Saturday 5 September 2015

A penguin pillow box

Hello lovely people,

After a number of lovely but busy weekends I am enjoying a relaxed one at home this weekend with Dr. Hubby.  It kicked off with a large glass of delicious red wine and a film (X-Men: First Class) last night, and then on with lots of crafting today :-)
I caught up with Bake Off this morning as well so I can feel some baking coming on for tomorrow!

Back on the crafting side of things and today I am showcasing some LOTV products as part of the Design Collective.

I thought I'd do something different from a card for a change and as soon as I saw these trios I thought of using them to decorate a pillow box.

I created the base shape from an online template which I imported into Paint Shop Pro so I could re-size it as I needed.  The box I made is 7 x 10cm.





The layers of DP and ribbon have been wrapped around the box template while flat to ensure it can be folded and unfolded.

I cut the image circle out using the 'out of the box' technique, layered it onto dark purple DP and a white circle underneath for extra strength, and popped it on top of the box once it was made up.

Then all it needed was a cute tag, bow and some snowflakes to finish!


I do think this chap is utterly adorable and of course I had to add a little sparkle on the snow.


Card recipe;
Dies: MFT Die-namics circle stax, Small snowflake die set - Impression Obsession
Sparkle: Stardust Stickles

Copic colours;
Penguin: T6/7/10 & T0/2
Penguin beak: YR12/14/18
Hat / scarf: BV01/02/04
Scarf: BG10/11/32

I wish you all a wonderful weekend whatever you are up to :-)

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,


Challenges I am entering;

25 comments:

  1. Yep, that penguin looks right at home on that box and such pretty paper too. Enjoy the rest of your weekend xx

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  2. What a lovely pillow box. Great paper and cute image Hugs Jennifer xx

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  3. Hi Kat
    Fabulous box ... Love the image ... All sold out when I went to purchase them...
    Hugs Sylvie xx
    Enjoy your weekend x

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  4. Absolutely beautiful, love the colour combo and cute penguin. Have a lovely rest of the weekend.

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  5. This is gorgeous, adorable image, pretty papers and fantastic design.
    I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend.
    hugs Sue xx

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  6. This is so pretty, love the colours and the very cute little penguin.
    Have a lovely weekend
    Lorraine x

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  7. This is a fab little box, I love this shape and such a cute wee penguin too, I couldn't resist these new LOTV stamps! ;D
    Enjoy the rest of the weekend hun :)
    Kelly.x

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  8. Aww beautiful little box! Those little trips are just perfect for them your right! Gorgeous design to love the little snowflakes!
    Lucy x

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  9. I love these little pillow boxes and the pingy is the perfect topper for it. Gorgeous papers (some of my favourites) and beautifully coloured.
    Hugs
    Annette
    xx

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  10. This is a great project, I love your colors and that little tied greeting is adorable, what a great font. Thanks for joining our animal challenge at MAWTT this week! x Jessie

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  11. Kat, This is a wonderful project. Your colouring is exquisite and your pillow box is a truly genius design...I love it. Such gorgeous contemporary Christmas colours too..
    Hope you have had a great weekend...crafting and baking...what else do we need!!! (-;
    Sue...xxx

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  12. This is simply stunning sweetie perfect in every way, hugs Pops x

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  13. What a great idea for gift giving and so cute too with Mr Penguin atop of this fab pillow box. Love the colours and papers too.
    Lorraine

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  14. Cute, cute, cute
    Lovely colour palette on this Kat. Totally adorable little penguin too
    Anne x

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  15. Wow, Kat! That little guy is so super cute! Your box looks so elegant with those colours and the touch of sparkle! It's a fabulous project! :o)

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  16. Very merry cute! :)
    Have a lovely day, Kat...

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  17. I love pillow boxes because it is the perfect packaging for the smaller gifts. This is super cute and so festive. That's a great little penguin and I like the sparkly snow too and the cute little snowflakes scattered around.

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  18. Love that sweet pillow box and the penguin is super cute! Gorgeous gift idea. Hugs, Wends x

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