Monday, March 16, 2009

BBTB Wedding Solutions Pillow Box (and Hallmark Scrapbook Shoe Challenge)











Good Morning all! It's Monday and you know what that means. This week on Bitten by the Bug Regina asked the designers to use the pillow box cut from the Cricut Wedding Solutions cartridge. I had conveniently received my Stampin'Up order with the fun "Humor in High Heels" set. WooHoo! Perfect theme for this challenge, don't you think? I chose the stamp "Cinderella is proof that a new pair of shoes can change you life!" and set out to make the glass slipper atop the pillow that Prince Charming carried in search of Cinderella.

First of all I cut the pillow box in shadow on the largest size I could get on a 12"x12" mat which was 10"from pearlescent card stock from WalMart. The regular cut was also done at 10" using the beautiful card stock from the DCWV Luxury Stack. The layers were adhered with wide double stick tape so this is quite a substantial box that measured about 9"x5" when assembled. It is embellished with pleated organdy ribbon and rhinestones (from M's) as well as double corner bows and little jewel crowns (from J's).

To make the "glass" slipper I used the packaging from a Cricut cartridge (how about that for recycling?). This required the use of the "multi cut" feature to make it all the way through. The shoe is from the Graphically Speaking cartridge which I chose to complete a challenge for Hallmark Scrapbook (that I was VERY late on but wanted to play catch up.) In order for the shoe to stand up I had to cut it twice (on blackout). Normally I would have welded 2 shoes together to do this but my acrylic wasn't big enough so I glued them together at the top and used small rectangular spacer pieces for the bottom so it would stand and could be glue dotted to the pillow box. I added pattern by running the shoes through the Cuttlebug with the Textile Texture folder and outlined them with the same pearlescent card stock I used to line the box.

The tag was cut from Plantin Schoolbook and I used my Nesties to cut out the stamped sentiment. Be sure to bop over to Bitten by the Bug and see all of the fabulously creative ways my design team mates interpreted this challenge. It was a fun one so we invite you to play along. And P.S., don't forget to comment one post down for a chance to win my BLOG CANDY.

23 comments:

  1. Oh wow wow wow Donna this is what I call 'thinking outside the box' ha ha pun intended! What a fantastic take on the pillow box challenge! I love everything about it! The glass slipper is just amazing!!

    Hugs

    Juliexx

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  2. amazing card !!!!!!!! piouhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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  3. OMG Donna, this is just beyond beautiful, i love the way you always think outside the box and come up with such awesome projects. Hugs T x

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  4. Donna ~ This is just beautiful!!! I love the papers and the slipper is like you said perfect for this occasion!

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  5. Beautiful! I love the glass slipper! No wonder I keep coming back to your blog, it is so inspirational! TFS!

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  6. Oh My Gosh this is so beautiful, just stunning I love it, you are so talented love it love it.
    Hugs Linda

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  7. I just love this!! You are SO incredibly talented! TFS!

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  8. This is simply stunning Donna! Wow! Love it!

    Aymee

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  9. Donna, this is a shinning example of creative genius, just stunning. Sandi

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  10. You are just one AMAZING LADY.... I am always so impressed with your creations.. love love love it.

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  11. You, my friend, are so talented it is frightening!!! I absolutely LOVE your project.
    Susan

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  12. Wow, great project! Come on over to the Paper Blooms blog...you've got a surprise over there:)

    http://paperblooms.blogspot.com

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  13. Wow! This is just amazing! How do you come up with such wonderful whimsical ideas!?

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  14. So elegant. The "glass" slipper is outstanding.

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  15. I echo what Sandi said, pure creative genious!! You are amazing! Beautiful project my friend!

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  16. DANG GIRLIE! You always amaze me with your lovely creations! YAY for recycling too! Your project is so beautiful! I love it! HUGS!

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  17. WOW! Donna you are so amazing. I wish I had 1/4 of your creative genuious. That slipper is stunning!

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  18. fantastic i will have to have a try at that thankyou for the inspiration i need it lol
    linniex

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  19. Bibbity, boppidy, boo! The fairy Godmother couldn't have done a better job! Donna, it's amazing! Every little detail... just amazing!

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  20. this is another WOW the glass slipper is so cool
    Hugs
    Norine

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  21. Gorgeous project! Hugs, Moni

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  22. OK, This has to be one of the coolest wrapping treatments I've ever seen! A glass slipper on a pillow box...SUPER fabulous!

    (-: Heidi

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  23. I LOVE it!! How clever!! And so gorgeous!

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Thanks for making my day!