If you caught the 3pm show you would've seen the little vintage style box frame with a shrine setting. I was honoured and exceptionally pleased that Nikky demonstrated how to make a similar frame and then put her own spin onto it.
Anyway, here's the frame. I hope you like it and aren't bored by all the photos!
I used an old Christmas card box lid for the actual frame and one of those little wooden boxes that some companies have started using for packaging embellishments for the shrine. I traced the smaller box onto the larger box and then cut just inside of the marking with a craft knife and checked to make sure it fitted snuggly. I then covered the box with papers from the Belle Papillon pads and made a x in the shrine opening. I then popped the shrine in leaving it slightly proud, and glued the papers to the back of it to support it.
The shrine was painted with gold and cream acrylic paint and I used PVA glue to create a crackle effect.
I die cut the leafy branch from the Birdhouse Doublet Set into an old cereal box and used the negative as a stencil to apply modelling paste to bottom edges of the frame. Once dry I applied Docrafts Gold Acrylic paint with my finger.
The edges of the frame were swiped with ink before heat embossing with gold embossing powder. I stamped a torn piece of the patterned paper with the script stamp from the Belle Papillon Stamp Set and glued it next to the shrine. I then sprinkled some frantage embossing powders over the front of the box.
Using the Belle Papillon Stamp and Doublet die set I cut and coloured a shrink plastic cage, bird and butterflies. Before arranging them inside the shrine.
To finish, I added some moss, broken twigs and flowers.
I'm really pleased with the way this project turned out and plan on making a set for my hallway.
I have a few more projects from the show to share with you over the next few days. Thanks for stopping by today.
Claire x
Materials
Belle Papillon Stamps, Dies and Papers
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Gorgeous box x
ReplyDeleteThis is really beautiful work!
ReplyDeleteStunning - and so clever! I've been looking for this for ages - I remember Nikky doing a version on C&C and saved some boxes, then couldn't remember the positioning. This so charming, and I bet your hallway looks beautiful.
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