2018 #11 Enshrined: Altoid Tin Shrine with EEA {by Claire Snowdon}

2018 Topic 11: Enshrined

Oh boy, Claire has reminded me of another thing we used to do a lot back in the day - alter altoid tins! Great idea for an enshrined project too!!! ~ Leandra

Hi everyone, it's Claire Snowdon with you this evening, and I'd like to share with you an altered 'altoid' type tin.  I got this little tin from eBay for a very reasonable price - I liked the little window in it :)

Originally I'd planned to alter my tin in a grungy/rusty type style however when I went to my box of Fresco Finish paints the lovely Dusty Teal just jumped out at me!  I started by giving my tin a base coat of Fresco Finish Chalk paint.  Then painted the tin lid in Fresco Finish Bubblegum and the base in the Dusty Teal. 

The internal image is from the EEA04 stamp set.

 Eclectica³ Everything Art Set 04 (EEA04)

I love the collage style stamps the Everything Art guys have created across their stamp designs and this one was the perfect size for my tin.  I stamped the image in Onyx Black Versafine and then coloured it using Prima watercolour pencils.

I drew around the base of the tin on the image and cut it to size.  I popped it in and raised it up a bit using foam pads.  I added the piece of bandage to the bottom of the image to nestle her inside the tin.  Then to add a bit of something extra I added the piece of flowery ribbon around the outside.

I used the fab little script stamp from the same set to stamp onto the tin lid in Archival Watering Can ink.  Then stamped and cut out the words from the same collaged image inside the tin, edged it with black and added to the front of the tin as well.

As a finishing touch I added White Fire Treasure Gold all over my tin edges to give it a bit of bling.

This was a fun little item to alter and I hope you can find time to join in with the challenge and see what projects you can create!

Thanks for visiting the blog today,
Claire x

Blog
Twitter
Instagram
Pinterest

To join our challenge and win a NEW Zinski apron:

Simply make something arty relevant to the topic, and link your creation from any social URL (eg. Instagram, Pinterest, Blog Post etc) sharing your original make to this challenge page.

The current topic link Topic 11: Enshrined will close 17:00 (London Time) Sunday, July 1st 2018, and the winner will be announced 2 hours later at 19:00.

All links go in the draw to win a PaperArtsy creative apron. Please make sure we can contact you as a prize winner - it helps if you share your contact info from the platform you opt to use.

Good Luck! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!