Mission Accomplished - Dawn Heald

Hellooooo,

Happy Weekend everyone,

It is our last DT project on the blog this week and I 

absolutely love this....

I'm sure in between all the election news (in the UK), most of you

 will have seen something about remembering VE Day! 

This project makes me think of all those photos of the little

children being packed off to the countryside to stay with

unknown people.  Could you imagine that happening

 nowadays??  No way!!  Must have been very frightening 

not only for the children but also for the parents. 

Dawn says .....

I decided to make a suitcase as a remembrance to all the evacuees

 and moving places that people had to do and with very little.

Cut two pieces of kraft card. 

26cm x 21cm this makes base

22cm x 17cm this makes lid.

Stick pattern paper to inside of box before scoring and folding.

Base - Score and fold a line 5cm in from each edge.

Lid - Score and fold a line 3cm in from each edge.

Use Distress Ink along all the edges on both sides.

On base cut tabs from each corner square and glue to

 outside of box.

On lid cut tabs from two squares along the front edge and

 glue on outside of box. cut the squares completely away from

 the back edge. This forms a hinge flap.

Apply adhesive along the flap and stick to the outside long edge of

 the box base at the back. Its easier to place the lid directly on top

 of base then secure hinge in place.

Make a handle from spare kraft card and glue to the outside

 front lid.

Cut some coordinating pattern paper, ink edges, stamp with 

dictionary stamp in same ink randomly and lightly without an

 acrylic block and stick to box.

Make some distressed tags and tie with string to handle and a 

quick poppy. The poppy is two punched scallop edge circles, 

each cut into three petals and glued together.

Thank you Dawn, do let us know what you think too!

If you'd like to have a go this is what Dawn used -

Kraft Cardstock

Craft Creations Paper - Large Vintage Square Union Jack 

Craft Creations Paper - Small Vintage Union Jacks

Kaisercraft Texture Stamp - Dictionary Meanings

Distress Ink - Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, Tea Dye

Cosmic Shimmer dries clear glue

Ok, that's it for this week, 

I'll be back tomorrow with our new challenge.

Any guesses??

Jane x