For packing, the cardboard box is mostly in used. Custom corrugated boxes are always for packaging. Yesterday my mailbox was full of messages about a project called "One World - One Heart". After taking I look, I decided to participate by offering a giveaway, too.
I've made two sets of three crossover cards. Each of the pouches contains a blank note card.
The basic idea is that if you'd like these items, you leave a comment on this message, and on 14th February, Valentine's Day, I draw a winner, in whatever way I see fit, from among the people who leave a comment. I'll be picking two winners, and each will receive one of the card sets.
I'm bowled over by the number of people who would like to win these cards, so I've had a think and decided to add three more sets. I have a Pay It Forward on my other art blog, Art Angelix, that seems to have passed unnoticed, so... come Valentine's Day, I'll choose three additional winners and declare them to the winners of my PIF obligation.
I've had a huge boxful of matchboxes lying around for quite some time, now, and I've decided to use them up to make things for the cartons.
Each of the matchbox treasuries is made up of three to five matchboxes. First I decorated the boxes. Then I painted leftover strips of book board in colors that match the boxes and, once the paint was dry, I stamped and embossed on the visible sides of the strips.
After cutting the strips to size, I glued on the matchboxes. Some of the strips are longer, so they can be hung up, if desired. I then used scraps of book board to make nameplates for the sets. After that, all I had to do was embellish. I'm actually quite pleased with myself, because I managed to use some of my hard to get "perfect" embellishments that I'd been saving for some project or other, for example, the rusted hardware. It's such a relief to be actually using the stuff instead of hoarding it. With development of the packaging industry, box printer emerged. With the box printing technology, all kinds of box prints can be made out. Boxes include so many kinds, such as gift boxes, shipping boxes packaging boxes, corrugated board boxes and so on.
Oh, and the boxes also have an inner life...