My Box and My Wrangler

Happy Thursday Friends! I can't believe that this month is almost over. That will mean less than 2 months before school starts, whew wee!!! Did any of you check out my previous post and buy the digital image of the Weiman Wranglers? I hope so! But before I talk more about that, here's that box I promised to show you: My box is on the left. I had this Pretzel box and I've been using it for all the kids' snacks. I just throw all the snacks (raisin boxes, rollups, granola bars) in the box so when the kids ask for a snack, they get to choose ONE out of the BOX. And they know just what they can have instead of asking me, "Mom, can I have an apple?" "Mom, can I have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich?" "Mom, can I have this CANDY???" "Mom, can I have all of it?????" LOL! So, anyway, I originally brought this box up to my craft room to cover in wrapping paper to make it look nicer. Then I saw a challenge on Papercraft Planet from Diana Gibbs on the 3d challenge page to use a box that you have around the house as inspiration to make your own box. OK! I took the pretzel box apart (it folds into itself and can be unfolded without damage-cool!) and measured it. I then divided the measurements into a third, and made my box! I did goof a little and had to use glue to hold my box closed, but that's ok. Here's a pic of two sides of the box:

I decided that my box needed a few different characters to adorn it, so I used 4 different stamps from The Greeting Farm and decorated the box! I got that idea because Marie over on the TGF blog issued us a challenge to use 3 or more different stamps in one project. PERFECT! I stamped and colored the Panda with the wagon from Panda Friends then cut it out and glued it on the box with a pop-dot. Also, I stamped and colored the bunny riding the turtle from Down by the Pond. Here's a closeup of that:

The flower is from Panda Friends as well. I used colored pencils and OMS to color all the images. Here's a pic of the inside of the box and the third decorated side:

The mushroom bunch is from Wonderland. The papers are all from TGF's Sunny Glen paper pack. I really love my box and I use it to hold my glue dots on my desk.

So, back to the Weiman Wranglers; As I type this, Pink Cat Studio has raised over $1300 for the Make a Wish Foundation!!! WOW!!! There are some big hearts out there in the stamping world and I am so honored to be a part of it all. After I purchased the digital stamps, I printed them out and made this:

As I was coloring Wrangler Ava (or Lily-or whoever you want her to be) I ended up changing her clothes' colors! I didn't realize that when I changed her pink shirt to red, and her blue pants to green, that she was going to turn out Christmasy looking! But I ended up using the Mr. Campy paper from Cosmo cricket and all the colors ended up working out just fine. I used the sketch from 2 Sketches 4 U and just changed it up a little. I have three ribbons coming from the side, and the sketch is flipped, and the main image is on a long panel, not the circle... but it works for me! LOL!

Well, I hope you all have a Thoroughly Thrilling Thursday, and I'll see you tomorrow probably!

Until Fantastic Friday, be blessed!