Covered in Glitter and Screaming

My illustration pen pal loaned me another Griffin and Sabine book, and I returned it with a handmade card. This one plays around with the format, and features an octopus holding a message in a bottle. Process video: I ended up making several of these, but I think I want to go back and adjust the design a bit. I love the look of the suckers being cut from the front piece of paper to reveal the back, but the finer details are hard for the Cricut to handle without tearing. This card also doesn't fit into a standard envelope. The plan is to make at least one alternate version of this concept that is easy to replicate, to be added to my (brand new!) Etsy store , which currently features kokeshi doll cards .

 My Griffin and Sabine pen pal sent me the first book to read, and this is the box I made to return it. The box design went through several rounds of changes and it didn't end up perfect, but overall I am very happy with it This is the first time I've used a magnetic switch – the light only turns on when the lid is opened. Concept sketch First try Second try Third try, bottom half Third try, top half Pencil drawing References are helpful! Gel pen and marker on black paper looks GOOD Attaching the LED to the battery and switch There is a magnet in the bottom front edge of the box; when the switch at the top center gets close to it, the light turns off Ready! Finishing touches added