Wednesday 28 February 2018

Angie's card designs: Good morning folks, I hope all this snow is...

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Good morning folks, I hope all this snow is...
: Good morning folks, I hope all this snow isn't going to give you any trouble.  At last, two days late but I finally ...

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Good morning folks, I hope all this snow isn't going to give you any trouble. 
At last, two days late but I finally got my Husbands birthday present finished. This is a box which I would have gotten finished in time but had other things to make as well. So I have been putting in 8 and 9 hour days to get finished. 
Each element on the top of this has 8 layers except the background and sides which were cut from a background die but I had to carfully position it to cut a bigger background. This one was easier to match up though than some I have used. It was all cut from black card and then gilded. Now it's not just one colour gilding wax but a mixture of five colours and a green metal polish to give a slightly caroded look. The ballon on top of the box was done using Sheena Douglas time traveler collection. I also put parchment paper behind the top layer and coloured it with distress ink 1st just to age it and then embossed it through to make it look more 3D. The watch face was done on white card and then 3 layers of clear embossing powder and then when dry I moved it about so that it cracked and looked more antique. The corner of the top were done using Creative Expressions industrial die set and then I added real cogs on the top. The flourishes on the sides were also Creative Expression industrial set.I also put some brown felt on the bottom of the box to give a nice soft bottom the will not scratch any surface it is put on. For the inside I used a card from Crafters Companions Downton Abbey collection of A3 centeral pearl cardstock. I then added the tree from a die I am not sure who's it is but bought from Aliexpress, it's a rather beautiful die and give a negative that is very usable to. My husband loved his box and said it was worth waiting for, PHEW .
I hope this inspires you and all though it is a long project I think it was worth it to see how much hubby liked it.