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Monday, September 2, 2013

Upcycled Altered Art - Sept Nesting Components kit


Happy Monday!  I hope you all are enjoying a wonderful start to your week.  The new autumn themed Sept Nesting Components kit was just release yesterday!  If you missed the release, you can see it HERE.  Dana Tatar shared a gorgeous fall banner that is a must see.  

The new kit contains the beautiful rich colors of fall along with the Owl Panel stamp set.


So I was inspired to create an altered heart using upcycled materials from my hoard stash.


This beautiful piece started it's life as a chocolate Valentines Day box, a dresser handle and brown paper bag.  


I'd been saving this box for two years!  I always feel so great and less like a hoarder when I can use something that I've been saving for so long, lol.  I also used a recycled brown paper bag.


I cut the paper bag into strips and adhered to the box with Modge Podge.


After I covered the whole box, I applied a thin layer of gesso.  The gesso prevents the inks from seeping into the brown paper bag.


To create depth and texture, follow these steps:
1. Add a heart shaped layer of Lindy's Stamp Gang Fusible Webbing
2. Spray Lindy's Stamp Gang inks in the colors of your choice.  I used Tawny Turquoise, Burnt Umber, Cocklebells Coral, Glory of the Seas Gold and Opal Sea Oats
3. Sprinkle embossing powder over the fusible webbing.  I used Lindy's Golden Pumpkin Blush and the coarse black embossing powder from the kit plus Lindy's Desert Moon Turquoise from my stash.
4.  Heat with your gun to melt/set embossing powder.  The heat will also melt the fusible webbing creating folds and additional texture in your background.


I stamped the flowers from the Owl Panel onto the background and on white chipboard.  I fussy cut and added the floral sprays to the inside using foam dots.


The image I used is from the clipart sheet included in the Sept kit.  I also stamped the owl onto a leaf and used the sentiment from the Owl Panel stamp set.


I embellished the heart using the Prima floral sprays and leaves included in the kit.  I also used a flower, artificial floral sprays and jewelry findings from my stash.


To finish off my piece, I used an old drawer handle that I secured with twine, cream colored fabric and the hand dyed ribbon from the kit.

For a complete list of products included in this month's kit, please visit the Paper Wings Productions online store.  Thank you so much for stopping by and have a beautiful day!!!





6 comments:

  1. Lovely heart shaped project, Norma. I love how you recycled the candy box, I have a few of those stashed myself. Thank you for the step-by-step, it's nice to know how you layered the spray colors and webbing in the base of the heart for background. Thanks for the inspiration.

    Mindy

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  2. Absolutely stunning, Norma!! I love all of the elements you used!! It looks amazing!!

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  3. Beautiful project, Norma! I am always amazed by your creativity! Thank you for your inspiration.

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  4. Just gorgeous, Norma! Nothing but the best from you though.

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