Boxing Clever

I should not really be doing Challenges at the moment as there is so much to do around the house but I can't resist.  Even if it means getting up early in the morning I have this compulsion to enter two challenges each week if at all possible.  I'd never cope with lots of them but I do admire people who do.

This is my entry for the Lots to Do Challenge organised by Hilda.  The subject was "boxes" - now, I have a weakness for boxes, buying them, making them and decorating them - so I just had to hold off icing the Christmas cakes and decorate a box which I had made a while ago (with Chezzie at Vicky Stampers).  It's made from 8 x 8 paper - like the Bargello ones I did once at Stamp Camp - now did I put instructions on my blog at the time?

This is the top of the box

This is the front edge - I decided to call it "box" - keep it simple!

This is another side - as it will hold all manner of things I've made little notices for the sides

Another side

and the final one - tried to think of words for "things" - think this is a northern word

As you will see I have put my Cuttlebug and the Spellbinders dies to good use and used some of my favourite ones - namely clocks, locks and keys.  Whilst doing this I thought "hmm, wonder if they will ever make a die with lots of cogs and gears" - I could really use one of those for this type of thing.

If any of you have enough spare money for a Cuttlebug, Oyster Stamps have a good deal on at the moment.  The Cuttlebug plus the red rubber designed by them (worth £6.50) for embossing, a free 5 piece embossing/diecut "Celebration Stamps" set and free post and packing.  All for £58.  Can't be bad.