Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Guest Design Team Member ....

........for Try it on Tuesday. This week is altered week which is sponsored by The Craft Barn. They are giving one very lucky winner a £15.00 voucher to spend in the shop. How fab is that! Go join in !

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I used a hard cover childhood book to make this photo frame.
PS - This is my daughter, Karlien, when she was 5 years old (16 years ago now) - don't tell her, she doesn't like this photograph! LOL


HOW TO:

Cut out the top 4 pages to create the frame part. Tear off the plastified top layer of all pages, so the gesso will hold onto it. Glue all the pages together, except for the two the photograph has to be attached to. Paint the frame with a layer of gesso. Allow to dry. Add a layer of Viva Terra, and stamp into it with some (Katzelkraft) stamps to get a texture. Leave it to dry. Paint it with black acrylic paint, and while wet wipe off most of it with a damp cloth. Allow to dry. Paint with white acrylic paint, wipe off most of it with a damp cloth. Allow to dry. Buff with Pearl-ex. Mask the photograph and stamp the text (Katzelkraft) over it several times with StazOn timber brown. Use the same text and ink to stamp on the frame as well. Attach the photograph in the frame, and glue these two pages together as well with doublesided tape. To seal it all, spray it with hairspray.  

I am also entering this in the challenge on Make My Monday - anything but a card. 

STAMPS USED: 
Katzelkraft

13 comments:

  1. Wow! Fabulous work on your frame Ellie which looks stunning.
    Hope your daughter doesn't catch you here as I know what kids are like over photos they're not keen on!
    Fliss xx

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  2. Prachtige lijst, een waar kunstwerk.
    Dochte lijkt precies op haar moeder.

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  3. Love how you altered this book, the frame is fabulous, super family photo as well. Yvonne x

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  4. Ellie, this is just beautiful.. Your daughter sure looks a lot like you! Best, Yvonne

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  5. Je lijstje is echt prachtig geworden!
    En een leuke foto van je dochter.
    Groetjes van Yvon

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  6. Ellie this is a beautiful piece of work, your daughter is very pretty young lady. thanks for joining us at MMM. Caz

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  7. Such an interesting spin on the challenge. Really like the project and thanks for the instructions. Hugs Bee (on TIOT DT team who had not taken part in the challenge this week as I had a total disaster)

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  8. A great frame, love using old books. Thanks for joining in over on Make My Monday.

    Cathx

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  9. Great altered book, great techniques. xx

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  10. Ziet er heel mooi uit.
    Komt me ook bekent voor.

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  11. Ellie when I first saw this I thought it was an early photo of yourself. An amazing photo frame truly unique.

    Hugs Shirley x x

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  12. hahahaha

    Dit ben ik!!
    Thanks mam, ook al vind ik dit inderdaad een gruwelijk kapsel :P

    Super mooi!

    Liefs, Karlien

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