Handmade Gaddi Box/ Cash Gifting Box/ Cash Envelope for Weddings

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Happy Diwali to you all. I am sharing my new project today...a gaddi box for cash gifting. Though the original purpose of this was to accommodate money bundles.....I however feel it will be an apt gift box or chocolate box. You can click here to go to the previous post where I have few more colors in this design.

I made my own pattern paper this time and it was so much fun to do that. I used Sprays and shakers from Lindy's Stamp Gang along with gold stencilling and splatters. To make these boxes, I have used 300 gsm white cardstock .The the ribbons, chipboard embellishments and most of the flowers are from Itsybitsy as well. I have gold heat embossed the chipboard embellishments using Ranger Gold embossing powder. I have also added diecut leaves using Curvy Leaves Die from Elizabeth craft designs. I did use gold foiled papers and iridescent glitter to add a lot of sparkle and shine. 

This box is big enough to hold 100 notes of INR 2000....thts a lot of money to gift someone. That is it from me today....I hope you all liked it. Thank you for visiting me and have a great week ahead.

Red Gaddi Box | Gift Box | Chocolate Box | Cash Gift Box

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Today I have a new colors of gaddi box for you. I made 25 of these as a custom order for a wedding ceremony. Though the original purpose of this was to accommodate money bundles.....I however feel it will be an apt gift box or chocolate box. Previously I had 3 colors available in this and I am so glad to include the 4th color this time. You can click here to go to the previous post.

To make these boxes, I have used 300 gsm white cardstock. The beautiful printed papers are from ItsyBitsy from L'Amour collection.The the ribbons, chipboard embellishments and most of the flowers are from Itsybitsy as well. I have gold heat embossed the chipboard embellishments using Ranger Gold embossing powder.I have also added diecut leaves using Curvy Leaves Die from Elizabeth craft designs.

This box is big enough to hold !00 notes of INR 2000....thts a lot of money to gift someone. That is it from me today....I hope you all liked it. Thank you for visiting me and have a great week ahead.

Gaddi Boxes/ Money Boxes/ Gift Boxes

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Today I have few boxes for you. I made 60 of these as a custom order for a wedding ceremony. Though the original purpose of this was to accommodate money bundles.....I however feel it will be an apt gift box or chocolate box. Here are the 3 designs I made...I took the pictures at the very end when only few boxed were left to be packed.

To make these boxes, I have used 300 gsm white cardstock. The beautiful printed papers are from ItsyBitsy from L'Amour collection.

The the ribbons, chipboard embellishments and few flowers are from Itsybitsy as well. I have gold heat embossed the chipboard embellishments using Ranger Gold embossing powder. The big roses and poppies, rose buds and micro roses are from Crafters Corner.I have also added diecut leaves using Curvy Leaves Die from Elizabeth craft designs.

The box has ribbon as well as magnetic closures at the sides...because it was a money box...I added extra closure.

That is it from me today....I hope you all liked it. Thank you for visiting me and have a great week ahead.

Mixed media layout- inspiration.

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I am back with a new project today and it is a mixed media layout....this one is made to celebrate friendship and I really hope it reflects that...... I have a lot of pictures taken and I hope you guys enjoy it. I am also writing down the procedure and supplies used to make this project. I am entering this project at monthly challenge at Papericious blog- Make it 3D, Itsybitsy challenge, Scrapping4fun challenge #83 and Addicted to stamps.

I started with pattern paper from Papericious Wedding paper pack. I distressed it on the edges using a Tim Holtz distressing tool. Brushed the paper with a coat of white gesso. Allowed it to dry completely and then I did some stenciling on the paper using a feather stencil and a script stencil both from Itsybitsy and some texture paste (Home made by me).

Further to add texture I did some heat embossing using Prima Marketting stamps and Gold Tinsel embossing powder from Ranger. I also stamped at a few places with scallop circle stamp using Black archival ink. Used a little micro beads to add some water dripping effects and a little sand grains like texture at a few places.
Once everything was thoroughly dried, I added Color Splash colors from Itsybitsy....I just used Tangerine and Ocean Mist.

I made my own pattern papers for matting the photo....I have used distress inks and few different stamps to make my own papers. I have distressed the edges of all the pieces to give them more dimension.

The bottom most paper is made by stamping script stamp from Prima Marketing on white Iris cardstock using Rich Cocoa Momento dye ink.
The rainbow effect is obtained by ink blending Squeezed lemonade, mermaid lagoon and Spun sugar on white Iris cardstock. I then heat embossing Kaisercraft stamp Botanical using white embossing power from Ranger.

The butterfly stamp from Kaisercraft is stamped on white iris cardstock using Pink Gumball dye ink from Ranger to get the pink butterfly paper.
The uppermost piece of paper is made by stenciling versamark on white iris cardstock and heat embossing with clear embossing powder from Wow. I then ink blended Mermaid lagoon distress ink on the paper.

I arranged all the pieces of paper on top of each other. I added chipboard pieces in between layers to add dimension.

Then comes the fun part.....embellishments and flowers... i have used doilies, mulberry flowers, Mft flourish diecuts, resin frames and flowers, pearls, mdf butterfly diecut, butterflies and much more.....loved this bit and I throughly enjoyed myself.

Happy button is from Papericious, the little metal embellishment is from Eno greetings, laces and trims are from Itsybitsy and so are many little embellishments used.
The four words are hand written on white iris paper and then distressed on the edges with antique linen distress ink. The words are written with waterproof permanent black pen and then given a edge with gold pen. The words are matted on black chipboard pieces and then coated with glossy accents.
To add the final touches, I have used clear Wink of Stella at a few places as well as some some Twinklets Diamond dust

I am adding a little video of the project where you will be able to see it a littermore closely. However due to bad cold and cough, I do not have an audio walkthrough....I hope you all like this and thank you for visiting me. Have a good week ahead....

Turquoise box 2

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I am so in love with these boxes that I just cant stop making them. Another one of these beauties is ready to leave my door...this one is a little different in the sentiment and the ephemera used. I just cant stop admiring them and so I am uploading the pictures of this one...I hope you all will like it as much....

You can refer my earlier post for supplies used to make these gift boxes.Thank you for stopping by and reading this post.

Handmade Turquoise Gift Box with Tags

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How are you all doing this week....I am back with a new project today and it is a gift box with 4 pretty tags. Now this gift box is inspired by my earlier project which was Baby Girl Mini Album and Tag Box. Now, I had included a similar box in the project which could hold 12 tags but was very shabby chic and in shades of pink. So, I have tried to replicate the same box but in the shades of turquoise, sea greens, violets and blues. I really loved the outcome of this one and I hope you guys will also like this. 
I am putting this project up at Scrapping4fun challenge #83.

This box is actually 8 1/4"x 51/4" in size. The internal box is 73/4"x 43/4" with 2"thickness. I have used a lot of mulberry flowers, sequins, Twinklets diamond dust, Glitter, doilies, twines, distress inks, modelling paste, pearls, stencils and laces.

The supplies used for this project are mainly from Itsybitsy. They sent me a free haul and I have used everything they sent me this time because it arrived just at the time of making this and watever they sent me just matched with the project. 

So here is the list of supplies used for the box:
1 Chipboard (Kraftily Konnect)
2 Turquoise handmade paper (Itsybitsy)
3 White handmade paper (Itsybitsy)
4 Yellow satin ribbon (Itsybitsy)
5 Modelling paste ( Selfmade)
6 Doilies ( A1 craft supply)
7 Silicon glue (Itsybitsy)
8 Pearls (Itsybitsy)
9 Birdcage charm (A1 craft supply)
10 Vellum and other cardstocks (Itsybitsy)
11 Mulberry flowers (Itsybitsy, Nikita more, Kraftily Konnect, A1 craft supply, crafters corner, local stores)
12 Resin flower (The craft shop)
13 Sequins ( local stores)
14 Twinklets diamond dust ( The craft shop)
15 Stencils (Itsybitsy)
16 Distress inks: Peacock feathers, mermaid lagoon, Shaded lilac ( Crafters corner)
17 Glitter (A1 craft supply)
18 Sentiments are from Kaiserkraft (A1 craft supply)
19 Versamark embossing pad and heat gun (Itsybitsy)
20 Black embossing powder: Wow (Itsybitsy)
21 Wink of stella (Itsybitsy)
22 Pattern papers used are from Paperiious and Eno Greetings.
23 White adhesive

So here is the list of supplies used for the tags:
1 Mulberry flowers (Itsybitsy, Nikita more, Kraftily Konnect, A1 craft supply, crafters corner, local stores)

2 Stencils (Itsybitsy)

3  Silicon glue (Itsybitsy)

4  Doilies ( A1 craft supply)
5 Stamps and sentiments from Kaiserkraft
6 Twinklets diamond dust ( The craft shop)
7 Cardstocks (Itsybitsy)
8 Crochet lace and satin ribbons (Itsybitsy)
9 Eyelets (Itsybitsy)
10 Flourish diecut from MFT
11 Sequins ( local stores)
12 Ephemera from Eno greetings
13 vellum (Itsybitsy)
14 Handmade flowers (Itsybitsy)
15 Chipboard numbers (Itsybitsy)
16 Distress inks Peacock feathers and shaded lilac
17 modelling paste (Self made)
18 Butterfly diecut( Sizzix)
19 White adhesive

Please grab a cup of coffee or teas as now its time for pictures....and lot of them. At the very end I have added the link for the video walkthrough of this project. There are 2 videos showing first the box and the tags in the seconds. I hope you all will like these videos and pictures.

Youtube video: Part 1

Youtube video: Part 2

I hope you guys liked my project. Thank you all so much for visiting me. Till the next time....keep smiling....