Hi all
Well it's time for another challenge over at the
Anything Goes Challenge Blog - and this time it proved a difficult one for me, as it was for an 'altered' project. Those that know me well will know that this is WAY out of my comfort zone!! Anyway, I had a go, and this was the result..... but if you check out my fab teamies creations on the blog.... you'll see far better!
Firstly I made a small gift bag from card. Then I used some paper I handmade using Starburst Stains a while back to cover the front of the bag. I did a bit of ripping and tearing of some lush Tim Holtz bazzil, and laid that along one side, then dyed some rose trimming that I'd bought from the States with glimmer mist (the colour didn't come out as I thought - more blue than the pinky/purple on the bottle... ). I used some home dyed and distressed seam binding for some ties (yes it IS supposed to look that crinkled...), then lastly cut a couple of fabbie hearts using
dies from Tim Holtz Alterations Movers and Shapers (available from The Craft Den). The hearts are cut from grunge board, then thickly embossed with two tone embossing powder and stamped into with a script stamp while the embossing powder is still hot.
I promise you that the bag itself looks better in real life than on the photos - the colours do all match!!
We had some fantastic entries for the last challenge - and I look forward to seeing all your fab creations this time...... If you need some inspiration, check out the main challenge blog
here to see what my lovely teamies have come up with and also to see if you were one of the lucky winners!
Big Hugs - and Happy Crafting!
Christine x
