Autumn Gift/Secret Box

Hello.

I just wanted to show you another secret box that I made using autumn colours.
This is the view of the front and side.


View of the back and side.



The box opens up to reveal 3 secret trays.  

If you're interested, see my secret-box tutorial HERE. 

I have coloured this oh-so-adorable image of Tilda with a Mouse, Peanut for the front panel.  She is from Magnolia's Turning Leaves Collection 2012.  Colouring of the images for this project was done with markers--Letraset Promarkers and Letraset Pantone Trias.

On the back panel, there is another adorable Tilda image from the same collection, this one is called Tilda With Daisies and Mushrooms.



I have used a mini stamp this time for the top of the box.  This is Mini Rose Scent Tilda from the Sweet Crazy Love Collection 2012 - Mini.

All the Magnolia stamps I have used here are available from Magnolia-licious, Diana's on-line store.  She has a vast selection of both the full-size and mini stamps. Check out also the selections of cutting dies from Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Magnolia, Marianne Design and Cheery Lynn Designs.  Diana also gives excellent service, discounted prices and you earn in-store credit for every order to boot.   

The two side panels are decorated the same way with this floral and foliage arrangement.  



Challenges I am entering with this project:

Stamp With Fun Challenge #181 - Autumn 

Dutch Dare Cards DDCC #185 - Fall is in the Air

Going Grey with Scrap Creations - Fall Flowers

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Divas By Design Challenge #55 - Use some textures

I ♥ Promarkers Challenge #137 - Autumn Colours

7 Kids College Fund Challenge #57 - Autumn is in the Air  

Just Magnolia hAnglar & sTanglar Week 177 - Anything Goes with fabric option (my ribbon is my fabric...LOL)

Thanks for dropping by.  Your visit is very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful weekend!

Materials and Tools Used:

Sentiment Stamp:  Just Rite

DP's:  ChatterBox

Dies:  Spellbinders Classic Ovals, Labels Four, Standard Circles and Scalloped Circles; Crealies Creative Flowers No. 02; Memory Box Chloe Stem; CC Design Leafy Branch

Punches:  Punch Bunch large and medium daisy; McGill Small daisy; Carla Craft medium star; Michaels mini sun; Punch Bunch large impatient leaf

Miscellaneous:  Tim Holtz distress ink stamp pad Vintage Photo and Dried Marigold

Medium:  alcohol-ink based markers--Letraset Promarkers and Letraset Pantone Tria markers  

Another Secret Box

Hello!
I finally finished the secret box that I was working on for my tutorial.  See my precious posting below or click HERE if you're interested.  You can make this for any occasion and fill it with other goodies, but I made this one to fill with Easter eggs.  

front view

  

rear view

So.....I don't actually have much to say here except to show you more pictures...LOL. Here are frontal views of the different panels...

Hmm...I don't really like the way I colour her outfit in purple.  I think she would look better in a more softer colour--must try again.  Anyway this is Tilda with Floating Hearts from Magnolia's new Princes & Princesses Collection 2012.

This Tilda with Hollebores is from the previous collection Sweet Christmas Collection 2011. 

This is another image from the Princes & Princesses Collection 2012.  She is called Sweet Princess Tilda.

All these Magnolia images and many more are available at Magnolia-licious, Diana's on-line store. She has a fabulous inventory of the full-size as well as the mini stamps.  Also don't overlook the selections of dies and other crafting tools.   

Of course, what would I do without flowers...LOL.  They are one of my favorite types of embellishments.  This same floral arrangement is on the 2 sides of the box that don't have a Tilda on it.

Challenges that I can enter this project into:
Totally Tilda Challenge #43 - Tilda holding a flower/bunch of flowers
Paper Sundaes Challenge #114 - Easter
Hooked on Craft Challenges #19 - Easter
Deep Ocean Challenge #22 - Masking or use more than one stamp
Creative Craft Challenges - Anything BUT a Card
Everybody-Art-Challenge #187 - Easter
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes
I ♥ Promarkers Challenge #111 - Springtime
Simon Says Stamps! Challenge - Use your favorite tool (Big Shot machine & dies and punches)
Just Magnolia hAnglar & sTanglar Week 150 - Springtime
ABC DT Challenge - Anything Goes

That's all for now.  Thanks for taking the time to drop by.  So much appreciating your visit.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful week.

     
Materials and Tools Used:

DP's:  Anna Griffin paper; from Recollections Believe paper pad

Dies:  Spellbinders Labels Ten, Petite Scalloped Circles, Standard Circles, Petite Ovals and Rose Creations; Cheery Lynn Olive Branch

Punches:  Martha Stewart pine branch and daisy; McGill daisy; EK Success small retro flower; Nellie Snellen extra large leaf and rose leaves jumbo; Fiskar Celestial 3-corner punch; Michaels tiny sun 

Miscellaneous:  Tim Holtz distress ink stamp pad Walnut Stain; ribbon, pearls and glitter from my stash

Medium:  Letraset Promarker and Tria markers

Secret (3-Tier) Box Tutorial (4 1/2" high)

Hello!
This is a tutorial on how to make a 'secret box' like the one I made in a previous posting here.

Before I start on this tutorial, I have to give credit where credit is due and state that I did not design this box.  The credit goes to Heather Perreaux who created the concept for this box.  I found her tutorial for a 3-inch cube secret box that she has done for Splitcoaststampers here.  She has step-by-step instructions and also a video.

I needed a taller box to put larger images (of my fave Magnolia stamps) and taller trays for the larger Lindt Easter eggs (yum yum).  So I have hightened the box 1 1/2 times to 4 1/2 inches high.

Materials
What you need for the box are 5 pieces of cardstock:

one - 6 inches x 10 1/2 inches  (15.2 cm x 26.6 cm)
one - 7 inches x 10 1/2 inches  (17.7 cm x 26.6 cm)
three - 5 5/8 inches x 5 5/8 inches  (14.3 cm x 14.3 cm)

My templates turned out to be quite a bit different than Heather's.  Here are the templates for the 4 1/2" high secret box...

right side of the box

left side of the box

tray

If you have a knack at interpreting templates, then you can ignore the rest of the posting.  However if you need step by step instructions, then keep on going...LOL.  Warning--there are LOTS of pictures!

Step 1 - Place the 6" x 10 1/2" cardstock on your scoreboard with the short side along the top and score at 3".

Step 2 - Rotate the cardstock so the long side is along the top and score at 3" and 7 1/2".

Step 3 - At one corner of the cardstock, score diagonally by lining up the corners (indicated by black arrows below) along one of the inch grid line on your scoreboard.

Step 4 - Score also at 1" away from the first scoreline.  Do the same scorelines on the other corner of the cardstock at the same long side of the paper (indicated by the black arrows below). 

Step 5 - Trim off the small corner triangle. Both corners. 

Step 6 - Cut along the horizontal scoreline from the left vertical scoreline to the left side of the paper, and from the right vertical scoreline to the right side of the paper.   (Refer to template.)

Step 7 - Cut diagonally at the corners that are unscored as show below.

Step 8 - Your cardstock should look like this now.

Step 9 - Valley fold along the scorelines.

Step 10 - Apply glue all over the corner piece that has the flap as show below.

Step 11 - Tuck the opposite triangle in to form a corner.

Step 12 - Fold the flap up and over.  

Step 13 - Do the same to the other end.  You now have one side of a box.

Step 14 - Place the 7" x 10 1/2" cardstock on your scoreboard with the short side along the top and score at 3" and 6".  That extra 1" of paper is for the connecting flap.

Step 15 - With this piece of cardstock do the same Step 2 to Step 7 above.

Step 16 - An extra cut line is required with this cardstock to trim off the corner to form the connecting flap.

Step 17 - This cardstock should look like this now. 

Step 18 - Glue the same way as above --Step 10 to Step 12. Now you have the other side of the box. 

Step 19 - Apply glue on the connecting flap as show below. 

Step 20 - Attach the two side together

And there you have your box!

Step 21 - Take your 5 5/8" x 5 5/8" cardstock and place the left edge of the paper along the 3/4" scoreline on the Scor-Pal scoreboard.  Score at 2 1/8" and 5".

Step 22 -  Rotate the cardstock 90 degrees and do the same scoring lines.

Step 23 - Refer to template and cut along solid lines.

Step 24 - Fold along scorelines and apply glue as shown below. 

Step 25 - Attach the sides together to form your tray.

Step 26 - For placement of the bottom tray inside the box, apply glue as shown below--to 2 sides of the tray and to the bottom of one side of the box.

Step 27 - For placement of the top and middle trays, apply glue to 2 sides of each tray as shown below

And there you have your completed secret box.

And then you can decorate your box any way you want.  I am not quite finished with mine...LOL.  It'll take me another day to do that.  I'll edit and show the finished product when I'm done.

Edited
Here's the finished project!

Hope this tutorial will be of some use to some of you.  Happy crafting!!!