Soccer Explosion Card

Hello! I am back with the a soccer explosion box which I have showed a sneak preview of the miniature field in my previous post!

The explosion box was customized for an Arsenal fan who is also a soccer player himself, so I got this idea of coming up with a realistic miniature soccer field. Hence, green fine turf was used to create the realistic feel of the grass, and allowing the glue to dry to ensure that the turf will not be easily come off.

The lid (the white scrap of papers) were embossed using plaid pattern from Sizzix, before shearing the edges and distressing the edge. Heidi Swapp Gold mist (my favorite mist!) was sprayed to create a shimmery gold effect so that it looked striking against the red background which is supposed to be like the colors of the Arsenal logo. The soccer ball and Arsenal logo was printed using Canon Pixma printer, before adding Tattered Angel (Pixie Dust) glaze onto the soccer ball and the logo. Glossy Accent was used on the logo to create a nice 3D effect. The name of the recipient was printed using Arsenal font.

In the interior of the box, I used WorldWin red paper for the base of the card (Thanks to Gloria for the prize!) . The color of WorldWin paper is simply vibrant and I love the red which make such a nice contrasting colour once I add all the embellishments! I used blue scraps as the border because blue is also part of Arsenal logo as well. After which I layered it with embossed white paper which is embossed using brick-like Sizzix template, before decorating all the four squares! A personal note can be written inside a “mini card” as well! Finally, stars were added to be the “flying” part of the box, which is glittered using Sticklers (baby blue).

The soccer card picture and logo were printed out using my Canon PIXMA printer before cutting out and to make them looks more “pop”, I add glossy accent as well. It was lucky that I bought the world cup soccer magazine about 2 weeks ago and it consists of the plastic net and the ball which I decided to “recycle” them and used it for this explosion box!

In addition, I actually used part of my cardboard box as the base for the field, and putting a layer of glue before adding the turf to make it into a realistic looking grass patch. It is always good to up cycle your materials and use various techniques to “spice” them up!

I like how the card turns out! <3

This post will be submitted for :

Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge: Challenge #13 Let’s Cycle…Up-Cycle That Is!  (Scraps of paper, Cardboard, net and soccer ball)

Allsorts Challenge #270 (Favorite things are spray mist, embossing templates and glossy accent)