Sunday 7 April 2013

Air Mail box: By Zuzu

 
I decided to alter one of the oblong boxes on the theme of "air mail". I like the colour combination of the nice blue and red you get with airmail and the "postage" theme is a popular one.
I coloured the box in a pale sky blue colour wash and let it dry thoroughly before stamping on it. once it had dried I stamped various elements from the airmail "ephemera" sheet, using black, blue and red inkpads. the red and black are both Stazon inks. I added some "ink blots" using the ink blot background stamp too.


I used some of the fab airmail washi tape "washi tape narita"  around the top of the box (I glued it on as its quite low tack.) I also glued on some random bits of scrap metal, mostly from an old disassembled typewriter, and I used some salvage stickers to add interest.

To compliment it (and to give me something to put inside) I distressed some tim holtz journalling tickets, by using the paper distresser on the edges, gently blended some vintage photo ink around the edges and then stamped more Ephemera themed stamps on them.

10 comments:

Squiddy said...

See, the fb link worked... and you had such fun :) Lve to see what you come up with each time.

Zuzu's Blog said...

Thank you as ever, for your support dear Anne :)
And for confirming that the facebook link isnt a waste of time lol. x

Astrid Maclean said...

What a fabby box! Great theme and wonderful elements!

Paula Whittaker said...

Love everything about this piece Z

Annie said...

Love the aged look you always manage to create Louise....really stunning make. TFS

Annie x

Redanne said...

Love your colour choices on this amazing box and those fabulous typewriter pieces....

Artyjen said...

Love how this turned out....it looks the biz! ;) xoxo Sioux

Titbelsoeur, mixed-media addict said...

Your box looks great ! I love it ! love the way you mix all these stamps !

Words and Pictures said...

What a joy of a piece... such a fantastic retro look, and it looks genuinely old too - I completely love it!
Alison x

craftytrog said...

Lovely to see you back with us Louise, & with such a fabulous piece of altered art! I love it! xxx