tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51835356064136741722024-03-06T04:36:10.485+00:00Croms' Cubby HoleMy eclectic collection of crafty projects, made with loveCroms' Cubby Holehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12138041973798613614noreply@blogger.comBlogger860125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183535606413674172.post-72473692565994437292020-10-30T14:30:00.002+00:002020-10-30T14:30:01.216+00:00Poisoned Apple Exhibit Halloween Blog Hop<p><span style="color: #ffa400;"> As previously mentioned, there has been a Monster Blog Hop - WITH PRIZES kindly donated by our sponsor <span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"><b><span><a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etsy.com%2Fshop%2Fgeckogalz%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2qeN_UR-QlxXWi2_q-LJjsKq_fCJW19k8WqMAM3404EXpP8bYLDRC350w&h=AT2GnYqGFz2hc6MXOp4wMYFh6TCVRNbzN7EMsCaoomdGDnUNN55nJUlGy-6cZCwTXJ-oL2rSKzT0iQOpc-hNMBJV7l-xer_RF3_6YIKT8Y3IOnQAf0qUmVlLtejEC08uOQniL3iJCjWLGW9XpA&__tn__=-U-UK-R&c[0]=AT0dI4miAsWNb4hFjPgqnK3vZAtnjAeuo9-XplYaQ2rWwhkyE3FKciFpy0q_gucfaNKr4eCsi4fNqRC6TAk6Dwtf1PMGJLIZI0VG9b3TtkgsQ2UkxBkh25s11GNhGKhNbrI1_jEO3JN8BFsayBil3Oh3YMOPRnaq8w" target="_blank">Gecko Galz</a></span></b></span> - organised by Cathy Frailey.</span></p><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id" style="color: #ffa400; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><i><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 0.9375rem;">We have a wonderful digital prize package up for grabs, courtesy of <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etsy.com%2Fshop%2Fgeckogalz%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2qeN_UR-QlxXWi2_q-LJjsKq_fCJW19k8WqMAM3404EXpP8bYLDRC350w&h=AT2GnYqGFz2hc6MXOp4wMYFh6TCVRNbzN7EMsCaoomdGDnUNN55nJUlGy-6cZCwTXJ-oL2rSKzT0iQOpc-hNMBJV7l-xer_RF3_6YIKT8Y3IOnQAf0qUmVlLtejEC08uOQniL3iJCjWLGW9XpA&__tn__=-U-UK-R&c[0]=AT0dI4miAsWNb4hFjPgqnK3vZAtnjAeuo9-XplYaQ2rWwhkyE3FKciFpy0q_gucfaNKr4eCsi4fNqRC6TAk6Dwtf1PMGJLIZI0VG9b3TtkgsQ2UkxBkh25s11GNhGKhNbrI1_jEO3JN8BFsayBil3Oh3YMOPRnaq8w" target="_blank">Gecko Galz</a> </span></span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 0.9375rem;">! You'll receive: Face To Face Jewel It Collage Set, Steam Punk Collage Set, Picture Perfect ATC Set, Clockwork Christmas ATC Set, and Spellbound Digital Stamp Set (which has 25 images!).</span></span></i></span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id" color="var(--primary-text)" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: inherit;"><i>To have a chance of winning, leave a comment on this post, along with your email address or social media contact (IG, FB, etc) from now through Monday, 2 Nov. One lucky winner will be picked randomly from all comments left from all of the artist's participating! <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">The winner will be contacted via email or social media so it's important you leave your address/social media contact info</span></span>! Good luck and enjoy the hop</i></span></span></div><div class="bi6gxh9e" style="margin-bottom: 8px;"><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id" color="var(--primary-text)" style="line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9SP8tB4LPKST1QmwWwXrkM9X7pGDzolh7CcQMwhnDx6lI3nAT-luSmaJFkdOEi-eLGZki95wIwyD5e7Bc45HGWHr6DbK5isxHFueeSYj-z7tNQHMn-pDUl38N3Z-yDF5MNSUyTNVL1h5/s526/gecko+galz+prize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9SP8tB4LPKST1QmwWwXrkM9X7pGDzolh7CcQMwhnDx6lI3nAT-luSmaJFkdOEi-eLGZki95wIwyD5e7Bc45HGWHr6DbK5isxHFueeSYj-z7tNQHMn-pDUl38N3Z-yDF5MNSUyTNVL1h5/s320/gecko+galz+prize.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Please hop along to all my fellow bloggers - remember you'll need to leave comments to be in on the prize giving</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="western" style="border: none; color: #050505; padding: 0cm;"><a href="https://www.itsoddlyappealing.com/2020/10/the-poisoned-apple-exhibit.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">It's Oddly
Appealing</span></a></p><p class="western" style="border: none; color: #050505; padding: 0cm;"><span style="color: #1a73e8;"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="Creatif Edges https://youtu.be/Wx0ies8nkpY" target="_blank">Creatif Edges https://youtu.be/Wx0ies8nkpY</a></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="border: none; color: #050505; padding: 0cm;"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://inkstainswithroni.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-poison-apple-exhibitjust-one-bite.html" target="_blank">InkStained Roni</a></span></span></p><p class="western" style="color: #050505; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="Chaitali Dekhtawala https://youtu.be/HfUOozfCdN" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">Chaitali Dekhtawala https://youtu.be/HfUOozfCdN</span></a></p><p class="western" style="border: none; color: #050505; padding: 0cm;"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEFN86Hd8t9rHIL7vx5HaYg" target="_blank">LouiseThompson</a></span></span></p><p class="western" style="border: none; color: #050505; padding: 0cm;"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><a href="https://moniquesprettydarkart.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-poisoned-apple-exhibit.html" target="_blank">moniquesprettydarkart</a></u></span></span></p><p class="western" style="border: none; padding: 0cm;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://youtu.be/No-S4haEbSo" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/No-S4haEbSo</a></span></p><p class="western" style="border: none; padding: 0cm;"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://zazzcreative.blogspot.com/2020/10/poisoned-apple-halloween-exhibit.html" target="_blank">ZoeB</a></span></span></p><p class="western" style="border: none; padding: 0cm;"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://youtu.be/GKzHvHjO1k4" target="_blank">Rituparna</a></span></span></p><p class="western" style="border: none; padding: 0cm;"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://ladybrayton71.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-poisoned-apple-exhibit-halloween-hop.html" target="_blank">AngelB</a></span></span></p><p class="western" style="border: none; padding: 0cm;"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://savvyhandmadecards.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-poisoned-apple-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">SavvyHandmade</a></span></span></p><p class="western" style="border: none; padding: 0cm;"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://buffylongard.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-poisoned-apple-exhibit.html" target="_blank">MonicaLongard (MonDo Creations)</a></span></span></p></div></span></span></span></div>
<p class="western" style="border: none; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></p><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9375rem;">I went </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>large</u></span> with my project - <span style="font-family: Creepster; font-size: large;">My Haunted House</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmZ-XAFFgkMnECCg0TBMYk-w7xDqZgvtF0QH9n340Yy7oR4PlTPaQ-CocYi5DPyi_eFBG6HG2jiI0RPZUnpP_LHmNuJ_da8iOCrtCfEQ8BDU3BBGYNuqbTjuCq7k9Lec-mGb3WgBSy-Iy/s1024/house.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="949" data-original-width="1024" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmZ-XAFFgkMnECCg0TBMYk-w7xDqZgvtF0QH9n340Yy7oR4PlTPaQ-CocYi5DPyi_eFBG6HG2jiI0RPZUnpP_LHmNuJ_da8iOCrtCfEQ8BDU3BBGYNuqbTjuCq7k9Lec-mGb3WgBSy-Iy/w640-h594/house.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div 8px="" arial="" class="bi6gxh9e" egoe="" font-family:="" helvetica="" historic="" margin-bottom:="" quot="" sans-serif="" ui="">I had to wait for a day that wasn't raining in Scotland and it turned out to be a really bright sunny day - hence the brolley for shade <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26pROeY3rv2YcSoNbokKxmokCyd5a1dbyUqOZH_7ikPRzOOO2Lav4Bjm3ZoDKRmJeGEoi_TgeSKRwO5RmaxaG6eMBEX0oT1nuJatgXa7_uwV5xUbEYL4q0_8ela5KSS9nWlCuDZ7bcHtU/s1024/outside+1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26pROeY3rv2YcSoNbokKxmokCyd5a1dbyUqOZH_7ikPRzOOO2Lav4Bjm3ZoDKRmJeGEoi_TgeSKRwO5RmaxaG6eMBEX0oT1nuJatgXa7_uwV5xUbEYL4q0_8ela5KSS9nWlCuDZ7bcHtU/s320/outside+1.JPG" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Front/RHS</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwV_FfATtKoJFM2HMIPbIaEEljDSZ1ABAYK0vgjIc7we129IAf5A2ThYx0MopiEqMORsPO9C92yG6pPJlQz6t-YMV-hTp5ApnHEkjjZ1rgjB5Jz3DVnws9I5kIUSZTZeArkGr6lx_3m5C/s1024/outside+side+tall.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwV_FfATtKoJFM2HMIPbIaEEljDSZ1ABAYK0vgjIc7we129IAf5A2ThYx0MopiEqMORsPO9C92yG6pPJlQz6t-YMV-hTp5ApnHEkjjZ1rgjB5Jz3DVnws9I5kIUSZTZeArkGr6lx_3m5C/s320/outside+side+tall.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the LHS. Can you spot the 2 black cats? and the ravens?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bgiuRTzM3aJTUCSSBf0YOba86e6K9SYfcLt_4OksfLf3Az6IpkyH2Y6H5uj7XdQe__RVLGBzocb78y_6Bpr3f0qS4dCpJryzmqnaGstr_TDx0OsPkPLPFrXgrknmod1SL7jTuJyn1pbq/s1024/ghosts.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bgiuRTzM3aJTUCSSBf0YOba86e6K9SYfcLt_4OksfLf3Az6IpkyH2Y6H5uj7XdQe__RVLGBzocb78y_6Bpr3f0qS4dCpJryzmqnaGstr_TDx0OsPkPLPFrXgrknmod1SL7jTuJyn1pbq/s320/ghosts.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Even had some ghosts in my Haunted house</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNcOZaopX4xyCBcLNDG__hqfWSpmCcU1ogQHrs4d6UNSZACDm6zxH-a_jjf45orKnslAeyUh1Ps5UinLijM6fyijFoqDYfvwV_Cx7NwxQcCANrSE2oqxzU7brTmq1MP8IgDUUqayJLcnN6/s1024/bottom+outside.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNcOZaopX4xyCBcLNDG__hqfWSpmCcU1ogQHrs4d6UNSZACDm6zxH-a_jjf45orKnslAeyUh1Ps5UinLijM6fyijFoqDYfvwV_Cx7NwxQcCANrSE2oqxzU7brTmq1MP8IgDUUqayJLcnN6/s320/bottom+outside.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">need at least 1 spider!</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-mGUvMM8x1KkWNCGfllzkuzwa115m3OXcav0EfMqkzXx7IQT2aoKC9iCGC_5JqojcIn80TsYzHVZJ_wHbAKIuCRddUB1ECms1C4rnpx2Hdt2wHiOIGYAJOh1J4wN-CypwopO4rb1tkiyC/s1024/outside+side.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfvb0QkqpjsdXhk-_kzqgq186nNfv31Pe7XLJAlTrbnjTnEtBXLDhT1lEyWpvF1UJqKzeY5oWYj1cAlHwrt4j6zu6mW9r6fUYvS4aG01ko40vOXt47bdLs6zLy-rjLP2MGs-COScN6eq3N/s1024/footprints.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfvb0QkqpjsdXhk-_kzqgq186nNfv31Pe7XLJAlTrbnjTnEtBXLDhT1lEyWpvF1UJqKzeY5oWYj1cAlHwrt4j6zu6mW9r6fUYvS4aG01ko40vOXt47bdLs6zLy-rjLP2MGs-COScN6eq3N/s320/footprints.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Some daring visitor has been here</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8bon-6KIS-HTB-Nau78Oq2uo9tTO5dR0poiDb6i8rBPSx7NiIRfZ7kTdq22V2Pm974qd4YKi1LzSnFjuGmeK2CKh2AvZzUhjQdVoe9WW2ImRgxfP_VNQ7wfckxpiQsvuIb0sBCjbxzqZE/s1024/grim+reaper.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">top roof detail</div><br /><div 8px="" arial="" class="bi6gxh9e" egoe="" font-family:="" helvetica="" historic="" margin-bottom:="" quot="" sans-serif="" ui="">Lots of paint and mediums, different washes, antiquing creams went into creating this. changing it from a plain wooden kit into something a bit creepier.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0KNwPj780an6ua352nbAcwDBkNr3j2iTV-dXihDd5R_DaHjl0TOMWIo8roj_ZKU0Rfu9hBuxGPXbC3-LBnMxLlg4QPixOa9s9MmkxogB8POvzrlBCaaK3MCeawLsLoOpo-Jxs0qRitJd/s1024/house+kit+pic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0KNwPj780an6ua352nbAcwDBkNr3j2iTV-dXihDd5R_DaHjl0TOMWIo8roj_ZKU0Rfu9hBuxGPXbC3-LBnMxLlg4QPixOa9s9MmkxogB8POvzrlBCaaK3MCeawLsLoOpo-Jxs0qRitJd/w200-h200/house+kit+pic.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Some skully lights hung so that when lit and in the dim light it will look like floating skulls are coming to get you. Of course there are spider webs every where.</div><div 8px="" arial="" class="bi6gxh9e" egoe="" font-family:="" helvetica="" historic="" margin-bottom:="" quot="" sans-serif="" ui=""><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id" color="var(--primary-text)" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></u></span></span></div><p>Thank you so much for journeying with me through my project for this awesome hop.</p><p>Don't forget to visit my hop fellows for a chance to see some really fantastic projects. </p><p> </p><br />Croms' Cubby Holehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12138041973798613614noreply@blogger.com25Wild Acre, Top End, Renhold, Bedford MK41 0LR, UK52.1630552 -0.4015053000000001242.830700771937188 -17.9796303 61.495409628062816 17.1766197tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183535606413674172.post-25367185638524809302020-09-30T22:20:00.002+01:002020-09-30T22:20:53.308+01:00Hallowe'en Tag Swap<p> Good evening.</p><p>I am currently working on some "C" word stuff - presents for my family so most of my crafting time has been taken up by these but I did take time out to join in a swap. A Hallowe'en Tag Swap organised by "<a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.artfuldays.co.uk%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR33Xhn8c-LdLcdfcgo3297WeGniUCUKG6dX_h1KMw1xi6m1rZmQkitXzuE&h=AT1Hr-7eooaug019ZL7A5toM6yqkrU7NY5SgO-uU9sInSYOpGi2ppVTcsZf5tYGrYWT2ERo3FoibpO1_jdIJkedc3nhcG2Yq4Tqltq8HRn2vZncuvCYCrmg4Zx8ZhwpLjNynAF7cXy49Vfus-PA">Artful Days</a>" DT member, Jane Austin over in <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1897689496969127">Facebook</a> group.</p><p>My swap partner has now received her tag from me so I fell I can share on my blog now.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJbG8wRbLnrtdJOJ6YfIlmhW89njq87XUPSyDbs1zzXseTkrapCbbvAn_rk6RO6jcrxvXo4N_mhFpM4sPEfNtV8rhHlyab70PgmI9f1mq3yvFHj63AIFxdVnAxiQeiu7cvah3ANSUFiodm/s1024/tag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="571" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJbG8wRbLnrtdJOJ6YfIlmhW89njq87XUPSyDbs1zzXseTkrapCbbvAn_rk6RO6jcrxvXo4N_mhFpM4sPEfNtV8rhHlyab70PgmI9f1mq3yvFHj63AIFxdVnAxiQeiu7cvah3ANSUFiodm/w224-h400/tag.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Starting with a plain grey board tag, I glued on some of the purple tissue paper that some of my <a href="https://www.artfuldays.co.uk/">Artful Days</a> goodies arrived in. Never throw much away here lol<div>Dry brushed with acrylic paint when dry in shades of turquoise, titan buff and orange.</div><div>One of <a href="https://www.creative-expressions.uk.com/product-category/brands/creative-expressions/andy-skinner-mixed-media-creative-expressions/">Andy Skinner</a>'s transfers from the "<a href="https://www.creative-expressions.uk.com/products/ceast005/">Curiosities</a>" set applied (<a href="https://www.creative-expressions.uk.com/">Creative Expressions</a>). These are great when there is too much texture to stamp onto.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxlBf4o0_wCBFJp3KLwttrSbT0tyTuN0LA4jnxFdKZ90UcMsyktPthl7fhF5pltvVoUeQCBsc7hxQc3OniRBKFRv9sWFP8RqJgZz-MZhyduxE6CPMo2C1lgJmPkk0i2U6uZsI3HyE5Clz/s1024/transfer+and+texture.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxlBf4o0_wCBFJp3KLwttrSbT0tyTuN0LA4jnxFdKZ90UcMsyktPthl7fhF5pltvVoUeQCBsc7hxQc3OniRBKFRv9sWFP8RqJgZz-MZhyduxE6CPMo2C1lgJmPkk0i2U6uZsI3HyE5Clz/s320/transfer+and+texture.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Ps_9QAfM09ryq6pae246-bxlqcLw0Ixxxv5acjNuP37XApgE7jEX0hz0_DY-hBBZxX1V-St0vnNtqsfVQUsbipRK6IyGwNFDHCRZp1cu4YaDYVMOEg7IVGORD3YI-VTN_uVeXPw0qg9l/s320/words+on+transfer.JPG" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVwFtt4CD4ykwC_iNTIpMKg7LZa44bisiHBItaP28gnZ2ggQ8bv09X4ol2AXhgtnrbPXS43Y6L7jRWhKszEPK4pjNor4JZGh5CMCeB55hw92HliXVrikaY4vtfD7oVj9ULI3y902t8Tmc/s320/transfer+highlight.JPG" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The MDF film strips and circle were given a touch of gilding flakes for added interest and colour.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittqceKogQ4Xc134OmTj8DUfpJBzAVYh2yy4LgJe45TRxcEd6RgqY0eQOI1ZxWT-5aQC7BrQwdWeFeGZjbPz6dUDv9QpzAkhbyuyo4N0ydqnnGYyKPISKsMvG5WToqrvj_8jW_WrGFaamz/s320/texture.JPG" style="text-align: left;" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The little coffin was handmade from greyboard waste from the back of a paper stack. Several layers cut to shape and glued together. Then painted with black and raw umber was wiped back before completely dry. The gold decoration is just a marker pen. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ690ssvKnJgJjGlavdF4qEbl3qFwX428MzodrrS1W-qy1V0zN0nScEj5MsbKlKE4UI1Z6CmUI8Y0yDxL0FTGyVM25ZSwaVOxLtzmQqq26iTSB9kh7in-2ST4qG0FtptWzWZZZlYnu8ncw/s1024/coffin.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ690ssvKnJgJjGlavdF4qEbl3qFwX428MzodrrS1W-qy1V0zN0nScEj5MsbKlKE4UI1Z6CmUI8Y0yDxL0FTGyVM25ZSwaVOxLtzmQqq26iTSB9kh7in-2ST4qG0FtptWzWZZZlYnu8ncw/s320/coffin.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />Thanks for looking</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><p><br /></p></div>Croms' Cubby Holehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12138041973798613614noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183535606413674172.post-11361476956331929902020-09-12T01:42:00.003+01:002020-09-12T18:13:59.051+01:00Two Steampunk ATC<p> Back again!</p><p>I have been busy with a "monster project" that will be revealed at the end of October when Hallowe'en is on most people's minds. Part of a blog hop that has been organised by Cathy Frailey over on Facebook. I'm happy to say my project is now finished. I just have to take pics.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://scontent-lhr8-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/117290813_10216494006133658_3866403435460097914_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=bLgmAFP_rZEAX89IT58&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr8-1.xx&oh=c5af95e483251bcf72111fff8bd27c4e&oe=5F819711" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="594" height="261" src="https://scontent-lhr8-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/117290813_10216494006133658_3866403435460097914_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=bLgmAFP_rZEAX89IT58&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr8-1.xx&oh=c5af95e483251bcf72111fff8bd27c4e&oe=5F819711" width="194" /></a></div><br /><p>In the meantime, I thought I'd join in a couple of challenges. </p><p><br /></p><p>The first challenge is that of a new challenge blog <span style="color: #f1c232;"><a href="https://www.steampunkchallenge.com/" target="_blank">Steampunk Challenge Blog</a>.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46XLT5L8Vd-dw1alWAgTet-usJBXujm9M5mvVEgJJn1WUcD5z-cZSTPrCysjwRSYzCzQ34imgKPlWIMmo1N5Y66VLUBY5HHiLc3PbNjnyN8LV4SUrl6YUAi9Nk12ptRVXFmBGl9VoPwQ/s400/pixlr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46XLT5L8Vd-dw1alWAgTet-usJBXujm9M5mvVEgJJn1WUcD5z-cZSTPrCysjwRSYzCzQ34imgKPlWIMmo1N5Y66VLUBY5HHiLc3PbNjnyN8LV4SUrl6YUAi9Nk12ptRVXFmBGl9VoPwQ/s320/pixlr.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>I've done the two in a Steampunk style.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmDEcBmR1kAdida6ix2ATOgVuHgnoTgpR4elqDUkJIxcYgqt7fQiQ1F6DOxan_GqhvmgePTxBBq8LgWix7yUPSsDXM6HLacTWqho-pXj6GGGWv8deNFzYGZU-X3rVJz0ydcC_rrbPJDRy/s1024/both+atcs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="1024" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmDEcBmR1kAdida6ix2ATOgVuHgnoTgpR4elqDUkJIxcYgqt7fQiQ1F6DOxan_GqhvmgePTxBBq8LgWix7yUPSsDXM6HLacTWqho-pXj6GGGWv8deNFzYGZU-X3rVJz0ydcC_rrbPJDRy/w400-h281/both+atcs.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Both grey board ATCs were first covered in Prima papers before adding my embellishments</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_YM_Uv8LqvVPJyUA8oBLHEABpIhVA_8wn689LpmjxAT94aKAcCUv4bsEFR8en1zkXnjEZ4j_n3oqIaAFKY59rne43ziOilJ16-mr5lsUXvZYUaUqLutxvZ3jSM0qx-d9O979jngVIAII/s1024/balloon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_YM_Uv8LqvVPJyUA8oBLHEABpIhVA_8wn689LpmjxAT94aKAcCUv4bsEFR8en1zkXnjEZ4j_n3oqIaAFKY59rne43ziOilJ16-mr5lsUXvZYUaUqLutxvZ3jSM0qx-d9O979jngVIAII/w300-h400/balloon.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>From the "Time Traveller" pad. I used the waste from the top of the paper for the "travel" , mounted on a scrap of thin grey board after distressing the edges them ran a finger with silver paint round it. The Scrapinec hotair balloon was coloured silver then mounted on some scraps of silver card. using my trusty knife, some of the card was removed to reveal the paper under it. The remaining spaces were filled with liquid glass and some silver watch parts embedded in. The basket was more grey board painted brown, stuck on and the aperture filled with more liquid glass. When set, mounted on the ATC.</p><p>My second ATC </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Is1RGMqGWS9N3DegEtBM_7Oz2oIgFsg2gXNJCdkD97HH7CUbvZE21hKAVa9qNfaeR4b3YaHf_aYUtiR_qIXZPTS2qG_WDDLm8fvztat0uMjP38ov8Jr3SN98BnOGWMXHF_7HK1Sd18iQ/s1024/cogs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="780" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Is1RGMqGWS9N3DegEtBM_7Oz2oIgFsg2gXNJCdkD97HH7CUbvZE21hKAVa9qNfaeR4b3YaHf_aYUtiR_qIXZPTS2qG_WDDLm8fvztat0uMjP38ov8Jr3SN98BnOGWMXHF_7HK1Sd18iQ/w305-h400/cogs.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><br /><p>With the picture of a Steam Pump in Detail on the paper, I went for more conventional embellishments. After heat embossing, in silver, an image of a machine onto the paper base, I added some wooden cogs and threaded pistons after adding a bit heat embossed detail. Some silver chain added the final touch (applied with matt gel medium).</p><p>There we have it guys, my second post in under a month. Aren't I doing well with my efforts of bringing my blog back to life?! LOL. It's not that I haven't been making - just can't show yet as I said at the beginning of this post.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'd like to enter my 2 ATCs into the challenge at</p><p><a href="https://www.steampunkchallenge.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f1c232;">Steampunk Challenge</span></a> - At least 2 ATCs including something silver</p>Croms' Cubby Holehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12138041973798613614noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183535606413674172.post-41215671817670632322020-08-22T10:43:00.000+01:002020-08-22T10:43:57.974+01:00Resurrection<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: xx-large;"> BOO!!</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b>Ok </b>Ok Ok. Yes it's me, Croms, again. After a long while away from here and just doing bits and bobs in the crafting field, I've decided to resurrect my blog again.</p><p>So much has happened in the last months!! Not only world wide with the awful pandemic that has swept through all our lives affecting everyone to some degree. From lock downs when we've been isolated in our homes to those unfortunate people that actually contracted the virus and the many very brave people that helped to relieve their suffering. There have also been a vast number of people that have worked on throughout from home (myself included) and in their workplaces (eg shops), trying to keep the countries' infrastructure going. I don't think there is one person that hasn't been affected in some way. 2020 will certainly have it's place in infamous history. I have been made a Nana once more, now boasting four gorgeous Grandchildren. Josh was born in July to my beautiful daughter and his big sister Emily is besotted - so far! </p><p>It's mainly because of the impending Grandson that the majority of my crafting was focused on the "pretty" and "normal" - a far cry from the styles I tend to be drawn to. I made a memory book of course for my daughter to store her memories of Josh' first months. There have been handmade birthday pressies for close friends.</p><p>There have been a number of gifts made for our heroes of the pandemic - I was a part of just one Facebook group that contributed over a thousand thank you gifts for just some of the people that selflessly put themselves on the "frontline". </p><p>So I have been kept busy in many ways.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now it's time to get back to my roots in crafting and have some <i><b>Real</b> Me Time.</i></p><p>A few years ago, I was lucky to be on a few design teams that truly fired my passion for "The Dark Side". One of these was Smeared & Smudged. After the closure of the Ning forum and the move to Facebook the group petered out. The trend was that fewer and fewer crafters were being drawn to the alternative genre and, sadly, the same old familiar faces started to disappear as well for various reasons. Now, out of the blue, Terra - one of the owners of Smeared and Smudged - has resurrected the old group. YAYYY!!!!! If you're interested please feel free to visit. <i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/680372889184847/" target="_blank">SMEARED AND SMUDGED - THE RESURRECTION</a>.</i></p><p>It's started with a little challenge - Make a piece using a stamped image with the theme "<i><b>Resurrection</b></i>". What else!!</p><p>So here, after all my waffling, is my contribution...</p><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibGBqtFsHnRsr9toDDk_vJ0KeVlwU_F5zymckOqxx-zmSzd2T3hMJCR1Ci-nKXW_lXPjwsMUusjysY7HPBC16eFt_EvJ34F44KV2wGVZwUFKzueWxGvn6CJWiImTZyO7gJXPaME-i_ZZeJ/s2048/resurection.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1862" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibGBqtFsHnRsr9toDDk_vJ0KeVlwU_F5zymckOqxx-zmSzd2T3hMJCR1Ci-nKXW_lXPjwsMUusjysY7HPBC16eFt_EvJ34F44KV2wGVZwUFKzueWxGvn6CJWiImTZyO7gJXPaME-i_ZZeJ/s640/resurection.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkNohMFCYjHYd2ncdXCSf1Tez0wUxk28qijkM-DqaG_9JMXeVaLDuUUfWzsSjwrTOQCO8zY4iYPSerw-DV5_pCL1lKoJ7P4u59IEWEXJeZKfQE7Z_24rFF7KDwUq9ueQjczsW4qnt3Irjx/s640/cross+side.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My trusty old camera seems to have died so have had to resort to using the camera on my tablet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix0uTgwkAZjil-mpknqyDHswNk3y-tYtlxUjecoE6fg7alK6GCwhChSfE3sObyJUjizgwlGRGDiKRy4t-tEVBhCoWklRFI7hzkgf5RQfFG2GFHYiy2GsmrtlH-REsD7WWpYOkWFFxXW9Iz/s2048/coffin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1898" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix0uTgwkAZjil-mpknqyDHswNk3y-tYtlxUjecoE6fg7alK6GCwhChSfE3sObyJUjizgwlGRGDiKRy4t-tEVBhCoWklRFI7hzkgf5RQfFG2GFHYiy2GsmrtlH-REsD7WWpYOkWFFxXW9Iz/s640/coffin.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The base unit on my piece is made from a coffin shaped MDF box from stash and a resin face. Covered with fabrics coated with powertex and varnished with pigments.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1686" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8_yz5kNBHPljdGUn2Ua-kSesteNMdTfx0WHitFzOvVqYe__qaAHXCrPdJGXmJ7efgZ4cIbKStgxJoAR_w10X4gq_M3IiZ6asMukoKWBBRaSiE53Ll3D9zUO0Wg593I6rCI6A4chyphenhyphenHXfy/s640/cross.jpg" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Cross element is more MDF from stash. This was given a bit of Andy Skinner/Creative Expressions lava and strata pastes treatment. Then painted and washed with media paints</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8gx6PXL6MrpX3S7W7ftx-0IqFjkBGV78nf8vCkTmGZbiZ1-ZKrecZ42ldy2DoY2mag7JLHwGggmzLcrus1-dk3ORhQJfDfBfhWJ1P0JKe0UO3_W-oRjhUIymqFYRQHRGkv3DKCjuYlkA/s2048/winged+skully.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2010" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8gx6PXL6MrpX3S7W7ftx-0IqFjkBGV78nf8vCkTmGZbiZ1-ZKrecZ42ldy2DoY2mag7JLHwGggmzLcrus1-dk3ORhQJfDfBfhWJ1P0JKe0UO3_W-oRjhUIymqFYRQHRGkv3DKCjuYlkA/s640/winged+skully.jpg" /></a></div><p>The stamped image is from Smeared Ink (Smeared & Smudged stamp company) set called "Fringe". Love this set!! A total of 6 images stamped, fussy cut and bits layered up to be a 3-D element coated with clear embossing powder. (I do have my UltraThick somewhere but it's in one of my "safe places" that is squirreled away) Some homemade barbed wire to support the image emerging from the coffin.</p><p><br /></p><p>So - my first, in a long while, visit to my roots of the Alternative. Just getting in practice again for the Halloween hop being organised. More news on this in the near future - Promise!!!</p></div>Croms' Cubby Holehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12138041973798613614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183535606413674172.post-72017021482834885622019-08-08T22:29:00.001+01:002019-08-08T22:29:27.257+01:00Lacy Box<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I'm on a bit of a roll this month with getting some of these hoarded boxes actually decorated. Some of them have been sitting on the shelf for a year or more!<br />
Time to use up some of my bits of lace as well. The sides and top of this box have been decorated with lace and flowers that have been in my stash for many years.<br />
Time to use some of that stash hoarded so carefully, never seeing the light of day, even through two house moves.<br />
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A single sheet of lace to cover the top before adding all the other bits</div>
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The top was just some narrow lace in my stash with some flat backed pearls glued all the way round</div>
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All the bits glued on, for the lace I used matt medium so that there would be no shiny bits from glue seepage that anything else added would find it harder to adhere to. The embellishments were adhered using heavy gel medium for that 3-D property. When all was dry - a good coat of white gesso.</div>
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I used Prima Art Alchemy paints here for a change. I felt a bit more sheen appropriate for the lacey look. Metallic "Dark Velvet", "Black Berry" Opal Magic "Violet-Gold" and Sparks "Unicorn's Hair" all played their part.</div>
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More Prima paper from the "Timeless Memories" paper pad. I have stroked these pads for so long!!</div>
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Croms' Cubby Holehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12138041973798613614noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183535606413674172.post-50517509990812049162019-07-30T16:14:00.001+01:002019-07-30T16:15:26.658+01:00Another Box - Kind o' Industrial <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello again peeps<br />
I have another box for you today. I have so many bits of MDF left over from an old DT position (company no longer trading) and I really oght to get them used up. What better way than to decorate a few boxes needing a face lift from their original, boring, basic unfinished wood look?<br />
This one starts off using the scraps of the embossed card stock from my previous posted box, plus a few other plain scraps. There are "straps" of yet more card scraps; shaped with scissors and holes punched, rivets are little gems. A bit of stencilling with decoart crackle paste and Andy Skinner's "snakes web" stencil. Then a layer of burnt sienna paint, then dry brushing raw umber all over.<br />
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the MDF bits were given a touch of texture paste in places before being painted silver then given a coat of crackle glaze and then antiquing cream in patina green, raw umber and red oxide. The creams then wiped back.<br />
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The sides were all given a stippled gesso finish before painting in the same <span style="text-align: left;">burnt sienna paint, then dry brushing with raw umber.</span></div>
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Hi guys and gals.<br />
I hope you are all dealing with your weather ok and not letting heat stroke take a hold. There are advantages to living in Scotland - among many other things - we seem to be getting 10deg C cooler than even England, so I would hate to live further south at this time. It's just comfortable here as far as I'm concerned.<br />
My <a href="https://ainkymess.blogspot.com/">AInkyMess</a> DT project this month comes in the form of a 14cm (across the parallel lines) by 9cm deep, hexagonal box.<br />
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The whole box was first covered with a dry exbossed card stock. Then painted silver after which I painted black Decoart antiquing cream. Wiped back slightly with damp kitchen towel. Then protected with satin varnish.<br />
The "retaining bands" are more card, some small flat backed beads form the rivets, then all painted with burnt umber and quin. gold after some texture sand paste on some places before more black antiquing cream and wiped back before adding to the box.<br />
The top was were the real fun lay. Lots of TH cogs and a key - rusted up, some dry wall tape painted to look rusty, some rusty wire coils - of which one is as a "barbed wire" (as inspired by my gorgeous friend <a href="http://myartfulmuse.blogspot.com/">Fiona Randall</a>) and the other just a twisted wire. There are a couple of wooden laser cuts from my local craft shop (McOyster papercrafts in Cupar) that were given a rusty finish to match on there as well. A larger rusted home made coil of wire then that cute little light bulb from <a href="https://www.artfuldays.co.uk/">Artful Days</a>.<br />
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Of course, I always finish off my boxes inside as well.<br />
The paper I chose to use here is from the Prima "Timeless Memories" paper pad. Just the right kind of "worn" look for me.<br />
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I hope to see you all over at the <a href="https://ainkymess.blogspot.com/">AInkyMess challenge</a> this month with your mixed media project.<br />
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I'd like to enter my box into the challenge<br />
<a href="http://www.vintagejourney.com/2019/07/precious-metal-july-challenge.html">A Vintage Journey - Precious Metal</a><br />
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Croms' Cubby Holehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12138041973798613614noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183535606413674172.post-24625794565464098042019-06-26T21:51:00.003+01:002019-06-26T21:51:51.692+01:00Anthing Mixed Media for A Inky Mess in June<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A day when I had to go to my place of paid employment so this post going up a bit late. Sorry guys and gals.<br />
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My DT piece for <a href="https://ainkymess.blogspot.com/">A Inky Mess</a> challenge blog this month.<br />
Yet another little <a href="https://www.tando-creative.co.uk/">Tando Creative</a> kit. OK I'm biased. I just love the little kits they bring out. They are so versatile. So many ways they can be decorated. Lending themselves to covering with papers or loads of different mediums.<br />
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This is one of their little trinket boxes.<br />
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The top was decorated first with some crackle paste through a stencil (<a href="https://www.france-papillon.com/">France Papillon</a>) then given a few layers of Decoart paints. then some stamped and heat embossed elements Some metal embellishments and 3 little flowers. The swing clasp takes the place of a tied closure.<br />
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The inside and bottom were covered with Stamperia rice paper before securing the little box sides that had been painted and inked prior to fitting.<br />
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The little mini books are from another Tando kit - I cut these mini books to size so they would fit in.<br />
Covered with a handmade paper (purchased, not made by me) that had been stamped with an Andy Skinner stamp (one of his new range in collaboration with Creative Expressions.) In each of the books I made 6 little signatures and glued in - as per the last photo.<br />
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I hope you like my project this month.<br />
Please go look at my teamies' beautiful projects - out of this world, as usual. Then we would love to see what you make - just link into the <a href="https://ainkymess.blogspot.com/">challenge</a> and we'll come visit your blog.<br />
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Croms' Cubby Holehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12138041973798613614noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183535606413674172.post-3417591604214639952019-06-25T17:29:00.001+01:002019-06-25T17:29:39.651+01:00More projects made in the last few months<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I really cannot think what happened to the posts since January so still adding photos.<br />
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I think the best thing would be to go through my photo files and add when I see one that needs to be on here.<br />
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This project was made for a facebook challenge on the Artful Playdays group. "Wonderland"<br />
It features a mini book from <a href="https://www.tando-creative.co.uk/">Tando Creative</a> and papers from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/vectoriadesigns?fbclid=IwAR0PDmK83RM5veHX4ppGEnNTZoQHwxmiv7PKeKm4IirBUV2YNbD1dFYiNXg">Vectoria Designs</a>. The wooden embellishments are from a company no longer trading (boo hoo)<br />
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This is another Artful Days kit in collaboration with Katy Leitch of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MixedUpCreative/?eid=ARBNKDRgisZRyGfkdVpgITXUvEuYYZ6boYku4KrbQcAQxzGqAgX3k8ue_dAz7QGPLG2-NRLQp08jnH39">Mixed Up Creative</a><br />
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Another Artful Days project. The little box frame was decorated in the form of an Apothecaries shop with quite a few extras from stash.<br />
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As a lot of yu will know, planning a wedding is very stressful and, of course, the outlay can spiral. My daughter couldn't find a lot of the bits she wanted to use at a reasonable cost so asked for my help. What mum wouldn't? First up was a postbox she had bought in kit form. So that the guests could post comments etc on the day.<br />
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The little baubles hanging on the wall were purchased blank Christmas baubles - using half a bauble for each<br />
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Table decorations included these little tealight jars<br />
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Another little pressie given to the happy couple was a box for the bulky bits that they wanted to keep<br />
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and in it I added this little 4x4 inch book with the story of The Dress in pictures<br />
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From the first photo when my daughter said "yes to the Dress" to the final fitting with her daughter in her dress. The resin dress was bought from <a href="https://www.artfuldays.co.uk/">Artful Days</a>.<br />
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This next project was among my favouites - a little "shrine" from a kit from <a href="https://www.tando-creative.co.uk/">Tando Creative</a> (with added extras). Although the original design by Andy Skinner was intended to be a lot grungier, When I attended the original Ministry of Mixology weekend and completed Andy's project, I had a thought that this would be ideal for my daughter's wedding. I think I was proved right<br />
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So that was our Wedding of the Year. Everyone said they had a great time<br />
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This is a project That took a lot of hours! I was working on this sporadically between other projects and finally worked out how to use my new video camera. Now I need to work out how to edit the film - baby steps Helen.</div>
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My daughter was married to her beloved on May 4th and I did make a lot of the decorations for the reception as well over the last 9 months or so. Of course I couldn't publish pics of these until the wedding.<br />
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First up though is the Memory book that I managed to get uploaded to Youtube and share here.<br />
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Here I am about to post my make for <a href="https://ainkymess.blogspot.com/">A Inky Mess Challenge Blog</a> for this month and I see that a load of posts appear to have disappeared. How did that happen?<br />
Just so that I can keep track I am going to post a few things at a time before my DT work for <a href="https://ainkymess.blogspot.com/">A Inky Mess</a> goes live.<br />
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February I was out of action totally after a nasty fall. Broke my humerus and femur and needed a hip replacement. Anyone that knows me on facebook would have seen some of the photos of my bruises. Not a pretty sight I must say as well as being extremely painful. I still suffer the aftereffects but soldier on we do.<br />
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First that I remember was the March post for A Inky Mess.<br />
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A little trinket box with modelling paste through a stencil, painted and various embellishments as seen. The "book pages" were covered in gilding flakes.<br />
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Croms' Cubby Holehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12138041973798613614noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183535606413674172.post-43678604749031174642019-01-25T08:00:00.000+00:002019-01-29T09:46:44.328+00:00Happy New Year<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Oh my goodness! Where has January gone? Already we're near the end and Christmas is a far distant memory. The 25th and <a href="https://ainkymess.blogspot.com/">AInkyMess challenge blog</a> has a new challenge started after the break. Anything goes as usual - as long as it's mixed media. My teamies have, as always, come up with some gorgeous pieces for inspiration. It's always worth your while to go visit and swoon over them.<br />
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For my part, I made a little desk calendar/photo frame. I used some 4"x4" pieces of MDF and perspex that I have in my stash and joined them all up with my zutter binder.<br />
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This has a picture of my gorgeous 3year old granddaughter but this can be removed and changed at will.</div>
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and, of course, it all folds into a neat little booklet for my handbag, should I wish to carry it around.<br />
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The other little book I made as part of a swap in a facebook group I am in. The challenge was - "Alter a paper bag"<br />
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I suppose one project inspired the other and so much fun to create.</div>
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Thank you for looking</div>
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Don't forget to join us over at <a href="https://ainkymess.blogspot.com/">A Inky Mess</a> with you mixed media project<br />
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I'd like to enter my projects into the challenge at<br />
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Croms' Cubby Holehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12138041973798613614noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183535606413674172.post-78751332828096123412018-12-15T14:00:00.000+00:002018-12-18T23:44:00.208+00:00Bleeding Art - A GDT spot<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I had some amazing news last month, my Halloween tags won me a GDT spot on the amazing mixed media challenge blog, <a href="https://bleedingartchallenge.blogspot.com/">Bleeding Art</a>. Picture the little happy jig I was doing. Off went the email to the very talented Cathy Frailey to accept and back came the brief. "Shiny and Sparkly". Oh my!
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I had a few loose ideas come and quickly go again. Those that know me, know that this kind of crafting doesn't come easily to me. I am happiest getting dark and grungy but I have been getting some practice in lately with the feminine look. With a daughter who is a true girly girl and granddaughter following in her mum's footsteps, I have had to take into account their tastes when making for them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The project for <a href="https://bleedingartchallenge.blogspot.com/">Bleeding Art</a> that I finally decided on was a shrine/wedding arch for my daughter's wedding next year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I used a <a href="https://www.tando-creative.co.uk/catalog/index.php">Tando Creative</a> arch substrate that I was able to acquire at a recent "Ministry of Mixology" weekend. This particular kit is not in the shop yet but there're plenty more to choose from. It has been painted using Decoart media line and chalk paints/mediums to give a weathered look finished off with a clear wax to seal and for a bit of a sheen. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The bride and groom have been painted cream with a lustre medium added then a glitter medium through 2 different stencils. The little plinth the bride and groom are standing on was made from greyboard covered with paper then added the same lace, some ribbon and pearls to finish. Some little "diamond stars" stuck to the back. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As I have had to keep this a secret, for obvious reasons, my daughter hasn't even seen this yet. I hope she approves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A big "Thank You" to the ladies of <a href="https://bleedingartchallenge.blogspot.com/">B</a></span><a href="https://bleedingartchallenge.blogspot.com/">leeding Art</a> for allowing me to join them this month as a guest DT member. Looking forward to seeing everyone's entries into this month's challenge of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>"Shiny and Sparkly"<br />
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I'd like to enter this into the challenge at<br />
<a href="http://moremixedmediachallenge.blogspot.com/2018/12/more-mixed-media-challenge-anything.html">More Mixed Media Challenges</a> - Anything Goes </div>
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Croms' Cubby Holehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12138041973798613614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183535606413674172.post-36054536976621518052018-11-30T20:09:00.000+00:002018-11-30T20:42:27.547+00:00A Inky Mess - November<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Sorry for being tardy on this - I was away from home and forgot to schedule - my bad<br />
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It's my piece made for the November challenge for "<a href="https://ainkymess.blogspot.com/">A Inky Mess</a>" Challenge blog.<br />
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A small canvas using stamps and stencils from <a href="https://www.france-papillon.com/shop">France Papillon</a>. The Horses are from the "<a href="https://www.france-papillon.com/product-page/1800-stamp-set-by-france-papillon">1800</a>" stamp set, coloured with Caran D'Ache pencils. The stencils are a mixture of her newest ones.<br />
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The words also are from France - "<a href="https://www.france-papillon.com/product-page/how-shall-i-put-it-stamp-set-by-france-papillon">How Shall I Put It</a>"<br />
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There are various paints and mediums used - all Decoart mostly from the media range including some interference paints.<br />
The wooden stand is from stash<br />
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Please come along and show us your mixed media makes over at the <a href="https://ainkymess.blogspot.com/">Challenge blog</a> and don't forget to leave my gorgeous teamies some love<br />
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I'd like to enter this into the challenge over at<br />
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Croms' Cubby Holehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12138041973798613614noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183535606413674172.post-79664311687806162952018-10-25T09:00:00.000+01:002018-10-25T09:00:06.010+01:00October "A Inky Mess" <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Good morning everyone<br />
It's the 25th and that means a new challenge over at "<a href="https://ainkymess.blogspot.com/">A Inky Mess</a>" challenge blog.<br />
This month we have the wonderful <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/geckogalz">Gecko Galz</a> sponsoring us so you know their prize is going to be fabulous.<br />
For my DT inspiration I have used another substrate from <a href="http://www.tando-creative.co.uk/catalog">Tando Creative</a>. Not as mini as last month to be sure but this file holder is still only 13cm square.<br />
I started of by using modelling paste through a stencil then painting it. (Decoart paints/mediums)<br />
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if you look very closely under the rice paper, to the left of that daisy, you might see the magnet that forms the closure on this. </div>
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I have used lots of bits and pieces from stash, ranging from some TH ephemera (inked round everything), some glass flat backs, some pearls from a cheap piece of costume jewellery and some micro beads. The gaudy green stone has some twine wrapped round to act as a means of opening the book without damaging the whole thing.</div>
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The stamped saying is from Sheena Douglass' butterfly collection, stamped on more rice paper.</div>
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It was so much fun making this, even though it's outside that zone of comfort which we all have. I think it does everyone good to explore other areas once in a while and I know it helps my mojo return after it has a little holiday.</div>
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Croms' Cubby Holehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12138041973798613614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183535606413674172.post-49504140768084887432018-10-24T23:23:00.000+01:002018-10-24T23:23:20.139+01:00And Now For Something Completely Different <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I have always embraced the theory that crafters need to venture outside that little comfort zone, they create for themselves, once in a while. It helps to expand and grow and, for me, helps to encourage Mr Mojo back where he belongs. This is why, when Katy Leitch from <a href="https://mixedupcreative.com/?fbclid=IwAR0TzntvATqD1ET_7m5j5On-c5G3wlh2__o08bcGfdUbhmZCSStWwQEKpZA">Mixed Up Creative</a> advertised a little Shabby Chic tutorial using a kit available from <a href="https://www.artfuldays.co.uk/">Artful Days</a>, I jumped right in with both feet. Trepidation can come later. I really enjoyed the series of videos that Katy made and made my own version of the hanging (of course) but did use many of the techniques, some old and some new.<br />
This is what escaped my craft desk to hang on my wall<br />
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To be honest, I have had "a few bits" of similar ephemera in my stash for eons and never really known what to do with them and loathe to throw them away (as most crafters will identify with). I think I will now bring them out of cold storage and start using them.<br />
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Croms' Cubby Holehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12138041973798613614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183535606413674172.post-45415210206157054352018-10-24T22:46:00.001+01:002018-10-24T22:58:55.035+01:00I Haven't Been Idle<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I know that not many projects have made it to my blog in the last few weeks - that's because most of them were gifts and swaps with other crafters and I didn't want to show them publicly until they had been received. Well most have now made their destinations so I feel happy about displaying on my blog.<br />
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First up is a tag I made as a swap within a group on facebook called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/mixedupmixer/">Mixed Up Mixer</a>. A mixed media tag with a Halloween theme.<br />
This was the one I made<br />
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A greyboard substrate with paint and inked images layered with more (<a href="https://www.tando-creative.co.uk/catalog/index.php">Tando Creative</a>) greyboard cut into an arch and one of Tando's spider webs and (Tando Creative) brick stencil with (Decoart) modelling paste. Some cobweb fabric under a painted plaster cast skull. A few plastic skull beads to finish</div>
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My second Halloween themed project is now safely in it's new home</div>
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This time a little hanging</div>
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The skull was painted at the same time as the previous one, so is a similar colour. This time the greyboard substrate was brayered with paint, colours ranging from dark grey through to white. Then stamped with archival ink using stamps from <a href="http://www.andyskinnercrafts.com/index.html">Andy Skinner</a>, high lighted with white gel pen. The ornate die cut is one from Tonic's mixed media range cut from greyboard. Painted black then a variety of interference paint colours. Layered with another cut from the same Tonic range again brayered with paint then script stamped. The cobweb diecut to give another element in my scene.</div>
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Finished off with some white artstones and some twine to hang the picture with. </div>
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I'd like to enter the projects as one into the challenge at<br />
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Croms' Cubby Holehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12138041973798613614noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183535606413674172.post-90516649439160343322018-09-25T09:00:00.000+01:002018-09-25T09:00:02.608+01:00A Mini Mini Book<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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No, I haven't mistyped my heading. This truly is a Mini, mini book, measuring just 6cm square with a 2cm spine. It is my project this month for <a href="https://ainkymess.blogspot.com/">A Inky Mess</a> as part of their design team that I have been lucky to be chosen to join.<br />
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This month we are being sponsored by <a href="https://lunagirl.com/">Luna Girl</a>, a treasure trove of digital vintage ephemera.<br />
I have used "<a href="https://lunagirl.com/collections/digital-collage-sheets-butterflies-wings/products/bring-your-wings-blue-digital-collage-sheet">Bring your Wings</a>" and <a href="https://lunagirl.com/collections/digital-collage-sheets-butterflies-wings/products/vintage-postcards-set-2-flutterbys-digital-collage-sheet">vintage postcards 2</a> to make this little project.<br />
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The substrate is part of the <a href="https://www.tando-creative.co.uk/catalog/mini-book-pack-p-1577.html">mini book kit</a> from <a href="https://www.tando-creative.co.uk/catalog/index.php">Tando Creative</a> together with a couple of <a href="https://www.tando-creative.co.uk/catalog/tando-minis-butterflies-p-541.html">small butterflies</a> and <a href="https://www.tando-creative.co.uk/catalog/textures-1-p-1351.html">Textures 1 from their thins range</a>. Some decoart modelling paste on the diamond shapes, some small pieces of builders mesh between the butterflies then some decoart paints to colourise the front. Some art stones adhered with heavy gel medium for a bit more texture. <br />
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The Luna Girl images were adhered back and inside<br />
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with the book pages being a mixture of DP and the postcard images, attached with book binding glue to the ribbon covered spine.<br />
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Please don't forget to take a look at the gorgeous projects my teamies have made using the gorgeous imagery from <a href="https://lunagirl.com/">Luna Girl</a> then come back to the <a href="https://ainkymess.blogspot.com/">A Inky Mess blog</a> to enter your project so that we may come visit you.<br />
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Croms' Cubby Holehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12138041973798613614noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183535606413674172.post-13678687498172431552018-08-25T09:00:00.000+01:002018-09-11T07:00:50.826+01:00"A Inky Mess" Tag<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have had a few weeks away and locked myself out of my blog, after all these years, now I can get this post up that I thought was prescheduled, I feel such a dafty.</div>
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I am here today with my first project, a tag, as a member of the "<a href="https://ainkymess.blogspot.com/">A Inky Mess</a>" Design Team.</div>
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A fairly simple tag but with lots of layers.<br />
The bottom part was started with some modelling paste through a France Papillon stencil (Rock Formation). When dry, a coat of paint to colour then a wash to bring out the texture. Then a piece of old book paper, again colourised with a wash of paint. Texture paste on the next layer with more paint both neat and as a wash before stamping with archival ink. The picture frame was given a simple rusty effect with yet more paint then adhered to the picture base that was stamped onto a crackled substrate. A little word over a cambric layer under this. Some rusted wire shaped to form the means of "hanging" the picture with a tiny heart to hang from.<br />
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All stamps are from a range designed by <a href="https://www.france-papillon.com/">France Papillon</a> and made by <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/">Chocolate Baroque</a>.<br />
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Croms' Cubby Holehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12138041973798613614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183535606413674172.post-34566855795883367192018-06-07T13:04:00.001+01:002018-06-07T13:04:14.667+01:00Frangifantastic<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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"What a strange title!" do I hear you say? Well it's one of the words on the stamp set <a href="https://www.france-papillon.com/shop">"Perfect Words" by France Papillon for Illusionary artists</a> produced by <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/">Chocolate Baroque</a>. It so seemed to fit this tag.<br />
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The tag itself was started as a challenge to myself - after seeing the challenge set by the <a href="https://mixedupmag.com/make-it-mixed-media-june-challenge-bold-colour/">Mixed up Magazine blog design team</a>. Bold colour!! Now for those that know me - this isn't something that comes naturally. I prefer to keep to the muted tones of black and brown. Getting out of your comfort zone once in a while has to be good to expand the creativity of anyone. So with this in mind - I started on this tag.<br />
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The tag itself is from the "Tagtastic1" and an element from "Flaming hearts" - both produced by <a href="https://www.tando-creative.co.uk/catalog/">Tando Creative</a>.<br />
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The heart shape first because I knew I needed curing time. the main heart shape painted red, then crackle paint and then yellow. The heart frame attached and Decoart ultra thick poured into the hole. Leave alone and don't touch. More on this later.<br />
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A layer of white gesso. The neat greyboard can be painted on directly but would have reduced the brightness of the colours. The using a soft gel medium to increase flow time more and Decoart media fluids I mixed with up a storm on the tag.<br />
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adding the stamped word matted onto some sheer orange fabric<br />
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The wings are made using hot wax into an <a href="https://artycocrafts.com/">Artyco Crafts</a> mould. Coated with perfect pearls before Decoart gold interference paint.<br />
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Outside of my comfort zone - for sure. Do I like it? Yes I do. Will I come back into this zone again? - for sure - just don't ask when.<br />
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I'd like to enter this tag into the challenge at<br />
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Croms' Cubby Holehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12138041973798613614noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183535606413674172.post-57820722120171513742018-06-05T15:15:00.000+01:002018-06-05T15:15:51.855+01:00AIW Mini book<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Morning all.<br />
I hope you're all enjoying the unseasonable sunshine, I know I am.<br />
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Today I'd like to share a little mini album I made for a swap, held in a facebook group I'm part of . The brief for the swap was "no more than 6 inches" but can be any project you can dream up. Tag, ATC, Card, Altered item, Book ..... anything. Well this little book measures 6" x about 4" but it is also quite deep. The recipient has received it now, so I can share.<br />
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Many pictures follow so I hope you'll bear with me.<br />
The papers are all from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/vectoriadesigns">Vectoria Designs</a> from their Alice in Wonderland collection. Other bits and bobs from stash. The <a href="https://www.tando-creative.co.uk/catalog/mini-book-plates-p-303.html">bookplate</a> on the spine is from <a href="https://www.tando-creative.co.uk/catalog/index.php">Tando Creative</a>.<br />
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following four photos show the pockets and tags and journaling space inside these two pages</div>
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I'd like to submit this mini into the following challenge<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A very good morning/afternoon/evening to you all. Are you all sitting comfortably? This is going to be a loooooooong post.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If you have been following any of my latest projects on this blog, you will have seen that a number of projects were aimed at the <a href="http://andyskinnerorg.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/guest-designer-competition.html">Illusionary Artists challenge</a> being staged, The task was, using either <a href="https://www.france-papillon.com/">France Papillon</a>'s or <a href="http://andyskinnerorg.blogspot.co.uk/">Andy Skinner</a>'s stamps in the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/">Chocolate Baroque</a> <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/category-220.html">Illusionary Artists</a> range, create a project (or seven). Link the project into one of several spots and be judged by both artists. The prize was a feature blog post on the respective artists blogs. No mean prize considering the bragging rights this affords as both are amazing professional artists (as well as being lovely people) and I have had the greatest pleasure in meeting them both and taking more than one class in the <a href="https://www.ministryofmixology.com/">Ministry of Mixology</a> weekends.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Well I am ecstatic, to say the least. France loved my <a href="http://cromscubbyhole.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/a-mini-book-second-of-three.html">little mini book</a> featuring <a href="http://www.chocolatebaroque.com/IAFP1001.html">Auntie Margo and co</a> and it was this project that secured this fabulous prize for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Please click the link above to read more about this project.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So what new projects to feature in this post on <a href="https://www.france-papillon.com/">France's blog</a>? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I made a few, trying to feature not only the stamps but also the fabulous stencils designed by France and produced by <a href="https://www.tando-creative.co.uk/catalog/">Tando Creative</a>. The first two projects because I wanted some storage for some of my goodies.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">First was a <a href="https://www.tando-creative.co.uk/catalog/mini-book-store-p-1576.html">little book case</a> to house the <a href="https://www.tando-creative.co.uk/catalog/mini-book-pack-p-1578.html">mini books</a> I'd already made. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Decorated with crackle paste through the "Rockformation" stencil on the outsides before painting and inside paint through the "crackled" stencil on back and shelves and paint through the "torned circle" on the insides and stamped with crackle stamp from "Rock'n Rust" plate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Next storage for those stencils.....or for the journals that France both encourages, teaches and inspires with the help of her special team of butterflies both on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1443898872313155/">facebook</a> and her <a href="https://www.france-papillon.com/">blog</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Purely functional with just the moths from the "Creepers and Crawlers" plate. Stamped onto some brusho-coloured watercolour paper and cut out, with a bit of interest inside with heat embossed owls from Stampendous.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The purely functional projects done - some real playtime.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This acrylic tag went in the box of some very special items to France. I must give a shout out to <a href="https://tando-creative.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/anything-goes-week-nikkis-backwards.html">Nikki Killinger for the backwards crackle technique</a>. Such an awesome way to decorate any clear substrate.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">On my tag I used the boy from "Auntie Maud & co." and the little hearts and sentiment from the "perfect words" plate. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">From the Tando kit "France Papillon Tags and embellishments", and using "Rock formation" and "Rusted rivets" stencils with crackle paint before painting. A dusting of stampendous embossing enamel. The newt was cut out from tissue paper and adhered with matt medium. The moth was stamped into hot glue, cut out and coloured with mica powders. <span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Both
stamps on the “creepers and crawlers” plate. </span>The sentiment is from the "Perfect words" plate stamped onto part of the embellishments kit that was painted, treated with one step crackle and then English red oxide antiquing cream applied and wiped back. Rusty wire "holds" it all together with a little help from some 3D glue.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">as previously mentioned, France is very inspirational in the Art Journaling field as well as Mixed Media. It is because of her that I actually started my very first art journal after all these years of not understanding "WHY". <span style="text-align: left;">Anyone
who has not done any art journaling and is still dithering really
needs to go and get stuck in. The “A layer a day, a spread a week”
approach is really working for me and I know I'm not alone.</span> I won't bore you here with my spreads done so far but one of the prompts was "Shadow of the morning". This next piece evolved whilst playing with decoart sosoft fabric paint with this prompt in mind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You can see the "rusted rivets", "circles", "torned circle", "crackle" and "rectangles" stencils all being used before stamps from "Rock'n Rust", "Perfect Words" and Auntie Margot and co" make an appearance. This piece of fabric has been used to cover a 3x3 signature booklet made from A4 envelopes I have, that were bound, coptic style.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Once again, I want to thank France for not only choosing me as her guest on her <a href="https://www.france-papillon.com/">blog</a> but for being such a wonderful and inspiring lady.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">All the paints/mediums are from Decoart </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">All the stamps, stencils and more can be found in <a href="https://www.france-papillon.com/shop">France's shop</a></span></div>
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Croms' Cubby Holehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12138041973798613614noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183535606413674172.post-45826326000010584852018-05-14T06:47:00.001+01:002018-05-14T06:47:39.914+01:00A Tale of a Chest with Drawers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Morning all, It looks like it might be a glorious morning here in my corner of the world. The pooch got me up at stupid o'clock with subterfuge just because she thought my bit of the bed would be the most comfy - hence writing this post at this silly hour.<br />
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The box was a recent purchase from <a href="https://www.tando-creative.co.uk/catalog/stationery-box-p-801.html">Tando Creative</a>. Advertised as a Stationery box and supplied with a board hinge at the back but I decided a bit of alteration would suit my needs better.<br />
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As with all 3-D projects, this post is picture heavy so all aspects can be seen. I have had this Prima pad for ages and this project screamed "use it" at me.<br />
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Front. Quite proud of the way I managed to get the image to line up - even though it took 3 pages of the same design - it was worth it in my eyes. </div>
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The original item comes with a card hinge at the back. These side ways fitted hinges suited me better. Both hinges and handles purchased from Tando.</div>
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and the other side</div>
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showing the open top and drawers</div>
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Finally - the top view</div>
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No further embellishment needed in my view. I think the papers and the box provide their own adornment. (Plus adding flowers and such would detract from it's functionality) Thanks for looking.</div>
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