A Storybook Christmas by Janet

Today's project is a fun storybook ornament made with the 6121-Storybook Box Template. I've chosen the 9117-A Cozy Christmas companion set for the inside of the box. This is a charming set of images featuring a mommy bunny and her sweet baby bunny. They are sitting in their cozy living room with a fire, stockings, and gifts ready for Christmas day. 

To make the box, I cut the main portion from a design made from a pattern included in the 5964-Winter Woodland Cover Paper Pack. The vignette is created by cutting three inserts with an oval cut in the middle. There are three images in the stamp set that perfectly fit in the ovals. These are then stacked on top of the fireplace scene which is glued to the back of the box. The inserts are raised with foam tape so that when each is stacked on top of each other, great dimension is achieved.

The cover is made with one of the dies in the box template. To decorate the top of the box, I added a tag from an included die with a sentiment from 5566-Christmas Sentiments Set. I added a few gold stars and blue gems to make it pop. 

The final touches are the the attached tab which allows it to be strung with twine and a matching bow. The result is a charming box with a sweet scene inside. 

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Happy Crafting!

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Snow Globe Shaker Mini Journal Box by Janet

Hello Ai Fans. Today I have a mini-journal box with a small twist. As I was looking at the 5805 - Mini Journal Template Box Set, inspiration hit me. I wondered if I could fit a 5808 - Snow Blob Shaker Dome on it and yes, it does fit if you carefully center the circle that the done fits into! I had to trim a tiny bit off of the flat part of the dome on the edges to make it fit but it does work and I am pretty pleased with that! It makes this little box extra special.

The church scene was created with the 5791 - WC Snow Globe Set. I cut the circle out with the die in this set and then stamped the church a bit above the bottom edge knowing I needed room for some snow. I masked off the church with masking paper and then I used the tree stamps in the set to create the stand of trees behind and to the side of the church. I used Copic gray markers to put in a little shading and a very light blue green marker in the windows. In hindsight, I think it would have been more cool to color the windows with yellow as if the lights were on inside but I thought of it too late.

After stamping, I used Delta Decorating Snow to create snow texture on the ground and on the roof. Then I added some fine white glitter to the globe. The result is a very snowy scene. It reminds me a lot of the many rural churches where I grew up in North Dakota. It also looks a lot like my home church in the town where I went to school. We made our way many snowy and cold Christmas Eves for midnight candlelight services. I have some really lovely memories of snow that glittered like diamonds in the headlights as we drove from the farm into town for those special services. 

Once the scene was ready, I cut the box out of a sheet of striped paper from the 5964 - Winter Woodland Cover Paper Pack. I carefully centered the circle die in the middle of the cover and then installed the completed dome. I also added several small snowflakes to the front which were made from the dies in the snow globe set.

Inside, I glued in a glitter cardstock piece to cover up the back of the shaker dome to make it look a bit more finished.

Here is a picture of the side of the box which I decorated with dies from the box set. The elongated ovals in this die are supposed to be removed but I left them in place because I liked the look it created. 

So of course, I MUST create a mini-album to put into this box. I think that's a pretty big hint about what my next blog posts are going to be! Stay tuned. Now that we have the Dwellings sets, there are several really fun little images that can go into the mini-journals.

Thanks for joining me here today. As always, don't forget to find your favorite stamps, dies, papers, and accessories at the Ai Store! You'll always find something that calls to you. 

Happy Crafting!

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