Party with Jackson

Hi All! Happy Wednesday!!! I hope you're week has gone well so far.

Just wanted to pop in and share another little project that I made for the Creativity Showcase.

These are little "self-closing" party favor boxes that I made using Close To My Heart's fantastic scoring board. (For a video on another project I made with this board, click here.) My inspiration for these boxes came from this YouTube video, but I have no clue who originally came up with this idea.

Here's a close-up look of the Birthday Box:

The box is made from Cocoa cardstock and is layered with Jackson paper. The sentiment is a sneak peek of the August Stamp Of The Month. (Speaking of which, just 2 more days until the Rose Blossoms Blog Hop featuring that stamp set!) I stamped the sentiment on Glacier cardstock in Cocoa and Barn Red inks, and then fussy cut around it.  I added it to the box with dimensional adhesive. To decorate the closure, I layered a piece of zip strip over a piece of Jackson paper and adhered it to the box. The front and back are decorated the same, minus the sentiment.

One of the best features of this box is that, if you don't put adhesive on the bottom, it will fold flat for storage:

That means you can make a bunch of these ahead of time (say for class parties, birthday bashes, thank you gifts...) and store them flat. Then just glue the bottom closed when you're ready to use it. LOVE THAT!

If you want to learn how to make one, join me here on Violets & Sunshine on August 11th for a tutorial!

One last look:

Have a wonderful week, and I'll see you on August 1st for the Rose Blossom Blog Hop!

Jack(son) in a Box

Hi All! Happy Monday! I thought I'd start the week off by sharing a card box I made to house the set of Jackson cards I made a few months ago. (You can see that card set here.) This project came with me to the CTMH Convention for the Creativity Showcase at the beginning of July.

Let's take a look:

For this box, I altered a Close To My Heart My Creations Journaling Cards Box. These boxes are originally white and have an easily-removable insert in them that allows you to stash your Picture My Life cards. However, I find they hold A2 sized cards and envelopes very well once the insert is removed, so that is what I generally use them for.

To alter the box, I first inked around the edges with Glacier ink. I then covered the box with layers of Cocoa and Glacier cardstocks and finished it off with paper from the Jackson Collection. I embellished the front of the box using Jackson compliments, which I popped up at varying heights with dimensional adhesive. and added some metal from the Rosewood Mini Medley collection (along with a  memo pin from my stash) for added texture. For the lid, I added a zip strip from the Jackson papers that I edged with Glacier Extra Thick Twine. I finished that off with two large metal-rimmed pearls (also from the Rosewood collection) to tie everything together.

Here's a look at some of the embellishments:

And here's a look at the sides of the box:

Finally, here is a look at the box with a representative sample of what it houses inside:

I hope you enjoyed this box. You can also see how I've altered this type of box before here and here. Have a fabulously inspired week!

Mini Memories

Hi All! I wanted to share a mini album I made for my husband a few of weeks ago. (It was originally supposed to be for Father's Day, but I was a bit late getting it done.) I used it as part of my display for the Creativity Showcase at the Close To My Heart convention a couple of weeks ago.

This album is actually an altered card box I had in my stash. The box was originally plain white, but I inked around the edges with Glacier ink both inside and out, and then covered it with layers of Cocoa cardstock and Jackson papers, which I inked around in Cocoa ink.

Here's a look at the sides:

I decorated the top of the box with an assortment of Jackson complements, which I popped up at varying heights using dimensional adhesive. To give the whole thing a little more texture and interest, I added a bit of hemp twine from my stash and some Aqua Dots that are reminiscent of turquoise. I then wrote in the date of when the events in the album took place.

The album itself is accordion style made from Kraft cardstock and matted with Jackson papers and Picture My Life cards, which are no longer available. Here's a look at the box slightly opened with the album showing:

The embellishments on the first page are cut from a Jackson Picture My Life card. The sentiment is from the Do Your Best stamp set (now retired) and is stamped on another Jackson Picture My Life card. Here is a look at the album partially extended:

The album is attached to the inside base of the box and actually has photos on both sides. (Sadly, I couldn't really get a good picture of the other side.)

And there you have it. My better-late-than-never Father's Day mini album! (My husband loved it, by the way....) Hope it inspires you to go create a little somethin' today....

Oh, and if you love the Jackson look, better hurry and pick up some paper and embellishments. The line will be retiring at the end of August, and it's going fast....