Valentine/anniversary gift set using Baroque Motifs

Well, it's almost Valentine's weekend and I have another valentines project to show you - a simple card with a matching treat box containing three chocolate hearts. My very talented friend Caroline recently showed me some cards she'd made using strips of card as ribbon-alike embellishments and I thought it was the perfect technique to use on this card.

Here's how to make the card:

• Cut an A4 piece of Cherry Cobbler card stock in half vertically to make a card base. Mask off the bottom and stamp the swirl from Baroque Motifs in versamark ink before heat embossing it with clear embossing powder.
• Cut a very thin strip of Real Red card stock, using your trimmer, and glue it to the base of the embossed swirl. Cut another, slightly thicker strip and glue it underneath. Trim off the excess with sharp paper snips. 
• Press a versamark pad directly onto Real Red card stock and heat-emboss it with clear embossing powder. Punch four hearts out of the resulting shiny card stock. Glue one heart onto the card stock strips then add another overlapping it with a piece of dimensional. Reserve the other two to decorate the box.
• Stamp a sentiment onto Cherry Cobbler card stock using versamark ink. Heat emboss it with clear embossing powder. Punch out with the modern label punch and attach to the card front.

Supplies
Stamps: Baroque Motifs, Seasonal Wishes (retired)
Ink: versamark
Card stock: Cherry Cobbler, Real Red
Other: Clear embossing powder, modern label punch

Here's the matching box I made to house these sweet chocolate hearts. My chocolates were 3.5cm square x 1cm high but you can adapt the size depending on what you want to put in it.

Here's how to make the treat box:

• First make the insert for the box.
• Cut a 3.5cm x 14.5cm strip of Cherry Cobbler card stock and score it at 3.5cm, 4.5cm, 5.5cm, 9cm, 10cm and 11cm. Fold the card stock to make the insert (see diagram A side view.)

• Now make the box base.
• Cut a 6.5cm x 13.5cm piece of Cherry Cobbler card stock and score 1.5cm in on all edges. Fold all the score lines and make cuts as shown on diagram B. Fold into a box shape and secure with Sticky Strip.
• Now make the box lid.
• Cut a 6.6cm x 13.6cm piece of Cherry Cobbler card stock and score 1.5cm in on all edges.
• Stamp the card stock with the swirl from Baroque Motifs using versamark ink. Heat emboss it with clear embossing powder. Fold all the score lines and make cuts as for box base.
• Lay the lid flat and mark the centre with a pencil. (Find the centre by drawing two diagonal lines from corner to opposite corner and marking where the lines intersect.) Use the 1 1/4" square punch to cut an aperture in the centre of the lid. Cut a 3.5cm square piece of window sheet and glue to the underside of the lid.
• Fold the lid into a box shape and secure with Sticky Strip.
• Make a small square hole in a piece of Real Red card stock using the 1 1/4" square punch. Now position the 1 3/8" square punch over the hole and punch to make a thin frame. Glue this over the window on the lid of the box and decorate with the shiny hearts left over from making the card.

Supplies

Stamps: Baroque Motifs

Ink: versamark

Card stock: Cherry Cobbler, Real Red

Other: Clear embossing powder, window sheet, square punches

I do apologise for the dreadful photos today. It's nothing to do with my camera - it's just very difficult to take a photo of the rich Cherry Cobbler on a day of such low light levels!

How are you spending the Valentine's weekend? If I'm not whisked away to Paris on a swirl of rose petals (and let's face it, what are the chances of that?!) I think I'd like to curl up by the fire watching romantic films and eating chocolates!

Shall we have a look at the Punch Bunch Sale-a-bration set next week? I have a feeling you're going to need that set too!
Have a lovely weekend,