I just can't tell you how pretty this kit is in real life!!! I am having a blast working with it!!! Full of American Crafts Letterbox goodies, this kit will take away your winter blues!!!
Tip/Technique for January
The embellishment add on kit includes a cute little Maya Road Songbird Chipboard Coaster book. There are so many possibilities for this cute little bird!!! My first inclination was to make a cute little mini album, but I soon decided it would be fun to use the songbird to decorate a fun little wall hanging. I will save the rest of the coasters to embellish other projects which will make this little mini album very economical!
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I chose to paint my songbird with some Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint in Shabby Shutters. The green matches the patterned papers perfectly!! While the paint was wet, I sprinkled on some glitter to add to the texture and shine. I then added some ink for more depth.
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For the wing, I decided to cover it with patterned paper, ink, and then sprinkled it with glitter. I have been having so much fun with glitter lately, I add it to everything!!
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For the base of my wall hanging, I covered a 7" x 9" piece of chipboard with a copy of of the cover from an old book. I am loving anything vintage these days too!!! I added some ribbon from the kit, some lace, pom poms, buttons and tulle from my stash. I typed out my sentiment on my computer and distressed it. The sentiment is: Dream. Grow. Fly. This is my mantra for this year. I have a dream and through it I hope to grow. Through the growth, I hope it will give me wings to fly!!!
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Here is a close-up of the songbird. You can see the crackle and the glitter if you look just right.
I hope I have stirred some creative juices in your heart today!!!
I wish you much happiness today!!!
Kristii
I love your wall hanging, and that old book cover is perfect!
ReplyDeleteAwesome use of the bird chipboard! love the wall hanging, and your mantra... I hope you Fly this year!!
ReplyDeleteSoo beautiful!! Happy new year to you!!
ReplyDeleteomygosh!!!! kristii!!!! this is GORGEOUS!!!! wow! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
ReplyDeleteOh Kristii...this is awesome...I just adore it!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea!!!
Wishing you a wonderful day!!! :-)
This is so beautiful. Love the bird...will definitely try this.
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