Mad tea party in a box

This week I've been inspired to make something other than a card. I saved this old chocolate box knowing I wanted to alter it. It has a clear window that I wanted to accentuate. I used a stamp from ching chou kuik called mad tea party (plate #41) I originally also coloured Cheshire cat illusion, but couldn't make it work so I skipped it and replaced it with flowers and flourishes.

The box was very simple to decorate: I used one sheet of patterned, glittery 12x12" paper which I cut to match the front of the box. I hand cut the aparture with a craft knife and distressed all the edges. I coloured the image with promarkers to match the colours of the paper. Don't you just love the vibrant colours? I cut out a few flourishes using a die in matching cardstock and found some bigger flowers and buttons to match. I assembled it all together adding paper to the sides as well and two pieces of ribbon. I'm thinking to glue two magnetic snaps to keep the box shut. Finally I added some glitter to some of the details and tadaaa - a perfect place to keep your stamped up images. The box is about 8x8" (20x20cm)

I hope this box inspires you to take part in our Alice in Wonderland/ Little Red Riding Hood Contest. The stamp I have used qualifies for the contest. Deadline is march 30th. Click the link above for more info.

Vintage Mad Tea Party

Stamp: Elaine Cox "Mad Tea Party", Plate #35

For my card today, I focused on coloring just the center of the image. I then used B0000 & B00 to color from the edges toward the middle. This is a great for creating 'softer' colored images and also an easy technique to cut down on coloring time. This would also work good with monochromatic and sepia tones to create a more vintage feel.
I also used some of the new Tim Holtz tissue tapes (LOVE these!!) from the Hobgoblin & Tidings sets. It is hard to see in the photo, but I made some faux vintage seam binding, by sprinkling some bleach on black seam binding. You have to have a very light hand with the bleach, rinse immediately and let air dry.

A Very Sparkly Mad Tea Party

Stamp: Ching-Chou Kuik's "Mad Tea Party"

Ching-Chou Kuik's FAC images are so beautifully detailed and you can use them with so many mediums. Here, I simply stamped the image and then sprayed it with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in: Sweet Clover, Patina, Peach Delight, and Pink Bubblegum. To get those heavy blobs of color, I spray close to the paper, about an inch or two away from the paper. Once the image was dry, I edged it with Versamagic in Jumbo Java. The background is embossed with one of the new Tim Holtz Alterations embossing folders. And, wow, are black roses difficult to photograph!

Customer Gallery Submission: Narelle Harrison

Narelle shares her beautiful works with us today.

ching chou kuik's Blue-Rose-Tattoo:

ching chou kuik's Seeing Through:

ching chou kuik's Mad Tea Party:

Customer Gallery Submission: KymKreates

KymKreates shares her beautiful work with us today:

ching-chou kuiks Blue-Rose-Tattoo:

 ching-chou kuiks Aloha:

ching-chou kuik's Coral Immersion:

ching chou kuik's Spring Spread:

ching chou kuik's Mad Tea Party:

ching chou kuik's Carnation of May: