Showing posts with label Design Team. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Design Team. Show all posts

11/9/11

Creative Cafe Design Team Wednesday Altered Art

As your Altered Art Wednesday Designer, I'd like to introduce you to my first project as a design team member. We were to make projects that were "All About Me" and I figured what better way than to make a box for my medications. All the different images on the box highlight things about me/who I am/what I like/etc. If you go to my photos on Creative Cafe, I've expanded on what the images on the box represent.




I started with a bare wood box I picked up at Michael's and stained it with Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink that I mixed up into a custom glimmer color. I then colored the digi stamp that is on the top which is from Slekje Digi Stamps with my Copic markers and applied her with Mod Podge. I also used Mod-Podge over the rest of the box to seal the finish I then stapled the cross into the front using a bar staple from my Fastenator. I actually had to hammer the staple in to get it to go into the slide on the cross the way I wanted to. I then ran the ribbon I was going to use through my small Xyron so that it would have adhesive on it. I used the ribbon with the adhesive to hold the medallions on, however they were a little too heavy so I had to go back & use Glossy Accents behind them to actually get the medallions to stay on the box. Next I attached the various stickers to the sides and inside lid. I had a few hiccups along the way, but that is the basics. I always tend to do things the hard way, so I ended up going back and forth and re-doing things, but the basic, important things/steps are in order...


Below are closeups of the cross and the medallions that are on the box. The larger pictures don't show the detail on them.




11/6/11

I'm on the Creative Cafe Design Team

I'm SO SO SO THRILLED to announce that I've been selected to be on the inaugural design team for the Creative Cafe. Creative Cafe is a WONDERFUL supportive community of creative ladies many of whom have been through abusive relationships. This is a wonderful community that I am honored to be a part of. I can't wait to share projects with everyone. I'll be doing weekly projects for the design team so my blog will be updated MUCH more frequently...YEAH! or is that YIKES! LOL :) You should start seeing projects from me starting the week of Nov 14th. I'm not sure what day I'll be posting my projects as of yet, we are still making our schedule, but be sure I'll be posting goodies once a week for all to see. :) Please come check out Creative Cafe and join us there as well.