Altered Clock

Hello.

Today I'm sharing a clock I made  as a Father's day gift for my brother.

I started by adding blue acrylic paint to my gesso and painting the clock.  Next I played with walnut stain , bronze and copper paints until I was pleased with the color.  I added some embossing enamel and mica flakes to the front .
I  found the pattern for the wings online and I made them out of a double layer of cardstock. I cut them , drew the feathers then added modeling paste. I used my heat tool to dry the paste and it bubbled up and created a very interesting texture. I attached them to the clock with glue and added hinges.
The eyes are from  G45 Curiosity Shop papers and I added glossy accents.
I also made a mini album to go inside. I used the back cover as a template to cut my cardstock pieces.

 

For the inside back cover I used adhesive fabric. I used distress paints to create a background, then used my Tim holtz stamps. I added 2 magnets to the metal cover before attaching the fabric and that is what holds the mini  inside the clock.

 

For the back, I embossed a chipboard piece and I used a Tim Holtz stamp.

 

My pictures don't show the different shades of colors and textures...I need more practice.

 

Thanks for looking!

 

 

 

Frou Frou card

It has been a long time since my last post but I have been busy crafting.

Today I'm sharing an easel  card I made for my sister in law.
I colored the image with my Spectrum Noir markers and used Spellbinder dies to decorate it.

The flowers are from the Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die and I colored them using the distress ink refills and home made glimmer mist. I stamped the sentiment and embossed it with platinum embossing powder.

Enjoy.

 

Materials:

 

Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Die

Spellbinders Parisian Accents

Stampendous Spanish Greetings

Crafter's Companion Martini Girl

Ranger Embossing powder- Platinum

Spectrum Noir Markers 

Foam dots-3L

Doll Tag

This tag was made using one of the mixed media doll stamps from Julie Nutting. I covered the tag with DCWV paper then added Stampendous aged embossing enamel to  all the edges. I used the same enamel on the stamped image at the top of the tag.
The flowers were made using a scalloped circle punch.
The doll was stamped  twice on cream card stock then fussy cut. On the skirt I used a small doily stamp and clear embossing powder, then I added distress inks to add color. The embossed areas did not take on the color and that created the pattern on the skirt. I used foam adhesive to add the skirt to the doll and to attach the doll on the tag.

Easel Card

Here is a quick easel card I  made last night.

I used alcohol markers on the image... I am new at this but I think the result was ok.The image is from Penny Black's Mimi's loves and the sentiment is Stampendous Spanish Greetings.
I used my Spellbinders labels 20 dies to create a mat for my image then made some flowers to embellish the card.  I also added some small butterflies, some flat back pearls and some ribbon. The bow is what keeps the card upright. I finished it by  adding the sentiment with some foam adhesive.

 

The base is a 5x10 piece of card. I used my Scor pal and scored at 5 then at 7.5 inches and folded. To this I added a 5x5 piece of card then I embellished.

 

 

Altered Tin

I am trying to get my craft space organized and I decided to re-cycle some empty cookie tins. I started by mixing a small amount of paint with some gesso and painting the tin. I found some white lace, colored it with my inks and added it to the box using tacky glue.
On the lid I used a doily stencil and some modeling paste. After it was dry I added color with distress ink and added some shimmer  with Peal Ex powders.
For the flowers I used dies from Spellbinders and Tim Holtz tattered Florals .  They were made using cream card stock and I added the color using inks and home made glimmer mists. I added some seed beads to the centers of the flowers and made the small  bead spray.
The small butterfly is a sticker. I added a piece of clear plastic, cut around it then added pink color. I finished the box by adding some pink bling around the lid and the bottom.
I had so much fun that I am working on a second one. They just remind me of spring.

Tropical tag # 2

This is the second tag I made today.

 

On this tag I stamped the leaves with Versamark  and clear embossing powder. I used my inkpads and watercolor pencils to color the leaves and the background. On the parrot I used Prismacolor pencils,  I cut the image and used foam tape to adhere it. For the flower I used  a Sizzix Framelit die and the center was created using some plastic flowers from the dollar store. On the edges I used Tim Holtz distress ink and finished it with some fibers.

 

Materials used:

• Stampendous Jumbo Parrot Stamp
• Tim Holtz distress ink- frayed burlap
• Prismacolor pencils
• Sizzix Framelit- Flowers # 3
• Clear embossing powder

 

Tropical Tags

Today I was playing with the Jumbo Parrot Stamp from Stampendous and this is what I created...tags.

 

The parrot in this tag is made  of cold porcelain. You can find recipes on you tube.

I made the porcelain, stamped the image, cut the excess off and left the image to air dry for a few days. I used watercolor paper to create the background. I stamped the leaves using Versamark then used clear embossing powder. I  used watercolor pencils and my inkpads to color in the leaves and the background. I added some aged embossing enamel for the grass and around the edges of the tag. I finished with some fibers on the bottom border. The background was sprayed with glimmer mist in green and yellow and the parrot has blue pearl ex on the feathers.

 

The top image is stamped on cardstock and the bottom one is the porcelain. You can see it shrinks a bit.

 

The image on the left is the parrot stamped on regular cardstock and the one on the right is the back  of the porcelain one. I left it unpainted so you could see what it looks like.

 

Materials used:

Stampendous Jumbo Parrot Stamp

Stampendous aged teal embossing enamel

Clear embossing powder

Watercolor pencils, inks

Pearl Ex powders