Boxing Clever

Boxing Clever

Hallo Everyone!

Strictly speaking, todays box

isn't a box ...............I know.......

think I've been bitten by the

Mad March Hare ......!!

Get ready for a truly gorgeous 

project from Craftyfield

"I know decorating glass can be daunting 

but these plates offer creative

 possibilities that had me very excited!

Having 2 sides to play with means that 

you can use Archival inks to stamp and

 alcohol inks to colour, for example, 

but also create foreground and background

 independently without having to worry

 about painting around your motifs.

The kit unpacked. 

The back panel can be painted with acrylic

 or, once gessoed, could be stamped 

and coloured to create a suitable background 

to the scene.

For this project I took a shortcut

 and used patterned paper.

 I stamped my fishes (Paper Artsy Hot Picks)

 with Archival ink and embossed with clear

 Embossing powder first, then I overstamped 

and embossed with both clear and Silver 

powders to create the look of scales.

The algae have been stamped with Versamark

 and embossed with a green embossing 

powder to which I added a sprinkling of 

darker powder for variation.

I painted the back of my fish with DecoArt Extreme

 sheen to add both opacity and shine.

 I used the depth of the 3D plate to place some

 shells on a "sandy" surface but one could 

add one or more layers of acetate hinged over the 

back panel to add more motifs and create even

 more depth in the scene.

If I were you I'd grab these gems whilst 

you can, at this price they won't hang 

around for long!"

3D Plate with glass:

Love this project Craftyfield,

thank you very much

A fuss free fish tank with your

own choice of fish - this is

brilliant!

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx