjoyed this little bit of Friday Mojo!

Have a wonderfully creative weekend!

CTMH True Love Stamp Set (Operation Smile)	CTMH Florence Paper Pack	CTMH Memo Fundamentals Paper Pack	CTMH Snowhaven Assortment Pack
Heavy Black Cardstock	Neenah Solar White Cardstock (110LB)	Memento Tuxedo Black Ink	Copic Sketch Marker E0000 (Floral White)
Copic Sketch Marker E00 (Skin White	Copic Sketch Marker E21 (Baby Skin Pink)	Copic Sketch Marker R21 (Sardonyx)	Copic Sketch Marker YR24 (Pale Sepia)
Copic Sketch Marker E15 (Dark Suntan)	Copic Sketch Marker E17 (Reddish Brass)	Copic Sketch Marker B23 (Phthalo Blue)	Copic Sketch Marker B37 (Antwerp Blue)
Copic Sketch Marker YG0000 (Lily White)	Copic Sketch Marker YG03 (Yellow Green)	Copic Sketch Marker YG06 (Yellowish Green)	Copic Sketch Marker BG000 (Pale Aqua)
Copic Sketch Marker 0 (Colorless Blender)	CTMH Shimmer Brush (Clear)	CTMH Liquid Glass	Sizzix/Tim Holtz Stitched Rectangle Thinlits Dies
Sizzix Big Shot Plus	SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer	CTMH 3D Foam Tape (Thin)	ATG Gun

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