Supplies:
- Stamp: Lockhart Noel Angel
- Paper: Neenah Classic Natural White cardstock, Memory Box Sugar Plum cardstock
- Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Copic Markers & Spica Glitter Pens
- Accessories: Spellbinders Scalloped Edge Frame, Island Blossom Dew Drops
My youngest daughter (almost 7) has been asking me for a tooth fairy box for about a year ... even though she doesn't have a loose tooth in sight! But since her older sister has one, of course she "needs" to have one ASAP, too! We do boxes around here -- they make make the Tooth Fairy's job a lot easier to find those tiny teeth!
The closest stamp I have that resembled a tooth fairy was Karen Lockhart's angels, so I chose this Noel one so I could omit the "Noel" from her banner and write in "Tooth". I think it turned out okay and my daughter was thrilled to finally have her pretty tooth box!
I started by stamping the angel with Rich Coco ink, so it would be a little softer -- in keeping with the color tones of the box. By the way, that box was a lucky find at the dollar store a while back and was already made of this pretty soft pink damask pattern ... score! It measures 3" wide x 2.50" tall x 3.75" deep and has two drawers that pull out. If you can't find something similar, you could always glue two small match boxes together and cover them in paper -- it will be smaller but will work.
After stamping the angel, I colored her with these Copic markers and Spica Glitter Pens (Clear, Gold & Pink):
Hopefully, you can see that lovely Spica glitter in this photo (click on it for a larger view):
I searched for a die the right size to cut out this sweet angel and still fit on the top of the box and found the center of Spellbinders' Scalloped Edge Frame to be perfect! After die cutting the angel, I also die cut & embossed a piece of Memory Box Sugar Plum cardstock and while the cardstock was still in the frame, I colored the embossed dots with Pink Copic Spica Glitter Pen:
I really liked the whimsy the embossed dots added to the angel. I adhered everything on top of the box and then added some Island Blossom Dew Drops for accents. Those drawers will come in handy ... one for the teeth and one for the money!
I hope this project gets you thinking about other ways you can use Karen Lockhart's pretty Angels!
