Chicks and Chocolates!...

Happy Tuesday everyone!

Today I have something to show you that combines two of my favourite things...

colouring and chocolate! 

I have used a great new release item from 
Whimsy Stamps
which I am certainly going to be using a lot!

Hexagon Treat Box Die

I have written a quick tutorial for you so you can see how I put this lovely box together!

The first thing I did was stamp and colour one of the the cute chicks from the 
Early Birds Clear Stamp Set by Dustin Pike

Then I inked up a piece of card with blue ink and stencilled darker blue dots over the top.  I die cut a hexagon from the inky card with the 
Nested Hexagon Die Set

 

I inked up a second piece of card so that the inky patch was about the same size as the 

Hexagon Treat Box Die

Then using the 
Farmhouse Basket Stencil I inked the card again.

I die cut the inky card with the 
Hexagon Treat Box Die

I then used the 
Nested Hexagon Die Set
  to cut an aperture in the box lid, the blue dotty hexagon created earlier and a piece of acetate.

I layered the die cut acetate and the dotty hexagon and fixed the to the box lid.  This creates a box lid you can see through.

Using a bone folder I made all the creases in the die cut box.  (You'll thank me for the tip of using a bone folder, it makes the creases really sharp which in turn makes sticking the box together really straightforward)!  I fixed the box together with 
Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive

Finally I fixed the chick to the top of the box with a 
Mini Action Wobble Spring

This was such fun to make and is a really cute gift!  Who can resist that wobbly chick - not to mention the chocolates! 

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Please have a good look around the 

Whimsy Inspirations Blog 

at the gorgeous cards by the rest of the Whimsy Stamps Creative Team – and then follow that with a trip to 

Whimsy Stamps 

store for some essential retail therapy!

Happy Crafting

From Sue…xxx