Mrs B's birthday present

This is a birthday present for a friend, Mrs B, who seems to have a lunch tin fixation. After I made one for her last birthday, she somehow acquired two more during the year and then requested the same for her birthday again! 

For variety, I made different-sized cards but eagle-eyed readers may spot the flaw in the plan; the long blue card at the front won't fit in the tin!

The patterned papers are all from Stampin' Up!'s Cutie Pie range (p73). You get two sheets each of six double-sided papers which gives you loads of choice; the hardest part is deciding which side to use!

The big flower on the front of the tin was a real lightbulb moment. I was leafing through the Cutie Pie paper and realised that one of the sheets co-ordinated with the On Board Blossoms & Basics (p79) chipboard sheets. So I covered one of the chipboard flowers with a big flower from the paper, sanded and inked the edges with Certainly Celery. 

I used 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon in Certainly Celery to embellish the tin; I also used 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon in Always Artichoke and Taggeta Ribbon in Bashful Blue for the cards.

The stamps on the cards are Cheers to You (p35) and Circle of Friendship (p62). In fact you can barely see the Circle of Friendship on the blue card so I will post that as a separate project tomorrow. Hmmm.... I could spin these out all week! 

Tip: The Cutie Pie Designer Series Paper uses the Stampin' Up! colours So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Rose Red and Bashful Blue. 

Edited to add: For the lunch tin, I used two sheets of Designer Series paper. I stuck it down with PVA glue (the children's craft type), which I spread with a foam brush from Wilko. You can also use Mod Podge craft glue but I am almost sure it's the same as PVA (unless you can find the matt type). 

(All page numbers refer to the UK Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalogue 2007-2008)