Greeting Cards with a gift box

The bad news...I've been ill with a sinus infection. The good news...I've stayed home and gotten some things done!! I made two sets of greeting cards today along with matching gift boxes for a couple of friends (hopefully they won't see this!!) I used the gift card box template from Stamp TV and LOVE this  little box. On the first set I used a dingbat from Silhouette People font, enlarged it, and printed it off on creme cardstock. I used my nestabilities to punch the oval and the scalloped oval, printed off several different greetings, a little black ribbon, all mounted on Recollections Black and Creme designer cards. Then I used the same image and creme ribbon for the front of the box. It made a really cute set.

The next set I made is for a friend who LOVES pink! On this one I used Washi tape and Heidi Swapp tape for the design. I covered pieces of cardstock, cut the flower with my Sidekick (yep - I still use it!!), and mounted  the tape-covered cardstock on kraft card base. I printed the greetings on pink cardstock and punched a border. Once this was mounted on the card front, I then added the flower and put a dab of stickles in the center. I made the gift box from the same pink, added the tape and flower to the front and added her initials.

Now all I have to do is finish the Thanksgiving napkin rings I'm making for our Thanksgiving meal...all 17 of them! The cute turkey is a Bugaboo digi stamp that I colored digitally, printed and cut. Then I'll braid some ribbon, tie it off, stick the turkey onto the top and call it a napkin ring!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!