Recipe at Our Creative Corner

It's the launch of the latest challenge at Our Creative Corner and for the month the theme is 'Recipe'. We hope you will enjoy this theme as much as the last one.

So, how to get involved. You need to choose at least one element from each list below and include them in your project. If you want to add more that's fine, go for it!

List A	List B	List C
Lace	Metal	Inks
Fabric	Wood/MDF	Paints
Ribbon	Clay	Stains

What you do with them is up to you. We'd love to see your tags, altered art, mixed media, journalling, 3D art, ATC's, and cards. It would really help if you could list the ingredients you've used to make judging your fabulous entries easier. Here's mine;



Being host for this challenge I decided to go all out and use all the ingredients
(you don't have to though!)



I was lucky enough to win a prize draw from the lovely Tracy Evans and amongst the items she sent was this little wooden pot. Ha ha! Just perfect for this challenge. It was painted with DP Weathered Wood (of course!) and then stamped with a combo of DI Stormy Sky and Bundled Sage.



Some embellishments were created from clay (embossed by pressing an embossing folder into it of course) and when the little hearts were dry they were covered with metal foil, painted with a mix of DP Bundled Sage/Salty Ocean/Peeled Paint and then rubbed back with wire wool.



The top of the box required me to fall back on some basic upholstery skills (I had to cover some chairs we inherited from my Nana when first married and had to recover them). The fabric for this box was dyed with DS Brushed Pewter before being stamped with the mix of DP's used for the hearts and DI Stormy Sky. The lid was padded before the fabric was stretched over it.



The seam binding (ribbon) around the edge of the lid was dyed with the same mix of DP's and ruffled around the edge of the lid to hide the upholstery tacks. A layer of lace added some much needed contrast.



You know when you look at your 'finished' masterpiece and think "hmm, needs something". Trouble was the painted sides looked way too flat even with the little hearts so I reached for the clear DP Crackle Paint for some much needed texture. That felt better.

You'll be pleased to hear that's it. Now it's over to you. Take a look at the fantastic pieces created by my fellow DT members at Our Creative Corner and then let your creative juices flow.

As this is a wooden pot I will be entering it for;

the current Simon Says Stamp & Show challenge - Into the Woods

Take care of yourselves, hugs Jenny x