Altered Tin with Heidi Swapp "Wanderlust" Collection for Frosted Designs!!!!

Hello everyone!!!  Brandi here today with an altered tin I made using this month's fabulous "Spring Gardens Kit"!

Here's a look:

My husband gave me a hot tea tin he had and I knew it would be a perfect project (so did he!!!). I wrapped the tin with the beautiful papers, then started to embellish!

I used the trim from the kit, one of the wooden frames, a quote from last month's kit, and one of the resin butterflies for the front!

Here's a close-up of the butterfly.  I used ink from a previous kit to add a small amount of color!

I used one of the wooden Kaisercraft balloons and several of the flowers for the top!  I also used ink from past kits to add some color to the all white flowers :-)

 As you can see, I wrapped the trim around the entire tin!

 Here's a view from the top!

Well gang...  Thanks so much for stopping in and have a LUCKY day :-)

Frosted Designs June "Capture The Moment" Kit Challenge!!!!

Don't forget to stop by for your chance to win a $20.00 Frosted Designs Gift Certificate!!!!  Details can be found here.

This is just one of two fabulous posts lined up for you today so I hope you are ready!!!!

It's the 5th of the month which means a BRAND NEW KIT CHALLENGE is live over at Frosted Designs!!!!  This month's "Capture the Moment" kit is gorgeous, to say the least!!!!

The Prima "Time Traveler" Collection is featured in this fabulous array of papers, brads, flair, trim, and much, MUCH more!!!!  I couldn't wait to sit down and create something fabulous!!!

I've had this 7Gypsies chipboard house lying around for quite sometime that I FINALLY got around to once I received these wonderful goodies!!!  

Here's a look:

Isn't it adorable?!?  And the papers are so versatile that I created two different looks for the front and back!  

I started my "house" by adding various papers, inking them heavily with various distress inks.  I chose the photos I wanted then added them inside the precut squares.  I grabbed some flowers and some of the embellishments and got to work decorating my "house!!!  Hahaha!!!!

 

For the center piece on each side, I used contrasting papers from the side panels to make it stand out a bit!  I used several of the Prima ATC cards and tags, as well as the library cards for embellishing!  

The burlap butterflies and flowers are darling and definitely had to be included here!  

I have always been of fan of Liquid Pearls and am soooo happy they were included in this month's kit!!!  They add just the right amount of detail to any type of project!  You can also use them to create bling swirls with a bit of acetate and a template!

For the back, I wanted something more "elegant" looking because I wanted photos of me and my husband!!!  I chose to use the blacks and whites for this side as well as B&W photographs!

As you can see, I used more of the ATC cards on the back, also heavily inked with Distress Inks (Walnut Stain and Black Soot).  I added some tickets, flowers, brads and flair to dress things up!

I LOVE the Prima Trim included also and used it to tie my bows through the holes on the sides that connect all the pieces (I punched them with my Crop A Dile!).  

The stencil included in the kit is fabulous and is great for adding some depth to your background!  You can do a little, or a lot!  I used the postal stamp portion for this and also the vertical lines.  

I used more of my homemade bling and added a couple more flowers!

I finished the house with the clear Prima stickers included in the kit!!!!

I truly LOVE this project and am very glad I finally got to it!!!  This will be on display in my house for a very long time :-)

Next up is card I made using the scraps left over from my little house!  Like I said...  LOVE this kit!!!

Here's a look at the card:

I think this would be a wonderful card to give to my hubby (hint*)!!!!  I love how the liquid pearls add a masculine touch to the card!!!

I used the maroon shaded paper as my base, then layered some of the black and white papers atop of it!  I grabbed another of those darling ATC cards and used it as my sentiment piece!

I have these little clock die-cuts I made with my die-cutting machine that I misted with the Perfect Pearls spray and inked with distress ink.  I topped it off with liquid pearls!!!

I tucked one of the tags from the kit behind my ATC card and embellished it with more liquid pearls!!!  I also added a pice of flair that matched the base paper!

I finished the card with a bunch of various flowers and dabs of liquid pearls here and there!!!

There you have it!!!  Two fabulous projects with one AMAZING kit!!!!

Now it's your turn to show us what you got!!!!  Since we had such a fabulous turn out with last month's kit challenge, we decided to keep the same challenge for this month!!!  ANYTHING GOES as long as you use this month's kit (or any previous FD kit) to create something!!!!  Upload your entry right here for your chance to win a fabulous prize from The Olde Saltbox!!!!

Heather has generously offered up a gift certificate to her wonderful store full of scrapbook supplies and handmade items!!!  Stop by and check it out!!!

Well gang...  Thanks soooo much for stopping in and have a LUCKY day :-)

Products used from the Frosted Designs Store:

Capture the Moment

Botanica Minis - White

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Tim Holtz "Style" Altered Photo Box

Well Happy Sunday gang!!!  It's been pretty rainy here the past few days so I've been able to catch up on a few things....

Tim Holtz "Style" Altered Box

My husband came to me some time ago and asked me to make him something to keep all his tags and bookmarks I make him.  No problemo!!!!  So I went to Michaels and picked up some photo boxes and decided to get to work!!!  

I started by measuring out all my papers and using Mod Podge to get them on the box.  I covered the lid and inside of the box as well.  After all the paper was down, I went to work embellishing!!!!  I didn't want to do too much, as this is for a "man" and it will also be used quite a bit.  I wanted to stay simple with no bulky embellies.  Here's some pics of what I was able to come up with:

These are the sides of the box.  As you can see, aside from just paper, I added some simple things to add detail like the tags (one of which I stamped with various Tim Holtz stamps) and Bingo card.  I also added a button with Crinkle Ribbon which was dyed using Peeled Paint Distress Stain.  

 For the longer sides, I added various stickers and added a quote straight from a pack of Tim Holtz Stamps!!!  I also stamped the famous "Umbrella Man" using Ranger Archival Ink and added some metal trinkets.  

Now for my favorite part... The top of the box!!!! I had a little more play room here so that's exactly what I did!!!  I started by adding paper and tissue tape to completely cover the lid.  I also used thin black tissue tape to separate the top into "sections".   I used several stamps with the Archival Ink and several tid-bits from the paper stacks.  For added detail, I added metal "hands" on the clock.  The "pictures" were cut into strips from the paper pack and added to form a square.  I also stamped the vintage pointing-hand on some grungepaper, then colored it with Distress Markers and adhered it to the top :-) 

My husband's name is Oscar and he went by the name "Osc" in his younger days which was commonly mistaken for "Ox".  This animal card seemed perfect for him!!!!!

I covered the sides of the lid with tissue tape and added metal "label pieces" as handles.  I also used a different tissue tape to cover the sides.  

As I said, I completed the inside of the box as well.  I started by using paper, then cut several "Alphabet Animal Cards" from a piece of paper from one of the paper stacks.  I separated them with black ribbon style tissue tape.  Then I laid a neutral colored piece of felt on the bottom for a "softer" touch :-)

Well gang... I hope you enjoyed looking at my creative ideas!!!!  Thanks so much for stopping in and have a LUCKY day :-)