Tuesday 5 July 2011

A Bed in a Card!

Morning everyone!

Well, it is my turn over at Top Tip Tuesday to do this weeks tutorial.  I chose to do an exploding box tutorial as I had never made one before but the time had come for me to make one...you will see why further down!!

This weeks challenge is:

WEDDING / ANNIVERSARY

It is that time of year for weddings so lets start spreading the love!!

Anyway, back to my creation....I got contacted from a lady in Holland who wanted to have a wedding card made for her to put money in for her friends wedding.  They were asking for donations to put towards a new bed so the lady asked me if I could somehow get a bed on the card.  Now, I don't do stamped images so I came up with the next best thing....putting a BED IN the card!!

Here it is:
I would also like to enter my box into the following challenges:

Paper Sundaes #76 - Stitching - Mine is faux on each panel
Diecut Dreams #93 - 3 shapes, 2 colours, 1 ribbon I have used square, rectangle, circle, 2 colours are white and grey, 1 ribbon is the huge bow!
A Spoonful of Sugar #159 - Sewing - Mine is faux on each panel
Divas by Design #5 - Diecuts - my punch edges, my tag
4 Crafty Chicks - Stitching - Mine is faux on each panel
Totally Papercrafts - Bingo I have chosen Diecuts (tag), Embossing (outside wall of box), Ribbon (huge bow)
One Stop Challenge #138 - Tag You're It! - got on on my inner flap!

Hope you like it!  I have used huge measurements rather than teeny tiny ones, so if you want to see how to make my larger style exploding box - please check here for the tutorial!

Hope to see you at Top Tip Tuesday this week!

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22 comments:

Riet said...

This is so wonderful.

Hugs Riet.xx

Bettina L. said...

This is simply gorgeous Leanne. Love the embossing and what a great idea to make the box bigger and with a bed inside. Love it. Hugs Bettina

theboelemas@aol.com said...

Wow stunning creation. Thanks for joining us this week over at Delicious Doodles. Good luck. Claire x

Unknown said...

What a very creative imagination you have!!
Fabulous!
Take care
Zee
xxx

artfuldelight said...

Ok, that is an awesome card/box. LOVE the idea. :-) TFS!!!

KarenB said...

Absolutely devine creation - I never heard of anyone putting a bed in side an exploding box before ~ such a wicked idea!!

Lori Turner said...

OMGOSH Leanne! This is the neatest wedding card I've seen yet! WOW...such an original, neat idea! Thanks for playing at 4 Crafty Chicks this week :)

Faye said...

This box is beautiful. Thanks for sharing it at Paper Sundaes. x

Tamie said...

Leanne what a cute surprise this box is. I love all of the details and the stitching is perfect for it. Thank you so much for sharing it with us at 4 Crafty Chicks.

Vicky said...

Wow...this is stunning hun..!

thanks for joining us at tpc....and good luck..!

hugs Vicky xx

Vicky said...

Me again....lol...

thanks for joining us at Divas...and good luck..!

hugs Vicky xx

Teri said...

AWESOME creation hun! Love it!
Thanks for playing at the Delicious Doodles Challenge this week, and good luck with the draw!
Hugs,
Teri x

Unknown said...

Stunning Box you certainly put a lot of work into this, gorgeous colours, thanks for playing along at DCD.
Chris x

mckinkle said...

Hello Leanne,

Oh my, I cant believe this was your first attempt! It is stunning and what a fabulous story about the bed!

Thanks for joining us this week over at Delicious Doodles!

Keryn :)

Wendy said...

great project hun love it fab idea thank you for joining us and sharing your fab project at One stop craft challenge this week

Wendy DT OSCC

Unknown said...

Aww that is so cute!! I love it all!! Thanks so much for sharing it with us this week at Sentimental Sunday's
Hugs
Karen
xxxx

Lisa M. (aka. Lisa @ Farm Fresh) said...

oh wow! This is amazing! Jaw dropping!

Thank you so much for STITCHING IT UP with Paper Sundaes this week! Unfortunately, you used this for more challenges than we allow so you won't be eligible for our prize But we look forward to seeing you join us again soon!
♥ Lisa M. PSDT

TLC DESIGNS, LLC said...

Funny! Such a small world, loved this on Top Tip Too! Great work Leanne, I'm gonna try it really, just maybe next year lol!
I simply love what you've done with the colors and the Layout for the "Anything Goes" challenge at Sentimental Sundays this week! Please don't forget to get the free digi downloads, good luck and join us again next week!
Hugs,
Tammy Louise your DT buddy!

Lisa Minckler said...

Leanne,
This ROCKS!! I love the many panels that fold down and give you so many more decorating possibilities. That bed is perfect for the project. Can't wait to try this.
Thanks for the inspiration :)
Lisa xx

Unknown said...

Hi Leanne, my goodness that is just amazing! I bet your customer will be delighted with it. Thanks for joining in with us this time at Divas by Design. Sarah

Dragonlady said...

Wow Leanne what a stunning creation. Thank you for sharing at Die Cut Dreams.

Hugs Ali x

PS Don't forget to play in my candy too here

Stacey G.-2 Craf-t-4u said...

This is fantastic! Love the box and the bed! Thank you so much for joining us at Sentimental Sundays. If you have not done so already, you may want to hop over to my blog, as I am hosting a no strings attached blog candy with several prizes to win. I apologize if I have already given you this invitation.