Index Card Box

This box started out as a Washing Powder Box, but it was so strong and when you close it, it just stays that way without popping open again.....far to good to throw away, as I knew one day it would come in handy for something!

I am a complete airhead when it comes to remembering birthdays, even within my own family. So this year I am determined to not forget a single one, so I created this box to hold index cards, one for each member of the family or friend.
I also made dividers, one for each month of the year. Will it work? honestly,
I just don't know, but it's certainly got to be worth a try!

Over on the ScrapaGoGo Clubhouse, one of my fellow design team members Nicola has challenge all GoGo Kit subscribers to use up our old /past kits. On this box I used papers from January 2008 kit, from Making Memories 'Noteworthy Range'. I chose not to embellish the box any further, because it going to sit on my desk and I really don't want it to have to much on it that collects dust...not fond of dusting me!
It also fits the requirements for this weeks Arty Girlz challenge, which is "anything but a card" just nicely.
1) I began by carefully stripping of the advertising paper from the box, leaving a blank chpboard base to work with. I choose to strip some of it right back to expose the corrogated card, to give it a distressed look. This is of coarse optional...
2) I then painted my box with acrylic paint and set aside to dry
3) I cut out panels of patterned paper for each of the sides, I left the bottom simply painted.
4) Glue the panels in place, I chose to make them slightly shorter, to allow the paint to show at the edges.
5) I then glazed the whole box with matt glaze {gesso} tinted with a little paint and allowed to dry completely, which did lift the paper a little...but I like that look, again it is just preference.
6) Finally, I rubbed a little gold leaf wax embossing paste on areas that I wanted it, when dry I then buffed it up!