Thursday, November 15, 2018

Holiday Shadow Pillow Boxes

Do you ever wake up with an idea? I do, then immediately forget what it is. But not this time! This time I an idea struck me as soon as I awoke and by george I made sure it stayed in there. Not only did I make it stick, I followed through and made the thing I thunk up!


I'm sure it's all the matchboxes I've been working on that inspired these shadow-pillow-boxes. Using the pillowbox template found on the inside cover of Graphic 45's 8" paper pads, I traced and cut out pieces from Christmas Magic, then simply cut a window from one side of the box before assembly.


You could put all sorts inside... a wintery scene, a photo of this years visit with Santa, a picture of your cat. I've opted for a simple sentiment cut from Christmas Magic, and more of the winged Santa's Little Helpers that are fluttering all over my studio.


I seriously love these wee fellows. They are utterly charming and delightful!


**SHAMELESS PLUG ALERT: The wing transparency is available HERE. A download to print at home can be purchased HERE.**


I mean... come on... my teeth hurt from all the sweetness!



A paper sprig of greenery, some red holiday berries, a bow...



... and tah  da! You're all set!


Oh! I added a very sensible amount of glitter too.


NOW you're done.

Here's the list of goods I used to make these cute shadow-pillow-boxes.

Christmas Magic
I used the 8" pad for the boxes, the wee fellas were fussy cut from the 12" Santa's Helpers sheet
Wee Wings Transparency Sheet
Fancy Red Holly Berries Mix
1/4 Inch Red Holly Berry Stems
Green Ribbon
Waterfall Stickles
Clear glitter