Card for Mum.

Hiya Lovelies!

On Sunday I visited Colemans Craft Warehouse in Rushden. Lin Brown was demoing there. I also needed a few bits. It was a great day except for the fiasco on the way home! Those of you who follow me on Twitter will probably know but for those that don't, we broke down & had to be towed home!

 

Anyway, Mums birthday card....

I bought some Crafty Individuals stamps from Colemans on Sunday (along with a few Frescos Paints & Treasure Gold!) & decided to use one on mums card. I also bought a stencil by Crafters Workshop which I used for the background. I started by swiping Old Paper Distress Stain over some paper. To my amazement it had turned green! I only used it the other day & it was fine, so I emailed Ranger!

 

Now I decided to carry on with my green background... I used Picket Fence Distress Stain through my stencil & then Fresco Paint in Sage. I then blended Scattered Straw Stain around the edges & ran Peeled Paint Stain on the outside edges to give a border.
I stamped the image onto the background & a tag & coloured it in with my distress stains & a waterbrush. I also used Olive Bronze Treasure Gold around the edges. I cut it out & layered it onto the image on the background. I filled in the hearts & tassell with Sepia Accents.
I used Old Paper Distress Stain on a doily which I had cut into quarters & stuck it onto the background on the inside of the card. I then added 'Mother' in scrabble tiles down the side.

 

 

On the inside I finished off the card with an old book page & note. The note is just a notebook page aged with Scattered Straw Distress ink. I then stamped a heart & ornate corners in Memento ink in London Fog on the opposite side. I went over them again with gold paint. I also filled in the small heart with Sepia Accents.

 

 

I hope she likes it!

Crafty Hugs

Sez

x

Altered Tin

Hiya my lovlies!

It's been a while since my last post. I've been so busy with volunteering at school & all the end of term stuff!
 Anyway, today is the first day of the school hols for us, so I got to alter a tin while the kids were doing various art projects...

 

It started like this....
 

 

After removing the name plate & sanding, I covered the tin with old book pages. I added die cuts made from Sizzix Vine Swirly & Lace Edging #2. I painted the tin with Vintage lace, Beach Hut & Hey Pesto Fresco Paints & knocked it back with a baby wipe. I stamped butterflies onto old book pages & stuck them on & added a butterfly image from some old background paper I had, in the centre. I added some Gold, Silver & Copper paint to the die cuts & gave it a coat of clear satin varnish. I did this because it is going to live in my bathroom. I then added wired beads & jewels to make the butterflies bodies. I also added some clear glass nuggets to the sides to finish. All the beads, nuggets & jewels are from my stash of broken jewellery. The butterfly stamp is by Sheena Douglass.

 

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I love repurposing/altering items that I find or am given.

It's a great way to recycle!

 

I hope you like it as much as I do!

Crafty Hugs

Sez

x

Luckydip ATC Swap.

Hiya!

 Just wanted to share some ATCs I made for a swap, I organized on Twitter.

There wasn't a theme & we all made 3.

 I made 3 called 'Art from the Heart'.

 

 

I would like to thank all the ladies that took part.

Crafty Hugs

Sez x