It's one of those pay periods where you have to make the paycheck last through three weekends instead of just two. In most every way, these pay periods stink. One good thing, though, is that it forces you to dig through the freezer and find forgotten food. Today I found breaded shrimp (score!) and au gratin potatoes from Omaha Steakhouse (even better than shrimp!).
After lunch, I was left with a box much like:
It's a sturdy, fabulous box. I've almost kept a few in the past, but my husband would move out if I kept every item that had potential :) Today, though, I got right to work. I suspected the box was the perfect size to hold two stacks of A2-sized cards side-by-side. My suspicions were correct:
My husband actually suggested the divider in the middle, to keep the two stacks from falling into one another. Very smart! Each side holds about 12 cards with envelopes or 24 cards on one side and 24 envelopes on the other. Pretty nice! I ran the chipboard embellishment through some Pixie Pink ink and applied some paper and brads for a "knob."
I started out by spray painting the box, inside and out. I then measured and cut my paper and Modge Podged one side. Pretty easy.
Things I learned: The thinner the paper, the better. I originally started out with a thicker cardstock, and it was quickly a disaster - too thick for the Modge Podge to really hold well. Today's piece of trash was almost in the trash before I tried some thinner scraps. I also recommend using a brayer, it gets all those air bubbles out for a nice hold.
Recipe: Paper and embellishments from The Paper Studio, Ink from SU.
The dresses were cut out and then velvet paper was posted behind them. I filled the paper with Glossy Accents (like Crystal Effects) and sprinkled Diamond Dust on one and glass beads on the other. The sentiment is just printed out from the computer
Then it turns into this:
Here's a close up:
I hang on to these, because I am (a) a pack rat and (b) will make great use of them one day. Seriously, though, they accumulate far faster than I can use them. They snag on my other scraps, and it's time to toss them out. Before I do that, though, I can make these:
Recipes: (TOP CARD) Cardstock from my scrap drawer, Stamps from Stampin' Up All About U, Ink from Stampin' Up Craft White and Green Galore, Embellishments from The Paper Studio and Stampin' Up Chalks. (BOTTOM CARD) Cardstock from my scrap drawer, Stamps from Stampin' Up Trendy Trees, Ink from Stampin' Up Creamy Caramel and Green Galore, Embellishments from Stampin' Up Window Punch.
Made it into this:
I think it's a hot mess. My husband said, "I like it. It doesn't look like the stuff you usually do." I don't know how to take that. It's definitely not my normal fare, but that's what I was going for. The back of the card front is reflective paper (like a mirror) and the patterned paper is flocked with velvet. I embossed the rose and then used a brayer to roll pink over it. Like I said, it's a hot mess.
It's a sturdy, fabulous box. I've almost kept a few in the past, but my husband would move out if I kept every item that had potential :) Today, though, I got right to work. I suspected the box was the perfect size to hold two stacks of A2-sized cards side-by-side. My suspicions were correct:
My husband actually suggested the divider in the middle, to keep the two stacks from falling into one another. Very smart! Each side holds about 12 cards with envelopes or 24 cards on one side and 24 envelopes on the other. Pretty nice! I ran the chipboard embellishment through some Pixie Pink ink and applied some paper and brads for a "knob."
I used patterned paper that had words and trees on it, so those papers could only go one way. I didn't want to waste the "upside down" triangles, so I just turned everything upside down to make it work. So, I have three that follow the original sketch and three that make use of the "upside down" scraps.
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