Desk Organizer

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Today I am sharing a desk organizer I made from an empty box.
First, I cut the box in two pieces.. one lager than the other.
Next I added black tape on all the edges then covered the pieces with paper.
I glued the 2 pieces together and wrapped a piece if ribbon around them.
A small bow was added as a finishing touch.

This is the before picture:

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Prima Doll Easel Card

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I made this card for my sister- in -laws' birthday . I used a Julie Nutting doll stamp and paper pieced her clothes then I added black lace to the skirt. The flower is made from black ribbon and I added some metal jewelry findings  for the center.
On the shoes I used  black diamond Stickles. The small purse is a button I found at my local craft store.

 

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Up-Cycled Tin

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Today I want to share this altered tin.

I used blue acrylic paint mixed with gesso to paint the tin. Next, I stamped  and embossed Bloom Girl Sharon then colored her using acrylic paint. I added the leaves on the background using a stencil and modeling paste then added some ultra fine pearl glitter while still wet. I used a white wash to tone down the background color and used a marker to outline some parts of the leaves.

For the leaves on the side I used the stencil and paint then added modeling paste over it. 

 I finished by adding pearls and sealing the whole thing with gel medium.

I want to enter this in:

 Bloom Girls August Challenge

Mixed Media Monthly Challenge

Prima PPP challenge

Altered Clock

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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.

 

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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.