Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Embrace the Old

I always like it when I can do two things at once. Today, I am working on the challenge over at Simon Says Stamp, and making my altered Valentine tin for an art swap.

I started with an Altoids tin, and covered it with Tim Holtz tissue tape.

Covered inside and out

Next, I thought I would add a bit of color with some Distress ink.

Added some vintage images to the tin.

New paint to try out from Martha Stewart - pearl, and I like it!

Didn't want to stop playing, so added some crackle paint next, here and there.

Oh, flowers, metal, ruler, metal number to add some dimension inside.

Screwed on a skate key, added on a love key, tulle(Stampin Up) and some bakers twine.

Another new item to try out that I learned about from Creative Jumpstart - glass bead gel medium. This is very cool stuff! It's not quite dry for the photo, should be clear, but I put it on thick, and I need to finish this up. There you go - my altered tin and its creative journey.