Altered Picture Frame by Nadia

Hi everyone! I hope you are all doing well. 

Here is an altered picture frame I created for Berry71Bleu using one of Marivic's handmade cards. 

I have had Ranger Crackle Paint for a LONG time and it was starting to dry out so I decided to apply it all over this frame to give it a vintage look to match the image on the tag. 

After I applied a couple of layers of Gesso, I applied the whole tube I had of Crackle Paint in Picket Fence and let that dry well overnight. 

I have used some gorgeous 2Crafty chipboard here too. Behind the window frame you can see the flourishes from 2 Crafty called Corner Heart Spray. For this, I simply used my Ranger Crackle Paint in Tattered Rose and left it over night to dry. 

The window one is called Ornate Window Frame. I went over that with gesso, and then Shimmerz Texturez Tidy Widy before finishing it with some Silks Acrylic Glaze in Honey Amber. I also applied that on the flowers and in random parts of the frame to give it an aged look. 

There are also some frames I used from 2 Crafty, which I did not photograph! They are called Tiny Vivian's Frames where I applied the Tattered Rose Crackle Paint again. 

I hope you liked my project and I have inspired you to try something new today too :) 

For more of Marivic's tags please see the blog HERE

Have a great day!

XOXO Nadia. 

A gift box for Sofia by Nadia

Hi lovely people! I hope this post finds you well. We are all doing great here :) 

I am so happy to share with you today this keepsake box I created for my baby girl Sofia, using a handmade tag created JUST for Sofia from my wonderful friend Marivic, owner of Berry71Bleu and Zeus and Zoe etsy shops . THANK YOU Marivic for this special gift for Sofia :)

I have said it before, that when I use Marivic's tags , they ALWAYS bring out the soft, romantic and shabby style in me. 

I love these tags, because they have lots of of embellishments on them which makes layering and clustering all that much easier as its a whole tag already done up. The Berry71Bleu etsy shop is HERE, but as it is summer in the USA Marivic is on a bit of a break but stay tuned!

This box was actually a gift box for Sofia, which included a little blanket inside. I decided to keep it as it looked like something that can be easily altered. 

The handmade tag is right in the centre and it included on it those beautiful buttons, trims and some flowers. I added some more Prima flowers and it was done in no time. 

Here is a glimpse of what is included inside. Its all the little bits that had to do with her birth, pregnancy etc. Her hospital card and tags, ultrasound photos, my hospital documents! Even the home pregnancy tests I took! 

Hope you like my little project! 

Thank you so much for dropping by today :) For more of my work, please see my blog HERE 

XOXO Nadia