OK so I bet you are looking at the inspiration and thinking how did you get from warm cozy mittens to a Tiffany inspired box! Well it started with the Faber-Castell 50’s Diner Gelatos that Linnie’s Blooms kindly provided; there is this gorgeous blue gelato in the kit and I just started playing but I kept in mind things that I’m in love with at the moment – soft ethereal colours, vellum, a little layering while still trying to keep it CAS and handwriting. The heart die cuts are a nod to the smitten theme too. Only thing is projects like this are a nightmare to photograph so my apologies on that front. The dim dark weather is not helping and then add in that this is a gift box made with my new We R Memory Keepers gift box punch board and the 3D aspect of the photography just threw another spanner into the works!

So to make the tag I used gesso on a piece of card and then rubbed the lovely blue gelato across the top and down one side, rubbing it in with my finger. I then squirted the tag with a solution of perfect pearls and let the colour soften and become all dreamy :) I stitched a vellum tag on top on which I’d written the name ‘Sophie’. This is the start of improving my handwriting and learning a little Calligraphy that I mentioned in my New Year’s post. I can’t take credit for that lovely writing, I’m using the ‘Modern Calligraphy‘ book by Molly Super Thorpe to learn the modern take on Calligraphy that I love seeing popping up everywhere. A trend for 2014? I hope so as it’s gorgeous! To finish I added a couple of little silver die cut hearts :)

Now comes the bit of this post I’ve been rambling and procrastinating in order to avoid! I have loved seeing the Curtain Call curtains rise once more. I joined this team because of Stacey and how wonderful and supportive she was when I started blogging and entered the original challenges. The Curtain Call Crew she gathered is a testament to the wonderful person that she is and they are an amazing bunch of girls :) This last 6 months have flown by, but as I look to 2014 I know that I need to keep the balance right for me so it is with great sadness that I feel it is time for me to step down from the team :( Joining the already amazing team are some fabulous new members and I can’t wait to see them rock it in 2014!