Altered Slide Mailer

Hello everyone Astrid here. Can you believe we are nearly half way through November?.... Soon it will be time to dust off those Christmas stamps, but for today, one more non Christmassy project..., an altered slide mailer.

These are the stamps and products I used:
Calligraphic Mat 13
Journaling words 3
Scrabble and Tags Plate (these are available for special order)
Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Attic Treasures
Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Classics 1

Paper Artsy Fresco Finish Paints in Snowflake, Nougat and French Roast
Paper Artsy Crackle Glaze
Ranger Archival Ink in Plum and Wateringcan
Adirondack Dye Inkpad in Espresso
Artistic Stamper Splats and Swirls mask
Tissue Tape
 French Industrial scrapbook paper
From my stash: A 4 slide slide mailer, a wing and key charm, jump rings, some lace and some Kraft paper for the spine and a home made flower.

I started by painting the front and the inside of the mailer with Snowflake Fresco paint. As the mailer had been in my stash for a long time it had broken into two pieces, so I knew I would have to create a spine.

Next I added some Crackle Glaze in the corners, to give it all a bit more aged effect when done. (Forgot to take a photo here but I am sure you can imagine it...)
I then blended Nougat around the middle and French Roast around the outside of both the cover and the inside pieces until I was happy with the result.

Sorry for the blurry picture, below you can see a corner after the crackle has done it's work.

When everything was dry I stamped my chosen butterflies and word stamps in Plum Archival, added some stencilling with Adirondack Espresso ink and finally some background text in Watering can Archival.

I made a little spine from Kraft paper for extra strength and also added some Tissue Tape along the inside for the same reason.

The back was covered with a piece of the scrapbook paper and I embellished with some lace and charms.

Well, that's it and I hope you like it.
See you next time