Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Farm fresh: barn box & gift tag set.


A sweet little barn-box, filled with 8 farm-fresh, 100% certified pure country tags :)

I used the PTI shape up series: barn die to create my box.  First, I die-cut a barn shape and stamped it with the barn-board image from "background basics: farm & barn." I think I squealed in delight after that step :)  I die-cut the barn again in black cardstock and used that to fussy-cut the strip for the roof-top, added a white framing around the doors, and sewed the barnyard "X" onto each door.


To create my little box, I die-cut another barn and used the 2 pieces to sandwich a simple box shape.  (To make the box between the barns, I cut a sheet of red cardstock down to 5 inches by 8 inches.  On the 5 inch side, I scored at 1" and again at 4".  On the 8 inch side, I scored at 3.5" and again at 4.5".)

Well hello there, little chicken!


Inside the barn, I tucked 8 gift tags in 4 different designs, held together by the red-checked border at the bottom, the kraft-y colored sunburst, and the black-inked sentiments & farm images.


 Oh, and thank you Ikea, for providing the plush farm animals, perfect for my little photoshoot.  And thank you Maia, for letting me borrow them for 5 minutes... albeit begrudgingly...



21 comments:

  1. oooh! perfect country goodness!
    Love your work!

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  2. Love this project, Elena. It's totally adorable. The stitching on the door is a sweet touch.

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  3. Love love LOVE this... I haven't ordered this set yet, but I am weakening...

    I love the whole idea of your gift box, and you executed it *so* perfectly! And the animals are the perfect models... it's so good Maia could share for a minute!

    Here's one for you:

    Emma (3.5 yrs) comes into the kitchen with her Fisher Price Dr's kit and says, "I have to go take the elephant's blood plessure..."

    I just about DIED. What 3 year old knows about blood pressure?! Oh yeah, mine does, because months ago I told her that's what that part of the doctor set was for! hahaha...

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    1. I'm picturing an elephant having his blood pressure taken by a 3 1/2 yr old girl right now...and loving the mental image! heehee.

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  4. Oh, dying of cuteness. Love your little barn set. I'm so glad I got this stamp set, although, now I am wishing I had that barn.

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  5. I finally placed a PTI order, and now wishing I'd added this! SUPER cute! :)

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  6. Oh my goodness! This is so cute! Love the tags, the barn and those tiny stuffed piggies!!

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  7. So stinkin' adorable!!! I love the barn gift box, so so cute! The tags are perfect and I love the little stuffed piggies. :-)

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  8. I think I'll use the word "Howdy" today.

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  9. This is fabulous...love the box idea and to fill it with those adorable tags...so smart and CREATIVE!

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  10. Fantastic Elena, I love what you have done with that set.

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  11. Love this!! :)
    I'm SO making some of these for a gift for my mom and sister...
    they are in a word...
    can you say "country"?
    I'm 99.9% country...they're like 210%!!! :)
    So happy that I can come and get inspiration from others so that I don't have to do any thinking...
    sometimes I really just don't like to! :)
    These are FABULOUS!! :)

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  12. What a fabulous project! Love it!
    Hugs!
    x

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  13. See, I knew you'd blow me away with how you'd use this set!
    Wonderful tags, Elena, and I love how you made a box out of the barn (& stitched on it, too!)

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  14. Oh goodness, this is cute!! I do not need this set....I do not need this set....shoot, must have the barn die at the very least!

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  15. O my god, that is brilliant! Absolute YUM!

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  16. This is sooooooo adorable and so very creative! Would love to get a cute little Gift Tag set like this! You need to do a Giveaway... I'll gladly help you out and save you time, just mail them to me!!!! hehehe!
    Crafty Hugs,
    Pendra

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  17. Such an awesome project. Love those little piggies too!!

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  18. Oh my giddy Aunt! Now that's what I am talking about! This is so fabulous. Sheer genius!

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