Altered Pencil Box

Whilst out shopping today I happened to go into our local poundshop and I spied this pencil box and pencils. I thought they would make a good altering project.

I used alcohol inks on the pencils and distress inks on the box. I added chipboard letters.

9-4-9 January swap

Here's another 9-4-9 for a swap on the Lots to Do forum. This time the theme is recycle your Christmas cards.

Tag made from a Christmas Cracker

What do you think about this????

Its made from a christmas cracker!!!!!

Paper Mache box

I painted the box with black acrylic paint and then added glimmer mist.

Once it had dried I decorated with peel offs and gems.

Freebie from the pub

Last week my hubby came home from the pub with a pressie for me from the landlady!!!!

She wondered if I could make use of some promotional advertisements.

I cut off some of the card and then covered in a backing paper, then I used distress ink around the edges. I stamped a border around and then stuck a calendar on. Added 2008 underneath. On the reverse I stamped a border and an image.

What do you think????

2 inch square - mountboard swap

These are for a swap on the Lots to do forum.

This is the first time I have used mountboard.

I coverd some of the squares with backing paper, some with some images printed on photopaper and some with some other printed images. I decoupaged some of the squares and on some I used my CI rubber stamps.

Around the World - Belgium

These were done for a swap on the Lots to Do forum.

The theme is "Around the World" and the destination for January is Belgium.

I have entitled these as "My favourite things about Belgium".

Firstly its the chocolate and their beers!!!!!

I also love the buildings. I think the Mannekin Pis is great and as for the Atomium - well...............It's out of this world!!!!!!!

My favourite place in Belgium is Bruges.

Ryan's Christmas Card

This is the card I have made for my son this year -

I used distress inks in scattered straw and peeled paint on the embossed edges of the card and then used walnut gold glimmer mist all over it.

I found an image I liked and decoupaged it.

Added a greeting and then coloured peel offs for the message.

My artwork

Just decorated my bedroom and needed some artwork for the walls - couldn't find anything I liked so whilst I was at the NEC I bought some canvasses and here is the finished work.

I gave the canvasses 2 coats of a chocolate brown paint and then I used string for the decoration. I stuck the string on with my hot glue gun - boy it hurts when you touch it!!!!!

Big Tags

Here are some BIG tags made for a swap on the Lots to do forum.

I have used distress inks and crafty individuals stamps.

CD with a twist

Been messing about with my alcohol inks again!!!!!

The top picture is the back of the CD this has an ATC attatched to it

The bottom picture is the front of the CD and has a tag attatched.

It was made for a swap on the Lots to do forum.

Triangular Dominoes

Found these dominoes in our loft this weekend. They had been there for 6 years!!!! So I thought I would see how they looked "altered".

Christmas Diptytch ATCs

Here are 2 diptytch ATCs. The top one is made from a Christmas card and embellished with crystal stars.

The bottom one is also made from a Christmas card but this time the houses have been made 3D also crystal stars have been added.

Christmas Triptytch 3-4-3

I love to do these triptytch ATCs and also the diptytch ones too.

Here is my entry for the Christmas ATC swap on the Lots to do forum.

I have used an old Christmas card and some ribbon with a christmas greeting on it.

So while I have been having fun making this, I have also been helping the environment too with a spot of recycling.

Faces Fat Page Swap

These were made for a swap on Lots to do.

The criteria was brown/green with a face.

Gave me a chance to use my new inks and also my glimmer mist.

9 - 4 - 9 Christmas Swap

Thought I would try some layering of paper for this swap on the Lots to Do forum.

I cut some Christmas trees and added a few pressies.

Altered Ribbon Box

This was a gift from a friend made by her son.

I altered it using tissue paper and glued it on in small pieces. I then glued on some paper flowers and cut out some alphabet letters and stuck them on.

Glimmer Mist

Here is an ATC using glimmer mists

I used walnut gold and olive vine

I really like these mists - I think I feel another spend coming on.

Alcohol Ink ATCs

Seems like ages since I made any ATCs so thought I would make some with alcohol inks on the silver card and once again I am really pleased with the results.

Alcohol Ink Fat Pages

I have been messing around with alcohol inks and used them on silver card.

I am really pleased with the results.

Sophie's Birthday Card

Been busy making a birthday card for my friends daughter - she will be 2 in December and loves Winnie the Pooh

Hope she likes this card

Christmas Dominoes Swap

Here are some more dominoes - this time its a foam domino and a bone domino - a Christmas theme for the lots to do forum

Thought I would cover them with mulberry paper - the larger foam domino has christmas table confetti on it and a happy christmas peel off

The smaller bone domino has a christmas tree peel off

Crafty Individuals Swap

This is the first time I have made an ATC with a matching tag!!!!!!

These have been made for a swap on the Lots to do forum - crafty individuals items have had to be used.

Also included in this swap was a diptytch ATC

Cross Stitch Birthday Card

This is my first attempt at cross stitch for quite a few years!!!!!

It was made for my mother in law !!!! Hope she likes it

Altered Dominoes

What do you think of my first attempts??????

I used alchohol inks and rubber stamps. I haven't used alchohol inks much and am still practising!!!!!!

Altered Foam Dominoes

These are foam dominoes.

First I primed them with gesso and then used acrylic paints - I added peel-offs for the finishing touches.

Altered CDs

Here are some of my altered CDs.

9-4-9 collage ATCs

Here are some of my ATCs - I especially like the collages. These were made for swaps on the Lots to Do craft forum.