I was busy as a bee this afternoon playing with my Crafty Secrets Book Lovers stamps
and an empty box....this is what I started with~
You've heard of these Breathe Right strips, haven't you? They are great to wear when you are sleeping with a stuffy nose, which I have had this week because of a cold. Anyway, the box was empty and a little lightbulb went off in my head...I loved how the box opened and had plenty of space inside. Space for tea. Space for chocolate!
I love to read and so do many of my tea drinking friends...and for good measure, why not add a Ghiradelli bar? So, I painted the box with white acrylic craft paint and let dry. Then I covered all surfaces with Bo Bunny card stock.
Handsome Mr. Sheep...an avid bibliophile... sits propped up against a thick tome by C.S.Lewis. I used white flocking powder on the sheep so he is soft and fuzzy.
All sides have stamping along the edges, and the back has a chipboard oval in which I used 4 of the Book Lovers stamps together, as well as a metal heart brad~
I had just enough room to stamp two standing books on this side~
The top is stamped too. I stamped a small open book and used Glossy Accents to adhere a Tim Holtz fragment over it. The fragment looks like clear glass and magnifies the image~
Do you see what I see? Chocolate!
I even stamped the inner box with small books~
Before you toss that empty box, think about what little treat might fit perfectly inside!
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