Thursday 8 January 2009

In Style Stamps - Method Monday

Every Monday on In Style Stamps there will be a tip, trick, tutorial or technique with a challenge from one of the DT members. This week it was the turn of the boss , Virginia. Virginia has shown a tutorial for a lidded box. All the details are here on the In Style blog. Great tutorial for an easy to make box. Must be if I can do it!!

Here is mine

This is the top of the box , the lid. For the actual box I used Bazill cardstock, it's a bit more robust than other cardstock and keeps it's shape, just right for a box. I have used Collage Press -Sugar Plum series paper and the main image is Suzie Q. I thought I'd use her so I can hide all my craft shopping receipts in the box!! She's been coloured with promarkers. To embellish the lid I used some ribbon and gems.

Here is the side view of the box. I used some of the same paper and a Martha Stewart punch to make the strip along the sides and then covered the top part with some of the same ribbon used on the lid.

Why not have a change from cards and have a go at this quick and simple box. I'd love to see lots of different boxes.

You can see the tutorial and all the details here

http://instylestamps.com/blog/?p=16

8 comments:

Annie said...

love the colours on your box, bright and cheerful is just what we need over here on a cold, dull day! hugs, annie x

Sandy said...

Your box turned out wonderfully!!! Love it. I laughed out loud about using it to hide your receipts. TOO FUNNY!!

Carolyn Bounds said...

How pretty!!!! I love the colors you selected!!! I do hope to give this box a try:o) Thank you for the link!!

Hugs!
Carolyn

Jennie said...

Lovely box! Great job on this Shary! I hide my receipts too...just makes things easier, KWIM :o)

Gill said...

Fabulous Shary, love the bright colours and the image is so sassy
hugs gill x

"Kirby" (KrB) said...

What a cute box! Thanks for sharing the link to the tutorial. Love your Suzy-Q image. She's perfect for it.

Desire Fourie said...

Just gorgeous Shary, and even more so because the creation is in a beautiful pink colour combo. There's one very lucky recipient out ther. Hugs from Desire

Janna said...

I love this box your created!! It is so cute and I am just dying over the papers and colors! great job on this!

Smiles,
janna