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Holy City Box

It’s Friday! This has been quite a busy week. Fun…but busy. And because of all the busy, my project is not quite finished. I need to embellish it a bit more. I’m hoping I can do it today…But we’ll see. For now, it looks pretty cool. Just not complete.



I used a plain wooden box and painted it green, then crackle painted it, and Distress Inked it. And the top has, as you can see, an image from Smeared Ink’s Holy City. The box was purchased for this very image.



I colored the image with my colored pencils and Mod Podged it to the top. I just love this image. I plan on adding some things to the top. I’m not exactly sure what yet…I need to look through my stash to see what I can find. But I definitely need some more texture. Some lumpy, bumpy goodness.



Here’s a close up of the crackling. I purposely did not apply an even layer of it. I really wanted the green to show through. I’ll be sure to post photos when the box is done. But what do you think of it so far??? Have an inspiring day!

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Kelli Green aka Cajunstampingqueen said…
I love this!!!! no one would ever have known it wasnt finished!!! its great!!!
April 22, 2011 at 8:08 AM
Carol W. said…
Beautiful job! Love the look, TFS
April 22, 2011 at 11:01 AM
Sparkly Engineer said…
So far so awesome - hurry and finish. I want to see.
April 22, 2011 at 12:02 PM
Kathi said…
I think this is totally fabulous. I love the image, the crackle, etc. I can't wait to see the finished project.
April 22, 2011 at 12:41 PM
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