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Thursday, April 19, 2012

My Creative Time April Release Blog Hop

Hi and welcome!! :)  Hope you are enjoying the hop so far!  If you arrived here from Shar's blog you are on the right track!

For my project today I decided to step out of my card making comfort zone and make an altered box!  I used one of the cardboard boxes I found at Michael's! :)



I used the AWESOME Rolled Flower Dies and the coordinating Floral Sentiments set. Making rolled flowers is my new favorite thing!! :) 
I covered the box in cute polka-dot paper by Jili Bee Designs. I inked around the edges of everything with TH distress ink.  I added some ribbon around the lid and some twine and a button.  The leaves were made with the Martha Stewart Rose Leaf punch (on sale now at Michael's for 40% off! yay!!).  I stamped the Hello sentiment onto the MCT Teeny Tag die from the Teeny Tag Greetings set!




***GIVEWAY ALERT***
For our Blog hop giveaway, each one of us will be giving away an Echo Park "DOTS & STRIPES" 6x6 pad! All you have to do is leave a comment here along w/the rest of the design team's blogs AND also leave a way for me to contact you! Each designer will be picking a winner! So remember you have "20" chances to win! The deadline is Sunday, April 22nd at midnight!
EASY PEASY!!! GOOD LUCK!:)

Thanks so much for stopping by!! :)
Tracy

Now on to the Super Creative Mr Trell's Blog!!




80 comments:

  1. WOW!!! YOU DID AN AWESOME JOB "sTEPping out of your comfort zone"! This is SOOO PRETTY my friend!! WOW! I just LOVE it! THANK YOU! I am SO happy you are a part of my team!
    Big HUGE hugs,
    Emma;)

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  2. OMGOSH! Your box is so adorable! So super cute! I love the colors and all the details! YOu did an awesome job! Have a wonderful day! lindagk23ataoldotcom

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  3. Wow very pretty!! I could never cover a box that smoothly with paper, seemless!!
    Kristan
    sierrababy08 at hotmail dot com

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  4. Tracy, What a beautiful box. You did an awesome job. Have a great day.
    shellyholsinger@yahoo.com

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  5. This is an amazing bow...wow! The flower on top is the perfect touch. Lee-Ann :)
    leekubinec@gmail.com

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  6. WOW! I love this altered box! The colors are all perfect and I love the polka dots! Great job!!

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  7. what a clever way to use the die set from Emma's creations. Anyone would be a lucky person to receive this little box so beautiful decorated.

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  8. forgot to leave email.

    grandma1b4g@optonline.net

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  9. Great decorative box! What a great way to use Emma's flower die. Thanks so much for sharing.

    Kat
    kat.raymond@gmail.com

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  10. This is so pretty Tracy. Beautiful flower.
    Jayne x

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  11. What an adorable little box! Love that beautiful flower.
    Candy
    candyyoung826 at msn dot com

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  12. You did a GREAT job stepping outside of your box. You should do it more often. This is really lovely. Smooches... Felicia - frankleecrafts [at] gmail [dot] com

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  13. Beautiful round box. I like it a lot. The design is very pretty.

    Dianne Bell - Sewpro02@Aol.com

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  14. OMG Tracy!! This is so beautiful!!!! Your are so super talented and have done an awesome job on this release!!!
    TFS
    Jessica
    chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com
    eschfamily@yahoo.com

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  15. I just love how you decorated this box using her feminine dies and stamp. New gfc follower here. :)

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  16. Your altered box is BEAUTIFUL!!!!! I love the colors and patterns and the flower on top is the PERFECT touch! Awesome job! Hugs- Glora

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  17. I love the box!! What a great idea!!
    Robin
    (robin@kdduncan.com)

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  18. Tracy ~ if this isn't the most BEAUTIFUL altered box EVER! I just LOVE it to pieces! The colors are simply AMAZING together, soft and subtle, with all the details! Your flower is just GORGEOUS! I LOVE this whole idea! What a great gift to give someone, like me(hehe),or keep for yourself! AWESOME job!

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  19. Very pretty--these would make great favor boxes for a birthday party! Or a wedding shower, or...lol. It has inspired me to give those boxes a try. I know there is one here somewhere, in my craft room.
    Cheryle W
    crafty_momma05@comcast.net

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  20. Really cute. It looks like it should have a little hat in there!

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  21. Super cute box!

    Cindylop@rocketmail.com

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  22. Love your box. Fabulous!

    angeandjohn@yahoo.com

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  23. what a fun project!!! Love the flower on top!
    rhondazmikly@sbcglobal.net

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  24. What a cute gift box Tracy! The flower made it perfect! Great job my friend. big hugs to you!

    Nancy

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  25. Tracy......THIS.IS.GORGEOUS.!!! Wow. I love this so much!!!

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  26. SO BEAUTIFUL! I'm gonna try this. Thanks for sharing.
    srhswney78@yahoo.com

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  27. So very beautiful love the box. TFS

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  28. Wow, your box is gorgeous!! I love it.

    Leslie

    cascrapper at gmail dot com

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  29. A very beautiful job on your box and rose! I am enjoying the hop and I agree the flower rolling is a lot of fun. Can't wait to get mine in the mail.
    quilt 4 fun 2 at hot mail dot com

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  30. What a pretty little treat box! And your flower turned out so GREAT!!! Beautiful!

    hugs
    Cassandra

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  31. rolled flowers could easily become my next favorite thing. Love them, and what you can do with them. Thank you for sharing

    marianne dot wanham at gmail dot com

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  32. Gorgeous altered box! Love the rolled rose on the top!!
    bsl60 at embarqmail dot com

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  33. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful box! I love watching the things you create and come up with! Fabulous job. Thanks so much for sharing!

    misshoanggg (at) gmail.com

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  34. Beautiful box! Im a new follower

    Veronica
    mommyscraftycreations.blogspot.com
    mommyscraftycreations at gmail dot com

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  35. Gorgeous box!! I bet I have a sneaky feeling the other one was gorgeous too!! Love your flowers! Hugs, Leanne

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  36. What a cute box! Great job! TFS!

    Deanne

    thebcrafters@gmail.com

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  37. love the box, very pretty!!! thanks for sharing
    lita1@bak.rr.com

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  38. Such a pretty box-great job!!!
    Puppy Hugs,
    Wendy

    wendydotroos2boys@gmaildotcom

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  39. I love it, thanks for the idea.

    alvinadiaz@msn.com

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  40. Hi Tracy,You did an AWESOME job with your BEAUTIFUL box project!I LOVE your pretty flower!:)

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  41. Beautiful box. Thanks for sharing

    resatwo at sbcglobal dot net

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  42. tracy, what a DARLING little box! I just love it!

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  43. What an ADORABLE box!!!The flowers are very pretty!!!
    http://craftingwithcreativem.blogspot.com
    mrodriguez860@hotmail.com

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  44. Beautiful box, and love the flower!!
    Kathy
    Salido99@msn.com
    http://3spoileddogs.blogspot.com/

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  45. Love this little hatbox project. It's very pretty and would make a super gift for someone special!
    Kimmi
    kimmiluxich@live.com

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  46. What a sweet box! Love this.

    mimi2trentdrew.blogspot.com

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  47. TFS your talent with us!

    esterperez73@yahoo

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  48. Great idea. Your box is beautiful.

    Tina
    aurathentic@gmail.com

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  49. Your box is gorgous Tracy. Great idea. Also love your cards. Great job.

    Anne :)
    anmatt1@aol.com
    http://createacardbyanne.blogspot.com

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  50. Beautiful! I can see this sitting on the bathroom counter with my daughter's hair accessories in it. Thanks for sharing.

    Danielle Lee
    leeceratops@comcast.ne

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  51. What a beautiful box! So feminine!

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  52. Tracy--wow! what a gorgeous box--very dainty. This is a spectacular project.
    vsturm@ec.rr.com

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  53. So pretty! I love how y'all are doing so many different things! Emma must be so proud of you girls and how her stamps and dies are being showcased

    lisa dot rea at kbmg dot com
    www.scrappydistractions.blogspot.com

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  54. This little box is fantastic and a great step out from doing a card. Everything about it is so perfect. I would love to receive this with a little gift inside...... OR JUST THIS as a gift. What a great ides.
    lightwhimsy.blogspot.com

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  55. What a pretty box.
    Sew Sweet N Crafty
    SewSweetNCrafty@gmail.com

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  56. OH wow...I love your box...wow..great job...wow..I am in awe...wow...can't help it...just breath taking ... fantastic.

    kazoo_and_klutz@comcast.net

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  57. I am always amazed when hopping along with this team. You all always have such beautiful projects!! Love this box...it is gorgeous!!

    Tracy
    jtg0398 at sbcglobal dot net

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  58. I like your stepping out of the card and into the box :-) Your box is beautiful. TFS --C

    christinescreativecards@gmail.com
    christinescreativecards.blogspot.com

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  59. Tracy your box is adorable!!! I love your leaves they are perfect! Love and Hugs, Cathryn :)

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  60. Great simple box. THe flower makes it.
    mbchoj at aol.com

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  61. BEAUTIFUL! The papers are so pretty and the flower looks gorgeous! Thanks for sharing your fun project!

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  62. What a great gift box idea. Love the colors you chose. Thanks for sharing your creativity.

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  63. Great project. Love the papers and the distressing. Your flower is gorgeous.
    Ogdendoll@gmail.com

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  64. Great box, your flower is beautiful!!

    June
    holliday125@yahoo.com

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  65. What a pretty gift box, and the paper you used is so gorgeous!

    Peace, Love, & Cricut Hug's!
    Monica L,

    monita23 at ca dot rr dot com

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  66. Pretty! Awesome job on your project.

    Mandy
    scrapbugzmandy @ gmail dot com

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  67. I have been wanting to try to Alter a Box. I Love yours! Thanks for Sharing!
    cindymarshall63 at hotmail dot com

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  68. This is so pretty!
    slrdowney at hotmail dot com

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  69. Love the box you created Tracy! Beautiful colors, love the flower and sentiment you used! Thanks for sharing your inspired creativity! I'm a new follower! :)

    majelica@comcast.net

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  70. Fun hop, thanks for the inspiration!

    Carol B
    ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com

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  71. Beautiful altered box, looks very professional. Great job! The MS leaf punch is a perfect match.

    lflinesatcomcastdotnet

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  72. Darling box!! Great job! I need to step out of my comfort zone more often..thanks for the inspiration!

    peifert88@gmail.com

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  73. nice box I wish i could step out of my comfort zone maybe someday thanks
    upnurse at aol dot com

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  74. Love the box. Come by and check out some od the boxes I made.
    craftmethis.com
    craftmethis@gmail.com

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  75. Another beautiful flower project. Great job.

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  76. Cute little box.

    Gaby@hispaniclifestyle.com

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  77. Just loven' your project!! So adorable!
    Beverly
    jordanbev5@yahoo.com

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  78. Alright now this is out of the box.lol! I love the paper and how cute are the flowers. How big is that button? It looks really big on the picture! I need one if its really big. You have polka dot theme going on and I like it. :-) This is out of this world great job & TFS AJ!
    jeria22@yahoo.com

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