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Welcome to my crafting blog. After retirement, my husband and I moved to a beautiful location in the Okanagan area of British Columbia. I love all paper crafts including mixed media, journaling and cards. I also dabble in papermaking, photography, fibre art, and altered books. I am an active member of several card and mixed media groups and on the design team of several challenge blog. I love the world of blogging, it has opened many doors for me. My favourite quote is by Maya Angelou. “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” I hope you join me in my search for my creative side. Thanks for stopping by!

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Friday, February 5, 2021

Altered Baby Shoes - Creative Artiste Challenge


We took a January break but we are now back for 2021 and it is time for another great challenge over at Creative Artiste this month. 

As always the challenge is anything goes as long as you follow our rules. 

  Your project must be Mixed Media and can be an ATC, tag, card, layout, altered art or an off-the-page project as long as you follow the challenge specifications. You must use more then 3 different mediums on your project to qualify for our mixed media rules.

This is my project for February, an altered baby shoes.
 




These are the shoes that I found at a thrift store that I chose to altered.

 




Other Views of the project .


I also recycled a box  from my stash, a lace doily, pillow stuffing and some paper flowers. 





The ballerina is a old photo from Tim Holtz's old photographs.




I first painted the shoes this gesso and added a coat of Kroma Crackle . 

I used Pickled Raspberry Distress Oxide to add colour to the shoes.


The wooden box was sanded, had Kroma Crackle applies to the sides, stained with Tim Holtz stain walnut stain.  
All of the flowers on the project were white in colour and I tea dyed them and the laced Doily to uniform the project.

The gems were from the dollar store and I also tea dyed them. 






I had fun designing amd making the project.  Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. Stay safe.  Hope you will join us this month  and pop by Creative Artiste to be inspired by our talented design team.  

I am entering this project in the following Challenges

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes
(tea dying and crackle paint)
Classic Design Challenge - Anything Goes

11 comments:

  1. Wow, such an amazing make! The transformation is so beautiful, I love the design and how you created the pink crackle effect; that little ballerina is one of my favourites too 😀. Thanks for the inspiration and wishing you a happy February! All the best for 2021! Hugs, Jo x

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  2. Oh Judy this is utterly fantastic, reminds me of my Daughter's first pair of shoes. They look so pretty in pink and i'm amazed at the amount of crackle you got using the Kroma, mine has never been so glorious. The altered box makes the perfect pedestal to display them, your imagination for mixed media never ceases to astound me!! Bravo.. Sending creative wishes your way Tracey xx

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  3. This is amazing Judy!
    What a fantastic transformation

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  4. What a fabulous project! First I saw a cake with these crackled yummy shoes, which reminded me a raspberry macaron with a touch of ice sugar. Wonderful display!

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  5. Judy, this project absolutely takes my breath away! I so want to get back into up-cycling and repurposing. Your work may be what finally pushes me across the line!

    I have quite a few cigar boxes that need some MM attention.

    Beautiful work!
    Hugz,
    Chana Malkah

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  6. A stunning project Judy. I love the gorgeous little shoes and all the fabulous textures and details you've added xx

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  7. There is so much beauty in what you have created here Judy. So much to look at and no doubt lots of fun time putting it all together. Love your creativity.

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  8. Judy, what a great idea to alter the baby shoes, very sweet! The little ballerina popping out is a nice touch. So glad you joined us for our steampunk challenge at Sandee and Amelie’s Steampunk Challenges! hugs, Maura

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  9. Waouh ! C'est juste magnifique ! Fabuleux !
    J'adore.
    MaryannG

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  10. Judy you have totally transformed those thrift store shoes into the most gorgeous work of art with all that crackle and a much more fitting colour. The pearl trim on the straps and clusters of flowers on the front of each shoe really elevate the whole look. Thank you for sharing them with us at The Funkie Junkie Boutique blog xx

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  11. Such a delicate make and beautiful transformation, Judy! Thank you for sharing this amazing project with us at SanDee&amelie's Steampunk Challenges!

    Claudia x

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