A gift box for Madelaine...

 A gift box for a friend.. 

En liten present till en vän....

The box is covered in dry embossed cardstock sealed with Matte Medium 

and then painted with acrylic paints from Decoart. 

Lådan är täkt med embossad cardstock, ett lager Matte Medium och sedan

målad med akrylfärger från Decoart.

 First I painted the box brown then I dry brushed the raised areas with a gold 

metallic.  To get the green tarnished look I used Decoart Antiquing cream

Först målade jag lådan mörkbrun och torrborstade sedan med en guld färg.

Massor med grön Decoart Antiquing cream för att få den att se ärgat ut.

One of Spellbinders wonderful 3D embossing folders...

En av mina favorit embossing foldrar från Spellbinders.

The lock from Rox stamps..

Låset från Rox Stamps....

Lace on the edge of the lid.

Lite spets under färgen runt kanten på locket.

Two layers of cardstock. I used an embossing folder from Darice for the 

card underneath and then added a die cut (Die from Spellbinders) on top

Två lager papper, först ett lager cardstock embossat i en folder från Darice och

sedan en die cut skuren med en die från Spellbinders ovanpå.

I had a hard time finding a gift for Madelaine that would fit in the box,

 not a great idea to make the box first and then go shopping for a birthday 

present LOL

När asken var klar insåg jag att jag borde nog hitta en present också....inte 

världens bästa ide att göra asken först och hitta en present i rätt storlek efteråt.

I lined the box with a golden tissue paper.

Asken är fodrad med ett tunt guldpapper

Another die from Spellbinders, I wish that it was my own handwriting...

but NO .. a laser print. Aged and distressed with acrylic paint.

Ännu en Spellbinders die, jag önskar verkligen att jag skrivit texten själv....

men NEJ det är en utskrift från laserskrivaren (fördelen är i alla fall att den

går att läsa) Lite akrylfärg för att få den se gammal och sliten ut.

I started out with a box, a pile of embossed cardstock, lace and some metal feet...

...and as always I changed my mind along the way, I ended up using Hitch 

Fasteners from Tim Holtz for feet instead of the ones I planned to use.

Jag hittade en papplåda i gömmorna, embossade lite cardstock och skar ut

några remsor med en Spellbinders die. Som vanligt ändrade jag mej under 

resans gång och bytte ut dom fötter jag tänkt använda mot Hitch Fastneners

från Tim Holtz. Konstigt att det aldrig blir som man tänkt sig :)

Image Transfer

I spent most of this amazing summer outdoors...a few garden projects and a lot of 

building and painting, I haven't managed to create anything in my craft room, 

to hot to even think about spending time indoors without air conditioning. 

But I'm really happy about my new outdoor kitchen and my my freshly 

painted fences. 

I needed a gift box for a bottle of wine for a friend so for the first time in 

months I'm back at my craft table....

Den här sommaren har det inte blivit mycket pysslat....tropisk värme och en hel del 

projekt här hemma. Det har målats staket och byggts utekök och ärligt talat har det 

inte känts direkt lockande att tillbringa den varmaste sommaren i "mannaminne" 

inomhus i pysselrummet. 

Men helt plötsligt dök behovet av en presentförpackning till en vinflaska upp... 

så för första gången på några månader är jag tillbaka vid arbetsbordet.

I used one of Andy Skinners Image Transfer Printables (you can find all of his

new Shabby Hi Res Image transfers HERE) I think this one is just perfect for

a shabby wine box.

Jag använde en av Andy Skinners nya motiv till en bildöverföring (ni hittar alla hans 

högupplösta vintage bilder HÄR) Den här passade perfekt till en presentbox som ska

innehålla en vinflaska.

A chipboard die cut (die from Spellbinders) glued to the tin before i painted it.

En remsa cardstock utskuren med en die från Spellbinders klistrad på burken innan 

jag målade den.

A metal decoration, a knob and a round piece of wood glued to the lid.

En metall dekoration, en knopp från en gardinstång och en träbit limmad på locket.

For this project I used:

Americana Multi Surface Satin Black, Americana Decor Chalky Finish Yesteryear,

Americana Decor Creme wax Golden Brown and the Matte Medium from the new 

Media Line, all from Decoart.

I glued all the pieces in place, and painted the whole thing black, two coats.

Jag började med att limma dit delarna på locket och de utstansade bårderna på

burken. Två lager svart färg.

Then one coat of Chalky Finish Yesteryear. I sanded down the paint to reveal some of 

the black paint. Before I applied a top coat of Brown creme wax I made an 

image transfer. Watch the video below by Andy Skinner if you want to learn how

to transfer images seamlessly using Decoart Media Matte Medium.

. 

Ett lager Chalky Finish Yesteryear, jag slipade fram den svarta grundfärgen på några

ställen. Innan jag avslutade med ett lager Golden Brown creme wax för att få en riktigt 

antik look gjorde jag en bildöverföring med Matte Medium. Kolla in videon här under 

av Andy Skinner om ni vill se tekniken.

Stampendous & Decoart

Stampendous-DecoArt bloghop day five

 The excitement continues as conclude our grand tour of amazing artists playing with Stampendous, DecoArt, and Princeton Artist Brushes via inspired by Willow Wolfe products! The inspiration has been amazing, and today you'll be even more astonished! If you missed the beginning of our journey, be sure to go back and check it out!
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For the final day of hopping around the world I decided to play with the new DecoArt 

Antiquing Creams and a lot of Stampendous embossing powders, tinsel and mica flakes. 

I altered a cardboard box using DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics and Black Antiquing cream.

Embossed cardstock to create the texture....

A lot of embossing powders, mica flakes and tinsel on the petals

Antiquing Cream on the flowers to add to the distressed look.

And of course... I use the box for storing my embossing powders.

I covered the cardboard box with cardstock embossed in an embossing folder.

First I primed the embossed cardstock with Matte Medium and then painted

it with Media Fluid Acrylic Metallic Gold. 

I applied some Stampendous embossing powder Aged Gold to the edge of the lid.

I covered the whole thing with black Antiquing Cream and let it dry. Then I used a

damp cloth to wipe the Antiquing Cream back. The Antiquing creams dries but it

doesn't cure so you have unlimited working time and if you don't like the result...

just wipe it all off and start over and when you get the result you want seal with a

Media Varnish. I sealed it with DecoArt Media Satin Varnish.

The flowers gave me the perfect opportunity to experiment with a lot of embossing 

powders, mica flakes and tinsels....and I did!! A lot of different powders on the petals.

A brad in the middle to hold them together.

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The Official Rules.

A gift box for a baby girl...

I needed a gift box for a gift for little baby girl Alva, a perfect opportunity to 

give the new colors from Decoarts New Media Line a try. I made a blue box 

for a baby girl.

Jag behövde en presentask till en present åt lilla Alva, ett perfekt tillfälle att

testa de nya färgerna ur Decoarts nya Media Line. Det blev visst en blå ask

till en liten tjej.

A gift box 25x25 cm. The lid covered with Decoarts Textured Sand Paste through

a stencil from Memory Box.

En presentbox, 25x25 cm. Locket täckt med Texture Sand Paste från Decoart.

Stencil från Memory Box.

 A white satin ribbon on the edge of the lid.

En smalt sidenband runt kanten av locket.

I do love the texture the Sand Paste from the new Media Line from 

Decoarts gives.

Jag gillar verkligen effekten man får med Texture Sand Paste från Decoarts

nya Media Line. 

I glued a lot of flowers, beads and metal decorations to the lid, primed the whole thing

with Gesso and then sprayed it with a mix of the new Fluid Acrylics (Cobalt Teal) from 

Decoart and water. Dry brushed it all with with Titanium White.

Limmade en hel massa blommor, pärlband och metalldekorationer med limpistol på

locket av asken. Grundade allt med vit Gesso. Blandade Fluid Acrylics (Cobalt Teal) och 

vatten i en sprayflaska och gav allt en rejäl dusch. Torrborstade allt med Titanium

White.

Letters cut in chipboard with a die from Sizzix/Holtz covered with embossing

powder from Stampendous.

Bokstäverna utskurna ur chipboard med en die från Sizzix/Holtz täckta med 

embossingpulver från Stampendous.

Some rhinestones to finish it off...

Graphic 45 Design Team 2014 Audition-Round two

Steampunk Spells

It was not easy to decide what to make for the final round in the Graphic 45

Design Team audition....I knew I wanted to use my favorite G45 papers, Steampunk

Spells. I had a pretty good idea of what to make...but the biggest challenge was

to make a Youtube video....I have never ever done a Youtube tutorial, but I guess

there has to be a first time for everything!!! You can find the result of my "movie making

efforts" at the end of this post. 

A 14" high exploding pentagon. 

A base of chipboard and a LOT of hot glue....g45 staples and my favorite G45 papers.

The metal butterfly is attached to the lid with black pearl strings.

Chipboard cut with Sizzix/Holtz dies (Gadget gears and Mini Labels) painted with 

black gesso and Decoart Metallic lustre Gold to match the G45 staples.

I used a Martha Stewart deep edge punch (framed tulips) for the "railing" on top.

I love the matching die cut sheets, the sign from Steampunk Spells Banners.

An album inside....

Of course I made a pentagon album.....

The album is folded to fit in my "exploding pentagon"

Base of black cardstock.....

Lots and lots of chipboard and cardstock decorations, from Steampunk Banners,

Tags & Pockets and Chipboard 1 &2.

And if you take the "lid" of..........

......the "box" opens up and reveals my "Steampunk Lady"

The dress form is a cutting file from SVGcuts (from a set called Dress Shop)

cut in cardstock with my Silhouette Cameo.

Butterflies, a brad and a piece from a metal key for the dress.

The skirt looks rather torn and distressed....(made from polyester mesh)

A satin ribbon and brads to hold the skirt together.

A lot of flowers....all made from G45 papers in the Steampunk Spells collection.

Some of the flowers is from the die cut sheet "Steampunk Spells Flowers".

And now for the moving pictures...3-2-1 Action!!

It's no big secret that I love making paper flowers.... my all time favorite is
the "paper peonie" 

And here is the "step by step"

I love how you can transform a "simple piece of paper" into something

completely different....

.......here's another of my favorites.

Thank you for taking the time to look at my work!!!