Pretty Boxes | Ivytree Studio  

‘all the flowers of tomorrow are the seeds of yesterday and today’

I am visiting my Dad and his wife this week-end and she is from a gracious age where notes are still written by hand. I decided to make her a few cute cards & tags and put them into a pretty box. I used Ivytree Studio sheet #163/8 to make the boxes and used a box template I had downloaded from the Silhouette Store.

The boxes are about 7,5cm x 7,5cm big and a bit smaller than I envisaged so the cards & tags turned into mini ones!

So the above box looks ok but not really pretty enough for my liking, so I took it one step further and added some quills and a guinea fowl feather.  I actually went a bit crazy with the feathers today!!

I am not a great fan of orange but really, really enjoyed working with this shade (#171/21) from the Seize the Day collection, and of course I couldn't resist making a flower.  I cut a few scalloped circles (ok …I cheated, my Silhouette cut them), cut into the circles, to create multiple petals, curled the petals and created a sort of ‘everlasting’ flower.

Then, just because I can, I created a totally over the top, box topper with pink feathers and the flower die-cuts from the Wild & Free collection (#163/10).  I used dimensional glaze on the edges of the petals and sprinkled with glitter to add some extra sparkle.

I created 3 little cards (7cm x 7cm) and decorated them with elements from the Cute Cuts sheet (#163/15).  

The tags are 7cm squares and again I decorated with the Cute Cuts. 

The absolutely great thing about Ivytree Studio paper is that the range is so versatile and user friendly and they 
mix and match so beautifully.

Here is a little tip:- I used my zigzag scissors to cut around these flowers to save some fussy cutting time, after chalking it looks great. See the result on the tag above.

The papers I used for this project:

Seize the Day

#171/15

#171/21

Wild & Free

#163/08

#163/10

#163/14

#163/16

additional supplies used:

• dimensional glaze
• Distress glitter
• ribbon
• white card stock
• chalks
• Tombow
• feathers

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Hoping you have a lovely creative month.

'til next time

Friendship - Pocket letter style | Ivytree Studio

Hello there

“Art strives to express, craft strives for excellence.  

Good art has good craft, good craft is artistic.  

Within every craft there exist artists".

Craft is what I do all day; art is what I have at the end of it”

How do we relieve stress and decompress from everyday pressures? 

How do you ease your pain, distract your mind, and soothe the soul?

If you are anything like me, you craft.  Scrapbooking is not just about layouts. 

It is about having fun and taking some time out to spoil yourself and others.

In November last year, I stumbled across a group of South African ladies,

“Pocket Letter Pals South Africa”, 

who love to receive snail mail and who like to share their stash.
The idea of receiving mail was so exciting that I joined straight away.   

The December challenge was a loaded pocket for Christmas but because 

I am so late -  life happened - I decided to create a  loaded summer pop-up card/box

filled with flowers, instead. 

Pocket letters are cards cut 6cm x 9cm and decorated, front and back and the pockets are 

filled with gifts.   I like to add non-scrapping goodies and in this case, 

added bath salts and a pen. I also added my famous microwave

brownie recipe!

The papers I used for this project:

Friendship begins in the heart

#162/11 

#162/12

#162/13

#162/14

#162/15

#162/16

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS USED 

• A4 Pocket or A4 business card holder
• adhesive - Tombow
• assorted embellishments
• ribbons
• washi tape
• chippies
• stash
• additional gifts - a pen, bath salts and Christmas ornament

  

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hoping you have a lovely time being creative
'til next time

Friendship

Hello

once upon a day I came across this gorgeous paper from Ivytree Studio and I just had to get some and scrap up a storm.  The package duly arrived and I decided to create an idea I been mulling over to blend one LO page with a Project Life page.

Package arrived

I have been out of it a while so it has taken me an age to scrap this page coz I ummed and aahed and second guessed myself constantly.

This is how I started

Next step was making flowers

and this is what was finally created

I have not put a picture on yet coz I want one with a very special friend whom I don't get to see very often, so I am prepared to wait.

Pop on over to Ivytree Studio, I know they have launched a simply gorgeous new range with a floral zebra nogal!!

until next time
keep creating 
W