Friday, April 9, 2010

Red Box...

If you make friends with yourself you will never be alone. -Maxwell Maltz
FRIDAY!!! WOO HOO! :) So today is not only the end of the week but also Blogger's Challenge day. This week's challenge was Alter It! I took a little box I have had sitting on my desk and made it into a little Graduation party Thank You holder...I made some little 2 3/4" Square Thank You cards and I will give this to a friend's daughter at her Graduation party so she will have Thank Yous for her $$$...errr, gifts! ;) I used the Color Challenge from Embellish Magazine (their challenge is Red, Black, White & Kraft for a Celebration,) I used Kraft as the base of all my little cards for this week's Crazy 4 Challenges Kraft Based challenge and I think this also works for Sharon's Stamp Simply Challenge (End of Year School Celebrations) *check the bottom of my post for links to all the challenges*

I used my Fave Papertrey stamp set for the flower and just added a gem to the center of each one, no coloring at all. The top of the box was a scrap of Black paper that I had punched ages ago...glad I didn't throw it away! :) I added some layers and a ribbon, then colored a Prima flower with a Copic Marker to match the rest of the project. Topped it with a PTI Vintage Button and Viola!

Here is a close up of the box top...
Supplies:
Stamps: Friends til the End (PTI,) Mini Messages (Elzybells)
Paper: Pure Poppy, Black, White & Kraft (PTI)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento,) Real Red (SU)
Misc: Gingham Ribbon, Gems, Foam Adhesive


Challenges:
Stamp Simply: Graduation or End of School Year (Graduate Party Thank Yous)
Embellish Magazine: Red, Black, White & Kraft/Celebrate Parties (Graduate Party Thank Yous)
Blogger's Challenge: Altered Item
Crazy 4 Challenges: Kraft Base


33 comments:

  1. Ohhh what a beautiful gift idea! Love the note cards!

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  2. Oh goodness -- this is DARLING! I always love boxed sets and this is SO perfect for a grad - and it goes perfectly with this years challenge! Thanks SO MUCH for playing the Stamp Simply Challenge!!!

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  3. These are great!! Love that stamp set--another to add to my wish list!

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  4. Nice job! Hard to believe you started with a simple red box and came up with this wonderful gift!

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  5. OOOOOOOOOOOH! simply stunning! love this set !! Its my fave color combo.

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  6. Great idea. Practical and pretty too.

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  7. So very cute Rachel - I'm sure she will love them!

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  8. Super Cute thank-you cards. Great idea!

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  9. Oh Rachel, this box and the darling cards to go with it are just too cute!!! Love it!

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  10. Great Gift idea. Love your color combo (a favorite of mine).

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  11. Delightful project- I love the Kraft base- so classy. The color challenge is wonderful with the cards you made. I hope she gets lots of fun $$$ for her graduation!

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  12. These are gorgeous! Great job. {SMILES}

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  13. What a fabulous gift idea!

    Thanks so much for joining us in the week's "Stamp Simply" challenge!

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  14. So sweet! That's on of my fave PTI sets too ;D
    x

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  15. Simple yet stunning! Amazing colors, modern vintage feel.. I love it!

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  16. these are georgous...and love the red, black and craft...perfect combo...
    Hope she has a bountiful grad and gets to use all her thankyou cards
    connie paxman

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  17. Love this little set Rachel, it is perfect!!!

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  18. What a fabulous gift idea! The color scheme is so striking.

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  19. Eber so bery cute! Myk graduates in two years! Hint, hint ;-)

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  20. LOVE IT!! Brilliant idea to use the negative space from the scallop punch--perfect detail!

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  21. This is such a terrific set Rachel! What a wonderful way to do the ribbon and the box! Just lovely! :D

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  22. What a darling set of thank yous with a fantastic box! Adorable!

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  23. This is a fabulous project. Love the colors. Great job.

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  24. What a wonderful project!!! Love it!!

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  25. This is a fabulous set!!

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  26. Beautiful gift....great colors. Simple but elegant. Great job!

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  27. Gorgeous!! Love the cards and the box your put them in--great gift set :-)

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  28. It's now Thursday and I'm finally viewing these!
    Yours are so pretty & fun--what a great job --note cards are always useful!

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  29. Mega GORGEOUS stamping!!!
    Angela xxx.

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  30. WOW! This is an amazing set! I adore everything about it! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Embellish!

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  31. These are awesome & pretty! An amazing set!

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