Thursday, August 11, 2016

Altered Perfume Box

Hi, crafty friends!
I have an Altered Box to share today made using Papericious papers & Mudra stamps. I have made one after a long time, here's a look at it :






Here's how I went about altering it :
  • I first gessoed the entire box so that it could take paint easily.
  • I then used the Prima Chalkboard paint - Egg Blue to color my base. I made sure to cover all sides of the box as well as the insides to give it a nice, shabby look.
  • I then measured and cut pattern papers from The Gentleman paper pack and distressed the edges of the paper using Hickory Smoke Distress Ink.
  • Then, I have die-cut a scalloped border using the Mi Estilo paper pack and I have used this border on all four sides of the box. 
  • To embellish the top of the box, I have die-cut a few decorative frames using Spellbinders Dies. I have stamped the sentiment from the Mini Bunch set.
  • The flowers & the leaves are stamped & fussy-cut using the Daisy Bloom set. 
  • I have also used some die-cut leaves and some glitter flourishes to create my foliage.
  • I added a decorative buckle to the box which has been die-cut using a Spellbinder's die. I have added velcro dots on the insides for the closure.
  • Added some pearls and a butterfly to complete the overall look.
I'm entering my altered box in the Inky Chicks- 5 or more flowers ( I have used stamped flowers), Crafty Boots- Use a stamp, Love to Scrap - Use 2 of something (Stamped Daisies) and Things to Alter- Anything Goes challenge ( I unfortunately don't have a picture of the perfume box I altered before starting on my project ), SSS- Try to contain yourself (I have upcycled a box).

I hope you like my project. Do leave me your comments/suggestions regarding it. I love hearing from you.

Have a nice day everyone.

13 comments:

  1. Beautiful card. Thanks for joining us at the challenge of Inky Chicks. DT Veronique

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  2. Beautifully altered perfume box Hussena! I loved your use of Mudra stamps with Papericious papers..! :)

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  3. Fabulous work Hussena, what a lovely way to re-use an old box. Thank you for sharing your work with all of us at Crafty Boots Challenges.

    Dionne

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  4. Beautiful box! The top is elegant with all the layers and images. Thanks for joining us at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog
    Tina dt

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  5. Gorgeous makeover! Love the details and the die cut buckle looks amazing!

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  6. This is so gorgeous!! The flowers are fabulous!! You decorated the box so beautifully!! Love this!! Have a great day!! Big hugs :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  7. Wonderful box! It's so pretty with great details.

    Thanks for playing along with us at Stampotique Designers Challenges!

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  8. so pretty, love the assortment of flowers and the pretty die for framing of the sentiment, like the one used for the closure of the box too, Beautiful work!

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  9. your box is lovely! love the Butterfly!
    Thank you for joining in at the Stampotique Designers Challenge.

    Sternenglanz x

    (GD)

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  10. What a fabulous box, I love the elegant text background! Thank you for joining us at Stampotique Designers Challenge

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  11. Awesome! Doesn't look repurposed at all! Wonderful creation, Hussena!

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  12. your box is so beautiful Hussena...a keepsake to treasure forever...thank you so much for sharing with us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge...hugs kath xxx

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