Heartfelt Creations - Altered Frame

Happy Wednesday!

It's time for some more inspiration from Heartfelt Creations!

 

This week I have an unfinished wood frame I bought at Michaels that I altered with designer papers and stamps (old and new ones).  The main part of the frame has one of the designer paper images with the birdhouse in the bottom right corner.  I used Mod Podge to glue it to the frame and cut the paper for the opening and and trimmed the outside.  Then I just added a bunch of embellishments to it...you can add as much or as little as you want!  This was actually fun to make and would make a nice gift for someone!  Some of the embellishments I used are "leftovers" from other projects that I saved.  If you click on the picture, you get a better view of the details on it.  Also, complete instructions are at the end of the post.

Please visit the Heartfelt Creations Blog to see all the Designer's gorgeous creations this week along with instructions of how they created them!

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday #47 - use Scripture or uplifting sentiments.
Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge #158 - include something handmade.

I hope this gives you some inspiration and gift ideas!

Blessings!

Kathy

Delicate Asters Altered Frame

Heartfelt Creations Products & Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3494 – Delicate Asters PreCut Set

HCPC 3495 – Bold Delicate Asters PreCut Set

HCPC 3496 – Delicate Twining Asters PreCut Set

HCPC 3497 – Script Aster Background PreCut Set

HCPC 3499 – Delicate Asters and Butterflies PreCut Set

HCPC 3487 – Classic Editions PreCut Set

HCPC 3480 – Brookside Manor PreCut Set

HCPC 3477 – Bird Haven PreCut Set

HCPC 3321 – Believe PreCut Set

HCPC 3436 – Rye Grass Flourish PreCut Set

HCD 726 – Delicate Asters Die

HCD 725 – Decorative Metal Fixtures Die

HCD 724 – Classic Editions Die

HCD 723 – Garden Romance Die

HCDP1 226 – Delicate Asters Paper Collection

Product ID: 159223 - Paper Blossoms Molding Mat

Product ID: 459222 - Paper Blossoms Tool Kit

Product ID: 159723 – Art Institute Glue – Dries Clear

SF03602 - Prismacolor Pencil Set 120 pc.

Other Products Used:

Paper: Solar White (Neenah), purple cardstock (DCWV)

Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Always Artichoke (SU)

Accessories: Florentine Gold Microbeads (Martha Stewart), adhesive pearls (Want2Scrap), metal stickers (Michaels), hole punch, mineral spirits, heat gun, Old Fashioned Olive Embossing Powder (SU), Eggplant Embossing Powder (Recollections), pop dots, scissors, unfinished wood frame (Michaels), sand paper, Mod Podge, foam brush, Olive Green Acrylic Paint (Michaels), craft knife, cutting mat, sponge, Prismacolor Pencils: Black Grape, Marine Green, Black, Cool Greys, French Greys, Jasmine, Yellow Ochre, Goldenrod, Chocolate

Instructions:

Frame: Sand edges of frame if needed, wipe off dust, and paint with Olive Green Paint. Let dry. Use green designer paper with birdhouse for front of frame placing birdhouse on lower right. Add to frame with Mod Podge, let dry, and trim excess with craft knife. Sand and ink edges with Always Artichoke. On lower left corner, stamp large Twining Aster (Delicate Twining Aster Set) and color with pencils. On top left corner, stamp flourish (Rye Grass Flourish Set) with Always Artichoke Ink.

Embellishments: On Solar White with Onyx Black Ink, stamp 1 butterfly (Delicate Asters & Butterflies Set), 2 of each flower and 3 leaves (Delicate Asters Set), large birdhouse (Bird Haven Set), 2 flying birds & 1 sitting bird (Brookside Manor), and 1 small bucket (Classic Editions Set). Color all with pencils. Fussy cut butterfly and cut remainder with match dies. On purple designer paper with VersaMark Ink, stamp 2 large, 2 medium, 4 small, 4 extra small flowers (Bold Delicate Asters Set), and heat emboss with Eggplant Embossing Powder. On green designer paper with VersaMark Ink, stamp 3 leaves (from same set) and heat emboss with Old Fashioned Olive Embossing Powder. Cut all with matching dies. Cut 3 tiny flowers from the same die set with purple designer paper for the “bold” flower center. Shape and assemble flowers as shown and add microbeads to centers. With Solar White Cardstock, cut 2 fences (Garden Romance Die) and 1 hanger (Decorative Metal Die). With green designer paper, cut 2 branches (Classic Editions Die). Make small slit in bucket and insert branches and glue. Add all embellishments to frame as shown.

Frame insert: With Solar White Paper and Onyx Black Ink, stamp corner script aster (Script Aster Background Set) and Bible Verse (Believe Set) as shown. Color aster with pencils and cut to fit inside frame. Finish back of frame with purple cardstock and Mod Podge. Add flying bird with pop dot and add pearls.