The Greetery {Posted with Love}

 

Hello friends! I'm happy to here today sharing a fun, seasonal project for Valentine’s Day! I have been dying to make some love themed postal boxes and with a few new additions from the Bibliophile Collection, I am just thrilled with how these came out!

To begin, I used theArch Box Large Die to cut out the pieces I would need for the two boxes; one pink and one red. I added some tone-on-tone shading with coordinating ink to give the edges some dimension. I also die cut the accent pieces using the Post Box Details Die and added the same ink shading. I set those aside and got to work on the embossed postal elements.

I used a few of the non-Christmas images included in the North Pole Post Stamp Set. I knew these would come in handy when creating post boxes for other holidays or occasions! I used the coordinating North Pole Post Die to cut out the embossed sentiments and put them with the other pieces I’d already prepared.

I die cut the largest heart and border from the Nordic Hearts Die from both pink and red cardstock and then layered them using foam squares. I chose two different sentiments for the center of the hearts for variety. Once that was done, I used all of the prepared pieces to decorate the front of the post boxes using foam squares and liquid glue.

As soon as I saw the Have a Spine: Lock and Key Die, I knew the cute heart lock and keys would be perfect on the post boxes! I die cut the lock that is included in the Post Box Details Die for one of the boxes and the heart lock and key for the other. These details are die cut from Antique Gold cardstock as well as the Fancy Feet, which I adhered at the very end.

Once the front was decorated, I used ScorTape to assemble the boxes and then added the feet. I was tempted to leave them as-is, but I just couldn’t resist adding a few details from the Sent with Love Die and a few clusters of flowers created from the Winter Medley Die. These little accents just really make such a difference with the overall look and they are just so fun to create!

Each time I create with the Arch Box Large, I am so impressed with the size because it can hold more than other treat boxes I have made in the past. I can’t wait to fill these up with some Valentine’s Day treats and gifts to give to the special people in my life! Thanks for fluttering by!