Cute Little Valentine Skunks!!

Hi everyone! How is your week going?! My week has been great so far. Our 49ers made it into the playoffs in overtime! Whew! The weather has been perfect! And….My church is doing a five day Bible Conference and my husband and I have been going to church every day. It has been so uplifting and fun and inspiring. Lots of singing and tons of good, thoughtful messages. It has been a restorative and wonderful way to start off the new year. The first night there were almost 3000 people at church. How amazing is that? I find it very good for my soul to see that many people so eager to hear the word of God and commit to coming to church every day. Looking forward to two more nights.

Today's post is about SKUNKS! LOLZ. Skunks???? Yes!! In our neighborhood there is a lot of open space/natural area… and we have lots of critters around all the time. At least a couple of times a year I'll wake up in the middle of the night and know….'we got skunked!' There is no mistaking that smell. But, you do have to admit, they are kinda cute, especially the babies!! Today's skunks are courtesy of the new Lawn Fawn release for Valentines Day 2022! I couldn't resist! Lots of photos in this post, so grab a cuppa and hang out with me for a bit! XO

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I used the new Tiny Gift Box Skunk Add-On dies to create some treat boxes and a card that matches. You already know I love those tiny treat boxes!! (CLICK HERE for the ones I made last year for Valentines)The skunk is the add on for this year. It is meant to attach to the front of the treat box die, but it also totally works to make a stand alone critter for a card. Let's look at the card first, and then the treats!

This finished card is an A2 card base. I used the brand new quilted heart background die in white and put pink paper behind it. This die completely covers the front of the card. I layered red cardstock and then my elements.

 

My little skunk is holding some Valentine Love Letters!!! EEP.

 

I heat embossed the sentiment in white onto the red cardstock. I die cut a scalloped circle out of the red and also splattered on some white paint.

 

Here's a detail close up of that beautiful background die…

 

I die cut out all the pieces of my skunk using black, white, gray and pink cardstock. I gently inked the edges of the gray parts using distress ink. I added white gel pen accents onto him too. I die cut several tropical leaves dies and inked those too!

 

I stamped a few love letters and die cut some pink hearts to use as accents on the card.

 

 

 

Next up are my cute little treat boxes!!! I made a girl skunk and a boy skunk! (It is for Valentines after all!) I used the bow die from the Deer add on die set.

 

Here's a side view to see their legs! LOLZ. The tail piece works as the handle to pull the lid of the box open! Genius. 

 

Lawn Fawn thought of everything… There is even a tiny die cut piece for their tummies! I used two of the small white fur piece around their faces. I added white gel pen accents to everything – I just really like that look.

 

Here is the top so you can see the stripes!

 

Here is the TINY gift box in my hand! The perfect size for a big truffle or just a few candies…. The tiny gift box is super easy to assemble. It's all one piece. You just die cut once, then fold and glue it together. Then the add-ons just get glued on to the front side of the box. It's one of my fav dies.

 

 

I crafted them a tiny heart banner to hold with their tails. This is how they will sit on the shelf in my craft room! This would be super cute for a table decoration too! I glued hearts onto a piece of red and white twine.

 

 

 

 

 

So that's it for today! All the cuteness of skunks but none of the aroma! HAHAHAHA. 

Thanks for stopping by today! There are a lot of good things coming in the next couple of weeks. Crafting is revving up again and I'm gonna be busy again! Lots of good things to share with you. Have a wonderful day full of blessings and love. XOXO

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