Mojo Monday #434

Materials I used are;

• Graphic 45 - Mon Amour
• Blank card and envelope - kraft
• Bazill card stock - Ivory
• Tim Holtz Idea ology - Small Talk
• Sizzix sizzlits decorative strip - Mini paper rosettes
• Spellbinders shapebilities - Foliage

Mojo Monday #433

Another fun challenge I have decided to follow and whenever I can participate,
here is my first card which includes a matching decorated envelope.

Materials I used are;

• Graphic 45 - Fashionista, Typography
• October Afternoon - Attick Trunk
• Blank card and envelope - kraft
• Bazill card stock - black
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
• Bling Crystals Stickers - Red

PLP swap The Sea, Tim Holtz & Graphic 45 Botanicabella

Charlotte Bronte

Used a Matchbox from Graphic 45 to create this.

In love

Today I was in a Graphic 45 mood and created this card, the paper is from The Steampunk Debutante collection... one of my favourites. It always makes me happy to work with Graphic 45!

Now for the embellishments I cut out a heart, embossed it and added crackle paint (Rock Candy),  I love the effect of the crackle. Last but not least some trim and bling to finish.

Materials I used are;
Card stock - Black and Creme
Graphic 45 - Steampunk Debutante
Sizzix Tim Holtz Movers & Shapers - Mini Hearts Set
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Musical Flourish
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint - Rock Candy
Jacquard Lumiere Metallic Acrylic - Halo Pink Gold
Trim & Bling

Altered Art - Curio On Wheels

The day was made for laziness, and lying on one's back in green places, and staring at the sky till its brightness forced one to shut one's eyes and go to sleep . . .

(source The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens  - 1841)

This little wooden box has been laying around on my desk for ages... waiting to be altered. Inspired by the new collection of Graphic 45 I thought about something curio :) It smells nice as well as I have added cloves on the bottom, even after covering them in glue... they still smell strong.

Materials I used are;
Wooden box
Ranger paint dabbers - White
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Vintage Photo
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Game Pieces
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Sprocket Gears
7 Gypsies Apothecary - Bottle and sticker
Graphic 45 - Communique collection
Crafters Workshop 6x6 template - Chicken wire & Art Is
Wooden Spools
Twine
Metal corner
Digital Image from The Graphics Fairy
Cloves from my kitchen :)

Graphic 45 Communique Collection - Altered Wooden Cigar Box

This started with a wooden Cigar Box ( 6" x 10") living in our attic for years. This handmade sigarbox, given to my husband during his work travel in the Philippines many years ago, had his name engraved in it. When I found it while we were clearing out our loft,  I immidiately confiscated it to alter and re-use it.

After using sandpaper to ruff up the surface I painted the hole box with white gesso (mistake, I should have used black gesso), on top of that I added black acrylic paint. I then modpodged the Graphic 45 Communique Collection Papers (which I had been hording for ages) on top of that. I finished it with another layer of modpodge on top to seal and protect it.

Last but not least a finishing touch by adding a trim on the edge, red felt on the outside and inside bottom of the box. I like things simple and clean - speaking for itself, that is why I decided to leave it without any more embelishments because the paper is too beautiful to mess it up ~smile~.

I envision using it as a correspondance box... filling it with love letters tied together with a lovely ribbon. I'm still working on the love letter part :)

Materials I used are

Wooden Sigar Box

Sandpaper... and lots of elbow greace

White Gesso

Reeves Acrylic paint - Black

Plaid Mod Podge - Mat

Graphic 45 paper - Communique Collection

Tim Holtz Distress ink - Vintage Photo

Felt - red

Vintage Trim

 You can find some of the materials here:

- Ranger & Tim Holtz products from The Stampman

Graphic 45 On The Boardwalk Altered Box

Boxes... boxes...  yes, I'm officially a box addict :) My friend Christine gifted me several of the 'Michaels' balsawood boxes and I have so much fun altering them. This time I used the Graphic 45 On The Boardwalk Collection (definitely one of my favourites!). I thought that by lack of sunshine outsite I will get in the 'Summer Mood' inside using these papers.... and you know what... it worked!

Inside the box is a little mini album... there is not much room for photos but I suspect that I won't have that many beach pictures this year anyway :) I love working with Graphic 45, it is so inspirational.

I am entering this box in the "Try It On Tuesday Challenge" - Boxed Up

Materials I used are
For the box
- Wooden box (Michaels)
- White Gesso
- Eco-Friendly Acrylic Paint - Ocean
- Graphic 45 - On The Bordwalk collection
- Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Tim Holtz Alterations - Mini Paper Rosettes (657177)
- Wild Orchid Crafts - Deep Ivory Cherry Blossom Mulberry Flowers
- Martha Stewart Craft Punch - Branch
- Woodware Craft Punch - Postage Stamp 1 1/2"
- Vintage trim

For the mini album
- Bazzill - Kraft Cardstock
- Wild Orchid Crafts - Vintage Seam Ribbon Bay Leaf
- Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Movers & Shapers - Mini Ticket Set
- Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations On The Edge - Plaque & Postage
- Tim Holtz Ranger ColorCore Cardstock - Adirondeck Collection

You can find some of the materials here:
- Flowers, Seam binding ribbon from Wild Orchid Crafts
- Woodware Punch, Tim Holtz products from The Stampman

Message In A Bottle

With some carboot finds from last  saturday - a wooden house and a little bottle - I made this shadow box using Graphic 45 "On The Boardwalk" paper collection. Don't you just love the lady in her bathing suit, I would not mind wearing one of those - it hides a mulitude of bumps :).

I'm happy how it turned out.

Materials I used are
- White Gesso
- Eco-Friendly Acrylic Paint - Ocean
- Graphic 45 - On The Bordwalk collection
- Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Tim Holtz Alterations - Mini Paper Rosettes (657177)
- Pearl cluster
- Hand picked shells by me
- Vintage Crochet lace
- Wooden House & Little Bottle (carboot find)

You can find some of the materials here:
- Tim Holtz products from The Stampman

More cards....

These cards I made in the past couple of days... somehow I feel I might get addicted to cardmaking... who knows.  Number 3 is my favourite.. don't you just love this guy with his boney knees :)