Winter Crest Treats with Kelly

Hello and welcome! It’s Kelly here today sharing a pair of treat/gift boxes using two of my favorite products from the Fireside Holiday Collection! When I was creating my release projects, I was eager to see if the Winter Crest suite of products would work nicely with the Arch Box Small die, but I didn’t get a chance to try it! I decided to remedy that and so for today, I am sharing two different variations on how cute and well these two products work together!

To get started, I decided to create the two crests and then decided which color of cardstock would work best after they were completed. I stamped the greenery first and then die cut that out using the Winter Crest die. I added the stenciled berries next and then the frame of the crest. The final step was to use the included stencil to add a little bit of blue ink to the center of the frame. I did add some colored pencil details to both the leaves and the berries on one of the crests, but then realized when I was editing my photos, I neglected to add detail to the berries on the second crest. I decided to leave it so you can see the difference it makes by adding a little bit of extra shading with colored pencils. I will go back and add it later since I personally like the added detail, but I also think it looks fine without, especially if you are mass-producing or are in a time crunch!

I die cut the banners from the Winter Crest set, stamped them with antique linen distress oxide ink and then stamped the Merry Christmas sentiment using gathered twigs ink. The NOEL portion is also stamped with the same brown ink. For the NOEL box, I simply added it with foam squares and then layered the banner at the bottom.

For the second crest, I created a nativity scene by using the dies included in the Christmas Time in the Country die collection. I cut it from cream cardstock and then colored the pieces using two brown inks and then glued everything together using liquid glue. The star was cut using gold cardstock and then glued as well.

I chose to make one box from Kraft cardstock and the other from Forest cardstock. These boxes are SO easy to cut and assemble! I used the Arch Box Small die; for one box you will need to die cut it twice and glue them together! Once the boxes were assembled, I added the crest pieces using foam squares. I added some BotaniCuts Pinecones to the bottom of one of the crests for added holiday charm!

I had so much fun making these boxes and I am inspired to just keep making more and more! Ha ha! Thanks for joining me today!