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Tuesday 4 October 2011

An exploding box...

Hiya!

Warning - taken millions of piccies of this one so I'll try to keep my words brief!

My step-sister asked me to make an exploding box for her to give to some friends on their wedding day. You can just see one of my handmade scrunchy flowers on the side....


The sentiment on the lid is one of my faves from Sentiments 4 You:


The second box inside.... The butterfly is an xcut punch, the Mr & Mrs stamp is from papermania...


The image is from Pollycraft coloured with promarkers and glitter glue. I won the die cut heart and wedding outfit in candy wins and the glittered vellum in the background is from the Tatty Teddy range...


Another sentiment from Sentiments 4 You, more use of nesties and some beautiful rings from a candy win....


My first go at making a paper wedding cake! Flowers from papermania, ribbon from stash...


Another die cut heart from a candy win.... You can see the faux stitching on the cake from this angle...


Computer generated sentiments and lots of glitter glue!




Phew! That was a long post! Thankyou for sticking it out till the end :-)

Challenges:
Paperplay - White + 1 other colour
The ABC Challenge - A for Anything goes
Simon says stamp - Anything goes
Wags 'n' Whiskers - Handmade (scrunchy flowers, wedding cake)

See you again soon! Thankyou for visiting :-)

Love 'n' hugs,

18 comments:

coops said...

wow this is fantastic mel.so many stunning details and i especially love the fab cake in the middle :D

xx coops xx

Deirdre said...

Fabulous exploding box. Bet the recipients loved it.

Thanks so much for playing along with us on Paperplay this week. ♥

Sally said...

Hi Mel, amazing! I know how much work there is in designing an exploding box 'cos I've done a couple myself. The wedding cake is beautiful & all the rest, well what can I say? They will love it! I'm not surprised you took so many pics as there's so much to see, you should feel proud.
Sally x

Wishcraft said...

This is fabulous Mel, so many lovely details. I'm sure the recipients will love this! Lisa x

Liz McGuire, said...

Wow, this is amazing,

Liz x

Sweetncrafty Gal said...

Hiya, what a lovely card, i love the colours and the papers you've used! thanks for joining this week at Charisma Cardz with our 'Love' challenge! good luck carlyann xx (Charisma Cardz DT/Owner)

Jennifer said...

Wow..fab! Must have taken some time to make! xx Jenny xx

Ren-Yi said...

Wow this is fantastic. I'm sure this box will be treasure for many years to come! I love every detail of it - from the way it folds out to the colors and the embellishments. Thanks for joining us at Paperplay.

Christine said...

Wow, what a beautiful explosion box!! I love all of the details in the image and embellishments. The simple red and white color scheme really makes everything else pop!! Lovely work!!
Thanks for joining us on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog.
xoxo, Christine

Gem said...

a gorgeous card! Thanks for playing at Charisma this week :) Gemma

Donna Mosley said...

Hi Mel, this is absolutely stunning, so many gorgeous details and the colours are so lovely.

Donna x

Finjill said...

WOW, what a lot of work you have put into this!!! It is stunning!

Unknown said...

Stunning work...not surprised you were a top 3 at Paper Play!!!
Congrats and hoping you have a lovely crafty week.
Hugs,
Sandra
xxx

Sarpreet said...

stunning, This is a really quick short visit from me, as I am preparing for demos and fulfilling a card order.

Lynne in NI said...

Wow, what a stunner! Bet the happy couple were absolutely delighted! (oh and congrats on your Top 3 spot, well deserved!)

Sarpreet said...

Hi there, I just wanted to pop by and tell you about the Wild Rose Studio blog hop, you could win 7 of their stamps and three paper pads, all you have to do is make a christmas themed card, and you dont have to use a Wild Rose studio stamp or product. (Although we would love it if you did)And then comment, on all of the DT blogs. Come and join in the fun. Would love to see you there (http://blog.wildrosestudio.co.uk/)

Diane's Card Designs said...

Oh wow this is stunning! So much beautiful detail. The happy couple will love it.
Diane xx

cebelica said...

Wow, this is soooooooooo beautiful!!! I have this kind of box on my "to do list", but haven't come around to actually do it yet. Your turned out fantastic. Hugs!