Valentine Ring Box - Craft-Room Challenge DT

Hi, first of all...Happy New Year!  I hope you had a wonderful and restful Christmas, and enjoyed the break and all the festivities.  I always find it a bit sad once the christmas tree and decorations come down, as everywhere looks a bit bare and you know it really is the end of the break for another year.

So, I'm sure you will be pleased to know that it's time for another challenge over at the Craft-Room, and this time it's Nikki's turn to host.  She has chosen the theme of:

VALENTINE

We loved seeing your tags, it was great to see so many variations and different techniques - Hazel definitely has her work cut out to choose just three!  My creation for this challenge is a little wooden heart-shaped ring box:

It was undercoated (inside and out) with Gesso then painted a few times with Chalk White chalky emulsion.  I then stamped part of a rose in two places, coloured with Inktense pencils, and added another thin coat of emulsion, then lightly sanded.   I stamped the Darkroom Door sentiment, the CI swirls on the lid, and the CI flowers on the sides, in black Archival Ink.  I edged in a dark black/gold metallic paste around the top of the lid, then attached the heart trim and seam binding bow with a glue gun.  The two intricate metal embellishments were coated with Viva Decor Metal paint in Mother Of Pearl, and attached with glossy accents - the bottom one was gently bent to fit onto the front.

The inside is simply decorated with a single CI flower inside the base (not shown) and also inside the lid.  As I'm not putting a ring in this little box, I decided to put a Docrafts key charm inside, and wrapped in a piece of white cotton which I stamped with a Darkroom Door keyhole.  I thought I could give it to Dave on Valentines Day and he could put the key charm on his keyring - aren't I an old romantic, lol!!!

This challenge is very kindly sponsored by:

who are offering a prize to the winner of the random draw

Click on the link to visit the shop, as they have a range of beautiful rubber stamps, dies, masks, and lots of other lovely crafty things.

The Design Team have created some beautiful pieces to inspire you, so please pop over and check them out.  I'm really looking forward to visiting you to see your creations.

Bye for now

Maria xxxxx