A little inspired for a box...

Yesterday, a guy came walking into he Art Republic asking for ideas to decorate a box. He wanted to give it to his gf and propose to her. Wow! So sweet!

I came back home feeling really inspired. So I wanted a garden, shabby, love and flowery feel kind of box. Not just any box I find, so I decided to make one. Thought that would be a great idea to house the ring that was given to me by my dd. Haha did you for a minute think I was going to propose to my bf? Nope! :)

So after all the hard work of pasting the pieces together, and getting the cover to fit the base, I finally got it somehow. Trust me, it took 6 hours for the box!

Love Box

Box Base Details

Opened Box

Flower Bed with Ring

Base of Cover

Do you think that it would be appropriate for housing my wedding rings in future instead of the boring ring cushion? I love this project a lot. Somehow it has been some time since I last touched hands on a shabby look. Hope it still fits the bill. But having said  that, I must go get more flowers since I'm running out of stock after this box...

For the base of this box, I think i would include a heart charm coupled with our names. However, since that guy is so camera shy, I decided to take a photo before I add our names and photo to the base of the box.

Sweet magnolia holding the heart just tells me how much i sit around recently and thinking of him. He's now in Japan and every day is like forever for me. erks. How can that happen when we've been together for practically forever?

Products:

Kaisercraft - Sweet Nothings "Devoted"

Prima flowers, paper flowers, pearls, feather, lace - stash collection

Die-cuts/Punches:

Fiskars Fence Border Punch

Sizzix Heart Diecut

Stamps:

Magolia - "With heart"

Copic:

Entering this card for the following challenges~

Simply Magnolia - Hearts and Love Challenge

Magnolia-licious Highlites - February DT Challenge - Vintage and Shabby Chic

Just Magnolia - Pink and Pearls and Lace

Cute Card Thursday - Challenge 203 Pink Valentine

Do spend some time hopping over to the challenges, I'm very sure you will be bought over with the talent of the DTs. Sure, I was dripping saliva over the beauty of their projects, and you know now what got me started. I play along challenges quite often, and they bring me to another level of scrapbooking. I'm very thankful for the challenge sites, because they bring us scrappers all together. Feeling really good to see each others' projects and sharing ideas. :) 

Ending blog post with lots of love,

Thinking of You...

A short break makes me all refreshed again.

Today I came back with more cards. DD has gone to Japan for work, leaving me ample time and space to craft and create. I do think of him and it's influencing my cards, but it's okay. It matches my new Magnolia stamps. So lovely and dreamy...

I must admit, each time I use up those scraps, I'm more than excited. Have to gain some more space for more new stamps and die-cuts. :)

PP / Embellishments: 

Mostly scraps

Stamps:

Magnolia

Punches / Die-cuts:

Martha Stewart Fence Punch

Carl Carlo Rabbit Punch

Lifestyle Nesting Lace Rectangles DC

Copic Markers:

 

Entering this card for the following challenge~

Magnoli-licious Highlites: Feb DT Challenge - Vintage & Shabby Chic

Just Magnolia: Challenge #142 - Anything Goes + V'day Option

Somehow today passed by too quickly. How was your day? For most, it is a working day. Hope it had been one with lots of smiles.