The Italian Job.

 I have a customer in Italy who was looking for a box 

that would hold a new house key that she planned 

to give to her boyfreind when they moved house together.
She had a special poem that she wanted to be included in Italian 

It was tres importante that the box be big enough 

to hold the key and keyring that measured 3x3cm.
I ended up choosing to transform a wooden box......

 Here is the chosen wooden box. 

 The tough wee magnets hold the lids tightly shut.

 The design papers are from Bo Bunny.

I dyed the vintage seam binding myself  
with a mix of Tim's distress inks, 
and painted then sanded the trinket key, so it wasn't so shiny. 
I used several small bits of different washi tapes 
under the bow to give it a bit more of a busy look.

 I used sandpaper to distress around all the edges before
distressing some more with gesso paint over the blue acrylic paint,
To give it a proper used and treasured look.
I Printed the poem out after working with it in Adobe illustrator.
After altering it to the correct size to fit the box I
chose a suitable font and colour.

....Vorrei che il sapore di thé, la mattina, fosse dovuto ad un tuo bacio.
Vorrei che il tuo odore fosse l’odore della mia casa.
Vorrei tornare tardi e trovarti lě sul divano, ad aspettarmi.
Vorrei che le tue braccia fossero le fondamenta della mia vita.....

How romantic!!

 I do hope that he likes it, 
and that they live together happily ever after...

Customers reply: I received your package today, 
I REALLY have no words, it's simply perfect!!
So beautiful and so plain, I love it!  
Truly, You are an artist =D

Wow I am thrilled that she liked it so much,
that makes it so much worthwhile!!

 

DT. Vintage challenge # 50

Hop over to the Vintage Challenge blog and

join in our new challenge!

This time we want to see Vintage projects 

made using the colour combo

Brown and Blue

For my design team project 

I have decorated a cute little birdbox,

using Macaulay Arts Design papers 

and a peice of old cardboard box,

First painted brown the dry brushed with Gesso.

and decorated a brown paper gift bag.

 

  

This is the back side.

I have used Macaulay Arts design papers 

on both sides.

Below you can see I have stamped here and there around the edges

with some Tim Holtz tickets stamps, 

to give an old scrappy look.

 

This is a real old rusty key, 

bought from 

Minne Hjørnet before it closed its doors for 

the last time this summer :O( 

 

Macaulay Arts 

is sponsering the

 Vintage challenge blog 

this month,

with our vintage digital papers!

(That are not available any where yet! 

Exciting stuff.)

So join in for the chance to win.

you have until the 

13th of November at 6pm

to link up your projects,

GO GO GO! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs Nina x

Designteam Vintage Challenge #34

Its a new year!!

Full of new opportunities and new starts!

We at the Vintage challenge blogg have a wonderful challenge for you this time,

'Make an altered art project, 

in Vintage style'!!

You have until the 

22nd of January at 1800 hrs 

to hand in your projects.

Sponsering us again is the great swedish rubber stamp producers

Stämpelkällan ! 

Without further a do here are my projects, 

that I hope will inspire you to join in the challenge!

First up an altered basket:

And project nr 2, an altered vintage pictureframe:

Hope the new year is treating you all well. 

If you have any questions about my projects please just ask, 

I will be happy to answer!

I have had a looong break from blogland over the whole of the festive season,

and am looking forward to coming back soon!

I am entering these projects in for the following challenges:
CES challenge #67 - Anything goes (open til 13/1)
Cards for men - Recycling (my second project! ;O) Open til 15/1)
Nordsaltens Hobbyklubb Challenge #45 - Girlish (open til 13/1)

Wintery hugs from Nina x

Design Team Vintage Challenge # 33

Join in! 

Make a Vintage style hostess gift and enter the competition over at  

Vintage challenges 

before the 28th of December at 6pm CET

and be in the running for a great prize from this weeks sponser

stämpelkallan.com
We the design team pick the winner and four runners up ourselfs!

Hey folks! 

Dosen't time fly when you are having fun?!

I am certainly enjoying myslf working through my 'To Do List' :OD

Over to this project, I made a Christmas hostess gift. 

It contains some vintage golden christmas tree candles, 

tied with a beautiful peice of ribbon from Dorothea. 

The crystal snowflake hair clasp can be removed and clipped onto a jacket lapel or on a handbag etc.

I have made a cone shape with some left over chicken wire I had. 

I got this idea from a beautiful project EttenA made *thank u :O)*

Then I lined the cone with some pages of an old book.

I cut the tag using my spellbinders labels 4 ( my all-time favourite :O) 

using craft paper and old note paper then added the sweetest lamp 

stamped from our sponser this time

www.Stempelkallen.com 

I painted it with distress inks. 

Lastly I have tied a peice of hemp string to make a hang loop.

I am entering this project into the following challenges:

Simon Says stamp - Anything goes.

(open til 7th Dec.)

Paper Play challenges - Tags and wrappings.

(open til 7th Dec.)

DYSU #48 - Ribbon (or anything you can tie)

(open til 7th Dec.)

Wishing you all a nice weekend, 

wherever you are and what ever you have planned I hope you will be smiling :O)

Hugs Nina

Time for tea...

Just look at this beautiful digital stamp!!

Its so sweet, I fell for it straight away, 

she has sooo many beautiful drawings! :O)

I love her what I call 'old fashioned/ Vintage style' 

The artist is Tammy Thompson,

 her Etsy shop 

'A day for daisies' is well worth a visit!!

I have made a teabag box, and this stamp is called 

'Tea time fairy'.

I have painted her with distress ink refillers colour Vintage photo.

I love vintage seam binding and here I have used light cream, 

and organza dark brown.

The papers are kraft, Tim Holtz - coredinations dark brown, 

and Maja Design.

I am entering this into the following challenges, 

Paper sundaes - Digital images.

(deadline Nov 19th)

C.R.A.F.T Challenge - Cute.

(deadline Nov 16th.)

Thank you for your comments, they are apreciated :O)

My first apreciation GIVE AWAY will be coming soon so keep an eye out! 

Regards Nina xx

Christmas in vintage style

Firstly welcome to my new followers, always nice to see new faces.

I can't belive how many of you there are now! 

*

I was chosen to take part in the Stamp challenge 

along with 3 other ladys for this years 5th Edition of Ett Trykk, 

a Scandinavian inspirational magazine for cardmakers and scrappers. 

I was well chuffed, and enjoyed the challenge!

We were each sent a beautiful photostamp from 

'Kreativ Hobby' 

and was asked to make 2 projects showcasing it.

I chose to make a CD gift envelope (using my own design) and a notepad.

Here is a detail photo of the notepad below.

I have used my Zutter Bind-it-all to make the spine, 

and the text stamp is from Waltzing Mouse.

Here is the CD gift envelope, 

 I have used amongst others papers designed for me by my husband.

This is the backside.

and a side view.

I had so much fun making these projects!

Thank you Ett Trykk for choosing me to take part.

I am entering these works in for the following challenges:

Anonyme Scrappere - Christmas in vintage style.

(deadline - 22nd Nov.)

Stamping, Scrapping Challenge Central - Christmas/Holidays.

(deadline - 3rd Dec.)

The Cute and Girly November challenge -Christmas Girls.

(deadline - 30th Nov.)

Addicted to stamps challenge - Shabby chic or vintage
(deadline - 12 Nov)

Thank you for all of your comments, I appreciate you taking the time! 

Enjoy Autumn before its gone for a whole year!

Regards Nina