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Jun 26, 2009

BC105 Alter It

Happy Friday - I hope you have all had a great week. It's time for another Blogger Challenge and this weeks theme was (Alter) it. Now for those of you who don't know me very well I really struggle with these types of challenges. They are just NOT my cup of tea at all. I always think that I'll just skip the weeks we have a challenge to alter something as I just don't do well with that sort of thing and really don't have a lot of fun trying to come up with something to show.
I thought and thought about this challenge and decided I would alter a Mahjong Tile and make a pin with one. I purchase a number of these tiles several years ago and have only used them once so I dug them out and got to work on creating my pin. First I stamped the berries from Sun Ripened - SU 2005 now retired with Basic Black ink. My first attempts to color them were disasters. I tried using Copic Markers and was surprised to find that the black ink disappeared when colored with the marker. So then I decided to color them with SU Markers which worked quite well. Next up I sealed them by pressing the tile onto a Versamark pad and embossed it with clear EP. Then I used some Foil Adhesive on the sides of the tile and applied some rose colored foils. I added a pin back an my pin was complete. I had hoped to attatch it to a card but it turned out to be to bulky so instead I just made a matching card to go along with the pin.
Card Stock: Old Olive, Rose Red, Pretty in Pin, and Raspberry Tart DP
Ink: Basic Black, Pretty in Pink and Stampin Pastels
Other: Lace Border Punch(Martha Stewart), Pink Grosgrain Ribbon, Swiss Dot Embossing Folder and Foam Mounting Tape.
So there you have it. I have survived another "Alter It" challenge. - Be sure to check out the other great projects by clicking on the Blogger Challenge Icon on my sidebar.

20 comments:

  1. Both projects are beautiful, Ida! I think you hit it out of the park!

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  2. I love this project! I'm definitely casing it somehow as I know my folks would love this!

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  3. Terrific idea Ida. Your pin is beautiful and your raspberries look yummy enough to eat. Your card is gorgeous. Nice set...

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  4. This is stunning. I love the image on the card and your details on the domino too! Beautifully done, Ida! TFS!

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  5. Ida, both the pin and the card are gorgeous. What a perfect image for this time of year.

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  6. Love the spotlighting on your card, the altered Majohng Tile Pin will make a great gift to go along with your card.

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  7. It is a beautiful pin! I'm glad you didn't skip this week!

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  8. You didn't just survive this challenge--you did a fabulous job! Love the set you created.

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  9. It's been YEARS since I had the Dominoes out! This is beautiful and I miss that stamp set.

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  10. Very pretty, Ida! I love the matching card too!

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  11. Ida, the pin is really lovely and the card is a perfect companion.

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  12. I think you did an awesome job! I love it!

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  13. Wow! Ida, you did a brilliant job on this tile! I LOVE it very much! And you card is so beautiful! I really love how you highlighted the berries! Oh, forgot to tell that I really liked the stamp you used!

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  14. AWESOME project, Ida! Way to alter!!! I love it!

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  15. Great job with our alter it challenge!!! This pin is just beautiful!!

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  16. Ida--You did a fantastic job! I'll have to try this for sure!

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