Bees Knees Artist Trading Box

Hey, Crafty Friends!!

It's another beautiful day to get crafty! And today I will show you how I created this beautiful bright and cheery Bees Knees ATB (Artist Trading Box)!

Let's get right to it!!

Supplies Used

Eileen Hull Gift Box w/ Scallop Edges and Label Die (Sizzix)
Big Shot Plus (Sizzix)

Mat Board (Sizzix)
Tim Holtz Entomology Dies (Sizzix)
Tim Holtz Skeleton Leaves Dies(Sizzix)
Honey Dear (DCWV)
Cardstock- White, Gray
Creative Station (Xyron)
Create-A-Sticker (Xyron)
Distress Oxide Inks- Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed,
Shaded Lilac, Black Soot (Ranger Ink)
Medium White Lily(I Am Roses)
Small White Lily (I Am Roses)
Yellow Sweet  Moon Rose (I Am Roses)
Yellow & Cream Variegated Cherry Blossoms (I Am Roses)
Liquid Glue
Wooden Dowel Caps
Gesso (Liquitex)
Adhesive Foam
Cutter Bee Scissors (EK Success)
PITT Artist Pen (Faber-Castell)
Water Brush Pen
Wooden Dowel

Today, I'll be playing with Eileen Hull's new Gift Box with Scallop Edges Die...

Along with DCWV's Honey Dear Stack.

I cut my patterned paper in half to measure 6" x 12". 

Then I ran both halves through my Xyron Creative Station Machine.

I peeled the protective film and attached each piece to a separate sheet of Sizzix Mat Board .

Once I attached my paper, I placed it faced down onto my Gift Box die and ran them both through my Sizzix Big Shot Plus.

I folded the die cuts on their creases. Each of these pieces creates one half of a box, hence, the need for two.

This box also cut out little labels and scalloped edges. I didn'

t use them for this project so I set them aside and saved them for a potential future project.

I added a string liquid adhesive onto the little flaps of one of my cut-outs. And attached it to the inside middle panel of the other.

I used a couple of mini clothespins to hold it securely in place while the glue took hold. 

Once it was dried, I attached the other ends with glue, again held it together with clothespins till the glue firmly took hold.

I left the top flap unattached so that I could still use it for a storage box.

I placed it aside to completely dry.

I painted 4 wooden dowel caps with white gesso and attached them to the underside of my box as feet.

I found this cute card panel in the Honey Dear Stack that I absolutely adored. It said, "You're the Bees Knees" with a picture of a beehive surrounded by an elegant frame.

I cut it out by hand with a scissor, attached foam adhesive tot he back, and attached it to the front of my box.

On top of my box, I attached an assortment of lilies, cherry blossoms, and a sweet moon rose.

Then I die cut one Skeleton leaf from gray cardstock. I cut it apart and made it into multiple mini leaves.

Then individually tucked and attached each leaf under my flowers.

Next, I die cut a couple of bee silhouettes using one of my Tim Holtz Entomology dies. I don't have the matching stamp set so I drew all the details by hand using a PITT Artist Pen.

I ended up not using the vellum one pictured.

Then colored in the bee using Distress Oxide inks in Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed,

Shaded Lilac, Black Soot, and a water brush pen.

I curled around a dowel rod a 3-inch piece of wire that was discarded from one of my flowers.

Then I ran my blank bee silhouette through my little Creat-A-Sticker and sandwiched the wire in between the two bee silhouettes.

Lastly, I tucked and glued the wire into my bed of flowers.

And here is my finished box...

I really love how this turned out!! That yellow is such a happy energetic color!!

This box is like a ray of sunshine and makes me want to smile each time I look at it!!

I hope it has made you smile too!!

I hope you enjoyed today's tutorial and it inspires you to make one yourself!!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Until next time...

HAPPY CRAFTING!!

~Mitsyana