Saturday 27 October 2012

Whole lotta Stampendoulicious fun - October release blog hop!




First of all, a very special thank you for all your wonderful comments recently. I can't even explain how happy you make me with every single comment... I am truly blessed with wonderful blogging friends! Also my warmest welcome to my new followers - I hope you will enjoy being under my creative spell :)).

Welcome to our great Reveal Week finale! Throughout the week the whole Stampendous team were showing off the new stamp designs from the October release. All the new gorgeousness is now available in What's New section on the Stampendous website and on its way to your local craft store or online retailer!

Today to celebrate this new release we have a fab blog hop for you full of beautiful inspirational projects, and you never know, there may be some Stampendoulicious surprises lurking here and there (ps. you will need a US address!), so keep hopping! Here are the links for you:


My project is an altered papier mache jewellery box. I first painted it with acrylic paints, rubbing some colour off here and there, for an aged look. Then I stamped the beautiful flowers from Cling Violets and Jumbo Spring Bouquet with Coffee Archival. The flowers were then coloured with Inktense pencils, with white colour accents added using acrylic paint.



I highlighted the edges with gold acrylic paint. I love using gold paint for this, if gives the object some much more hmmm... oomph without 'taking over' from the rest of the design.



The top of the box was covered with printed paper napkin and then Fran-taged with Aged Ochre and Aged Wine embossing enamels. If you've never tried decorating a box with Fran-tage enamels, you must try it! The coverage is great and the textured feel with an added sparkle looks so lush! You might need to try a couple of layers but that's ok, especially if you are using different powders. You can even Fran-tage the hinges and closing clasps :).





To decorate the top I added so cheese cloth, a fancy ribbon and a handful of flowers :).

I hope you like my Saturday floral inspiration. And if you haven't yet, why don't you join our October Fancy Florals challenge? And if you have any Jumbo flowers, we would LOOOOOVE to see them on your challenge entry! You can join directly by clicking the sweet kitty button below!



Thank you for your sweet comments and I'm off to hop around to see what everyone's been up to!

Big hugs

40 comments:

Joanna Wiśniewska said...

Piękna :)

Kristine Reynolds said...

Jaw dropping!

Lisa Minckler said...

This is fabulous!! A gorgeous makeover and that golden boot....FANTASTIC!

Sue D said...

This is gorgeous! I like all the flower stamping and the embellishments on top.

Far North said...

WoW! Oh so beautiful! Love the combination of so many stamped flowers and the addition of the embossing and the cheesecloth. Onto my project list for inspiration!

The Stamp Man said...

Stunning project!!!

Ava Gavloski said...

like fristine says jaw dropping. Thanks so much for thinking off the paper and onto this box. Your inspiration on how stamping can be transferred onto a project is wonderful. I think i read a napkin on the top lid of the box, well i was just introducted to that also, great ideal. the mix of embellishments on the lid and distressing of the hindge is perfect.
ava g

morentin1326 said...

very cool. I never thought of making a project like this. My mom would love it... and now I think I will give it a try.
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Tenia Nelson said...

Wow!!!!! That is all.

Barb Turpin said...

Oh, this is beyond my imagination! Asia, I just love all your projects!

Suzanne C said...

What a beautiful romantic elegant box! Lovely!

chrissie said...

A really elegant piece of artwork and the colours are magical

Love Chrissie xx

Terry said...

Oh so lovely, Joanna! Love the yellows and all the pretty details! Happy Weekend!

Miriam Prantner said...

What a beautiful project! Great stamping and coloring!

scrappymo! said...

Absolutely gorgeous! The artwork is fantastic on this!

Inkypinkycraft said...

An absolutely stunning make! Trace x

Carmen O. said...

What a gorgeous creation! I think I really am going to have find me some Fran-tage and experiment.

Silvia(Barnie) said...

Wow, that's a breathtaking altered box. Really a little treasure.

Greta said...

This is so beyond me, but I love seeing your gorgeous project! The gold edging is perfect!

Kim Ross said...

My goodness! This box is breathtaking! Violets are my favorite flower. I'm loving these new Stampendous stamps! :)

Craft Addicts - Tracy Evans said...

Absolutely stunning, wonderful colours and design and I love the aged edges. Tracy x

Words and Pictures said...

Just gorgeous - delicious napkin images, and the enamel and that amazing topper just make your little chest so special!
Alison x

Janny Jager said...

Wowwwwwwwwwww what a greta and beautiful project Joana.
Love it.

Greetings Janny

Annette Witherspoon ♥ said...

Wow, Asia. This is gorgeous!! I love the cheesecloth and the frantaging!! So lovely! :-)

Lindsay Craftymonster81 said...

Really beautiful, I love the floral images and the texture and tghe floral arrangement is stunning
Lindsay xx

Larissa Heskett said...

I LOVE your BEAUTIFUL BOX!! Such fun colors and elements!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! =)

Kimberly S said...

Wow, so pretty! The colors are lovely, and the colored flowers turned out gorgeous! :) hugs, Kimberly

Barb King said...

That is so pretty, I never would have thought to stamp on a box like that!

Sherry Butcher said...

TFS this special chest project.

SHartl said...

This is just amazing! Gorgeous flowers and technique!

Ros Crawford said...

Absolutely gorgeous!! You can transform just about anything!

HelenM said...

The box is sooooo beautiful! Thanks for the inspiration.

arlsmom aka Lynda said...

Wow...that project is stunning!!!

Hettie said...

This is gorgeous and you have given me some great ideas for a box I want to do my "niece" for Christmas. Thanks for sharing.
x

Paper Profusion said...

Absolutely gorgeous Joanna! Nicola x

Lea said...

Asia, this is so pretty! I love it! Both of those florals are perfect for this. I think I'm going to order a set of those pencils, the Inktense ones, the color is so vibrant. Love!

Unknown said...

Your project is stunning. This is beautiful.

Hugs~

Dorrie said...

Wonderful!!!!

Carol said...

What a lovely project! Thanks for a fun hop and some great inspiration!

Carol B
ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com

Colleen Dietrich said...

Wow! This is amazing!

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