Anniversary gift

I saw this beautiful trio of boxes made over at Sharon Johnson's blog http://notimetostamp.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2007/11/14/trio-of-boxes/ , which I hightly recommend that you go check out. I decided that this is going to be part of what I was going to make my in laws for their Anniversary, and I was going to make some sort of treat to put inside it. I found the perfect cardstock from PhotoMemories, I just LOVE the blue colored cardstock...wow is all I have to say :)!

In the end I made some Chocolate orange walnut Biscotti to put inside the box, I did make a little too much and so it wouldn't all fit into the box...I put the rest in a baggie and put it in their gift bag. Since it was my first time making these boxes I decided simple was best, and work my way up into the more difficult look later. I LOVE how it turned out, was sort of surprised because the project started to head down that road of "this isn't going to work"...perhaps I was just being hard on myself. Anyways, I gave it to my inlaws this afternoon and they just LOVED both things I made...I think they had a few pieces of Biscotti too :)!

This picture is of the top of the box, since you don't really get a good idea of what it looks like from this first picture :)! Once I get the hang of making these boxes I am sure I will be putting more details into them...

Cardstock:

~dark brown cardstock from Carousel 12x12 sheet from PhotoMemories

~not sure of this color, it is turquiose sort of, from PhotoMemories

~Patterned paper from Autumn Leaves slab of paper from WalMart

~white flat cardstock from Carousel

~black flat cardstock from carousel

Ink:

~Archival ink Jet Black

~Brilliance ink pad (Dew Drop) Moonlight White

Stamps:

~Jollies Fleurs Lizzie Anne stamps

~Stamp from Brenda Wholten (think that was her last name) by Inkadinkado

Other:

~Martha Stewart scrapbooking pen (black)

~Brown ribbon from Michael's
~Super Tacky Tape from Michael's

~Paper Studio Circle Scallop punch

~The Crafters Workshop stencil Photo Memories