Suitcase..to go

 Suitcase...to go.

I LOVE to make boxes!!!  It is so fun to take paper & turn it into something cute & useable.  I bought the  Ultimate Crafter's Companion to make box making so simple.  It does all the measuring for you!!  I love it.  I recently bought the Boxer Board and the Ultimate Crafter's Companion Advanced Construction & Techniques DVD.  The suitcase was one of the projects on there.  After watching the instructions, I set out to make it my own.

I made mine a bit larger than the one she makes in the DVD.  It is 5 1/5 x 8 inches.  It is pretty roomy.

I am addicted to pink & brown, and chose those colors for this project.

I used The Cricut Flower Shoppe cartridge to make the flower and leaves on top.

I added some sparkle to it with my I-Rock gems.

 It's hard to see in this pic, but I used a Sizzix sizzlet tag die for the clasp.

 I used some Spanish moss for some added dimension and decoration.

In the video, she used ribbon for the handle.  I decided to go with paper instead.

Now, I just have to decide what goodies to put in it and who I want to give it too!!!  Decisions, decisions!! LOL