First DT project for The Mirror Crack'd F

Well yes I have been chosen to hold a DT post for The Mirror Crack'd - an altered art/mixed media blog so fandabbydozy I say lol.

The theme this month is Journal cover and this was ideal for me as my journal needed uplifting.

I painted the cover with gesso and stuck various die cuts and wood misshapes to the cover.  I then used poly filler to stencil brickwork randomly.  I painted over it using gesso again.  I then sprayed lots of different colored dylusions and finished it all off with different colored Inka gold rub. Sorry for the overload of pics but found it difficult to choose which ones to post lol.

I do hope you like it and please head on over to The Mirror Crack'd to join in with the fun.  We would love to see you inspiring us.  And whats more our challenge is sponsored by Woodware with a prize of £12.00 to spend in their store - more incentive to pop on over I say!

Hugz and love to you all

Elaine aka Ellapu xxx

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my craft creations ag 14f
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a gem of a challenge lots of layers 8f

Yayyyyy - Am now a new DT for Rhedd's Creative Spirit F

Yes that's right I am now part of the fabulous DT for Rhedd's Creative Spirit.  Huge thanks to Sandie for taking me on.  For my first DT project I altered a Laughing Cow cheese triangle box.  I altered it to hold my pearls, artificial of course, to sit on my dressing table.

I painted the box initially and then cut out some paper for the lid, inside and out, and for the bottom.  I distressed the edges and wiped brushed TH walnut stain round the edge and over the paper.  I then dripped water over it to give a vintage look.  I then covered it using mod podge to give the entire box a little more robust.  For the edges I used trim from my bits and bobs box (got too many of them lol)  I also found a flower and bow I had made for a previous project which never got finished.  For the flower centre I used glossy accents and added pearl beads and the bow an old button and again pearls.  (scrap box does come in handy lol)  I used cotton reels for the feet - painted with cream acrylic.  I lined the bottom with satin.  

That's it - all finished and I hope it meets everyone's approval

Now for the pics - sorry for overload.....

Bye for now and please head on over to Rhedd's Creative Spirit and join in with our challenge for this month.  As you probably know it is ANYTHING GOES as long as it is MIXED MEDIA OR ALTERED ART.

Hugz to all always

Elaine aka Ellapu xxx

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New challenge Altered Eclectics F

Hi everyone.  It is Altered Eclectics first challenge in 2015.  As always it is Anything goes I felt I wanted to do something different so decided to alter a willow wood heart. 

I bought some tacky glittery leaf garland, a robin, spray of flowers and birds nests with plastic eggs from a 99p shop.  I forgot to put robin in pic lol.

I sprayed the heart using adirondack color wash. I cut out a space for the birds nest and bird to sit comfortably once finished. I painted the leaves - 2 coats and then wiped distress ink over the top. I pulled the birds nest to the shape I wanted it.   i painted the robin using brown acrylic. I then cut the plastic egg into halves and painted them blue and dotted white pen for the speckles.  I sprayed the flowers using gold glimmer mist.  I used tiny letters, wiped with distress ink to darken and used them for the flower centres spelling out home.I used some dried moss from my stash and placed it randomly in the heart.  I used raffia to hang the heart.  

That's it -  now for the pics.

Thank you dropping by and why not head on over and join in with our challenges

Hugz always


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mod squad all about the animals 4f
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New year, new challenge over at Eclectic Ellapu - F

2 (hearts) beat as 1.

Hi all there are new challenges over at Eclectic Ellapu - The first for 2015.  

The Pink Team theme is 

Burgundy/Red and Cream 

and for the

Purple team  

Roses and Hearts.  

As I am a Pinkie girly I decided to put four wooden hearts together.  I painted 2 cream and the others burgundy. I then adhered paper to them.  I overlapped the hearts and used my hot glue gun to do so.  I used wooden numbers, paper cut letters for 'beat' and metal letters for 'as'. The letters and numbers were painted and triple embossed using utee.  The hearts were then coated with rock candy.  I used a red and cream chiffony type ribbon to piece it altogether.

I am not all that happy with the pics as the burgundy color looks more purple but believe me it is not lol.

Now for the not so good pics -

Hugz Elaine xxx

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4 crafty chicks ag 3f
simply create valentines/hearts 14f
qkr stampede hearts 6f
really reasonable ribbon hearts and ribbon 6f

Mini Spotlight Challenge over at ABAC F

Yes that's right I am spotlighted for Anything but a Card January's mini challenge.  I have chosen the theme of SHABBY CHIC.

Listed are the ingredients followed by the pics.

Mini ornamental shoe

gesso

paper napkin - my new batch yayyyy

mini guipere lace

pearl string

inka gold

wadding

material

hat pins for show

That's it for now - why not head on over to ABAC and join in with my spotlight challenge.

Do hope to see you there.

Hugz 

Elaine xxx

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PDE linky party 3d 28j
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top tip tuesday something new - napkins 1f
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dream valley challenges ag 1f
my craft creations ag 1f

Guest Designer over at Crafting By Designs .. F

Yayy I was picked as a guest designer over at Crafting by Designs as one of my cards was picked as a DT favorite.  The challenge theme is Under the weather/Get Well.  I decided to interpret the Under the weather completely different to being unwell.

I had just bought a couple of new stamp sets from Art Journey, Umbrella girl and raindrops so I thought it perfect for the theme and look great on my tag..  

I used pan pastels for the background and then stamped grass at the bottom using TH forest moss.  I then stamped umbrella girl, raindrops and umbrella man from a TH collection I own.  I then used glossy accents for the rain drops.

Now for the pics and I hope you enjoy them.

Why not head on over to Crafting by Designs and join in with the fun.

Hugz always Ellapu xxx

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New Challenge over at ABAC - F

((This project was inspired by Jennings644 and CreaBoetiek over on You Tube))

This month the challenge over at Anything but a Card is 'New Beginnings', there are so many interpretations of this theme.  I chose 'New Home'.

I used tissue for the background on my 12x18 canvas, I then painted and sprayed until I achieved the desired effect.

I cut shapes of houses freehand as it didn't need to be perfect - in fact quite the opposite.  I painted, used modelling paste, lace, stamps, ribbon, playing cards,inks - the list goes on lol - used quite alot of bits and pieces from my scraps.I used 2 different types of moss for the grass and trees.  The big post house with gilding flakes on the roof had the coloured (used dylusion sprays on it) fresh moss as grass and trees in the garden and the old unloved buildings had dried dead looking moss.

Sorry for overload on pics - couldn make up mind on what looked best lol.  

I do hope you have enjoyed your visit today.  Why not head on over to Anything but a Card and join in with the fun.  We would like to see you there.

Hugz and love

Ellapu aka Elaine (sometimes lol)

 xxx

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fantastic tuesday use orange 14j

Just a simple project ...F

I have been real busy with stuff so not much time crafting but this afternoon I decided I would get in there and alter something.

I altered a coffee mate tin and turned into a pot for my rulers, brushes and such like.

Once upon a time .........I painted the tin a bluey green.  I used a paper napkin and mod podge to stick it down.  I then used glossy accents over the flowers, butterfly and Eiffel tower. ( Pictures are not showing it up all that well so am sorry about that although the butterfly looks good) White acrylic paint wiped lightly at top and bottom of tin to give an aged effect. . I then wiped turquoise inka gold around the rim of tin.

THE END (lol)

I hope you enjoyed your visit and hope to see you again real soon.

Hugz

Elaine xxx

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