Showing posts with label Altoids tin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Altoids tin. Show all posts

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

As promised ..............

The details of the Altered tin that I made for the swap over on UK Stampers
The theme was wings
Glitter Monkey has now received the tin so I can share with the world :-)


This is the outside of the tin


and this is the inside.


Firstly I covered the tin using 12x12 paper.
I stamped the image, cut it out & then coloured the flesh areas with Copics.
The dress was painted with Distress crackle paint, weathered wood. The butterfly embellishment was securely glued using specialist metal glue.


I used crackle accents for the wings which I sprinkled with glitter whilst wet.


I used bronze 3D glitter-Gel for the hair to give colour & dimension.
The sentiment was stamped & mounted & the embellishment stars glued on & the bird secured with a toning brad fastened before gluing the sentiment down & snippets of lace popped on.


I used a key as a 'handle'
and managed to line up the paper properly on the top & bottom!!


The inside compartments were made in mount-board & coloured with alcohol inks, 
as was the part of the tin not covered with paper.




Thursday, 26 January 2012

I've discovered


that I really like altering tins!

Now how did I discover this? I took part in an altered swap over on UK Stampers.

and no I'm not spoiling the surprise - this tin is not the one that is winging it's way via Royal Mail to the recipient as I type :-)


This started life as an Altoids tin - full of peppermints!
I covered the tin with paper & made the insert compartments from mount board which I coloured with alcohol ink.


I stamped the image & coloured with distress ink & Copics, then used Crackle accents on the clock


just love the effect :-)


on the hair I used bronze Glitter Gel giving it texture as well as colour


and I used Inka Gold on the key which was the same colour as the Generation embellishment


I stamped & mounted various words 


and added a little lace, flowers & the Generations embellishment  which was just the right colour!

I'll reveal the other altered tin as soon as the recipient lets me know that she has received it ......