Wednesday 11 April 2018

Squares!!

It' been a while since I have had the chance to put a handful of challenges in the mix and come up with something to satisfy all of them.

With squares, matching boxes tags and buttons and bows I came up with this.

A card with a matching box to accommodate the bundle of ribbons and twine...


...and the card on it's own which looks very wobbly. I used a wet glue instead of my usual Collall glue gel and the card warped :0(



I used Bo Bunny Pincushion paper pad for the card base and the box, such pretty colours I think. The darling LOTV stamp was a Birthday present, and was coloured with Promarkers. To finish off I bundled some coordinating ribbon, twine and lace together and attached behind a button.

Ta dah!!

The challenges that inspired me

Allsorts #462 - Be there or be square
Crafty Calendar - Buttons and/or bows
My time to craft #368 - Bag or box with matching tag
Addicted to stamps #163 - Balloons, bunting or presents

Amazingly I will be back tomorrow with some DT inspiration for you, until then xx

27 comments:

Lynne said...

Love your squares Sarah, they are so pretty and cute stamp too x

Annette said...

A lovely card Sarah and I love the bears. I have the same warping trouble with wet glue and only now use it for adding embellishments. I use a strong gluestick for papers which doesn't cause the same problem. xx

Sandma's Handmade Cards said...

The card and box are so pretty Sarah. The image is really sweet and the papers that you’ve used work perfectly with it x

Michelle said...

Very beautiful Sarah - the box and the card mathch together perfectly and I really love the papers you have used - Michelle x

meg said...

Love this one Sarah, a beautiful mix of papers and adorable image, great layout and box too.

Chrissy said...

Adorable card and love the matching box Sarah..love the papers and the bows with the button and pretty spotty ribbon..Don't you hate that when your cards warps..

luv CHRISSYxx

cotnob said...

A super card and matching box Sarah, such an adorable image and pretty papers.
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
x

Veerle said...

So beautiful Sarah. Love your card and matching box. On the pic I don't see that your card warped if you hadn't told us I wouldn't have known.
Thanks also for entering our challenge and good luck. Hugs Veerle DT-ATSC

Carol S. said...

A gorgeous card and box. Love the adorable image and the pretty papers. Great matching embellies too. Hugs, Carol S.xx

Wishcraft said...

Ooh very pretty papers! Fab design and love your bow too... gorgeous :o) Hugs, Lisa x

Crafty Moone Cards said...

This is gorgeous Sarah.
Sue x

Ellibelle said...

This is just adorable and so perfect for our theme this week at Allsorts challenge. Thank you so much for joining us!

Kathleen said...

A really lovely card and box, cute image and lovely papers, like the way you have changed over the papers on the box, whats on the top of the card is at the bottom on the box.
Thank you for joining our 'Be there or be square' challenge this week at Allsorts.

Kath

Wendy said...

Gorgeous and so sweet, love your button, ribbon, lace, twine detail.
Wendy xx

Claire said...

Aww this is so sweet Sarah complete with its own matching box. I love the cluster of ribbons and button. As always everything matches beautifully x

Sue Nicholson said...

So beautiful and pretty card and great matching box

Wendy Nicola Jackson said...

Aww Sarah, you've so nailed the 'Squares' challenge!! I LOVE what you've done for this theme. The box is gorgeous and the wee patchwork paper finish is brilliant!! I so need to do something similar for my Mother in law's birthday which is coming up really soon. She's a quilter and would LOVE this! Those bears are adorable, love the soft colouring. Truly gorgeous creation hun. Hugs, Wends xoxo (P.S. I didn't spot the warping hun, but have had that happen recently too, so I won't be using alternate wet glues again. I usually use Pinflair glue for things I need to have a little 'give' when I'm placing them. Perfect for bows and flowers too!)

Darnell said...

Honestly, it has even more character this way, Sarah! With the popularity of wonky dies, we would have all thought your card was meant to be that way! It's truly adorable and a gift unto itself with that sensational matching box!! Hugs, Darnell

aussie aNNie said...

Love your fabulous combination of goodies on this amazing card and box. Love the LOTV stamp, scute..xx 💖 [Aussie aNNie's Blog]

Brenda said...

Those papers are wonderful and the bears are darling. I often fret about how to present a "bumpy" card, but his is a perfect answer. Love this!

Debra K. said...

What a delightful card and matching box! The bears are so cute and coloured beautifully to go with the rather yummy papers which really pop with the black mats. The button with assorted ribbons, twine and lace looks fab and such a great way to use up your scraps. Good luck in all the challenges. Debra x

Jane Savage said...

That bow!!!! Gorgeous project, Sarah and the papers are delish! xxx

julie_woolston said...

Aww such a adorable card Sarah,
Thank you for joining us at Crafty Calendar.
Hugs Julie xxx

KandA said...

Fabulous card with those pretty paper squares and ribbons and the matching box looks super with the added tag xx

missgailly said...

Too, too cute! Thanks for playing along at Use Your Stuff - Gail

Lynne in NI said...

Wow gorgeous card and beautiful matching box too! It's so annoying to have cards warp, mine does it too especially if I'm too heavy handed with my clear gloss.

Kerri-Ann Briggs said...

Pretty card :-)