ICAD box

This year I participated in ICAD (Index Card A Day) again, it was my second time. There was a weekly theme with daily prompts.  You can find the theme and prompts at DaisyYellow. This year I made 61 cards and 2 extra blind contour drawings. 

All cards for ICAD 2017 with my hand-stitched box.

Last year I made a nice handbound book for my cards, which I forgot to share here!

All cards for ICAD 2016 in a handbound book.

This year I made a hand-stitched cardboard box. It started with the cardboard pieces glued on 2 sheets of scrapbook paper.

When the glue was dry I cut them and glued the remaining paper to the backside.

Polka dots for the outside and stripes for the inside of my box.

All parts for my cardboard box.

I used double-sided tape to attach the inside parts to the outside parts. Then it was time to make holes with this pergamano pen and a ruler.

I made the holes 1/2 cm from the edge and 1/2 cm apart.

The next step was to embroider all edges with looped edging stitch. It’s a knotted buttonhole variation, that holds it shape after each stitch you make. I used quilting thread for my stitches.

looped edging stitch

Then I sewed the parts together with a knot after each whipstitch with the same black quilting thread.

I wrapped the thread twice around the needle to make a knot.

 I decorated the front of the lid with beads.

my cardboard box on a few cards

A closer look at the inside with the lid open.

All cards fit nicely! You can take a closer look at my cards for ICAD 2017 here.

My cardboard box with 63 cards.