Exploding Love Box

This was my first attempt at the exploding box as they call it. I received my scor-pal in the mail a couple of days ago and decided it was time to put it to the test. It took me a whole day to make it.

i think it is absolutely beautiful, but quite a challenge. i followed the directions from the scor-pal website.

i will be entering it into the following competitions:

http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/09/thanks-for-all-your-fabulous-entries-to.html

http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/09/something-to-say-goodbye-final.html

http://thepapervariety.blogspot.com/2011/09/happy-blogaversary-mft-blog-hop.html

http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-16-tickled-pink_09.html

http://magicalmondaychallenge.blogspot.com/2011/09/anything-goes.html

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/2011/09/anything-goes.html

http://papersundaes.blogspot.com/2011/09/paper-sundaes-challenge-86-finishing.html

http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-79.html

recipe:
grace taylor cardstock
kaisercraft pearls
paper roses on top of box from kaisercraft
paper roses on the side from iamroses.com
doilie
spellbinder scalloped heart die for top 3d heart
marianne die for leaves on lid of box
other flowers from vivaldi
lace from own stash
magnolia images coloured with distres inks
all edges inked with distress ink
all other embellishments were in own stash

all sides have been decorated with a beutiful tilda image

well i hope you like it.

cheers

shandell

Lili of the Valley Birthday Girl

here is the latest card, i has been a few weeks as i have had my little one teething and i just have not had the time.

i would like to enter this card into the following:

http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com/2011/08/simon-says-stamp-tember-blog-hop_31.html

http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-110sketch-by-pops.html

http://7kidschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-29-easel-cards.html

recipe:
cardstock is grace taylor heidi's garden
image is lili of the valley and is coloured with distress inks
rolled roses die
leaves die
melissa frances vintage embelishment corner (new and absolutely love them)
buckle was in own stash as was ribbon and lace
sequin butterfly was also in stash
pearls are kaisercraft
spellbinder die used on lower part
stickles used on leaves and flowers on stamped image

i do hope you like it, until next time

cheers

shandell