Not just one card....A box full!

Hello all and I hope that your day has been as sunshiney as ours (is that a real word?).  If only it could be like this every day - sigh!  Our daughter landed back in the early hours from her holiday and had had a great time - but we've all been shattered today. My husband picked them up from the airport about 1.30am so it was about 3am when they arrived back. Now I'd sort of dozed until then, came down for a 'welcome home' hug, then crawled back to bed and tried to sleep until the alarm went at 6.30am to get up with youngest for school, although everyone else slept through till late morning! Now unfortunately I'm not a brilliant sleeper.  I often find it hard to get off to sleep (especially if some of the household are out and about somewhere!) and seem to be able to hear a pin drop in another room.  However, everyone else in the house seems capable of sleeping like babies even if there was the regimental brass band in full flow marching down the street.  The upshot of all this is that I've had a weary day and dark circles under my eyes that make me look like an extra from a vampire movie! I'm going to head to bed a bit earlier tonight, armed with a warm drink and my Kindle and hope I can catch up with the sleep!

Anyway, sorry for waffling on as usual!  I mentioned in my DT post for Polkadoodles last week that the Design Team have started taking it in turns to do little tutorials on the challenge blog and these are brilliant for giving us a bit of inspiration when the mojo is flagging a bit.  A couple of weeks ago my lovely teamie Karon did a great tutorial for a card box - and I just had to have a go! The tutorial on the Polkadoodles site is HERE

I had some 4"x4" cards and envelopes so I altered the gift box measurements slightly to fit them. I've used K&Co papers for the box and cards (and lots of distress ink!) and various die cuts and stamps. I've decorated the box with lace, seam binding ribbon and flowers from WOC.  I was quite pleased with how it turned out - especially for a first attempt!  So I can see quite a few more of these being made - they make a cute little gift! 

Hope you'll have a look at the fab tutorial and give it a go too.

Back soon,

Kim x 

I'm entering this little creation into the following challenges:-

Divas by Design - distressing

ChocolateCoffeeCards - bingo (lace/ribbon/flowers)

Through the craft room door - anything goes