Altered Box ~ "Love is..." Mini-Series: Part 3!!!

Hello again my crafty friends!!!  I hope you've had a wonderful month of "love" filled with tons of inspiration from our very talented Design Team here at Frosted Designs!!!! I cannot express how excited I am to be part of such a wonderful (and AMAZING!) team!!!

 

Altered Box using Pink Paislee "Colorwash" Collection

As promised, I am here today to share the last part of my "Love is..." project!!! If you missed one or some of the previous posts, don't worry!!!  I'll be sure to share it all with you today :-)

Earlier in the month, Channa, from Frosted Designs, hosted an amazing challenge called "Love is...".  The challenge was was to create something showing what love means to you, and use the following color combo:

Isn't it gorgeous?!?  Well I loved the challenge so much that I created several projects to showcase the colors, and what love means to me :-)

Here's a look back at the two previous projects:

First a card...

And my "hidden" pocket with a tag that quotes:

"Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own"

- Robert Heinlein

Then an altered Altoid can with mini photo book:

And my last project?!?  Well I had to have something to put all this wonderfull-ness in... right?!? 

So I created an altered box using the same papers and embellies from before.  

Here's a look:

I had so much fun playing with these papers and colors!!!  I used a box about 6x6 in size so the papers were perfect!!!  

I started by coating my box with a thin layer of gesso, mixed with Lindy's Stamp Gand magicals in Cotton Candy Pink.  These pigment powder paints are fabulous for adding color to your medium, or even water!! After using mod-podge (matte) to layer on the paper, I got to work embellishing!

I started by using the heart stencil in the January kit and molding paste mixed with the same Magicals and Rock Candy distress glitter to create the design around the box.  I used some washi tape to cover half of the heart, and just used the other half, flipping it every other time.  I did this around the top of the lid and the bottom of the box as well.

Here's a close-up of the molding paste with the color and glitter:

After the design dried, I added various flowers from Kaisercraft, Prima, and others from my stash to the top of the box.  I misted some with LSG and Dylusions sprays to get my desired colors.  

I also made my own bling using liquid pearls, acetate, and a template and tucked it beneath one of the flower clusters.

I used other trim coated with LSG Cotton Candy Pink to wrap around the entire box lid.

I finished it with the sheer pink ribbon from the January kit and created a bow.  I adhered it to the front of the box, adding a small rhinestone flower to the center.

I hope you have enjoyed my little "mini-series"!!!!

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

Products used from Frosted Designs Store:

Pink Paislee Color Wash 6x6 Paper Pad - 36 Sheets	Kaisercraft Paper Blooms - Iceberg	Kaisercraft Paper Blooms - Fairy Floss	Prima Marketing Paquita Fabric Flowers
"Love is in the Air" January Kit	Lindy's Stamp Gang Try Me Set - Sweet Treats	Lindy's Stamp Gang - Autumn Leaves Spray Set	Faber Castell Gesso

Altered Altoid Tin ~ Frosted Designs "Love Is..." Mini-Series: Part 2!!!

Hello all!!!  WOW... Has it been a busy month!!! I've been making all kinds of wonderful Valentine's projects and I just can't stop!!!  I'm in love with all the pretty papers and embellies :-)

Altered Altoid Tin with Pink Paislee "Colorwash" Collection

So earlier this month, I shared with you a card for Channa's "Love Is" Challenge at Frosted Designs which featured a beautiful , soft color scheme.  Here's a reminder of the colors in case you forgot!!!

I was so in love with these colors and overall challenge, that I actually made several coordinating projects for a Valentine's gift (Yes, it's girly... But my husband is use to it!!! Hahaha!!)

Here's a peek at the card I posted:

And my "hidden" pocket with a tag that quotes:

"Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own"

- Robert Heinlein

The Pink Paislee "Colorwash" 6x6 paper pad was perfect for this challenge!!! I had so much fun with it that after completing the first project, I just wanted to keep going!!!  So that's exactly what I did :-)

I've seen a few posts in the past about "altered Altoid can" and found them interesting.  I wanted to give it a shot...  So I did!!!  

Here's a look at the finished project:

I love this hexagon paper in the pad... it's very versatile!!! And the Kaisercraft blooms really make it beautiful!!!  I sprayed the blooms with LSG mists in Cotton Candy Pink and Tibetan Poppy Teal,  using Dylusions White Linen spray as a "base coat" for the teal to make a more muted color.  I really like how the "always" sentiment came out! I actually stamped it with a light color, then went over it with my black Sakura Gelly Roll pen which gives it a glossed-over look!

I decided to create a mini photo-book to go inside the can as well.  I simply cut a paper down to 3.5x10 inches and scored at every two inches.  Then I just matted other papers and photos, dressing it up much like a page or card!

I used the wooden heart and word "love" from the Polka Dot Party Word Veneers by American Crafts, and coated them with Blazing Sun, Cotton Candy Pink and Sunset Pink Lindy's Stamp Gand Sprays. Then I cut up the word to spread it across the book.  I also added Studio Calico "tiny stars" which were treated the same way, only I added small splatters of Dylusions white linen spray on them :-)

You can see the two-tone color and shine here... it's fabulous!!!

For the back side of the book I wanted pictures of my family.  So after much digging to find the "perfect" size, I was able to find some pics that looked great with these colors!  I added some MME "tiny word stickers" and DIY Thickers topped with "Rock Candy" Distress Glitter as well!!!

I had to keep the inside pretty simple, and flat... definitely flat!!!  My little book was quite thick after embellishing and I didn't want it to be squished!!! Hahahaha!!!  So I added a tiny banner and the definition of "love" (created in powerpoint and misted with LSG sprays!) to finish it off!

Stay tuned for "Part 3" of my "mini-series" coming soon!!!!

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

Products from the Frosted Designs Store:

Pink Paislee Color Wash 6x6 Paper Pad - 36 Sheets	American Crafts Polka Dot Party Word Veneer Shapes	Kaisercraft Paper Blooms - Fairy Floss	Kaisercraft Paper Blooms - Iceberg
Studio Calico Laser-Cut Wood Veneer Shapes - Tiny Stars	Maya Road Sparkle & Shine Mini Resin Flowers with Rhinestone	"Love is in the Air" January Kit	Lindy's Stamp Gang - Autumn Leaves Spray Set
Lindy's Stamp Gang Try Me Set - Sweet Treats

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New Challenge at Frosted Designs with Pink Paislee!!!!

Happy Valentine' Day again my friends!!! There's a brand new challenge up at Frosted Designs that is all about love!!!!

"You are my Heart" with Pink Paislee "Colorwash" Collection

The challenge this time around is to show what love means to you.  The challenge itself is actually called "Love is...".  I chose to make a card and include a quote that expresses what love means to me!!!

Here's a look at the card:

I really like how this came out!!!  I don't usually work with such pale colors but it actually came out pretty nicely!!!  I just layered several pieces of pattern paper from the collection, inking the edges of each with Tea Dye Distress Ink.  I finished by stamping the sentiment and adding flowers by Kaisercraft.

 I added a hidden pocket with a tag on the inside.  The quote says:

"Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own"

Products from the Frosted Designs Store:

Pink Paislee "Colorwash" 6x6 Paper Pad

Kaisercraft Paper Blooms - Iceberg

Kaisercraft Paper Blooms - Fairy Floss

Lindy's Flat Fabio- Danny Zuko's Denim

Dylusions Ink Spray - White Linen

I am also sharing this with Crafty Creations, where you can upload your most recent paper craft projects, at The Memory Nest!

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

"Inspired" Magazine Cover Girl!!!!

Hello all!!! I hope you are enjoying your weekend!!! It's actually turned out to be a beautiful day here... Finally!!!

I wanted to share with you something I've been keeping a secret...  I made COVER for the LGS "Inspired" Magazine!!!!  Yay!!!!  

All entrants were to submit a layout based on the following sketch:

I LOVED working this sketch and knew I wanted to make something "pretty" with it!!!!

Here is my take:

Nothing says pretty like a whole lot of pink!!! Hahahaha!!!!

I used the Pink Paislee "Colorwash" and Prima "Delight" collections to make the page.  They actually flowed together quite nicely!

I started by cutting some hearts into the background paper using my Cricut Expression 2, then outlining those hearts with a pink gelato.  I also took the gelato around the edges of the paper to add more pink!!!  The tags were cut from Jillibean Soup "flashcards" that were included in the January Kit over at Frosted Designs!!! I also added some "colorwash" tags that were colored with the same pink gelato.

I used a heart stencil (also in the January kit) and some molding paste colored with the gelato to add a little texture to the page.  I also sprinkled some Tim Holtz distress glitter in Rock Candy for some glitz!

The chipboard word "Happy" by Blue Fern Studios was coated with gesso that was also colored with the pink gelato, and sprinkled with the distress glitter.

The tickets are from the Prima collection and I added a little hand stitching for detail.  I used a Prima "Paquita" flower in the corner, also adding a bit of the gesso mixture for color :-)

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