The Summer of Color Box

Hello, everyone!  It's nice to have you visiting today.  The weather here on the East Coast continues to be beautiful, making for a very unusual August!  The only drawback is that I don't want to be inside in my studio because it's too nice outside.  So, the box I was going to make to put all my Summer of Color tags in has languished on my table.  But, the other day we had a tremendous rain storm and that got me inside and into the studio!  The result is this:

 

 

 

I decided that since the tags were all such vibrant colors I would make the box out of neutrals.  That way when you open it there is nothing competing with the colors of the tags.  I had a collection of Kaiser Craft papers that I had wanted to use for a while and I thought they would be perfect for this project.  They were all neutrals and I added some black cardstock for the inside of the box. 

 

 

It was a pretty straight forward project.  I started with a cigar box that all the tags fit in and covered it with paper and then embellished the top.  Here's a detail of the top of the box.

 

 

The top.

 

 

And a detail.

 

 

I loved this box because the paper on the edges of the box had little banners that said "hand made".  So, I made sure to leave those visible.  The paper I chose for the top of the box was a collage of ephemera and glasses and keys.   I used a cut apart from the collection the defined the word "document", because I figured that was what I was doing, documenting my Summer of Color projects.  I then used a technique Paula Cheney used for a tutorial on Tim's blog.  I cut the trellis die with black CS and used sticky embossing powder to adhere Antique Linen Distress Glitter.  I popped it up with foam tape.  I cut foliage out of black and outlined one side of each leaf with a gold pen.  I put that through the trellis and attached the bottom of the stem to the top.  I used some leaves and flowers that Linda, from The Funkie Junkie Boutique had gifted me in an order (thank you, Linda).  I painted them with Black Soot DP and wiped it off with a paper towel.  I then used a Majestic Medallion from Spellbinders with a label inside along with a Graphic45 pull as a handle to open the box.  And, that finished the top.

 

 

Here are some photos of the inside.

 

 

 

I love the pop of color in the black interior.

 

 

The envelope I attached with the colors for each week listed.

 

And, under the tags...

 

 

The interior is very simple.  I wanted to remember the color combinations and so I wrote them on a piece of the paper and put them in a Maya Road envelope attached to the lid.  And, since the tags do make me smile with their bright colors, I thought I would document that fact underneath them!

 

So, that's my box which took far longer to make then it was supposed to.  I'm really happy with it and I love opening it and seeing all those colors!  What fun!

 

Thank you so much for visiting with me today.  I really appreciate your visits and your comments.  Have a wonderful day and I hope you get to create something you love!