Daisy has given the E-Team our new assignment and it's "Box-a-licious"! For this BLOG HOP, we got to play with Tim Holtz Configurations and it was so much fun! You won't believe the diversity of the gorgeous creations that the E-Team has come up with. I can't wait for you to see them all!
eclectic Paperie is going to choose two winners who will each receive a Configurations of his/her choice, plus lots of paper crafting goodies to enjoy with it! To be eligible, simply visit each blog listed at the end of this post and leave a comment on the blog hop post. Each blog listed will accept comments for the next 48 hours, starting at 8:00 a.m. (EST) today. One comment per person, per blog please! Two winners will be chosen and announced on the eclectic Paperie blog on Friday, Dec. 3.
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Now on to my creation! I chose to use the largest of the Configurations – 8.75 in. x 10.75 in., but I didn't use all of the small boxes within the larger box. I also knew as soon as I first saw the Configurations that I would make a beach memories box. Are you surprised? Thought not!
Here's my finished project and my process:
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***You can click on any of the photos to see them full size.
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1) I chose photos that I loved and wanted to use, then resized and cropped them each to fit a certain little box. I also played around with the box layout and chose not to use all the little ones. (Yay! I'll have them to use later on another project!) Oh, and you may have noticed that I did change the layout a little at the end of the process.
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2) When I had figured out the layout, I removed all of the little boxes and numbered them on the back so I would know where each one should go. I also had the previous photograph to go by, of course.
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3) Then I did a white wash on all parts of the boxes that would show and started applying some of the backgrounds, like the tissue tape that was to show behind the fragment charm photo. The white wash was done with Claudine Hellmuth Studio Gesso and water, mixed on my non-stick craft sheet and applied with a paint brush. You'll see a little more of this farther along.
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4) I wanted to show you a little of how I created some of the backgrounds so that all of the elements in the boxes were at differing depths from the back of the larger box..
Using a Scor-Buddy, I scored each end of the piece of background paper to the height I wanted it to be from the back of the box. Note: the center part of this background piece should be the width of the inside of the box.
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I applied tape to each side and then creased each end at the scored lines.
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I adhered one end of the background piece to the inside of the box first.
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Then I pushed in the other end. It pretty much sticks by itself. Now you're ready to add a drop of glue and your element to be showcased.
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5) To make the sand in one of my mini glass bottles, I used clear glass micro beads and colored them using Copic various ink refills (E31, E33, E37).
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6) Next I white washed the miniature shutter I picked up in the doll house section of my local Hobby Lobby. Then I used some Claudine Hellmuth Studio paint in Charcoal Black and mixed it with the gesso to create a light gray. I used this to age the paint by dry brushing it onto the white shutter. When this was dry, I did white wash it again so it wouldn't look just dirty!
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7) The tiny picket fence, also from the doll house section, was white washed too. In SC, all of our sand dunes and beach grasses are surrounded by small fences to protect them. But the pickets are held together with wire. I tried to simulate this by coloring some white twine with my T3 Copic marker and weaving it around the pickets.
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This is how I cleaned up the paint that had dried on my craft sheet. It's amazing how this little slip of plastic, the Ranger craft scraper, can scrape every bit of paint up!
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8) Putting together some of the other elements:
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9) To create the support for the fence, I had to make a tiny box since it was only going to be attached on the bottom.
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So let me tell you a little about each section of my Beach Memories Configurations:
One of my favorite things to do at the beach is to sit on the beach at sunrise and have a cup of coffee! HAD to include this photo! The shells are from Edisto Island Beach, SC. You can see the twill bow with the Twinery twine and mini pin that hold the fragment charm.
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This is my favorite shot of my two youngest grandchildren standing on the couch looking out the window at the ocean. The banner is made from Twinery Caribbean twine and Ranger canvas ATC (you could use Claudine Hellmuth sticky-back canvas too). The canvas was painted with Claudine Hellmuth Studio paint in Classic Teal. And there are some more shells from Edisto.
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This is a photo of one of my beautiful daughters and her two sons on the beach, attached to a fragment charm. I used Tim Holtz metal numerals and Maya Road chipboard alphas to create the year. I also added a brad head to the window shutter. More Edisto shells, too!
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I love this picture of my feet and my grandson's in the water. It was taken at dawn on the beach in April. The mini glass bottles hold the sand made earlier and some water mixed with Ranger Distress tumbled glass reinker. The sand in the bottom of the box is a mix called Mudd Puddles – Malibu Beach that I picked up at a stamping convention. It goes on wet and then dries and cures in 24 hours. The stamped shell is a Unity image, water colored with Ranger Distress inks. Look at those beautiful metal Foundations (box feet)! And guess what...more Edisto shells!
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And finally the completed project again:
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Now it's time for you to visit all the other blogs. You'll be thrilled and amazed, I'm sure!! Don't forget to leave me a comment for a chance to win a Configurations of your very own!
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THE E-TEAM
Broni Holcombe (You are here!)
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Thank you so much for stopping by and for making it through this extra long post. I hope you enjoyed seeing how my thought process and execution came together.
- Stamps: Beach Days, Sun Rays (Unity)
- Paper: watercolor paper, Seaside (October Afternoon), On the Boardwalk (Graphic 45)
- Ink: Archival jet black, Ranger Distress tumbled glass, scattered straw, wild honey, aged mahoghany, Copic various ink refills: E31, E33, E37, Copic marker T3
- Other: Tim Holtz: Configurations (8.75 x 10.75), Foundations 4 box feet, metal numerals, fragment charms, tissue tape, mini pin; Ranger: non-stick craft sheet, mini-mister, craft scraper, glossy accents; Claudine Hellmuth: Studio Gesso, paint brush, Studio paint – charcoal black, classic teal; Maya Road chipboard alpha; miniature wooden window shutter, miniature wooden picket fence, white twine, twill, hole punch, mini glass bottles, the Twinery Caribbean twine, ATC natural sticky-back canvas (Inkssentials), clear micro beads (Martha Stewart), Scor-Buddy, Fiskars 9" paper trimmer, foam tape, water brush, hot glue gun, Edisto Island Beach seashells