Today we have a hop full of...you guessed it...explosion boxes. How exciting to see how we all put our individual spin onto this project. We also have an Amazing grand prize sponsored by Scrapbook Steals. They are offering one lucky person a basket full of goodies including products from: Bo Bunny, American Crafts, Prima and My Minds Eye. All awesome candy. Plus Kich and Blues is giving away a set of their digis.
Ok so lets get started. You should be hoping over from Sarah (Pink Cricut) if not you can start at the beginning with Erika.
Onto my project.... From the outside it looks pretty plain. Now it is missing a key hole and some other embellishments but I couldn't find a key hole nor my embellishments. lol.
But when you open it, Bam!! This is what you get. :)
I decided to go with a Pirates Theme for my project (which is why I'm talking about a missing key hole).
I really wanted to make it look like a treasure chest but I couldn't make it happen.
The images used are from the Funky Pirate Line from Simply Betty Stamps.
I used Bonnie, Lizzy, Marty and Captain Jack! Arrrgggghhhh, hehehe
They were colored using my trusty old Prismacolor pencils.
Now to add some extra cool factors :) to my box, I created mini gatefold cards for the 4 images. This way, I don't loose a picture/journaling space and I get to have the image. I added some velcro tabs to keep them closed. Sure it adds a tiny bulk but with this project, it's ok.
This is a shot of my base or Layer 3, however you may see it.
Another feature I added to my box was to create an accordion fold card.
That will allow me to have more picture/journal spots.
I'm still deciding on how to decorate that portion but I will add something to it (at least some mats)
Layer 2 (with another accordion card as one of the pockets)
I hope you like it BECAUSE my personal blog candy winner will win a kit created by me. I would love it if you become a follower. I will announce my winner on or after Tuesday.
Now don't forget, in order to qualify for the grand prize (pictured on the left) you must hop around to all the blogs and leave some bloggy love.
Thanks for hopping with us this Holiday weekend. Have a safe Saturday and I will see you back here tomorrow.
Your next stop is:
Gaby (Gaby Creates) Go show her some love :)
122 comments:
Ill be back in a little while to see what awesomness you created!
I will be back the suspense will be killing me!
Can't wait to see your box!!
Jenn
jenniferreavis@sbcglobal.net
http://scrap-a-tude.blogspot.com
It's ok! Life happens! New follower and will be back later. Can't wait to see what you come up with. ;0)
Well worth the wait! Thanks for sharing!! LOVE IT!
Debbie @
http://bugginattheseams.blogspot.com/
Great explosion box!! I am already your follower!
Tracy
jtg0398(at)sbcglobal(dot)net
awesome! great job!
lisa
whitloli@gmail.com
OMG Jess how fabulous is this!?!! You did an awesome job! I love pirates lol and especially these cuties! Thank you so much for joing us on this fun hop!!
it was worth the wait! totally awesome!
mrsroddy4@aol.com
Great box. Love the images. I'm a follower. Thanks for sharing.
Nikki
glamoroussideofscrapping at gmail dot com
www.theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com
What a beautiful treasure chest. Tons of space to add photos and just a super great project. Wonderful details. Love it! TFS!
jennyplace26@gmail.com
Love the fold out that you did and the pirate theme! Worth the wait!
dbonczek@comcast.net
Holy wow, girl! This is amazing! I thought how cool, an explosion box...then you whipped out everything else too! I am IMPRESSED!!!
XXX
AWESOME!!! Love the pirate theme!! I totally think it looks like a chest on the outside!! The stamps are too cute! Love the paper! Thanks for sharing and thanks for the chance to win!!
scrappingwithstephanie at gmail dot com
scrappingwithstephanie.blogspot.com
Ahoy, matey - love the pirate theme - it's a swashbuckling treasure!
Just became a fan.
Mama LoveBug from LoveBug Creations
pam_lash at yahoo dot com
So cool! Love the pirates! I'm lovin' these explosion boxes, I have to try one!!
skcactusflower75 at hotmail dot com
Wow! very cool and piratey!
Darlene
desaucier at bellsouth dot net
Really cool! I like all the extra spaces you added!!
What a great job, I love this. I have never made one of these. Love it.
Hugs,
Kathy - DTM sister
http://the3esblog.blogspot.com/
Love all of the added elements Jess- and those fun pirates!!
Great idea. Love the extras that you added.
Rosemary
rroca31156@gmail.com
Great ideas for when I try to make one. I really should take the time, my grandkids would love to have one!
That is one cool explosion!!! Amazing coloring Jess!
B
Oh my word this is amazing. I swear this is the most talented bunch I have seen in a blog hop in a while! Thank you for sharing your talent with the world!
Hugs
Carley
CarleyCarter at gmail dot com
Love it the Keyhole will be perfect. Thanks for all the details you make it look easy!
http://ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/
Big Blog hugs
Cool box! I love the pirate theme. I also like the accordian cards. I am a new follower! :)
Karen
craftedwithlovebykaren.blogspot.com
Oh wow!!!! Love the images you used :) I know you'll find that keyhole soon because you are right, it will look amazing!
Awesome! Love the pirates and the "map" paper you used! Great job!
Awesome Job on your explosion box!! Love the pirate theme!!
Missing keyhole or not, it turned out great
love the images, you a very talented
rosiemini@gmail.com
www.scraplovingminis.blogspot.com
LOVE your pirate theme... Great job TFS
ronnieandcorinne@sbcglobal.net
http://www.wishuponascrap.blogspot.com/
Cute box!!! Love the pirate theme!!! Would be great for a little boy's birthday! TFS! Now a follower!
autumnsbuggycreations dot blogspot dot com
autumnsbuggycreations at gmail dot com
What a great job you did on your box, so creative! TFS! I'm your newest follower! :)
lovelyinspiredcreations.blogspot.com
majelica at comcast dot net
This is very cool. I made my first explosion box last week.
america57@comcast.net
chrissandlou.blogspot.com
Hey stop by my blog I am giving awaw a Mickey & Me Cricut Cartridge to one lucky follower!
Love your box cannot wait to try this layout!
Very cute and worth the wait. Love all of the little extra's (accordian folds, etc.). Thanks for sharing.
Super cool - love the pirates! You did a great job on the box.
bwickline61@yahoo.com
So I was wondering where the plain box was going to take me and than wow! I love the look. I normally enjoy vibrant colors but this one I have to say I love so clean and classy :) Great job!
wow what a wonderful box thanks for sharing and for the chance to win. im a follower.
-jamie
babyblueangel_30@yahoo.com
This is so cute matey! :) love it and the coloring is wonderful! and thanks for sharing been a follower and get your email...you do great stuff! :) TFS
Kari
purplefuz06@yahoo.com
WOW what a great box! I love those images, and you do such a great job with coloring! TFS
Hugs, Jessica
LOVE ur explosion box idea! Would be awesome for a pirate b-day! <3 Thanx for sharing!
- Desiree'
ash.desiree@yahoo.com
WOW! Your images are terrific! Great elements in your box too.
smilesmoore2 atverizon dotnet
Love the pirates and the accordian folds. TFS!
firelass51@aol.com
Would love to win a kit made by you. You are so creative!
craftylin1968@aol.com
WOW Those images are colored so beautifully! I LOVE LOVE LOVE this.
Hugs,
Raven
I love this box. The stamps are awesome! I'm a follower.
Dorcas
dtroche@bellsouth.net
www.craftycardangel.com
Great explosion box. Love your pirates.
cstephenson at q dot com
Great Job!! Love the colors!!
Love the Pirate Theme. You did an Awesome Job!!! :0)
cindymarshall63 at hotmail dot com
Jess, I love your box and pirate theme! Those stamps are just great! Thanks for joining Erika and me on this hop!
another great box. Great job coloring and I love the gate fold idea behind the artwork. Love it.
syoung6987 at aol dot com
Bam is right, I love your box and the extra touches you did
mexicopetshop at hotmail dot com
That pirate theme is awesome! I like all of the extra things you added to the box. :)
Love the box! Thanks for sharing!
Very cool box! Love the colors and digi color work , awesome!!..:)
nicolle@nicollelovesscrapbooking.com
Very cool box! Love the colors and digi color work , awesome!!..:)
nicolle@nicollelovesscrapbooking.com
Even thou you think you did not make it look like a treasure box, it's adorable and shows all the work you put in! Thanks for the intro! ~Gaby
Nice. Love your stamps!
Justina
justina1218 at aim dot com
www.justmycrafts.blogspot.com
Cute Box, tfs.
Like the box.
Wow! AMAZING!!!! I absolutely love your explosion box!! Thank you so much for sharing...I'm a new follower now!
amyis300 AT hotmail DOT com
scrapthissavethat.blogspot.com
Very cute! Thanks for sharing.
I love the addition of the gate fold card for additional space. Great idea! Thans for the chance to win.
Karen
o2bnxtc@hotmail.com
Gosh, these look so complicated! I need to learn how to make these boxes!!
kteachone@gmail.com
Well, I think you captured a treasure chest look that will be complete once you find a keyhole!!! I love the accordion fold that you added!
Cute explosion box. I realy like this type of hop. And this is my first blog hop. I get the chest look on the outstide cover of the explosion box.
Great explosion box! I'm a new follower.
http://happyscrapper64.blogspot.com
HappyScrapper64@bex.net
I LOVE IT!!! This is really amazing and the coloring with your pencils is unbelievable! TFS I am a new follower and I would be honored if you would check out my blog as well :)
http://acreativejourneywithmelissa.blogspot.com/
Have a great day!
WOW !!! TFS Im so impressed with your coloring and box. I love the theme....
The Explosion Box you made it great. Your a wonderful crafter and wow, you gifting one of your kits...how cool!!! Tthanks for sharing.
Charlene
katknit at gmail dot com
I just became your most recent follower on your blog.
Arrrrggggh, now that's cool! I love the muted shade and hidden cards. I love how the box looks like a treasure chest. Great job. Thanks for sharing.
I love your box! All of the different layers are amazing. TFS
tiffanymarierice@yahoo.com
http://sparkledmemories.blogspot.com/
Yo Ho Ho... aye spy me a pirate's booty... well done!
Very cute box.
Thanks for the chance to win.
I am a follower.
annadowdy at gmail dot com
Love those pirates. Great coloring work.
http://digipage-blog.everything-digital-scrapbooking.com/
Oh my Jess, This just blows my mind. I cannot believe all the layers and special details you have in your box. It is fabulous!!!!!!
very cool looking explosion box. TFS
Vickie
vickiebryn@yahoo.com
Great explosion box! Love the images, TFS!
hugs, Jenn
smile4jenn at hotmail dot com
Your box is so cute!!! TFS
http://www.creationswithkathryn.com
creationswithkathryn@yahoo.com
This is very cute. I love the pirate theme and all the fold outs that you have.
Amazing stamps you used in your box, great job!
So cute...love the Pirate theme! When u find your embellishments, u should add them & post a pic. I'd love 2 see it look like Treasue Box on the outside! Thanks! prhmangel@gmail.com
Really Like your theme & colors!
Awesome job! I totally need to try one of these boxes!!
Blessings,
Tina
www.craftyandgreen.blogspot.com
Soo cute! You did a great job on this! TFS
(:(:Smiles:):)
Robin " the cricut scrapper"
rlj547 at comcast dot net
wow! This is fabulous! I love your theme. Pirates are really in right now. I love how you make it look so simple and then it just has layers and layers.....
Thanks for being part of the hop. Would love to see this when you put the keyhole on it.
Liz
Love your explosion box! The pirate theme is great! So many surprises inside :)
Thanks for sharing -
Kim a new follower
tandkparker at comcast dot net
Wonderful job!
Smiles Sher
ShersL84bed@aol.com
wow this is another great version of the exploding box!
sweetlilscrapper.blogspot.com
sweetlilscrapper at hotmail dot ca
Love the pirate theme! Great box!
I'm a new follower!
purpleprincess214(at)gmail(dot)com
what a fun box.tfs
amanda
http://craftsbyamanda.blogspot.com
Great explosion box! I love your images and that they open to reveal more spaces to add pics/journaling. Thanks!
kmgillon at yahoo dot com
Your coloring is excellent. You did a wonderful job on this explosion box.
You don't know how much you just woke up my crafty side today. I absolutely love this explosion box. I have a Pirate Birthday party to go to next month...I will have to learn to do the explosion box and do something simular. I will have to look for some Piraty Stamps..My mind is in over drive with all your teams wonderful Explosion Boxes. I will be back to check your many other talents out. Thanks a million...Have a wonderful and safe July 4th weekend.
sandrav9288@yahoo.com
http://ohmyscraps2u.blogspot.com
love the pirate theme!! great job! charlotte
I love the gatefold and acordian idea to get in more journaling space. Pirate theme is adorable!
janetteschulte at comcast dot net
What's not to love about this project. It is adorable. Thank you for sharing it with us and for the blog hop.
pennyspad at sbcglobal dot net
Very fun digi stamps... really great job!
This is too cute. Love the theme, love the stamps, & I love all the extra space for photos & ledgers
cute cute! I love pirates, TFS
jashmore1944@att.net
Love your box. I am a new follower.
mjblahnik56@hotmail.com
Wonderful box. I can see the keyhole in my mind. I love the little extras. Nice touch. I love it! TFS!
Christel
http://onescrappinsista.blogspot.com
oh so cute Jess! I love all the things you added to make extra room for pictures :) Super cute pirates too! Oh how I hope that Michael's or Hobby Lobby has a sale soon on their art supplies. I still NEED me some of those pencils, lol!
~Hugs~
Becky
www.squirlygirlcreations.blogspot.com
Super cute just love the whole box came out awesome
The Scrapbooking Queen
Awesome! Love the added space for more things! Sorry you didn't find a key hole...
April
nginerd at gmail dot com
http://ajoy2scrap.blogspot.com
very cool and unique!! Love the gate folds inside
sierrababy08 at hotmail dot com
I love the pictures on the inside of the box. They are so cute!
It DOES look like a treasure chest. I like how you added "card elements" to the inside flaps (gate fold, accordian)--this is clever! A fun box.
KristaInMN at gmail dot com
http://www.KristasPaperCafe.com
I love your project. I am a follower. I have added your blinkie to my blog and thanks for sharing.
I hope you can stop by my blog become a follower, leave a comment and grab my love button.
http://vintageheartfeltdesigns.blogspot.com
vintageheartfelt@aol.com
So much fun! I can't wait to see the box with the keyhole - I can totally see the treasure box right now, but I can see how the keyhole could take it to a whole other level :) I also love how you did multiple layers to maximize on space - I'm totally inspired now!Thank you so much for sharing!
Ashley "Scrappin' Pink Piglet"
scrappinpinkpiglet(at)gmail(dot)com
That's a fine box, matey!! Really a cute theme, love the addition of accordion folds, etc. for more photos.
Amyscats
amylfahnestock at gmail dot com
Very cool explosion box!!! :-)
-Sam
SamanthaJDesigns @ hotmail.com
SamanthaJDesigns.blogspot.com
WOW!!!!
THANK SOOOO MUCH FOR SHARING...
this FANTASTIC idea!!!!
created2buniqueatymaildotcom
too neat!
rnbw_skittles32@hotmail.com
www.brittneyscricutcreations.blogspot.com
very nice!
rissafor@yahoo.com
I love the Pirate theme of your explosion box, the fan fold for more pictures is a great idea. I am a follower.
Kathy
Katsews at gmail dotcom
You ladies are really inspiring me to give this explosion box a try. Hope you fine the rest of your embellies to finish this wonderful creation. Smooches... Felicia at frankleecrafts [at] gmail [dot] com and scrapperinthemaking.blogspot.com
Great box. I just love the pirate images . . . you can never have enough pirates!
Alison
fourkidstwocats at msn dot com
Very nice! I guess I need to try one of these after seeing all of them on the hop! comopark@roadrunner.com
This is so cute! It really does look like a treasure chest, I love how you colored the stamps!
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