Monday 8 October 2012

Altered Tin


The theme over at PanPastelUk this week is 'altered/recycled item'.  The only stipulation is that your project must be a genuine alteration or recycled item.  So I chose a mini cigar tin to alter.


This is the outside opened up.


And this is the inside opened up.


So I had a play with my new Fresco chalk paints (from Paperartsy) and they are fabulous, they blend together so well.  I firstly painted the tin in white gesso and then used the yellow, green and brown out the set I purchased at the GNPE at Harrogate.  I used my new Stampotique splatter stamp with timber brown Stazon.  The circles were created using a pop bottle lid and the brown paint.


And for the inside I used a sheet of card from another GNPE purchase, the old world mat stack pad (DCWV).  I stamped the splatters, again in timber brown Stazon, directly onto the patterned card.  I stamped the Stampotique 'whatever..'  onto a separate piece of the same card and edged it in timber brown Stazon.  I stamped the mushrooms and monster key keeper onto white card, coloured them with the Fresco chalk paints, cut them out and stuck them onto the background papers in the tin.  I cut the smallest mushroom off the group and stuck it on the other side of the tin as the monster was hiding it.

This is my altered cigar tin for this weeks PanPastelUk challenge.

12 comments:

downrightcrafty said...

oh loving the torn words on the outer and such a great image inside a lovely piece
Hugs Kate xx

Minxy said...

This rocks Sam, Love the colour choice, and the cool little monster inside :)

Marianne said...

This is a fun altered item! Lovely this new spampotique stamp and really beautiful colours!
Hugs,
Marianne

Deborah said...

Wonderful tin, Sam. Like the strips of text. And Fresco Finish paints are fab, aren't they?

Anonymous said...

cute tin!! Love the colors and that spatter stamp looks perfect! Susan Ribbons

Gillian .... said...

Hey Sam, glad you got some of those delish fresco paints, love your altered tin, very cool. Thanks for joining in at PanPastel UK. x

Unknown said...

Love your tags in the previous post and this is so cute.

chrissie said...

What a terrific alteration Sam and great use of your new purchases as well. Such a fun idea to add the character to the inside of the tin.

Love Chrissie xx

Gez Butterworth said...

Wow! This is so neat! What a clever idea xx

Sarn said...

Brilliant alteration. Kind of a cute monster! x

Alison said...

Fantastic altering Sam! xxx

Claire said...

Fab project, love the effect you've achieved with your new paints! Thanks for joining us at PanPAstel UK this week
Claire xx
PS Love your dog too x

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