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Altered Box

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Although I have altered boxes before this is my first attempt using these techniques... Peeling Paint Stamping on Tissue Paper Colouring on Tissue Paper Lace Ribbon Flowers Wooden Words Lining the box with Tissue Paper I am unsure if I am supposed to tell you how I made this box but hey I'll drop some hints.  I used some 'wall paint' thanks to a tip from a good friend in azure blue and waited for it to dry.  I then used my finger to apply some Vaseline and wiped it over various places of the box and then painted a coat of sugared lilac.  Once it was dry I wiped the lilac paint off and where the Vaseline was put the lilac paint wipes off and remains only in the place where there was just paint for it to stick to.   I then used various memento inks to stamp various flowers {art journey stamps, thanks to a competition win in craft stamper} and some quotes from various stamps I already had.  I then cut them out and glued t...