Thursday, August 16, 2012

Momenta Clearsnap Blog Hop!

Okay, so I am usually a vintage, shabby, grungy type girl so when I get the chance to work with something outside my comfort zone I get both excited and fearful at the same time! This month I got some fun Momenta papers to play with. Luckily I do love my teals and pinks.... but what to make? This morning I work up and did my normal routine of having coffee and watching my favorite shows that my husband refuses to watch on the DVR. Today it was American Pickers. Mike had picked up this little box and when he opened it, it just splayed out in all different directions and had little pieces of artwork on it. He called it a Victorian Exploding Picture Box....or more formally Etui Boxes. So that's it! That's what I am making! It was so easy, and the Momenta papers are already cut in graduating sizes. Here is my little explosion of fun and color using Momenta Papers and Clearsnap! Dont forget to leave a comment for the chance to win a $75 Prize package from them!



{OMG who would have thought that this colorful display would pop out of that box!}

{my Disneyland pics of me and my daughter worked perfecty}

{I love how the base of the ballerina doubles as the center of the flower stamp}

{There is all kinds of room for little pics. I printed these using the Proof selection in my photo editing software...it makes one sheet of tiny little pics}

{another side}

{one more!}

{you dont have to put a picture on every page-here is used some washi tape and a paper rose and some Want3Scrap bling}


{I think I will give this to my daughter as a gift, I know she wil cherish it}




Instructions:
tear out 4 pages of Momenta Paper 1 each- 8x8, 7.5x7.5, 7x7, 6.5x6.5
Score as follows:
8x8 score in at 2.5 inches on all sides
7.5x7.5 score in at 2.25 inches on all sides
7x7  score in at 2 inches on all sides
6.5x6.5 score in at 1.75 inches
*Basically you want the center portion to be a 3x3 square

For the lid tear out 1- 5x5 piece and score at 15/16th of an inch- and easier way to think of that is an inch minus 1/16th-you want the lid a tiny bit bigger than your box 3 1/16x 3 1/16

Then cut out the diagonal corners of all 4 wall pieces so that you have big CROSS shapes left- ink with  your favorite Clearsnap ink (I used Stephanie Barnards newArchival Ink in Very Berry)  and deco cut the edges then glue them one a top the other

For the lid- just cut two slits on each side, then fold them into your box lid and glue down

Then embellish any way you choose. I used Want2Scrap bling, some little flowers, Colorbox stickers, We R Memory Keepers Stamp, May Arts velvet ric-rac and some pom poms for some upholstery trim I had in my stash.

I glittered my ballerina base using Glue Gloss and Clearsnap Glitter-Glue Gloss is great for those hard to glue spaces!

This was such a fun and easy project I hope you will try it! 

Next up for you hoppers!
Denise Hahn: http://inmyblueroom.blogspot.com/ <------- YOU ARE HERE!





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Happy Hopping!"

34 comments:

  1. I love this box!!! I will probably be lifting it if I can figure out how to! :) Thank you so much!

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  2. Hi Denise, love the bright colours of your exploding box. I have been making exploding boxes for a while now but did not know they were from Victorian times or called etui boxes. I thought they were a more modern invention. Thanks for sharing.

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  3. Wow, this is fabulous! I love the colors and all the little details!

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  4. Love how your explosion box turned out! Colourful, bright with lots of memories to cherish. I'm sure your daughter will appreciate it and the little ballerina!

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  5. Denise, this has extreme star power! Love it's layers and colours. So much eye candy!

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  6. What an amazing explosion box. All the colors and different elements make it so special. Great job!

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  7. Holy Mama! Love this! You rocked it as usual!

    Suzanne

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  8. Wow...what a great explosion way to share fun wonderful memories..it turned out colorful, happy looking and beautiful

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  9. Thanks for the basic directions for this project... I am just going to have to bring my supplies here - and play now!

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  10. absolutely amazing!!!! thanks for sharing :)

    sarabeth

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  11. BEAUTIFUL! love it! love it! love it! what an awesome gift to give to someone! I think I might have to try to make it!

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  12. OMG Love!! Gonna try something like this for myself! :)

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  13. Oh cool....this is AWESOME!!!!! I am going to have to sit my daughter down and make one of these. She would enjoy it so much. Thanks for the tutorial too. Great job!!!

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  14. explosion boxes are so much fun
    Barbara Bird
    MdStrwbery@aol.com
    MdStrwbery.blogspot.com

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  15. WOW! You did an amazing job on your explosion box! I'm sure your daughter will cherish this forever.

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  16. Love the diecut edges on your exploding box! And that ballerina in the middle sure does bring back memories!

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  17. WOW! Fantastic project! Beautiful work!

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  18. What a surprise. I really liked the outside, but had no idea there were so many surprises!!

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  19. Great project! Thanks for the tutorial as well! YOU ROCK!! TFS!

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  20. Really cute project! The ballerina in the middle is a neat touch to the exploding box, as are the diecut edges.

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  21. this is an adorable and very colorful project. it truely was an explosion box. wonderful project.

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  22. I am not usually a pink person but I love the [papers you used! I like to give exploding boxes for baby gifts.Yours gives me so many better ideas! Thanks for sharing!

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  23. The box is GORGEOUS! Love all the pages in it.

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  24. Great project! Love all the details and how interactive it is!

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  25. oh my gosh.. that is amazing.. and oh I love your little balls! LOL

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  26. First of all, I Love American Pickers too and had seen this episode the other day and thought that box so cool, so to get your email today with tutorial in it blew me away. I LOVE how you used these beautiful Momenta papers and Clearsnap to create it. I don't know if I can make one of my own, but I would like to give it a try. Thanks so much for going out of your comfort zone and creating this beauty!

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  27. Truly speechless. I need to copy the instructions, this is a stunning project!

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  28. I am going to be trying this very soon!! What a cool idea and beautifully done!!!

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  29. This is the MOST AMAZING creative project I have seen in a long time!!! It looks so complicated yet you make it seen doable. I just can't find the words to say how inspired I am by this project. THANK YOU for sharing AND giving the instructions!

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  30. Love your little Etui Box, and you made it so simple! I'm used to ones that are complicated but it will be a joy to follow your instructions. Thanks!

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