
I just realized that most of my altered projects involve chocolate one way or another. I can't help it... I'm a choc-aholic. What is showing on the left are what I've nicknamed "chocolate elevators". By pulling on the ribbon bow, you bring up a chocolate bar that is hidden inside the cardstock envelope. Nifty, huh?! I got this idea from Splitcoaststampers.

Here's what it looks like when we pull on the bow. No, I don't work for Hershey's; it's just that their candy bar is a good size for this kind of project because they are thin. The "pully" system is achieved by punching an opening on the top front and back of the envelope with the Horizontal Slot punch, then passing a ribbon through those opening therefore forming a cradle for the chocolate bar. The chocolate bar is then pushed all the way to the bottom of the envelope and the ribbon is tied in a bow. So when you pull on the bow, without undoing it, it lifts the chocolate bar.
L'enveloppe de gauche est confectionnée avec du carton Joli rose et la roue Whimsy en Joli rose également pour un effet ton-sur-ton. Pour la bande, j'ai utilisé le papier à motifs Bonheur fruité de la série design, un morceau de carton Pépite de chocolat et une bande Murmure blanc sur laquelle j'ai estampé une des images du jeu pour hôtesse de niveau 1 intitulé Un Peu de bonheur. J'ai colorié l'image avec les tampons encreurs et un crayon-estompe et agrémenté le tout avec une fausse couture brune. Voir le détail du coeur surélevé ci-bas.
The envelope on the left was made with Pretty in Pink cardstock and the Whimsy wheel in Pretty in Pink for a tone-on-tone effect. The band is a piece of Berry Bliss cut with deco edge scissors, a piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock and a piece of Whisper White cardstock on which I have stamped an image from the A Little Bit of Happiness, which is a level 1 hostess set. I've colored the image with my Classic stamp pads and a blender pen and lined the edges with a faux-seam in brown. See details of the popped-up heart below.
L'enveloppe de droite, un peu plus complexe, est fabriquée avec du carton Rose rouge, Rose royal, Presque cacao et Murmure blanc. Le carton Rose rouge est estampé à l'encre Classic Rose rouge pour un effet ton sur ton. Le jeu d'estampes utilisé est "Time Well Spent" (version anglaise de "Des Moments bien passés"), un jeu pour hôtesse de niveau 3. Le feston en Rose royal est fait avec le poinçon Fente. Un ruban de satin Pépite de chocolat entoure la bande brune. Le sentiment est estampé en Rose rouge et les petites fleurs sont coloriées avec les crayons feutres Stampin' Write. Voir le détail de la fleur ci-bas.
The one on the right is a little bit more complex and made with Rose Red, Regal Rose, Close to Cocoa and Whisper White cardstocks. The envelope is stamped with an image from the Time Well Spent set (level 3 hostess set) with Rose Red ink. The Regal Rose scalloped edge was made with the slit punch and antiqued with Regal Rose Classic ink. A Chocolate Chip satin ribbon is knotted around the band. The sentiment, also from Time Well Spent, is stamped in Rose Red and the little flowers are colored in with the Stampin' Write markers. See below for the big flower details.

This flower was first stamped in Basic Black ink on Whisper White then colored in with a blender pen and ink from various ink pads. The middle is covered with Crystal Effects for a glossy accent. To add glitter to the contour of the flower, I used the Tombow Multipurpose Adhesive and sprinkled Chunky Essentials Stampin' Glitter in Red. I've also added green beads and a red one in the center. When I embellish, I usually start by the middle and work my way out, but I've discovered that in this case it's best if you add the glitter first and then the beads. Otherwise, the glitter will tend to stick to everything, i.e. underneath the beads since some of the glue was sticking out. I've had to clean up a bit... that was tedious.

The heart was first colored and then sprinkled with clear Chunky Essentials. I love the effect! I hope you liked this project. Don't forgot to visit my Stampin' Up! blog for some exciting news!
3 comments:
Wow Catherine, pas mal le fun ce projet et très joli surtout de la façon que tu l'as décoré.
Diane B.
p.s. dans quel catégorie sur splicoastampers
You ROCK those beads, girl!
Great chocolate wrapper, too! YUMMY!
Love seeing you using beads--I have tons of them but have yet to use any--Love your Time well spent flower--really pretty!! TFS
Laurie
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