Things to Alter Festive Fireplace

Hello everyone

I am back with an altered Christmas Fireplace from Things to Alter 

I coated the whole thing in gesso first and then painted it with black gesso. Then i coated it with weathered wood medium and then crackle paste. Once dry it leaves this deep crackle effect. Once it has all dried i painted it with English Red Oxide Antiquating cream and sealed it with crackle medium.

I decorated the top of the fireplace with some green tinsel trim and little berries which when hooked on look like baubles. 

The stockings are painted with acrylic paint and then painted with crackle medium. I then rubbed antiquating cream into the cracks.

I added mini pine cones and a tree

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Canvas Corp November Challenge Steampunk Decoration

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I am playing along with the Canvas Corp Brands November Challenge which is a male theme this month. You can join here http://blog.canvascorpbrands.com/ccb-november-challenge-movember-enter-to-win/. So as i love steampunk and mixed media i decided to create this rusty decoration.

I went for a steampunk wall hanging which i created using a large mdf cog. I added lots of rust using acrylic paints and cinnamon powder.

I used the 7 Gypsies Time Pieces Stamp set and stamped them onto smooth card stock before ageing them with ink.

I dry brushed the cogs with bronze acrylic paint to create a patina effect.

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Gecko Galz November Blog Feature Day And Free Stamp

Hello crafty friends

Today i am back with another Gecko Galz make and another Christmas card using the Altered Christmas Collage sheet and Merry and Bright paper pack. Don't forget that the customer challenge this month is Deck the Halls and we would love to see all your Christmas makes here http://geckogalzscrapbooking.blogspot.co.uk/

I covered a 5 x 7 card blank with patterned paper and cut one of the sheets in half and adhered it across the middle. I print the sheets out on the 5 x 7 setting on my printer.

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I added two strips of Dovecraft washi tape along the top and bottom of the central layer I then cut a strip of paper that almost covers the length of the card

I cut out the pieces from the collage sheet and i just layered them together until i was happy with the arrangement. I finished off the card by using a stencil to add a bit of crackle paste.

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Things to Alter Rust Technique Mini Tutorial

Hello crafty friends

Would you like to learn how to make things look rusty without buying expensive products? I bet you do so you can spend more money on paper pads.

First of all you will need some powder cinnamon and any orange and brown acrylic paint. I used Docrafts Artiste for this tutorial.

Now we add a blob of each colour onto a palette 

Mix the colours together adding more brown for a darker look if needed

Apply mixture to mdf. I use it on the cogs from Things to Alter 

Sprinkle on the powdered cinnamon while paint is wet

Paint over the powder 

Layer up the cinnamon powder to create a more rusted look and leave some cinnamon unpainted to create different tones.

Here is the finished item which can be dry brushed with another colour to create depth.

Some more steampunk bits

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Susan K Weckesser Team Love Ya Whole Bunches Tag

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I have a tag to share made using the Clearsnap Color Pop Mini inks.

I created the background by Mixing Sky and Night inks together and adding water so i could paint them onto the tag. Once dry i then applied gesso to the tag with a stencil.

I used the Love Ya Whole Bunches Stamp set ans used the color pop mini inks to color in the girl. I mixed the Snow and Kiss inks together to make a pink color, 

I took the MDF shape and painted gesso over it and then used a sponge to apply the Fresh Ink over it. I varied the strength of the color to create a faded effect.

I then use the A Little Bit Washi stamp set with Night and Fresh ink and stamped onto white tissue paper before layering them over each other like a collage.

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IKE's Art November Challenge Remembrance

                                                              Hi all

November is going to be a difficult month as the Father in Law is going through chemo to keep the cancer under control. It means he will be unwell while he goes through the six month course so we can't really plan anything ahead this year. I don't normally post personal stuff on here but if things go a bit lax that is why.

This week at IKE's Art  it is remembrance week and I used the Female Troops  Stamp Set and added a few poppy's using the First Edition Layered Flowers Die Set. November is a time to remember all those who have died fighting for our freedom and our safety they paid the ultimate price for us.

The papers are from the Gecko Galz and are the Autumn set but i liked the browns as it gave a old feel to the project.

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Mischief Circus Introducing Grateful Days

Hello crafty friends

I am the newest member of the Mischief Circus design team. Mischief Circus is a digital based company that provides kits and papers for digital art and hybrid art. I am a hybrid crafter which means i print out the digital papers and mix with non digital product to create projects. it is something i used to do a few years ago when i started scrapbooking but digital products have come a long way since then and so has the technology available to use them. If you would like to learn more here is a link http://www.mischiefcircus.com/

This is the new kit for November which is a Thanks Giving themed kit called Grateful Days. I started off by printing the papers off on the full page setting but un-ticking the fit to page box. This gives you a 8x8 page to work with. I then cut the sheet out and used a stencil before spritzing with DecoArt Media misters.

I then cut up the othe pages into strips and squares and began layering the together before gluing it all down.

I then printed out a few elements and cut out the one i needed.

I finished off the card with feathers and flowers.

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Gecko Galz Customer Challenge November Deck The Halls

Hi all 

I am back with my card for the Customer Challenge. The theme this month is Deck  The Halls so plenty of Christmas themed inspiration off the team this month.

I made a really simple card using the Winter Wonderland Paper pack and the Figgy Pudding Stamp Set. I colored the image in with gold ink to give the wings a sparkle. I used a peel off sticker from the Dovecraft Basics range for the sentiment and added a few glitter dots for extra sparkle.

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Life in a Snapshot November Challenge no 2

Hi all

We have another Sketch Challenge for you to join for a chance to win a Mystery Box from Things to Alter. If we get a few more entries this month i will go ahead and do a challenge for December.

The Winner of the October Challenge is No 2  Jackie

http://jackin-thebox.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/countdown.html

Please email me at katielamb20@hotmail.co.uk so i can arrange to get you prize out to you.

Now on to our design team inspiration and sketch

Zowie

Emily

Katie

Thank you to everyone who joined us last month and i would be great to see you join us again.

Things to Alter Day of The Dead Shrines

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I made up a few shrines for Dias De Los Muritos using the MDF Shrines from Things to Alter. Day of the Dead is a Mexican celebration of those who have passed on and families will get together to remember them. They create shrines with gifts and food left out for their dead relatives and that is where the sugar skulls come from as these are made out of sugar and given either to Children or left on alters. 

We have a new group just for Things to Alter makes,Tutorials and crafty tips. Here is the link https://www.facebook.com/groups/1784251875124998/

I used a stencil mask and White Modeling Paste to create the embossed background. I then painted over the top in bright colours using Crafters  Acrylic.

I painted the flowers and sugar skull with white gesso before painting on the detail. Use gesso first to stop the paint soaking into the MDF

I then decorated the shrine with lots of flowers

I used gold Dazzling Metallic on the cross and coated it with gesso first

For this one i glued MDF flowers around the skull and decorated the frame with small resin flowers.

The last shrine is actually one of the coffin boxes that i painted up and added modeling paste to the lid. 

I used Metallic Lustre to add color to the flowers and layered them up.

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