Sweet Succulent Vignette

Hello, Crafty Friends!!

I'm so excited to finally get to play with one of Eileen Hull's newest releases from Sizzix... the Book & Pages, Trinket Box, & Frame. It is 3 dies in 1! It makes a mini book (including pages) and a 3-dimensional trinket box, and frame. But really can do so much more!!

For my project, I transformed the box and frame components into a shadowbox vignette!

Supplies Used

Eileen Hull's Book & Pages, Trinket Box & Frame- COMING SOON

(Sizzix ScoreBoards XL Die - 662360)

Big Shot (Sizzix)

Lynda Kanase Succulents 2D & 3D (Sizzix)

Tim Holtz Wildflowers (Sizzix)

Little Sizzles Matboard (Sizzix)

Copper Luxury Stack (DCWV)

Cardstock- Assorted shades of green

Creative Station w/ Permanent Adhesive (Xyron)

Tim Holtz Word Bands (Advantus)

Finnabair Mechanicals- Grungy Butterflies (Prima Marketing)

Wooden knobs & finials (Darice)

White Acrylic Paint

Texture Powder (Prima Marketing)

Mixed Media Glue (Beacon)

VersaMagic- Purple Hydrangea (Tsukineko/ Imagine Crafts)

Pebeo Gilding Wax (Crafter's Companion)

Crinkle Ribbon

Moss

Like most of my Eileen Hull projects, I start by cutting my materials down to a di-cuttable size. Usually about 6"x 12". Then I run my papers through my Xyron Creative Station and adhere them to the matboard. Making sure to apply my patterned paper to both sides.

Once the matboard is covered, I die cut it face down (the pattern I want on the top of the cover should be touching/making contact with the foam and blade). And presto, double-sided matboard cutouts!

I creased and folded the tabs and flaps of the 2 side panels. I used mixed media glue to adhere the little tabs to the other panel to form the sides of the box.

I added more mixed media glue to the under flaps and attached the ornately shaped back panel. Once that was secured in place I added more glue to the inner flaps and attached the back plate onto the inside of the box. Then I set it aside to dry.

While I was waiting for my glue to set, I mixed white acrylic paint with texture powder and applied the mixture onto wooden ball pulls and a wooden finial.

After the paint dried, I applied gilding wax over the raised texture areas. Then used more mixed media glue to adhere the 4 ball pulls to the bottom of the box for feet.

Once dried, I attached the wooden finial to the top center.

I attached moss to the inside bottom of the box with, yet again, more mixed media glue.

While the glue was setting I die-cut assorted shades of green cardstock using Lynda Kanase's Succulents dies. 

How many petals I used for each succulent

Large- 6 Lrg petals, 2 medium, & 2 small

Medium- 2 medium & 2 small

Small- 3 small

I shaded all the edges with Purple Hydrangea chalk ink before piecing them together to form my succulents.

Then, glued my succulents to the inside of my box. 

I ran glue along the edge of the box and attached the frame piece over top to create a shadow box.

Once the glue was totally set, I added metal embellishments. I love this inspiring phrase on the Tim Holtz Word Band and centered it over top. Then positioned a couple of Prima Metal Butterflies surrounding the oval opening.

I added a couple of wildflower cut-outs I die cut from white cardstock using Tim Holtz's Wildflowers dies and positioned them behind the succulents. 

Then for a bit of interest and more texture and added a little piece of glitter tulle into the arrangement.

I wanted the succulents to look like they grew out of the box, so I pulled the moss and succulents partially out of the box and had them "trail" out.

Then lastly I tied a bow made from crinkle ribbon to the wooden finial at the top.

And here is my finished project...

I really love how this project turned out! There's something about all the different hues of greens that make me feel so tranquil when I look at it.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and are looking forward to more of Eileen Hull's new releases like I am!

Stay tuned because I have more to come!

Until then...

HAPPY CRAFTING!

~ Mitsy

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No Prob Llama

 

Hello Crafty Friends! 

I'm back with my good friends at DCWV today! I am absolutely giddy about all their new paper lines that have been filling the shelves of Joann Craft store across the U.S! They have really out done themselves with this release! And I am head over heals in love and tickled over their new NO PROB LLAMA STACK!!!

This stack is full with bold color and tons of foil!

And...

Lots & lots of cacti and lla-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-mas!!!!

I am so in love with this stack that I immediately had to create something with it! So I decided to make a easel style card.

Supplies Used

No Prob Llama Stack (DCWV)

Stephanie Barnard's Circle Stand-Ups Card (Sizzix)

Border Die- Stephanie Barnard's Elegant Stand-Ups (Sizzix)

Stephanie Barnard's Succulents & SucculentsTWO Dies (Stamps of Life)

Mega Runner (Xyron)

Distress Inks- Weathered Wood, Antiqued Linen, & Seedless Preserves (Tim Holtz/ Ranger)

3D Dots (Ek Success)

 
First, I cut my paper down to 6"x 12" pieces so that it can fit into my die-cut machine. Then I die-cut the card base and mat pieces from coordinating patterned paper.

I used my mini blending tool and inked the edges of my die-cut pieces.

I used my Xyron Mega Runner to adhere my panels onto my card base.

Then, folded my my card base on the score lines.

I added foam adhesive to the back of my circle die-cut and set it to the side.

I die cut cacti from green striped paper using the prickly cacti from my succulents and succulentsTWO die sets.

I found a sheet of cut-outs from the No Prob Llamas Stack and filled with different lamas, cacti, journaling tags, and sentiments. I found a tag with this cute lama and sentiment. I cut it out and separated the sentiment.

I kept the foiled cacti attached to the llamas, added tiny glitter enamel dots to my sentiment, then added foam adhesive to the back of both.

I attached all my element to my card front. Placed the circle in the center, layered the ferns on top that, then the llama in front of those. Added a cactus to each side and my sentiment in the bottom center. It created the most adorable desert landscape!

I finished the bottom flap with a simple border from the Elegant Stand-Ups die set.

Final here is my finished card...

This card is full of dimension!! I pulled some of the ferns forward so they stem and leaves are growing from behind the llama, as if he was standing under a shrub.

All the dimension and the foiled accents really makes the card pop!!

This was such a fun card and I can definitely see myself making tons and tons of llama themed everythings!!

I hope you all enjoyed my project for the day!

Until next time...

HAPPY CRAFTING!!

~Mitsy