Exploding Box-a-thon

This Exploding Box is for my Son's first grade teacher. She is about to become a grandmother for the first time.

I thought it would be fun to make her a box to fill with pictures of her new granddaughter.

The little outfit is from my Cricut and was layered many times to give it some thickness and then inked up a bit with 'Vintage Photo Ink'. I added some stickles to the center of the flower on the little outfit too. It looked much cuter in person.

At 'Mom and Me Scrapbooking' I found this darling little baby rattle charm so I put that on the front of the box tied into the ribbon.

She really liked her box and I hope she has fun filling it with pictures of her granddaughter!

More Exploding Box-a-thon

This one is for my sister-in-law, Julie. The paper is from My Minds Eye (the big pack from Costco) and the ribbon is from the evil Martha Stewart line at Michaels. (I do like some of her ribbon, not so much the other stuff though.)

The button on the top is wood, but I can't remember where I found them. The 'M' was cut with my cricut and layered to make it thick like chipboard. (My pre-expression days, but that's another post to come)

The Flowers are from Prima and the brads are from Making Memories.

I cut the little tag with my sizzix and everything is distressed with 'Vintage Photo Ink'.

Mother's Day is coming...

Here is the top and front of the exploding box I made for my Mother in Law for Mother's Day. I will post pictures of the inside as soon as I get it finished. The cardstock is Bazzill Basics, as is the flower. The brad is from Making Memories and I made the M with my cricut. The tag is from my sizzix. The jump rings are also from Making Memories. I picked up the paper and ribbon from a great local store named 'Paper Creations'. It's my favorite scrapbook store. I love the owner and they have an amazing selection. If you can check it out, you should!

Exploding Box for my Sister in Law

I have been asked to teach a class for my church on the 'Exploding Box". So, here is the box I made for my Sister in Law which is being used for my example box.

I used a Prima Flower for the topper, and made the tag with my Making Memories Tag Maker.

The distressing was done with 'Walnut Stain' distressing ink, and sanding.

Dawn's Exploding Box

So, my 'Sister', Dawn asked me to make her an exploding box last month. Now, I would climb mountains for Dawn, they'd be small ones, but I would climb them. :p So here is the box I made for Dawn. It's a little bigger than the first one I made, and I think I am happier with this larger size. The 'D' on top was cut with my Cricut, but I layered it about 6 times to make it seem like chipboard and then I distressed it. The tag is another tag made with my Making Memories Tag Maker.

Yeah man, that's cool. Dang. (A little joke for Dawn)

My First Exploding Box

So, for those who know me know that I love to make things with paper, especially cards and boxes, and that I also LOVE to cook. I have been taking cooking classes from the wonderful Marguerite Henderson. Well I saw this box and wanted to make one. So, since Marguerite was about to become a grandmother for the first time (Well, now she has 2 grandchildren since her daughter had beautiful twin girls) I thought I would make the box for her. I thought it turned out cute, and she was pleased (at least I think she was) when I gave it to her. I hope she enjoys it and fills it with pictures of her beautiful granddaughters.