February Cybercrop "Challenge 5" - Step x Step

DeanneSM · Last edited by DeanneSM on Fri Feb 13, 2009 11:17 pm; edited 1 time in total

Feb Cybercrop "Challenge 5" - Step x Step
by Tash Allen

Love Notes storage box

My inspiration for this came from the movie Bride Wars which I went and saw last weekend - in it the 2 young girls who grow up to be the characters played by Kate Hudson & Anne Hathaway are obsessed with the perfect wedding and keep this box stuffed full of wedding stuff - dreaming about their wedding one day. They even had it scrapped in their gorgeous child-like way. It remined me of having a shoebox shoved in the top of a cupboard somewhere stuffed full of old memeories. This sure does bring the romantic out in me. winking

So my challenge to you is to create yourself a box to hold these special memories, be they loves notes from your partner or even drawings or notes from the kids - whatever you like!

Gather your supplies:
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the box!

PP to cover - I used 3 full sheets for mine.
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stickers and alphas of your choice (and anything you like to add decoration)
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adhesive of your choice. What you use will depend on what surface your box has - mine was glossy so I used double sided tape - and lots of it - as Mod Podge would have been way too fiddly.
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paint or ink for swiping over edges

Step 1: Measure your box and cut the PP into sections and adhere to the box.

If your box has a name plate on the front like mine,
here's a super easy way to cut that section...
step 1: ink the name plate generously with a non-permanent ink

step 2: place the PP section (that you have precut to the correct size) over the inked name plate, right side out, and press firmly.

step 3: the ink will have marked the shape on the rear side of the PP - cut this out carefully, making sure to retain the inner section which, once trimmed down a touch will fit into the middle section! A perfect fit!

Step 2: To cover your lid, again measure the lid and cut the PP into appropriate sized sections.
Adhere to the sides of the lid, overlapping to the rear sides for a seamless finish.

Then add sections of PP to the top of the lid - this will be your main area for decorating. Don't worry too much about those overlapped pieces of PP - this is easily disguised with a swipe of ink or paint or a border sticker.

Step 3: Pretty up the top of the lid with your chosen alphas, stickers or whatever else you like!

You can use stickers to cover those joins in the PP - the Basic Grey elements stickers are great for this.

Wrap them around the the inside of the lid for a seamless finish.

You can then outline the stickers if you wish with a black marker for more definition.

Step 4: Once your box is decorated, take your ink pad or paint and swipe over all exposed edges to disguise any rough bits.
I used a Staz On ink pad for this (not the paint in the supplies picture as I decided I wanted a cleaner look)

Optional extra - I have decorated up a set of dividers that came with this box - this is totally up to you if you wish to do this or not. I thought it was a good way to use up the few scraps I had left over as well (and you all know how I love to do that! Wink

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I hope you have enjoyed this as much as I did creating it!

products:
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Basic Grey Bittersweet range of PP and elements stickers
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Basic Grey white chocolate chipboard alphas
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Staz On ink pad - Jet Black
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Making Memories Kraft stickers

Upload into the Step x Step folder in the gallery by midnight Sunday night.

Prize: $15 store voucher
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princess-tamara · Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:43 pm Post subject:

This is beautiful - and just what I need! I'm making this when Dennis is at work tomorrow, and this is his gift!
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DeanneSM · Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:45 pm Post subject:

Its just lovely isn't it!!
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Vanilla · Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:47 pm Post subject:

This is stunning!
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princess-tamara · Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:49 pm Post subject:

Hmmm ... and now it's disappeared??
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Pepper · Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:53 pm Post subject:

This is awesome Tash! Love the way you did the cutout for the label, just too clever!

I have a box for each of my girls, with bits & pieces in it from when they were babies - never got around to decorating them though, so this is the perfect step-by-step for me!
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