Wednesday, December 8, 2010

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Scrapbook in a box

I created this piece way back in September when the new Mini first came out and put it aside to post at a later date......I guess this is now!

No stamping here but I have used Stampin' Up Products to create this cute 3"x 3" cube that when opened can be a scrapbook for this Christmas. A tag with the year can be attached to the top of this to correspond to the year that the pictures were taken. I can see several of these as the years go on being displayed at Christmas time so that everyone can reminisce about the festivities from that particular year.







I've used  a 9"x9" piece of Crumb Cake Card Stock as the base, this was scored at 3 and 6 inches on two sides; creating 9 3"x 3" squares. I then cut up to the center square on the same line on each side to create the sides of the box. I used the Deck the Halls DSP and cut 2 3/4" squares to line each square of the inside of the box and the 4 squares that are showing on the outside of the box.








The box with the cover off. Starting to open. The top of the box was created by taking a 7 1/8" square of Crumb Cake cardstock and scoring it at 1" and 2" on all four sides. I then cut and folded as per this tutorial.....
http://www.scor-pal.com/metric/Metric%20Tag%20Box.pdf

I like the double fold on the sides as it makes the top and the box so much more sturdy.

The top of the box was embellished with a 2 3/4" square of DSP and the sides are 3/4" x 2 3/4".



I wanted Holly for the top of this box so it was created by punching out a wide oval in Always Artichoke and then I folded length wise in two. I sponged the center fold with Always Artichoke ink and then before opening the fold I used the 3/4" and 1/2" circle punches to create the holly leaves. Once opened I sponged the edges with Craft Whisper White ink and used my bone folder to soften the fibers of the card stock so that they would be a bit pliable and easier to shape. I glued these on with Mini Glue dots shaping them to look 3D. The Holly Berries are 1/4"paper punch Cherry Cobbler circles that I rounded with the end of my paper piercer, to give them a 3D look. I added a dot with the white gel pen.

The sparkle that you see is Champagne Shimmer Paint mixed with Alcohol in a mister and sprayed directly onto the Holly.

I love the shimmer/sparkle! I hope you enjoyed this project, I will be posting more Christmas things as the big day gets closer. I am a procrastinator if you haven't already guessed so I have not got many things created ahead but I have lots of ideas that I hope will come to reality.

Thanks for stopping by,

Sharri

12 comments:

  1. Love it! Great job and good instructions.

    Thanks for sharing.

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  2. This is so awesome Sharri! And you made the steps so easy to understand, so even I can make one! lol Thanks for sharing with the Sirens!

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  3. Love your scrapbook in a box! I think I'll use your idea in one of my classes for the new year. Thanks for the directions.

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  4. Sharri, this is quite pretty, especially the holly decoration! I can easily see this as a great present with the added benefit of pictures inside, too! I love how you did the holly. TFS <><

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  5. Hi again Sharri, I loved the holly so much I just had to make a card using this technique. Since I didn't have a bottle to mix the Champagne Shimmer Paint with the alcohol I improvised with an alcohol soaked paper towel and a little paint dabbed on. It worked nicely and the card looks like it could accompany your gorgeous gift box! I'm so glad you shared this one!

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  6. thanks for sharing your latest project; it's a much better tutorial than others I've read.

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  7. Thanks for the great directions I plan to use in my next Stamp 10 meeting tomorrow night! I wonder how you made the corners for the pictures to fit? That is so clever, but I can't figure it out! Thanks for the details, Laura

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  8. Thank you for the lovely comments on my project. Laura, if you check back here ......the corners for the pictures are just that a corner punch but it is not a Stampin'Up punch. Thanks again! You could improvise by cutting slots with a craft knife in the corners to get the same or similar effect.

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  9. Congratulations on winning the So Shelli Terrific Techniques challenge! This little scrapbook in a box is adorable!

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  10. No wonder you won - this is lovely! Congratulations a few months late!

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