Altered Boxes

A wile ago I made some altered boxes ( see youtube video ) using compartment boxes from http://www.craftyindividuals.co.uk/ (under 'must haves'). Just a fun item to work with and they have so many possibilities but most important of all they are not expensive to buy :)

The first one I made was a plaque, using 1 box;

Then I made 2 more, by using 2 boxes you can made a little altered book box;


Us crafters always collect little pieces that we might use one day, these boxes are a fun way to display your little treasures.

100th Subscriber Giveaway

Yes, I have reached the 100th subscriber on my YouTube channel. Feel free to enter the giveaway, you need to be a subscriber of my channel and you will have an extra chance if you also leave a comment on my blog. Good Luck! Giveaway ends on Monday 17th January 2011.

The Old Apothecary

How I long for some sunshine... and for the Summer. I found this picture on my computer, taken in August 2010 on a beautiful sunny day when we were strolling around the village.


Haworth - home of The Bronte sisters - is one of my favourite places to visit and I always pop in the Old Apothecary.. I can already smell the various aromas :)

A tag inspired by Tim's 12 tags of Christmas

Hope you all had a wonderful christmas time. It sure was cosy indoors here with freezing temperatures outside... brrrrrrrr

I had no plan and I just started with some die cuts and collected left over materials from previous projects to create my Christmas tag inspired by Tim's 12 days of Christmas. Thought I make a list this time what I use for the tag, wow, I did not realise I used that much! Anyway, I cut... I painted... I inked and grunged ~smile~. The flower is made of felt and I used the alcohol ink to color the acrylic leaf beads.

Supplies
Tim Holtz Alterations Texture fades - Woodgrain
Tim Holtz Alterations Bigz Die - Tag & Bookplates
Tim Holtz Alterations Bigz Die - Styled Labels
Tim Holtz Alterations Bigz Die - Caged Bird
Tim Holtz Alterations Bigz Die - Elegant Flourishes
Tim Holtz Alterations Bigz Die - Tattered Florals
Tim Holtz Alterations - Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die - Wish
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Collection - 6 x 12 Grungepaper
Ranger Distress ink - Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain, Crushed Olive
Ranger Stickles - Star Dust
Ranger Distress Crackle Paint - Rock Candy
Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Ink - Meadow
Lindy's Stamp Gang Moonshadow Mist - Burnt Umber
Eco Green Crafts Arylic Paint - Pure Gold
Clear Acrylic Holly Leaf Beads
Piece of lace
Bronze coloured jump rings

Exploding box

Yippee.... my hubby bought for me a Martha Stewart Scoring Board! It was on my (never ending wish) list forever :)

My first project using the scoring board is this exploding box. I made it as a gift, The inside can be used to add photo's and journalling, it contains 6 mini notecards and 6 matching envelopes. Ohhhh how I loooove my board :)

I used 7 Gypsies paper (Calais), cardstock in a matching colour and the Martha Stewart Butterfly punch. The idea came from Papercrafts Love Affair , I just made it a bit smaller.

Happy Christmas and... some fun

Wishing all of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you for visiting my blog and for leaving your lovely comments. May 2011 be a crafty year!!


Don't forget to visit The Stampman for some real fun... just read this

Handmade boxes