Pages

Friday 25 September 2015

Steampunk MDF Box

Good Morning all you crafter's out there.
I do hope your all well and loving your crafty time!!

Today i wanted to show you a gorgeous MDF Hinged Lid Box.
 Made by & Available from That Craft Place Ltd 



I have gone down the trail of Mixed Media which is still new to me but i am totally hooked now & i am always on the lookout for things to stick and glue onto my projects.

Picture heavy so hopefully you don't get bored but i wanted to show you step by step photo's on how i created my box.
(and also so i don't forget as i have such a bad memory these days and in case i want to do another box)

Firstly prime the MDF box .... i used multi surface primer
Next use crinkly type tissue paper which i ripped into strips & coated with the primer & then laid onto the box & started to push it about to make little pleats & creases. (very messy but such fun lol)
I traced around my MDF Heart where it was going to be so as not to put the tissue there as i wanted it to lay flat down & would be easier to glue down later on.

  
Heart measures 19cm x 10cm at the widest part.


Next paint a layer of Gesso all over the box, this will make it easier for everything to stick together and paint later on. 
I also applied some texture paste through a stencil down the side of the lid. 
Next i added all my bits and bobs to the lid. I also added card what i had embossed to all the sides.  
You can also see what the hinge on the lid looks like.


The MDF heart had texture paste applied through a Stencil too.
This is what the Box looks like so far with a good coat of Gesso ready for painting.


A close up of the Heart with the Texture Paste, Lot's of Dies & the tubes on the left are paper straws. The bobbly bits are seed beads & micro beads mixed together with some Multi  Surface Primer & then applied randomly to the box. 


Next i painted EVERYTHING with Black acrylic paint. (i really liked it at this stage)


Now for the paints... I used a dark purple Acrylic Paint and dry brushed everything apart from the Heart. Then i used a lighter purple to high light more of the raised bits.


The heart was dry brushed with a Turquoise & then the texutre bits were highlighted with Cosmic Shimmers Shimmer Paints (these are so vibrant & add such a lovely shine) 


Next i added dies, flowers and a lock i made out of Fimo with a silicone mould. 


Flowers on the heart were sprayed with Deco Art Sprays & then dry brushed the edges with the gorgeous Shimmer Paints & added some Viva Alt Gold in several shades.


Phewww at last i have got to the end!! lol
Sorry for such a long post but wanted to show the different stages.

Here it is all finished!!


Here's a front view of it all finished 


Phewww at last i have got to the end!! lol
Sorry for such a long post but wanted to show the different stages.
So i hope you stayed with me to the end.

MDF Hinged Box, MDF Heart, MDF Cogs & MDF Key - That Craft Place Ltd  

I would like to enter the Following Challenges :-

10 comments:

  1. Wowza my dear!!! This is just simply the best! I love your style! xxSAMxx

    ReplyDelete
  2. Absolutely brilliant and thanks for sharing the tutorial with us, Angela x

    ReplyDelete
  3. Gorgeous! Love the whole thing.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Wow! What a cool idea! Great decorating! So glad you came Through The Craft Room Door to play! Can't wait to see more of your talent!
    Hugs,
    Karen C

    ReplyDelete
  5. wawwww så super flot ♥

    10000 tak for at du deltager på Card and scraps udfordring.

    knuzzzz ♥

    ReplyDelete
  6. This is Great!! Thank you so much for entering our ATG challenge at Through The Craft Room Door this week. Looking forward to see you again next challenge.
    Regards,
    TTCRD DT
    EnjoyScrappin2 {My Blog}
    Through The Craft Room Door
    ttcrd.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  7. oh WOW!!! what an amazing project!!! SO cool :) thank you for joining us at simon says stamp wednesday challenge

    ReplyDelete
  8. What a fabulous transformation - I loved following it through all the photos.

    Thanks for joining us at Creative Craft Cottage.

    Helen x

    ReplyDelete
  9. I just love your step by step photos!! Gorgeous and stunning work! Thank you for joining us at Creative Craft Cottage and hope to see you again soon! :) ~Annie

    ReplyDelete