Air Mail 46

Mona Pendleton | Sunday, August 4, 2013 @ 9:01 PM | , , , , , , , ,

Hi there! I hope you had a great weekend! It's Monday so it's time for a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge on the Simon Says Monday Challenge blog! This week the theme is "you've got air mail!" I was inspired  to alter a paper mache mailbox and create a coordinating greeting card.
First up is the mail box. To get started, I applied a base coat of Gesso to the mailbox followed with a coat of Silver Metallic Acrylic Paint and for an aged look, I randomly heat embossed Aged Silver Embossing Enamel all over it.
I embellished it with a variety of die cut flowers including Peonies and Bitty Blossoms. The postage stamp image is from Mini Blueprints 3 and the crown image is from Shabby French. The mail box is perched on a wooden spool that was distressed with multiple layers of Crackle Paint, broken china and black soot Distress Inks.
If you would like to see a 360 degree view, please feel free to watch the video below:

I I also made a coordinating greeting card:
For the background, I die cut a piece of patterned cardstock, randomly stamped postage themed images, heat embossing several then randomly applying distress inks. I embellished it with a die cut eiffel tower and resin heart embellishment. 
In case you are interested, I have a few step shots to share that I took along the way:





Thanks so much for visiting ~ I hope you join in the fun! Please be sure to stop by the Simon Says Monday Challenge blog to see all the amazing DT inspiration!
Be Sweet ;)
Product List: Faber Castell Gesso, Ranger Silver Metallic Acrylic PaintStampendous Aged Silver Embossing EnamelSpellbinders Grand Peonies, Spellbinders Bitty Blossoms, Tim Holtz Mini Blueprints 3, Tim Holtz Shabby French, Ranger Crackle Paint, Ranger broken chinaRanger black soot, Ranger Picket Fence Distress Paint, Ranger Barn Door Distress PaintTim Holtz Core'dinations ADIRONDACK ColorCore CardstockTim Holtz Idea-ology Paper Stash DESTINATIONSTim Holtz Crinkle Ribbon, Adirondack Black archival ink, Prima Cupid Shabby Chic Resin Treasures, Tim Holtz Spun Sugar Distress Ink, Pink Paislee Cottage Farms, Sizzix Tim Holtz Postage Die, Prima LA COEUR Shabby Chic Resin Treasures
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46 Sweet Comments So Far:

Mandy Gwelton said...

Wow, just blow us all away once again, Mona! This project is mixed media heaven! Absolutely gorgeous design and I love all the beautiful embellishments! Thanks for sharing your art with us!

zehra said...

Wow, gorgeous, love the box, and all the flowers, the card is beautiful

KathyO said...

Really fabulous altered piece, Mona! Love the clusters flowers and the beautiful cherub!

GinaB said...

Amazing project Mona! Such beautiful and elegant details! Love the texture which you can really appreciate in your awesome video! Oh, the details! WOW!

Christine L said...

Wowww these are fabulous Mona... I LOVE that mailbox!! I get the feeling that if I came to visit and stood still long enough... I may get altered too!!

Hugs
Christine x

Trudy said...

Amazing project! Love all the gorgeous flowers!

Candy C said...

Really pretty altered mailbox! I love the antiques silver appearance. The shabby flowers are a fabulous embellishment. Just gorgeous. And the vintage Parisian postcard is also such a lovely piece to sit beside such a sweet mailbox. Love it all! Hugs, Candy

Lisa Elton said...

Beautifully shabby designs Mona! Your flowers are so pretty!!

Meihsia Liu said...

This is such a fantastic project, Mona. I love the beautiful texture and details on both mailbox and postcard. Hugs.

Ros Crawford said...

I'm in awe of these ... beautiful creations! Love the crackled silver

Evgeniia Kolesnikova said...

Мона, это шедевр!!!

Suzanne C said...

Sweeet! Love the beautiful mailbox with all the beautiful embellishments and the coordinating card is beautiful!

Angi Barrs said...

Jaw dropping gorgeous! I just love that mailbox!

Tracey said...

WOW!! Stunning!!

stampingbowd said...

Gorgeous!!!! The mailbox is so full of glittery goodness! The card is beautiful! I love the heart embellishment! Stunning projects!

Anna-Karin said...

Beautiful project Mona and a great idea for this challenge! Love the mailbox with the cool metallic look and all the flowers. The card is very pretty too.

sandi said...

Wow Mona your mail box is simply amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! Beautiful card too!

Sue Lelli said...

Simon says is so LUCKY to have you on their design team! Absolutely AMAZING altered mailbox and BEAUTIFUL card!

Craft Addicts - Tracy Evans said...

Fantastic altered mail box Mona and your coordinating card is a perfect companion. I love the random enameling and the overall feel to this piece. Your execution as always is fantastic. Stunning flowers and such a creative piece of art. Tracy x

RobinH said...

So magnificent! What an elegant and creative project, Mona! Absolutely gorgeous details everywhere! Love the cluster of handmade flowers and sweet little angel! Love your beautiful card too! Thanks for the inspiration!

Unknown said...

Wow! Another amazing project, Mona! Love this sweet altered mailbox and the wonderful matching card!

GabrielleH said...

Breathtaking, Mona! Wow, this is so gorgeous! How do all these creative ideas pop into your talented head? I wish you could share with me! LOVE this project so much. Great video too! TFS!

Caroline said...

Thank you Mona for sending me here for product info... And so much more?? Have watched video but great to see more pics & directions shown here!! A coordinating card aswell.. Great job!! :)))

email: Steph@SimonSaysStamp.com said...

WOW!! Cool creation, Mona! Love the texture you added to the mailbox :)

*mwah*
Steph
Simon Says Stamp!

Mary Reidel said...

Simply gorgeous, Mona! I'm so in love with all the texture and mixed media techniques you used! What a work of art!

Chris said...

Beautiful altered mailbox, Mona! Amazing what you can do with the beautiful texturing and flowers! I just love seeing what you will do next and you never disappoint!

MackieMade Paper Creations said...

Absolutely gorgeous!

Kerry said...

Very beautiful project! Love the texture on the mailbox and all the gorgeous handmade flowers! Just divine!

BethieJ said...

FABULOUS Mona!! I LOVE it!!!

Teri Holister said...

Amazing project! So beautiful! Love how you altered this box! You turned it into a gorgeous work of art! TFS!

Davi said...

Awesome MONA! I love the aged look to the mailbox with the beautiful flowers and the Eiffel tower is also beautiful on the card :)

Andrea Ockey Parr said...

Absolutely stunning, as usual! I am always amazed at how you make metallic elements look so soft and beautiful! Love both the mailbox and the card!

Helen Watanabi said...

Amazing altered mailbox, Mona! Really beautiful details! Love your video too!

Stacey Pembroke said...

Fabulous altered piece, Mona! Love the texture on the mailbox and the pretty flowers!

Fiona said...

Absolutely magnificent! Your altered pieces are always so intriguing! Love the beautiful cluster of roses! The little cherub is darling too! TFS!

Sandra said...

Stunning mailbox! Love the aged metal look you've created! And the angel with all the flowers looks amazing! Hugs, Sandra

Petra Swart said...

What a great work of art, Mona!! Love your beautiful postbox and stunning card!!

Millicent Forester said...

Wow, this is an amazing project, Mona! Love seeing every beautiful detail up close in your wonderful vid! Magnificent!

Ashley said...

Absolutely breathtaking project! Oh my!

Gale Evans said...

Beautiful and so elegant! Love the enameled texture; adds so much character to this box! Your flowers are gorgeous! Beautiful project!

Penny said...

What a neat creation, Mona! Your altered pieces are so inspiring! I have to go to Michaels and buy all their boxes, etc. and give this a try! Thanks for the inspiration!

Tumbleweed said...

Absolutely breathtaking project! Love the pretty flowers and that texture you gave to this beautiful box!

Unknown said...

OMG, this is absolutely incredible! Amazing altered piece! WOW!

Anonymous said...

Oh man, this one really gets me!! I have a thing about buying stamps & things w/ the Eiffel Tower on them!!
This is so fantastic, Mona!!! I must ask... What do you do with all of your masterpieces!?! The inspiration from your site for altered art crafters is jaw dropping ! You should probably be reaching classes!!!

Unknown said...

This looks amazing Mona. I am loving everything about it.

Hugs~

Anonymous said...

Oh I just love the shabby chic feel of this! Gorgeous!!!!


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