I bought this MDF birdhouse last week at The Big Stamp Show held at Alexandra Palace in London. It is actually a money box with a slot in the roof, but as I have no use for that, I covered the slot when I made my new roof!
The roof is covered with Ten Second Studio metal which I have embossed and sanded. I wanted to add a decorative roof edging so I used Art Parts by Studio 490 which I painted and stamped.
I altered the entire birdhouse to look like white peeling weathered wood and I stamped leaves and flowers in chalk ink using some gorgeous new stamps by Differentcolors who are based in The Netherlands. A few Lost Coast butterflies finished the background. The picket fence is an alterations die which I painted with dabbers in two shades.
The birds and branch are by Maya road. I painted the branch with acrylic paint and covered the birds in old text before tinting them using distress markers. I added a small crystal for an eye and part embossed the larger bird with some Golden Sparkle embossing powder by Cosmic Shimmer which I got at the Show. The little nest is from The Range; it came in a pack of 6 around Easter time and I tinted the eggs with alcohol ink. The butterfly is a download from Divas D'Este.
The final addition was the sentiment which is a Unity Stamp by Donna Downey.
The bee is Stampotique stamp by Jo Capper-Sandon.
It was really fun making this house, which is for my new studio. I'm entering it into 'Lots of Layers' challenge on Try it on Tuesday, into 'Birds, Butterflies & Bees' challenge with The Stamp Man and also Challenge 3 on Anything But a Card
Have a happy day ... x
Love the birdhouse with all its various layers, the stamping is gorgeous (I also bought some stamps from Differentcolors and they are brilliant).
ReplyDeletevery pretty, and I like how each side has it's own character :-) Debi x
ReplyDeleteand thanks for sharing with us at Craft Room Challenge, Debi x
DeleteThis is amazing - what a great addition to your garden!!!
ReplyDeleteThat's so cool! Love the roof and all the details on each side. What a neat piece of art for your new studio.
ReplyDeleteThis is a vibrant piece of altered art. I love the flowers and fence and your choice of bright colours. Thank you for sharing with us at the Craft Room this fortnight. Suzanne x
ReplyDeleteTotal fun! I love it! What an amazing project!
ReplyDeleteThis is a fabulous project, I love all the details. Thank you for joining us at Craft-Room Challenge.
ReplyDeletexxx Hazel.
This is wonderful! I love the weathered effect you've given it, and the metal roof is fabulous! Thanks for joining us over at the Craft-Room Challenge for our "Alter It" theme.
ReplyDeleteMaria x
Wow, what a wonderful piece of art, you have certainly created lots of scrumptious detail here, a real feast for the eye. Thanks for joining us at Craft Room Challenge and good luck. Julia xxxx
ReplyDeleteWhat a great birdhouse, very pretty, thanks for joining the Anything but a Card challenge!!
ReplyDeleteFantastic alterations. There are so many exciting and wonderful details to look at. Thank you for sharing it with us at TioT's.
ReplyDeleteYvonne