Dies to die for

Hello Friends ,
Today I am up with a very special card made on order .
This one has beautiful use of dies . I have this habit of never buying stuff which I don't require. I really like making the best out of my supplies rather buying and making a collection . The money which I splurge upon my supplies is hard earned and made of sleepless nights .
Let move onto the card -
I have used Layered Elegant Swirl  die to make a fan . There is a special sale going on our site .
Can you see beautiful fanciful flourish on the card ? It is available at our store .  Right beside the Elegant flourish is the most amazing die ever made by my God  ' Tim Holtz '  The sewing room 
I simply love this die .. when I work on the mannequin I remember my childhood days when I use to dress up my doll .
It has the perfect buttons and pegs .
Right behind my favorite die is Labels 8 { offer is going on our spellbinder dies } . This is the most versatile die , perfect for making my frames .
Now I need full attention ... Can you see the word Cherish .. Its heat embossed !! Yes I tried Heat Embossing for the first time . I used Ranger Black Embossing powder and Heat gun by Ranger which works on Indian Voltage .Voila !! I am trying to learn Heat embossing , I am sure it will be a great addition to my vintage world .
The stamp used to make the elegant border is Bo bunny's Gabreille .
The flowers are made by Beautiful Ribbon1  .
Other supplies are Vintage photo Distress inks and Tonic Trimmer .
Hope you all will leave some love .
Hugs
Mallika
Aola Handmade Cards 

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Card & Box Set and a Tutorial !!

Hi everyone,
This is Hussena here to share with you all a box & a card set...Keeping in mind this time's challenge theme which is Challenge # 3 "Make a Set"...So here's a look at what I have made :-

 
 A look at the box again :

                                                                     
Supplies used for the box :-
Base CS  -Stash
Pattern Paper- DCWV Garden Party Stack (Crafter's Corner)
Martha Stewart Doily punch - (Crafter's Corner)
The flowers & the small brown butterfly -Paper pieced from the DCWV Garden Party stack(Crafter's Corner)
Fiskars Good times Stamp -Crafter's Corner
Distress Inks used : Shabby Shutters & Broken China (Crafter's Corner)
Butterfly Die : Cheery Lynn Exotic Butterflies (Small) (Crafter's Corner)
Pearls & Ribbon- Stash

Supplies used for the Card :-

Base CS- Stash
Pattern Paper- DCWV Garden Party Stack (Crafter's Corner)
The white Cs is Embossed using -Marrianne Designsables Embossing Folder- Daisy (Crafter's Corner)
Martha Stewart Doily Punch (Crafter's Corner)
Distress Inks used : Shabby Shutters & Broken China (Crafter's Corner)
Butterfly Die : Cheery Lynn Exotic Butterflies (Small) (Crafter's Corner)
Flourish Die : Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish  (Crafter's Corner)
Tag Die :Spellbinders Ribbon Tag Trio -(Available at Crafter's Corner)
Blue Mulberry rose &  Leaves-( Crafter's Corner)
Ribbon -Stash



                                                         
And now for the Tutorial for the box ...Its really a very simple & easy to make box tutorial ...And this is so perfect for holding small note-cards ,tags ,chocolates & as it is in  the Indian tradition even some cash for all occasions....So firstly let me get to the supplies you will require for this :-

                                                   
So as you can see the basic supplies that yu will need is some atleast some 12 * 12 inch cardstocks of any color , Paper Trimmer (Fiskars) ,Scoring  Board (Martha Stewart)  Border Punch (Martha Stewart Doily Punch) ,Ink for Stamping (Memento Tuxedo Black),Distress inks (Ranger) Blending tool  ,Good pair of scissors ,Double sided tape ,Some strong adhesive .

And now here goes the tute for it :-

Step 1 : For the Base Box : Start with a 7 1/2 inch * 6 inch piece of CS.

Step 2 :Score at 1 inch on all four sides of this CS.

Step 3 : With a pair of scissors put cuts on all four sides at the 1 inch mark as shown in the picture below :

                                                                         
Step 4 :Fold on all the four sides where you have cut out the tabs at the 1 inch :

                                                   
Step 5 :Glue all the four corners together using double sided tape or an strong adhesive :

Now for the lid of the box :

Step 1 :Take a 9 1/2 inch * 6 inch piece of CS & score at 41/4 inch & 51.4 inch.
                                          

Step 2 :Fold the scored ends using your scoring tool & the lid will look something like this :

Step 3 ;now stick the box to the base of the lid  keeping it in centre as shown in the picture below :

                                                   
Now the measurements of the Band which goes over this box :-

Step 1 : You will need 11 1/4 inch CS by 2 inches &  you have to score at 1 inch ,5 1/2 inch ,6 1/2 inch ,10 3.4 inch & 11 inch & glue it.

                                                                                                                                                                       
 Step 2 : After you glue the two ends of this CS ,it forms a perfect band which will go over the box easily ,but  before you stick the 2 ends of the band ,it would be better if you embellish it with pattern paper of your choice :

Now here's a look of the finished box with its band removed ...Its a perfect size for the card I have made which nestles into it :-

                                                         
 As you can see I have embellished my box using punched laces ,pattern papers & few other thing of my choice !!...You can create these boxes for any theme you want & these could make lovely gifts for your near & dear ones especially for the upcoming Christmas season as well!...Hope you all like the tutorial & if you have any doubts..Do leave me a comment & I will try & get back to you as soon as possible.

Most of the products I have used here is available at Crafter's Corner & Shalini is offering some really fantastic discounts on the Martha Stewart & Ek Success Punches...Make sure you check them out & place your orders before they are out of stock :)
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