3-D projects

Is it really the last day of the blog tour?  I have so much more trash waiting to become treasures!  Today we’re turning to the tissue box.  Now to be truthful, this is the not exact tissue box I worked with, I was so anxious to get working on it that I didn’t take a picture before beginning.  The one I changed was striped.

Vintage Vogue Stamp Set

Here’s the treasure I made!  This seemed like a good chance to try out one of these special roses I’ve been seeing and of course use one of my favorite stamp sets, Vintage Vogue.

Pretty in Pink Grosgrain Ribbon

The colors I used for the box are Bravo Burgundy, Always Artichoke, Mellow Moss, Whisper White and Pretty in Pink.  I did also use some Chocolate Chip ink to sponge onto the Bravo Burgundy but you’re not going to be able to tell that very well in the pictures.

Ornament Punch

The flower is made out of Whisper White cardstock and the Ornament Punch.  I used a sponge and some Pretty in Pink classic ink to tint the petals.

Inside the box

Would you believe, I was just crazy enough to cover the whole box, inside and out.  By doing so the box is pleasant to look at from any angle but it is also much sturdier.  Now there are at least three layers over every inch of the box so it’s going to be able to withstand much more weight than a regular tissue box.

Clear block storage

There are so many things that can be stored in this special little box.  In the first picture I had a bunch of handmade cards in there, they fit perfectly.  Here you can see that I have our new clear blocks in there.  The entire set fits with a little more room left for extras even.

Beautiful Wings Birthday Card

I decided to design a card that would work well inside the box and be fairly easy to duplicate.  Now I didn’t get enough of these made to fill the box, it’s just an idea.  This is a card we’re going to be making at my card class on Monday evening.

Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set

To make this card I used the Bella Toile and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp sets, Very Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware, Chocolate Chip Satin ribbon, one of the Stampin’ Up! Backgrounds I texturz Plates, Little Leaves sizzlet die and the Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die.

Thank you for stopping by to visit again!  I hope you  continue to come back to check in once in awhile as I try to post new projects daily.

**I have had a lot of requests for a tutorial for the rose.  Sure!  Please come back on Wednesday, March 10 and I will have one for you! **

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I have another fun project for you today. I’ve taken my trash (and some my friend brought me to saying she knew I’d find something to do with it) and turned it into a treasure. Yesterday I took a dry oatmeal container and small cookie tin to create the what you see below.

Not Quite Navy & Chocolate Chip

See any changes?  These are going to be in the StampThat classroom now holding various goodies!  I’m showing these containers holding cups and plastic-ware but really they could be used to hold so many things!  The little one could hold pens and pencils or candy.  The large one could hold so many different items and goodies I can’t even begin to list them!

Three types of Stampin' Up! Chocolate Chip Ribbon

I used three different kinds of ribbon on here.  The stitched felt ribbon you see on here is no longer available in the Idea Book & Catalog, however, if you visit your demonstrator’s online ordering, it is listed on the Clearance Rack!  It is part of the Alpine Ribbon Originals.  (I should put in that the ribbon looks great with the Sweet Pea Stitched Felt too!)  The other ribbons are Chocolate Chip Double Stitched Grosgrain and narrow grosgrain.

Bella Bleu DSP and Scallop Circle Dies

I made the flower using the Bella Bleu Designer Series Paper and our two Scallop Circle Dies with the Big Shot.  Between our two Scallop Circle Dies we have three different sizes of circles and I used all three of those sizes.  The flower is held together with one of our jumbo brads.

Very Vintage Jumbo Wheel

I used the Very Vintage jumbo wheel to roll Chocolate Chip craft into onto the Not Quite Navy cardstock.  For this smaller container I skipped the middle piece of ribbon so I wouldn’t cover up all the Not Quite Navy cardstock.

Very Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware

This smaller flower is made with the smallest Circle Scallop Die and then our Scallop Circle Punch.  They are very similar in size but the punch is a little smaller.  The pieces of flower are held together with a brad from the Very Vanilla Hodgepodge hardware.

To me, the stitched felt ribbon is what makes these projects.  Being thick, it gives an extra dimension to the containers and finishes off the edges.

Cottage Walls DSP

I thought I’d go ahead and make a second set to show you.  This time I used the Cottage Walls DSP with Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive ribbons.  In the center of these flowers I used a Filigree Brad (page 179 of the Idea Book & Catalog).

Handmade paper flower

Do you see the difference in the containers where the Rich Razzleberry ribbon is compared to the stitched felt?  These just don’t look as “elegant” to me but then I prefer the elegant look to bright and fun I guess.

What do you think?  Which set is your favorite?  Think I should go into business remaking oatmeal boxes?  I’d love to hear what you think!

Thank you for taking the time to stop by.  I hope you will continue on the tour to visit Sandi Johnson!

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