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Beach Floral Matchbox Giveaway

July 6, 2017

Hi everyone! Do you have unfinished projects lying around? Raise your hand if you do. ✋Well, this is an unfinished matchbox that I cut out and put together the box part of it about six years ago but never finished. I ran across it while straightening my craft room and had a brilliant idea on how to finish it off.

A lot of times I hit the proverbial wall and instead of forcing creativity I put my projects aside and “sleep on it” for a while.

This matchbox diecut I had purchased from Stampin’ Up several years ago. I decided to go with a beach floral theme for the outside of the matchbox. I added an assortment of flowers, cheese cloth that I inked up, mini seashells and cording.

Of course the inside had to have an assortment of beach inspired goodies too.

I found this vintage image of this boy dressed in a sailor outfit on The Graphic Fairy and knew I wanted to somehow create a mini journal for the matchbox.

I stapled five pieces of notebook paper to the inside of the mini journal.

Now for the fun part! Adding goodies! I raided my stash and added colored items that could be used for the beach/ocean and a mini set of rubber stamps with its own stamping block.

Giveaway Time!

Would you like to win this little matchbox with all the goodies you see here? Well, I will tell you how can win this!!!

First, follow this blog and comment below that you are a new follower or hey I am already following you and that will get you one entry.
Bonus enter if you follow me on Instagram…so that is two entries…and you can find me as Mscraftyt.
Now the not so fun stuff this is only for US…sorry 😔 unless you want to pay for the extra postage, custom fees, etc.
This giveaway is open until the 19th of July and I will announce the winner the 21th of July. If you have any questions about this project or the giveaway please let me know.

I would also like to submit this project for consideration for the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday: Challenge Weeks #290-#291

Thanks for stopping by, hope your Thursday is awesome and enjoy creating!

A Little Birdie Told Me…

March 18, 2014

Hi everyone!!! Spring is almost here!!! Days are getting longer and a little bit warmer which has got me in the mood to create something fun and springy. 🙂 I have a card I created for the Crafty Card Gallery and this month is something birthday related.
I stared with cutting a card base using the Sizzix Card, Scallop #3 die from Moss Green Glitter Cardstock. Next I gathered up my card stock scraps, two stickers from the Robin’s Nest: Spring Sticker and White Dew Drop to use on this adorable card. The little birdie is from the Little Spring Birdies college sheet from Altered Pages. I fussy cut one of the bird out and added a sequin, Crystal Stickles and a little party hat that I cut from my scraps. The birthday is sentiment is from the Stampin’ Up Simple Sayings II set.

Isn’t the little birdie just festive???

If you have any questions please let me know. Thanks for stopping by, hope your Tuesday is awesome and enjoy creating!!!

Santa is in the House Gift Card Holder

December 17, 2013

Hi everyone! I’m back to share a quick gift card holder I created using house gift card diecut from Sizzix. It was super quick to cut out and decorate.