You're A Gem Treat Peek Box!

It was my friend's birthday yesterday, and she has recently qualified as a nurse, so I have bought her a little nurse's watch to use when she starts her first job in a few weeks. The box it came in was cute, but not as cute as a homemade one! I know her favourite colours are yellow and brown, so I have incorporated that into the box. The box itself is loosely based on a design by Teresa Payne in the USA. I didn't have a background paper that I thought went with the theme of my card, so I stamped my own out on some white card!

The box is made with the following (All Stampin' Up! unless stated):

Cardstock: So Saffron, Early Espresso, Calypso Coral & Whisper White

Inks: So Saffron, Early Espresso & Calypso Coral

Punches: 1 3/4" Scallop, 1 3/8" Circle

Stamp Set: You're A Gem

Ribbon: Calypso Coral Ruffled Ribbon

Other: Velcro cut to size, Dimensionals & clear celophane for the cut out.

My friend loved her present, and I am sure your friends would too! You can adapt this box to fit any colour scheme, please email me if you would like a tutorial.

B xx

Sneak Peek

I have come across a brilliant website, Scor-Pal®. This is an American website with absolutely loads of design projects for paper crafting. The measurements it uses make it easy to make folded projects. We don't have access to the Scor-Pal tool in the UK at the moment, however you can adapt the instructions to use with a regular paper trimmer and scorer, with a little effort!

I started to make a lovely pop-up 3D jump card, based on a design by Kitty Franken.

It is unfinished as of yet (as I ran out of sticky strip - d'oh!) and have yet to add a sentiment, but here is a peek at how it looks so far!

I will post the finished result later on, with details of what I used to make it!

B xx