I was going through photos on my phone and realized that I never posted about the gift box I created for J’s birthday. The major gift he was getting from us and his uncle was a subscription to Loot Crate. Since there was nothing physical to give at that point, we thought a coupon of sorts would be in order. Then the wheels started turning and I thought how about a 3D crate that he could keep as a memento on a shelf as well. A physical reminder of the subscription.

I started with black foam core cutting it down to create the box.

Next I stamped a wood plank rubber stamp on the back side of a cereal box with Staz-on ink.

I then used walnut ink and watered down acrylic paint to make the cardboard appear as wood.

After assembly I added more light stamping for a distressed appearance. I wanted to make it look as if that crate had traveled the world. 

It was a fun little project and had much more impact than a plain old coupon.