Mamas Treasure Box

Hi folks,

I've found another little make that I've forgotten to post before leaving the UK. Here's a gift box I made up for my lovely Czech friend who had a beautiful baby girl not long before I left the UK. I wanted to make something she could use as a 'keepsake box' for those little treasures from her newborn. I remember I just couldn't bear to part with Zac and Georgie's hospital bracelets, but they just didn't fit neatly into a scrapbook, so this inspired my idea to create this little treasure box.

I love the Saturated Canary image I've used for this, as she's not all prim and polished. In fact, she looks a little worn-out! Which frankly is what new mothers actually look like! I even added a hint of grey under the eyes to accentuate that overtired look. Overtired, but over the moon too. Her little girl, her sweet little bundle of joy, but I digress. Waxing nostalgic there, as I never thought I'd be able to have a baby of my own!! How blessed I am to now have my pigeon pair!! But back to the box...

I have coloured the image with Flexmarkers and Promarkers. I used some of the pale Flexmarkers to give just a hint of colour in places, wanting to keep it very pale and wistful. I loved colouring her hair. I don't have this art down yet, but Krista drew her hair so well, it was fabulous to colour. 

I used a Lili of the Valley sentiment stamp and the flower was cut from an old favourite pair of cashmere bedsocks that I'd worn holes in! I washed them up carefully, said my goodbyes and then cut them up! I'm actually quite pleased with how that came out. I don't recall right now where I got the sweet corner die from, I'll have to double check my stash when it finally arrives. I'm getting so impatient now!

The paper is a lovely digital paper, I'm pretty sure from Pink Petticoat and finally the small clay tile which reads 'small wonder' I painted at a kiddies pottery shop with the friend I gave this to, and she never suspected it was for her! The final touch on the image was a dab of liquid pearl to create an elegant earring and that's it, done!

Thanks for visiting today. I hope you enjoy my slightly different project. I sure had fun making it. Come back and see me again soon. Big hugs, Wends xxx

I'm entering this into the following challenges:

Saturated Canary Challenge Blog ~ #40 Pretty Pastels
I Love Promarkers ~ What's Your Favourite Colour (Pink!)
Bunny Zoe's Crafts Challenge ~ Favourite Colour Combo (Pink and Lemon)
Crafty Creations Challenges ~ Flowers and/or Fairies (Hope they like my handmade flower!)
Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog ~ Happy Birthday (Celebrating a happy 'Birth' day)
Joanna Sheen Challenge Blog ~ Spring Into Spring (Spring Baby)
Stamping Sensations Challenge Blog ~ Special Occasions (New Baby)