Card in a box for Anything Goes at Ikes World Challenges

Heya everyone!

For this project I have used:

• Spanish dancer from Ikes Art
• Ice skater from Ikes art
• A Paper Mache box
• White prescored card
• Gesso
• Dusty Concord distress ink
• Shaded Lilac distress ink
• Orchid purple promarker
• Putty Promarker
• Lime Green promarker
• Lavender Lace liquid pearls
• Purple Ribbon
• Die cut leaves and flowers coloured with promarkers

Before I talk about the mundane process of making this, I suggest you pop over to Ike's world challenges have a look at the challenge, check out the freebie and participate in the best challenges ever!  {No I'm not biased, I used to VERY nervously do the challenges myself and I promise every is very nice and kind!}

Now on to the mundane stuff!  I bought the box and covered it in a thin layer of gesso, so thin it dried almost instantly.  Then I used ink dusters but you can use cheaper alternatives to mix a combination of dusty concord and shaded lilac onto the box.

After this I used lavender lace liquid pearls to create a freehand dotted design on the box. 

I coloured the printed images and stuck them on the lid of the box with some more dotted pearl designs.  I placed a ribbon around the edge of the box lid and added some die cut flowers and leaves to the corners, coloured with promarkers.

For the card inside I measured the box and cut it to the size required, I then used a simple backing paper and added some gems in the lime green and purple colours I was using throughout.  Having coloured the ice skater in the same colours I stuck her on and hopped the simplicity doesn't mean it looks too unthoughtful although it is in the recipients favourite colours.