Boxed Birthday Wishes

This is another card from my Anna-Marie weekend, but this time we made the card and then decorated a wooden box to place the card in, so this makes a really extra special gift 😄

This is the box with the card in-situ.  I think this is such a nice gift as after the birthday occasion you are left with the box for storage

We started with the card where we distressed the cardstock and then cut down a section of the card and curled it back, again distressing the section that was curled back.  We cut a long piece of cardstock and folded it over and then stuck the stamens into this before placing it into the curled back section, and placing another piece of card behind to make it look like it has been layered up.  Then we worked on the flower arrangement using a variety and of satin roses and paper flowers, interspersed with leaves, twigs and moss.  The final piece we added was the sentiment.

The card box is made out of MDF, and the top was completed in

pretty much the same way as the card, but before doing this we painted the box with white chalky paint both inside and out and then distressed the outside and placed a piece of cardstock in the base of the box.

The next project I will share is not card related at all and uses lots of different techniques, so watch this space 😊

Until next time, love and crafty hugs.

Ginny xx