Priscilla's Papercrafts: Sneak Peek

The upcoming September - December 2023 Mini Catalog has some gorgeous fall-themed stamps and dies. I'm a sucker for a pretty pumpkin! Does that sound crazy? I don't know what it is, but I love a nice, round pumpkin.

So when I saw Rustic Crate (I also swoon over crates/boxes) I knew it would make its way into my craft room, and quite possibly into my heart. This set features clusters of plants - greens, flowers and vegetables, that sit in a crate. The crate can either be stamped or cut with dies. AND you can make a flat crate or a little 3-D crate. Be still my heart!

My daughter-in-law just had a birthday, and my son told me that now that the four kids will all be in school (no more kids at home!) Sarah is cultivating her house plants. I knew then what to get her for her birthday...and what card I would make:

I love this crate of vegetables and sunflowers!

Stamped in Tuxedo Black and colored with Stampin' Blends, I then cut out the image with the coordinating Rustic Crate dies. The crate die also has the embossing built in, so you get the wood-grain look when you cut it out.

I mounted the die-cuts onto a circle of Vellum, cut with the Deckled Circles (new!) and layered it over a second, larger circle of Distressed Gold.

The greeting from Go To Greetings was heat embossed in Gold, atop a piece of the Earthen Elegance DSP.

One more layer of gold, and then an Early Espresso card base. Just beautiful and elegant!

Then I had fun designing a box for Sarah's gift. I found little Pot Stickers at my local garden shop - luminescent glow-in-the-dark balls on a plant stake, surrounded by a sun, moon or a star, and perfect for sticking in your houseplant for a little "glow-y" bling.

After measuring the length and depth of the group of them, I was able to create a box:

Early Espresso for the box bottom and Pretty Peacock for the lid. And of course it needed to match the card:

This time I cut two pieces of the crate die, folding the bottom piece and adhering the top to make an actual "box" - it allowed me to insert a few of the die-cuts and pops up slightly. Really cute!