I Have a Passion--For the March kit!!

Good morning! Melissa here today to share a tutorial with you on how I created a whimsical and layered tin using Clear Cast Resin from Amazing Craft Products and our Frog Dog March kit.

I started out by dripping several different colors of alcohol ink onto the inside of the large tin from the kit:

Next, I used some collage bits from my stash and the kit. I loved the Tim Holtz stickers, especially the large clocks. I added that to the background, as well as the metal clock hands. When I liked the look of the background, I poured in a layer of the clear resin and swirled in some of the silver Alumilite Metallic Powder with a popsicle stick. I set it aside to dry overnight.

While that was drying, I took the chipboard piece and covered it with a mixture of the Clear Resin, Alumilite blue dye, and Alumilite pearlescent metallic powder. I mixed it all together, then gently poured it over the chipboard while spreading it in a thin, even layer. I did the same with one of the chipboard gears. Those were also set aside to dry overnight.

The next day when everything was dry, I began to assemble the entire piece. I attached the chipboard angel to the top of the tin to make a sort of shrine and decorated that with a Prima flower, the resin coated gear, and other ephemera. At the base of the tin, I added some more of the little Prima flowers I found in my stash and beads.
Here is the final product with a few close ups:

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A rusted background layout

Hello there! Today I´m sharing with you one more project I used the March mixed media kit for. This time I created a rusted layout background. This is also the very first project to my "simply stencils" series. I use stencils on almost every layout I make and love using them, so you will be seeing more of those on my future projects.

Here is how I did it:

 

I first applied some Glue n´ Seal with a paint brush onto the cardstock and then poured the powder over the "glued" areas. Next I sprayed some white winegar over the powdered areas and let the media react.

And this is the rusted paper result I ended up with! Really, really like this effect alot! I then added some mist splatters here and there as they perfectly matched the rust colour.

 

Next I added some stamping (used a Frog Dog Studio exclusive stamp).

After that I added some circles onto the background for additional detail. Here I used a TCW stencil (by Ronda Palazzari) with black Distress Ink. Love the effect the simple circles create on the background! Now the background was all done and I just needed to add some decoration and the title.

 

I used all the leftover pieces of chipboard, foil tape and corrugated cardboard. Added some sticker elements, some twine, some doodling and some white ink (Liquitex Ink! Titanium white) for detail. This is what the finished layout looks like:

It was so much fun creating this page! I really like the rusting powder on paper!

xoxo, Sanna

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Notebook in a box

Hi, here comes my second box project with the March mixed media kit. This time I wanted to create a little present set with a tiny DIY notebook inside the box. And this is what I did:

I first cut a piece of corrugated cardboard to match the lid size.

Next I sprayed with the "Silhouette Silver" and the "Golden Doublooms" mists (Lindy´s Stamp Gang) over the paper and the let surface dry.

After that I dabbed some acrylic paint (Pebble) here and there for additional grungy effect.

And finally added some rusting powder here and let it do it´s magic.

 

After that I started decoration the box. The chipboard elements got a layer of mist and acrylic paint over them.

When that layer was dry I applied some black ink droplets here and there (Mantilla black).

After the chipboard pieces were all dry, I added some metal clockwork pieces and a little piece of dry embossed, with alcohol inks treated foil cardstock. 

I layered various pieces over each other (also some stickers from the sticker sheet book that was in the kit). 

After finishing the lid decoration, I swapped over to the bottom part of the box and taped a washi tape around the box for additional interest. 

After finishing the box I wanted to create a little DIY notebook to go with it and made it the size to fit into the box. For the notebook I cut a piece of kraft carstock, rounded the edges and folded it in the middle. Then I took some notebook paper, cut it to match the book cover size and using a stapled the pages to the cover. 

 

Next I just decorated the notebook cover with corrugated cardboard, foil tape and some Golden Doublooms mist.

 

I also added some sticker elements and a small chipboard piece on top.

 

This is what the book loos like after it was finished.

 

And here is the complete finished set.

I hope you have enjoyed this little project idea!
xoxo, Sanna

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Jewelry box

Hello there, Sanna here today! I am really proud to be able to be a part of the Frog Dog Studio team, and today I have the pleasure of sharing with you my very first kit projects. I will start with a jewelry box tutorial.

I started with the foil tape and first glued it on a piece of cardtock and then treated it with alcohol inks (Meadow, Currant and Mountain Rose). I let it dry before going over to the next step.

 

After the ink was all dry, I cut the excess paper off and placed the foil into a dry embossing folder and ran it thru my Big Shot maschine. 

 

After that I went and wiped the surface with black Archival ink for additional detail and let the piece dry. 

 

I wanted to have a similar look on the metal box, so I treated both the lid and the box with the same Alcohol ink colors.

 

After that I took out the rusting powder and some Glue n´ Seal, applied some white winegar in a spray bottle and started to treat corrugated cardboard and some metal and chipboard elements with it.  

First I applied the Glue n´ Seal with a paintbrush onto the metal pieces and before it was totally dry, poured some Rusting powder over the surfaces. 

 Next I dabbed off the residue powder and sprayed the surfaces with white winegar.

Now all I had to do was to leave it all to do its magic on its own - the instruction says it takes about 15 Minutes, until you start to see effects. I noticed that the parts with the thinner powder layer started rusting faster.  You don´t need to apply that much powder at all - a thin layer is enough.

I then repeated the same procedure with the chipboard elements and the corrugated cardboard.

I really liked the fact that the rust "bleeded" onto the paper underneath and actually used that paper on an other project later :). 

 

After the pieces were ready to be used, I started to decorate the box. I first cut the dry embossed foil tape piece to match the lid size, then glued a piece of corrugated cardboard over it and applied some Mantilla black over the surface for additional interest. 

Next I selected a clock sticker from the Tim Holtz Sticker book as a centerpiece for the lid, glued it onto a piece of cardstock to make it more stable, inked around the edges with black ink and added the big metal clip on the top. 

I then glued the clip onto the lid with tacky tape.

 

After that I just added some chipboard that I had treated with Lindy´s Stamp Gang mists, rusting powder and the paint dabber that was in the kit (Pebble) and glued them on their places. There is also a little sticker ticket and some silver yarn as additional decoration. And finally the sentiment metal labelon the top of it all.

Here are some detail photos: 

As you can see, I placed a thick foam piece into the box. It will hold the jewelry in place and keep it from getting scratched.

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