Something Different . . . and Fun!

When it comes to paper engineering, I'm no wizard. First, I'm almost like a male in the fact that I don't/won't read directions. If a tutorial has a couple of photographs, I'll look at them and figure I've got it, only to find out later that wasn't the case. I also have the attention span of an eight-year-old. If something is going to take too long, it's not for me. Every once in a while, though, I get a bug to do something different, and still impressed with my woven paper basket from February, I felt I was up for the challenge on this one. The directions are here for what they are calling a "Box in a Bag" on the Inking Addict blog. The dimensions of the box at the base are 2-1/2 by 2-1/2, and it is six inches tall. Certain that it would take me more than one try to get it right, I chose some long-retired, albeit pretty, CTMH patterned paper. As for the wedding theme, it seemed appropriate for the paper, and I was thinking as I was making it that it would be fun to make for shower favors or a nice container for a bride's gifts for her attendants. Change out the paper and decorations and there are all kinds of occasions when a cute little bag/box like this might come in handy.

Materials & Tools: Colonial White and Desert Sand cardstock; Retired CTMH patterned paper; Flourishes Wedding Essentials stamp set; Versa-Mark ink pad; Gold detail embossing powder; Embossing tool; Cuttlebug w/Nestabilities Classic Circles set; Stampin' Up Very Vanilla taffeta ribbon; EK Success Corner Rounder; Stampin' Up Round Tab punch; Crop-O-Dile; Terrifically Tacky Tape.

Like always, stamp club was fun tonight. I'm tired tonight though, probably because I didn't get a nap today. That's OK, as I'm not going to get one tomorrow either. Bjorn and Mathias are going to be staying with us tomorrow night, so I hope I'm a little perkier than I've been the past few days. I'm anxious to hear about the turtle at daycare.

As requested, I'll show you step-by-step how I color a Monarch butterfly within the next day or two. As for what else I have up my sleeve, I can't say, because I haven't got anything specific planned. It will be as much a surprise to me as it is to you - just the way I like it. By the way, I am looking for a template for an individual cupcake box, as I need to make a half-dozen or so for something I've got planned for the second week in July. Has anyone seen one anywhere? If not, I might just have to try my hand at designing one.

I hope your week is a good one, and as always, thanks for stopping by.