Saturday 9 February 2013

Anything But A Card - Share the love

Hello again and welcome back, thank you for stopping by.
 Today I have my DT piece for Anything But A Card and our challenge is 'Share The Love'. Obviously with Valentines day just around the corner we are after seeing your crafty makes, it can be anything heart or love related just as long as it is not a card.Head on over to check out what the rest of the DT have created for inspiration.Now I am a little early but I am out all day tomorrow on a crafting class and do not understand scheduled posts.
 Right, my better half has been banned form my blog till after Valentines day so I can share this with you.    Now I hate making cards so this year I decided to make something a little different instead, although I don't think I will be able to find an envelope for this.A little while back I saw a picture frame done by my blog friend Alison and knew I had to have a go.
 This started out as a plain wooden frame, about 6x6, I painted everything white with Paper Artsy fresco paints and when dry I used a couple of stencils and some dream weaver paste to give the texture.When the paste had dried I used the Distress Inks Gathered twigs and Walnut stain to add some colour to the raised areas and to the edges, I also stamped with the Tim Holtz honey comb stamp, the stamped area was then sanded back to leave more of a ghost impression.
 The inside of the frame gave a little trouble as I was not sure how to add some contrasting colour, I started out using the Paper Artsy pealed paint technique but it just did not look right and then I remembered I had some burlap that a Bloggy friend sent to me (thank you).
 The heart was a plain wooden heart and again painted with a couple of coats of white fresco paint, I used some of Tim's tape with the butterfly's on and stuck it down using some decopatch glue, this also helped seal the heart. It was finally given a coat of the Distress crackle in clear, thanks to the decopatch glue base you can then heat dry straight away and get cracks instantly rather than waiting, also it does not peel off due to the 2 layers of paint and layer of glue, thanks Andy Skinner for this tip/technique.Some brown acrylic paint was rubbed into the cracks and wiped back.
To finish the frame of I added one of Tim's word tags. 'Know in your heart you are loved'  quite a fitting sentiment for the GF.
 All I have to do now is think of something to write on the back and Im all done.
 As always it would be great to see you over at Anything But A Card






I would like to enter this into the challenge over at Simon Says Stamp Challenge their theme is 'have a heart'

Over at the other Simon Says challenge, Simon Says Stamp And Show their theme is 'ever after' Now its mainly a fairy tale theme but this has been made for my Princess ;) and for our happy ending x

Dilly Beans are having a hearts challenge.  I have used the hexagon stamp on the frame

I have been inspired to enter the Paper Artsy challenge, I love their products and use their paints quite a bit, I have used their paints to alter the wooden frame.

The Crafty Cardmakers are having a 'Vintage Love' theme



28 comments:

  1. This is gorgeous! Your princess will love it!

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  2. gorgeous , love it. the colours are perfect and that heart is gorgeous. I am sure it will be treasured! trace x

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  3. You have done a fabulous job on this Mark, love (and have) both those great stencils and they look amazing on your frame. The heart is beautiful with the tissue over it and it looks perfect against the burlap backing. I think your princess will be very pleased with this...... Anne x

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  4. Another gorgeous creation Mark! You used my favorite things - burlap, vintage look and i like colours as well!
    Greetings from Slovenia

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  5. What a beautiful piece Mark and a lucky Valentine.

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  6. Great piece of art. I am sure it will be treasured. Great texture.

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  7. Wonderful frame and I love the colours and the stencilling. Gorgeous. Good luck for Sunday. Michelle x

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  8. How cool is this?! I wish my hubby was artistic and crafty like this. But, alas, he is just good looking and employed. Works for me. Beautiful V Day project for the missus. I'm sure she'll love it!!! Lucky lady!

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  9. Mark...your shabby washed frame is very cool! I love the dimensional honeycomb randomly stenciled on it! That looks really really cool! And that text is awesome as well! The burlap in the background of the cavity of your frame really is a nice background for your stone heart! Love the butterflies stamped on it and the crackle effect! Thanks so much for sharing your always inspired work with us at Simon Says Stamp and Show. <3 Candy

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  10. Fantastic framed art. The pale colours are a particular favourite of mine. It has that shabby chic, rustic french feel to it. All that burlap and whitewash. Your other half will, I'm sure, go completely nuts for it. And if she doesn't, then send it this way haha. Unlike you I do have a penchant for dabbling in the making of cards lol however my better half & I don't do Valentine's :D so I rarely have to make something with a heart on :) . And regards scheduling posts - this link may help you...http://support.google.com/blogger/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=41456 Px

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  11. Hi Mark, thanks for joining in the GD challenge over at PaperArtsy with this FAB altered shawdow box,loving the shabby/distressed effect and the heart looks great.

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  12. A stunning piece Mark, I'm sure your better half will treasure it!
    Alison x
    P.S. If you read this before you go to the CB today, wrap up warm, it was freezing yesterday! No heating! ;o)

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  13. Wow! Fabulous -Thanks for joining us at Dilly Beans this week.

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  14. Beyond fabulous- so cool. I love the texture and the heart itself is brilliant.

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  15. So gorgeous, Mark! What a stunning heart... the texture and images are just beautiful, and the frame looks fabulous with the texture. That sentiment suddenly came to life too - this should get you plenty of brownie points! Thanks for the shout out...
    Alison xx

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  16. Whata lovely sentiment to use on your canvas Mark. You will have to box it and fill it with something to surprise your love! Texturally terrific too. Try saying that quickly!

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  17. The frame is fantastic with the added texture and the sentiments are perfect with the gorgeous heart!

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  18. This is lovely, mark! How about pimping up a brown paper bag instead of trying to squeeze into an envelope? (*gg) It would match your awesome gift perfectly.

    Love your butterfly-heart!

    Claudia x

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  19. She is a lucky girl to get such a thoughtful valentine gift. Looks wonderful. :P

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  20. This is gorgeous! Love the tape and crackle heart and the textured frame is fabulous. Thank you for sharing with us at Simon Says Stamp and Show!!

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  21. Wow what a fabulous creation, I'm sure it will be treasured. Thanks for joining us this week over at Dilly Beans :-) Shelly x

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  22. Gorgeous !
    Thank you for joining us at Simon Says Challenge this week.

    Hugs,

    Jo x

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  23. What an amazing creation! LOVE the use of texture and the tape! Thanks for joining us at CCM! :)

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  24. Your creation is truly gorgeous, I love all the butterflys on the heart and a beautiful sentiment, I am sure your GF will love it.
    Thanks for joining us this week at CCM.

    Jules :)

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  25. Thanks so much for sharing this fab project at CCM this week - stunning piece and am sure it will be much treasured for many years.

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  26. Love it! Love the texture and the heart is gorgeous.

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  27. What an original project!! Thank you for sharing it with us at Crafty Cardmakers this time.

    Jackie

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