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Distressed Butterfly and Tim Holtz Gift Box

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By sparklingblackrose




Good afternoon everyone, I hope you are well :-) I found some awesome unfinished wooden boxes in a cheap store the other day. I decided to have a play with the butterfly stamps and Tim Holtz stamps I hadnt had a chance to use yet to make a distressed gift box.
I began by covering the box in a thin base coat of pearlescent blue acrylic paint. I left this to dry. Next I covered the box in Crackle Glaze and let it dry. I then painted a thin layer of 'Sand' acrylic paint as my top coat. I then left this to dry and crackle.
Lastly I used my Tim Holtz and Butterfly stamps and randomly stamped over it using Stazon black ink. I tried to get the effect of distressing by unevenly applying the ink on the stamps too.
I hope you like it!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
The Stamp Man Challenge: Anything by Tim Holtz
Stampin' for the Weekend: Wings and Things
C.R.A.F.T Challenge: Butterflies
Sir Stampalot Challenge: Anything Goes

Thank you for looking and or your comments, I really appreciate them-they make my day! :-)

Comments

  1. Paula15 July 2011 at 17:25

    This is really lovely Elaine!

    Paula. x

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  2. manuela15 July 2011 at 20:58

    I like it so much..it is so elegant

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  3. Kazza15 July 2011 at 21:37

    wow Elaine, Love, Love, love it!!

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  4. coops15 July 2011 at 22:04

    fantastic box elaine.the stamps are gorgeous :D

    xx coops xx

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  5. Lynne K16 July 2011 at 00:09

    Wonderful box! Great distressing. Thank you for sharing it with us at Sir Stampalot this month and good luck.

    Lynne x

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  6. bethan16 July 2011 at 00:19

    love this!! the distressing is really effective and lovely stamps.xxx

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  7. brenda16 July 2011 at 07:02

    Your box turned out beautifully Elaine and you selected the perfect base colours to achieve a really aged feel to it.

    Thank you for sharing another lovely piece of artwork with us at Stampalot Challenge this month and good luck.

    B x

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  8. Sid16 July 2011 at 10:22

    Gorgeous decoration and distressing !!

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  9. Alizabethy16 July 2011 at 11:57

    Fabulous piece of work!

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  10. KarenB16 July 2011 at 12:45

    What a fab project, I've often seen boxes like this and wasn't sure how to decorate them. Thanks for the inspiration :)

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  11. Wendy16 July 2011 at 19:23

    Fantastic,love the stamps.
    Wendy xx

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  12. Sally H17 July 2011 at 14:38

    A fabulous box! Thanks for joining us at Sir Stampalot this month and good luck.

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  13. pinky17 July 2011 at 19:47

    Beautiful work. Thanks for joining us at Sir Stampalot this month.
    Pinky

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  14. Nicki17 July 2011 at 20:11

    These turned out really well, great idea x

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  15. Angela Weimer17 July 2011 at 22:31

    A Beautiful project. Thanks for joining us in the Stamp man fortnightly challenge. Have a great day. Angela

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  16. Clare *Littlebear*18 July 2011 at 09:03

    Wow, fabulous project! Thank you for sharing with us at Sir Stampalot.
    Clare x

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  17. Trimgym18 July 2011 at 19:09

    Great project , thank you for joining us at CRAFT Challenge this week and good luck! Don't forget to check back with us again on Thursday for our new challenge and to check if you have won or made our Top3.

    Jo and Tigerlover.

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  18. Francesca21 July 2011 at 21:38

    Fantastic card

    thanks for joining us at Sir Stampalot challenge this month and good luck!

    Hugs
    Francesca

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  19. Kathleen23 July 2011 at 17:10

    lovely project.
    kathleen mc x

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  20. Tracy23 July 2011 at 21:36

    Fab Entry, thanks for joining Sir Stampalot’s challenge, Good luck.
    Happy crafting
    Tracy x

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Thank you for your lovely comments, I really appreciate them all :-) Elaine-xxx-

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