DIY Chipboard Boxes, A Silhouette Promo &amp; a GIVEAWAY!

I am so excited to be sharing a Silhouette Promotion and giveaway with you today! It's a good one! I always LOVE having the opportunity to gift one of my readers with one of my most favorite machines ever.

First, I thought I would share my most recent Silhouette project, and then get into the nitty gritty of the promotion and giveaway.

I always need little boxes to store little things. Typically, small craft items in my studio, but also bobby pins, jewelry, sewing supplies, etc.... I thought I would try my hand at creating a couple with my Silhouette.

I started out by downloading a box and cover template from the online store, which I then cut out of chipboard using the Silhouette.

I used a total of four sheets of chipboard. Two for the bottoms of the boxes, two for the lids.

The Silhouette cut the template, which I then folded, scored and assembled using small dabs of hot glue. They are so darling!

To give them a small splash of color, I whipped out my spray paint.

Did you know you could spray paint chipboard? Me either. I thought I would give it a whirl since I typically spray paint objects on top of cardboard, and it seems to stick to the cardboard just fine. It stuck to the chipboard just fine as well!

Once the paint was cured and dry, I used some Washi tape to tape a small edge at the bottom of each lid.

I painted that small lip with some liquid gold leaf. You could also use a gold Sharpie marker or Liquid Leaf Pen.

And that was it! Tada! Super adorable little storage boxes!

This girl never met a pink and gold box she didn't like!

Now for the promotion! Great prices going on right now on the Silhouette machines and the Designer Edition Software over at the Silhouette Online Store with code ORGANIZING at checkout.

The Silhouette CAMEO®, The Silhouette Studio® Designer Edition Software, the glitter collection sketch pens, and the metallic collection sketch pens for $269.99 {$94 in savings}
The Silhouette Portrait™, The Silhouette Studio® Designer Edition Software, the glitter collection sketch pens, and the metallic collection sketch pens for $129.99 {$114 in savings}
40% off the Silhouette Studio® Designer Edition Software!

One of the best things about the Designer Edition software is the ability to use your own images and designs with your Silhouette machine! The Silhouette Studio Designer Edition Software contains all the same functionality as Silhouette Studio plus the following designer features:

Ability to open, manipulate, and cut .svg files
Rhinestone tools to convert designs into rhinestone templates and create your own rhinestone designs
Sketch tools to convert designs into several styles of sketchable art
Creative knife tools to allow you to clip designs using different patterns
Enhanced eraser set to modify designs with more precision
Built-in ruler and guide lines for precise alignment and drawing

As I mentioned, today I am giving away a Silhouette CAMEO to one lucky IHeart Organizing reader! Oh happy day!