Creations by AR March Template - Carrot Patch

Welcome to the Creations by AR March Template Release DT Blog Hop!  Just in time for spring -  Adela has two lovely Templates for us - First is this adorable Carrot Patch Treat Box to help decorate our tables or give to the kidlettes in our families for all of our Easter/Spring celebrations!
I've got lots of pictures to share - so let's just get to it!

I cut 2 of the sign and sign post templates out of the patterned paper and one out of card stock so I could layer them together allowing me to decorate the front and back of the sign.  I used the card stock in the middle to give the sign more sturdiness.  My wood grain paper is a digital paper that I won on a blog challenge.

The stamps I used are from Waltzingmouse -
 Vintage Garden Seed Packet, Spring Baskets and A Good Egg.

The dotted patterned papers are from PTI

Here you can see where the carrots fit in.  You could remove the inside piece and fill the basket with a little stuffed animal, more candy or a little toy!  You can fill the carrots with candies then tie them up at the top.

I just love the little Lindt bunnies and chicks that come out each year at Easter time.  They are a great accent for my little Carrot Patch don't you think?!  I think the bunnies smell the carrots and want some!!

 The finished size of these sweet Spring decoration is 4.25" w X 3.38" h

And Adela's 2nd template is this lovely Standing Cross - that is perfect for Easter, as I have decorated it, or First Holy Communions, Baptisms - any religious celebration!  This cross is a box that opens so you could put a gift or treat inside.

I made my cross out of Elegant Eggplant card stock, using Sahara Sand for the base and the banner.  I decorated my cross with  flowers I had in my stash.   I die cut some grass out of green tissue paper - adhering two staggered layers of it around the base using ScorTape.

I decorated the back of the box in case I decided to use this as a centerpiece with people sitting on both sides of the table!

Here is the box opened and out of the base.

The Standing Cross Box measures 4.5" w x 8" h x 2.5" d


All of Adela's templates come as PDF files for printing and hand cutting, and SVG files for use with cutting machines like Silhouette Cameo - which is what I use.

And, of course,  we have a PRIZE to be won today!   One lucky commenter will win their choice of  the   Carrot Patch:  or the Standing Cross.

HOW TO QUALIFY TO WIN:
Leave comments
• On each of the Design Teams'  blogs linked below
• and/or On the Creations by AR FaceBook page:

Comments accepted until Friday, March 14, 12:00 noon Eastern
One random winner will be announced March 15 at these two locations:
Creations by AR FaceBook page: 
Creations by AR Website:

 here are the links to the Design Team

* Adela:

* Doris: 

* Jak:

*Julia: Me!

*Lisa E:

* Lisa S: 

 *Lori:

*Lyn:

 *Monica:

*Patti: 

* Sue: 

 *Tina:

Carrot Patch
Stamps:  Vintage Seed Packet, Spring Baskets, A Good Egg - Waltzingmouse
Paper:  Green Bazzill basics, DP Text Style Distressed Dots - PTI, Woodgrain Digital Paper - Brown Grunce Texture/All About Scrapping Etsy Shop.
Ink:  Archival Jet Black
Accessories:  Twine, glue dots, Scortape, Carrot Patch Template - Creations by AR, Silhouette Cameo, enamel dots - My Mind's Eye and Michaels. 

Standing Cross
Stamps:  Everlasting Life set and Happy Easter single stamp - Verve
Paper:  Elegant Eggplant, Sahara Sand - SU, green tissue paper.
Ink:  Versafine Imperial Purple
Accessories:  flowers - Marcella by K, grass die - MFT, Stitched Mat Rectangle die - Lil'Inker Designs, foam dots.