Easter Box!

Happy Wednesday, sweet friends! A sparkly welcome to my new friends and followers! I'm so happy you're here. :o)

Today I'm featuring a product from one of my favorite lines carried by 7 Kids College Fund: Graphic 45's Sweet Sentiments Paper Collection! One way I love to showcase beautiful papers is to make pretty boxes. With Easter coming up, I chose to create a box that will hold an Eastery surprise inside.

As with all Graphic 45 paper pads, this one is filled with such lovely designs. This particular design in it, titled Violet Bouquet, is one of my favorites! The gingham pattern is the reverse side. They make such a sweet and stunning combination, don't they? :o)

My box is a Lori Whitlock cut file, purchased from the Silhouette Online Store. I didn't want to use the plain window shape included, so I swapped it out with the opening in a StudioIlustrado box file.

The banner sentiment is also from the paper pad, which I cut out and lightly inked. (The polka dot paper is the only one not from this set... it is DCWV.) With paper so naturally beautiful, I opted to let it shine. I simply adorned the bottom with a touch of elegance, courtesy of lace and a pearl strand from The Ribbon Girl. 

 

Climbing roses accent the front, where I used Cheery Lynn Designs' Mini Fanciful Flourish for my vines. The top features a tiny bouquet atop some vintage seam binding tied in a large double bow. My Wild Orchid Crafts assortment consists of lilies, open roses, cottage roses, sweetheart blossoms, and cherry blossoms. All are accented with Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush. A few pearl sprays are tucked in to coordinate with the other box detailing. 

Butterflies often find their way onto my projects in some form and this one was no exception! This beauty is my favorite Cheery Lynn butterfly, which is from the Small Exotic Butterflies 2 collection. I gave it a dark purple shadow layer and centered it with a sweet rose. :o)

Thank you for fluttering on by! I wish you a day of sparkles and sunshine. :o)

Products from the 7 Kids College Fund Store:

Graphic 45: Sweet Sentiments 8x8 Paper Pad

Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Dusty Concord

Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Walnut Stain

Wink of Stella Clear

Zip Dry Paper Glue

Challenges entered:

 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes (Optional: Color Challenge)

 *Cheery Lynn Designs~ Back to Nature

 *Craftin' Desert Divas~ Linky Party (Anything Goes)

 *Crafting From the Heart~ Anything Goes 

 *Crafting With Dragonflies~ Easter

 *Creative Fingers~ Anything Goes

 *DL.Art~ April Linky Party (Anything Goes)

 *My Sheri Crafts~ Easter: Anything but a Card

 *One Stitch at a Time~ Anything Goes

 *Pile It On~ Floral Fantasy

 *Really Reasonable Ribbon~ Flowers or Buttons and Bows (my double bow is on top as a ruffly base for my bouquet)

 *Through the Craft Room Door~ Anything Goes