Ornament box

Happy Friday!!  It's time for another challenge from Jo's Scrap Shack.  As always, we are now an Anything Goes challenge and our sponsor for the week is The Cutting Cafe.

And here is my creation:

 I was given a really fun box file to work with called "Tall Box Set".  It comes with two different box options, one with window options and one without, a top and bottom, optional window frame element and a bunch of gift tags.  I chose the window option.  I used all four windows, but really you could easily use one, two, three or four!  It is really quite a large box: 2 1/2 inches square on the base and (I didn't measure) about 7 1/2 inches tall.  It holds a LOT of candy, and I think it would be amazing for a thin ornament.  But really you could put just about anything in it.

 I don't have an electronic cutting machine, so I have to use the PDF files and do it all by hand.  I cut out the templates with scissors and a craft knife and score all the score lines with my Scor-pal.  Since buffalo plaid seems to be a big thing right now, I decided to gift my box top and bottom a bit of a plaid dress up using black ink and a distressed stripe stamp from Papertrey Ink.  It took a bit of time, but I really like how it turned out.  I die cut 4 pine boughs and attached them to the box top for a bit of texture and interest.  I die cut the "ribbons" and ornaments from the same set and glued them directly onto the acetate window.  So, the pine boughs lift off with the top, but the ornaments stay in place.  I used some score tape adhesive sheets to cut out the ornaments so I could easily add glitter.  They are so gorgeous and sparkly in real life!

It needed some decoration for the top so I made my own bow out of ribbon: red satin and black and white dotted.  Some glue dots and hot glue hold it all together.

What do you need to do to enter?

Challenge Rules

1.  Please post a direct link to your blog post that includes your challenge entry project, using the linky tool on Jo's blog.

2.  Be sure to include a link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering your project into.

3.  THREE entries per person are allowed for each challenge and you must post a separate blog post for each entry.

4.  For all entries-NO BACK LINKS ACCEPTED--the date on your blog post should be dated between the start date and the end date for the challenge you are entering, in order to be eligible for the challenge prizes.

5.  You may link up to other challenges but be sure to link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering.

*All entries that do not meet the challenge requirements WILL NOT be eligible for the top 3, any sponsor wins or any random wins by Jo.

All random wins will only be mailed within the US and Canada only.

You have until Dec. 21st by 12:00AM  (eastern, USA) time to link up.

All winners will be announced during the week of Dec 23rd.

Have fun and we look forward to seeing what you create.

Supplies:

Cutting File: The Cutting Cafe "Tall Box set"

Dies: Elizabeth Craft Designs ornament die set

Stamps: PaperTrey Ink "Distressed Stripes"

Challenges:

Craft-Dee BowZ--anything goes with handmade bow (mine is not a tied bow, but it is handmade and a bow)

Scor-pal #55--anything goes Christmas

Card Mania #111--Christmas

Die Cut Divas--winter

Love To Craft Challenge Blog #29--anything goes

Power Poppy--something to give as a gift

Brown Sugar #285--December theme

ABC Christmas--Y is for your favorite things Z is for zero embellishments (I chose my favorite things: card stock, acrylic stamps, and dies)

Creative Inspirations--feeling festive

That's Crafty--anything goes

Crafting By Designs--anything goes holiday

Crafty Gals #180--anything goes: Christmas

Creative Moments #158--anything goes

Moving Along with the Times #86--Christmas

Crimbo Crackers #173--anything goes

CAS-ual Fridays #214--inspiration photo

Creative Fingers #155--anything goes

Shopping Our Stash #384--'Tis the Season

Penny's Challenge #410--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--Christmas

Crafty Creations #380--anything goes

C.R.A.F.T. #495--anything goes