Altered Eclectics - Altered Box

It is already the first of April and time for another mixed media/altered art challenge at Altered Eclectics. 

I decided to altered a pottery box that I was given years ago.  

This is the box I started with.

This is my box when I completed altering  it.

To created my altered box I first painted my box with black gesso, then to parts sections of the box I added crackling paste. I then used dye inks and acrylic paints in yellow, green and aqua blue to add colour to the box. 

To complete my box I added some roses that I had painted in the colors of my project.  The roses were ceramic and in their previous life they were  decorations on shower hooks.  I had to get the help of my husband to take the roses off of the hooks but it was worth it.  I got a set of 20 hooks at a thrift store for $1.00 which has given me 17 left over to use on future projects.  

This is another view.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. Remember to pop over to our challenge blog to be inspired by our creative design team members. 

I am entering this project in the following challenges:

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

A Inky Mess - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Fairytale Birthday

The theme of this weeks challenge at Crafty Cardmakers is a card for someone special. 

I made this card for one of my favorite grand nieces for her birthday. She is going to be 10.  I used a fairy die cut for the card and layered it over so pretty designer paper from my stash.  I completed the card by adding a fairy tale birthday sentiment, gems and A Wink of Stella on the wings and sentiment to give the card sparkle. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week.  Remember to stop by our challenge blog to view the inspiring cards of our creative designers. 

By the Sea I long to Be

It is time for another challenge at Splashy Mix Challenges.

The winter season is nearly over and spring is just around the corner here in Canada.  Hopefully this morning is our last snow fall.  I am looking forward to the colours of spring and summer, lots of sunshine and warm days. 

Hence we have the below moodboard and feel free to be inspired by anything below and join our challenge.

Moodboard



This is my canvas that I created for this challenge.


 
I have call the canvas "Near the Sea I Long to Be".  I grew up having the pleasure of being near the ocean, playing on the beach and being able to enjoy the pleasures of warm sea breezes and the summer suns.  

For my canvas I used acrylic paints, die cuts, rubber stamps, shells, ink pens and cheese clothe for my net.  It was fun creating something from my past that was very important to me.  

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month.  Hope you will join us in this March challenge and remember to visit our blog to be inspired by our creative design team.  We have some wonderful prizes for some lucky winners. 

It is a Green Challenge

The theme of this weeks challenge at Crafty Cardmakers is "Green". 

A friend gave me this pretty framed dragonfly and cattails die cut that I decided to use for this green challenge. The background of the card is done with alcohol inks which used several colours of green alcohol inks.  I coloured the dragonfly is with green, white and clear Nuvo Crystal Drops to give the card some texture and sparkle.

 Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week.  Remember to pop by our challenge blog to be inspired by our creative design team. 

Art Journal Page

Time for another monthly challenge over at Creative Artiste.  The challenge is always anything mixed media goes and must contain 3 different mixed media projects. Your entry in this challenge can be anything mixed media ATC, Cards, Tags, Layouts, altered art or off-the-page project. To find all the rules for blog see our blog.

For this month I have created a art journal page using a couple of stencils, acrylic paint, pens, rubber stamps, inks and papers. 

After I primes my pages for the project I added some interesting designer paper to the pages then started to stencil my design adding colour and pattern. I also added some old seem binding tape for some more interest. 

It was fun creating my pages.  Thank you for stopping by.  Remember to pop over to our challenge blog to be inspired by our creative design team.

Have a creative week. 

I am entering this project in the following challenges:

Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
We Love to Create - Anything Goes
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes
A Inky Mess - Anything Goes
Crafting with Attitude - Anything Goes
Mixed Media Place - Mixed Media

Altered Paint Brush

Time for another mixed media/altered art challenge at Rhedd's Creative Spirit. 

This is what I started with. a mirror base and an old paint brush.  

Then I added 

rust paint - Deco Art

Tie - spoon handle

Outer Eye - striker plate lock set and old brad

Eyes - Clock Brad

Bow - Tie Holtz die and paper

Nose - Knob from a temperature control device

Earrings - a plate for a camera adjustment and part of a clock mechanism. 

Some other view of the project. 

It was fun making my altered paint brush. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  Hope you will stop by our challenge blog to be inspired by our creative design team.  This is the last challenge at Rhedd's Creative Spirit, our wonderful leader Sandra has decided after 5 years that she would like a change, she has been an inspiring artist and a good friend.  We wish her the best and I know we will see her art  in blog land.  

SanDee & amelie's Steampunk - Anything Goes

Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

We Love to Create - Anything Goes

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes

A Inky Mess - Anything Goes

Crafting with Attitude - Anything Goes

Mixed Media Place - Mixed Media

Altered Fairy Clock

It is the first of March and time for another great mixed media/altered art challenge at Altered Eclectics. The theme as always is anything goes. 

This month  I decided to alter a clock.  

This is what I started with.

Once I gutted the small electric clock from my stash, I gathered my materials for my fairy house.  I used many die cuts from different companies, paper from Graphic 45, Lavinia fairy house digi stamp, Copics, flowers, acrylic paint, gems. wink of Stella, posca pen, and a white gel pen.  I layered my many images to create the house and gardens. 

Closer views

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month.  Remember to stop by our challenge blog to see the inspiring creations of our design team.