Altered Gift Card Box & Tutorial

With the holidays right around the corner, it's fun to think of thoughtful gifts that are both creative and practical.  My family loves to eat out and gift cards are a wonderful way to share one's love of food. Knowing this, I thought it would be fun to create an altered gift card box using Little Yellow Bicycle's yummy Savor Collection.

I wouldn't quite categorize myself as a "hoarder", but I do have a hard time throwing away beautiful packaging. Consequently, I am often adding something special or interesting to my heap of gift wrapping possibilities.  This little Ann Taylor box is so pretty and even though I was not sure at the time how I might use it again, I just could not bear to throw it away.  When I saw the Little Yellow Bicycle Savor papers and embellishments an idea was immediately born.

These are some of the materials I used to create the altered gift box, but please click on the attached PDF for a full tutorial on how to recreate this idea for someone you love.

Aren't the Savor Paper Lace stickers beautiful?  They are so delicate and add just the right amount of texture and softness to any project.  I only added a tad of ink to "age" the lace a bit.

I am equally smitten with the Savor Mini Banners and was so pleased that the gift card box was just the right size for the EAT banner.  It's truly adorable and easily added to any project.

Finally, add one of your favorite spots for dining.  Larkburger happens to be a "fast food" joint that serves organic cheeseburgers and truffle oil french fries (yes you heard me right). It's basically a small slice of heaven and very popular with my family and friends.  Thank you so much for stopping by and hope you find this idea helpful in your endeavors to send the perfect gift.

Download Tutorial Here!

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A Whole Lotta Corn

This is my last layout for the November Kit at Paper Poppy Kit Co. and I have to say it is one of my favorites. I'm sure you all know what a fan I am of Jillibean Soup and these Fagioli papers are wonderful. The colors just pop right off the page! This November kit has been such a pleasure to work with - you might think about heading over to the Paper Poppy Store to see if there are any left, once they are gone, they are really gone...

Absolutely love these Thickers from American Crafts and how fun they look with the Jillibean Soup. I thought the title was fitting since my daughter is standing in a corn field and acting a little corny herself. I added a little Woolie flower from AC to finish off the title.

How cute is this little chipboard pumpkin from Maya Road?? I colored it with an orange sharpie and then used some metallic cream chalk to add a little texture and shimmer. Love how light it feels on the page and even though it is really a large element. Tied some Jillibean Soup ribbon aroudn the stem and stuck a Little Bit of Whimsy custom straight pin through the bow.

Thank you so much for stopping by -

Card Set and Tutorial

The Little Yellow Bicycle Savor collection has the perfect theme for making cards during this month of Thanksgiving and yummy culinary creations.  The color palette is so soft and beautiful and the sentiment is so wonderful.  I had a lot of fun creating these "yummy" cards.

For this card I thought it would be fun to cut one of the Savor 6x6 decorative die cuts in half and reverse the sides to make it look like it needed a special closure like the button and tag.  I love the shape of the die cut and added some of the other patterned paper for more color to the design.  The cardstock stickers made a wonderful sentiment along with the cardstock sticker tag.  I also added a bit of twine to the epoxy button and one of the fabric flowers for cute little accent.

I just love the fabric stickers that come with the Savor collection and used this adorable little apron sticker, with some slight alteration, as the focal point of the design.  I also cut up one of the longer sentence strips from the cardstock stickers and deleted and switched the words around to create the sentiment for this card.

This card is a 7 x 7 inch square of kraft paper folded in half.  I used a corner rounder on one side to add some interest along with some ink.  Then I used one of the template papers from the Savor Envelope Album kit to create the sentiment. Again, the cardstock stickers add a wonderful message and the twine and flower embellishment finish the simple look.

I had so much fun using the awesome Savor chipboard shapes to create this tiny and simple little card.  I also love how it takes all three pages to complete the sentiment. Please see the attached Power Point for a brief tutorial on how to create this fun little card.

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 Thank you so much for stopping by and be sure to let me know if you found the tutorial helpful -

Bonus Sketch and LYB Challenge

I'm sitting here wondering where all of my sketchy friends have gone??? Did I not tell you that this sketch was for a contest at Little Yellow Bicycle for a HUGE prize pack worth $100 of the new Cupcake Love collection designed by the very talented Lori Marek??? I feel like I was not clear in saying that you all should give it a go. You can use whatever LYB collection you choose and you can even order some of their older collections at a fraction of the price from Little Yellow Bargains.

Give me a little shout out if you are planning to play along and please visit the Facebook page to see some of the entries that have already been submitted.

You know I love you guys and would love to see a few of my "followers" get all the glory at Little Yellow Bicycle :)

BTW - you can also use your layout in my November Challenge - of course!

xxoo -