Hello bloggists, thank you so much for visiting. I made this card-in-a-box for my mother-in-law's birthday, which is in the summer - but I'm aware that, while Mothering Sunday has been and gone in the UK, Mother's Day is coming up in other parts of the world, so I'm sharing this now. I co-ordinated the flowers with the colours in the Birthday Blooms DSP - they are so pretty (well, I think so!) I'm not normally a pretty-pretty sort of crafter but I just can't resist using these colours, they look so good! Here's how I made the card -
A few weeks ago I posted a tutorial about how to make a stay-closed box, which was adapted from a design I found in a publication by (I think) Hot off the Press. I have a confession to make - the box was going to be more of a packet, with a shallower/narrower base. I actually saw how I could adapt the design while I was filming. However, because there was only JUST enough card at the base, the design placed a strain on the construction and some people found that the box wouldn't sit well when it was empty. Also, some people found that the video was very quiet in places. With that in mind, I've made a few tweaks and produced an updated version. And, in case you don't want to see it all again, I've included a tutorial about making an aged metal effect with Stampin' Up! materials (and, since I made it, the embossing powder and re-inkers went onto the retiring list...) Here's the video -
