Birthday Explosion Box

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My nephew Dominic is turning 4 this year and I wanted to make a fun project for him. I wanted a mini album,cake, box and something to hold his giftcard. This project was perfect and incorporated all the things I wanted to create. The papers I used is from the Basic Grey Shine On collection and the cake box is Sizzix ScoreBoards XL Cake Box die.

I made the outside of the box simple by adding a jumbo monogram letter from the coordinating die cut pack and tied some white seam biding around the lid.

I wanted Dominic to have a cake and also thought it would be fun place to add a giftcard inside. I added a few embellishments on the top pages and kept it really simple therefore my cousin can just add his photos on top. There's three layers of design paper in the explosion box which is perfect for my cousin to add photos of his first 3 years.

On top of the cake I layered a canvas die cut from the collection and created a rosette using the Tim Holtz Alterations Paper Rosettes Die. I tied some bakers twine in yellow and white and place a I Am Roses flower on top. I stamped Happy Birthday on the design paper and created a banner. I then die cut the number four from my new Tim Holtz Word Play Alphabet die with chipboard. I colored the chipboard using the Faber Castell Design Memory Crafts Color Gelatos in Pistachio and added some glitter on top.

Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Stamper's Big Brush Pens

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I'm excited to share with you Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Stamper's Big Brush Pens. The India ink won't bleed through your projects which is perfect for those of you that love creating journals. I love it especially because I love to use Composition notebooks. The nib is very sturdy and will not fray. I love that its waterproof and archival therefore once the image is completely dry, you can layer other mediums on top. Here I share with you several ways I like to use the Stampers Big Brush Pens.

The Stamper's Big Brush Gift Set comes with 15 beautiful colors and packaged in a wonderful slide-out storage box that's easy to store away.

Here's several pens I used for this tutorial. (Light Green 171, May Green 170, Permanent Green Olive 167, Nougat 178, Scarlet Red 118)

First I apply the Nougat 178 Stamper's Big Brush pen onto the frame clear stamp.

Next, I apply Permanent Green Olive 167 onto the crown and head of the bird. Then, I apply May Green 170 onto the chest and feet. Last, I apply Light Green 171 onto the bird's back. The pens don't cross contaminate, therefore no need to worry if your pen gets onto another color. Just need to rub the nib onto some cardstock and its good to go.

To add some layer to the bird, I stamped a script image using the Scarlet Red 118 Stamper's Big Brush.

I also created a splatter background by taking my pen and applying some ink onto the clear stamp block. I used my waterpen to create a small puddle then tapped the waterpen over my image.

Here's another fun project I created using both the Color Gelatos™ and Stamper's Big Brush Pens. I first applied the Color Gelatos™ onto the Canvas Banner and stamped several images using the Big Brush Pens. Then, I fussy cut several images from Graphic 45 A Ladies Diary collection and loved how it turned out.

Disclosure: I was compensated for my time to design and create this project. All Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft products were provided.

Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Color Gelatos™

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I'm excited to be a part of Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Brand Ambassador Team for 2012. This week I will share two fun projects I created with their products. I thought it would be fun to create a Dress form Mixed Media painting onto a canvas panel. I really loved how easy it was to apply several Color Gelatos™ onto the canvas and simply take my paint brush and brush it on. I place my dress form on the center of the panel and also stamped several images using some of my favorite stamps. I just loved how it turned out and enjoyed working with the Color Gelatos™.







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Disclosure: I was compensated for my time to design and create this project. All Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft products were provided.