Sunday, 4 December 2011

Penny Black card box



The challenge at penny Black and More http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com/ for the month of December is Happy Birthday and this is my DT box card for that challenge. This little box is for my granddaughter and I am sure she will love all the characters and the sparkle.
I cut, folded, inked edges and assembled my box. I layered and stamped flourishes on my papers. I added some lace around the inside edge of the box as the picture shows. I cut and curled my roses and added my embellishments.  I used a Penny Black stamps "sweet thing", "easy rider" and "Mimi and friend". I stamped "sweet thing" several times to use the cupcakes and icing for layering.  All the images were coloured with Aquamarkers and glittered with stickles. To finish it off I added heart gems on top of the cakes.
I must admit this was one of those projects where everything goes wrong with it. Glue went where it was not wanted, my colouring was not up to par. I re-assembled the roses about 5 times before they were the correct size and at this stage was ready to throw it away ans start again.  This was very time consuming and I was glad when it was finished. I did notice too, that one of the hearts had slipped out of place. I am sure I can take it off and replace it correctly before giving it to my granddaughter.
I have entered it into a few challenges listed below.

http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/ cupcakes colour  insp.
http://www.ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.com/ sparkle
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ anything- linky party
http://creativecraftchallenges2.blogspot.com/ free for all
http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/ anything goes
http://cookingitupwithkatie.blogspot.com/ anything goes
http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.com/ anything goes
http://4craftychicks.blogspot.com/ birthday
http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.com/ anything goes
http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/ inspire me friday linky
http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/ sparkle

17 comments:

  1. This so cute and love all the characters
    Hugs louise xx

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  2. So sweet box with cute images, sure she'll love it;-))m

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  3. Terrific card, Shirley! So glad you didn't give up and trash it. :-D Love the details you added. Thanks for playing in the Anything Goes challenge at Cooking It Up with Katie this time, and remember, you can enter a total of 3 times this month. Merry Christmas
    NanaConnie DT Chef

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  4. Your creation is so effective Shirley and all embellished beautifully.

    Thank you for helping make our little team so special.

    B x

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  5. This is awesome Shirley. I hope you are feeling better now.

    Hugs
    Cathy
    xxxx

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  6. How sweet - i love it.
    Lynn x

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  7. Adorable project!! Thank you so much for playing along with this weeks Color Inspiration challenge over at The Pink Elephant!!

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  8. Such a sweet and delicious creation Shirley, I love it!
    Happy crafting
    Tracy x

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  9. Gosh Shirley This little box is adorable, your grand daughter will love it.
    Smiles:)

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  10. Stunning creation Shirley! Love the cute Mimi stamps, and how you placed the pair on the inside. So cute!!

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  11. so sweet !!i'm sure your granddaughter will love it !!

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  12. A gorgeous box card. I love the images. Thank you for joining us at Creative Craft.
    Nikki x

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  13. Very cute birthday card! Thanks for joining us at 4 Crafty Chicks this week.

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  14. Oh how lovely is this. Thanks for joining us at Divas

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  15. This is fabulous!! Love the images!! Thanks for joining us at PCJ! Hugsxx

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  16. a darling sweet Mimi card box! love it!

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  17. Very pretty and sweet box. Thank you for cooking it up with Katie :-)

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