Tuesday, February 26, 2013

intemperate: adjective

not moderate or mild : severe
or
lacking or showing lack of restraint
also
 given to excessive use of alcoholic beverages

pronunciation
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It's time for our new challenge over at Try it on Tuesday
Time flies
with our AWESOME sponser
where you have a chance to win a $15.00 Gift Certificate to their store!! 
 
I made this little altered art doll back in September and have been trying to work her into a project ever since.  So, when TIOT announced the Time Flies challenge, I took her back out and lovingly thought I would like to incorporate her somehow into a project.
Now advance to the other day when I did a big desk clean up and rearranged some things around which meant I ended up with this unadorned box in my view. Now normally I can live with cheap plain boxes that I use for storage, I mean, their free, right?
But when it's on my desk, and I have to look at it ....well, that's another story!
 
So the 2 combined to be this:
 
I wrapped the Flashing Tape around the box, used a quilting wheel to add the debossed dots, laid a strip of Joint compound tape to the front, used a glue dot to fix the flower to the front. I stamped wings and heat embossed them on the same pattern paper that I used to line the inside, and my hot glue gun to adhere the ribbon and her. Printed out the sentiment, matted and outline it and then glued it on.

I think it looks so much better now on my desk, it makes me smile whenever I look at it.
And that makes me happy.
 
 
Really Reasonable Ribbon
metal flashing tape, joint compound tape
Ranger - Holographic embossing powder
Inque Boutique - angel wing stamp
Sassafras Lass - pattern paper
Rod - font
( making myself use a different font, although technically, it's still a typewriter font )

I hope you join us for the Time Flies Challenge!
 

15 comments:

Unknown said...

Fantastic job of decorating the box and making fabulous use of your clock doll. It would make me smile too.

Winnie said...

She is sooo precious! I love her facial expression! Perfect sentiment to pair with her! She has to make you smile having her on your desk!

Redanne said...

Love your altered box Sandee and she does look right at home on the front, it made me smile too...... Hugs, Anne x

Mary Pat Siehl said...

what a great little doll!!!! love it

Jean said...

You are just too creative!!

Alison Scott said...

Great up cycling or recycling or whatever???
That box is smashing, great that it makes you smile every day.

Ellie Knol said...

Time really flies when being creative!

Pam said...

This is so cute! So much better than that plain brown free box. It now looks fru-fru fancy and expensive!
Pam
scrap-n-sewgranny.blogspot.com

Claudia N. said...

Your quote is sooo true, sandee! Time flies too fast most of the time I spend it at my crafting desk...

Love your cute angel - it looks very very friendly! :))

Waving "servus" from Vienna to NC!

Claudia xx

Cathy L. Calamas said...

So cute!! Don't you love it when that saved item finally fits perfectly into a project. ANd yes, it is raining here again in SC!!

My name is Cindy said...

What a little darling that art doll is and how clever to use her to decorate a box!! It's amazing what you will put up with on your crfat desk isn't it, especially when you could so easily decorate the boxes you have to look at - it's not as if we don't havethe materialslying around!! I have two I need to sort - after seeing this I think I should just in and do it!! Cindy x

Meggymay said...

Love the wonderful cute art doll. It is a fabulous box alteration.
Yvonne x

Katie said...

Your art doll is adorable! And I love how you altered the box to make your desk look so cheerful!

Alexa said...

Love the doll Sandee - really cute and a great addition to the tag! Sorry I've not been past more often - my new job is fun but takes up a lot of time!! xx

Mrs.B said...

Hi Sandee, just catching up - better late than never!
Love the alteration to you box and a fab sentiment for the craft room.
Avril xx