2nd Annual Handmade Holidays Blog Hop - Day 2

Welcome to the 

2nd Annual 

Handmade Holidays Blog Hop!!!

Calling all crafters! We’ve gathered designers from some of our favorite manufacturers to show you ways to create something from the heart this holiday season. This 3 day Hop includes over 60 stops with inspiration brimming from every corner. Explore all of the thoughtful and frugal handmade gifts you could create for the holidays, all in one place, during our second annual Handmade Holidays Blog Hop!
Megan Aaron is sharing a giftbox, perfect to hold cards, candies, or gift cards! 

I created a gift box using one of Clearsnap's Basic Necessities Acrylic boxes. I lined the inside with Authentique paper. I simply cut the paper for the front and back to be the correct size, but a tiny bit smaller. For the sides, I cut the paper wider than it needed to be and used my folding mat to create creases where the folds needed to be, then glued it together and slid it into the box. 

I like the look of the paper on the inside because it preserves the shiny finish on the acrylic box and looks professional.

For the detail on the front I used my Spellbinders Nestabilities to cut some Authentique paper and some Want 2 Scrap/Donna Salazar Designs denim. I stamped the Authentique paper with a Hero Arts Sentiment and a Hampton Art ruler stamp, using Clearsnap's ColorBox Pigment ink in Blackbird and Archival Dye ink in Yellow and Silver.

I also added a little bit of bling from Want 2 Scrap and a die cut from Authentique Paper. Now it's ready to fill with treats!!

To sweeten the Hop, we’re offering a gift for you! For every comment you leave on the blogs in the Hop, you’ll be entered to win a prize pack from one of the participating manufacturer sponsors! Use the Rafflecopter widget on the Clearsnap blog to gain extra entries each day: http://cleasnap.blogspot.com.

Here's the Clearsnap prize pack---that's over $100 worth of swag!!!

Visit the list of blogs below and leave a comment on each by Nov 27, 2011 at 11:59 PM PST. Each day we will be sharing a brand new list of blogs with brand new projects for you to explore, be inspired by, and create from!

Nov 17 

Clearsnap – http://clearsnap.blogspot.com YOU ARE HERE

Hampton Art - http://blog.hamptonart.com/ HOP HERE NEXT

Graphic45 – http://g45papers.typepad.com/

Fiskateers - www.fiskateers.com/blog

Donna Salazar Designs – http://donnasalazar.typepad.com/

Tombow USA – http://blog.tombowusa.com/

Authentique Paper http://authentiquepaper.blogspot.com/ 

The Twinery - http://www.thetwineryblog.com/

Eileen Hull for Sizzix http://eileenhull.blogspot.com/

Globecraft Memories – http://globecraftmemories.blogspot.com

Diana Gonzalez – Clearsnap – http:// www.arteypoemas.com

Monika Wright – The Twinery - http://www.iloveitallwithmonikawright.com/

Gretchen McElveen - Hampton Art - http://gretchenmac.blogspot.com/

Megan Aaron – Clearsnap-  http://thoughtsoftraveling.blogspot.com/

Tania Willis – Fiskateers- http://throughtrialsiambeingpurified.blogspot.com/

Gloria Stengel – Graphic 45 - http://www.gloriascraps.blogspot.com/

Suzanne Austin – Clearsnap - http://whatsinalousyananut.blogspot.com/

Shellye McDaniel – Authentique Paper - http://paperedcottage.blogspot.com/

Natasha Naranjo Aguirre – Donna Salazar Designs -  http://www.moments-of-tranquility.com

Jen Carter – The Twinery - http://jensinkspot.blogspot.com/

Laura Denison – Graphic 45 - www.lauradenisondesigns.com

Candy Spiegel – Globecraft Memories - http://candyspiegel.wordpress.com/ 

Cheers to creating gifts from the heart this holiday season!

Happy Hopping!

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