Waltzingmouse June Blog Party - Relax - It's the Summer Vacation!

 Today I'm joining the WMS Blog Party -  this month the theme is Summer Time Fun! 

 

So I have lots of pictures of my project to share with you today -  I'll try to keep the words to a minimum!   I started my project with a little metal 'lunch box' that came with Tootsie Rolls inside that I got at Target in the Dollar aisle a couple of years ago.  I bought it because it was so CUTE (I love miniature things!) and I thought I might use it someday for something -  well -  today is the day!

 

 The box measures approximately 4 1/4" x 2 3/4" x 1 1/2" (of course the Tootsie Rolls are LONG gone!)

  Here's the panel I made for the front - stamps from My Island and Free Spirit Boy.  I layered orange card stock over red - and sponged the edges with Ranger Distress Wild Honey Ink.

 

 Here's the back panel - stamps from My Island, Playful Pinwheels, Free Spirit Sentiments, Way Out West.  I adhered some orange twill around the sides using Scor Tape.

 And when you open it up -   there's a little brown bag of crayons - stamps from Playful Pinwheels

 

 AND under the crayons are tucked some little cards to color!

 I made some for boys and some for girls as samples - Stamps from Half Pint Heroes,

 stamps from Half Pint Heroes and Half Pint Heroines

 stamps from Heroines - Fairy Princess and Half Pint Heroines

How fun would this be to give to a child when they're going for a long car ride - or camping - or to give them when they come visit you?!   Cute huh??  And you can keep making cards for the box using these or other images!  The kids could use them as cards to give to friends and family after they colored them as well!

So - what's  your idea of Summertime Fun??  Come join the WMS blog party - see all the details and everyone's linked projects on Claire's blog here -  you have 24 hours to link your card over there!

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Heroines - Fairy Princess, Half Pint Heroines, Half Pint Heroes, Way Out West, Free Spirit Boy, Free Spirit Sentiments, Playful Pinwheels, My Island.
Paper:  White, Pure Poppy, Summer Sunrise - PTI
Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black, Ranger Distress Festive Berries, Wild Honey
Accessories:  Scor Tape, orange zest twill - PTI, small lunchbox - Target, corner rounder - Zutter, mini kraft bag - Canvas Home (Joanne's), Crayola crayons