Top Tip Tuesday

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Challenge 101 - ½ way reminder - Box Clever - No Cards please!

Good Morning we are ½ way on our Box Clever challenge

and we want to see what boxes you can make?

No cards please!

On the main post I shared a tutorial for a

Six Sided Box here is the tutorial,

I thought you might like these tutorials
that I found while browsing

Cupcake Box
Strawberry Box
Clover Box
Gift House

I can't wait to see what you all Make!

Our Fabulous Sponsors is

Meljen's Designs

with a lovely prize of 4 images of winners choice.

Our 2 guests have created some more inspiring boxes for you!

Anda with this awesome idea for revamping

Before revamp!

and After!

what a great Idea! love this Anda,
Please visit Anda's blog to see the transformation step by step.

and

Helen
and Helen has a Top Tip to go with her project too!
My Top Tip for this project is:If you're using a template or instructions you've not used before,make your project out of thin card first....it saves making a mistake and wasting a sheet of expensive cardstock!

I love the style Helen and the dp inside too!
great job!

Now to Our Design Team

Samantha (thats me)
Just need cream!

Jennifer's lovely lidded box and just look at that Bow!

Annette's lovely tall box, almost looks like its material!

Lisa S with this Cool Dad's Tool Box

got to love that Denim effect too!

Bettina with the 2-5-7-10 box
using A Girl and Her Overalls

So you have until Monday 27th May to come and play what will you make or alter?

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

Challenge 101 Box Clever - Make a clever box - No Cards please!

Hey all its Tuesday and I Samantha am your host this time

I have a new challenge for you and the theme I have chosen is

Box Clever

I would like to see boxes

No cards please!

Now I have a Tutorial to share but I was so pleased with the one I found while looking for inspiration that I had to share the original tutorial with you!

Six Sided Box

I loved it so much I decided to have a play and have made the original box and then a couple in different sizes

so I have some measurements to share and also some tips I have that helped me make the box a little easier.

This is the box in its original size.

to make it in a smaller size here is the measurements
12cm x 26cm,
on the 12cm side score at 4cm & 8cm
and on the 26cm side score at 4,8,12,16,20 and 24.... you will have a 2cm end this will be your flap to glue in.
cut the little slithers as below and the bottom 2cmX4cm on the right hand bottom side,

then turn and score upper portion

I made a little video so you can see better where to score
so that the box will fold the flaps for the top of the box
now be gentle!

you can also see on the original tutorial too!
there is a layout where you can see the cut and score lines.

The fold in the flap and glue into place.

I also found gluing some of the flaps made it easier for fold together the box.

Punch the holes for ribbon

Add ribbon once you have glued everything into place
and decorate.

Here are all 3 boxes

The larger box is
20cm x 26cm
Scored at 4 cm and 16 cm
Then turn and score at 4,8,12,16,20 and 24 cm
and repeat the steps above.

Glue and decorate!

The Image I have used is Meljens Frog in My Pocket

I can't wait to see what you all Make!

If you have not guessed already our Fabulous Sponsors is
Meljen's Designs
with a lovely prize of 4 images of winners choice.

Meljen's Designs is a lovely stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical rubber and digital images inspired by her kids and family. Meljen's Designs has a new challenge every Thursday, and a Guest Designer each month at the Meljen's Designs Blog. Please visit the adorable line of Meljen's Designs stamps at our store HERE to browse all of Melissa's lovely designs! You can also see Melissa's exclusive rubber stamps at her corner of Whimsy Stamps, too! Don't forget to join Meljen's Designs on Facebook HERE to take advantage of special sales and promotions that are just for her facebook fans!

And we have 2 guests this week too!

Please welcome Anda Using Little Wizard Owl

with her cute altered box

and Helen using Chili Chihuahua

and she has made this great corner box love the shape Helen

Awesome Boxes girls I LOVE both designs!

Now to Our Design Team

Annette has followed the original tutorial and also used
3 images - Garden Fence Background,

Turtle's Friend and Diggin' a hole, Awesome! love the colour too!

Here is the front view

And how cute is the back view too!

Deneen with this gorgeous box love the colours

and this clever box holds 3" x 3" mini cards too!

Elaine using this cute Cupcake mouse
awwwwwwww isn't her box sooooo cute!

I can just imagine a lovely little gift inside.

Lisa M - Baby Bassinet Booties Box sooooo cute,
and totally clever, and OMG!!!
look at these crochet booties too!

Stinking cute or what! way to go Lisa!

Jennifer - Chili Chihuahua
Got to love that pompom trim and flower too!

Lisa S - Tied Tag
Love the box a cute little house and love the ribbon too!

Housewarming Gift Box

Now its over to you! lets see what clever boxes you can make or alter?

Moving Parts Challenge Winners and Top 3

Good Morning all

Thank you to all of you that entered our 100th Challenge

I think you all found the challenge a challenge for sure as we did not have so many entries but....

the People that did enter the Moving parts challenge did a great job! so thank you!

Soooo who is our winner this time of the fabulous prize from

Stamp Fairy

14 Claudia

and Our Top 3 Picks are:

4 Lorraine c Mackie

12 Allisa