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Love Altered Hearts

Aug
2010

When I was shopping at Michael’s recently, I found some flat wooden hearts that I thought would be perfect for an altered art project. I had my husband drill a small hole on either side of the hearts so I could make them into hanging hearts. I decided that Love would be my theme for this set of 2 hearts. I’m also using these for the City Crafter Challenge Blog’s Heart Challenge.

I started by painting the back of each 3″ heart, and the front edges, black with craft acrylics. Then I picked out two different scrapbook papers with black and white colors on them; one is a toile pattern and the other is just an ornamental pattern. I Mod Podge’d those papers to the front of each heart. Then I used copper ink on a text stamp and stamped over the middle part of the paper on the hearts. (If you click on the image, you’ll get a larger view and the text will be more visible there. )

I used digital collage sheets, in inchies sizes, to find the vintage photos I wanted to use. I got these great images from Itkupilli. I backed each image with some scrap wallpaper, which I cut with paper edge shaper scissors and adhered them to the paper-covered hearts.

I stamped the words “hope” and “love” onto some grungy paper, which I also distressed a bit with some ink. I adhered those to the heart, and also added a letter “X” sticker to one heart (for kisses) and a letter “O” sticker to the other heart (for hugs). And I added a small semi-glittered butterfly sticker to each heart too. The final touch was to add some deep red ribbon to each heart for hanging.

I just love how these hearts turned out. I think I’m going to hang them in my bedroom somewhere! And I see the potential for lots of other altered hearts in the future. I’d like to find some bigger hearts too so I can do different sizes.

Tina

Category: Hearts Tags: Altered Art, Altered Heart, Inchies, Mod Podge, Vintage Photos 14 Comments

Altered Art Panel

By ArtChick

Mar
2010

After experimenting with some gel medium transfers using transparencies, one of the images I transferred was of three little girls. I had hoped the image would transfer in black, but it came out rather pink instead. Not sure if that’s due to the ink in my inkjet printer, or due to the gel medium I used (or both). But I still liked the image and decided I’d do something with it and try to work with pink and black as the primary colors. What I came up with was this altered art piece on a scrap chipboard panel I had laying around (click on the image for a full version). I’m calling this Cherish Friends.

I covered the chipboard panel with a vintage-looking piece of scrapbook paper; it’s mostly black and white, but there are some hints of pink and light brown in it too, so it looks a bit distressed. Then I took some Tim Holz Distress Ink and darkened the edges of the chipboard, and the edges of the scrapbook paper.

I took my transfer image and tore off at each edge, to make all the edges look distressed too (you gotta love the distressed look!). I Mod Podged a postage sticker to the scrapbook paper, followed by my vintage photo, and burnished them well to make sure they were well adhered to the paper.

Next it was time to embellish. I added a sticker of roses that has just a hint of sparkle to it, followed by a digital photo of a butterfly (I’ve come to realize that I must have a thing for butterflies, because I use them a lot!). And I added the “Cherish” sticker to the top left of the panel.

Then I took my craft punch and punched four holes in the panel; one on either side of the word, “Cherish,” and two rather close together on the opposite side of the panel. That is where my button would go. I added some pewter-finish round brads to the Cherish sticker, and I tied a black button onto the panel with some black ribbon, which I tied into a bow.

The finishing touch was adding another piece of the black ribbon horizontally across the bottom of the panel. Then I stamped out the letters for the word, “Friends” onto grungy cardstock. And I distressed them on each side with my Distress Ink, and adhered them to the ribbon and panel with glue dots.

Then, voila! It was finished. I had such fun making this! I think I have to dedicate this one to all of my best girlfriends.

Tina

Category: Panels Tags: Altered Art, Distress Ink, gel medium transfer, grungy, Mod Podge, Vintage Photo Leave a Comment

Altered Hangtag First Kiss

By ArtChick

Mar
2010

So, this altered art stuff is quickly becoming my new addiction. I am so loving it! I decided I wanted to make another altered hangtag. This one is called First Kiss.

I started with a good and grungy hangtag. Then I added a vintage image of some tiny tots having their first kiss–this image was the inspiration for the whole project, of course. I just couldn’t resist it! I cut a small splice in the photo behind the little girl, and I inserted some butterfly wings for a fairy nice effect. Then I Mod Podged the image to the hangtag.

Next I added two stickers, one that looks like a stamp, and the other is the yellow flower. I thought the yellow flower would help tie into the butterfly wings a bit more. Then I added the word “first” at the top of the image (that was part of a sticker too).

Next I needed to create the letters for the word “kiss.” I stamped them onto grungy card stock then cut them out. Then I used Tim Holz Distress Ink to distress the edges of each one. And then I glued each letter to the tag.

The final step was to punch two small holes near the top of the tag, so that I could add some black ribbon. I think I need to make a bunch more hangtags…and then maybe sell them? I find it so difficult to sell artwork I created that I really like. But who knows.

Tina

Category: Fairy Altered Art, Hang Tags, Paper Arts Tags: Altered Art, Altered Hangtag, Distress Ink, grungy, Mod Podge Leave a Comment

Fly ATC

By ArtChick

Feb
2010

This is my very first ever ATC (Artist Trading Card). Not sure if I followed all the rules–not that there are any ATC police to come and get me if I didn’t. LOL The main requirement of an ATC is in its size; it’s basically a miniature work of art and should be 2-1/2 x 3-1/2″ in size. ATC’s are meant to be swapped or traded, but never sold. I really need to get making a bunch of these, so I can start doing some ATC swapping. How fun would that be? To have a grand collection of mini works of art, created not just by you, but by people from all over the world?!

My first one was created for a challenge in a Ning Community I belong to, called Scraptivate. The challenge was to create something with the theme, Taking Flight. What we created was up to us, and medium or art form. So I just decided on an ATC.

I used some scrapbooking paper to cover some illustration board. Then I found a vintage photo of an angel that I liked, which seemed like a perfect fit to the theme for the challenge. I tore the edges of the photo and Mod Podge’d it to a grungy’d up piece of card stock I had. I wanted some color, so I found a butterfly photo to add (Butterflies do fly, after all). I added a strip of grungy, ripped muslin to the bottom for texture, and added two buttons to create some depth. I added some glitter to her wing, though it’s difficult to see that in the photo. The final touch was adding the word, Fly, which I stamped onto grungy paper.

One of these days, who knows, she might belong to someone on the other side of the world! Fly, indeed.