Hey there - its been awhile but i think i'm back on track !
I have been playing with some storage ideas and with AGB's help we have come up with this - A Card Storage Box.
It could be a card box or you could use it as a recipe box or an index card box lots of ideas really....
The box is what i call flat-packed - so to construct the chippy box I used Helmar Acid Free- Neutral pH glue once the box was constructed i spread Helmar Acid Free- Neutral pH glue. over the chippy making sure to get it right to the outside edges then i used 7 Dots Studio - Dreamer Papers and covered the base and the lid, sanded and inked the edges then it was time to decorate. I put a few sprays of water on the OTC Chippy Leaves and Flourish and spread the layers of the chippy and added a scrunch here and there for extra texture then applied a few colours of Glimmermist and adhered it all with yep you guessed it Helmar Acid Free- Neutral pH glue (it's a fav lol)
I added flowers a dragonfly trinket and a feather or two.
Here is the inside - embossed and labelled ready to fill...........................
I wanted to show you how i make my flowers........ these are also a big fav of mine :-)
You will need Helmar Acid Free- Neutral pH glue , paper lace & stamens.
Run a small amount of Helmar Acid Free- Neutral pH glue on the base of the lace...............
fold the stamens in half and place in the end of the lace and roll once over...........
start pinching the lace and working around and around to form a flower - sort of placing the petals where you want them............
see im getting there - and do you know how hard it is to take photo's while demoing at the same time lol
keep going until you have the size you want - EASY HEY ??? Add some Glimmermist or Ink and Olala............
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Here's a card i made to go in my box - i'm getting in real early this year for Fathers Day - i reckon i will get lots of Brownie points for this one lol
Thanks for stopping by unitl next time take care and happy creating
xx
Helmar USA Inc. Design Team Member
This is fabulous Rae! I use a shoe box ATM, as my expander file I created doesnt expand enough!!!LOL....so I love your box....Thanks for the inspiration! Your card looks sensational too!
Posted by: Lydell Quin | February 15, 2012 at 05:47 PM
Gorgeous box and I am loving that flower! xoxo
Posted by: Natasha Naranjo Aguirre | February 09, 2012 at 01:51 PM
WOW!! That storage box is cool, but how on earth did you do the card? It is amazing!!
Posted by: Renee Aslette | February 09, 2012 at 12:54 PM
What a beautiful box...love that flower and that card is very cool!
Posted by: Carolyn King | February 08, 2012 at 12:15 PM
Holy smokes! This is amazing!
Love the flower idea and yes you should get extra points for the card...lol
Posted by: Dawnll | February 07, 2012 at 02:36 PM
WOW love it. I'd love to know what you used to get that card front. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Lacey Shoeneman aka craft donkey | February 07, 2012 at 02:31 PM