Fa La La Stationery Box

8/9/23 Top 3 Winner at Crafty Gals Corner!

Hey everybody! Happy Saturday… another week is behind us which means we’re a little closer to Christmas and that sure doesn’t disappoint me! I’m delighted to be back with a ‘Christmas in July’ inspiration project to share for Keep It Simple DT! Don’t you just love seeing all the Christmas projects this time of year?! Our design team has created some pretty awesome projects to share and we’re having a social media hop, so be sure to check it out for a chance to win a gift certificate! I created a stationery box using products in our Scandinavian Christmas Collection!

This amazing little box contains six Christmas cards, six tags, three square notelets, an address book and pen, and a pocket for a book of stamps! I’ve made a couple of these over the years and if you’re interested in looking, they are HERE and HERE. The first one was sort of plain (although still very awesome) but the second one was stepped up a bit which is my favorite version of the two.

I created the stationery box base and lid using coordinating papers in the Ruby 12×12 Collection Pack from the Christmas Bundle. The fun part is always the assembly! I embellished the box and lid with Scandinavian Christmas Alphabits Die Cut Pieces and Santa & Friends Die Cut Pieces along with some clear gemstones in my stash. I made the address book, pen loop and stamp pocket with the same paper collection and used Santa & Friends Die Cut Pieces along with a couple strips of skinny gold washi tape in my stash.

Next, I made six tags, three 3×3 notelets and six A2 size cards to tuck into the pockets, all from Cougar Smooth White cardstock. I used papers from the Scandinavian Christmas 6×9 Collection Pack and 6×9 Cardstock Pack, Stitched Rectangles Nested Dies and Stitched Squares Nested dies for the notelets and cards. I hand-cut the tags and tied jute cord to them. I embellished all the cards and tags with items from the Santa & Friends Die Cut Pieces, Gnomes Die Cut Pieces and Royal Enamel Dots. I used the Santa & Friends Stamps for the sentiment on the cards, stamped in Catherine Pooler Stone Blue ink and popped up on foam strips. I made envelopes for the notelets and cards from 32# HP copy paper using my WRMK Envelope Punch Board.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: July #7-2023 – Anything Goes
2. Christmas Craft Creations: July Anything Goes

3. Classic Design Challenge: July #7 – Anything Goes
4. Crafty Gals Corner: #245 – Christmas in July
5. Dragonfly Dreams: July challenge – Christmas
6. My Time To Craft Christmas: #65 – Cute Christmas
7. Sparkles Monthly Challenge Blog: #166 – Christmas in July
8. The Crafter’s Cafe Challenge Blog: #299 – Christmas in July

Keep It Simple products used:
Ruby 12×12 Collection Pack (from Christmas Bundle)
Royal Enamel Dots (from Christmas Bundle)
Scandinavian Christmas 6×9 Collection Pack
Scandinavian Christmas 6×9 Cardstock Pack
Scandinavian Christmas Santa & Friends Die Cut Pieces
Scandinavian Christmas Gnomes Die Cut Pieces
Scandinavian Christmas Alphabits Die Cut Pieces
Scandinavian Christmas Santa & Friends Stamps
Stitched Rectangles Nested Dies
Stitched Squares Nested Dies

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Cougar Smooth 80# White cardstock, 32# HP copy paper
INK: Catherine Pooler Stone Blue ink
DIES/PUNCHES: We R Memory Keepers Crop-A-Dile Big Bite, Stampin’ Up 3/4″ Circle Punch
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, CutCardStock Plus High Capacity adhesive, Art Glitter Dries Clear adhesive, 1/4″ Scor-Tape, MISTI stamping tool, Big Shot, Me & My Big Ideas Skinny Gold Washi Tape, Canvas Corp jute cord, 1″ and 1/4″ double-sided foam strips, brown brads, clear gemstones, We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board

I hope you’ve loved seeing this project as much as I loved creating it, and you’re inspired to get crafty! Be sure to check out ALL the fun goodies in the Keep It Simple store such as paper, stamps, die cuts, ephemera, washi tape and enamel dots to name just a few! You’ll go cray-cray! Be sure to Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest for lots of crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,