To Autumn With Gratitude Curvy Box

Happy Autumn! :o)

This is my second post today. If you missed first one just scroll down or follow this link. 


Autumn officially started now (10:20 AM) here in Cavtat. Hot summer days are behind us and our mother Nature is going to treat us with all kind of goodies and gorgeous colors.

As a welcome to Autumn, I made a To Autumn With Gratitude Curvy Box, using my newest Jane's Doodles 'Autumn Blessings' stamp set I received from Jane this week. Thank you Jane! :o)

Idea for the shape of this box came when I saw Dutch Doobadoo Dutch Box Art A4 Pumpkin. This product is not available in Croatia and I already spent "allowed" amount of money on craft tools and supplies this month, so I made my own template for this type of box.

I drawn template on a piece of grid paper in several dimensions and cut them out. Drawing these templates was a good practice of technical drawing, which I haven't done since I was a teacher of Technical culture in elementary school. :o)

After I made templates, I traced the largest on a piece of brown cardstock paper and smaller on Kraft paper (this is recycled item; Jane wrapped stamps in it) and cut them out.

Then I randomly stamped leaves and acorns from Jane's Doodles 'Autumn Blessings' stamp set on the Kraft paper. I used Docraft Brown Dye Ink Pad and Tim Holtz's Distress Inks (Vintage Photo, Tea Dye, Brushed Corduroy and Walnut Stain).

I glued stamped Kraft paper shape on brown cardstock shape, cut slots and punched holes and closed the box.

I made small tag from same papers I used for the box, stamped sentiment from Jane's Doodles 'Autumn Blessings' stamp set with Tim Holtz's Distress Ink Vintage Photo and punched hole on it. I tied two brown ribbons and tag together with brown string, and tied all together through punched hole on the box.

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Autumn Blessings' stamp set
• Kraft paper
• dark brown cardstock paper 
• Tim Holtz Distress Inks:
• Vintage Photo
• Tea Dye
• Brushed Corduroy
• Walnut Stain
• Docrafts Dye Ink Pad (brown)
• Docrafts 'Home for Christmas' Brown String 
• two brown ribbons 
• UHU universal glue
• scissors 
• polymer stamp handle (38 mm x 38 mm)
• crafting needle
• hole puncher (large and medium size)
• hammer 
• plank board
• pencil 
• eraser
• self made curvy box template
• idea: Dutch Doobadoo Dutch Box Art A4 Pumpkin 
• grid paper 
• pencil
• scissors

I am entering my project to following challenges:

Note: bold text and challenge badge (if any) are direct links to the current challenge and blog badge is direct link to blog or challenge home page.

1) Cards und More, Challenge #141 - Kein Designpapier / No Design Paper

2) City Crafter Challenge Blog, Challenge #280 - Fall has arrived

3) Craft Stamper, Take it Make it Challenge, September: Take a Stamp (Anything Goes)
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

4) Creative Card Crew, Challenge #96 - Fall

5) Deep Ocean Challenge Blog, Challenge #113 - Autumn

6) Fairytale Stampers, Challenge #58 - Alles Geht / Anything Goes

7) Hiding in My Craft Room, HIMCR #217 - Freestyle

8) Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, Use A Stamp Challenge
I used Jane's Doodles clear stamp set 'Autumn Blessings'.

9) Through The Craft Room Door, TTCRD Challenge from September 22nd to September 28th, Anything Goes

10) Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Challenges, Challenge #86 - Anything Goes (or Halloween)
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

Thank you for visiting and your kind feedback. Enjoy and smile! :o)


Crafty Milka