It's been a long time........

Good evening all,

Well I can't believe that it has been 2 years and seven months since I have dedicated anytime to this blog.
I had all good intentions when I created this blog but you know how it goes, but I have decided that now is the time to share with you some of my thoughts, processes and tutorials and techniques on what has taken up my time in the last few years.

If you are a real crafter at heart you know that it feels like you have lost an arm if you don't get to indulge into your passion of crafting at least a couple of times a week. But sometimes life gets in the way and for the past few years although I have been busy crafting for work and although I have loved every minute it has been full on and not much breathing space in between but I have decided this year to indulge a little more into what I love to do and take a back step and slow things down a little so that I can spend time on this blog and share things with you all.

My own Craft Workshops structure is changing next year and we will be releasing the 2018 dates soon over on my other blog:

https://lisabdesignsinspiration.blogspot.co.uk/

Next year we are getting much more into mixed media which is my passion, I love playing and discovering new things and love to share with others.

So today as we are looming up towards my workshop on Sunday with the light up scene box, details here: Click for details and booking information. 

I thought that I would show you a make that I made for my own home last year for Christmas.
I bought the lantern from a local florist wholesalers and immediately when I saw it, I thought that I wanted to create a scene inside it, it was such a lovely shape lantern.

Now I had a look at my stash and found that I had some Tando Houses ( available on sunday at my Workshop at Grove Green Village Hall). Various dies and die cut grey board Christmas shapes, so this got the old brain matter working and I started to devise a plan.......

I started by by gluing the houses together and painting them with Imagination Crafts Blanc Rusty Patina ( available on my website) and then added some clear glamour dust on top to add a sparkle.

 

Then I painted the roofs and windows and doors in Deco Art Baby Blue Paint ( available on my website) and assembled the pieces together.

Now I knew that I wanted to light up the inside of the feature, so I had to create a base and flap front that I could access the switch on the lights from. So I cut a piece of card to fit in the base and used the lantern as a template to draw around to create the semi circle that I attached as a flap.

Now it is at this point that I got very carried away and forgot to take any photos as I continued with the project but I used dies from my stash to create trees and dear and built up a raised area from card to support a third house in the background.

 I aged down the lantern itself with a little dry brushing with white acrylic paint and added a Tando Creative bauble flourish and some flower gems to the front of the lantern.

I was really pleased with the outcome and tucked up on a wintery night with a cup of cocoa I was pretty pleased with the night time effect! 

If this has inspired you to have a go at creating a little scene in to something then go for it!

I have to tell you it is so much fun and very satisfying.

Well that it all from me today but I will be back soon with more makes from the last few years and new things too. 

I wish you all a great week.......
Hugs Lisa B xxx