Good morning! Design Team member Jen Gallacher here with you today! Let's celebrate 10 years of Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine with a bright and happy gift box! This gift box comes together easily with just a few tools!
To create this project you will need:
* Pillow Box Die
* Flower Punches
* Pinked Circle Die Cut
* Scallop Border Punch
* "It's My Party" Paper Pad, Stamp, Ribbon, Decorative Tape, and Enamel Dots
* Melon Mambo, Pistachio Pudding, and Crushed Curry Stamping Ink (Stampin' Up!)
* Fuchsia Ribbon (Stampin' Up!)
* Silhouette Machine
* Sizzix Big Shot Machine
Step 1: Use the pillow box die cut and a manual die cut machine to cut a pillow box shape from the balloon paper.
Step 2: Cut a 2 1/2" tall strip from the soft mint patterned paper from the "It's My Party" paper pad. You can use the pillow box die cut if you prefer to get the scoring lines in the same place.
Step 3: Using the scoring lines from the die cut shapes as a guide, fold each piece and mount the mint rectangle on top of the balloon shape.
Step 4: Wrap the mint decorative tape around the bottom edge of the mint patterned paper rectangle.
Step 5: Fold and assemble the box. Wrap the fuchsia ribbon around the box and tie into a bow.
Step 6: Punch several flower shapes from yellow cardstock and mount on the box near the ribbon. Add mint enamel dots to the center of each flower.
Step 7: Use the Crushed Curry stamping ink pad to stamp the sentiment onto white cardstock. Stamp the same sentiment with the Melon Mambo, and Pistachio Pudding ink pads. Use scissors to cut out the word "for" from the mint colored sentiment. Cut the "you" word from the fuchsia sentiment. Adhere these two words to the yellow sentiment. Add a strip of yellow scallop cardstock to the bottom of the sentiment and cut both ends of the white stamped strip into a triangle to form a banner tag.
Step 8: Use a pinked circle die cut to cut a circle from the mint cardstock. Use a digital Silhouette machine to cut the number "10" from fuchsia cardstock and mount the die cut number in the center of the circle. Mount the stamped sentiment at the bottom of the circle. Mount this piece on the box.
Here's a look at the finished gift box:
Here's a close-up look at the die cut and stamped elements:
Using elements from an entire birthday collection making creating fun and easy! Please join me in wishing SCT a very happy 10th birthday! ~ Jen Gallacher
Day THREE - Giveaway
Prize 1: Echo Park
"Welcome summer with a charming, family-themed collected titled “Happy Summer.” Document your favorite summer activities including trips to the park, dips in the pool, and outdoor activities. It’s going to be the happiest summer yet with this incredible release. This prize includes a collection kit, chipboard stickers, a paper dolls Designer Die set, and the coordinating Enamel Dots." ~ Echo Park
Prize 2: Carta Bella
"Enjoy a trip to the ocean with the gorgeous “Yacht Club” collection. This sophisticated, and vintage-inspired release is printed on heavy-weight, texture paper. Perfect for remembering getaways to the beach, an upcoming cruise, and water fun by the sea, it’s a collection you’re sure to love. This prize includes a collection kit, decorative brads, a sailboat Designer die set, and the collection’s ephemera pack." ~ Carta Bella
Prize 3: A $50 gift certificate from Scrapbook.com, the most visited scrapbooking site online that touches lives throughout the world!
Another amazing day of prizes just for YOU! For an opportunity to win this fabulous "loot bag" from Echo Park, Carta Bella and Scrapbook.com please be sure to leave a comment below by Wednesday, April 6th! Please also join us each day as we thank our partners for their wonderful prizes and for all their support for SCT over the years by clicking on the links below for their Facebook pages. They will LOVE to hear from you!
Day THREE - Challenge
Hidden throughout the spring issue are 10 little cupcake/dessert images. Each day we will share the image you are to find and at the end of the 10 days, when you've found all 10 cupcakes that coordinate with the image we share each day, you'll email us and be entered in to the draw to win a $250 mystery box! OH MY! If you don't have a physical copy of the magazine, you can view or download the spring issue HERE. This is today's image you're looking for:
Thank you for joining us today! Many have asked how to subscribe to the physical printed copy of Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine and you can do that HERE! See you tomorrow.
~ Catherine
Publisher, Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine
I'm going to make a few of these boxes for have on hand for great gifts!
Posted by: Marie W. | April 06, 2016 at 11:30 AM
Awesome prized from wonderful sponsors today! Congrats on 10 years!
Posted by: Lagene | April 06, 2016 at 11:32 AM
Wow the prizes just keep coming!. We just bought a boat so the nautical theme will be great for my summer photos!
Posted by: Susan Coates | April 06, 2016 at 12:00 PM
I love all the prizes! Thanks for the cute pillow box!
Posted by: Laurie Bradshaw | April 06, 2016 at 12:02 PM
Cute project! I love pillow boxes.
Posted by: Kim Innis | April 06, 2016 at 12:26 PM
Happy birthday to you!
Posted by: Mary-K. | April 06, 2016 at 12:33 PM
Love the colors. thanks for sharing all the great ideas.
Posted by: tammy | April 06, 2016 at 12:49 PM
What a versatile gift box this pillow box makes! Loving the project ideas!
Posted by: Juanita Stevens | April 06, 2016 at 01:42 PM
Great Pillow box! Would love to win the nautical theme paper.
Posted by: Julie S | April 06, 2016 at 02:00 PM
Awesome prizes.....and totally great magazine...love it!!!!
Posted by: Marlene | April 06, 2016 at 02:01 PM
Lovely projects today.
Happy 10th! Birthday!!
Posted by: Efrat | April 06, 2016 at 02:14 PM
Love the Happy Summer collection, so bright and happy!
Posted by: Bethany Hoskin | April 06, 2016 at 03:27 PM
What a great little pillow box so very nicely decorated too. Love the cupcake too and all the giveaways.
Posted by: Beatrice Hale | April 06, 2016 at 03:59 PM
Love the cute decorated pillowbox and the cupcakes too also the prizes, WOW! They are so great!
Posted by: Beatrice Hale | April 06, 2016 at 04:03 PM
Oh, both packs of paper are so beautiful! I can't decide which one I like better :)
Posted by: Amy Hunsinger | April 06, 2016 at 04:41 PM
Great prizes today!!!!!! Would love a gift card to scrapbook.com!!!!! Thanks for the great pill box ideas today!!!!
Posted by: Kathy Kuhnau | April 06, 2016 at 04:58 PM
Love the colours in the paper collection used in the gift box. So bright and springy looking. Can certainly use some spring in my life since the weather is not bringing it right now.
Posted by: Brenda Tamm | April 06, 2016 at 05:27 PM
sigh...... sigh........ sigh...... my heart sighs for all those oodles and oodles of fabulous stuff!! The colors are so fresh, just like spring time!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! BONNE ANNIVERSAIRE!!! FELIZ COMPLEANOS!!
Posted by: May | April 06, 2016 at 06:11 PM
What a cute festive gift box!
Posted by: Karen L K | April 06, 2016 at 06:44 PM
Cute pillow box!
Posted by: Bev Lamers | April 06, 2016 at 07:14 PM
Love the cute pillow box. And thanks for the chance to win the great prizes! Happy 10th birthday!
Posted by: Terri Damgaard | April 06, 2016 at 07:42 PM
Happy Birthday! and Thanks scrapbook and cards for this chance to win these amazing prizes
Posted by: Yasmine Omar | April 06, 2016 at 08:09 PM
lots of GREAT paper and spending for some extra do dads. Yippie d do.
Posted by: Ms Eva | April 06, 2016 at 08:13 PM
Love the pillow box and great prizes today.
Posted by: Sandi B | April 06, 2016 at 08:24 PM
These pillowboxes are so cute! Great for gift cards!
Posted by: Pam | April 06, 2016 at 08:27 PM