Hoppin’ In to CASE a Classic!

Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for
February 2016. We are thankful you stopped by to take a look at our new
2016 Blog Hop monthly themes.  This month we are CASE-ing a project
shown in a current Stampin’ Up! catalog. After all, with the Annual,
Occasions and Sale-a-Bration catalogs available right now, there is much
inspiration to choose from. We hope you enjoy our creations.
You may just be starting the Blog Hop or
may have come from the previous link from the Line-up on the Pals Blog
Hop listing shown below.  The full lineup will help you move along from
blog to blog so you may see all the projects.

I chose the box on page 98 of the Annual Catalog to CASE!  I think Guy Greetings is one of the most fun stamp sets to date.  I love the old car, the strongman, all of the sayings which are so great for masculine cards.
www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=137178&dbwsdemoid=2128617

I did change the project up just a bit.  First of all, I made my own 3″ square box with Kraft Cardstock, the Stampin’ Trimmer, and Fast Fuse.  This would be so much easier with the Gift Box Punch Board (and now I may have to get it!).  If you want the instructions to my made-from-scratch box, please let me know.  I will be happy to share, but it’s a bit too lengthy to go into on this post. 

I used a 6″ x 2 1/2″ strip of DSP from the Going Places DSP Stack. You will find this stack in the 2016 Occasions Catalog on page 39. I knew I wanted to use Mossy Meadow on this project, and the Mossy Meadow grid paper from this stack was perfect. 

To create a “handle” for the lid, I used an Antique Brad. 

The tag is 2″ wide, punched with the Ornate Tag Topper Punch, stamped with Basic Black Archival Ink, and colored with a Mossy Meadow marker.

I used 5/8″ Striped Cotton Ribbon in Mossy Meadow to wrap around the box, then tied the tag on with Old Olive Baker’s Twine.

Thanks for visiting. To continue with the hop, please refer to the Blog
Hop Line-up below. We hope to see you on next month’s Pals Blog Hop! 

Karen 

Here are the supplies that I used to create my project:
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13 Comments

  1. Wild West Paper Arts
    February 10, 2016 at 11:52 pm

    Dare I say it? I like your CASE so much better than the original. Crumb Cake and Mossy Meadow = perfection! Great Job Karen!

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  2. Tricia C.
    February 10, 2016 at 6:05 pm

    Great project and so classically done!

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  4. Carol
    February 10, 2016 at 5:14 pm

    Love your CASEd box, it is fab. Up so agree Guy Greetings is a wonderful set, only thing I miss is there is no "Son" stamp. I truly would love the directions on making this box and will send you an email with my address. Thanks

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    • admin
      February 10, 2016 at 7:27 pm

      I agree, Carol, there should be a "son" stamp in there – somebody goofed on that one! I will send you my box directions in the next few days. Thank you!

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  5. Carol
    February 10, 2016 at 5:10 pm

    Love your CASEd box, it is fab. Up so agree Guy Greetings is a wonderful set, only thing I miss is there is no "Son" stamp. I truly would love the directions on making this box and will send you an email with my address. Thanks

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  6. Debbie Mageed
    February 10, 2016 at 4:56 pm

    Wow! I love your CASEd gift box! I totally agree with you about Guy Greetings. It will not be leaving my stash ever! I can't believe that you would attempt the gift box without the punch board. That is a level of craftsmanship that I will ever attain. Yep, you CASEd it and won! Great job!

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  7. Katy McGloin
    February 10, 2016 at 3:27 pm

    Karen, my favorite detail on your CASE is the antique brad… so clever. This is a wonderful masculine stamp set and I appreciate the reminder of it. Well done (and especially considering you don't have the box punch board… 🙂

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