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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

A cute little teapot box




After so many items on my to do list I decided today to be totally selfish and take time out to create this cute little teapot box, just the right size to pop a few tea-bags into and give to a friend.

Last night I popped on over to the One Stitch at a Time Card Challenge blog - to see what this weeks challenge was in anticipation on spending some 'me time' today.  During the week I had coloured in the digital stamp 'Daisies and Tea' designed by G. Gieb - Digi Blessings available from Stitchybear digital stamps.  One of those really cute stamps <g> that you just fall in love with.

The challenge this week is 'Not Square'.  Feeling a little daring I have decided to move right out of my comfort zone and make a box in the shape of a tea-pot.  After hunting on the Internet for a template to use I found a brilliant one from Miri-d which had a free download.

After a few modifications and preparing the file for my Cougar cutter I cut out the tea pot using blue embossed card and shaded the areas to emphasise the spout, handle and lid using Promarker pens.  The image was then printed, cut and adhered to the front with foam tape (I am rather partial to cards with layered elements).  The text from the digital stamp gave me several headaches, I knew what I wanted to do but not liking fussy cards and not want to add labels etc. I needed to find a way to have white text on the blue card.  Not possible with a printer, I reverted to my tried and tested way of converting the text I wanted to be in white to a vector image, sent it to my cutting software and then cut it out with white vinyl to adhere to the card.  The rest of the text was placed on the digital stamp image.  To finish off, I tied the top of the teapot with some white organza ribbon and added a white daisy to each of the loose ends.

So here we are, the end product which I am rather pleased with and I know just who is getting this as a gift.


It is a bit difficult to see this pretty stamp on the previous photo so here is a close up of the coloured image


Side view of the teapot box showing how the teabags fit snugly inside


Challenges entered:-
OSAAT - Challenge #149 Not square

11 comments:

  1. What a wonderful idea to give someone who is sick or for a just because gift. Thank you for playing along this week at OSAAT. I sure hope to see you back again very soon. Good Luck in the challenge!!!

    TTFN,

    CraftyGirl OSAAT DT
    craftygirlcardsandcrafts.blogspot.com

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    1. Thanks CraftyGirl. Yep this is a wee gift for a friend who has been sick but is coming back to work next week. Know she will have a chuckly with the 'healthy tea's' included - just to keep her going and give me a break :)

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  2. Brilliant Jane and what a lovely welcome back for your colleague. I love the creativity and skills you have used to make this 'not square' box/card. Obviously a lot of thought went into your work showing the value you place on your friendship.
    ps: like the work you've done on your blog page too xxxxxxxxx

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    1. LOL - I am sure she will like it - hidden away in the drawer at work in case I forget it on Saturday. You always write such lovely comments - thank you and glad you like the new look blog, had a lot of fun designing the background xxxxxxx

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  3. Fabulous! What a lovely gift idea. Thank you for joining us this week at OSAAT. Best, CG

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    1. Thanks CG . BTW - loved your Sew Simple card :)

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  4. Super cute !! Looking forward to seeing more of you over at One Stitch At A Time ;O)

    Hugs
    Choccy xxx

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    1. Thanks Choccy, hopefully you will be seeing a lot more of me, just waiting to hear from you Love and hugs, Jane

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  5. This is a gorgeous little gift idea.
    Hugs Desíre {Doing Life}

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    1. Thanks Desire, my friend really liked it so that put a big smile on my face

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  6. Thanks for your lovely comment on my blog Jane, really excited that you are on our team and you are definitely a Sister now :)

    Many congratulations

    Love Mandy xxx

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Thank you for taking the time to comment, it means a great deal to me. Hoping you have happy crafting days ahead. Hugs Mimi