Creative Collaboration with May Arts, Day 4
Ribbon and stamping are simply a match made in heaven. That being said, we are beyond excited to have teamed up with the wonderful folks at May Arts for a week-long Creative Collaboration on BOTH of our blogs. Watch each day for your chance to win both stamp and ribbon prizes!!
Unique May Arts ribbons and our elegant stamps come to life on this altered tin by Cathy!
Want to create this beautiful project, too? Here’s the how-to…
1) Repurpose an old tin (for example, this one was found in a bargain bin at a garden center) and paint over with gesso mixed with a little tan acrylic paint.
2) Stamp 40-282 Twirls onto May Arts Ivory 5/8″ Faux Canvas/ Lightweight Ribbon 444-58-09 using Memento Luxe Olive Grove and Pear Tart inks, iron ribbon to set.
3) Using a paint brush, lightly paint over tin with Memento Luxe Pistachio ink and then splatter Shimmer Spritz Copper over the top and heat set.
4) Apply stamped faux canvas ribbon to side of tin with adhesive.
5) Stamp 30-213 Bouquets twice onto white card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then color the flowers using Chameleon Sky Blue and Olive pens. Color the leaves with Copic markers G21, YG63 and YG67. Cut out, emboss with an embossing tool and layer to add dimension.
6) Cut a butterfly from metal using the Creative Die 51-007 Tagged and brush over with Enamel Medium and then sprinkle with Iced Enamels Relique Turquoise and heat set, add gems to the center of the butterfly. Cut three pieces of May Arts 5/8″ Wired String w/mini Raffia Bows 472-58-16 and form into loops.
7) Stamp sentiment from 30-162 Eloquence 30-162 Eloquence Luxe Tuxedo Black ink and heat set, add flowers ribbons and butterfly to lid of tin with hot glue gun.
8) Seal the flowers and leaves with Vintage Glaz on to finish.
Now don’t forget, the inspiration continues…
It’s your turn to play with ribbons and stamps! Leave a comment on today’s post, both here and on the May Arts blog, for a chance to win our T for Transparent stamp set, Belle Fleurs, AND your choice of 1 spool of gorgeous May Arts ribbon. (Giveaway closes Sunday, March 16th, 11:59 PST.)
SHOP:
- 40-282 Twirls
- 30-213 Bouquets
- 30-162 Eloquence
- 51-007 Tagged
- And don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter!
May Arts Supplies: Ivory 5/8″ Faux Canvas/ Lightweight Ribbon 444-58-09 and 5/8″ Wired String w/mini Raffia Bows 472-58-16
The Penny Black Blog 
Wow, what a beautiful decorated tin! This would make a wonderful gift..maybe filled with hand stamped note cards!
These flowers made from the stamped images are just stunning!! What a beautiful project!!!
❤ J
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HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com
What a lovely project this is!
Fantastic little tin.
What a great project! So pretty! Love the stamp and ribbon combination!
love the altered tin!
Great project! I have been wondering what to do with an empty Altoid tin…this gives me ideas but on a smaller scale! Thanks!
Love this project.
craftymom205 at yahoo dot com
Ooh how stunning! I have lots of small tins that I save, I think I will decorate some of them for little gifts! Thank you for the idea. The stamped ribbon looks fabulous xx
Such a wonderful idea and so pretty!
Love this box, very pretty. I will have to give it a try.
I love the embellishments!
Beautiful. I like that you used those memento luxe inks. Faves
GORGEOUS tin Cathy!!!
LOVE your colour palette, ALL of your BEAUTIFUL stamping and fussy cut layers, they look delightful together!!!
THANK YOU for sharing your tutorial and creative inspiration, this lovely idea gives me plenty of time to get one done for Mother’s Day 🙂
All the details on this altered tin is fabulous! what amazing talent.
stamping sue
http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/
What a beautiful altered tin!
OH how exquisitely beautiful!!!!!!
Fabulous altered tin, love those intricate flowers:-)!!!
This is an amazing project with so many lovely details! Love the idea of stamping on the ribbon and appreciate the photos demonstrating how this beautiful tin became the work of art that it is!!
Absolutely love everything!
Great project! This whole week has inspired me to use more ribbon. I’ve always shy-ed away because of the bulk, not any more.
Cathy is so creative, what a wonderful idea.I can’t wait to gather up those tins in my art room and try my hand at decorating them with ribbons and stamps. Wonderful idea.
Great tin project and love the new flower set! 2 of my favorite company’s together!! Yes!
A beautifully decorated tin…love the variety of techniques used!
This is such a pretty creation!
Does not look like a tin can at
all. Beautiful work.
Carla from Utah
The tin is so cute. I can see getting a lot of use out of the Belle Fleurs stamps and the tape too.
Wow! Gorgeous tin!!! I love the colors and how you added the ribbon!!
This is a beautiful project, thanks for sharing! I have some old tins that I think I’ll dig out and try this on, thanks for the inspiration.
Very pretty stamps. Great for spring coming soon – I hope. the box is so pretty with the cut flowers. Great job.
This project looks fantastic what a great use of Penny Black stamps and ribbon
Who knew you could create such a gorgeous box from an old tin? Wow! The flowers, the butterfly, the gorgeous ribbon… all are just perfect! Thanks for the tutorial!
So many ways to make over this tin. You did a beautiful job. love all the different things you did. I have lots of mint tins I kept for just such a thing I will now have to copy you!
Wow! Wow! Great inspiration to get into my stash and find tin boxes.
You blow my mind Cathy!!
This is AMAZING!
Thank You!
Fabulous project. Nothing better than repurposing something old.
What a gorgeous project! Cathy is soooo creative! Thanks for sharing.
I agree with everyone…this is a beautiful project. What a great gift idea! Thank you.
What a beautiful keepsake box — splendid!
Beautiful tin! I collect them, thank you so much for the inspiration and for the step by step pics.
Beautiful love the glaze, I have never seen that. Very interested would love to see a video.
This is so beautiful, wish I had the imagination these people do.
Y
Clever use of flowers on the tin
Completely awe inspiring! One of my all-time favorite projects! Gonna have to get some of that faux canvas ribbon!
This tin box is beautiful, love all the embellishments! Great inspiration to try a new project! 🙂
Just Beautiful! I love the flowers and the stamped ribbon is so cool!
Wow! I cannot believe how beautiful you altered that “blah tin into a beautiful one!!! It’s gorgeous and thank for sharing the step-by-step instructions. It’s great for visual people like me:-)
Beautiful box! I love this idea!
Such a lovely altered tin. Makes me want to run out and buy gesso and get to work on some tins I had planned to discard.
isoscia at aol dot com
wow, that is amazing, I love the colors, I need to do one of those!! Beautiful
That tin is amazing!
So gorgeous! Love all the stamped flowers!
This is the best way to use ribbon I think! Stamping on ribbon sometimes isn’t easy but as here the results can be so beautiful…
The little touches Copper on the tine add such interest & I love the way your stamped ribbons are used both on the top & around the edge. The butterfly is very striking & I do like the way you stuck to using the same colour as the flowers. There’s so much tactile interest in this whole project making it quite an unusual altered item.
Paula (PEP)
This box is so fabulous. Thanks for the inspiration.
Love, love, love the “belle fleurs” stamp set. Thanks for the chance to win.
Fabulous tin and just in time for Easter! The blue flowers and butterfly are just spring.
What an adorable tin! I think this is a great project and I’m going to give it a try. Thank you!
Beautiful altered tin and it just screams Spring which we all want right about now. Lovely colors and wonderful tutorial. Thanks for the chance to win and for allowing us non FB users the change to take part in the giveaway.
Love the altered tin… beautiful dimension and colors!
Gorgeous project! You make it look so easy. It’s amazing what you can do with paper and ribbon!
Lovely altered tin. Thanks for sharing how you created it.
LOVE what you did with the tin!!
Lovely decorated tin!!! Lots of interest with the varied embellishments!
Jan
Gorgeous tin! I love the flowers!
I simply love the penny black stamps ….they can be used in so many different creative ways ..simply adore them
simply gorgeous
Gorgeous box, like I this idea a lot. Love getting new technique’s and ideas. Thanks
Cathy’s altered tin looks so GORGEOUS! Thank you so much for sharing the step-by-step tutorial for making it. Love the paper-piecing done on it. Thank you so much for a chance to win some goodies 🙂
What a beautiful altered tin! I love the flowers, thanks for sharing.
so many choices – I think I know what I want until I’m looking at all my options-I love your designs
Love this tin, So soft looking!
This is just stunning Cathy! Love what you did to the tin.
This is a pretty, springtime tin!
What a great idea! Now I’ll be hunting for tins…..
Beautiful tin box by Cathy!! love all the pretty details and lovely colors. Thanks for sharing it. 🙂
Wow this tin is absolutely stunning. I love the colours and that stamped ribbon is fantastic.
The altered tin is totally awesome. Thanks so much for the pictorial tutorial.
Wonderful project, I love the depth you achieved, can’t wait to try it!
that is just a beautiful tin! so many pretty details! 🙂
Love the altered tin project. I have several just waiting to be transformed. Thanks!
wow, so cool