A couple of my girl friends had birthdays this week and we threw a HUGE party to celebrate! We all came together over book club and I am so happy to know these ladies. I wanted to make something special to really capture the last year we had together, all the dinners, drinks, books and laughs.
So, I decided an exploding box mini would be just the way to do that.
Of course, my new favorite ribbon was the star!!
On the lid here, I used
Chevron Junkie behind my paper flowers. The blue and yellow matched this My Mind's Eye paper collection perfectly.
Inside, I really liked that the rumple ribbon didn't add too much volume because that is so important in this kind of mini. I tied a little piece of
Simple White in a twine bow. It added a nice texture and feminine look I think.
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I adore this and I bet your friends did too!! What an awesome way to keep track of all the fun things you did together!!!
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Kimi
I'm curious, what size is a mini explosion box? It's been a while since I made one, which I thought was the regular size. Now I'm wondering... and what size are the photos in your mini? I belong to a book club too and this is a great idea. They must have been thrilled!
ReplyDeleteThe outside sheet is 12x12 then 11x11 and 10x10. I follow a video on you tube to make the base. That makes the photo about 3x3 - 2.5x2.5 I use the collage option on walgreens.com to print them
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Thanks - that's the same size I've used, thought maybe mini meant even smaller, which means the photos would be really small. The tip about using the collage option is really helpful. I think next year is #10 for my scrapbook club - wouldn't these be great commemorative gifts at Christmas?!!
ReplyDeleteI love the colors on here!! Fabulous mini!!
ReplyDeleteWhat A fun gift Box!
ReplyDeleteLove this lil box!! Great job!!
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