Shopping Our Stash - Shape Up!

Hello, Crafty Peeps!

Welcome to the New Year!  I am hosting this week at Shopping Our Stash and in honor of all those "I will get in shape this year" resolutions, I figured creating a project using different shapes would be a solution to the failed resolution.

Create a shaped card or project or simply use shaped dies. The only NO NO is the shape cannot be Round or Square.

Hexagonal Trinket Boxes

I made this box as a companion piece to a "bud vase" I created for my neurologist last year.  The Graphic 45® Birdsong Collection is just so pretty!  I added one black flat back pearl to each of the panels and it really added interest to the design

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 Trinket Box For My Dressing Table

 I am changing the accent colors in my bedroom from cream to oatmeal(ish.)  G45's Old Curiosity Shoppe paper works perfectly!

The Trinket boxes are constructed using heavy weight chipboard and Kraft Paper.  Once the boxes were constructed, I painted them black using Earth Safe Finishes® Chalk paint.

This Link will take you to the YouTube Video Tutorial I used to make this box.   I did not use a compass to draw my hexagons. Instead, I used templates that  I  created with heavy Duty Chipboard.  

Here are the GryphonArt Templates I used to create my hexagons. Be sure to print at 100%.   I hope Uploading this as a JPG will work.  I downloaded the PDF file. 

 After printing the templates, I cut and traced them onto heavy -duty chipboard.  I glued the template sheets to the top and marked the"Front."  I created other templates for my Lid Layers.  

Thanks for Stopping By! I look forward to seeing your project at:

Shopping Our Stash

HUGZ!
CHANA

SHOPPING OUR STASH - CHALLENGE #182- THRICE AS NICE

Good Morning, Crafty Peeples!

This week,  at Shopping Our Stash, the challenge is:  Use at least 3 Patterned Papers 

I chose to make this cute little Gift Card Holder.  

The holder is a basic rectangular box.  

You can leave out the gift card articulation and use it as a treat box.

PAPER #1 -Graphic 45 OLDE CURIOSITY SHOPPE

RIBBON: Really Reasonable Ribbon

 TAG: Graphic 45 Olde Curiosity Shoppe

 PAPER #2 - Graphic 45 - TYPOGRAPHY 

Although the ribbon works well as a closer, I also used magnets.

PAPER #3 - Graphic 45 Olde Curiosity Shoppe

 For more inspiration, visit my teammates!  They have some fabulous designs to share!

Leslie

Alica

Deeena

Lauren

Donna

Chris

Barb

Hugz,

Chana Malkah

Challenges Entered:
Craft-Dee BowZ: ATG with Handmade Bow
Card Mania - ATG

Give Thanks - Shopping Our Stash Challenge #126

Hello, Crafty Peeps!  

Here we are again giving you an opportunity to use some of those wonderful items that you have been hoard..  saving for a special challenge just like this one!  I know I am reducing my stash, well at least it is accumulating in a new box labeled "Shopping My Stash Stuff I Should Use!"  Okay, at least I'm trying.  But one thing I won't do is buy anything to use for my SOS projects...that would just be so wrong! :D)  Isn't it wonderful that all the orange and brown and black and green stuff you brought for October 31st themed cards will work just fine for Thanksgiving!  The Actual Theme of the Shopping Our Stash Challenge is "THANKFUL."

 I created the center layer by using various Tim Holtz Distress stains to color a piece of unbleached Muslin.  You can find the tutorial HERE.  I used Warm & Natural Needled Cotton Batting for my backing.  The "Safforn" Jute Ribbon is a recent acquisition, but was so perfect for this project that I just HAD TO USE IT!

    I stamped a large postcard image on the muslin and then mounted a smaller paper post card on top!

I used TH DI to color the flowers.  I spent a good forty-five minutes digging through my decorative brads  I must buy more; they come in so handy!   The Give Thanks Sentiment is from a archival cut out sheet that was sent from a vendor over 3 years ago.  And, although this is not a steampunk design, The G45 Steampunk Spells Paper matched my CS too pefectly to pass up!

In case you have not noticed, I am a huge fan of Tammy Tutterow.  I made these flowers using a tutorial she posted a couple of weeks ago.  The tutorial was for making leaves using the TH Leaf Die and Stamp.  I figured it would be a neat way to make a flower as well, so I gave it a try.  What do you think?  You can see Tammy's Tutorial HERE

I had fun using these Spellbinders' Dies for the first time.  I have chosen to use this type card base because it is so versatile and it forces me to do something with the insides of my cards!

I know I post a lot of pictures, but, HEY, I don't post ALL the pictures I FORCE my hubby to take!

THE BACK STORY

Card Stock: Bazzill Textured Butterscotch and Neenah Red Pepper (Linen)

Designer Paper: Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells

Postcard Cut Out: G45 Olde Curiosity Shoppe

Post Card Stamp: Unity Stamp Co. "Provencial Collection" Carte Postale

Jute Ribbon: Offray (Purchased at Blitsy)

Lace: Create with Carolace

Metal finding: Fabrscraps

Brads:  Bo Bunny (various collections)

Flowers: Petaloo Color Me Crazy (120 Piece Value Pack)

Inks: TH DI: Vintage Photo, Tea Dye, Ripe Persimmon, Fired Brick

Inks: TH DS: Spiced Marmalade, Broken China, Picket Fence, Squeezed Lemon

Tumbled Glass, Bundled Sage, Tea Dye, Iced Spruce

Misc: Magnets, Fabric Fusion, Scor-tape, Xyron Mega Runner vellum

Challenges Entered:

7 Kids Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Crafting for All Seasons - Autumn Colors

Crafting By Design - Anything Goes

Frilly and Funkie -Thanksgiving

Crafty Creations - Autumn Colors

Lady Anne's Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes (Last Challenge)
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

ColourQ - Color Challenge

Inkspirational Challenge- Photo Inkspiration Wreath

Perfect Sentiments Challenge - Sketch

V's Sweet Ideas - Color Challenge

A Gypsy Spirit

Outlawz Greetings Challenge - Anything Goes

This Rick St. Dennis is a perfect fit for the G45 Olde Curiosity Shoppe Papers.  What a fun collection. I need to think of something else to do with it.  Now that I have conquered my reluctance to cut into my G45 papers, I have all kinds of ideas.

This week, I'm working up my nerve to cut into my Prima Engraver and Romance Novel Collections.  I really have to conquer this habit of buying papers and just looking at them.  Maybe I should have been a wallpaper salesperson! (LOL)

If you like Mr. St. Dennis's Images, you might want to join us next week at the 613 Avenue Create Challenge when Mr. St. Dennis will be our Guest Designer.   I am so looking forward to that!

Image "Mama Mumba Voodoo Woman" by Rick St. Dennis

Thanks for stopping by.  I plan to enter this in challenges but will have to wait until Passover ends on the Wednesday night!  Thanks for stopping by!  I sure hope the automatic posting works!
Hugz,
Chana Malkah