Rinea Tea Box

Hello crafty friends!

I bet you thought I would be posting another card today, huh? Surprise!  Happy September - and a brand new Rinea Project is in store for you!  I had so much fun making a tea box last month that I couldn't resist making another one!!!

For this project, I used the Princess Variety Pack. Now, I can't take credit for "inventing" this tea box - I had seen the project floating around on Splitcoast Stampers a few year back and have never had a chance to make it. This was my perfect chance to do so!  SO - I always give credit to the original creator. :)  The Template for the box itself can be found HERE.  The Rinea Foiled Paper was just PERFECT for this project! 

I just couldn't resist using the sweet Rita Barakat Fairy Stamp to decorate the front of my box. I stamped her onto a piece of the Glossy Silver/Gold Foiled Paper using Staz-on Ink and fussy cut it out. I die cut a bunch of butterfly's to decorate the box too! Did you know that the foiled paper die cuts AMAZINGLY well? I love it for butterflies as you can bend and shape it - and it holds however you bend it!  Perfect for butterflies!

I made a little "yo-yo" detail for the top - a simple 1" strip of the Glossy Silver/Gold Foiled Paper cut 12" long. Score every 1/2" and accordian fold, then pop into a yoyo! Attach a little piece of cardstock underneath to hold the yoyo open.  I embellished the lid with another large butterfly and a pearl.

What a perfect hostess gift!  Simply pop in a few of her favorite tea bags and you are set! 

Did you know that the MIsfits Packs are the perfect little things to use for your die cuts? Assorted colors styles and both the Starstruck and Glossy could be included! 

I hope you will go and make yourself a sweet little host give today!  I had a lot of fun making it.

See you next time!

Jess

Tea-lightful Fun with Southern Ridge Trading Company

Hello chipboard friends!

I'm here today with my newest Southern Ridge Trading Company creation - a very "tea-lightful" Tea Dispenser!!!

I actually had printed this tutorial off YEARS ago from Splitcoast Stampers, and recently came across my printout, so I decided to make it this week and accent it with BEAUTIFUL chipboard!!

Here are the pieces from Southern Ridge that I used:

Plain Tags

Swooping Birds

Ok!  So this cute little project just needs a piece of cardstock that is 6x12 inches.  I followed the cutting guide HERE.  I used the gorgeous Swooping Birds and Tags chipboard items to decorate this sweet box.  To color my chipboard pieces, I used Nuvo Embellishment Mousse.  Simply sponge it on and it dries very quickly!  I also added a bit of blue spray inks to the tag (which I also added some "T-E-A" wooden letters). 

  

I used my Tombow Mono White Glue to adhere the chipboard pieces to my tea box. It is really an easy assemble - I'm definitely going to make a few gifts for the upcoming season!!!  I also accented the top with a flower chipboard piece (I believe it's been discontinued, but you can find a similar flower in the Deb's Strawberry Angel Kit).  Some pearls were added at the end along with a bit of ribbon and bakers twine. I really love how quickly this project came together and what a perfect gift giving idea this could be!!!

 

Thanks for popping by!  See you again next time!!

Jess