An Altered Heart-shaped Box!

Hi Friends and fellow bloggers :)

 Today I am sharing with you an Altered gift box which I have made for my Guest Designer post for Color Conceptions blog where their  current Challenge is '3 B's -Bags/Boxes/Baskets ' As many of you know, I love making boxes, bags and altered stuff, and when Priya invited me for the Guest Design post, I knew right away that I wanted to share an up-cycled heart-shaped box which was lying in my stash, begging to be altered for quite some time now :P I won't bore you all with a lot of details and rather just take you to the photographs of the box and how I have upcycled it. So, let's begin with the pictures which I will then, follow up with the explanations!              

 This is the original box. Sorry, I forgot to click the pictures before I had applied a layer of Gesso on it. I just remembered about it, after the first layer had been applied. But,as you can see , it's an old box in which I had received some homemade chocolates from a friend. I applied  two coats of Gesso to it, before I began decorating it.

                                                                                         

                                                 

After applying Gesso, I have covered the  box with some pattern papers from the DCWV Fresh Florals stack, on the top,sides, and bottom using Mod Podge Then, did some stenciling on the top using Texture paste from Camlin and The 'Mini-Hexagons' Stencil from The Crafter's Workshop and distressed all the edges of the box with Spun sugar Distress ink, as my base paper is also pink.Then, I embellished the top with  handmade flowers using Spellbinder's Rose Creations die colored with Distress Inks -Tumbled Glass Spun Sugar and Mustard Seed, MDF Flourish, Pollens ,Tulle and Pearls.

The sides panels are embellished with crotchet laces and some Martha Stewart punched Doily laces.

I hope you like my upcycled project!  Please do leave me your comments/suggestions would love to hear from you :)

Supplies Used :

Pattern Paper - DCWV Fresh Floral stack

Dies and Punches -Spellbinder's Rose Creations die, Martha Stewart Doily lace punch.

Stamp - Inspired By Stamping  Creative tags

Inks : Distress inks - Spun Sugar,Tumbled Glass, Mustard Seed, Versafine Onyx Black, Hero Arts Butter Bar ink.

The Crafter's Workshop 'Mini Hexagons' Stencil.

Gesso, Camlin Texture paste, MDF flourish, Key Charm, Leaves ,Pollens, Tulle, Pearls and  Crotchet lace.

Challenges Entered :

Lessology #  32 : You hold the key to my heart. ( Made it to Top 3 )

Really Reasonable Ribbon :Valentine/Love theme (This box would make a perfect valentine gift ) ( Made it to Top 3 )

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge : Embossing ( I have done embossing with texture paste )

613 avenue Creates : Anything goes

Itsy Bitsy - Picture Bingo (Pattern Paper,Free Space,Mod podge ) ( Finalist )

Some chocolate-y thanks !

Hi friends,
This post was long over-due as have been meaning to share this for quite some time. I had made these sweet and simple chocolate gift covers with gift tags for my son's teachers this Teacher's day. I have done simple embellishing using papers on the chocolate bars. I have stamped the background for the papers and also used the Prima Damask stencil to create the background for one of the bars. Here's a quick look at them :                                              

                                                                

                                                       

Here's a close-up of the flower I have done on the first bar. This was my first try using the Spellbinder's Rose Creations die and I was pretty happy with the results :)                                                           

These were pretty fast to make and since I had to make them in bulk I did'nt do too much of embellishing as is my style :D

I am sharing these for the current challenge at Beyond grey challenges which is ' Gifting Love '

ETA : These chocolate gift covers got a Honourable Mention at the Beyond Grey Challenges! 

Supplies used :

Base paper- Brustro water-color paper.

Dies :

Spellbinder's Rose Creations die, Spellbinders Foliage die.

MFT Loopy Border die.

Itsy Bitsy Fancy Classic Panels.

Punches :

Martha Stewart Doily Lace punch.

Stamps & Inks :

Hero Arts Good Friends, Hero Arts Antique Brocade, Bo Bunny Geometric Stamp, Kaisercraft Flourish clear stamp set.

Hero Arts Butter Bar ink, Versafine Onyx Black ink pad.

Distress inks -Broken China, Scattered Straw.

Distress Stains- Barn door, Mowed lawn and Peacock feathers.

Prima Damask Stencil.

Baker's twine and Pearls.

Hope you like my simple project. Would love to hear your feedback on it :)

Have a nice day everyone!

A Wall Hanging done in Mixed Media Style!

Hi friends,
 I am sharing with you a wall-hanging I have made in the mixed media style, which is also my inspiration post at the Crafter's Corner blog for our current challenge which is Anything goes!... I have to tell you all though this is my very first attempt doing a full fledge mixed media work and  I am not sure about the right's and wrongs  in it ..But I did have a lot of fun getting all inking and playing with the mist and various texture's... I have gone with the clustered look and tried to use different mediums to create my overall look !! ..So here's a look at my work :-                                

Another view :-

And a closer look at my handmade flower which shines with the shimmer from the Lindy's Mists :-          

   And a look at the clustering I have done ...Lol as if its not visible on the other full picture ..But I just have to share another picture ..So please bear with me :) 

                                                         
I really had a lot of fun creating the background for this wall-hanging...First I  cut out two circles using the lid of a biscuit tin as my template and then I have colored the entire surface with white acrylic paint and then used texture white paste to make the base....Then,using the Mini Hexagons template from The Crafter's Workshop I have tried to create some textured background with Gesso ,then used the Lindy Mists 'Hottie Patottie' to color my background....Used some fabric lace from my stash and various small embellies like Buttons,Charms,Can opener tab,Soda bottle cover to create the entire look of my project and then again coated all of these with the texture white(Gesso)...Also,I have done some stamping using Staz on Black ink and used some die-cut flowers,butterflies and frames to complete the overall look.

Supplies Used :-
Base CS- Fabriano Brustro .
Camel Texture White.
Mists :-
Lindy's Stamp Gang -Hottie Pattotie Mists.
Dies :-
Spellbinder's Fluer De Lis Squares.
Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish.
Cheery Lynn 3 in 1 Exotic Butterflies (Small).
My Favorite Things Layered Rose.
Inks :-
Staz on Black Ink
Versafine Onyx Black Ink.
Distress inks : Scattered Straw.
Distress Stains : Mowed lawn ,Picked Raspeberry and Wild honey.
Stamps :-
Fiskars/Teresa Collins Girly Posh Stamp set.
The Crafter's Workshop 6 * 6 Mini Hexagons.
Ranger Perfect Pearls (White).

Itsy Bitsy Glitter Flowers.

Buttons,Charms.,Pearls,Beads and Rhinestones- Stash

Challenges Entered :-
Color Conceptions -Nail it down with textures.
LESSology - Open that bottle.
DCAM Challenges- Anything goes with a Handmade flower using dies! ( Featured on their blog! )
Simon Says stamp and show -Make the cut.
Imagination Crafts - Flower Power.

Hope you all like my hanging...Do leave me your comments/suggestions...I love to hear from you!
Have a nice day everyone!