Last month my Mom turned 70 and as you can guess I wanted to make something special for her.
What do you make for a 70-year-old that doesn’t take up space (as she recently moved to a small apartment) but is still something that she can remember getting on this special day?
I decided on the Hexagon Explosion Box from Simply Crafty SVGs:
First of I want to say, that if I have to go into details, this post is going to be waaaay to long, so I put a video at the end of the post so you can see all the goodies.
The box is made from AC Cardstock in Vanilla, Cranberry, Leaf, Kraft and Wave and decorated with patterned paper from Graphic 45’s “Times Nouveau” Collection.
I decorated the lid with several Prima flowers, Vinyl, enamel dots and different trinkets from my stash.
Taking the lid of reveals the Explosion of Impressions:
All the layers are decorated inside and outside and the follow pictures show a bit of it:
I made some of the panels into small pockets for the tags to fit in and wrote some details about my Mom on them. I also used the Silhouette Sketch pens to draw parts of lacing patterns on the tags as it’s on of her favorite crafts.
On the pockets I also drew crafting motifs all found in the Silhouette Design Store.
On the largest layer, I added some quotes and saying that I found in the Silhouette Design Store – all about crafting. Well the box theme is crafting actually 😀
On the smallest layer I added small labels on which I wrote a greeting from me, my Sister and the rest of our families.
I put the present inside the box in the middle and decorated the lid with knitting needles and a piece of knit also from the Silhouette Design Store. I also decorated with more vinyl lacing pattern and some gems.
This was a little bit about the Explosion Box – please have a look see at the video below to see more and thank you so much for visiting today – see you soon ❤
Wow! It’s absolutely fantastic, Helle! I love it! I really love that knitting cut…that’s fabulous! 🙂
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Thank you very much Nancy 🙂
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Wonderful!
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Thank you very much Pat 🙂
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So beautifuL! I especially love the “knitting” you created!
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Thanks Tracey 🙂
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Beautiful creation Helle. A lot of work and thought went into this for your mom. LOVE the colors, paper, and sentiments.
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Thank you very much Master 🙂
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Fantastic and so colorful! I can see the loving and care that went into this. Love it!
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Thanks Sandy 🙂
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Would love to have had this on my 72nd birthday, but ANYONE would love to have it. It’s GORGEOUS
Faith x
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Thank you very much Faith 😊
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What a fun and thoughtful gift! Beautiful!
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Thanks Jodi 🥰
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Happy belated birthday to your mom! I love this little box! It’s so cute!! I’m a sucker for little pockets. 🙂
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Thank you so much Michelle 😊 I am too. The more hidden compartments the better 🤗
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This is absolutely AMAZING! I bet your mom had a grand ol time looking at all the wonderful details and such. I enjoy all your creations! I’ve been absent from crafting for a few years. I lost my passion for it and I’m hoping to get that back soon. Blessings to you and yours.
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Thank you very much Robin 🙂 I really hope you get back into crafting again. I wouldn’t know what to do with myself if I didn’t have my paper crafting 🙂
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