Decorate To Celebrate - Graduation or Birthday

Happy Wednesday!!!

Hope you are all having an amazing LAST week of May!!!

Can. Not. Believe. It!!!

Well, today over at Decorate To Celebrate we have started

a new challenge all about Graduation!

I am amazed that it's been 20 years since I graduated from HS?!?!

CRAZY!!!

Anyway, we want to see your

decorations, invitations, gifts,

basically ANYTHING BUT a Card or Layout

for all those graduates in your life!

I decided to decorate a gift box with all things

Graduation.

****WARNING****

****LOTS OF PICS*** 

I have tried to capture all sides of the box

so you could see all the stamps, embellishments, etc.

The hourglass brad is from Hobby Lobby.

The box comes from Wrap It Up, I cut it at 9".

All the stamps come from a Graduation Set by TPC Studio.

I used Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.

I also inked around the edges with some ColorBox Chalk Ink.

This is the top of the box.

I used enamel dots from Recollections for the each of the caps.

As well as some small flat back pearls from Michael's

to add some embellishment.

This is the back of the box with the lid slightly open.

I cut small strips of self-adhesive glitter ribbon from American Crafts

and added them around the box.

I cut some acetate and adhered it on the inside

of the box behind the caps.

Now it's ready to be filled with goodies or a gift!

I hope that you will join us for this challenge,

and remember

you can always link up your birthday decorations too!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!