Crafty Secrets GOODIE Box . . .

Welcome back my friends!

Yesterday I promised to share another Crafty Secrets creation I made recently after I got my tree decorated ... well, as you can see, I didn't get back into my crafting cave last night ... one thing led to another and after decorating the tree, I decorated the mantle ... of course had to vacuum & clean everything before I could even start to decorate!  So I'm FINALLY here TODAY to share this cute project with you.

Before we get started, I wanted to remind you of the 12 Days of Christmas going on over at Shelly's Images!  I was your hostess yesterday and again today.  PLEASE pop over and Write A Letter to Santa (Day 3) and also check out the cute gift card holder tutorial I shared today (Day 4).  Oh of course you'll want to play along on Days 1 & 2 events ... then pop in each day for more fun games, tutorials, challenges & FREEBIES!!  I hope I'll see you there!

OKAY ... back to today's Crafty Secrets GOODIE BOX!

This is so much fun and with the new Crafty Secrets CDs and printable products, your creativity can go CRAZY!!!   For this cute little goodie box I have used the downloadable sheets called "Christmas Dolls & Accessories" for only $2.95!  What a deal!!

You really need to check out all the AMAZING digital papers & images available through Crafty Secrets!  All links will be listed at the end of this post but please be sure to check out their **NEW** online store called CRAFTY VINTAGE GIRL for all the digital printables/downloads that you've seen me create with over the past couple of weeks!

Here's a quick overview of how I made this cute little gift item.

I have these clear boxes for my card sets in both A2 size & A6 size.  For today's project, I have used the A6 size.  I have purchased these through clearbags.com ... they come in a variety of sizes.

I've printed & cut a piece of the Crafty Secrets design paper from the DP-07 Vintage Christmas Papers downloadable collection for my backing inside the box.  The cocoa packets, marshmallows and M&M's came from my pantry.

Now to start decorating the front of the box.  The first step is to print out the Christmas Doll & Accessories Sheet onto cardstock.  I use Picasa3 on my computer for photo manipulation ... it's free online & really easy to use.  Once I printed the sheets, I got busy with my Fiskars swivel craft knife and cut out the images I wanted to place on the front of my box.

For the lower background panels I first cut a a strip of white 12x12 paper and tore the edge to look like snow.  Next I layered various scraps of CS design paper I had laying around for earlier projects (including the left over piece of holly branch).  The ran a strip of red satin ribbon around the entire box and adhered in the back.
 

The cute little dog was adhered to the box then the little girl (which her jammies on) was POPPED UP to make it look like her doggie was standing by her side.  Lastly I placed the goodies in the box and VIOLA!  A tag & bow is all it needs to become a special little treat for someone special!

Isn't she just the CUTEST!  Takes me back to my childhood when my sisters & I used to play with cut out dress up dolls for hours!!!  What wonderful memories these images evoke for me!!

A few other challenges I'd like to share this creation with are:
Flourishes - An Altered Christmas
Scrap-Creations - Anything But A Card
Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes (Bonus-Gift for Christmas)
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Christmas (Tip: never throw Christmas scraps away ... they are just perfect for this sort of project where you only need a few complimentary panels.)
Tuesday Alchemy - Anything But A Card
The Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes
Crafty Boots - Anything Goes
Critter Sketch Challenge Blog - Anything Goes Christmas
 Hooked on Crafts Challenge - Christmas
 House of Gilli - Anything Goes
Lexi's Creations - Christmas
Totally Stampalicious - Anything But A Card
Tammy's Scrapin' Corner - Anything Christmas
UnstampaBelles - Christmas (no stamps)
Anything But A Card Challenge #7 -  Always Anything But A Card
The Cupcake Craftroom - Anything for Christmas
 Natalie & Amy Challenge - Christmas or Winter inspired 
Oozak - Anything Goes + RED
Unique Crafters Challenge Blog - All About Christmas 


That's it for me today!  I hope you've enjoyed this little goodie box tutorial and will give it a try!
Hubby is upstairs wrapping presents ... guess I'd better go give him a hand!

Thanks so much for stopping and as always!