Wonderful Wednesday!

What a beautiful day we had.  Some of my gardening got done today (not by me of course) and it is looking great.  I love this time of year, seeing my garden grow from the ground up.  I look forward to seeing how different it will look in only one week. 

Now onto today's project. 

Do you have an occasion where you need a special gift?  Well, this wonderful card tin makes a great gift.  

This is a card tin that I decorated for the annual Controllers for Cancer Auction.  This was actually the first tin I have ever done like this considering I have had a couple sitting on my shelf for awhile :) It was very easy to do and a lot of fun.  I managed to fit in 25 cards with dividers.   

 I cut two 3"x12" pieces of Designer paper for the top portion of the tin and two 1 1/2" x 12" for the lower portion of the tin.  I attached the strips to the tin with Mod Podge and a foam brush. I also applied Mod Podge on top of the paper as well to make it more durable.   I cut out a notch from one of the top pieces of Designer Paper to compensate for the latch on the tin. 

I cut out Designer Paper in the shape of the top of the tin and cut out the handle openings.  I Mod Podged the top just as I did the rest of the tin.  I decorated the top with ribbon on the handles and some dyed flower and beads from the Pretties Kit. 

The front of the box was decorated with ribbon and some chipboard letters that I coloured with Ballet Blue Craft Ink.  I dyed the large flower using my aquapainter and Bashful Blue Classic Ink.  The accent in the center of the flower is a 3/4" So Saffron circle along with a half pearl from the Pretties Kit. 

I made some dividers that were 4 3/8" x 6 1/2" and I added a Tab by punching some scraps of Card Stock with the Round Tab Punch.  You could stamp the titles on the tab, but I just went ahead and wrote the heading that went with the cards that I put in the box.  You could pretty much do anything.  

You can use these tins for a Recipe Box as well and we have a great stamp set called "From the Kitchen Of" that would work really well.  The possibilities are endless.  All you need is a little bit of imagination.  Happy crafting!