Origami Encore

As one with a relatively short attention span when it comes to craft projects, it's not often that I repeat something.

However, while cleaning up, I came across that left over piece of chipboard, and one thing led to another. Because the chipboard was too narrow to make a box the same size as the last one, I made a smaller one, discovering a 10x10-inch piece of patterned paper folds down into an origami box that is 3-1/2 inches square. I adjusted the dimensions for the chipboard cover accordingly.

It's still a nice-sized box - just the right size for a stack of 3x3-inch gift enclosure cards. As you can see, I used the Unforgettable paper packet, covering the inside of the cover to match the folded box this time. Using a large print for the outside, I planned ahead with regard to design placement. The only stamping was the round "friend" that I stamped with Juniper ink, heat set so the ink dried, cut out with a 13/16th-inch circle punch, and topped with a Circle Window Charm. It made the perfect center for the large flower in the upper left-hand corner. To finish it off, I accented the flowers with Diamond Stickles, which pick up the colors in the paper, and a little metal photo corner from the Spring Blossom Mini-Medley Accents Collection.

Materials & Tools: Chipboard; Unforgettable Level 2 paper packet; Juniper ink pad; Papertrey Ink Floral Frenzy stamp set; Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip taffeta ribbon; Circle Window Charms; Diamond Stickles; Spring Blossom Mini-Medley Accents; Yes! paste; Terrifically Tacky Tape.

My housework is not getting done. Oh, well . . . I'm having fun, which is something I can't say every day. Unless I impose a little self-discipline . . . later!