Paper Pleasures

"All you need in life is a friend who has chocolate."
I think that quote is so true!  Oddly enough, my best friend Marian is NOT a chocolate lover! The one flaw in an otherwise perfect friend!  How could I become best friends with a woman who doesn't love chocolate as much as I do?  NO IDEA!  Life is funny sometimes.

Anyway.  I ran across a darling rubber stamp with that quote and had to have it.  I wanted to make a really cute project incorporating real chocolate, and this is what I came up with:



I started with a hinged metal CD case I purchased online here.  I searched through my extensive stash of scrapbooking papers until I found some cute prints that incorporated the color brown.  I chose some coordinating solid colored cardstock and covered the entire tin, inside and out, with paper. 

 





I stamped the quote on cardstock and matted it with a matching color, then glued it on to the front of the tin.  I trimmed one with some satin ribbon and a button, and the other with just a button. 

 

Two full-sized Hershey bars fit perfectly inside this tin!  One to keep, one to share with your friend.  (And since my friend doesn't like chocolate......I guess I get them both!)

 

This cute project would make a great little gift for a friend.  You could even tuck a gift card inside for an additional surprise. 

 

Happy Thursday!

Lisa

 

I have these available for purchase, but not in my etsy shop.  Contact me if you are interested!

 

Supplies used in this project:

Hinged metal CD tin (SKS Bottle & Packaging)

Various printed scrapbooking paper (Hobby Lobby)

Various colored cardstock (Hobby Lobby)

Rubber Stamp (Inkadinkadoo)

Brown ink pad (Stampin' Up)

Buttons and satin ribbon

3M Glue Dot Tape Runner

Hershey bars