The Little Things

Happy Tuesday!  I've been itching to create something other than a card for a while now, so I pulled out the large Tapered Box Template by Kelleigh Ratzlaff and printed it with some gorgeous digi papers from the Le Petit Oiseau collection by Sugarplum Paperie.  I love how these papers looked together in the preview, so I made a little strip of 1" squares with the digi papers and printed it in the margins of the template for my main panel accent.

Once I cut and scored my template, I sponged all of the scored areas with some Pumice Stone distress ink.  Next I used my new Journal Plate + Brackets punch from EK Success to punch a little tag from the same paper design as the base of the template.  I embossed the "It's the little things that matter most" sentiment from Relax in black, then added some Pumice Stone sponging and hand cut a thin black mat for it.

I've been seeing these gorgeous handmade flowers all over blogland, but still hadn't given it a shot myself.  I've watched a few different tutorials on these, and probably took a bit from all of them, since I just winged it.  To start I punched 3 flowers from the orange paper in Le Petit Oiseau using the SU! large flower punch.  I freehand cut a couple leaves out of the green paper, then lightly sponged the edges with Crushed Olive distress ink for a little depth.  The flower is crimped and folded and layered until I achieved the look I wanted from each petal, then I stuck a Maya Road black pearl stick pin through the center. I wanted a little more distressing, so I painted the petals with some Rock Candy crackle paint and let it dry.  I also punched two 1/8" circle punches in the top flap of the box and weaved the stick pin through those holes to secure it.  I finished off by punching a small circle in the sentiment tag, then tying it around the flower with some black burlap string.

Okay, that's it for today!  Hope you have a fabulously creative day!

What's In It?
Stamps: Relax (Verve)
Paper: Le Petit Oiseau digital papers (Sugarplum Paperie), Black cardstock
Ink: Black Soot, Crushed Curry, Pumice Stone (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Tapered box Template (Kelligh Ratzlaff Designs), beaded hat pin (Maya Road), Journal Plate & Brackets label punch (EK Success), burlap string, ribbon, Rock Candy crackle paint (Ranger)