Hi everyone, Laurel here and I am SO HAPPY to back here at Unity! I really wasn’t that far away but did take a bit of a crafting hiatus. I dabbled in crafts off and on in that hiatus and it often included my Unity 🙂 Anyways, I am very excited to be here and sharing a Valentine’s Day gift box with you.
I will be right here each week sharing my Unity favorites. Let me tell you something…. I am a huge purger – just ask my crafty friends who look forward to my annual ‘garage sale’. Basically not much hangs around from year to year… except… my Unity. I never seem to be able to part with it – even when I wasn’t sure I would be back crafting. So trust me…. I have lots of favorites, lots to share so sit back and meet me here each week.
I do all kinds of paper crafting from tags to cards, layouts to altered art. I find that the Unity SMAK and KOTM are always just the final touch I need to add interest and carry out the theme I am going for. But of course… I will be showcasing many different stamps!
Today, I am sharing an altered box. I covered a box with some Photo Play papers (this will be a Valentine’s Day gift for my 3 year old grand daughter). I then had some fun creating a tag.
- I started off creating a vellum tag and of course filling it with sequins for a shaker tag. I know my grand daughter will love it… then we will open the tag and she has some sequins to craft with.
- To add detail I used ephemera from the kit and then dug through my Unity Kits.
- See that arrow… I have used that arrow on many projects including layout. I love it. It is from the You are Loved SMAK kit. Check out the kit… so many fun things to play with.
- I then stamped and paper pieced the valentine’s circle from the So Into You KOTM. (Note the staples… if you know me at all, you know I love my stitching and my staples. They are usually tucked somewhere on my project.)
There is also something about little bits hanging from my twine. I love the look so I created tags by stamping and paper piecing the tags from the Heart and Soul KOTM or if you just want the little tags, you can purchase them as a set in the Valentine Tickets stamp set… but I suggest just going for the KOTM, you won’t regret it. You never know when a little stamped image will add the perfect touch. The little tag with just the hugs sentiment stamped…. that stamp is from the So Into You KOTM. 
So there you have it. A valentine gift box, complete with tag all ready to go.
Have you signed up for any memberships? I would love to hear which ones you have.
