Stamperia Lilac box

A picture step by step decorated box.

Firstly remove hinges and closure and give box a light wash of white. As you can see I painted first then remembered to remove fittings, whoops!!

Cut to size patterned paper, I used some from a Stamperia Lilac pad.

Emboss some snip art chipboard pieces, I used Luscious powders mixed with clear embossing powder.

 Edge each piece of pattern paper with a soft lilac ink. ( I decided to add lilac paint sponged around the edges later, so this step can be left out if you decide to do the same)

Glue on all pieces of patterned paper.

Glue on the snip art around a topper from the same lilac paper pad

Add a lilac pink applique to the top right corner

Re attach hinges and fastener

Embellish with a mix of mulberry flowers, foam flowers,  silk leaves,

die cut leaves, flourishes,

and lilac gem stones.

Voila!!

Challenges:

Altered eclectics anything goes

Creative artiste mixed media  anything mixed media

Make my monday - embossing wet or dry

A bit more time to craft  - anything goes

Lets create challenges - lace, ribbon, twine

Thanks for looking

Hugs Sue xx

Tealight boxes

Just a quickie....I've been playing in my craft room, making a couple of different style tealight boxes. What do you think?

 Excuse the messy craft table :)

Handmade Monday 61

Good morning everyone, I hope you are all enjoying a nice Easter break and have not eaten too much chocolate (not sure how much is too much though). Although I've had a nice week with the children, we've not been able to go anywhere as my car went in for its MOT and unfortunately needed a few things repairing. This wouldn't have been too bad, but one of the parts it needs, apart from costing an arm and a leg, is also not stocked in this country and can take upto 2 weeks to get. So I am without a car for the foreseeable future. Luckily I was able to use my hubby's car for a craft fair on Saturday, but its only small so had to take the back seat out completely in order to fit all my stuff in.

My daughter came with me as it was a local fair and my friend who usually comes with me drove up in her own car.

I have been having a go at decoupage this week, I love trying out new techniques.

These are done with tissue napkins.

This one has a tissue top and then handpainted rose buds on the sides.

I also painted some wooden cupcake shapes and made them into fridge magnets

I'm out this afternoon visiting my mum and dad. They've got my sis in law, daughters and great niece coming round for a visit, so we can have a nice family get together.

I'll be checking out all the other participants to Handmade Monday later this evening.

Thanks for looking

Hugs Sue x