I just adored making this altered project - the cabinet! {CB7011 Memory Cabinet 01}.
May I just say that this is the MOST AWESOME OFF-THE-PAGE ITEM
I have ever come across for sale!!
Hats off to Scrapmatts for putting together this absolutely DARLING piece!
I think this item would be IDEAL for a class as everyone can customise this to exactly
the way they want - it is FUN to decorate & I have never constructed something
like this myself before so I felt a big sense of achievement when it stuck together
& didn't collapse {it comes flat-packed with excellent instructions on how to assemble}.
Once I had glued all the pieces of the cabinet together I painted it with an undercoat
of cheap gesso {I always do this in preparation when I am painting as it is a good
base & saves other, more expensive paints being absorbed by the wood or chipboard.
Then I painted a fairly thick coat of Ranger Crackle Paint in "Picket Fence"
which is just a fancy name for white. This paint is incredibly awesome
& the thicker you put it on - the deeper the cracks! I'm impatient so I
dried mine off with my heat (embossing) gun to literally WATCH
the cracks appear - it's like magic!!
Then I inked the edges randomly with dark brown archival ink
(better staying power than chalk ink) & rubbed over some places
with Ranger Liquid Pearls in Buttercup & Cantaloupe
(these work just like metallic paint but are cheaper & take up less space to store!)
I used various Scrapmatts Words (CB1198 Scrap Words 06) -
these are a MUST-HAVE for your stash - incredibly useful!!
I inked mine in dark brown then added a swipe of
yellow & orange & a little gesso sponging.
I added a big Prima Rose resin to the top of my cabinet which I also treated
in the same way as the words. I use HOT GLUE for all my Off-The-Page
projects as it is by far the strongest but be careful - handling a glue-gun
can result in burning yourself (which I do regularly LOL).
I am an embellishment addict so - aswell as decorating the inside of the cabinet
I added a couple of Prima vines to the outside too :-p I always cut these up
& re-connect them to suit the area I am covering - I sponged these with dark
brown ink on the leaves, yellow & orange on the blooms & gesso all over!!
I added a few dots of Liquid Pearls along the top edge too - these run
& smudge so you need to add them last then leave them to dry overnight.
I hope you will give this OTP page project a try!
It would make the most awesome customised gift for someone
on an occasion like a wedding for example. TOTALLY unique!!
I used plenty of Purple Pumpkin products on both this project
& the layout I showed yesterday. Go HERE to follow the
Purple Pumpkin blog & click into their online store to shop!
30 comments:
This is such a sweet project and so very feminine. Lovely.
Wow, that looks totally fabulous.
Your off the page project is just "Absolutely Fabulous" a beautiful keepsake for someone special x
Oh wow this is a very sweet and cute OTP project!! YOu've done a fantastic job on it Helen it looks awesome. Crackle mediums are lots of fun to play with I've used some on my latest project and I'm the same watching those cracks appears is so cool. Oh dear that sounds tragic, haha it doesn't take much to amuse a scrapbooker! Cheers, my friend. :)
You clever girl...thanks for the info on the paints & inks you used:):):) It looks gorgeous & very, very pretty...& I must admit to checking out very carefully how you staged the photo LOL!!!!!!!
This looks gorgeous! What a lovely little cabinet.. and you have decorated it perfectly!
Gorgeous!!! Stunning!!! Awesome OTP project Helen!!!! I love it. I love this piece by Scrapmatts! I cant wait to find a US vendor that carries it so I can give this a try.
*thud* ... that's my JAW hitting the desk!! WOW WOW WOW!!!! This is absolutely amazing Helen!! Just STUNNING!!! WOWWWWWWW!!
Wow! This is simply gorgeous!!!!!!!!!
GORGEOUS! just gorgemouse :D
wow so sweet and cool and veryyyyy
BEAUTIFUL My friend
Hugs Carla
Ohhh my!!!! This is gorgeous!!! i love it!xx
This is absolutely stunning!! just in love with this so much!! you've outdone yourself with this piece! seriously amazing!
WOW mum this looks like something I would find on Pinterest. This is so beautiful!! Looks like something out of a fairy tale! <3
WOW mum this looks like something I would find on Pinterest. This is so beautiful!! Looks like something out of a fairy tale! <3
That is fabulous Helen and I just love that little cupboard, so cute! :)
This is stunning Helen!
This is so cute!
I'm just like Julie...!!! Jaw is still!! wide like WOW WOW WOW... this project is absolutely stunning !!! Love it...love it...totally loving it... hugs....x
This is so amazing Helen. I've had my eye on that specific piece. Looks so yummy eith all of the embellies added in Fave
Oooooh...this is such a pretty project Helen! You are rocking the altered art!
Gorgeous Helen!
Gorgeous project Helen. This could be an advert for Prima!!!!
How beautiful is this?!?!? Love the 3D project.
Now isn't this totally beautiful ... so much yummy detail!!!
Wiping the drool off my keyboard here!!!
Helen, this is really stunning! love all the pretty little thing your filled your little cabinet with! gorgeous!!!
I'm in AWE....So Gorgeous project!!! love each detail...awesome!!!
Wow....stunning in every way! Soft, elegant and just perfect! Beautiful!
What a WOW creation. Mitra's blog shows it off, but I loved seeing even more pictures. Gorgeous creation!! She's right, you should be famous VERY soon. ;)
hugs,
Lisa x
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