Don't throw out those cell phone boxes! I recycled this one to hold some of my swatches, inspired by the jade stone.
It started with a coat of black gesso, followed by Emerald Creek Boho Blends (Turkish Bronze) Embossing Powder, as you can see on the sides.
White gesso was then added to the Prima Donna Downey Poppies and Peonies Collection Stencil along the front, top and back. Once dry, I reapplied the stencil, and heat embossed several layers of Emerald Creek Baked Velvet Embossing Powders (Lime and Dusk) along with Boho Blends (Burmese Jade). Then I painted around the design with Art Alchemy Opal Magic (Green-Gold), and added touches of white gesso and EC Rock Candy (Spearmint) Embossing Powder.
The metal embellishments were covered with black gesso, and left to dry before embossing with EC (Charred Gold) and touches of Baked Texture (Patina Oxide) Embossing Powders. Then I added some small light green rhinestones and the beautiful jade bead that I inherited from my husband's grandmother, who frequently traveled to Asia.
Before I even started the tab didn't fit right, so the lid wouldn't close all the way. I almost cut it off, but am so glad I didn't, because all of the layers of gesso and embossing powders was all it needed to get the perfect fit.
I love my 2" swatches, and can easily see what paints or embossing powders I have, and how they'll look together without having to take them off of a ring! On the right side I used black cardstock, which can make a huge difference in the color. Here's a look at all of the Emerald Creek Embossing Powders used on this project.
Thanks for looking, and check back soon for another cell phone box transformation to hold the rest of my swatches!
It started with a coat of black gesso, followed by Emerald Creek Boho Blends (Turkish Bronze) Embossing Powder, as you can see on the sides.
White gesso was then added to the Prima Donna Downey Poppies and Peonies Collection Stencil along the front, top and back. Once dry, I reapplied the stencil, and heat embossed several layers of Emerald Creek Baked Velvet Embossing Powders (Lime and Dusk) along with Boho Blends (Burmese Jade). Then I painted around the design with Art Alchemy Opal Magic (Green-Gold), and added touches of white gesso and EC Rock Candy (Spearmint) Embossing Powder.
The metal embellishments were covered with black gesso, and left to dry before embossing with EC (Charred Gold) and touches of Baked Texture (Patina Oxide) Embossing Powders. Then I added some small light green rhinestones and the beautiful jade bead that I inherited from my husband's grandmother, who frequently traveled to Asia.
Before I even started the tab didn't fit right, so the lid wouldn't close all the way. I almost cut it off, but am so glad I didn't, because all of the layers of gesso and embossing powders was all it needed to get the perfect fit.
Here's a peek inside!
I love my 2" swatches, and can easily see what paints or embossing powders I have, and how they'll look together without having to take them off of a ring! On the right side I used black cardstock, which can make a huge difference in the color. Here's a look at all of the Emerald Creek Embossing Powders used on this project.
Thanks for looking, and check back soon for another cell phone box transformation to hold the rest of my swatches!
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Challenges Entered:
The Funky Junkie Boutique Blog ~ Leap Into the Odd (Recycled cell phone box and did stencil work on 3 sides, added 3 small circle embellies, and 3 large ones. It also might be a little odd or dumb to add real jade onto a box of faux jade. Lol! )
This is a stunner. Beautiful recycling and so, so useful I love the products you used and the way you used them. Super inspiring.
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Cath x
How absolutely incredible. It's a perfect recycled project and perfect for Try it on Tuesday's recycling challenge.
ReplyDeleteWow, you would never believe it, brilliant recycling, thank you for joining us at MAWTT, xxxx
ReplyDeleteWhat a great up-cycle project and it's so useful, too! And it is odd to see the real next to the faux jade. Gorgeous!Thank you for playing along at The Funkie Junkie Boutique challenge blog!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous recycled box. Love all the texture and the colour is so rich. Thanks for joining us at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog.
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Cec
Clever up-cycle of the phone box to an elegant and rich textured box! Thanks for sharing it with us at the Funkie Junkie Boutique Challenge!
ReplyDeleteHello… Thanks for sharing your lovely decorated box project with ‘Moving Along with the Times Challenge Blog’; it fits perfectly with our ‘Anything but a card’ challenge theme. Hope you can join us next month for our new challenge. Diane Louise (Team Leader) xx
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Marie
A lovely creation!
ReplyDeleteThank you soo much for taking part in our "anything goes + optional monochrome” challenge over at Creatalicious & good luck in the draw.
Hope to see you again in our new challenge as well…
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