SUStars Gift-Giving Ideas Blog Hop

I hope you are seeing a lot of great ideas to help spark your creativity on gift-giving.  You probably just came here from Shelly's blog.   Welcome!

I'm happy to share this cute box with you today.  I saw a Halloween themed one that I thought was darling.  I wanted to make something similar and this provided the perfect opportunity.
I didn't secure the poinsettia on top because I don't have anything in the box but you get the idea.  I used the Petal Cone die and cut three of the cones for this box.  Every other flap has the red scallop border.
To make the poinsettia, I used the Island Floral die, the Stocking Accents die, and the 5 Petal Flower punch.  The light bulb from the Stocking Accents die is a perfect shape and is a little smaller, complimenting the 3-petal cluster from the Island Floral die.  The second layer from the top has a mix of the single petal from the Island Floral die and the light bulb, because it is true of poinsettias to have larger and smaller sizes.  I used the medium leaf stamp from the French Foliage stamp set to help give it the right look.
Stamps:  French Foliage
CS:  textured & Wild Wasabi, Real Red, WW, Holly Berry Bouquet DP
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler
Dies:  Stocking Accents, Island Floral, Scallop Circle #2, Petal Cone
Misc.:  Dimensionals, metallic brads, Real Red satin ribbon

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