Pull out your hobby craft supplies and create the perfectly personal Valentines Box of chocolates this Valentines Day for the ideal homemade gift idea using clear art rubber stamps. This box is not only uniquely designed by you, but it conveys those extra special feelings in the time and effort you expend.

This romantic gift box idea uses up those hard to use paper scraps and turns them into a loving Valentine wish. For an extra personal touch, you could stamp on the chocolates you place inside the box.

1. Purchase your chocolates in a heart shaped box. You will be re-covering the heart shaped surface with coordinating scraps of pattern and solid paper.
2. Begin by dividing the heart in half with a vertical line from the top of the heart to the bottom point of the heart. This will give you a line to follow so you can arrange your paper pieces straight.
3. Select 3 or 4 different papers that complement one another in color and design. Cut some into strips and others into rectangles. Experiment with the placement so you get the most appealing arrangement. Before securing any of the pieces to the box, first ink the edges of each piece with a sponge dauber and stamping ink. In the photo above, the edges were inked in a dark red ink.
4. As you glue the pieces in place, allow the edges to overlap as much as a 1/4". Check for squareness as you place each piece. Once you have covered the box, trim the excess paper from the edges and ink the edges.
5. Embellish your box with clear border and heart rubber stamps. Stamps used in the example above include the My Favorite Letters 'L' clear stamps, and the word love stamped with clear alphabet stamps.
6. Complete the project with some ribbon and other embellishments that will add dimension to the design. Create a complimentary tag if you wish and attach it to your Valentine.