HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!
Whether you are celebrating Valentine’s with your honey or celebrating being single and fabulous, it’s a great excuse for making stuff.
Today I want to share with you a matchbox valentines collage that I made using the Tim Holtz Sizzix matchbox die and following the really detailed tutorial by Paula Cheney.
I had to include a photo of my sewing machine in action. I am still in shock that I can now use a machine, (albeit basically).
I cut, distressed, inked and stitched the matchbox panels. This time I made side panels which I stamped using the new Tim Holtz watercolor stamp set. I stitched through the centre of the side panels and stuck a strip of scor-tape to the back.
Here you can see the side panels stuck down as well as the heart stamps that I used to stamp the inside of the matchbox sides, (before I built them).
I gathered my distress products ready to decorate my matchboxes.
I made another tiny garden terracotta plant pot using the same techniques as I demonstrated in my matchbox halloween collage post. This time I twisted wire around the skewer and tucked in die cut hearts.
I was still swooning over the new cracked pistachio distress products, so I couldn’t resist using the paint on the arrow adornment to create faux patina. I made a second embellishment for a Valentine’s Day card.
In my matchbox halloween collage I also used corked vials. This time I filled them with tiny die cut hearts and festive berries distress glitter. I made a slit in the top of the cork and pushed a die cut heart into each with a drop of glossy accents to secure.
Thank you for taking time to look at my matchbox valentines collage. Be sure to check out Paula Cheney’s tutorial for detailed instructions on how to make your own matchbox collage.
Be sure to stop by the following online challenges and join in the fun…
“Love is in the Air” – Inspiration Journal
“It’s time to play Tic Tac Toe” – A Vintage Journey
(ideaology, sprays, ribbon)
Fabulous collage great idea to make with matchboxes I love it Zoe
MaggieH
Gorgeous piece, I love the mushroom colored hearts! The details are fantastic!
A stunning project and the details are fabulous.A real treasured piece. Great to have you join in with our Tic Tac Toe challenge at AVJ this fortnight
Crafty hugs Annie x
wow Bravo Zoe c’est très joli ! you must be a very patient lady to achieve this !
Your collage is awesome!
So very cleverly constructed – brilliant
well geezzz, I really missed seeing this on Valentines Day! Super cute adatation. Love, love, love all the small hearts in the bottle – I am so using that in a future project. Thank you for sharing what a simple idea can morph into! What’s the next holiday??
Thanks Paula! I’m so grateful for the initial inspiration. It’s a great way to use the die. Easter next I think… 😉
What a brilliant matchbox collage – the hearts and stitching around the edges are just wonderful, and I love all the shades and tones of pink and red you collected to use. Fabulous details – the diecut hearts in the vials, the fabulous varied textures on the hearts and other embellishments – just delicious! Thanks so much for joining us on A Vintage Journey.
Alison xx
Thanks for such lovely comments Alison. It’s great fun playing along over at AVJ.
Love this Zoe, each little box is a treasure in itself and all put together perfectly. Thanks for popping aboard A Vintage Journey with such a fabulous creation.
hugs Brenda xxx
Thanks so much Brenda.
My, Word! I love, love, LOVE this collage! What a lot of effort and creativity went into this project! Congratulations on your very well deserved win over at A Vintage Journey!
Thanks Sara Emily. I was stunned when I saw I had won. I love your GD project, so beautiful. 🙂
Congratulations Zoe on you win at AVJ I loved your project as soon as I saw it.
MaggieH
Thanks you so much Maggie. 🙂
Thanks Jenny. I am really enjoying all the creativity over at AVJ. Thanks for your kind comment. 🙂