Several months ago I showed the up-cycling of some ceramic trucks. Today I can finally post the up-cycling of the remaining ceramics - cars this time. They started out looking like the one above. I used enamel paints - some of them metallic - to clean up the cars. You can see the result below.
Car #1:
Car #2:
Car #3:
Today I have a real quick birthday card (since it needed to go out in today's mail!). The bulk of the card is from an old HOTP Card Maker's Personal Shopper. I added a small Hunkydory Tag, a sticker from my stash, a couple of Jewel Dazzles, and a piece of printed acetate (also from HOTP).
Today I have 5 more cards from a Debbi Moore Christmas set my Mom got (printed at 83% size). I made the first card from this set some time ago (check it out here), so these cards are numbered 2 through 6.
Card #2 (above): This first card was called a flip card. I didn't really make it as it was intended, because I mounted the whole card on a 5 x 6.5 card base that I had covered with gold poster board. A strip of blue card stock from my stash, with another strip of the poster board forms the border at the bottom where a sentiment from the set is "hung". I added a touch of Sparkle Paint (from Spectrum Noir) to add a bit of shimmer.
With "Flip" part open:
Inside I carefully placed the wise men so they wouldn't be seen when the "flip" was closed - and added a couple of small camels (all from the set). As you can see, I also added another greeting on the back side of the "flip".
Inside:
More of the blue & a camel from the set form the inside - along with a greeting (one of Mom's stamps).
Card #3:
Compared to the last card, the front of this card feels a little plain, but it is still pretty in real life with more of the added Sparkle paint. All elements except for the blue patterned paper (which is from my stash - an old HOTP paper) were from the set.
Inside:
More blue patterned paper, more elements from the set, more Sparkle, and a stamped greeting (another of Mom's stamps).
Card #4:
This card was intended as a flip card, but I just couldn't see doing it that way, so I cut the "flip" part off and just used the rest of it as the background for the focal scene - a collection of cutouts from the set - some added with foam tape. The left border was created using blue card stock and a ribbon from my stash - along with another greeting from the set. I added Sparkle paint in a few places to enhance the overall look.
Inside:
More card stock, another greeting (with Sparkle) & a cow from the set, and a stamped greeting (again my Mother's stamp) complete the inside.
Card #5:
For this one, I used a bright yellow card base from my stash. I tried to tone it down with a brown lattice die cut (French Lattice from Cheery Lynn) from my stash, but I'm not sure I was too successful. Again, I added Sparkle paint here & there.
Inside:
Inside is even worse. I added a couple strips of the brown paper (from my stash), but the yellow is still a bit jarring. As you can see, I took elements from the set & created a scene - and added a greeting. Sparkle paint was again added here & there.
Card #6:
Except for the Sparkle paint here & there, the card front is entirely from the set - including the border strip.
Inside:
The stamped sentiment (another of Mom's stamps) is the only thing I added to the inside (besides the Sparkle paint) that wasn't in the kit.
Today I have a quick card that started with a Debbi Moore download. After fussy cutting all elements, I simply added them to a printed card blank from my stash and added a plain piece of paper to the inside that had the invitation particulars printed on it. I used 3 different prints - the green dotted you see here, a red dotted, and a narrow green striped. I liked the striped best, but had already mailed all of them before remembering to take a picture!
Here's the inside:
