Upcycling a Box using Mixed Media Techniques

Back in May I was lucky enough to attend an all day class with Maria Moorhouse, where we upcycled a metal box using mixed media techniques.  I absolutely love how my box turned out and I am very grateful to Maria for sharing her ideas.  The only change I made, was to use gilding wax rather than chalk paints to add colour to the embellishments.  As Maria had her last workshop yesterday it is now safe to share without spoiling anything for others.

Blackout Background Tag

This tag was created - to help me unwind after work - for the Spring/Easter prompt on Tag Tuesday.  I decided to use a method of creating a background that I've used before (having seen Carolyn Craven's backgrounds), but with a paper towel mop up sheet as the base rather than a painted background and using a stencil rather than stamps.