Project 2 for ON&DT- Found Objects

 Hiya my lovelies!

It's time for a new project over at Old, New & Digital Too!

This month it's my turn to pick the theme & I chose Found Objects.

Here's what I did...

I FOUND an OLD book...

 

 

I cut a section out of each page which seemed to take forever!!!

(I left some back pages as a base & the first couple to hide the cut outs!)

  

 

I then glued them all together (which also took ages!) to form a box... a secret box! (which is why I kept the first couple of pages intact).

 

 

I then sourced my digital image from The Graphics Fairy which is an eye. I chose this image because this project is also going to be a gift! My friend is into crime/mystery books & thought it was apt. 

  I coloured the eye in using Promarkers & sealed it with a layer of Glossy Accents to give the eyeball some shine. I then adhered it to the book cover with matte medium.

 

I then chose some more FOUND OBJECTS to frame the eye. I don't know about you, but I have a big box of bits & bobs, broken jewellery, old nik naks & numerous random bought embellishments made for the 'mix media' market. I love this box of delights! I chose an OLD zip for the eye to peer out from. I thought it lended itself well to crime/mystery effect. I chose various other bits & bobs & glued them on.

 

 

I masked off the pages & the eye with low tack masking tape & painted a coat of black gesso over the cover.

 

I then used my NEW Daler Rowney artist acrylic inks to paint the objects. I got these at xmas & hadn't used them yet, so was excited to use them! I also used some Treasure Gold too. I then decided that it needed some texture so I added some grunge paste through stencils. I don't always do things in the right order but hey ho!

 

 

I gave it another coat of black gesso & 'knocked back' the colours a bit with it on the objects.

  I then used some Treasure Gold in teal, indigo, pewter & olive gold to bring out some of the texture. I also used some gliding flakes on some of the texture & on the spine of the book.

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Side View
 

Ta da!

So that's this months project!

I hope you like it as much as I did making it.

Please head on over to ON&DT to see the other DT's projects!

 I am also this month's featured DT & there's a little inside info about me on there too! ;)

 

Thanks so much for stopping by, I really do appreciate it!

Feel free to leave a comment!

Crafty hugs

Sez x

 



Paperartsy #3up Challenge. 10th Birthday Edition!

Hiya crafty peeps!

 

PaperArtsy are celebrating their 10th birthday by holding another #3up #patwits challenge! I feel very privileged to have been included again. Thanks Leandra!

We were all sent a package containing numerous items including stamps, a substrate & embellishments. We were also sent a colour palette...

My colours were Very Berry, Rose, Toad Hall & Sage.

As soon as I saw it I knew what I was going to do!

Don't you just love it when that happens?!

Here's how it turned out....

 To see it on the PaperArtsy Blog click HERE.

 

Front page

 

 

 

Can you help the Princess find the key to the Book of Wisdom?

 

 

Is it under the banner?

 

 

Have you asked Queen Dragon?

Queen Dragon tells you that you must say

 a magic word to open the magic doorway & open the Book of Wisdom!

 

Clue: Check the walls...

Back page

 

Inside the magic doorway..

 

Inside the Book of Wisdom. 

 

Close ups...

 

 

From Hinge stamp to Dragon's Head...

Hope you like it as much as I enjoyed making it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Crafty Hugs

Sez x

Tag book inspired by Kirsten Sheridan at Lisa B Designs.

 

Hiya Lovelies!

2nd post today is a tag book that was inspired by my twitter chum Kirsten Sheridan.

See her fab project for Lisa B Designs HERE.

 

I didn't incorporate all different techniques like Kirsten did.

 I wanted to make this for the Monthly Challenge over at

Lisa B Designs.

 

 

I started with some mini tags. I inked them with some watered down Dylusions ink sprays in

Vibrant Turquiose, Bubblegum Pink & Lemon Zest. I then inked round the edges with

Pumice Stone distress ink.

 

 

I stamped onto paper that I had stained with a teabag ( Yes you read right, I still do it!) using Archival ink in black. I love these stamps from Crafty Individuals.

I coloured them using my Promarkers & cut them up.

I used some stamps from Sheena Douglass Aging Beautifully set & Indigo Blu Sarah's Choice

 (which is one of my faves!) & Discover Your Passion sets. I added Sets. I then put it all together & secured it with Copper Mini Brads & string. I also added some Sepia Accents onto the heart on the front.

 

Here's the finished tag book.

 

 

I hope you like it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Crafty Hugs

Sez x