LESSology Challenge #12: Creative projects of Tesa Broman, Amy Tsuruta, Dora Dekker and Lisa Saunders

Hope you are brimming with ideas for LESSology Challenge #12: Photo Block Challenge. If not, here's more creative inspiration for you from Tesa Broman, Amy Tsuruta, Dora Dekker and Lisa Saunders.

Hi! Here is my take on the Photo Blocks challenge. I did a 2x2x2 block with photos from our summer vacation last year and a nice sentiment to go. Lots of green, such a happy color! Thought this would take us through the last month until next vacation...

As a base for my block, I used an old yewellery box. It was blue and a little thin, so I started with painting the corners with white gesso and cover it all with cardstock go get a sturdy strukture.

Now I can't wait to see what you all come up with!!!

Kind of a funny story behind my project....I emailed the LESSology Design Team to see what all everyone was going to use for their Photo Block base...some how the conversations got me thinking about something...I looked in my room...in a stash box that I have and BAM.....

I found this photo block:

The papers are Pink Paislee Nantucket...the alpha was a blog candy that I won from the fabbie Nina Yang!  See that smidge of a doily?  It is from some Prima packaging...LOVE it.

The kids and I spent a couple days at the beach during mid-winter break...

I didn't get one single picture of the girl...this is as good as it gets...her very fun chevron scarf I bought her for Christmas:

...shades of the girl...

She's soon-to-be-seventeen...need I say more?

I just had fun filling up each panel with goodies from the Nantucket collection.

Me and the Boy...I know that I'll look at this later and wonder how old we were that year so I'm just announcing it here:)

I can't wait to see how you're inspired to create a Photo Block project!  Remember that your project needs to contain at least one upcycled/recycled item!

Hello everyone, this is such a challenge...I mean a real one!
But I have made someting that cheers me up, and I see it when I wake up every morning:)
This is what I used, we all know them



I used waterbased glue and simple white napkins, and that is the base...used a lot of gesso to make it white and because of the napkins you will get some structure. on this block.
Let it dry and spray on different glimmermist or perfect pearls, it will look like an old rock!
After that you can decorate, and I have used an angel and my favorite quote.
Hope you like my idea of an altered block!

Hello, Lisa here : )

I have to say, this challenge had me slightly stumped.
I knew what I wanted to do, but couldn't find what I wanted to make my photo block. Finally I found this in a local thrift store and instantly had an idea.



It's not a block as such, but I love the deep block that is behind the attached frame allowing you to create a 3d piece behind the glass.

And this is what I made.


The actual block at the back measures 4x4 inches and is almost 2 inches deep.
I tore off the back to start with.

And the covered the wooden frame in moulding paste.
I took a floral background stamp and created the textured look.


Once it was dry, I dabbed some pearl white acrylic paint in places where the wood was slightly showing through and then misted lightly and added some glimmer glam in places.


And then the decorating.
I took a piece of white card that would cover the back of the block and created a mini layout. The insides were covered with patterned paper and the mini creation was stuck to the back.



Finally a wooden butterfly was added along with some glitter here and there.

Thanks for stopping by today.
I can't wait to see what you come up with : )

Another round of fabulous ideas from our awesome design team! We would love to see your take on LESSology Challenge #12: Photo Block Challenge! Please read our challenge rules to ensure eligibility for our prizes. :)

LESSology Challenge #10: Creative projects of Mandy Dodd, Dora Dekker and Tesa Broman

Hope you have all been inspired by the design team's floral delights! Today we get to see how Mandy Dodd, Dora Dekker and Tesa Broman tackled this challenge! :)

Hi, it's Mandy here,

And I've actually called my dh in to help me! 

We had some old fence palings for ages that I was dying to do something with, so asked him to saw up and nail together some frames out of them with a solid backing.

I was thrilled when I saw them, glued  on a couple of  half flowerpots (from our dollar store) and dabbed on some paint....

Then it was about arranging some flowers and vines in them, adding in a little birds in nests...

with bows and a bit of moss





Hope you have as much fun with your interpretation for this challenge!

Thanks so much for looking

xx

Such a fun challenge again!
I have used an old little record.
Painted it white 3 times and already know wich image to use, also a sentiment with flowers.
Actually a little project but I love the way it turned out.
You can send it as a card but also use it as a wall hanger.






  

Hi all! Tesa here with a wall art that started as a flower project where I had this idea of combining different materials to make a special flower and once done I liked it so much I put it on a canvas with a much needed reminder these days - BREATH!

The flower base is a fabbie crochet flower a dear friend made for me and the topper is a flower made out of aluminum tape, gesso and retro punch with a pearl in the center. Both the crochet flower and aluminum tape is colored with gesso. There are a lot of gesso on this one!

The base is old newspaper covered with gesso and the clothes pins are also painted with gesso and then stamped and heat embossed and then covered with a thin layer of gesso again to get a soft look.

I really like the pins, they make it really easy to change the message of the canvas - the day I don't need to breath... :)

Goodness! These are just the most delightful bloom projects right? We would love to see your take on LESSology Challenge #10: Floral Delight! :)

LESSology Challenge #8: Creative projects of Dora Dekker and Tesa Broman

Are you enjoying the design team showcase for LESSology Challenge #8: Frame of Life? Today we get to see the creative projects of Dora Dekker and Tesa Broman.

Hello everyone!!
What a great challenge again, I love old frames and when I see them in a antique shop I need to buy them. Like I did with this beauty.

I painted it white, a fewe layers that's all I did.
Removed the back of the frame, made a little box out of cardstock and placed it behind the frame.
After that I started decorating and as you can see, it looks like an old sewing studio.
Hope you like my altered frame!

Hi! I have made a vintage looking altered frame out of an old metal colored frame I got from a flee market for nothing.

I wanted to frame a vintage tag of Santa so I went for a white crackled look by painting the frame with Gesso and then uneaven coat of Antique Linnen Crackle Paint and then a coat of gesso again. Finally I inked the edges with some chalk.

The inner part of the frame has a line of Puffies Cream - like snow... A flower and a few leafs finish it off.

I have the perfect spot for this one on the wall next to our Christmas tree.

Aren't these frames just lovely? We would love to see your altered frames for LESSology Challenge #8: Frame of Life! :) The deadline for entries is Sunday January 8, 11.59pm EST. Please read the challenge rules to ensure your eligibility for our prizes. 

Please leave a comment for Dora and Tesa! :)