DAY OF THE DEAD.... SABOR!!!

The papers made by SABOR are amazing!!!  The colors are vibrant, the paper is heavy, the products are AWESOMSE.  What more can I say.  Mi Amor Sabor!

Day of the Dead is one of my favorite themes to create! The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died.  Since losing several family members it has a special place in my heart now.  SABOR has wonderful papers to use for the celebrations.

I entered this in Things Altered - Anything Dark Challenge on Facebook HERE!!

Today I have an altered cigar box to honor family I have lost! 

Theses are the papers that inspired my project!

SABOR El Novia & El Novio Cardstock

 

Let's get started!

First find a cigar box that the images would fit in.

Supplies:
Cigar Box
Black Gesso
SABOR-El Novia Cardstock
SABOR-El Novio Cardstock
SABOR-Amor Cutouts
SABOR- Ramitos
SABOR-Sentimetios Amor
Gel Medium
Dimensional Adhesive
Tacky Glue
Fabric Flower for Sabor
Flowers
Silk Floral Leaves
Skulls
Dew Drops

Fussy cut images from SABOR-El Novia Cardstock and El Novio Cardstock.

Apply Gel Medium to fussy cut images, let dry.

Paint cigar box with Black Gesso, let dry.

 

Measure the cigar box front and &back, from remaining SABOR-El Novia Cardstock and El Novio Cardstock cut a piece of cardstock leaving a 1/4 inch border. Apply with Gel Medium, let dry.

Measure outside lower sides of the cigar box, cut pieces from SABOR- Ramitos leaving a 1/4 inch border, apply with Gel Medium, let dry.

Measure inside sides of the box,  cut 3 pieces from SABOR- Ramitos the exact size of the sides, apply with Gel Medium to the sides and top, let dry.
 

 

Adhere a sentiment from SABOR-Sentimetios Amor to the inside front (above) and another to the front  (below) of the box with Gel Medium, let dry.

 

 

 

Layer fussy cut images inside the box using Dimensional Adhesive to add space between the layers.

With Tacky Glue add a Fabric Flower for Sabor in front of the fussy cut images.

Embellish with Flowers, Silk Floral Leaves, Skulls  and Dew Drops!

The finished box!!!

Front

Sides

Back

Inside

 

 

Christmas in Red & Black!

One of my favorite things to alter are cigar boxes!!!  I frequent my local cigar shops looking for them.  Years ago I could get them for free, now I have to pay anywhere from two to five dollars a box depending on the quality! Seems silly since they were going to go in the trash!!!!

Supplies:

Cigar box

White Gesso

Purple Cows-Punch-Tonic http://www.purplecows.net/

Robin's Nest Metalic Red Dew Drops

Robin's Nest Red Snowflakes Cardstock (Christmas 

Robin's Nest Snow Covered Glitter Trees

Robin's Nest Red Snowflakes

Figures from the Dollar Store

Stash: Flowers, puff paint (create snow)

The Robin's Nest Snow Covered Glitter Trees cardstock created a wonderful backdrop for my little winter scene.

My cigar box was painted with white gesso then covered with The Robin's Nest cardstock.  The most time consuming part of this project is waiting for paint to dry and measuring all the pieces of paper.  Altering boxes is a fun project. Sort of like the dioramas we made when I was in school. 

Be sure to check out the

  Christmas Colletion Northpole 

 papers and embellishments

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31 Days of Halloween - Day 30

Welcome

to Lyneen's Day 30 of the 

Smeared and Smudged 

31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop!

During the month of October I am participating in a month-long blog hop with some amazing artists.  Everyday you will find a new Halloween project on all of the blogs listed below.  Each project must have stamping on it, be it digi or ink. There are prizes to win, be sure to check out all the rules HERE and information. There is a daily scavenger hunt, you must go HERE to find the clue/s for the item/s you are looking for in the scavenger hunt.  To find the previous day winners go HERE.  Have fun and Good Luck!

 Today I am sharing what I did to the outside of the box!

Supplies:

Altered Pages Collage Sheet Creepy Anatomy

Stamps: Spiders - A Muse and Web Unknown

Stash: Drawer pull, Key, Key hole and Skull & Crossbones

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Now the inside of the box!  If you think you have seen the pictures below previously, you have.  The pictures were posted on the Altered Pages blog October 26th!

Supplies from Altered Pages:

Dem Old Creeky Bones - Skeleton image

Kraft Clock Face

Pen Nibs

Bazzil Hallows Eve papers

Sprocket Chip Diecuts

Steampunk Washi Tape

Printers Alphabet

All skulls and Crow from 

my local bead store Echo ArtWorks!

Other supplies from my stash!

Background stamped here with a 

Harlequin Diamond Background!

HAVE A SPOOK-TACULAR HALLOWEEN!!!

If you are following the blog roll 

your next stop will be WENDY!

 Be sure to check out all the participating 

WICKED BLOGGERS listed  below!

31 Days of Halloween 2013 Wicked Blog Roll

Terra | Black Dragon | Kapree | Shell | Kristy | Susan | Helen | Loren | Alison | Kelli

|De Stempelwinkel | Monique | Karen | Airless Chambers | Jane | Jennifer | Emily | Lisa | Lyneen 

|Wendy | Altered Pages Art Sociates | leslierahye 

| Delicious Doodles | Roni | Shoni | Jenn |DominoART |

 Jessica | Sandy | Carla | Julia | Steph | Anna|