Today's post is rather long, I hope you don't get bored before getting to the end. LOL.. I used the same papers on all 3 projects as they are a gift set.
I made this card for
Papertake Weekly, who have a wonderful sketch this week. I also made it for the new
Just Magnolia Tutorial Challenges, which was based on
Kim's tutorial for distressing.
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This second card I made using a sketch by
Katharina, owner of Whiff of Joy Stamps. She is currently holding a GDT call for a special 1yr Anniversary celebration blog hop. If you would like to be in with a chance of participating in the blog hop then check out her blog for details.
I distressed the edges of the papers with Heidi Swapp edger and then inked them with
Tattered Rose. The setiment is on a chipboard tag that I painted with
Tattered Rose crackle paint. The 'For you' is a
Studio G stamp.
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Finally, this is an altered box that I promised a friend I would make for her (whenever i came across a suitable box) Well she had her 2nd baby on Monday, an adorable little boy, so I figured now was the perfect time to get it done.
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Here is how I made it:Supplies: MME Bella Bella papers,
TH Distress Inks,
Ranger Crackle Paint,
Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber in Hazlenut, box , ribbon & embellishments.
so out came the old cutting mat for the messy projects.... This is the box as it looked before I altered it
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I used the acrylic paint dabber (hazlenut) and painted all the edges
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Then I measured the inside and cut my papers to the right sizes. I used Tea Dye to distress the edges and glued them all in place using tacky glue.
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This is the inside of the top when it was finished.
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I did the outside the same way and then added some ribbon, a metal heart and prima blossoms. the heart is attached to the ribbon using a TH Jump Ring. I used Star Dust stickles on the embossed circles of the prima to make them pop. I threaded a button with scrappers floss and glued that to the centre.
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All linked supplies above are available on
Pez-A-Doodle Designs. Right now Marti is offering between 15% and 25% off a range of Tim Holtz and 15% off of Adirondack paint dabbers so is this the right time to stock up on those supplies!!
Well if you got down this far, thank you for looking!! :)