In My Own Imagination: MR. RABBIT IN THE INTERTWINE BOX

Hello everyone, I am sharing the last of my projects created for the Tim Holtz Sizzix Chapter 1 Release.

Love the shape of this Mr. Rabbit Bigz die. Because he's a steel rule die, heavier materials, even fabric, can be used to die-cut this 4 3/4" high rabbit. I've also used the new Intertwine 3D Texture Fade Embossing folder and created a wood basket which is filled with moss and Funky Nature Greenery and eggs.

I started out with making my basket vignette 4 1/2" x 3 1/4" box. The inside was lined with patterned paper from the Tim Holtz Abandoned mini stash. I embossed enough of the Distress Mixed Media Heavystock to cover around the outer box sides. I inked my embossing folder with Vintage Photo Distress Ink pad before embossing. Using Distress Antique Linen ink and water finish off the colored embossed paper. Cut out your strips and glue to the outside edges.

For the top edge, I applied Ranger Opaque Crackle paste(INK57505) to Etcetera Scallop Trim and set aside too dry. Once this had dried, I applied Walnut Stain Distress crayon to the cracks and a wash of Distress Antique Linen Ink to colour. This was glued around the edge, slightly higher (about 1/4") than the box edge. Don't throw away the scraps after you punch out your Etcetera trims, I have found lots of uses for these! I used my scrap pieces of Etcetera Pinked trim and used this to line the inside of my box edge, on the back of the Scallop Trim. It gives the edge a nice finished look and secures the scalloped trim. These were also crackled and coloured.

Here's what my edge looks like after the two trims were adhered. I used a 5.25 x 4" Vignette Panel for my base (TH93295-retired) and covered this with patterned paper. The wood basket is adhered on top of the panel. I used 1/4 foam strips in between the two pieces, allowing room to hot glue dried moss in between.

Here's a close up of the embossed Interwine box and the scalloped trim edge.

Use a square foam piece and hot glue this in the middle of the inside box. Fill the box with moss.

Die-cut three rabbits in chipboard and two rabbits in Distress Watercolor paper. One of the watercolor rabbits will be for the back of the rabbit, if you want the textured side facing out, make sure you die-cut it the opposite way. Glue the three chipboard pieces together. Color your water-colour pieces. I just used various Spring coloured Distress ink and a Ranger Waterbrush.

Colour Mixed Media Heavystock with various green Distress Sprays and Distress Oxide Sprays. Die-cut your Funky Nature pieces. Also die-cut the eggs with various Spring coloured papers.

I use a toothpick, snipped off a little at one end, push this into the foam piece glued in the middle of the box. A small area in the bottom of your rabbit is separated with a craft knife and the sharp point of the toothpick fits in here. Your rabbit can be removed for storing or gift wrapping. Hot glue your Funky Nature pieces into the moss. I added in a Tim Holtz Idea-ology Toadstool (TH94082) that I applied Speckled Egg Embossing Glaze to give it a tint of blue.