Blooming Explosion Box

I have to say this was not an easy project for me! When I saw Elaine's Magic Boxes I swooned, but mine didn't come close to her art. LOL! I made my floral "stems" shorter because my flowers were too heavy to give it any "swaying" action, although they still have a nice springing action. I used mulberry flowers and I think I rolled too much paper for the centers which gave it even more weight.

I'm still very happy with what I ended up with using a scripture from the ODBD Praying for You set for the Bring on the Bling challenge from Paper Garden Projects:

The "bling" is all the Glimmer Mist I used (on each square, butterfly and flower) and the Opaline Pearls.


A closer look at my flowers. I followed the instructions from Elaine, but I didn't have a 5-petal flower punch so I used my flower stash and could only find 4-petals. I guess you could call these "colorful clovers"!


I cut apart the Opaline swirls to give the butterflies a nice flutter trail.



Having cut the Opaline swirls I was able to stretch out the product and make a more cohesive project. Being frugal made everything flow nicely! The flower center here is a mini wooden knob that I sprayed Deep Plum Glimmer Mist on.

A view of the box sides.
This box kicked my butt, but I'm so glad I tried it! I learned a lot and will make necessary corrections next time :).

Thanks for stopping by and stay tuned for November ODBD SNEAK PEEKS coming in a few days!!!

Box Recipe:

Stamp: ODBD Praying for You

Ink: Versafine Onyx, Distress pads (Walnut, Peeled Paint), SU Summer Sun

Paper: K & Company Madeline pad, DCWV Rustic Stack, Prismatic Pink pack, SU Certainly Celery cs, white printer paper

Accessories: Glimmer Mists (Suede, Deep Plum, Meadow Green, Tuscan Sun), Glimmer Screen, Basic Grey Opaline Pearls, Martha Stewart Classic Butterfly punch, acetate strips, mini wooden knob