Valentine Hoot Box and Mini Card

Using my SU bitty box and envelope die with my sizzix big kick, I created this adorable gift box and card set for Valentine's Day. The owls are from Sassafras' Olivia & Pals clear stamp set, the flower petal is an older SU punch, the heart is a Marvy scallop heart punch and backround flower is also a Marvy Punch. The cardstock is a personal favorite collection called Classic K McKenna from K&Company along with Soft Vanilla from Stampin' Up!® and Tan CS from The Paper Co. Other supplies used: Brown satin ribbon, light and dark pink rhinestones, Chocolate Chip ink, Regal Rose Marker, stamping sponge (to distress edges), Glue Glider Pro with high tac adhesive, Glue Arts' ribbon adhesive and mini adhesive squares. I displayed this project at the CHA Craft SuperShow this past Saturday. This is a close up view of the gift card and box top. Scroll down for more photos.

Some design notes: I used mini adhesive squares to make & attach the ribbon loop under the punched flower. If you don't own this punch, you can substitute with a similar size flower. To create the 2 toned owl, I stamped once in chocolate chip, then once using the Regal Rose brush marker to color and stamp. I trimmed out the heart shaped face and adhered to stamped brown image. I trimmed around owl shape and mounted to layers on mini gift card. For edging on card, I used a stamping sponge dipped into ink pad. I drug along CS to distress. I freehand cut the mini pink heart from the wing portion of the owl I stamped in Regal Rose.

Don't forget to dress up the outside of the envelope. Here I used the scallop heart punch with a lightly patterned solid CS from the collection so I could write the name of the person I was giving it to inside the heart. Again, I edged in brown ink to make it pop!

This shows a view of the inside of the mini gift card with the ribbon wrapped around the inside. I added a tiny verse from a retired SU set, called Be Mine, but you can add in your own stamped verse or set up a message on your computer and print out. I edged Vanilla CS with rose marker.

Homecoming & Reasons to Shake Your Groove Thing!

O.K. October has been a super busy month for us. Ashley went to 2 homecomings, ended her JV volleyball season with a team win, and of course, our extended weekend visit to Philly for my parent's 50th Anniversary, Dan's birthday (also Oct. 18th), my Scrap & Stamp Garage Sale, the annual church Carnival at Holy Name of Jesus, cheering on my old hometown Phillies in the World Series {Hope they seal the deal tonight!}...Whew! So many reasons to celebrate and put on a happy face, and the month is not over yet! That is why I thought it would be fun to post these cards I made using the Olivia & Pals clear stamps from Sassafras along with some Inque Boutique and Stampin’ Up! stamps. I made a couple variations as fun Birthday cards. Here is a fun tip: I did 2 accordian fold strips to pop up the owl which allows him to “shake his groove thing” on the front of the card. Here are some of the family October highlights in photos..