Sunday, May 6, 2012

WMS May Release Preview - Day 2 - It's All About Family!


Welcome to Day 2 of the Waltzingmouse May Previews - Weren't yesterday's cards just SO fun to see?!  Today we are working with a wonderful new sentiment set called Compact Family!  Perfect for personalizing all those cards or crafts we make for relatives - aunts, uncles, grandmother's, sisters, daughters ...... you get the idea!

Today I made a treat box for my sister, Marcia. Her birthday was at the end of April and I sent her a card - but haven't seen her - so I'll give her this next time I do!  The sentiments on the top are from Compact Family.

I used stamps from the Feb Waltzingmouse Release, French Country, on the sides and the Bon Appetit tag. The rose bud on the top is also from this set.
Here is the box opened with some yummy Ferrero Rond Noir candies nestled inside!
I purchased the template for this interesting box from My Time Made Easy.
I hope you have enjoyed my project today and that you'll come by again tomorrow for our final day of Previews before the release on Tuesday, May 8th.

Remember to check out Claire's competition here.  You could win credit for stamps in the store!

Now off you go to check out all the inspiration from the WMS Design Team linked below!  Let's see what family members they inked up!

Anya Schrier
 Beeca Feeken
 Belinda Chang Langner
 Clare Buswell
 Julia Aston  This is me!
 Jennifer Holmes
Kelly Schirmer
 Laurie Schmidlin
 Lynn Mercurio
 Mona Pendleton
 Sandie Dunne
Claire Brennan - Owner
 Tosha Leyendekker


Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Compact Family (to be released 5/8), French Country
Paper:  Pure Poppy, Melon Berry - PTI
Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black, Memento Lady Bug
Accessories:  Scalloped tags - Spellbinders, scalloped rectangle - Nestabilities, scallop punch - SU, box template "the Flapper" - My Time Made Easy, rhinestones - Kaiser Craft & Amuse, wrinkled seam tape - Prairie Bird Boutique Etsy Shop.

17 comments:

Sandie said...

Oh wow, I LOVE this!! Beautiful colours and such a wonderful idea. Thank you for the link :)

Helen Berry said...

Oooo, this is delicious - and not just because of the sweet treats inside! Gorgeous box and lovely stamping x

Deborah Frings said...

Stunning!! The colours are so rich and the box is just beautiful - lovely goodies inside too! Great work.

Karen said...

What a beautiful gift! Even without the candy, it would be the sweetest thing ever.

Anonymous said...

I love the fact that we think alinke! ha HA! You know, of course, that I absolutely adore this box! Your sister will love it!

Crystal said...

WOW this is WONDERFUL, fabulous box design Julia!!!

Lynn Mercurio said...

This is a beautiful gift box, Julia...and your sister will be thrilled when she receives it. Love how great the French Country design looks as your pattern...it looks like it was made JUST for this purpose. Amazing details and such great colors. Amazing!

Unknown said...

Stunning Julia, I love this, so striking! Hugs to you!

Mona Pendleton said...

What a sweet gift box for your dear sister Julia! Love how you combined the French Country set with the Compact Family set! So creative!

Super Jen said...

Interesting box shape and I know your sister will just love it.

Riet said...

So gorgeous box Julia.

Hugs Riet.xx

Annette Allen said...

WOW WEE this is GORGEOUS...

Renee said...

Gorgeous!!!
Love the box...
but that French Country border decorating it...
fabulous!!
And that sentiment...
LOVE!!! :)

Joanne (jojot) said...

sweet treat packaging

Lagene said...

What a sweet treat box for your sis!

Becca Feeken said...

I just love your clever box Julia!! You've decorated it perfectly!!

anya said...

What a fantastic box! You always make the most amazing 3D projects, Julia. The way you decorated it with images from French Country really looks great!