OWOP 2 - Exploding Box

Hello friends,

Meet again.

Indonesia is in grief. Yesterday, there was 6 bombs exploding in Jakarta. Several people were killed and wounded. We were so sad that this happened. Mr. President actually visited Cirebon, a city where I live. I didn't see him, but there was a very hectic traffic. And when there was a breaking news about the bomb, I could hear helicopters came and went. We do hope that terrorism will stop. Hope the families of the killed and wounded people stay stronger and hope only to God. And hope the government knows exactly what to do.

Well, it is not a coincidence that the theme for today is Exploding Box. This is the first time for me to make this kind of box seriously. Actually last year I made one as a sample for the students to make. This time, I wanted this box to accommodate the Christmas family pictures. But they were not ready yet. So in the meantime, I put in ATCs I received from the swap in the WhatsApp group: WLC - With Love Crafting (later, I'll change the heading ATC, and insert the family pictures). That meant, for this box, I had to put two themes: Christmas and Friendship as decorations. 

I used the papers from Teresa Collins for inside and outside. I love the colors. Black and white with some neutral colors. The die cut of ATC is from Memory Box. The tree die cut is from Sizzix Tim Holtz. The edges of the lid were covered with the black paper punched with MS border punch. You also can see that I added the base under the box. It would give more strength to the box when lifted.

Take a look at the top of the lid below. I found this words from other pattern paper.

Yeah... Good friends are like stars. The paper from TC also shows you the stars. I also added the star die cut from Sizzix Tim Holtz.

Here are the pictures of each side of the box from outside.  Well, I don't want to make this box so boring with black and white. That's the reason I added all the sentiment papers were from Kaiser Craft.

This is when I open the lid of the box.

On each side (there are 4 sides) I made a pocket. There are 4 pockets here. Each pocket can accommodate 5-6 ATCs. Beautiful ATCs from my lovely friends. Take a look at each pocket below:

 On each pocket I added poinsettia leaves die cut. Actually it was a circle wreath. I divided it into 4 parts.

What do you think? Adorable, right? It's another way to collect the ATCs in a neat place.

And voila.... This is the middle of the box. So cuuuuute..... The first one from the front, and the second one from behind.

Let's take a look at these cutie pie closer.. I made these cute dolls from wool. They are quite small. The height is only about 10 cm. They fit in a box made from 12 x 12 in. paper.

On the base, I glued some Flower Soft Vintage Christmas

They look like good friends who are chatting. Yeah.. that's what we always do every day in the WhatsApp group: chatting. About what? About ANYTHING. You name it.. :D

Do you want to see how I took these pictures? Don't laugh...

I needed good light. So I took the pictures in the swimming pool. The pool itself was empty as it was still being repaired.

In other words, I had so much fun making the box as well as had so much fun taking its pictures....

Hope you enjoy the pictures in this post. See you again later.... Happy weekend, my friends...

Day 4 - ODOP Christmas - Joyeux Noel

Hello friends,

Today I managed to make this Christmas card. I didn't use any images, as the theme said so. Then I used die cuts. They were all from Memory Box. So adorable die cuts. Love them all. And the papers were from Countdown To Christmas from Bazzil Basics Paper.

I love the result of using these die cuts...

Together

Hi friends,

Adoring this poppy die cut hasn't stopped yet. Lol. I love this die cut. It's been such a long time to finally have it. It makes me to create more and more cards/tags using this die cut. I saw it here and I made a similar card.

I used Memory Box for the poppy flowers. The oval is from My Favorite Things. The banner die cut is from Simon Says Stamp. And the together thinlit die cut and those two embossing folders are from Sizzix. The pattern paper is my favorite color, and it is one of Neroli paper pad from Trimcraft.

I love how it turned out. I'll make more later..

Happy weekend, friends...

Hello Friend - Red and White Tag

Hello friends,

Yes, it is August. And it is the month of the commemoration of the Independence Day of Indonesia. Precisely it will be on August 17. I make another challenge in my Facebook: Dwita's Crafty Crafts. The theme is: Red and White and a little Black. The form can be anything. The media can be from paper to cloth.

This is my tag with that theme:

The tag die cut is from Papertrey Ink as well as the sentiment (from a set of Mat Stack 4 Collection). The poppy die cut is from Memory Box. The squares were punched with a square punch from EK Success. I dotted the poppy petals with a Sharpie Paint Peinture. The bow is from the local store.

Add my Facebook here: Dwita's Crafty Crafts and join the challenge. See you there...

ODOP - Day 27 - Let's Go For A Ride

Hello friends,

Tonight, just now, we had a barbeque dinner with the students from Grade 9, the JS teachers and the Principals. We had so much fun taking pictures. It was much different from the farewell of HS a couple day ago. Here is the pic.

The students and some teachers are spending this night together at school. Isn't it fun?

Then I went home, and made this card for the 'one day one project'. The theme: balloons. I used a bike die cut from Memory Box. The grass punch as from MS. The balloons were punched using McGill punch. The sentiment was from Hero Arts.

Tomorrow is Saturday. I will spend some time to clean my craft table. So many things there. Hehehe..
Ok, until tomorrow.

Hello from me..

Hello friends,

Wow!! It's been such a long time since the last post. I must say "Happy New Year" to all of you. Better late than never, right?

I've been very very busy, moving from the company housing complex to our own house. It is still in the same city. We must move because my hubby has been promoted to work in the office in Jakarta. So, we must hand over the house back to the company. Luckily, our own house is ready to live in. It's a house that we have built for 5 years.. Hehehe, such a long time, hee? It is still time for me to arrange again the things that we brought from the old house. Some of them are still in the boxes. I must find proper time, because now I am also an English teacher for English Proficiency Program, as well as the Director of Study for that program. What a work! The program is from ACT Education, USA.

Before that, I spent winter holidays in Korea, where I finally could touch the snow! Ohlala, what an amazing moment. Especially the snow in Nami Island, where the celebration of our wedding anniversary was taken place. Amazing holidays. My kids were thrilled to go abroad this long, and used some fancy jackets.. ;D

These are the pictures when we were in Korea.

My hubby and I in the snowy Nami Island, on December 14, 2012, 16th celebration.

 

My hubby, my Charlie's angels and me in hanbok, after making kimchi @ Kimchi School.

Until a week ago, I forced myself to make this card. This is for my friend, Rina, who was having her birthday. She also did some giveaway. 

Sources: 2 Tilda stamps, Memory Box Window die, PTI Cloud dies, Mc Gill Fern punch, MS Grass punch, Carla flower punch, Copic Sketch markers, Fiskars paper crimper.

The story of the front card: I came by my bike bringing some flowers for Rina's birthday. Rina was waiting for me and keep on peeking from the window..

This is the inside of the card: 

You know, I made this card for 6 hours. Some time on Friday and some time on Saturday. Hhehe.. You can say that this is my very first card in the year 2013. (!)

Hope the card arrives safely and Rina likes it..

I do hope I will have more time to create something. The commitment of One Card A Day in 2012 seemed unfulfilled. Anyway, let's try our best to use all the stuffs, all the tools and all the energy and time we have.. May God bless you always...

Big hugs,