Curiosity Box for Mum

Hi Everyone

 Sue Here 

Today I have made a curiosity box for my mum.  You can adapt this by using your hougie board or going to the website The house of Zandra - www.houseofzandra.co.uk and purchasing the template.

The overall measurement of this box is 6ins width x 8 ins length x 1 ins tall and has 8 compartments and I used cosmic shimmer glue to stick it together.

I have used double sided cardstock, then cut some templates out for the background card I have placed at the rear of the little inner boxes.  I have then decorated with the following from J & C Creations website:

 

Bildmalarna 'friends on a log' stamp

Heartfelt Creations 'Tattered Collage' stamp

Distress Markers

Marianne Creatables LR0150

Spellbinder 'Wonderful Wings'

Cosmic Shimmer Glue

Glue Gun

Hot off the Press 12x12 colour me butterflies papers

 

 

Other items

Tim Holtz ChitChat words

Personal Impressions Lindsay Mason design stamps

Wooden heart embellishments

Tim Holtz clock pieces

Letter stamps

You can choose to add what words and images you wish from your stash or photographs but this is a lovely keepsake when finished.

 Hope I've inspired you just a little this week.

Sue.

Thrifty Thursday - Altered Diary

Hi Everyone

Sue here.

        

On Tuesday I made Faux Leather and today I'm going to do something with that.  I started by purchasing a diary for 20pence from the local charity shop with a few buttons, ribbon and press studs.  In all I spent 85 pence!

The first thing I did was cut away the insert diary from the cover.

I then measured the top and right of one side of the diary.  Mine were 14.5cms and 21 cms.

I then cut 4 pieces of white card 2 of 14.5cm x 13.5cms and 2 of 21 cms x 13.5cms and used a hougie board to score lines at half inches along the 14.5cm and 21 cms widths.  I then fan fold the pieces of card (as above).

I then took an edging punch and on one folded edge punch my pattern.  I then attached one folded card to another one by pIacing them at 45 degree angle and sliding each fold into another one, apply the glue at the bottom and top flap only.  Use a strong adhesive like Cosmic Shimmer Acrylic glue. Repeat on all four sides.  Make sure that the patterned edge is at the top. 

Take a piece of backing paper and glue this to the back of the book.

I then inked the pattern edges with pumice stone distress ink.  Take the front of the diary and stick the faux leather to it with the fantastic Book Binding glue by pinflair.  This glue is fantastic for sticking anything ot anything especially altering items.  Leave to dry.  Add embellishments. 

I chose 2 x Tim Holtz hardware findings made from funky foam and distressed with vintage stain and picket fence distress stains.

Tim Holtz Gadget Gears I coloured in vintage photo and black soot distress stains, ran it through an embossing cogg folder, then added dots of glossy accents to give a pitted look.

  

Back to the middle of the diary.  Take the folded 4 sided card and start to fill with stamped images. I chose Spellbinders Bella Rose Leaves and Carnation flowers and Heartfelt Creations Layered Elegant Swirl for the sun.  Colour these in, I chose distress markers.  The bird is bird branch by Tim Holtz from Sizzix

Stick the embellishments to the inside(in the folds of the card). Then attach the back piece which I have chosen as a mask dabbed with distress inks in green and blue and pressed down on white card.  Glue the finished piece to the inside of the diary.  

Hope you give this a try.

Happy Crafting

Sue 

A Quckie Bottle Tag

Today I have a quickie Bottle Tag to show you, this is such an easy and quick way to dress up a simple bottle of wine and make it into a stunning present.

You Will Need:

• A piece of cardstock measures 10 1/2" x 2 1/2"
• Hougie Scoring Board 
• Patterned paper
• Stamped image of your choice I Have used an Image from The Penny Black  T for Transparent set Christmas Friends
• Spellbinders Standard Circle Die
• Photoglue
• Ultra sticky Double Sided Tape
• Corner Rounder (optional)
• A small tag (optional)

First using your Hougie Scoring Board, score the cardstock at 2 1/2" and 8" on the long side.

Die cut a circle with 2” Spellbinder Standard Circle Die  on one side of the cardstock.

 

 

Round corners (Optional)

adhere chosen papers to front and pocket of tag with Photoglue

Add 2 strips of Super Sticky Double Sided Tape long the short edges of the Pocket as shown below

 

Finally add your coloured and cut out image and decorate with ribbons and snowflakes.

Copic Colours used:

Cat: E97, Y21, Y00, Y0000, Greens: YG97, YG03, Reds: R27, R05, R02, R000

Hope you have enjoyed this little tutorial.

Thanks for looking Jacqui x