PaperArtsy Pattern Challenge

Hiya my lovelies!

I'm actually going to enter a challenge!!!!

Woo hoo!

It has been too long, I know.

This project is for the PaperArtsy Pattern Challenge.

I found an old Amazon box, (other online stores are available)

you know the ones like a folder, & thought I'd give it a paint!

Items for this project are:

I'll tell you what I used as we go along anyway!

Ok, I started by gessoing the entire folder.

I then squirted Spanish Mulberry, Pansy, Concrete & South Pacific

Fresco Finish Paint (my fave colours)

& used a dry brush to slap them on! I love this technique because

you never know how it will turn out! Fabulous!

Turned out like this!

I then painted a coat of South Pacific & let it dry with the help

of my trusty heat gun. (I was getting impatient!)

I then dry brushed another coat on top.

Love the result!

On the hinge parts of the folder I stamped a hinge image

from the HP1103 set 2 inches down from the top & 2 inches up from the bottom.

I did this on each one using Jet Black Archival Ink.

I then stamped the lock from the same set.

I stamped the big stamp along the top & bottom using Watering Can Archival Ink.

Then using the leaf stamp I created some patterns.

These were in Watering Can Archival Ink too.

I then went around the edges with the hollow circle strip stamp from FR4 set

in Watering can Archival Ink. I then squirted some Pumpkin Soup Fresco

onto a palette & stamped circles using an old tape tube.

I lined up the rest of the stamps in FR4 set to make a pattern

& stamped the flaps using Watering Can Archival Ink. I also

stamped on the other side in the same ink but I used the cog stamp from EDY01.

I used some low tack masking tape around the area so I didn't overstamp.

I like to use this grey colour for stamping backgrounds as it doesn't stand out too much.

I decided to overstamp the lock & hinge stamps using Copper Pearlised Paint.

I also used this to paint a rectangle inside on the top flap and around the edges.

I overstamped the copper rectangle inside with the

Happiness stamp from HP1103 using Jet Black Archival Ink.

I added a piece of ribbon and a handmade (by me) polymer clay

bead as a closure & a notebook & pen.

 

Voila!

I really like how it turned out.

Cheers for stopping by.

Leave me some love & come back soon!

Crafty Hugs

Sez x

Memorial Photo Box for Sandra & Stuarts Wedding

 

Hiya my lovelies!

 

Now, in my previous post I made a wedding card. It was for my dearest & longest known friend Sandra...

She had asked me to make something special for her wedding to Stuart.

Stuart's mum sadly passed away a few months back & they both wanted something to represent her on their special day.

I automatically thought photo box. I had made a couple for a 50th Wedding Anniversary. (see post)

I knew Sandra's colour scheme was lilac & white, with a heart theme, so went with that.

I made it the same way as before except for the theme & colours.

I also used words on each side.



                                                                             Love.

                                                                             Faith

                                                                               Hope

                                                                               Peace

      Friendship.

 

She was over the moon when she picked it up yesterday...

I hope Stuart likes it.

It was lovely to be asked to make something so special.

I gave it as a wedding present.

 

Hope you like it too!

Thanks for stopping by.

Crafty Hugs

Sez x