Friday, 30 December 2011

Stamp Man 3rd Annual Awards


The challenge is to show the craft item that you have most enjoyed making over the last year. I love decorating these little boxes and this one has to be my favourite of all of them and one of my reasons for this is in the original blurb on the box below.
I have used the new Crafty Individuals stamp plate CI-035 to alter this wooden box. I really got enthusiastic when I saw this image as its a tide clock and I live on the coast and we have the nearly identical clock set in the wall down on the prom and even more spookier only the week before I had picked up a 2nd hand job lot of stuff and in the box was an old tide barometer again with a metal face the same as this so its official I love this image.
I altered the box using paints and inks to create a shabby chic distressed look hopefully to look like it has spent years in an old cabin at sea. Well used and well worn with time and the tide.

8 comments:

Brenda Brown said...

This is wonderful Ginger, I love all your altered items and this is definitely a stunner. Thanks for choosing it for The Stamp Man Awards.
Wishing you and your family a wonderful new year full of love, peace, health and happiness.
luv and hugs {brenda} xoxox

Inkypinkycraft said...

A stunning box, just love it!!!happy new year hugs trace x

http://blog.timetocreate.com.au/ said...

YOur box is wonderful Ginger. It is terrrific isn't it when a piece resonates with you on so many levels.

Netty said...

wow that is a terrific find Carol and love the way you have altered it. Happy New Year, Hugs Annette x

Siobhan Fyffe said...

I love your altered box Ginger. I admired it the first time I saw it, definately a good choice to share with us at The Stampman Awards Challenge.
Siobhan x

LadyofLostTimes said...

That is awesome!!!

Maggie said...

I adore this box!

Maggie

Alie Hoogenboezem-de Vries said...

Another great steampunk creation...and I love it too.
I will follow your blog...this is interesting for me :-)

greetings, Alie