Monday, March 18, 2013

Bon Voyage


This pillow box is perfect to showcase two of the new dies from the March release by Die-Versions.  It combines one of the new Sweet Spots - Bon Voyage with one of the new Sweet Petites - Old Suitcase.  You can find the template on how to make your own pillow boxes here.

Tim Holtz's Lost and Found paper stack was a great choice for the pillow box and complimented the travel theme of these two dies perfectly.  To create the leathery, yet shimmery look of the suitcase and the sentiment, I heat embossed a scrap of cardstock with Tuscan Sun embossing powder from Sparkle N Sprinkle.  It already has a bit of glitter in the embossing power, so it gave it a pebbled, leathery look. After cutting out the dies, I inked up the straps and and handle for the suitcase with Copic markers and used My Micro font from Die-Versions to create the luggage tag.

I also added a scrap of cream cardstock to the back of the Sweet Spot and traced around the letters, so it would pop a bit more, plus it gives it more stability.

Head on over to the Die-Versions blog to see the other great creations using this month's release.


14 comments:

scrap_in_time said...

Absolutely gorgeous, Anne. Love all the details!

McCrafty's Cards said...

Fabulous pillow box Anne I like the papers and the wee suitcase.
kevin xx

Shona Erlenborn said...

The suitcase really looks real! What an awesome project Anne!

Tammy said...

Absolutely fantastic and very clever! Love the bon voyage!

rachel said...

both dies look fabulous and |i love how you've showcased them - brilliant xx

Donna Ellis said...

Great card, Anne - so glittery, yet perfect traveling companion with those colors. The Bon Voyage die is GORGEOUS! Love the font and roundness - very pretty card. hugs, de

Annie said...

Stunning make Anne and those dies are fabulous

Hugs

Annie x

Linda Simpson said...

I am loving this Anne, great papers and gorgeous dies.

Hugs
Linda xxx

jimlynn said...

Smashing!!! Love the pillow box and all that shine. So creative and pretty.
Lynn

Brenda said...

Such a cute pillow box and love the suitcase! The embossing powder really added a nice touch.

Joan Ervin said...

OMG, Anne...what a fabulous project!!!! The dies you used are all awesome and I love how you created the leathery look on the suitcase!!!!

Patricia St Martin said...

Anne, This is awesome. I love both of the new dies and what you did with them and also all that wonderful sparkle. Super paper on the pillow box.
Hugs, Patricia

April said...

You did a wonderful job on this! I love it, Anne.

nwilliams6 said...

Wow - this is soooo pretty. Love the look of this and all the fun details (especially the sparkles). Very, very creative Anne. Hugz!