Vintage Tag

                   

This tag was made from the packaging from a Graphic 45 door plate, the Alterations tattered florals and tattered pine cone dies, Tim Holtz distress inks in dusty concord, crushed olive and vintage photo, cream card and stamps by Graphic 45, Tim Holtz and Kaisercraft.  The finished tag was sprayed with Perfect Pearls mist in Biscotti. 

Vintage Valentine Chocolate Box

 This is a project made from a blank paper mache heart shaped box for my very special partner Andy.  He buys me flowers throughout the year and is a true romantic.  I wanted to make something special for him with a vintage feel to hold some Black Magic chocs, his favourites and other bits and pieces for his Valentine gift this year. 

I used papers I thought went well together from various Graphic 45 collections along with a wooden sentiment, a sizzix frame, alterations and memory box dies and this is how it came out.

and Feb 14th tag

Once upon a Springtime

Here's an altered box I made inspired by the fairy boxes my sons girl friend used to make for the fairies at the bottom of her garden.... 

I took a wooden box and painted it with gesso and pink acrylic 

then I painted it around the edges and corners with old paper crackle paint 

  and then inked over the cracks with vintage photo distress ink 

When it was dry I started to cover the box with paper, and made the sections from card from a strip of card that fitted the inside width of the box 

then I inked the card with old paper distress ink, and stuck it down inside the box.  I finished off the sections with co ordinating paper 

then I decorated the top and inside of the lid with various fussy cuts, picture and borders from the signature sheet and a couple of co ordinating papers from the collection

and this is how it turned out