Hip to be Square - for Frilly and Funkie

Well it is time for another challenge over at Frilly and Funkie and the theme this fortnight ( still a week to go ) is Hip to be Square. Here in Jenny's words are the details :   Create something based on a cube. You can use your own templates, dies or the Artist Trading Boxes dies. Decorate, embellish, alter in any way you choose. 
Make sure you hop across to see my team mates gorgeous makes as there is lots of inspiration!
You can choose whatever theme you want and just have fun, now these ATB's are designed by Eileen Hull and are so much fun to make and create..and highly addictive. So here is my piece for this challenge :

Now for this piece I used the largest die and then went on to create 3 smaller ones that would fit inside..rather like Russian dolls!
Here are the 3 smaller ones that fit inside :

And here they are all snuggled inside:

I wanted to create a softer fell for these than my previous makes with these boxes which can be found here and here. They were full of all sorts if you want to see. These are so versatile and I have to say so much fun to create as there are four sides to decorate as well as getting carried away inside.
So now for some of the details :
For each of the die cuts I added some blue ink to the inside surface and some frayed burlap for the front surface. I die cut mine from 500 gsm card to give it some thickness.

I like to add colour to the inside and decorate them before gluing together. For the outside I then used this great latticework stencil and applied some stormy sky distress ink through in places using a mini blending tool. Then spritzed some water into palm of my hand and then flicked onto card surface and dried.

For the seahorse I applied some distress paint to surface, then added rock candy crackle and completed pretty much as Tim Holtz did in his tag for July found here. I did choose softer colours.

I fixed the pieces together to create the finished boxes and then had fun embellishing!

For the large box I added a small piece of trellis die , some baby shells, some stamped blueprint seashells and sand dollar and some foliage..which was painted and splattered and inked. I also added a chit chat sticker.

 here are a couple of the side...complete with cheesecloth sea  and some more simple embellishments.

For the lid/top I added another seahorse, some dyed seam binding and a word band. For the base I added some little spools painted with tumbled glass distress paint.

For the stack of boxes, I embellished in a similar way..

Well hope you find time to be square too...and join in the fun. Make sure you pop across here for all the details of how to join in and for details of the generous prize you could win from Linda's boutique ..The Funkie Junkie Boutique, which is stacked full of lots of yummy goodies!

All supplies are listed below...

Eileen Hull Sizzix ScoreBoards XL Die - Blocks/Cubes, 3-D	*Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations Frameworks Die - Trellis	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Frayed Burlap	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Stormy Sky	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Layering Stencils - Latticework
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Tumbled Glass	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint - Tumbled Glass	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain - Tumbled Glass	Sewing Themed Embellishments	$23.95 Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Mini Blueprints 6
$17.95 Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Nautical Blueprints	Sizzix Alternations Tim Holtz Movers and Shapers Mini Sand and Sea Dies	Sizzix Alternations Tim Holtz Movers and Shapers Base Tray, L	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Powder - Antique Linen	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Grunge Paper
Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Word Bands	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Chitchat Stickers	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint - Picket Fence	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Marker Spritzer
Rayon Seam Binding	Ranger Distress Crackle Paint - Clear Rock Candy 4 oz size

Thanks to everyone who takes the time to stop by and for all those who leave a comment, it is hugely appreciated .

keep those fingers inky!

trace x