Tuesday, 8 April 2008

It drew blood.




This weeks PTW challenge is to create a box from two sheets of card. I'm not quite sure where I went wrong with the measurements but mine looks nothing like the examples by the DT!!! Oh well, it is a box and I did use the measurement given so please excuse the "odd" shape.
Everything that could have gone wrong, went wrong and I even pricked my finger with one of the needles from the BIA kit (it's a huge needle!), and please also excuse the blood on the lid! Good job I was making this for me and not as a gift.
Anyways, I am using this to store the glitter glues that I never use. I couldn't decide which way round it would sit on my shelf so I made two labels, just to be on the safe side lol. I went for a hinged lid for ease of access and knowing me I would only go and lose the lid if it wasn't attached!
I used:
Paper - Laura Ashley - Dovecraft (again!)
Bookplates - Thick Cuts die
Cardstock - Papermill
Brads - Papermania
Ribbon - Local craft shop

19 comments:

Andrea, said...

Fab box, love the papers

Mandy said...

wow, looks lovely, ideal shape for those glitters !! Like the way you have done a hinged lid.

Mandy

Jilli said...

Gorgeous box, beautiful papers

Beryl said...

What a fabulous box. It's beautifully done and will look brilliant on your craft shelf.

Beryl xx

Rosie said...

Now that's a very posh box!! And a hinged lid... you clever thing, you! ;-]

Deb said...

I don't know about it going wrong this is absolutely gorgeous! Love the lid you added, it looks amazing!

Mrs Mayne said...

Oooh it's lovely! Hope your fingers ok!? lol! Thanks for joining us for the challenge! x

WencheP said...

This is just fantastic! It's just fabulous!

Beth said...

This is stunning! I love the papers and the stitched edges! I guess it doesn't matter what size, as long as it fits what you want!

Enfys said...

This is FANTASTIC!

debby4000 said...

WOW this is gorgeous, stunning work

Dawn Wheeler said...

Wow gorgeous box ,realy pretty ,Dawn

Julie said...

It looks great, well worth all the pain :)

My Paper World said...

Wow! It's gorgeous! xx

ella bella said...

wow this is gorgeous, love the papers :)

Diane.W. said...

Hi Lorraine! This box is soo pretty & looks perfect to me;O)Hope your finger is ok :o)x

PaperDaisies said...

Love the box. It looks amazing. Have a great weekend.

Nikki said...

This is lovely and nothing went wrong, i think we all used the measurements for the small box and you used the large box measurements thats all!
Nikki

Stacey said...

I too used the bog box measurements and mine came out just like this too! I thought I'd messed it up as well! Gorgeous box though, wish mine had come out this well :) Stacey ~x~