Inspiration: Simon Says Stamp Monday (Spooky)
This is another project that I worked on in two parts, as I originally couldn't find the inspiration to get the box finished.
Stampin' Up! came out with super cute coffin boxes last year and while I was very tempted to purchase them, I knew I wouldn't have a use for them that year so I ended up passing over it. When they came back on the Clearance Rack at a very low price, I finally got some for myself. That was out of season so they have been sitting unwrapped since and this is the first time I was pulling them out to assemble one. I should have known thet would be small, as all Stampin' Up! boxes always are, but still, I was still surprised at how tiny the top looked even with the sides laying flat. I embossed the top of the box using the Parisian Flourish 3D embossing folder and I used my Midas Touch Aqua Shimmer brush to highlight all of the raised portions of the design. I then assembled the box and I got stuck for inspiration there.
After I started pulling Halloween elements out and working on a bunch of embellishments, the creative juices started flowing. My first idea came from finding the Boneyard embellishments from Tim Holtz. The bones were the perfect size to glue on each side of the box so they would look like handles. I had also die-cut the mini-wreath in orange and champagne, and decorated it with a little bow and the gorgeous pearls from Studio Katia I recently scored from my local store, and the wreath looked awesome added to the top of the coffin. I also added black lace trim around the edge of the lid, a little glittery spider and a rolled flower at the bottom and now I am pleased with the result.
Supplies
Patterned Papers: Halloween Town (Echo Park)
Cardstock: Champagne Glimmer Paper (Stampin' Up!)
Dies: Mini Wreath, Cute Cobweb, Rolled Roses (Lawn Fawn)
Accessories: Midas Touch Aqua Shimmer Brush (Nuvo);
Bora Bora, Café au lait Pearls (Studio Katia); Boneyard (Tim Holtz for idea-ology);
Coffin Boxes, Black Lace Trim, Parisian Flourish 3D Embossing Folder (Stampin' Up!)
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