I nearly threw up!!!

I think I am becoming addicted to car boot sales!! I am so please with the things I managed to pick up today BUT I did nearly throw up when I opened the bag of lace bits (£2). The SMELL, stale cigarette smoke with a waft of dirty dogs and old ladies knickers!!! Hence I washed it straight away see photo below.

Altered Art Chocolate box

This started life as a chocolate box. The flower is a gathered ribbon and the tile is one I had left over from making the bird house.

Altered Bird House

This matches the altered cardboard thing I made the other day. The little tiles are mosaic tiles I had left over from another project.

Altered art - cardboard

This started as a piece of cardboard from the recycling bin- to be exact an Amazon box. I was just playing not really sure what I was doing or what I was making. I stamped, inked, embossed and I ended up with this.



Supplies:-

Amazon box

Tester pot of paint

Adirondak alcohol inks fot the metal flower and leaf (Latte,Ginger and Oregano)

Adirondack Alcohol Blending Solution

Crafty Individuals Bird rubber stamp (C1-180)

Cropadile

Ranger Liquid Pearls ( Platinum)

StazOn Jet Black Ink pad

Black and green embossing powder.

Button Ribbon

Moo Mini Cards

Have not placed an order yet, but I will do later!!

MiniCards £11.99
Buy this on MOO.com

Printing blocks

These are one of the things I got from the car boot sale the other day. They can not be used as conventional stamps but if you ink them up and rubber brayer over them the images come out ok. Not bad for £4

Altered Canvas Art

This is a small 9" x7" canvas that I bought from the pound shop.

a) I painted a base coat of white gesso down first and whilst it was still wet added a small ammount of Earthtones Adirondak acrylic paint. I did not brush it on I stippled it to create a slightly raised texture.

b)Whilst the paint was still wet I sprayed some Coffee shop glimmer mists all over and again stippled the surface.

c)I tore some pages from an old book and adhered them to the canvas, painted a bit of white gesso over the top and then stamped some flower images over the whole thing( I sprayed my stamp with the glimmer mists and mixed a bit of the white gesso with it.

d)The photos were printed off and the edges sanded and the stuck onto the canvas

e) The chipboard shape was covered and a small amount of Heirloom Gold Perfect Pears by Ranger was added.

f) Th back of the bird brooch was removed and the bird stuck down and the the Cluster Faisceaux (crystal stickers) by Mark Richards were added.

Why is it?

Firstly once again I have not managed to take any photos, not because of the lack of light tent- I got that back! Thanks!!! But my camera ran out of charge so I am afraid that it is going to have to be tomorrow.

I have created another altered canvas. I love the idea of altering items to make something completely different to the original. However from reading and trawling though magazines I have become slightly disturbed by the whole altering idea. Why is it so many altered items have to include strange Victorian children wearing clowns hats? I think it is a case of you either love this style of stamp or you hate it. In my case I don't hate them I find them rather freaky. I am sure I may be able to over come my problem with time, but for now none of my altered stuff is going to contain freaky looking children- it creeps my out!!

I did do something

I did manage to do something!! However, due to the lack of my mini light tent which my sister has borrowed!!!! I will have to do photo's another day. I went to a car boot today and picked up some bargains, again I will have to share another day.

Stuck

It has been a while since I created anything.... I am really struggling to feel motivated. I look around the Internet and see such fantastic ideas, I wish I could come up with something. I am determined that tonight I am going to do something.