Monday, 17 September 2012

Oriental Influences


Over at Out of a Hat Creations they have gone all oriental.  I decided to decorate another mousetrap.  After giving the base a coat of gesso I painted it with a bright red Steward Gill paint.  I stamped the background writing in black Stazon from a stamp on the Paperartsy Asian plate 3 set.  The images are from a mini book called ATC Oriental Paper Pad by Leisure Arts.  Oriental charms were added to finish.

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19 comments:

  1. Von17 September 2012 at 08:33

    Love your use of the mouse trap :)
    Von ♥

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  2. Paula Whittaker17 September 2012 at 08:46

    oh how fab is this...super creation Sam

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  3. chrissie17 September 2012 at 08:52

    Sam you are becoming the Queen of Mousetrap altering. I just love this one with the rich colours and the charms

    Thanks for joining us again this week at Out of a Hat Creations
    Love Chrissie xx

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  4. Anonymous17 September 2012 at 09:10

    Brillaint idea Sam. Love your take on this weeks challenge. Thank you so much for sharing this gem with the Hatters this week.
    Regards Florence x

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  5. Marianne17 September 2012 at 09:48

    I've never seen this before; a mouse trap for oriental mice. But I think they will like it as much as I do LOL.
    Hugs,
    Marianne

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  6. Deborah17 September 2012 at 10:18

    Oriental and mousetrap really go well together for some bizarre reason.

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  7. JoZart Designs17 September 2012 at 12:09

    Hi Sam
    I love your Asian mousetrap and just for fun I'm going to ask my friend to bring you one from China so you can alter it! He asked what I wanted so he's going to get a shock!
    Wouldn't the mousetraps make great calendars with the date pages in the trap bar?
    Love jo x

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  8. All mixed up maz17 September 2012 at 12:38

    Hi
    Great mousetrap
    Love it. xx

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  9. Sandra's Spot17 September 2012 at 13:06

    Hi Sam, Just love that oriental mousetrap, great idea. Thanks for sharing with us at Out of a hat. Hugs Sandra x

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  10. Clare with paint in her hair17 September 2012 at 13:08

    thats really cool!

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  11. Janet17 September 2012 at 15:49

    Oh Sam your mouse trap is fantastic
    Thanks for sharing with us at out of a Hat
    Janet x

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  12. Carol Q17 September 2012 at 17:14

    that's looks really good Sam!

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  13. Julia S-W17 September 2012 at 17:37

    For some reason your oriental theme works really well on the mouse trap! I'm still intrigued by how you paint these without getting trapped. Am I being particularly dense??!!
    Juliaxx

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  14. Jenny Marples17 September 2012 at 19:58

    It took a good couple of looks before I realised it was a mousetrap!! You have done a fab job of altering this. Love the intensity of that red background. Superb job Sam. Hugs, Buttons x

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  15. Minxy18 September 2012 at 00:39

    another crackin trap xx love that u painted the spring and all xx

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  16. Neet18 September 2012 at 07:30

    That is fab - you should do Asian more often.
    Neet xx

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  17. downrightcrafty18 September 2012 at 07:35

    oh I love this one, just absolutely fabulous and hope you were careful with your fingers love the image :) and the deep red and black
    Hugs Kate xx

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  18. Anonymous18 September 2012 at 18:32

    Fantastic trap alteration. Love the colours and images you used.

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  19. Sue21 September 2012 at 22:04

    Absolutely gorgeous Sam, (and that's from a non Oriental fan) x

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