guess wat... am back to explosion box 😉
I made this for my friend's new born daughter and loved how it turned out. In fact i have made my first craft video with this. Do check out the video link at the end of the post.
Here are the pics, (its picture heavy)
Loaded Box top
I have made my box top with a ceramic doll at the centre and surrounded by cute miniatures. The name is Silhouette cut and has a coat of glossy accents. Beads, lace, chipboard, etc
Close up of the ceramic doll
The flower is handmade with Tim Holtz tattered florals. I have heat embossed some white glitter on the flower. The white lace is glued with a glue gun. Also on the outside i have used fleur de lis squares as frames and chipboard elements. Chipboards are from Papericious & Itsy Bitsy.
handmade rose embellishment
At the centre is a handmade pram which can be used to hold chocolates and favours. The scallop hearts are thin cut dies from Itsy Bitsy.
Full reveal
Its a 3 layer explosion box with out layer panel measuring 4*4 inch, middle layer- 4*3.5 inch and inner layer - 4*3 inch
baby pram @ the centre
Back view
The panels have pockets, waterfall element, photo mats, etc. Here are some of the panels.
Inside panels
page panels
That's it folks. Hope u enjoyed it. Dont foeget to check out the video below. Do share ur views on my first craft video.
This is my first post for march i guess. A bit lazy out there. Anyway on to my project,
Vintage style LO
I simply loved the outcome of this project. It was done in a wink, all that matters is the right placement and some lovely embellishments. Am not the kind of crafter who has a particular vision and does exactly like that. My outcome is different from what i started 100% of the time.
As you can see, the base pattern paper is recycled from various bits of left over papers, it gives a patched up feel. The words "dear grandfather" is cameo cut.
I always have extra TH tattered florals is white cs, so that wen ever i need it, i just distress it to the exact colours. So here i have a pop of yellow matching to the lil girls' dress.
To finish it off, glittered the flowers mildly and added a wooden button. Dont u love all those metal charms. They just make me soo happy.
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Also am gonna link up to few challenges after a long while.
Here is a multi fold card or u can even call a mini album :)
It was a special request for the engagement ceremony. It was the first marriage in the family of my client where the bride and groom dint know about each other. I know... its peculiar. They usually marry within relation it seems. So this a first for them that the bride and groom are complete strangers. So i was requested for a project where the couple could jolt down their likes and dislikes about each other, dat is basically get to know each other.
And this is wat i came up with.
A mini full of heart shaped tags for lil notes. Check it out
I liked the title.. wat abt u?
First fold
Second fold
Third fold
Third fold (2nd album)- central panel for photo
4th fold
5th fold- full open
Another fold
Both the albums were more or less the same with few changes. It was real bulky. A total of 20 tags could be accommodated in the pockets for each album. All the tags are heart shaped, forgot to click a pic with all the tags pulled out. I have used border punches for few of the pockets
I wanted to put a lot of flowers but the pages were too bulky and so i kept it simple with a single TH tattered floral. The flower centre are adorned with small beads, very small ones.
A quick post again today. Ill be sharing many projects which i missed sharing here. I wonder if many would have heard about 'Aarathi plates'. Its a tamil custom during the wedding. We welcome the bridegroom just before wedding with these decorative plates and by applying tilak on his forehead. Its become fashion to decorate the plates according to a particular theme.
The theme here was Peacock. I chose the peacock colours of blue, gree n and gold and made a floral arch with it. It sure was back breaking work. All the flowers are handmade using itsy bitsy daisy die. I had to make around 35-40 flowers to make an arch without any gaps.
I also used cherry lynn olive branches for leaves and pearls and pollens as fillers. The base of the arch is done using metal strings usually used for flower making.
Hope u liked it and thanks for all the New Year wishes everyone. Wish u all a happy crafty year ahead!!!
Wish u all a very happy and prosperous New Year 2015!!
Here is my first post for the year... a photo frame. It measures 12 * 12 inches. And the frame is purely handmade including the base. Here are the pics
I have taken a red corrugated sheet for the base. The pretty yellow daisies are from TH tattered florals, i have done the centre with small brown crystals.
See this pretty wood veneer... loved it to bits. I bought it from Shailey Agarwal, Chennai. I had been waiting for a project to use it and this one seemed right. Just adorned it with small pretty flowers and leaves.
And some doiles and metal charms... and we are done
Here is the base i made, i used wooden cardboard used for packaging, and the stands are made from cardboards too. Gave it a finished look using washis and varnish.
Not being regular with posting on blog again. Pretty busy month!
Today am sharing a photo frame i did a couple of days ago. I started off hesistantly since i was lacking the crafting mojo, but in the end it came up to my satisfaction.
Metal charms have been a live saver for me. Just a lil addition here and there changes the whole look of the project and makes it grand. The big yellow flower is done with TH Tattered florals. I couldnt capture the 'Special moments' correctly. But i had just left it raw without any paint or heat embossing and i simply loved it.
The Polka dot pp is a digital download i bought for another particular project. Polka dots are always a beauty. Finally added few sequins randomly. And then a handmade box to hold the gift. Done!!
Finally done with the hols and back on track. Sharing with you all today a scrapbook done in recent times. The inside pages also turned out good but seriously i had no time to click pics since i ran out of time. Okay here are the pics
The shaped pages are all hand cut and loved how it turned out. The flowers are TH tattered florals and the roses are done with daisy die. Everything else in self explanatory i guess.
Thanks for stopping by, appreciate your visit and time.
Today am sharing a photo frame i made recently. I whipped it up in barely 30min for one of my friends' birthday. Here is a look at it
Its a pretty quick and easy one as you can see. The shine you see on the flower is ModPodge. From the time i laid my hands on it, i have been using it for most projects. My main utility of ModPodge is i use it for water proofing and as a sealant.
Also if anyone knows a good source of ribbons and laces online, do suggest me. Local sources are not reliable and they run out pretty quickly.
Finally i would like to thank everyone who had linked up for the blog candy. The link will be closing in a couple of hours so those who havnt linked up, hurry. Click here for details
Took out some time to do another post. I made this Baby book sometime back. It was for a baby boy but i was requested not to put in too much blue. And this is what i came up with, i really really loved how the cover turned out. Few pages have basically the same layout as my other baby albums, i have avoided those pages here.
The hanging sign chipboard was distressed with peeled paint DI and the sentiment is heat embossed with sparkling white powder. I just kept adding layers and elements till i was satisfied.
Here is my last minute entry for the Lulupu #35 Go 3D. Do u call dis vintage or shabby chic? i guess its got a lil of both. My try was in giving it more layers and also using mixed media.
The base is stamped with Hero Arts scripts stamp and i just went with the flow by adding elements here and there. Jus playing around with the embellishments here and ther consumed a lotta time.
Am simply in love with the 3D bird cage charm. I added the chain and the key it. Then the doily and lace wer distressed wid more than a couple of shades till i was satisfied.
The burlap near the doily and the net cloth covering the flourish jus hit me wen i was nearly finished. The big orange flower was actually how this frame was started. This flower is from one of the numerous from my last post. I jus glittered it with Fevicryl 3D. Love the result.
Finally coated the whole thing with Mod Podge, ya got it very recently and dis is my first project with the mod podge, soo love the matte finish. Do tell me ur views on my humble try at vintage.
Thanks for stopping by and thanks for all the inspiration ppl.
