GD: Clare Lloyd Project #3 Festive Gift Box

"Evening everyone, Clare back with my last project for October and tonight I am going to make a little festive gift box. It's never too early to start right"!!

I simply rollered London Bus onto some Smoothy card and created my little gift box net by stamping/heat embossing images from my Nordic inspired Christmas stamps ECL02.

Then I cut it out, scored and glued to fit it all together.

As a closure and finishing touch to my project I used the off cuts of my red card, die cut a couple of little hardware elements using Hardware 1 and then stamped/heat embossed the hardware images from Hot Pick Xtra 05. I attached 2 of the elements onto the main box to make the closure using brads and made a little tag with the rest. These were threaded together using some co-ordinating twine.

Here is my finished festive gift box all filled with chocolates, a perfect little gift for anyone. Needless to say the chocolates aren't going to make it to Christmas, a crafter's perk! I hope I have inspired you to join in with this months challenge.

~Clare~

A huge thanks from all at PA HQ. Beautiful embossed detail and the traditional colour scheme is perfect for this festive project. Thanks for sharing your creativity with us all this week and good to have you back Clare.

We would love you to join in with our monthly challenge. If you are inspired by any of this month's guests who have blogged between Oct 1st 2014 and Oct 31st 2014 then join in and link up your creativity HERE. You will go in the draw to win a £50 voucher to spend on products of your choice from the PaperArtsy online store. You need to add your link by 19:00 (London time) Oct 31st 2014.