Happy February! Hello crafters – we are in the dead of winter, but still staying warm in the craft room and getting ready for Valentine’s Day!

Since it is the first of the month, it is the start of a new “More than one Score” challenge at the Scor-Pal blog. This month we want to see your Love/Valentine creations.
You can follow the theme if you like, but if you don’t want to you can do an “Anything Goes” creation as long as it follows the general rules
Each month we will have a different theme and you will have a month to create and enter your projects. As well as the theme you will need to make “More Than One Score” and tell us where you used the Scor-Pal on your project. So a single fold card won’t count but an Easel, Gatefold, Stair Step, etc will. Also we love to see your “Anything But a Card” projects, just as long as you make “More Than One Score”
We have a ton of inspiration on our Projects on the Scor-Pal website and also on our Pinterest Board to get you eager to enter.

You can get the Scor-Pal here and Scor-Tape here.

Today I have something different than the typical Valentine’s Day card – it is a gift box with a masculine twist. No pinks or lace on this one!!

As you can see, I’ve used blacks, grays and metallics to create the box. Here is how I did it.

I took a piece of black cardstock measuring 7 x 12. On the short side I scored it at 1.75. On the long side I scored it at 1.75, 5.75, 7.5 and 11.5.

I cut the bottom section as shown below to make the tabs for the bottom of the box.

Now for the panels…I used a cuttlebug embossing folder called Decorative Tile, but there are several folders available that can be considered more masculine. The paper I used for the embossing is from Cut Cardstock. It is from their Curious Metallic line called Hades. It is a heavy weight paper, metallic with a charcoal grey color. I’ve had it for over 10 years and it looks like it is no longer available.

I embossed three pieces of the cardstock then covered all of them with metallic rub-ons.

I’ve also had these rub-ons for over 10 years – just stuck in a draw. I saw a post on Facebook where someone embossed a piece of dark cardstock then rubbed the design over with gold metallic rub-ons and this is where I got the idea. The result here gives a great silver metallic look to the embossed panel. A little goes a long way with these rub ons.

Once all the panels were done I cut them to size and placed them on the box and then put the box together using Scor-Tape.

For the front, I embellished it with several dies. The rounded tag die was cut with paper that has a very subtle houndstooth pattern. The sentiment is from a Valentines stamp/embossing folder set I got from Michaels last year for $5. The hearts and arrow are just miscellaneous dies I had in my stash. I finished it off with two silver brads in the top corners of the box.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you check out the Scor-Pal blog and see what the other designers have made.