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Friday, 18 April 2014

Da Birdhouse.....shabbyish!......D

Spring is finally here so instead of being outside in my garden I decided to spend the afternoon in my craftroom playing about with a cheap 99p birdhouse I had picked up from my local 99p store.  Sorry I forgot to take a photo of the before but believe me it was tacky looking - even had a glitter roof lol.  I will be heading back there to buy a few more for stash.  I will list all ingredients I used to alter it

modeling paste
brick stencil and leaf flourish stencil
white acrylic
wooden birds painted pink
dried moss sprayed with white dylusions
eggs I made from air clay
feathers
willow twigs from garden for the roof
lolly sticks bound with raffia and then painted white for fencing
pink and platinum inka gold

 Did you notice the birds with moss in their beaks lol - I tried at least!

I threw all the ingredients into a mixing bowl, shook and mixed for 5 mins, did a dance round the room and voila it sprung up and jumped onto the table.

Now for the copious amount of pics... SORRY!

 First pic is of a birdhouse slightly similar to the one I have altered

Now for my version

















Hope you enjoyed your visit and please call back again soon

Hugz always







This has been entered into the following challenges

 a creative need - signs of spring m1
a creative romance - eggcellent spring 25a
bloggers - alter it 25m
craft for the craic - easter or spring 1m
craftitude - ag or spring/easter 1m
crafty catz - anything beginning with B 26a
craftyhands - ag 28a
qkr stampede - spring 28a
simply create too no digi stamped images 28a
4krafty girls ag 28a
eclectic paperiere wood 1m WINNER
its all about the vintage and beauty shabby chic 28a TOP THREE
crafting by design ag 1m
crafty creations - white plus one 28a
creative moments ag/girly 26a
rhedd and rosie ag 26a
simon says stamp animals 27a
a little bit crafty - all about the birds and the bees 1m
animal friends - spring easter 1m
crafting muskateers monochrome 1m
rhedds creative spirit 1m
everybody art - ag 25a
artistic inspirations - ag monochrome 21a
simon says stamp monday challenge winged things 24a
613 avenue create - ag 23a

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Another quick project - Vintage frames.. D

I have recently finished redecorating my bedroom and along the way I found a couple of pewter frames - I could not bring myself to give away and thought they could be upcycled/altered to tone in with my bedroom.  They definitely needed a lift lol.  

The colours I used for my room are beige, cream and brown.  I did not want the frames the same so I basecoated them.  I then painted them - one in brown and the other in cream - I drybrushed over the raised elemnts using the cream on the brown and vice versa.  I finished them off using a little inka gold, gold and champagne.  Voila over and done with lol.  Told you it was quick and yet satisfying too.

Now for the pics








Hugz always 


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Sunday, 6 April 2014

One for the boys over at Eclectic Ellapu......D

Where on earth does the time go.  Already into April, can't believe it.  For the next 3 weeks the challenges over at Eclectic Ellapu are 

ONE FOR THE BOYS

&/or


EASTER


For my part in the boys challenge I actually revamped a stamping of a train from another piece of art a long time ago so a little recycling here for me.  I needed a card for a male colleague and he is into train watching - I call him''anorak'' to which he laughs.  I didn't have a stamp of a man wearing an anorak so TH man stamp had to step in and help me out lol.  I fussy cut round him and used foam pads to make him appear 3d.

Voila all done and dusted.  Am relieved as men's items are extremely hard for me to deal with lol.

Anyway here are the pics and hope you like them.  



Why not hop on over to Eclectic Ellapu and join in the fun.  Challenges run for 3 weeks so plenty of time to create.


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Tuesday, 1 April 2014

Altered Box for Altered Eclectics .. D

Time for a new challenge over at Altered Eclectics and for this month I have altered a box as a gift to be filled with scented tealights. - not bought them yet lol.  For a change I have used clean crafted citrusy colours instead of messy dark and dramatic.

I covered the box with 2 contrasting papers, used 2 ribbons for round the bottom.  As you can see I have used my aged stash of flowers that have been hanging around for such a long time they needed a good old dusting lol - and a couple of feathers.  That just about sums it all up - easy peasy lemon squeezy!

Now for the pics...................









Why not head on over to Altered Eclectics for our anything goes ALTERED ONLY,

Well bye for now and hope to see you all over there  
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Monday, 24 March 2014

Mothers Day card order....D

Well what can I say except I showed my previous card to a colleague and she asked me to make one for her.  I only really used different papers, photo and layout - the ingredients are the same - 3 mini lace doilies, pearls and sentiment along with some trim.

How quick was that lol.

Now for the pics




Hugz to all
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Friday, 21 March 2014

Step Mothers day ..D

Good morning all

I finished my mothers day card for my step mother last night and here I am posting before going to work.  It has been a while since making a card.  I have been into my mixed media and altered art for so long now I have almost forgotten how clean card making is and I find it difficult lol.

All I have really done with this is used papers, photo from internet, lace and pearls - VOILA! Oh I fogot I used glue too lol.

That was quick huh.

Well must dash in a bit so here are the pics of my creation.


 


Hugz to all


This has been entered into the following challenges

 4Krafty Girlz - ag 1a
Aud sentiments - ag 26m
Outlawz twisted thursday - optional texture 27m
Crafters Cafe - square card 27m
crafting by design - anything goes 1a
digistamps 4 joy vintage 25m
deep ocean - lace and pearls 25m
incy wincy - monochromatic 25m
melonheadz friends - girly 1a
my craft creations-aag 29m
OLLCB - to a special lady 1a
shabby tea room - ag 24m
through the purple haze - ag option bling 24m
613 avenue creat - anything goes optional 3d/2d flowers 24m
challenges4everybody ag 4a
that craft place - flowers and or mothers day 25m
emerald faeries - girly pretty in pink 1a
card scrap - use lace or ribbon 28m
crafts and me - ag 1a
crafty hazelnuts patterned paper ag 1a
just for fun ag 1a
seemacrafts - something for mum 1a
the crafting cafe - CAS 1a
a gem of a challenge- special lady,mothers day,female birthday 23m
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Tuesday, 18 March 2014

Lots of green......D

Hi all
This will be a very quick posting as I desperately need my bed - it is screaming at me lol.

I altered a box for a friend at work and this is her favourite colour.  I used oddments of lace sporadically, a little pearl trim which was kicking about on my table (lurking in the shadows lol)  a large rosette flower with an old pearl brooch in the middle.  On the front I used a butterfly - a butterfly the recipient of this box gave me in a bag of broken jewellery she gave me.  I always like to use the pieces given to me alter them and give them right back lol.

I used a dark jade paint, then added white and brushed lightly over the top. I then used a rub n buff over the textured areas.  I then sealed it with mod podge.
Now for the pics.  









Hugz and love to all and thank you for visiting me - do call back whenever you like lol.
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