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
Love the cute pillow box. Happy Birthday to you!
Another day of great giveaways! Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks for that great project and the chance at the incredible prize package.
You really know how to celebrate! Fun project and fabulous prizes… yay!
delightful pillow box gift – who wouldn’t love to receive such a present. Happy 10th to SCT!
I love the look of pillow boxes. So fun. What an amazing set up of prizes too! Happy 10th to you!!
Such a cute project and fantastic prizes!
What a cute pillowbox. I am in love with all the giveaways! Thanks for the chance. Good luck everyone!
the pillow box is adorable. thanks for the tutorial.
great give a ways. thanks for the chance.
Too cute, love the pillow box; Happy 10th!
More birthday fun and lovely prizes!
Cute pillowbox & Happy 10th!
Happy 10th! Love the prizes; kudos to the sponsors and of course, the projects are always so cute.
Love the cute pillow box and wonderful prizes today!
Cute pillowbox! Love making these for favors or packaging for a gift card… too cute!
Happy Birthday…what a fun celebration this is! Thanks!
love the pillow box, nicely decorated with bright fun and beautiful patterned papers!
Lovely projects so far for your birthday celebration. Keep ’em coming. Those prize packages are incredible too. Would love to win any of them. Happy birthday!!
Happy Birthday Scrapbook & Cards magazine. I love that we can download the magazine and read it for free.
Cute pillow box. Thanks for the chance!
Patterned paper is my fave!
Happy 10th…Great pillow box, loving the giveaways!!!
I just love your pillow box and all your papers. Thank you
I just found this blog and the box is cute. Love Carta Bella & Echo Park Paper.
What a bright, sunshiny gift box! I love the colors! This is another great prize! Thanks for the chance to win :)
Wow, what a day of prizes! Thanks for letting us share your awesome 10 year birthday!!!
I love pillow boxes. They are so underrated. The prizes are amazing. Thanks for the chance to win.
What a darling pillow box! Love the papers!! ♥
Thank you to the sponsors for a very yummy prize package ♥
what a fun little pillow box!
I bought 2 sheets of the new Carta Bella Yacht Club paper and fell in love with the texture of it. just wonderful! whoever wins that collection is going to be so very happy! :)
What a lovely pillow box. The colors are wonderful. Thanks to the sponsors for today’s prizes. Love each one of them.
Happy Happy!! So many awesome creations and the prizes are pretty cool too! I think I have found all three cupcakes so far!! Fingers crossed and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
What a lovely pillow box!
Beautiful pillow box. Colors and design is apt for the birthday.
Oh my gosh, the new papers and pillow box die are just adorable!
Woohoo such fab prizes!!
A timely project for this weekend treat giving! Thank you for the idea! The color combos in the paper pads sing SUMMER ?
Nice prizes! Thank you!!
Oh, my! I just love paper and these kits are adorable!
Happy birthday SCT and thank you for the giveaways!
What a sweet little project and fab prizes for today!
Adorable pillow box – great colors! Thanks for the chance to win more fabulous prizes!
great pillow box design!
Thank for the opportunity at those wonderful prizes!
What a pretty pillow box. Thanks so much for the instructions.
And more great prizes for Birthday Party Day #3. The Happy Gift Box is adorable. Using that idea for sure! Thanks so much!
Everything is so bright and playful! Happy 10 th!
Another cute little project for me. Maybe this weekend with some Easter treats??
The pillow box is adorable! Thanks for all the creative inspiration!
Oh my gosh, how adorable is that wee little pillow box! Love the happy colours you have chosen and who wouldn`t be happy to recieve that cute little gift box! Well done! Thanks to all of the sponsors again today for the great prizes!!
Great project today! Thanks for the chance to win! Happy Birthday!
Another super cute project and fantastic prizes. I’m thankful for the chance to win!
Very pretty pillow box. And some fantastic prizes! Happy B-day SCT!
so fun!! thanks for the chance to win :) Happy happy birthday!! ;)