Sizzix project - Not cards!

Hi fellow bloggers - in my vain attempt to so something with my stash I have been finding quite a few unfinished projects - not all cards so have made myself a promise to get some of them finished! This weekend I finished a rustic brooch that I made using elements from my sizzix dies.

I used burlap for the leaves and linen for the cream flower  - both cut from the same Sizzix bigz die - Flora.
The puff is topped with a metal flower [cut from a recyled juice can that I coloured by heating on the gas hob] cut using a sizzix embosslit a - Wildflower - and a small shell button I recycled from a shirt,
Well need to get onto the next unfinished project!!  happy crafting

LiM challenge

Hi again fellow bloggers - around comes another Saturday and a new challenge from the folks at Less is More. I hope you are enjoying your Saturday?

The theme this week is Layers and to include newsprint. I have used a die this week from Tim Holtz - although as I am still on stash busting it is not a new one from Sizzix. I have also used a newsprint backing sheet along with some plain blue as an added layer. The heart shape is on dimensional pads. To add another effect I have used a gold gilding wax especilly on the blue as it reminds of some of the colours in old paintings I saw when I was last in Rome. However unfortunately the photogaph doesn't pick up the gilding too well. The sentiment is hand written.

Happy crafting :)