Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team Blog Hop - Boxes and Bows!

Hello friends, and welcome back for another Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team Blog Hop!  We are so excited to be sharing boxes and bows with you today - twenty stops around the world for perfect packaging!  You're currently in Calgary, Canada with me, Shannon, and you'll be off to see Steffi in Germany next - please don't hesitate to use your "Translate" button on your browser to ensure you're keeping up with all of us!

I decided to use the Boxes and Bows theme to create a suite of packaging perfect for a little boy's baby shower - and my first step was a gift box!

The Gift Box Punch Board makes creating boxes SUPER easy, and I wanted to modify mine a little bit to make it easier for clumsy hands - like mine! - that don't enjoy the criss-cross-closure.  I much prefer a classic-top tab-and-tuck closure, so that's exactly what I decided to make!

Want to know how to create a tab-and-tuck closure?  I whipped up a video tutorial for you at the last minute - so pardon my rushing, my shaky hands, and my bad Anglo accent as I pronounce fellow-Artisan Rachel's name!

Because I'm sharing a boy-themed suite, I wanted to add some boy-bows; they don't have to be girly!  The Bow-Builder Punch makes perfect little bowties, too, and there's nothing cuter than stringing them together in a garland.  These were punched with DSP (from Schoolhouse and Bohemian collections) in Daffodil Delight, Island Indigo, and Tangerine Tango.  So cute!

Since so many hosts like to do favours for their guests, a few tiny boxes would do just fine!  The small gift box would make a perfect little building block, wouldn't it?  Fortunately, the Little Letters and Little Numbers Framelits are perfect for whipping them up!

Adding an A-B-C and 1-2-3 completes the look; they're just darling and they come together so quickly.  It would be a breeze to make these for a crowd!

And last but not least, no gift is complete without a card!  I was itching to create a vintage-striped onesie- my son had one just like this in brown, orange, and yellow, and I wanted to make a tiny paper version.  I love how it turned out!

Combined with touches of vellum, DSP, ribbon and sequins, there's a lot of fun packed into this card!  

I love how the whole ensemble came together; perfect for a new mom and her little man!  

Next up - let's see what gorgeous project Steffi has for us this week!  Click the button below to carry on to her blog. 

Thanks so much for stopping by and joining our blog hop!

Cheers,
Shannon

Bow Builder Punch

Gift Box Punch Board

Big Shot

Stars Framelits Dies

Little Numbers Thinlits Dies

Little Letters Thinlits Die

Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

Sunburst Thinlits Die

Made With Love Photopolymer Stamp Set

You're So Lovely Photopolymer Stamp Set

Bohemian Designer Series Paper

Schoolhouse Designer Series Paper

Island Indigo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Tangelo Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Tangelo Twist 5/8" Striped Cotton Ribbon

Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Crushed Curry Baker's Twine

Metallics Sequin Assortment

Brights Sequin Assortment

1" Circle Punch

3/4" Circle Punch

Island Indigo 1/4" Cotton Ribbon

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

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