Hello friends!
It’s my turn on the blog today and this time I decided to try something a little different, and it was such a fun change of pace!

Instead of working with cut files, I picked up some of Lori’s adorable digi stamps. I used the birthday-themed set and brought the images to life with watercolor markers. There’s just something so relaxing about coloring, and I love how the watercolor effect turned out.

Get the files here: Print & Cut Stamps Birthday
For this project, I also wanted to challenge myself to reuse something I already had at home. I had an old little box that originally held a gift card, and I couldn’t bring myself to throw it away (please tell me I’m not the only one who keeps these!). So I decided to upcycle it into a cute, handmade gift box.

After printing the digi stamps, I cut them out with my Siser Juliet, colored them with my Zig watercolor brushes and used them to decorate the box.

I added some layered cardstock pieces, a bit of dimension with foam adhesive, and finished it off with a cheerful birthday sentiment. The result is a unique, handmade box that’s perfect for giving another gift card, but now with so much more personality!

Of course, the inside needed some color and decoration too!

I really enjoyed combining coloring with crafting like this, and it felt great to give new life to something that would otherwise have been thrown away.
Now I’m curious—do you also save little boxes like these for future projects? Or am I the only one with a stash of “this might be useful someday” items? I’d love to hear how you reuse them in your own creative projects!
XO Tamara
This is so cute! Can you mention what paper you use to print your digital stamps? It looks like it’s great with markers!
i printed on 300gr Florence aquarel paper from by Vaessen Creative, maybe try this or something like this because I am in the Netherlands.
I have a whole house of might be useful someday stuff.
I have a cupboard under the stairs with saved boxes that are too nice to throw away and might be useful all different sizes . Love the print and cut stamps