France in miniature

Some time ago on a visit to Kendal I bought a little tray from 'Kitten and the Goat', a little craft shop that has so much in it - I have never come out empty handed yet!!
I didn't really have anything in mind except that I might make something to go on my bookcase next to my letter rack.
Today that's exactly what I did! It's a while since we've been to Paris, but we did have a trip to France last year to stay with my (ex) sister in law in Poitiers. I do love France and this little box  is my reminder of happy days.

I started by painting the outside with Mocha Mousse Fresco paint then added a coat of crackle glaze and once that was dry painted over with Nougat Fresco paint

I sanded some of the paint away too

The inside was painted with Nougat and Snowflake Fresco paints….

….just to make a base for adding

Top left - map from Tim Holtz Warehouse District stamped on to linen
Top right - Tim Holtz Idea-ology District Market Tissue Wrap - Melange
Bottom Left - some torn napkin - courtesy of Alison
Some hessian - again courtesy of Alison

I then set to to add some more stamping and bits and pieces

Top left, bottom right some French stamps I bought last year on our visit to my SIL
Top right a stamp from a letter - donated by SIL
Bottom Left - a miniature vintage drawing and street sign cut from a French Calendar

The 'shelf' was edged with some leftover vintage lace from a die cut.

The Eiffel Tower was from a set of tags I have had for ages and the French stamps were used to stamp two cut outs from my trellis die. The top was also a piece of leftover lace cut with a Martha Stewart punch.

Just to give you an idea how big the box is I have photographed by my stamp pad.

I would like to enter the following Challenges

Frilly and Funkie - Vintage Travel 

Artistic Stamper - Anything Goes

Try it on Tuesdays Wish you were here

Stamping Sensations - Anything goes

Thanks for looking, Chris