I've been wanting to try and make an exploding box for ages so decided to sit down and try one. I've also added a 3 tier cake for the inside which could easily be adapted for any occassion i.e wedding, anniversary etc.
The tutorial for this project can be found here.
This card has been entered into the following challenges:
Craft Your Passion - anything goes
Die Cut Dreams - recipe
Kaboodle Doodles - celebrations
KB Cute Mondays - anything goes
Paper Creations Ink - red,white & blue
Pink Elephant - red, white & blue - WINNER
Pollycraft - celebration
Shabby Tea Room - photo inspiration - TOP 3
Come And Get It Challenges - patriotic theme
Corrosive Challenge - red & white
Creative Inspirations - red, white & blue - TOP 3
Dream Valley - ribbon
I Did It Creations - patriotic
Sentimental Sundays - anthing goes
Cupcake Inspirations - photo inspiration
Catch The Bug - anything goes
Ellephantastic - celebrations
Our Creative Corner - seassonal celebration
Paper Creators Crafts - special occassion
Card Makin' Mamas - red, white & blue
Fairy Knoll - red, white & blue
Fairy Tale - America
Off The Wall Craftiness - red, white & blue
Patties Creations - flag colours - TOP 3
Craft Us Crazy - red, white & blue - TOP 3
Delightful Challenges - red, white & blue
Do You Stack Up? - sqaures
Pixie Dust Studio - red, white & blue
The Rubber Cafe - red, white & blue
Anything Goes - letter "D" (Doohickey die)
Use It Tuesday - red, white & blue
The tutorial for this project can be found here.
Material used:
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Promarkers - to colour the flowers
Nestabilities - Labels 11
Magnolia Doo Hickey Die - Heart Swirl Branch
Lily of the Valley - For You circular sentiment
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - weathered wood
This card has been entered into the following challenges:
Craft Your Passion - anything goes
Die Cut Dreams - recipe
Kaboodle Doodles - celebrations
KB Cute Mondays - anything goes
Paper Creations Ink - red,white & blue
Pink Elephant - red, white & blue - WINNER
Pollycraft - celebration
Shabby Tea Room - photo inspiration - TOP 3
Come And Get It Challenges - patriotic theme
Corrosive Challenge - red & white
Creative Inspirations - red, white & blue - TOP 3
Dream Valley - ribbon
I Did It Creations - patriotic
Sentimental Sundays - anthing goes
Cupcake Inspirations - photo inspiration
Catch The Bug - anything goes
Ellephantastic - celebrations
Our Creative Corner - seassonal celebration
Paper Creators Crafts - special occassion
Card Makin' Mamas - red, white & blue
Fairy Knoll - red, white & blue
Fairy Tale - America
Off The Wall Craftiness - red, white & blue
Patties Creations - flag colours - TOP 3
Craft Us Crazy - red, white & blue - TOP 3
Delightful Challenges - red, white & blue
Do You Stack Up? - sqaures
Pixie Dust Studio - red, white & blue
The Rubber Cafe - red, white & blue
Anything Goes - letter "D" (Doohickey die)
Use It Tuesday - red, white & blue
Stunning box and cake projects ... thank you for sharing your beautiful work with us all in the Tea Room :)
ReplyDeleteWowzers! This is amazing!! Gorgeous work! Thank you so much for joining us this week at The Shabby Tea Room!
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Melissa
Hi Sazzle
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning make - some much work has gone into your creation and it really is lovely!
Thanks so much for joining us over at Kaboodle Doodles and good luck.
Tina
Oh my Goodness, this is stunning, beautifully made and decorated. Outstanding creation. Thank you for joining us over at Creative Inspirations this fortnight with our Red/White and blue theme. Good Luck.
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Suzi x
Stunning!!! Love everything about it :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for playing along over at Paper Creator's Crafts & good luck.
Debbie x
Great box, so very pretty. Thanks for playing along at Card Makin' Mamas!
ReplyDeleteBeautlfully made box,really gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteWendy xx
Fabulous box. Thank you so much for joining us in our 2nd challenge at Paper Creator Crafts this week!
ReplyDeleteLove ~ Lady Anne xx
This is absolutely stunning. Never seen anything like it! Awesome! Thank you for joining us at Do You Stack Up.
ReplyDelete-Wenche
Your exploding box is so very beautifull! Thank you for joining us at Fairy Tale Challenge! xx Bianca
ReplyDeleteWow, I don't think I've seen a 3 layered explosion box and a 3 layered cake inside, Awesome creation!
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing in our 'Your Country's Flag Colors' Challenge #25!
♥ Sandi
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Fantastic project, wowser!! I'm really looking forward to the tutorial, this is amazing, and so beautifully done.
ReplyDeleteLuv CHRISSYxx
WOW, an amazing piece of art! Just beautiful! Thanks so much for playing along with us for this weeks Catch The Bug Anything Goes Challenge!
ReplyDeleteHugs & Happy Days!
~Min
Your cake is very cool.Thanks for taking part in this week's challenge on the Come and Get Challenge Blog.
ReplyDeleteWow, deine Box sieht wirklich toll aus.
ReplyDeleteDanke für deine Teilnahme bei Fairy tale Challenge. Liebe Grüße.
The Challenge RED and WHITE you've laid out very generously. ;-)
ReplyDeleteNevertheless, this box looks very pretty. Thanks for playing along at The Corrosive Challenge Blog.
fabulous box Sassle looks gorgeous
ReplyDeletethanks for joining the DYSU challenge this week
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Miranda
Oh wow! Gorgeous work! Thank you for joining our Anything Goes (with a sentiment) challenge at Sentimental Sundays .
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stunning box, Thanks for playing along at DCD.
ReplyDeleteChris x
oh! it's stunning!!!! you are clever!!
ReplyDeleteOMGosh! This is amazing! I LOVE explosion boxes, but I've never seen one with a cake inside! How clever! I am soooo coming back to see your tutorial! Thanks for joining the Pixies at Pixie Dust Studio this week!
ReplyDeleteStunning card and thankyou for joining in The Paper Creator challenge xx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and fantastic work.
ReplyDeleteI love it.
Thanks for joining us at the Fairy Tale Challenge.
xx Sandra
What a great project!!! I'm so glad you were able to play along with us at Use It Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteWhat can I add but what others have said!!! This is an unbelievable project and I look forward to seeing more of your work. Thank you for joining PCI's challenge.
ReplyDeleteWOW, this is so beautiful! I love everything about it. Thanks for joining us at Pattie’s Creations Design Challenge.
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Pattie ♥
WowWOwwOw!!!! This is AMAZING!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for joining us at Cupcake Inspirations this week!
Rene :D
Fantastic box! it looks really great, and I bet it took ages to make. I'd love to see your tutorial on this, if you get a second let me know when you've blogged it cos I'll be right round. Thanks for joining in with us at Dream Valley Challenges. CoB
ReplyDeleteWords cannot even come close to describing this gorgeous creation!! I have seen and made explosion boxes myself, but yours is absolutely stunning!! Thanks for joining us at Dream Valley Challenges.
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely awesome Sazzle! I love the exploding box! I am a bit intimidated by it! LOL! I normal do not do the foldy type of things like that; but I am in awwww of how wonderful it looks! Have a wonderful day! Happy Creating! Sara
ReplyDeletethat cake looks good enough to eat. The box is great fun.
ReplyDeletethanks for playing with us at Cupcake Inpsirations.
Great explosion. Love the embellishments you used on it. Thanks for playing in the Bugaboo Anything Goes Challenge.
ReplyDeleteOh my soooo gorgeous! Thanks for joining in at Ellephantastic this month. Jill
ReplyDeleteBeautiful job on the exploding box and cake. Thanks for joining us at Come and Get it Challenges.
ReplyDeletesimply amazing. Thanks for joing us at Use it Tuesday-Haven
ReplyDeleteI luv this explosion box with the beautiful card.
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Fabulous Job on your Cake-Box!
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining in on the fun over at Come and Get It Challenges!
Shell~Alaska♥
Oh my goodness that is STUNNING!! WOW!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for entering the Ellephantastic Celebrations challenge. Don't forget there's a blog hop on all month with Candy at the end & as you've entered the challenge you get TWO entries!! Just be sure to enter the correct Candy either UK or NON Uk.
Thank you & Good luck
Helen x
This is just beautiful,Thanks for joining us at paper creator`s crafts
ReplyDeleteGorgeous creation, super details and such a fab cake in the middle, ribbon slide is the perfect touch, thanks so much for joining our "Shape" challenge at Die Cut Dreams
ReplyDeleteDebs and Evgenia
xxx
Wonderful Box love it Thanks for Joining us at Paper Creations Ink
ReplyDeleteWOW!! This is FABULOUS!! Thank you so much for playing along with us at The Pink Elephant!!
ReplyDeleteAmazing creation, so much detail. Thank you for sharing at Die Cut Dreams.
ReplyDeleteHugs Ali x
PS Don't forget to play in my candy too here
I love your beautiful creation! It looks good enough to eat!
ReplyDeleteThank-you for playing at Cupcake Inspirations this week.
Happy Crafting
Sam xx
www.craftychickcards.blogspot.com
Wonderful! Thanks for playing along with us at Corrosive this week :D
ReplyDeleteWow, stunning project! Thanks for joining us for Sentimental Sundays Anything Goes Challenge and I hope you join us again next time!
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Kurly-Q
Wonderful box! I love making these, but I have not made the three layers of box like that! So cool! 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.
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! Your project is absolutely FABULOUS!!!! Thanks for joining us at Paper Creations Ink. Blessings!!
ReplyDeleteWow what a gorgeous project! so glad you could join us at Ellephantastic this month.
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Tamara
Wow!! A truly stunning creation! I'm speechless! Love it. Thank you so much for joining us at Paper Creator's Crafts in our Special Occasions Challenge. Hugs, Karen (Head D.T.)
ReplyDeleteHey Sazzle!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on being picked as TOP 3 at our challenge. Please grab 'Allie's Top 3 Badge' (the Blue one) and place on your sidebar to be eligible for our monthly draw on July 31st.
♥ Sandi
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