Gifts for Friends

After we remodeled our kitchen (it took 76 days!) a good friend brought me presents to use in decorating the kitchen.  In return, I made this Shrine to Gardening for her.  I distressed most of the items with Distress Ink and Distress Paint so the colors wouldn't be quite as bright.  I used Decoupage to cover all the surfaces of the box with spring-looking scrapbooking paper.  The box and all the doo-dads came from my stash.  The insect on the left side edge is a vintage pin.

 

I made this card for a friend who loves oriental design.  I used Karen Burniston's Sizzix dies, Album Accordian Flip 3-D and Frame and Label Brackets. I also used Sizzix die Regal Crest.  I embellished the card with an oriental coin and a tassle and used Graphic 45 paper to collage the images onto the accordian parts.