#KSDNOV Alter Something!

The November challenge over at the Kraaft Shaak (a great kommunity over on Google +) is to alter something.

I was sitting in my craft room trying to think of what I could do when I saw this.
 

This has been hanging in my room just like this for at least 2 years. It's a Puffs tissue box. Already quite beautiful, I had pulled the top up to make a hanger for it, stuck some wood excelsior in it for a nest, then promptly forgot about it. So I decided it was about time to finish this project.

This picture shows the back of the box as well as some other items I thought I would use.

Here is the side of the box. I needed to cover the logo so I stuck flowers on top. The green flourish started out as silver like the ones you see in the bottom corner. I covered the silver flourish with green glitter to make it match the box.

 

Can you see the mistake I made here? There is a lump of hot glue where I had originally put the outer bird. When I put the branch on I decided I would rather have the bird perched on the branch.

Here you can see the completed project. I have glued some more flowers on the box to cover that hot glue mess. I really like the way this turned out, and that it was pretty enough that I didn't need to add too much to make it look great!

 

Thanks for looking!

Cathy 

WOIW "Time"

The Word of Inspiration this past Wednesday was "Time" 



Please ignore how crooked I glued this!

I used this as a reason to cut a cuckoo clock file I've had for a    couple years. I wanted it to be a real clock though. I remembered a clock we received as a wedding gift that I hadn't used in years. I sized the cuckoo clock to match the real clock face.





I decided to make this an autumn themed clock and chose papers to match. The original file had pine trees that I decided to make pumpkins instead, to match the theme better.

I added the banner with the quote from Ecclesiastes to complete the clock. I liked that it tied in both the thought of seasons and time.

Thanks for looking!

Cathy 

Arrrrg!

When I remembered yesterday that it was "Talk like a Pirate" day I decided I need to make a little something in honor of the day. This started out as a recycled small flat rate shipping box. I cut the window in the front, then tore, inked, spayed, and even burned some tan cardstock to get that weathered parchment look. I wrapped and glued these papers around the outside, then decorated the inside with papers and Cricut die cuts. I even used sand for the beach. All die cuts are from the Life's a Party cartridge.

Thanks for looking!

Cathy

What I did during Kraaft It Together

So Saturday was our monthly Kraaft It Together, and I was able to go for the first time. I stayed in the hangout the entire 6 hours. We had a blast just chatting and kraafting together.

I got my last matchbox done for the swap I'm in. This time I went with a bakery window theme. I prepped the exterior box like I did the other 2, only this time I added an awning over the window. I put cupcake paper inside for the "wallpaper" and stamped, colored and cut out a cupcake. The trickiest thing was figuring out what to use as a cake stand. I needed to put the cupcake on something or it would look like it was floating. I also wanted something that would add dimension. I finally thought of using Shrinky Dinks. I sketched out a stand and cut it out. I was hoping I cut it large enough that it would shrink to the correct size. Well, I lucked out on the first one and it turned out the perfect size. I'm thrilled to have completed my swaps and will get them in the mail this week.

Excuse me... the birdfeeder is empty

 





 

 

I also put a quick card together inspired by a t-shirt I saw in a catalog. I just used my Cricut to cut out a squirrel and made the background with scraps. I used my LetraTag to print out the saying.



Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over,
 she became a butterfly.

The other thing I worked on was my mixed media book. I received a blank book for my birthday and I started working in it yesterday. When I started I was thinking about a romantic page about my husband and myself. As I worked it seemed to go a different direction so I just followed that. I ended up with the sparkly butterflies and flowers, but was still looking for a love quote when I found the quote about the butterfly. This was in the same catalog I found the squirrel inspiration in. It seemed to fit the spirit of the page perfectly. I'm very happy with the way this turned out and I'm looking forward to learning new techniques for my journal.

Thanks for looking!

Cathy