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Thursday 1 September 2011

Rainbow Lady's challenge - Embossing

Over on Rainbow Lady's challenge this week we want you to do a bit of embossing, now that can be any kind and you can make anything so I decided that I would finally get around to doing this box.
My friend gave me the box after I had expressed an interest and it has been sitting in my drawer for quite a long time. I have painted it with acrylic paint, stamped and embossed with both gold and silver, I have also added some distress inks is several colours but it doesn't show very well in this picture, the box is actually a bit darker than it looks here.

I have added some self adhesive ribbon around the lid, the pearls were already on it, used a few pearls on the lid and thought I'd finished but it seemed to need something extra so, I dug out the gold leaf and added a bit of glue here and there and stuck the gold onto it. I am quite pleased with the result and find it funny how much time and effort this took to make it look old and worn.

I almost forgot to tell you that this week we are sponsored by the wonderful Joanna Sheen so please join in and you could win a voucher to spend in her shop.

5 comments:

  1. A terrific piece of work Jenny.
    Beryl x

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  2. This is gorgeous Jenny, you have given me a good idea for anoth frame! Love Elizabeth x

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  3. I hope you have that stunning work of art on display to be admired Jenny...also hope that this comment appears as having probs posting on any of the DT blogs :(

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  4. Jenny, this is so elegant. Very beautiful.

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