Alice in the library... and outside

 Alpha Stamps has a new monthly kit for May and it includes this awesome Gatefold Window Card.

 I used two of the gatefold window cards to make a sweet little double sided Alice in Wonderland shrine. On one side there is an outside scene with fake grass and a window box and lovely pink roses. You can view the library through the window...

 if you look closely you can see the Cheshire cat sitting on a shelf in the bookcase.
Btw, I used the Finnabair Art Extravagence Rust Paste Set to paint the window frames and the flower box because I swear I'm in love with this stuff!

From the side you can kinda see both little scenes...

 The flip side of my shrine has a library scene and you can look outside. I used the Alice Plays Croquet Collage Sheet for my outside view. 

 You can tell you're in the library because there are stacks of books everywhere.

The White Rabbit is looking a bit puzzled by the butterfly sitting on a stack of books and perhaps by the mushrooms sprouting out of the floor.

Those wonderful framed paintings are cut out of one of the papers included in the May kit :)

If you'd like to see a complete list of the supplies I used click here.

 Thanks for stopping by and reading my post. I hope you have a fun and creative day!

pirate's booty...

Alpha Stamps has an awesome kit out this month with lots of pretty undersea inspired goodies in it. It's called Beneath the Sea Kit and can be found here. I was so inspired by the lush teal color in the kit I just had to make something with it!

 

 I LOVE the Mini Kraft Treasure Chest that comes in the kit!

I was able to make this awesome pirate's chest by covering the box with images from the Treasure Chests Trims Collage Sheet.

 I simply glued the box together, inked any edges that might show and cut the pieces out as shown above. (I did use two copies of the collage sheet to have enough of the black image though.)

Don't you just adore the new Chipboard Mermaids Miniatures?! I used black satin spray paint to give them a quick coat of color.

I hinged the Arch Top Reliquary - Triptych with a set of 1 Inch Fancy Metal Box Hinges so that it would stand on its own.

Then I made a base out of 8x8 Heavy Chipboard and covered it with paper from the kit.

That nifty Under the Sea Chipboard Border was designed by moi :)

I'm pretty happy with how it all went together and I hope I've inspired you to go out and make something undersea inspired with one of our kits or other new goodies. 

Here's a list of all of the supplies I used to help you shop ;)