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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Front.

 

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 

Lydia's Happiness House pt2 Mini Books.

 

Hiya my lovlies!

 Here's the mini books I made to go inside...

 

 

I hope she likes them as much as I did making them!

Thanks for stopping by!

Please feel free to comment!

Crafty Hugs.

Sez x 

Happiness house for Lydia inspired by Darcy's House of Books Pt1

Hiya my lovelies!

The very talented Darcy Wilkinson has done some fabulous projects over at PaperArtsy. One of which is called House of Books. I already had a couple of houses that I bought ages ago & Darcy inspired me to use one. My daughter Lydia is turning 13 tomorrow & I thought it would make a lovely present for her to keep! 

 

 Here's how it started...

 

 

I painted the house with different colours of Fresco Paints...

 

 

Once dry, I added a layer of Crackle Glaze & then a layer of Vintage Lace once it had dryed again!

I then used one of the JOFY stamps from the set I won. JOFY13

I painted them using Hey Pesto, London Bus, Haystack & Brown Shed.

 

 

I made some wallpaper & added it to all the 'rooms'.
 

 

I made the roof from cardboard, painted with Brown Shed & finished off with Indigo Treasure Gold. (lovely stuff!)

 

 

I cut a door from plywood. I painted it with Squid Ink, a layer of Crackle Glaze & then a mixed coat of Beach Hut & Sky. I finished it off by scoring lines into the wood with a bradle & rubbed on Indigo Treasure Gold. I also added a panel pin through a bead for a handle.

 

 

I made some drawers from plywood in the same way...

 

 

I added windows & handles to the drawers.

 

I brushed on some glue to the inside of my mini glass bottles & put glitter inside them & shook! I then emptied out the loose glitter. I added labels & stuck them to the shelf.

 

 

Voila! Completed house with Tintique springy painted heart in the attic.

Part 2 will show the mini books I made to go inside...

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Please feel free to comment.

Crafty Hugs

Sez x

  

Altered Jewellery Box

 Hiya my lovelies!

Just wanted to post my latest make. This one is for me!

Not another altered jewellery box...

Yep!

Got this box ages ago from a junk shop. (Can you spot a recurring theme?!) It was broken & needed some TLC...

 

 

I stripped, sanded, painted repaired & spruced it up a treat!

 I did it in a similar way to my other jewellery box. To take a look at my other jewellery box post click HERE.

On this one I used a vintage picture from The Graphics Fairy, for the top.

 

 

I used Flitter glue & Megaflakes in Morris Dance (my fave!)  from Indigo Blu on the hearts.

 

 

Inside...

 

 

I hope you like it as much as I do! I can't wait to put my jewellery in it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Please feel free to comment... I love feedback!

Crafty Hugs

Sez x 

Paperartsy Mini Chest Challenge

Hiya!

This week over at the Paperartsy blog guest designer, France Papillon did a project on a little chest. Check it out HERE.

Here is my version...

 

I started with a little chest that I've had for a long time... I bought it from a charity shop with the idea to alter it & put it away, as you do!

 

 

Inside..

 

 

I dismantled it & masked off where I needed to. I painted it with Squid Ink Fresco Paint.

 

 

Once dry, I added Crackle Glaze & then painted with Vintage Lace Fresco Paint. 

 

 

I stamped script all over using Archival ink in Sepia.

I sanded the chest to distress it & then used a mix of copper & brass paints as an accent on the handles & edges.

 

 

I stamped a quote onto tissue paper with Black Archival ink & adhered it with Matte Mod Podge.

I then used a mix of Copper & Brass paint through a stencil. 

 

 

I did'nt have a frame, so for the top I decided to use a Tintique Heart. My friend gave me loads of these & I love them!

 

 

I painted it using Sky, Hey Pesto, London Bus & Beach Hut Frescos.

I used Vintage Lace through a doily & then Copper Paint around the edge.

 

 

I then fixed it to the top! 

 

 

Voila!

 

 

I hope you like it as much as I do!

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Crafty Hugs

Sez x