Tuesday 28 February 2012

Mosaic for Try it on Tuesday

Good morning peeps.
It's altered week over at Try it on Tuesday sponsored by the lovely people at The Craft Barn who are offering a £15.00 voucher for the winner of the challenge. So lets alter something and use mosaic too...... well we want to stretch a bit don't we?
I altered a little wooden tray, you know the type that has lovely little embellishments in? I made my own mosaic tiles by using Crafty Individuals paper glued onto chipboard and stamped it with Family values from The Artistic Stamper before chopping it into little squares. The tray was coloured with inks and colour washes, stamped with a calligraphy stamp and flooded with a thin layer of glossy accents into which I laid the tiles. I coloured the corners with alcohol inks and glued to the tray.

 And then, when I'd finished it, I decide to add it to a notebook cover just for fun to give myself an interesting chunky book cover!
Hopefully I'll see you over at the Try it on Tuesday blog, there's loads more inspiration there; and don't forget the £15.00 Craft Barn voucher up for grabs!
Have fun today.

11 comments:

jude said...

Neil thats absolutely beautiful love the way youve made your own mosaic tiles!May just have to join in as i lovee to alter
Have fab day
jude:)

Unknown said...

this is fab Neil - love how you have added to the notebook too for a really original look xx

Artyjen said...

Great how you added it to the front cover ;)
xoxo Sioux

Karen said...

Fabulous tray and a stroke of genius & fun to add it to a notebook :-D x

Belinda Basson said...

love the mosiac tiles you did. Great little tray that has a new purpose in life!

May said...

FABULOUS, what a great idea to use as a book cover, Love it, Hugs May x x x

Unknown said...

WOW Neil, your ides are sooooooooo cool, love the note book
hugs
Ildiko

Angela Weimer said...

A great mosaic Neil. love how you made it a notebook caver too. Fab idea. Have a great week. Angela

okienurse said...

WOW Neil I love that mosiac book cover...Awesome altering job! Vickie

Redanne said...

Fabulous tray Neil, love that you have added it to your book too.

Spyder said...

Love it, I can also 'see' a good way of having a secret book thing going on
(Lyn)