Saturday, May 24, 2014

a book-like box

Hi and hello you creative people out there ...

I have to say, sometimes I'm highly surprised by myself.Like just now LOL

The following project actually started out as a rather halfhearted experiment to create texture with a paper napkin. I did it on an already broken bookcover from papier mâché that I had sitting around for quite some time.
Hm, I just went on, thinking nothing in particular, added acrylic paint with a brush and a brayer, decoupage glue, some embossing powder ... and so forth. Then an idea assumed shape.

There's a Facebook group connected with the very well assorted and gorgeous stamp- and mixed media shop 'de Craftorij' in The Netherlands that is going to run the "De Craftorij Zomer Challenge 2014":
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Wat is de bedoeling?
Vanaf 1 Juni maak je elke dag iets op een correspondentiekaart van ca. 10x15 cm. 61 dagen achter elkaar, eindigend op 31 Juli. Begin je later dan 1 Juni dan hoef je niets in te halen, begin gewoon, dat is het belangrijkste. Je kunt altijd aan het eind van de challenge nog zien of je de gemiste opdrachten in wilt halen.
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What is it about?
From June 1st on each day you create something on a card sized about 10x15cm, for 61 days in a row until July 31. If you start later than June 1st there's no need to catch up with anything. The most important thing is to just start and join in.
(roughly translated, hope it's okay ;-))
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The members of this group have come up with absolutely brilliant ideas and projects that will hold all the cards that are going to be made.
So I thought why not build a new box to go into the cover and keep my blank cards in there :-D
Enough blah blah, here it is:







So there the cards are sitting, white and pure, waiting ...
Let's see how far I'll get :-)

Thanks so much for stopping by, have a great weekend everyone.,
Hugs, Suzanne xxx

5 comments:

  1. Eine traumhaft schöne Box, Suzanne.

    Ich wünsche Dir ein schönes Wochenende

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  2. Wow Suzanne, you have created some wonderful texture and I adore the beautiful colours. Good luck with that marathon!! Anne xx

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  3. A great way to store all the cards Suzanne...it has good looks!
    Kind regards, Alie

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  4. wow great box and enjoy the summer challenge, I will see your pieces at the facebookgroup!
    Groetjes Karin

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  5. How did I miss this? What a jaw-droppingly gorgeous box! Drooling here!

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Thanks a lot for your much appreciated comment :-)