Hi everyone! I’m back this week with another project featuring Eileen Hull’s Slotted Treat Box Diecut, Sunflower Diecut, the smaller flowers are from Everyday Tags and Labels Thinlits (only at Scrapbook.com) and the Shadow Box Elements Thinlits.
A little side story about me and the slotted treat box die. My first project, which I haven’t shared yet, because it’s Christmas related. Anyways, I had bought what I thought was mat board at Hobby Lobby. I had found it in the art supply section and was the perfect size where it could be cut down unlike the huge pieces of mat board which takes a little more effort. Fast forward I bought it got it home and covered with some of my favorite Christmas cardstock, that I had been hoarding, and on the back side I covered with Cork Cardstock when I went to run it through the Diecut Machine with the Slotted Treat Box Diecut it WOULD. NOT. CUT! It made an indention but that was it. At first I thought the diecut was defective ( insert me having a big panic attack) but I finally used a scrap of regular mat board I had and it cut. So needless to say I had to toss it.
Now back to the project at hand, the theme this month over on Eileen Hull’s blog is all about recipes. It’s not food related but technique related. So let’s get started!
Step One
I applied Adhesive Sheets to both sides of the Mat Board, then the patterned cardstock, placed onto the slotted treat box diecut and run through the diecut machine. I had to cut two sides, two of the front and back, four sides for the lid and a top and a bottom for the box.
The flaps I peeled the excess of mat board and one side of the cardstock off so once adhered together the flaps will lay “flatter” and there won’t be as much bulk.
Step Two
Next I glued all the sides to the lid and bottom of the box.
Step Three
I had hinges, brads and a handle but they were mauve and gold. Definitely not the colors I wanted to use with the box. I sprayed painted them all a brushed nickel finish. Here’s another little side note, if you have the wrong color of brads you can punch holes into a piece of chipboard, place each brad in the hole and open the pongs to secure in place while spray painting. It’s a quick and easy fix.
Step Four
I also applied Charcoal Luster Wax over the edges of the handle, brads and hinges for depth.
Step Five
I used washi tape to hold the hinges and the handle in place while marking the holes. Then I used a Crop A Dile for the holes and then installed the hinges and handle. I also added a trim on the inside of the box to cover the pongs of the brads.
Step Six
I cut out six each of the large and small size flowers and two of the centers and one leaf from the Sunflower Diecut. I shaped the large and small flowers with a Stylus.
I also cut out three small and four middle size flowers from the Everyday Tags and Labels Thinlits and shaped. The small size flowers I stacked and adhered together with the large and small flowers from the sunflower die. I also shaped the leaf with a stylus, my hand and inked before adhering to the corner of the flower. The center of the flower at first I shaped with a stylus but didn’t like so I scrunched and inked.
The four middle flowers I shaped and stacked two each together. I also cut out six of the tiny flowers from the Shadow Box Elements Thinlits and shaped all of those. I added two of those to the center of the middle size flowers. I adhered all flowers to the lid of the box and added beads, gems and buttons to the center of each flower. I also glued cording bows, lace and twigs from my yard to finish.
This box is perfect for storing things or making to give as a gift. I hope you trying to create one for your self soon.
If you haven’t been by Eileen Hull’s blog lately to see what her teams have been up to you can find the latest post HERE. If you have any questions about this project please let me know.
Supplies
Sizzix/Eileen Hull: Slotted Treat Box Diecut
Sizzix/Eileen Hull: Sunflower Diecut
Sizzix/Eileen Hull: Everyday Tags and Labels Thinlits
Sizzix/Eileen Hull: Shadow Box Elements Thinlits
Hinges, Brads and Handle
Various Patterned Cardstocks
Beads, Gems and Buttons
Cording, Trim and Lace
Tan Chalk Ink
Beacon Adhesives: Zip Dry Adhesive
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