Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Pop-Up Artist Trading Block + New Challenges!

Hi all! Sorry it's been ages since I've posted. This gorgeous weather has been keeping me out of the studio and in the sun! I took a few hours last week to create a fun pop-up ATB that is totally mailable, but will pop back into shape so that the recipient is able to easily display your work of art.

After seeing this tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers, and making a couple of cards from it, I was inspired to try making a pop-up box card using one of Eileen Hull's box dies. I wasn't sure if it would work, but it totally does! And how pretty is that paper created using Tim Holtz's Distress Paint Marbling technique? That's the featured technique over at Linda's new Compendium of Curiosities challenge - make sure you check out all the fantastic submissions.

Here is the card folded flat and ready to mail. The trick is removing the bottom flap, which allows the box to collapse. Below is a quick tutorial if you'd like to try one yourself!

Begin by created a marbled background on white cardstock using Tim Holtz's Distress Paint Marbling technique. Adhere the paper to medium weight chipboard and cut two box panels using Eileen Hull's Square Box die. Remove the third section and flap from one of the panels. Adhere Tissue Wrap to the reverse side and assemble box, leaving the top lid section unfolded, and making sure the bottom is open.

Stamp images from Artistic Outpost's Birds of a Feather and French Flight on Distress Watercolor paper using Watering Can Archival ink. Color images with Distress Markers and cut out.

Adhere strips of cardstock as shown. Die cut various shapes from cardstock and glitter paper and adhere to strips, along with stamped images.

To complete the box, die cut crinoline fabric using Eileen Hull's 3D Pleated Ruffle die and adhere to top edge of box. Die cut a piece of pink cardstock using Eileen's Hydrangeas and Borders die and glue to top of crinoline ruffle. Add a couple flowers, and you're done!

Speaking of flowers, there is also a new Art with Heart challenge up on Eileen Hull's blog. Make sure you check out what the DT has created for the May Flowers theme. You will be blown away!

You can find most of the supplies I used at Inspiration Emporium via the links below. The rick rack die and ruffle can be found at Sizzix, and the chipboard is available on Amazon (for a great price!). Remember, you can use my coupon code - stamptramp - at Inspiration Emporium to save 10% on your order.




Thanks so much for stopping by today - have a great week!

25 comments:

  1. Gorgeous Shelly, love the marbling and the AO images. Gorgeous design. Tracy x

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  2. Hello Shelly,
    This is a gorgeous Pop Up Box, you have explained it well and it does not appear too difficult to make!
    Smiles:)
    Sue

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  3. That is such a great idea to remove one of the squares! Your ATB pop up is beautiful and I love the sparkly Eiffel Tower. Anne x

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  4. So pretty! The marbling is gorgeous!

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  5. Shelly- I have been playing with the same idea but never thought to chop off the square. I made mine from cardstock but it was kind of wimpy compared to matboard :-) Back to the drawing board-... I love how this looks and how you incorporated all of those dies- just beautiful! Thanks for being on the team- you are amazing...

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  6. This is absolutely incredible!!! Love love love...so romantic feeling! The marbling is gorgeous!! So glad you played along and shared this fabulousness!!!

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  7. I'm thrilled you joined us! This is UBER FABULOUS Shelly! I love the colors you used, and the ruffle on the front is perfection! This is a Parisian party in a box!!! So glad you joined us for the first challenge at CC3 Challenge!!!

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  8. I love your box card! It's really lovely with so many wonderful details. Thanks for taking the time to include lots of helpful directions. What a wonderful post!

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  9. Oh, this is SO fun Shelly - AND it folds up! thank you SO much for sharing 'how to'!! Love the Paris theme with all the glittery wonder!

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  10. Fabulous pop up box, Shelly! Love the colors you used in the marbling and the Paris theme! Gorgeous! Thanks so much for playing along with us!

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  11. I love the color choices you made on this. What a great inspiration to use the challenge technique

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  12. Shelly, I'm so glad you did this for the Eileen Hull dies! I've loved what you did in the past with the pop up instructions from the Splitcoast site and have been trying to get it to work out for Eileen's dies to no avail. You've saved me quite a bit of aggravation with your excellent tutorial. Thank you VERY much.

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  13. A brilliant make, Shelly!
    Love the gorgeous girlie look of this and it goes so well with the fab marbling!

    Claudia x

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  14. This is fantastic Shelly! You've already got me addicted to pop ups, I'm going to attempt to make one for Mother's day. Thanks for sharing the tutorial. :)

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  15. This is beautiful. Wow. I am loving the pop ups. Gorgeous piece.
    susan s

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  16. Hello Shelly,

    I saw the technique of the popup card too and it's on my to do list ( as I'm an addict to all kind of pop ups...),but you went a step beyond again !

    It's great that you combined both techniques/materials to make this pop up block.
    I've got still a lot of schoolwork for my class ( motherdaypresents..)but I'm looking forward for some me-creating-time and I think I add your project on my want-to-create list .

    Nice decorative techniques you used, but I think the texttissuepaper really stands out as a background.
    thanks for inspiring again !

    greetings from belgium
    inge

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  17. such a great idea to use the ATB die for a pop up box card! Beautiful Shelly!!

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  18. AWESOME pop up box Shelly, love it very lots... Thanks for playing along with the CC3 challenge x

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  19. Great pop up box, these are so much fun to make.

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  20. Such a great idea to 'convert' your ATB. This is such a magical box Shelly. Love it. Jenny x

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  21. Very cool. I pinned. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/415386765611653680/

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