H2H - For the one you love

This week at Heart 2 Heart we are helping you finish off your Valentine's Day crafting by having you share something you made for someone you love.  The project I'm sharing is a candy box I made for my two kids.  I chose the Lucy cardstock because it has the pinks for Valentine's Day in it, but it's more subtle so the box can be reused for something else after the holiday.

I started with a Close To My Heart Card Box and covered it with cardstock.  I then cut out all the decorations you see on the lid using the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge.  I added some buttons and the new baker's twine (love it!).

When you open the box, you see the top tray which holds 6 flowers with Hershey kiss centers.  I cut the flowers using the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge (cut at 5") and used Liquid Glass to hold them together.  By creating a tray I was able to add a second layer.

When you remove the top tray, there's another layer of 6 flowers underneath.

I really like the colors of the Lucy cardstock.  After Valentine's Day this will make a nice keepsake box for my daughter.  Thanks for stopping by!  Comments welcome!

Valentine Mailbox

My son needed a Valentine Mailbox for school. At first I was a little apprehensive about it, because it needed to be sturdy, and I had no idea to make one so the door would stay closed. Here's what we came up with:

It is constructed entirely of cardstock. The white is actually glitter cardstock, which is tricky to work with because nothing sticks to it! That's what made me think to use brads to hold pieces together, and that worked out great. I used the Xyron Creatopia to stick several pieces of cardstock together to make the pieces sturdy.

The front door has a flap on the top that folds over a post I poked up through the top arch of the box. This keeps the door shut, but makes it easy to open, too. We decided to make the mailbox look like a truck, so we added some accessory pieces, like wheels and front & back windows.

I'm really pleased with how this turned out, considering how unsure I was about this project in the beginning!