"The Royal Jewel Box" Mixed Media Altered Box

So Spring is in the air and I got some creatin' to do! I love the warm weather it's no secret but Spring in Texas usually comes with it's ups and down as far as the temp goes. This year has been an exceptionally warm Spring. I feel so blessed so I think I'll take advantage of the warm Spring and just create!



OK so I wanted to keep this cigar box with just the modeling paste through the stencil but I did have a plan in mind.

                   TCW Light and Fluffy Modeling Paste through the Prima Demask Stencil

                                    Once dry I gave it a coat of black Gesso. Then let that dry.

OK I know you can't tell but I added the embellishments with are Amazing Casting Resin in a couple of Prima and IOD Molds. Then gave them a coat of black Gesso as well.

Then the magic happens...Prima Finnabair Acrylic Paints! Now I'm not too sure what colors I used but I do know Emerald Green and Ancient Coin were among the colors.

Once dry I antiqued the whole thing with some black acrylic wash.

After adding the colors I added a coat of spray sealer just to give it a little Gloss. I love it! It's just like the picture in my mind! Royal! So I had to add some patterned paper to the inside and it's finished!

Well it was short but sweet today! I hope everyone has a very Happy Easter and I'll be back here very soon. Till Next Time...


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Happy Halloween Altered Cardboard Coffin

After a couple of health scares and some time off I'm finally back! So I needed a little Halloween fun...lol...an Altered Cardboard Coffin from the Dollar Store, some IOD Molds, Prima Waxes and Lindy's Stamp Gang Sprays.

The first thing before I forget...Lightly sand the glossy surface of the coffin. It's so glossy even the gesso has trouble holding on if you don't give it a light sand. I started with some scraps of mail from the trash that I DecouPaged(I use the Matte) down. Only on the back to try and minimize the amount on the surface. The with a Tim Holtz Brick Stencil and some TCW Molding Paste I added some texture here and there.

Couple of coats of black grsso...oh and I used the Spider Web Stencil around the base of the Coffin.

I then came up with something I liked using the Resin pieces I cast from the IOD Molds and glued them down using #D Matte Gel. Then I when around the edges of the resin with Graphite Paste also by Prima.

and then...more gesso...

To finish...a couple squirts of the Lindy's Stamp Gang Sprays in Witch's Potion Purple and Screamin' Banshee Black. Then just touch the edges with some of the Prima Finnabair Waxes in the Old Silver, Amethyst Magic and Mystic Turquoise. It's finished!
A Gothic Style Altered Cardboard Coffin to decorate your table and store candy or other goodies in.
That's about it for this post...a little more on my health later.


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Well that's the end for now...Till Next Time!

Underwater Treasure Box Inspiration

Hi everyone, Lyn here again...this time with some Underwater Inspiration! I'm so ready for warmer weather and I know you are too so I created this fun piece to inspire you.
 First of all it was created from a recycle processed cheese box...lol...I love to recycle cardboard boxes!

The first thing I did was to cover the box completely with brown craft paper, which I also recycled from other packaging. Glued it down with some matte medium and then let it dry for about an hour.

With some texture paste and a couple of stencils I added some texture to the background, I'm kind of crazy for texture...lol...and let it dry again for about an hour.

The I took one of those dollar bin frames from the craft store and a bunch of Amazing Casting Resin pieces from over pours(I have a lot of these in my stash) and glued them down also with the matte medium. After that dried I cover the whole thing with black gesso and again let it dry.

Now comes the fun part...I painted the entire piece with some metallic acrylic paints in blues and greens then after it dried I dry brushed on a bit of silver to bring up some of the details.

Underwater Treasure (front)

Underwater Treasure (back)

I am so in love with this piece the photos really don't do it justice! The colors and textures are so rich and positively dreamy...ok well maybe I'm just dreaming of Summer...lol.

                       What are you dreaming of using Amazing Casting Products to recycle?

Well that's it for this post...Till Next Time!!!

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On the Wings of Love Mixed Media Altered Book

My oven finally arrived!!! Yeah...but now it needs calibrating which I've done the initial steps but it's still baking a little hot, so I've ordered a new oven thermometer just to check to make sure my old one is still working correctly...lol. It will be worth it in the end, I promise!
 Meanwhile I'm still altering things...this time it's mini books. These books are 4x6 inch and came from I believe Oriental Trading Co. So I'm going to order some more of them since I received these in a swap years ago.

Now these little books are canvas covered so basically they are ready for altering. This one was already stamped with some script when I got it but that will get covered up. Then using a stencil by Prima "Damask" I believe with some modeling paste and allowing it to dry. Using some resin pieces from my stash(over pours from other projects)and a Relics and Artifacts face I simply glued them down with my hot glue gun. Now I can hear you all saying "not the hot glue gun, Lyn it wont hold" but since we'll be covering all this up with other mediums I'm not worried. It will hold just fine. Then I covered the whole thing with gesso and left it to dry.

Now I began to paint...first with some Silks Acrylics(any acrylic paints will work) in a few colors and then added some of the Graphite Texture Paste by Prima(I love this stuff) and again left it to dry.

 Now for the fun part...I added a bit of  Black watered down acrylic paint around the resin details and sprayed it with a little water and let it run. Once that dried I brought out the details with Metallic Luster by DecoArt in Silver Spark and Rose Gold. I love, love the way it turned out! Very Romantic I think. It's really so textured and I do love texture! WOW!

What do you think?

Well that's about it for today...Till Next Time!

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While I'm still waiting for my polymer clay oven to arrive(a replacement) I thought I'd share some of my Mixed Media Altered Art that I've been doing this year...

I started by covering a few recycled containers with Brown Paper, a couple of nut cans and a processed cheese box. I'll start with the nut cans...

This first one(I didn't get any pictures of the WIP) is a Steampunk Can, covered with Stencils and modeling paste and a bit of Graphite Paste by Prima, a few resin pieces from my stash and a few gears and cogs, painted with acrylic paints and finished off with some Metallic Luster by DecoArt.

The second one was done in much the same way... with one of my polymer clay "stones" on top, again with some resin pieces, an IOD Key Lock and a few rhinestones all painted with Metallic Acrylics and finished with Metallic Luster.

I'll save the Cheese Box to show later(it's a design team project). That's all for now but join me tomorrow for some Altered Mini Books!...Till Next Time!

Into the Holiday Season!

Hi Lyn here again, going into this holiday season I thought about changing it up a bit around here! You know, just throw out a few random, weird ideas & projects...
like these...

Ok just a couple of quick ones to tide you over...I'm still working on more so stay tuned!
...Till Next Time!

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