Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Solo This time.

I have mentioned before about how The Doc's Custard Tarts from a certain supermarket come in a nice diagonal blue stripy box and I always salvage as much of the box as I can. Well they don't anymore! The box design has been changed to a peachy coloured striped one and as you can see below I have put the first salvaged box to good use.  I sat and painted another (single image this time) Woodware  Anemone  stamp on Sunday to placate The Doc for sending the last card off to Portugal!

The image has been mounted onto orange card which I have adhered to the cut down base of the box. There was just enough of the orange card left to make the spine of the card and attach the front acetate sheet which you can just see in the  photo above. The sentiment is a black adhesive one from my stash which I stuck to the white part of the image. I have left the front acetate sheet completely plain so that it wouldn't detract from the flower. 
  




Entering the following challenges:
Artistic Inspirations #166 Anything goes,
Love To Scrap #88 Anything goes.
Craft Your Passion #335 Anything goes.
Fab 'n' Funky #323 Fabulous Flowers.
Little Miss Muffet #149 Anything goes.
Creative Fingers #118 Anything goes.
Pixie's Crafty Workshop #252 Use up your snippets (Th Doc's tart box).
The Flower Challenge #1 Anything goes with florals.

29 comments:

cohenna said...

Beautiful!! Thank you for joining us at Fab'n'Fynky :)

cuilliesocks said...

Beautiful card and colours Valery, love the matting and layering, beautifully designed, Kate x

Barb said...

Great recycling. I hope The Doc eats plenty of custard tarts. That's a lovely stamp Mrs. A. Love your painting. A very pretty card. Barbxx

Erika said...

I got custard tarts from work last week and was really looking forwards to one once home. My hubby and his mate pinched them as soon as I was through the door. The nerve!
A lovely card, great recycling and the perfect matching colour combo. Loving the flower.

Hugs Erika. x

Jenny L said...

Hi Mrs A,
what a very gorgeous card yet again.
I love the recycle of the cutard tart box, and it's really good that the changed colour of the box still has it's uses.
Your flower is awesome yet again, and coloured so perfctly also.
Oh to have one of those very beautiful flowers.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.

Jane Willis said...

A beilliant piece of upcycling and a very beautiful card. Your painted anemone is gorgeous
Jane

Sandra H said...

So pretty Mrs A is your card and Solo is good!.....lovely colours on your flower and great use of acetate too! take care x

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

Fabulous box, your recycling are always so brilliant! I'm sure that Doc will love it! The anemone looks very sweet and love the colour you have make this box!

Carol said...

That was good of them Mrs A....so much prettier in this colour and you've made a beautiful card. Carol x

Loll said...

Another beauty with this gorgeous flower image Anne. Love your mix of colours ... and great way to up-cycle the tart box. :) xx

Createology said...

Lovely Anemone in these beautiful colors. How very clever of you to utilize a box in your card. Autumn Bliss...

Aileen said...

Brilliant recycling Mrs A, love the colours of the custard box. Your flower is so pretty and works perfectly in colour. Thank you so much for joining us at The Flower Challenge Aileen DT

Kath said...

A lovely image and great upcycling - a good excuse to buy more custard tarts too!
Kath x

Di said...

Absolutely stunning colouring again my friend! And a super card, very good of the custard tart folk to change their packaging to such pretty colours 😁

Hugs

Di xx

brenda said...

A pretty creation as always, apols for the lack of visits but slow going at this end.

B x

Karen Dunbrook said...

great looking watercolour card.
Thanks so much for playing along with The Flower Challenge this month!

Mrs.B said...

A lovely card Mrs A and a great piece of recycling.
Avril xx

MaryH said...

The new tart box colors are lovely and how well did it work with your gorgeous painting! It's a very beautiful and serene image, and your painting looks so soft & pretty. Clever adaptation with recycling into artistry! TFS & Hugs (tell Doc to keep on eating!)

KandA said...

Wonderful recycling and such fabulous colours xx

Elizabeth said...

Stunning flower, beautifully painted, and the striped card is a clever bit of upcycling. Lovely! Elizabeth xx

coldwaters2 said...

Oh my this is so beautiful Mrs A, the colour of that flower is awesome, how brilliant to recycle a cake box never would of thought of that you are very creative,
hugs
lorraine x

Donna said...

Great piece of upcycling Mrs A, love the candy stripe and the flower image is coloured beautifully :) Donna ♥ x

Donna said...

This is stunning, great way to recycle and lovely flower image beautifully colored!

Donna Ellis said...

What a great way of upcycling pretty containers, and then sharing your beauties with someone else! Beautifully shaded and colored, Mrs. A! I hope you enjoy a lovely week-end! hugs, de

aussie aNNie said...

Fabulous, colours are also beautiful...enjoy your weekend.xx {aNNie}

Rainey's Craft Room said...

That's a gorgeous stamp and looks fabulous in those pretty colours.
Lorraine

Creative world said...

Gorgeous stamp, awesome coloring and great idea for upcylincing...Thank you for joining us at Craft Your Passion challenge this week
Zeljka DT xx

MagsB said...

I love how you reuse these boxes, Mrs A, it's upcycling at its best! I love the anemone, and your colouring is lovely!

love Mags B x

crafty-stamper said...

WOW beautiful image and fabulous colouring-and great recycling too--Thank you for joining us at Artistic Inspirations
Carol DT x