Gift for Debbie and Mark

Created this rectangle box using Spellbinders Paper Arts Dies and Layers of Colours Stamps

 Top and bottom lids were made with Spellbinders Paper Arts Labels Twenty Three SKU S4-347  using the largest die. Two strips of Parisian Accents SKU S5-034 border die lined the side and lid of the box which was made using document cover plastic.

 I cut 2 Parisian Accents SKU S5-034 shapes, folded them in half and glued them together to form a handle and adhered them to the lid. Layers of Colours Sweet Silhouette Sentiment stamps FOR THE NEWLYWEDS and MR & MRS designed by Nina Brackett were stamped in Tsukineko Black Tuxedo Me-00-900 Fade Resistant Dye on Ribbon Banner Die SKU S4-324. The flowers were cut out with Spirals Blossoms One SKU S4-351 and rolled up from the outside in and edged with black ink. Ribbon is from Kazzaz

 The box holds photos of my cousins wedding

 The reverse side holds the photos of their gorgeous baby Kiana

I made the name place cards and the tags for the boxes

Measurements for the perspex is 

Base: cut 7 ½ inch x 6 ¾ inch, score at (on 7½ inch side) 2 inch x 5½ inch and (on 6¾ inch side) 2 inch x 4¾ inch.

Lid: cut 5 inch x 5 ¾ inch, score (on 5¾ inch side) 1 inch x 4¾ inch and (on 5inch side) 1 inch x 4 inch

Xyron 5" Creative Station was used to adhere the intricate dies.

Go ahead and create a box and link me so I can go and visit your wonderful creation.

Edited: Sadly Mark has passed away on December 16th 2012 and is survived by Debbie his wife and their gorgeous daughter Kiana.

Rest in peace Mark, you are a wonderful husband and father and I am priviledged to have known you, for the short time you were with our family.

Dress Form

I used the dress form and ran with other components I had in my stash.

Spellbinders Grand Shapeabilities Wonderful Wings SKU:LF-006 designed by

Donna Salazar and the dress form that will be available at Winter Cha 2012
Layers of Colours Designer Collection Fairy Wishes was stamped in Stampin Up Island Indigo onto the Dress Form and Ribbon Banners SKU:S4-324  was used with Layers of colours sentiment from the Dotted Dahlias stamp set
Xyron 5" Creative Station was used to adhere the doilie

without sentiment

Glue or Paint Holder

Glue or Paint Holder

This is what I normally do when I am using Liquid pearls or liquid glue, stand them upside down in my ribbon or tape holder so I put my thinking hat on and made myself a Glue Holder.

Pretty nifty and it works well and doesn't take up much room and holds 6 bottles of various designs

I started with those ribbon rolls that I decided to keep and make into something one day

 Removed the lids and bottom circles and using my Spellbinders Grand Calibur SKU: GC-001

 Nesties Classic Oval SKU: NEST-01 and Nesties Standard and Petite Circle Set SKU: NEST-04 I lined them up on the top of a tin and cut out the holes

I then cut out circles of brown cardstock and glued them to the ribbon cut pieces to give it more strength

Using the Spiral Blossoms One SKU: S4-351 die and rolled from the outside in to make this flower. I daubed the edges first with Distress Inks Frayed Burlap and Crushed Olive 

 I then took some organza ribbon and threaded some cotton through the middle of it and pulled the cotton to gather the ribbon up and glued that under the flower.

 I then added a gold pearl to the flower to give it a completed look and added some dyed seam binding ribbon. Voila here is my glue/paint holder

I cut out 2 Fleur de Lis Accents SKU: S5-042 and adhered that to the tin which was covered in designer paper

Xyron 5" Creative Station 

Dress Form 2

The second Layers of Colours Dress form is exquisite so I made an evening dress with it using

Tulle and ribbon and adorned the tulle with pearls.

Spellbinders dies Fancy Tags Three SKU:S5-031 and Parisian Accent SKU:S5-034
was stamped with Layers of Colours sentiment Sweet Silhouettes designed by Nina Brackett in Tsukineko Black Tuxedo Me-00-900 Fade Resistant Dye.

Red border on Stampin Up Cherry Cobbler was cut from Floral Doily Accent SKU: S5-040
Xyron 5" Creative Station was used to adhere

Photo Box Tutorial

Photo Box Tutorial

As promised, here is the tutorial on the photo boxes I have been making.

Top view

Side view

Photos inside

Cut out 2 Spellbinders Spiral Blossoms One SKU: S4-351 and edge with Tsukineko Black Tuxedo Me-00-900 Fade Resistant Dye

 Cut 2 of the largest size Spellbinders Labels Twenty Three SKU: S4-347 

 Cut as many of the largest size as you need of Spellbinders Nested Classic Rectangles

 Cut 6 of Parisian Accents Border SKU: S5-034

Cut 2 from Ribbon Banners SKU: S4-324. Sentiment is from Layers of Colours Sent with Love

Take 2 of the Spellbinders Nested Classic Rectangles and put slits in them so your ribbon can be threaded through, adhere the ribbon to the back of it

This is Spellbinders spiral blossom curled in from the outside towards the middle, adhere with hot glue gun

On black cardstock cut 2 of Spellbinders Floral Doily Accents SKU: S5-040 ran it through my Xyron 5" Creative Station fold in half and adhere together the top part and the bottom half to the top of the box

Boxes galore

Made these photo boxes for presents and a challenge

 More of those flowers LOL, they are surely coming out of my ears now

Close up of the sparkle I sprayed on them

I've been taking part in challenges as well to keep my mojo going, you will see them in earlier post below this one and over the page. ENJOY!! Now run on over to Julia's place and enjoy a view of everyone's craft room