Pay It Forward 2013

This year I am taking part in Pay It Forward (PIF).  For those that have not heard of it, PIF is where you offer to create a hand made product for the fist 5 people that comment on a post - in this instance on Facebook.  In return, the 5 'chosen' people have to make the same offer to people - and so it goes on!  You then have the whole of 2013 to create your projects and forward them on.

I have made my first project and the recipient (Di Potticary) was delighted when she received it!!  The box was designed on a workshop that I did with the very talented Hels Sheridan at the end of 2012.

I used a box that  I had in my stash for a while!!  I painted it using sand acrylic paint.  I then used coffee archival ink to stamp a crackle effect all over the box

I then set about decorating it!  (That was the fun part).

I started by die cutting a doily out of grunge paper and painting it using Paper Artsy paints.  I painted and stamped Studio 490 Art Parts , inked birds and flowers.  I then assembled these to the top left corner of the box.

I rubbed some gold wax over an Ideology frame. I stamped the word 'Dream' and attached it to the back of the frame before adhering it to the bottom right corner of the box.

I finished by adding coloured drops in various places.

Here is the finished project.

It didn't turn out anything like I had planned in my head before hand but think that it has a nice Spring feel to it!!

Thanks for looking.

Happy Birthday Mum

Today is my Mum's Birthday.

Here is the card that I made for her:

I started by covering a card blank using some gorgeous vintage floral Prima paper and inked around the edges using walnut stain ink.

I die cut 3 Window Frame shapes, one in Prima paper and one in cream card stock.  I stamped the vintage lady image (Studio 490) onto the cream card stock and coloured her using distress markers and inked around the edge.  As soon as I saw these Wendy Vecchi stamps I knew that I had to get them and that the image reminded me of my wonderful mum.

I attached the image and shape to the card and put sprays of roses around them which were given to me by the fabulous Caz Newton.  Thank you Caz - they are amazing!!

I finished by using a few pearls on the opposite edges.

Hope you have a fabulous day mum - Happy Birthday - Love you loads xxxx

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