Guest Designer - Michelle Perkett Studios

Hello crafters, I hope you are enjoying the fine summer weather and are managing to keep your bits of paper from flying around your craft space in the breeze from the desk fan (like I am finding, he he).

I was very happy to be asked to be a Guest Designer at Michelle Perkett Studios this week. I've only made one MPS card so far, it was from an image that I tracked down when I saw it on a blog somewhere. Anyway, I liked the first image so much I had to say Yes. The theme this week is Anything But A Card, which is something of a challenge for someone who only really makes cards! But I put my new box-maker to work and made this gift box.

The image I used is a relatively new release, she's called Peace Angel, and very easy to colour. I aged and handstitched some paper to decorate the box, and simply added some flowers, liquid pearls and a computer-made sentiment. My tip for this image is to roll something cylindrical lengthways over figure to round the skirt and adhere to the box using silicon gel so that it has some dimension and also makes her look like she is floating in the air like a real angel. Also, use a ball tool along the spine of the wings to give them some shape and curl. I hope you like it.

 

Image: Peace Angel from Michelle Perkett

Paper: Brioche by Memory Box

Colouring: Copic markers

Flowers: Kaishercraft, Prima and Wild Orchid Crafts

I'm entering this in these challenges:

Allsorts Challenge - Free and easy July

By The Cute and Girly - Things With Wings

C.R.A.F.T. - Boxes

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Digis With Attitude! Challenges #32 - Anything Goes

Flutterby Wednesday - Open Challenge

Hooked On Crafts - Show Us Your Flowers

Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes

Paper Sundaes - Stitching

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Spoonful of Sugar - Sewing

Stamp Something - Use a Digi

Truly Scrumptious - Things With Wings

Enjoy the rest of the week; I'll be back at the weekend with another project. Till then, see you on your blogs.