Bauble in box

 Hi Everyone, I hope you're all finished with your Christmas preparations and able to enjoy a tot of mulled wine, or something stronger? 

My post today was a little unexpected, a neighbour came and asked me if I would make a bauble and box, as I had done for her other great grandson. (I can't find the photos or post of it) she has had a new great grandson, named Lorenzo, an Italian name, although, she says, he's from a very Welsh family. 

So out with my Silhouette, cutting the box the same as this one. I used green card and cut paper from a pad, years old. I cut and glued it all together, then realised I had put the paper on upside down! Thankfully, I had just one more piece of the same paper from the pad. All glued and the box was finished.

Two Welsh flags were printed, also requested, and die cut, so I could stick them together to be seen from any angle. I filled the bauble with faux snow and hung, with fishing line, the flag, so it moved when it shook, with the snow. Next, with my Silhouette, I cut assorted snowflakes from permanent vinyl in white and his name and the year in gold vinyl.  I then closed the bauble and added the snowflakes, name, and year. I'm happy to say she was very pleased with it. 

green card - StellaWeds, Amazon

 box pattern - Simply Crafty SVG's

paper -  patterned Heltz Cuppleditch (years old pad)

paper - snowflake Dovecraft (years old pad)

cutting machine - Silhouette 2

vinyl - Oracle 651

 

the lid, with gold pen surrounding the image.

 it's mostly white, so difficult to see.

  

 

the sides, they matched with the cutting, 

I added snowflake paper to the lid, as it was difficult to match the bottom paper.

 

the bauble in the box, 

where I had also added a shape to hold the bauble in place. 

 

the bauble

Picture heavy

Hi Everyone, you'll be glad to know this is the last of my etching that I have done in the last couple of months. This was for an old work colleague who was retiring. There was a mishap with arrangements for her party and old work colleagues were crossed of the list!  Because of that I still have it a month later, so I hope she doesn't read this before I see her! I'm trying to get together with her, but with her grandchild  sitting, it's quite difficult, she'll have it one day LOL.

Anyway, I designed it in Silhouette design space with flowers that I have in my files, and now can't find! I traced the outline of one of the flowers and added  them to the vase with her name and wishes. I then cut it out on the Cameo as a stencil with Oracal  651 vinyl.

After it was all etched and washed off I saw I had made a few errors grrr. They  were quite large, so it was do I throw it away OR rescue it? I decided to try and rescue it. I added butterfly shapes to the marked areas, I'm so pleased I made the errors as I prefer them on it. This was difficult to do because of the rounded shape and I think that's how I had large "splot"  areas marked. The black spot is a label saying the glass is hand made.

The etching is so difficult to photograph, this the best I could do. 

Of course I had to make a box for it too,

 it's made from Navy card and Craft Sensations card pack. 

Shame is I am nearly at the end of the pack now, I hate when that happens.

AND then -
I used the shape cut out for the stencil to add to my Cameo and the little bin which holds my WRMK foil pens, win all around methinks.

I thought I would add a few piccies that were taken near us,
it was the result of storm Dennis!

After the water had gone down!

Even the geese have no where to go!

this area hadn't been flooded before, at least not that I remember.
Thankfully just mess left on the main road.

Left behind debris

 Shows the strength of the water!

debris left behind on the canal viaduct, there are bridges under the water!

Glass

Hi Everyone, I've not been crafting much, but saw a challenge and thought seeing as I hadn't shown you these, I would add them here and enter the challenge. they were just a little gift for my brother and SiL when they came to visit before Christmas. I've done a few etching, so expect another soon!

quotes are from Creativefabrica, which I added to the design space in Silhouette using  Oracle 651 vinyl,
 cut on the Cameo 2 as a stencil, then added to the glass  and using Armour Sketch cream to etch.

the boxes were made by me measuring the glasses and 

cutting the box out with the Cameo 2 the bow is a Silhouette Store Design

http://casology.blogspot.com/2020/01/week-360-crystal.html I hope these count as crystal :)

http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2020/01/challenge-64-anything-christmas-goes.html

http://lemonshortbreadchallenge.blogspot.com/

https://artydivaschallenge.blogspot.com/2020/01/challenge-14.html

Jewellery boxes

Hi Everyone, I was asked recently to make some boxes for jewellery that had been bought by my SiL to sell for charity, she wanted the price kept on them so people would think they were good value. This meant I had to fit the display holder inside the box.

After playing a little while with ready made designs, I decided to make a box to fit. I intended to make a bottom and top box and cut it out as such, but then realised to show the jewellery off, the top part may get lost or damaged, so I cut the flaps off, as in the first picture, so it could be glued to the bottom for display. I'm glad to say she was pleased with them.

Die-sire - Embossalicious EF Roses

metallic rub ons - I have had for YEARS!

box my design cut with the Silhouette Cameo

sorry about the piccie, but it shows how the lid was placed

I made 2 boxes the second embossed with same make Argyle pattern

the finished boxes

Milk Carton boxes

Hi Everyone 2 little boxes today, I was looking through my files for a box, when a follower email came through, with just what I was looking for, thanks Carol. I cased them LOL. I thought it a wonderful idea and so did my eldest SiL, I gave them to her for her 82nd birthday. One with some expensive choccies in the the bigger box and the other with a Cadbury's creme egg. I think she was more thrilled with the egg LOL.

paper - Botanical Bloom paper pad from B&M store

milk carton with shaped tops - Lettering Delights

cut on the Cameo

butterfly die - freebie from Simply Cards and Papercraft issue 173

cut each side of paper for each layer.

fold back clips - Staples

Boxes

Hi Everyone here are a few boxes I did for Christmas, they hold a few chocolates and I gave star ones to my "luncheon" friends and the others to acquaintances  instead of a card, they were thrilled I'm happy to say.

These star treat boxes cut from mirror card are

 from Monicas Creative Room, with

 labels I made into a cut file by Gina Cabrera,

 tied with gold twine from stash

 these star boxes were a freebie file I made into a cut file, 

from Papercraft Inspirations magazine,

 cut from mirror card

Beer bottle box

Hi Everyone, I hope you've had a Great Christmas. I have 2 boxes today, I made them for specialist bottles of beer, for my brother and BiL, I thought the "snowballs" were a fun addition.

I started with the cracker template by Birds Cards, which I played with in Silhouette, to make a bottom for the shape and adjust the size to fit the bottle, I am so thrilled with them, I felt they look much better than wrapping them in paper? Hope you think so too.

card from stash

paper is from a pad I bought a few years ago, the ribbon is from stash.

glitter tape is from Morrisons Supermarket.

"snowballs" are from The Range.

http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.co.uk/2017/12/61-anything-but-card.html

Boxes and bags

Hi Everyone, as we are away for a few days I thought you would like, as promised a looky at what I had been making with my unused files. So I've scheduled posts the last couple of days.

Here they are, random 250g pages from pads I bought in The Range. I reversed the card for the labels and added white paper to write on. I prettied them up a little with die cuts.

They are lovely sizes, I haven't changed them from the original size, they are from large to small for any impromptu gift. I now have some spare expensive choccies to hand to fill some of these boxes. The large box on the right is 8 inches by 4.5inches, the smallest is the square with cut outs in the front which is 2.3/4 inches x 2 inch high AND all resizable on Silhouette Cameo.

I was thrilled with the results and as the pads were only £2.99 for 24 double sided designs they are cheap as chips, as they say, and make a little gift into something special.

I still have more designs in my files, but I think a Christmas pad will be required next LOL.

another I did at a different time

Male theme? boxes

Love to shop?

Hi Everyone, Here's another card for another Great Niece, the first few months of the year are nothing but birthdays. She is a great girl, lovely inside and out, loves shopping, so I had to include that on her card.

Digi stamp, All Dressed Up Stamps

coloured digitally in PS

striped DP clipped to mask Pixelscrapper

flower dies Tattered Lace

15 coloured with gradient in PS

sequins from stash.

I've added it to the
http://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/april-challenge-68.html

I thought I would show you a couple of boxes

 I cut out on the Cameo with paper from The Range.

The small heart box is by Lori Whitlock Silhouette store

The pretty pink bag, I can't find the file will edit when I find it.
EDIT - it's from the Silhouette Store

Graduation box

Hi Everyone, My next door neighbour's Grandson, Graduated the second time, from University and she asked if I could make a box for a crochet bear she had done. The colours of the University were grey and red, so this is what I made. The bear of course is made by my neighbour isn't it adorable? He didn't want any fuss made as it was his second time so everything was kept low key for him. However I think this bear is going to be a treasured bear.

Neighbours Bear

Bear and box with tag.

Box with tissue lining

Close up of cap with card tassle

Snowman Tag

Hi Everyone, another Deedee image, isn't he the cutest little snowman.  This and the sentiment are from the Snowman Tags kit. I didn't use the ready coloured version on this I coloured him in PS to match the DP I used, printed and added Glamour Dust. I added the DP to each side of the bottom part and the top of the box.

The sides of the box

Top of the box

Snowman by Deedee's Digis
Cut file from Lettering Delights - Holiday box
The DP is by Ziggle Designs

Daffodil box

Hi Everyone
My next door neighbour had made crocheted daffodils, so I asked her if she would make one each for my SIL and 3 nieces. They are a special memory for them of my brother.

I made a favour gift box by Crafticious and used daffodil DP paper by Julie C Designs.  I had just the right colour green tissue paper and made a topper with Spellbinders Moroccan Accents added to ribbon.