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He Loves Me Altered Envelope

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18
Jul
2011

Time for another fun challenge at the Gingersnaps Creations blog. This time the theme challenge is 3 Papers, 3 Buttons, 3 Words.  My He Loves Me altered art is my creation for this challenge.

He Loves Me Altered Envelope

I love using Kraft Envelopes from time to time when I’m doing Altered Art, and that’s what I used this time. I added a piece of torn paper bag with a vintage newsprint pattern onto the envelope first. Then I tore some scrap wallpaper with a red color and pattern and added that to the top and bottom of the envelope, over the paper bag print. Then I added some lace trim to the bottom. I embellished this with a vintage photo transparency that I adhered to some grungy paper; I also added paper flowers affixed with button brads, some gems, a 3D paper butterfly, and the words He Loves Me. I finished off the top of the envelope with some black ribbon.

My 3 Papers are the grungy paper behind the transparency, the red wallpaper, and the newsprint paper bag. My 3 buttons are the 3 button brads. And my 3 words, of course, are the He Loves Me words I added.

I love how this turned out, and I like that it sort of looks like a paper purse when it’s hanging on the wall.

Tina Siggy
Category: Kraft Envelopes  Tags: , , ,  2 Comments

Say Cheese Altered Kraft Envelope

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17
May
2011

I was feeling like doing some Altered Art when I was finally able to make it into my studio for a couple of hours. And since I have a whole bunch of Kraft envelopes out there, I thought I’d go ahead and alter one of those. My Say Cheese project is the result.

Say Cheese Altered Kraft Envelope

I started by using some Tea Dye Distress Ink all over the envelope, adding extra to the edges. I wanted it to look fairly grungy. Next I added some blue patterned scrap paper across the top. Then I added a vintage photo of some lovely ladies, who look to me like they’re having their photo taken. I added some alpha stickers on the photo to spell out “Smile, Marcy.” I used some Tim Holtz clear film down the right side to go with the photo theme and also added a flower near the top of the envelope. Then at the bottom I added my Say Cheese paper sentiment, along with a camera image and a button. Granted, the button doesn’t make much sense. But it’s blue and I just needed something with color down there. ;)

Tina Siggy
Category: Kraft Envelopes, Paper Arts  Tags: , , , , ,  One Comment

Dreams of Spring Collage

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08
Mar
2011

Amazingly, Spring is right around the corner now. Yay! And the gals over at the 3 Muses Challenge Blog have chosen “Spring” as the theme for this week’s challenge. So my Dreams of Spring Collage is my entry into that challenge.

Dreams of Spring Collage

I started with a plain piece of chipboard that I painted with a buttermilk yellow acrylic. Then I used Tim Holtz’ Tattered Rose Crackle Paint on top of that to give the base some texture, and I distressed the edges a bit with ink as well.

Since flowers and fairies are always what comes to my mind when I think of Spring, I chose a vintage photo of a fairy girl for my subject. She looks like she’s dreaming of something, with that faraway look in her eyes, so maybe it’s Spring? I added a glittery crown and rhinestone gem to her head, and an extra rhinestone gem to the sash of her dress.  Then I added some white lace trim and pink satin ribbon to the bottom of the image, and embellished that with some pink stain roses. And the last step was just to add some alphas to spell out Dreams of Spring.

Tina Siggy
Category: Fairy Altered Art, Panels, Paper Arts  Tags: , ,  11 Comments

Vintage Queen Hangtag

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21
Feb
2011

Crowns are the thing right now at Gingersnap Creations, so I’ve created a hangtag to enter their Crowns Challenge.  I’m calling it my Vintage Queen Hangtag. It’s also going into the Tag Tuesday Postcard Challenge.

Vintage Queen Hangtag

I started with a plain white hangtag, which I then used a decorative corner punch on to give it some added detail. Then I used brown ink and a text rubber stamp to create the background, and I distressed the edges with the same brown ink.

I found a vintage photo of a young girl, which I then Mod Podged in place on the tag. Then I added a transparent paper image over the top of the girl photo. This image has the little bird on it and reads Carte Postale at the bottom, which means “postcard” in French. I love the way the photo of the girl looks through this transparent (vellum-type) paper.

For embellishments, I added a crown using a 3D-O to make it appear in relief (raised up from the background) and I added rhinestone gems to the crown. I also added a rhinestone gem above the bird. I added alpha stickers to spell out q-u-e-e-n.  And then I added a pretty flower at the bottom of the tag. I finished it off with some coordinating satin ribbon.

I think the tag itself has a very vintage feel, and a very shabby chic feel as well.

Tina Siggy
Category: Hang Tags, Paper Arts, Shabby Chic Crafts, Uncategorized  Tags: , , ,  34 Comments

Cherish Altered Heart

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14
Feb
2011

Well, seeing that it’s Valentines Day, I thought I’d get one more heart-themed project in before the clock strikes midnight. And I’m using it for the Ginersnaps Creations Charms Challenge too.  It’s my Cherish Altered Heart project.  My beads will have to serve as charms in this case…I didn’t have any actual charms to play with.

Cherish Altered Heart

I started with a plain wooden heart, which is about 3″ high. It’s the same wooden heart I used for my Love Altered Hearts project.  I added a piece of teal and cream colored patterned scrapbook paper that I liked. Then I added a vintage photo that I scalloped the edges on.

Next I found a piece of chipboard that had the word Cherish on it, in a metallic teal font. It matched perfectly so I glued that at the bottom of the vintage photo. Then I distressed the edges of the heart a bit with some brown distress ink to give the heart a wee bit of dimension. I also added a teal paper flower, with a rhinestone gem in the center.

To finish this off I added 3 swarovski crystals as my “charms” to the bottom of the heart, one in a teal color, and two in clear. I love the way those look on the heart. They almost give it a shabby chic feel, don’t you think? Oh, and at the last minute I decided to turn this into a magnet so I could hang it on the frig. Love it!

Tina Siggy
Category: Everyday Crafts, Hearts, Seasonal Crafts, Shabby Chic Crafts  Tags: , , , , ,  7 Comments

Tea Time Hangtag

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24
Jan
2011

This altered hangtag was inspired by the Gingersnaps Creations Hot Beverages Challenge.  I thought a good, old-fashioned tea party would be perfect for my theme.

Tea Time Hangtag

I started with a plain white hangtag, which I distressed on the edges with red ink, and then I stamped on a doily texture to the lower left bottom edge.

Then I chose a transparency image of a vintage photo of two adorable little girls, who are clearly having a tea party. Gosh, remember those?! I added a bright red rose sticker, along with some red rhinestone gems here and there. And I also added the Tea Time alpha stickers. I finished it off with some simple black ribbon.

Tea, anyone?

Tina Siggy
Category: Hang Tags  Tags: , , ,  8 Comments

G is For Girl Bookmark

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19
Jan
2011

I was feeling kind of girly, and also feeling like making a new altered art bookmark, so with those as my starting points, this G is For Girl Bookmark was the result.

G is For Girl Bookmark

I started with a piece of cardstock scrap paper that I liked. It has hints of pastel minty greens and grays, though it’s kind of difficult to tell that in the photo. I cut that to bookmark size and then also scalloped the bottom edge.

To embellish, I started with some stickers: the “G”, and also a postage sticker. And I added a paper accent showing some “G’s” and the word “girl” as well, which I also used some distress ink on to distress the edges. I added a contrasting strip of scrap paper at the bottom of the bookmark. Then I added the vintage photo of the little girl, who’s carrying a large cone of flowers, and wearing minty green and pink (very girly!).  Then I added some paper flowers, which I attached with plastic button brads. I even added a little button brad to the little girl’s pants. And I finished it off with a coordinating satin ribbon.

I’m using this in the Craft Your Passion “Button Up” Challenge.

Tina Siggy
Category: Bookmarks, Paper Arts  Tags: , ,  2 Comments

Rose Gardens Fabric Collage

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05
Jan
2011

As I begin to play around more and more with fabric in my art and crafts, I’m trying to incorporate other types of art and techniques that I love…like Altered Art. This fabric collage, Rose Gardens, was great fun for me. It’s a little bit primitive and rustic, and a little bit shabby chic, and still with that altered art flair. This piece is about 4″ x 5″ in size. I’m using this as entry into the Three Muses Old Fashioned Challenge.

Rose Gardens Fabric Collage

I actually started this with a muslin bag that I grungy’d up with my special grungy sauce mix. I just love the look of grungy muslin, what can I say? So that is what you see on the outer edges of this piece; it serves as the background for the whole collage.

Next I took a plain piece of muslin and did an image transfer onto it using a gel medium. I used a vintage photo of a woman (I’ve named her “Rose”) picking roses outside her window. At first I was irritated that my black and white image came out looking pink in the transfer image, but hey, what’s a gal to do? I just decided to go with it. After that dried I distressed the edges of the muslin, then sewed that onto the grungy muslin bag using black thread. I just like the way the black thread contrasts with the muslin.

Then it was time to embellish, so I took some decorative ivory-colored trim and used that to frame my transfer image. Then I cut off all the edges of the muslin bag–because it wasn’t really a bag anymore once I sewed the image onto it. And the nice part is that the extra layer of fabric from the back of the bag makes the whole collage a bit more firm, which I like. I frayed the edges of the remaining part of the grungy muslin bag. Then I tied 3 paper roses together with a black ribbon and sewed them to the bottom right corner of the collage.

At some point I may use this small fabric collage as part of another bigger project. But I am  happy with it as it is for now. And one fun thing for me on this…there is a flaw in the image transfer, to the right of Rose’s dress, near the bottom. It’s a little white spot that didn’t quite transfer from the photo. But to me, it looks like a little fairy…and I love that!

Tina

Tina Siggy
Category: Fabric Collage, Fabric Crafts, Shabby Chic Crafts  Tags: , , , , , ,  28 Comments

Snow Angel Canvas

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04
Jan
2011

Well, the holidays are over, but winter has only just begun. So it’s really the perfect time to create a snow-themed project as I stay indoors and try to keep warm. This is my Snow Angel canvas, and I’m entering it into the White Glitter Challenge at Gingersnap Creations.

Snow Angel Canvas

This is a mixed media project that I began with a plain, white primed canvas. I used ink pads to “paint” a blue background by rubbing the pad across the canvas, and then blending it in with a round foam dauber. I also added some silver ink accents using the same method, blending the colors together a bit as I went. Then I did some spatter painting with white acrylic paint, to create the snow effect in the background.

Next, I took a piece of textured white wallpaper scrap and cut it into a snowy ground shape for the bottom of the canvas. I Mod Podged that onto the canvas, and then added the vintage photo of my cute little snow angel baby. I also added a lavender rhinestone gem on the girl’s dress, along with white button brads to her coat.

Then I used some white glitter letters to spell out BRR, which seemed appropriate for this snowy scene. I also added white glitter to the snowy ground so that it would sparkle a bit. And I finished the whole thing off with a white paper flower.

Tina

Tina Siggy
Category: Canvas, Fairy Altered Art  Tags: , , ,  8 Comments

Friends Forever ATC

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03
Jan
2011

I haven’t made any ATC’s for awhile, so I figured it was about time to make another one. And this ATC is very girly! :) I’m using this for the Craft Your Passion Anything Goes Challenge, as well as the Ginspiration Challenge at Gingersnap Creations; they provided several inspirational themes, and we just had to pick one–I chose a photo of a jacket with a black & white design motif.

Friends Forever ATC

I started with a piece of ATC-sized illustration board. To that I added some pink textured cardstock. Then I took some scrapbook paper that has a black & white design motif much like the photo inspiration, and I tore it on one edge and distressed it with some brown ink. Then I glued that over the top half of the ATC.

Next I added a vintage photo of two girls, one of whom is holding a pink heart. I also punched some pink heart shapes from the same pink background paper and glued them to the black & white paper. Then I stamped on a decorative heart and the words, friends forever, in black ink. I added some rhinestone gems to give the ATC some sparkle, and I distressed the edges of the ATC to give it a bit more dimension and definition.

I may have to give this to someone for Valentine’s Day, don’tcha think? It would be perfect for that for sure.

Tina

Tina Siggy
Category: ATC's, Paper Arts  Tags: , ,  13 Comments
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