Use the Stampin' Up! Matchbox Die #114890 with your Big Shot #113439 to make this cute little box!  The Love Letter Designer Series Paper #117162 with the black and white houndstooth pattern really makes this box up-to-date!  Just the other day I read how trendy houndstooth is and that gave me the idea to make something with this paper.  I LOVE the Real Red, Basic Black and Very Vanilla colors in this paper and have seen many cute projects using it.

To top off my matchbox, I used the Scallop Circle Punch #119854 to punch two scallops in the same pattern. Fold each scallop in half, making sure that you aren't folding any scallops on the ends in half…..you want to just fold in the lines between the scallops. Fold in half, open, fold in half in another spot.  I found that if you just go around the circle to each scallop you will probably get them all and get them folded correctly. After you have made all the folds (so that it looks like spokes on a wheel), take your Paper Snips #103579 and cut on just one of those lines into the center.

Then starting with the slit, accordion-fold the scallops back and forth all the way around.

Take the two folded scallops and adhere them together do you have one whole flower…..you can even use three scallops if you want!  On my matchbox, I actually used two scallop flowers, one with a different pattern on the bottom.  Then I attached a linen-threaded Real Red button from the Candy Cane Big Designer Buttons which were in the Holiday Mini.

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I used the Bitty Box & Envelope Die #115967 to cut out this box with my Big Shot and punched the heart with my Full Heart Punch #119883, and then it sat undecorated on my table for several days.  Then I got the idea to punch out a bunch of little colored hearts with my Heart to Heart Punch #119881 to decorate the box!

It was fun to play around with all the hearts and colors until I had a pleasing layout.  I also needed a small greeting, so I stamped "Happy Valentine's Day" from Teeny Tiny Wishes #115370.  Talk about a useful stamp set with its variety of sentiments!  I just cut the words out and played them a little off-kelter on the box and there you have it! Behind the lid I adhered a small piece of window sheet to close the heart opening. Now it is ready for candy or small notes or whatever treat I choose for Valentine's Day!

(To punch the large heart in the center of the lid you do have to fold up the box flap in the front or the punch won't slide all the way in.  But you are able to just clear that flap in order to punch the heart, so it works!)

If you need these heart punches for Valentines, just click HERE to order. Be sure you are on my demonstrator business website for best pricing.

Happy New Stampin' Up! Year!  Yes, today is the day for the new 2010-2011 Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog!!  Out with the old and in with the new! Right this minute Stampin' Up! is changing everything over online to the new catalog, so if you wait until this afternoon ( 1 pm Central time) you will be able to shop online and view all the new catalogs.

Here is a project I made with the new products!  I used the Big Shot (#113439) to die cut the Box #2 (#114518) out of the new card stock Daffodil Delight (#119683) and then decorated it with the Greenhouse Gala Designer Series Paper (#117167).  I used the same sheet, both sides, for the little band of paper around the middle and from the other side I cut out several flowers and leaves with my Paper Snips (#103579) (which make such cutting easy!).  You MUST put this Greenhouse Gala DSP on your first order from the new catalog because it is beautiful!  It will put you in a good mood just to look at it!  For a finishing touch, I added a little of the new 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon (#119254).  When I first saw this ribbon I wasn't sure I liked it because it is so very narrow, but when I used it today I just loved it!

Such a fun little project that just brightens up your day to make it!  Think what it would do for someone if you put a little treat inside and gave it away!

Check back later when Stampin' Up! is up and running with new, new, new products!!!!