Saturday 15 August 2009

Lotstodo Week 33 - Free Theme


Polly set us all yet another challenge. This is the bird house that she gave me to alter. Apologies too as she gave me it weeks ago, but I've only just got around to playing with it. Worth the wait though, I think!!!


I covered the whole thing in corrugated cardboard, ript and tore the top layer, painted them with acrylic dabbers and when dry added some metalic. I cut 'windows' out of the front panel and added some images behind. Added the flowers. I used my versamark pen to draw the squiggles freehand and I used black soot distressed embossing powder to colour them. The word 'hope' and the row of black splodges along the top were made with the Cricut machine.


This is a side shot so you get a better idea of the corrugated sides.

12 comments:

Paper Paradise said...

It certainly looks good Sam, love the distressed look of the roof and ideas of the faces in the windows.
Sue x

Zoechaos said...

Ohhhh wonderful! awesome work again!

Anonymous said...

Ohhhh sam that is THE BUSINESS !! love what you did with this its really beautiful.
Hugs June x

downrightcrafty said...

Love the effect and well worth the delay kate x

crafty creations said...

sam this is amazing!!!! Love it - the corrugated cardboard is brill!! and love the squiggles

x Hilda

LazyKay said...

The corrugated is perfick for this project and I love how you've got your ladies in the windows. Great piece.

xxxxxxxxxx

Ang C said...

What a fantastic piece - I wish I'd have seen this before I went into town - just seen one of those bird houses - I knew I should have bought it

adifferentstory said...

This is beautiful. Just love everything about it. I keep saying i'm going to alter a birdhouse. Now I just have to take the first step and go buy one LOL

Andrea said...

WOW Sam what a stunning piece,love everything about it.xx

having a {me} day said...

WOW! Just love your birdhouse ... awesome work! katxx

ARTfulWings said...

Well worth the wait Sam - its brilliant xx

Femmy said...

this is just a oerfect birdhouse!! love it!

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