Altered Cigar Box Video By Samantha Kira Harding
- Prime the box with gesso. (I used grey and white here, but don't know if you need that much detail!)
- Add base collage elements (mine are from the 7gypsies pack and the Basic Grey papers)
- Add paint. You can use a sponge to spread it around, then go over it again to remove excess paint.
- Cover this all with white paint or gesso. If there's a collage element under there you want to be able to see, you can wet the sponge and go over the part you like; this will "reveal" it through this layer.
- Glue down some more fun bits of collage!
- Using watercolors and your trusty sponge, spread around your favorite colors. This tints everything and allows the paint to seep into the cracks (which give it a cool look!).
- Use patterned tape as funky accents or collage bits.
- Cut out the woman from the 7gypsies card and attach red wings with double-sided tape. Then put her down where you'd like her!
- Put a strip of double-sided tape at her waist and string down the thickest of the fibers. Attach them solidly with the tape. Work in layers, adding the next-thickest, then the strings, always working down from the waist. I find double-sided tape works much better than glue at this point.
- Remove pesky collage element and layer tape and some clear acrylic stamps.
- I use a black pan-pastel to give the woman a bit of a drop shadow using the tools that come with the pastel.
- Attach a card to write on with decorated tape.
- Write your intentions for the box or an inspirational quote on the card to help give it some good mojo.
- Make the wings pop by outlining them with a Sharpie Paint Pen (water based) or your favorite white pen.
- Give your lady a halo with watercolors or watercolor crayons.
- Tint the edges of the box with watercolors in your favorite color.
- Use an awl or craft knife to carve some fun border around the bottom edge of your box.
- Use the 7gypsies tape around the lid-part of the box's edges. Start with a cut edge against the top of the box, and fold the tape under and into the box.
- Add last-minute bits!
- This was the most problematic. My box was too thick to use with the screw that came with my journal knob, so I actually found another and drilled a hole into my box to secure it properly. Which viewers can be advised to do (with the help of a handy hubby or friend). Or else they can use gel medium or metal glue.
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- Acrylics & Watercolors
- Found Papers
- Double-Sided Tape
- Stamps
- Pan-Pastel
- Sharpie Paint Pen (water-based); white
- Watercolor Crayons
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Altered Cigar Box Video By Samantha Kira Harding
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