DT PROJECT FOR BEE HAPPY CRAFTS: Card With Box (or Box Card)

Hello! Here is another one of my favorite projects for special occasions. It is a card with a box inside which could hold chocolates, notes and what-not for the recipient. I learned to make this from Arlene Cuevas. I stumbled upon her Youtube channel My Butterfly Kisses a few years ago and saw this tutorial she made for Graphic 45. She called it a card with box. If you are interested, you can find the tutorial here and you can find the walkthrough of the finished project here.

Here is what I came up with for the DT.

I used papers from the Echo Park reflections 6"x6" paper pad for the background and embellished the front of the card with Graphic 45 flowers, gears metal charms, brads and beads. I cut a small tag from a piece of chalkboard paper and wrote 'JOY' on it.

I made a window on the lid of the box using Spellbinders circle dies and acetate. Sorry for the unevenness. I miscalculated where the holes would be. 

Stuff the box with sweet treats like these Kit Kat Rubies. Delicious!

This is the back of the card. Remember my paper bag minis? I adapted the closure for the minis here. I really don't like tucking the ribbon underneath the patterned paper because I usually forget to do it before adhering the patterned paper onto the base. I would always need to pry the paper away so I can insert the ribbon. Bah. With this closure technique that I learned from Cathy McGrath, the card becomes even prettier with the added filigree and I don't get annoyed with the mistake of adhering the paper before putting in the ribbon. Yay!

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Rives Board Paper Tradition Black, DCWV Chalkboard Stack, Echo Park 6"x6" paper pad Reflections, Pink Paisley 6"x6" paper pad Snow Village, Tim Holtz Paper Stash 12"x12" French Industrial Revolution, acetate, Beauty Premium Pigment Ink Pad Black, Graphic 45 flowers, gears, beads, stamens, metal charms, brads, silk ribbon, Eno Greeting 3D Stickers, chipboard sticker, Faber Castell Watercolor Pencils White, ticket punch, Spellbinders Nestabilities Pierced Circle Dies, Cuttlebug Machine V2

DT PROJECT FOR BEE HAPPY CRAFTS: Special Day

Hi again! What I am going to share to you on this post is the last project I made for the month of August as a part of the Bee Happy Crafts DT.  It is a teeny weeny card with a mason jar embellishment.

 The card measures 4"x4".

There was an embossing folder in the package that was sent to me by BHC. It was a Darice mason jar. I only have three embossing folders in my stash, but I haven’t used them that much. When I got the item, I thought I would make a card with it. By card it meant embossing a piece of cardstock. Well, I worked with the other supplies first and came across shrink plastic. As I have said in a previous post, I am still new to this material and I haven’t done much exploring yet. It got me thinking of embossing the shrink plastic and stamping on it. The first one that I made didn’t turn out good.

 I smudged ink all over the shrink plastic!

Anyhow, I tried making another one and it look a lot better. I don’t advise using pigment ink though because it does not adhere onto the shrink plastic well. If you touch the inked part it would get smeared. What I did on my shrunk embellishment was to adhere the inked side onto the chipboard so it would stay intact.

Assembling the card was fairly quick since I just used some elements from previous projects like the card base, the die cut and the distressed circle. I just had to add the sentiment and embellishments. 

By the way, I brushed metallic acrylic paint over the elements. I love the FolkArt Pearl White Paint. The coating was very fine. It was translucent and it leaves the coated part shimmery. It is like adding glaze to your work, but this particular paint is not that overpowering. It is very light as it is. I totally love it! You may be sure to see more of it in the next projects for BHC since my theme would be 'Shabby September'. I hope you stop by again some time to catch them.

On the other hand, August will draw to a close in a couple of hours. I have some other projects that I have not posted yet which are part of the month of August. I would probably put them up this week, but they would already be under September (on the blog). [Sigh.] The Christmas season is here and my Christmas list is a bit long this year so I would also start working on my Holiday cards. Watch out for them as well.

Okay. I would really end it here. I am soooo sleepy. I need to doze of for a while before going to work later. Thanks for looking today! Have a great week!

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Bevania Splendorgel Board Paper White, Patterned Paper from The Stampers' Sampler Magazine, My Mind's Eye 6x6 paper pad Away We Go, My Mind's Eye Chipboard Embellishments, lace trimming, paper and silk flowers, self-adhesive crystals, string, Kaisercraft Clear Stamps Butterflies, Bo Bunny Clear Stamps Flourishes and Such, Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black, ColorBox Cat's Eye Queue Pigment Ink Turquoise, FolkArt Metallic Acrylic Paint Pearl White, Ranger Heat It Craft Tool, Stanley Glue Gun, Darice Embossing Folder Mason Jar, Spellbinders Nestabilities A2 Card Creator Die Tranquil Moments, Cuttlebug Machine V2