Hello, once again we find it's time for Anything Goes ( #56)  at Addicted to Stamps and More. I try during the Anything Goes weeks to step away from making a card, though this is not what the swap means, you can do anything at at all, giving you an opportunity to try something new or show us the latest successful technique you have learnt, as it say ANYTHING GOES. Some weeks ago my small class asked to decorate some boxes, the set above are my teaching sample, they were at various stages for the class, I have since finished them. I am going to put these to an extra use, by sending them to my partner at a Yahoo group called StampersUK, where we hold a monthly swap, this month it too, is Anything Goes,  my partner will receive these before this post appears on my blog. 

Recipe

A set of 3 boxes, paper mache type, cost less than £2

White emulsion paint (cheaper than Gesso)

Green Acrylic paint

White Tissue paper

Stazon ink pad

Diluted PVA glue

Selection of Steampunk style stamps from

Stampendous, Kanban, Non-Sequitor from The Stampman

Flower forming dies, Marianne and Spellbinder.

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For the next week we at Addicted to Stamps and More are challenging you to create something, anything which fits in the category of ANYTHING GOES - we are expecting to see lots of different forms of creations.   I had the greatest fun and the most nervous time combined when decorating this box. Let me explain. Firstly it was the first time I have tackled this form of creative work using this technique. Secondly the finished product wasn't for me, so mistakes weren't really acceptable, whilst a learning curve it had to be right. I belong to a recently formed Yahoo group called Stampers UK, we organise various forms of swaps, which of course must include stamping and/or stamping techniques. Recently we had a Secret Object swap, we each had to add what colour/s we would like and what form of theme we would prefer for whatever our object was. We were then each allocated a partner. My partner wanted either Steampunk or Victorian in blue and yellow. She almost got her full wish but I went with peach instead of yellow. For a few weeks I have been popping onto You Tube to check out how you cover an object with stamped on tissue paper, then I received in the post from the organiser of the swap, a round tin. I gasped, I wasn't expecting anything other than a flat object, but I went back to You Tube and set to. I painted the box with blue acrylic, then got stamping onto white tissue paper. It is very much like decopatch, only with a one layer of tissue paper instead of papers. I made some flowers  and butterflies for the lid. Added  a dash  of Stampendous embossing powder and glitter flakes. Then I added some glue and gilding flakes. My swap partner, I am pleased to say loves her box. I have managed to get some similar boxes from a local craft shop, and next on my agenda is, I am going to teach my card class how to do this. Well, ladies, it's your turn now to make