Blooming Box

I'm back with another card featuring my new Open Box Die.

This time I chose to fill the box with flowers from the Bloom set.

The flowers were colored with Copics and placed in the box with varying layers of foam adhesive to get a more dimensional look.



That big bold sentiment is also from the Bloom set.

Short and sweet today!

*Affiliate links in text to Neat & Tangled store, below to Ellen Hutson.

Neat & Tangled Dies, Open Box

Memento Ink Pad, Tuxedo Black

Glue Dots Sheets, Mini

Neat & Tangled Clear Stamps, Bloom

Neat & Tangled Dies, Bloom

CAS Open Box Christmas Card

Hey everyone!  Today I thought I would share a quick and easy, interactive, Christmas card featuring my new Open Box die.

The box was cut from kraft paper and then assembled.  Unlike the cards I created in this post, for this card, I adhered the box putting those little triangular flaps on the inside of the box since I knew the flaps would be closed.

The box was adhered directly to my white panel and I tied it closed with some twine.



As you can see the box flaps don't completely come together when closed, there's a little sliver of space between the flaps, but it still works as a closed box.

When you open the box, here's what you see inside, a bunch of those cute little coordinating images from Beary Merry that I colored with Copics.  So fun, right?



The sentiment is from Elfs and Their Shelf.

That's all for me today, hope your week is going well!

Breaking news - just wanted to let you guys know that there's a pretty good sale going on over at Ellen Hutson right now.  A bunch of items are 50% off (no code required, just put them in your cart and the discount will show).  One of my favorite EH dies (silver linings) is included along with a bunch of other Essentials by Ellen products as well as a lot of Concord and 9th and other goodies, definitely worth a look!  Affiliate link:  https://www.ellenhutson.com/hot-august-buys/#_a_106

*Affiliate link is text to Neat & Tangled store, below to Ellen Hutson.

Neat & Tangled Dies, Open Box

Neat & Tangled Clear Stamps, Beary Merry

Neat & Tangled Clear Stamps, Elfs and Their Shelf

Memento Ink Pad, Tuxedo Black

Glue Dots Sheets, Mini

Neat & Tangled Birthday Release - Open Box - Giveaway

Hey everyone!  It's release week over at Neat & Tangled, and because it's our birthday month we're doing things a little differently.

Instead of our normal daily reveal, all the products are being revealed on the blog today AND they are available to purchase in the store!  But you definitely still want to swing by the blog each day as there is a big birthday blog hop happening all week with new stops each day featuring.

I'm not part of the official hop, but I have some new products releasing this month which I'll be showing off today and tomorrow.

Today I'm featuring my new Open Box die.  

Fun story, this die was inspired by this card by Rubeena Ianigro who was inspired by the original box die.  I loved that card and have been wanting to create an open box for a while.  

The box is 1/4" deep, so definitely dimensional, but not insanely so.  When cutting it I wouldn't use your heaviest weight cardstock, I use Papertrey Ink cardstock or heavy patterned paper and the folds work really well.  To secure it, I just used some mini glue dots on the little flaps.

So first up, a baby card.  Wouldn't this card be perfect tucked into a box with a baby gift?  

The bear is from Lumberjack Love and colored with Copics, and the sentiment is from Itty Bitty Welcoming Committee.  I added a bit of tissue paper in the box and popped the bear with two layers of foam tape.

Next, a card for a crafty friend.  This time I cut the box from some Studio Calico cardstock, then added craft glue inside and dumped some sequins over top.  I let the box sit overnight so the glue could dry and set.

After adhering the box, I added some additional sequins on the flaps and around the box.  The sentiment is from Fairy Dust.

I'll be back tomorrow to show off my other new product.  For now, though, I have a giveaway!  

I have a $15 credit to the Neat & Tangled store for a lucky someone.  To enter to win, be a follower and leave a comment.  There are additional chances to win over on my instagram page (@mprantner).   I'll announce a winner on Friday.

And don't forget, the release is live in the store now (affiliate link).  See you tomorrow!