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Star-Crossed Lovers by Nichola Battilana!
Filed under Art Projects, Giveaways, Newsletters, Nichola Battilana, Star-Crossed Lovers Kit
Note: most of the links on this post no longer work, as we moved to a new Web site in 2018. However, you can see the supply list items from Nichola’s project that are still available on the new site.
Design Team Member Nichola Battilana doesn’t disappoint with her project using the January Kits.
“The theme over at Alpha Stamps this month is Star Crossed Lovers (which I love!) For my project I began by embellishing a Hinged Wood Chest with Clasp with Glitter, stars and adding wheels… then I altered a series of Blank Playing Cards with a romantic, lusty theme to fit inside.
“The cards themselves are distressed and then have fitting snippets from old books added.”
Romantic, lusty and snippets from old books! Tell me, does it get any better than that?
Nichola used a fabulous technique with candle wax to embed Tiny Star Sequins and Matte Acrylic Heart Beads onto the cards. After using the candle wax, Nichola decided that using Beeswax Pellets would be more flexible and less likely to crack like the candle wax did.
The (new!) hinged wooden chest is so cute on wheels. We don’t have the exact wheels that Nichola used but never fear! We have two different sizes of wooden wheels to choose from; the 3/4 Inch Wooden Wheels and the 1-1/4 Inch Wooden Wheels. Either would work and look quite spectacular!
Gaze upon Nichola’s supply list, then roll yourself on over to her blog to see more pictures and advice in making your own cart of cards. (And don’t forget to come back (or just scroll down) to enter today’s Juliet Giveaway.)
Hooray for the Juliet Giveaway!
First, let’s start with all of these items I gathered from Nichola’s Lover’s Box (note: that’s a link to photos of all these supplies):
– Green Man Brass Stamping
– Hinged Wood Chest with Clasp
– Tiny Star Sequins
– Thin Fleur Dresden Borders – Gold
– Vaguely Valentine Collage Sheet
– Juliet Collage Sheet
– The Balcony Collage Sheet
– Blank Playing Cards
– Matte Acrylic Heart Bead Mix
– 18mm Matte Puffy Heart Beads
And, in case you’d like to add wheels to your little wood chest (like Nichola did), I added both sets of wooden wheels:
– 3/4 Inch Wooden Wheels
– 1-1/4 Inch Wooden Wheels
Then I added all three of these New and On Sale! goodies (keeping with the Juliet theme):
– Sonnet Scrapbook Paper
– Juliet Sonnet Die-Cut Embellishments
– Kraft with Pink Damask Scrapbook Paper
And, still sticking with the Shakespeare theme, I not only added a Shakespeare’s Heroines Collage Sheet and Isabella Rubber Stamp (and put both On Sale!), but I also put these other rubber stamps from the theatre section On Sale at 50% off!:
– Anne of Bohemia Rubber Stamp
– Thisbe Listening for Pyramis Rubber Stamp
– Elizabeth of York Rubber Stamp
AND I also just put ALL Theatre Collage Sheets On Sale! (through this Wednesday, January 21st)!
To enter the Juliet Giveaway drawing all you have to do is leave a comment BELOW on this blog post TODAY or TOMORROW (the deadline is 11:59 pm PST, MONDAY NIGHT, January 19, 2015).
Don’t forget to leave your (hello! correct) email address, too, so I can contact the winner; your email address does not need to be made public. Note: I’m offering free shipping, too, but only within the USA. International shipping will still apply.
Please be patient! Spammers try to post crap here a lot so comments are moderated. So if you don’t see your post in the comments section, be patient and check back in a few hours before re-posting it, please!
After midnight, I’ll randomly pick the winner (via Random.org). So make sure to check back to see who won! And check your mailbox on Thursday morning for the next Giveaway and Newsletter
Hey, who won the Death & Roses Giveaway? That would be Emily N! Please check your email for my message about getting your mailing address.
I just love all the goodies that are put together for this! My daughter just got married and this would be perfect for her! Love the heart beads!
What a beautiful box and cards – would make a terrific Valentines Day gift!
Please throw my name in your cyber hat and I’ll keep my fingers star-crossed!
Juliet Giveaway! Lovely goodies!
This is just lovely! Always a twist to look forward to on this blog!!
I really enjoy making fabric quilted and totally embellished cards and this collection would be wonderful for Valentine cards.
Juliet:
Then have my lips the sin that they have took.
What a terrific giveaway. Thank you.
Such a romantic and beautiful collection! So fun! Thanks for a chance to win:)
~kim
This is so beautiful, it would be so much fun to create using this collection of supplies. I hope I am the winner!
So Lovely!!!!
It’s wonderful!!!
A delightful collection of goodies .
Beautiful elements here…very romantic. Would love to work with them!
How beautiful I would LOVE to win
OMG !!! I want this sooo bad, How creative she is ! This is a wonderful kit–but again they all are, I want this !!!
Very Very romantic. So much stuff in the kit that it will keep you busy creating for weeks. I just love your embellishments.
love this theme! so romantic!!
I have some of those beautiful collage sheets, but since I am teaching R/J in a few weeks, this treasure trove would really help the kids make their Renaissance cards! I would love to win!
How sweet, just in time for Valentine’s Day crafts!
Beautiful collection of goodies. Hope I win.
As always a lovely collection. What fun it would be to win.
Really lovely cards and box by Nichola and what a fabulous giveaway she inspired.
Perfect timing. My granddaughter is starting a unit on Shakespeare. Wont her teacher be delighted when she completes this? I may make one for a Valentines treat, as well. Thank you.
Perfect romantic collection!
Oh my!! I always love Nichola’s projects – this is just gorgeous 🙂 popping over to her blog for a look now. Thanks for the opportunity to win too
This gorgeous collection is just the thing to warm up the cold midwinter!
LOVE the Juliet Giveaway! Thank you!
Lovely!
Love, love, love, this. Why didn’t I think of wheels on a little chest? so pretty
Such a lovely giveaway, one of the nicest so far!
Goodies! I’d love to have these!
Loe this giveaway. It is just beautiful!
Love, love, love!
Romance is in the air!!!
Gorgeous collage sheets.
soooo romantic and lovely kit!
Love the Juliet giveaway. The kit is so inspiring to make Valentines cards and crafts with! Thanks for the chance to win.
What a nice selection of items! I’d love to win this kit.
You all always have the best collage sheets!
Oh my, I love all the hearts and flowers!
The box is spectacular.
So beautiful!!
What a gorgeous collection! Love,love,love it!
Beautiful! And I would love to get my hands on that awesome giveaway!
This is just beautiful! That box and all those flowers would make a perfect gift for a little girl who loves crafting!
so wonderful! and with valentine’s day around the corner! 🙂
I Love Romance!
“… love all alike no season knows, nor clime, nor days, weeks, months which are the rags of time…” (John Donne)
oh yeah … feeling all that Valentine’s stuff! This would be fun to work with!
loving this……love all boxes…..but this is so romantic and lovely.
Wherefor art thou Juliette?
What a lovely giveaway — thanks for the chance! 🙂
What a fun give away. I would love to win!
So delicious! Always tempting xoxox
Lovely! Juliette is beautiful!
Very romantic!
Stunning!!
Love this beautiful collection. Just in time for Valentine’s Day.
This is so pretty!!
OH I love this box and giveaway!
So lovely. I just love making Valentine projects.
Oh golly moses! How gorgeous! Love it all!
What a great kit! Very inspiring.
Keeping my fingers crossed…love the box and the mysterious-looking cards….
Another beautiful giveaway!
A lovely kit, could do a lot with this one!
Love the star crossed lovers theme.
The hinged chest is really cool. I made something like that a long time ago. I lined it with a piece of scrap velvet. It turned out pretty nice.
the cards are exquisite!
Nichola’s projects is so lovely and a great giveaway, thank you!
Beautiful! Thank you for another opportunity!
This is a beautiful collection of goodies
This is so pretty, such an awesome prize to win!
LOVE IT!
What lovely images in today’s giveaway! So very pretty! Love Nichola’s beautiful Star Crossed Lovers box! TFS!
Wonderful products…..always!
Oh yes, yes, yes!
This would be great to win.
Spend a snowy night being creative.
Thanks Alpha Stamps.
roses are red, violets are blue…….
Lovely kit!! Alpha Stamps rules!! 🙂
This is so amazing, I’m aglow and agog with the possibilities
a little tenderness
This is a lovely grouping!
I want this.
Sooooo clever again and at a great price!
Love the giveaways always creative!!!
Ooh, I love all things romantic. This is lovely. Thank you for the chance to win this beautiful kit.
What a great project and I love the giveaway!
You ladies are truly incredible. Every designer is so talented. The star crossed lover theme is so inspiring. Thank you for the chance to get me some fabulous Alpha goodies.
Fabulous project! AND fab-fab-fabulous giveaway! I would LOVE to win all of these goodies so I can create my own “Love”ly altered art project. Woo hoo Alpha Stamps!
I need a creative project! Thanks for offering this giveaway!
Great giveaway – would love to win it!
Great theme so close to Valentine’s Day. So many cool embellishments. Would love to play with this project!
Stars, lovers and romance—Sheer poetry
The giveaways just keep getting better and better.
Love the beautiful project. Thanks for the great giveaway.
simply gorgeous!
This is the most beautiful set of Art Ephemera I have seen. I love it.
What a most fabulous giveaway!!!
Nichola’s piece is out of this world absolutely gorgeous!! By far , my most favorite of hers yet! Bravo!!
Colour me starry-eyed over this lovely kit!
Lusty lovely starry lovers! I need a little love to make and give…
Breathtaking. This is just an incredible kit.
Amazing Give Away. Can’t believe all the great goodies in this package! Nichola’s artwork is fantastic. Really beautiful. Thanks for the chance to win it.
I adore all of your giveaways! Thank you for the opportunity to win.
LOVE your Juliet Giveaway!!
Incredibly Beautiful! What a lovely giveaway!
A romantic and deeply colorful giveaway. Lovely.
The gold stars and bloches of white paint is what really makes this little treaure box so romantic and beautiful.
Lovely and romantic. A treasure to behold. Keep the eye candy coming.
Its beautiful and romantical..Pick Me, Please!
I think this is my favorite collection ever!!
Nichola’s creations are intricate and fine. I appreciate the detail and attention to each piece. Mahalo for sharing.
What a fabulous project.
Perfect for anytime of the year
This such a romantic piece. Just love Nichola’s creations.
Awesome giveaway! Love the roses and baubles.
Oh! Please Let the Alpha Stamps gods smile upon me! I would so much love to win this giveaway! It’s simply wonderful!
Starbeader1959@gmail.com
THANK YOU FOR THE CHANCE TO WIN !!
This kit has do many wonderful things to make so many pretty projects !!!!I hope I win !
Good luck to all !
Starbeader1959@gmail.com
Thank you !!!
I want to do some Juliette cards!!Please pick me!!!!
Starbeader1959@gmail.com
Please!Please! Pretty Please!!!
Starbeader1959@gmail.com
Oh! Please Let the Alpha Stamps gods smile upon me! I would so much love to win this giveaway! It’s simply wonderful!
Starbeader1959@gmail.com
THANK YOU FOR THE CHANCE TO WIN !!
Good Luck to all !!
love the faces.. and the giveaway is yummy … thanks for the chance to win:)
Ever so lovely, as always! I enjoy seeing how the designers pick among the products so that they always seem to belong together.
Beautiful collection.
How beautiful and romantic!
What a lovely and sultry give away to craft with for Valentines Day!!!! I’d love to win this one!
Oh Juliet…where fore art thou? I hope her kit can make it’s way to me!
Thanks for sharing!
What a lovely giveaway. I played Juliet’s nurse in a production of R&J. Love this twist on Valentine’s.
So romantic!
Romantic and exiting!
This is lovely.
Thank you for the chance to win such a lovely giveaway.
Absolutely love this giveaway!
Love the Valentine kit! thanks for the chance at winning this gorgeous giveaway.
What a gorgeous idea and a beautiful kit to go with. I’d love to make the cards.
Oh, I just love this gorgeous romantic box. Thanks for the chance to win!
It would be so wonderful to win!!!!!!!!
I love romantic. Thank you for the opportunity to win.
Gorgeous things in this collection!
lovely
Can’t resist romance. Would love to win.
What a fabulous giveaway this time! Great inspiration for Valentine Day!
What a beautiful collection! I love the pink-on-kraft color combo!
Ah, sweet romance. Perfect prelude to Valentine’s Day!
L’amour, l’amour — so delightful!
I follow Nichola’s site and love everything she does. This set is so romantic with Valentine’s Day coming up it’s perfect for all my little craftie projects!I can think of a million uses for it all!
I love these images.
Would love to be entered for the giveaway!! Thanks!!
Beautiful collection!
This such a romantic and elegant kit!! Love it!!
Oh WOW…what’s NOT to love??? How’d you guys get the best in the biz on your DT at the same time???? 🙂 Love the products and thanks for the inspiration.
Such a fun project!
Romance is in the air. I love the idea of the A T C chest. Another gorgeous collection and giveaway. Thank you for the chance to win!
You have done it again! I love to see the giveaways. Fingers crossed!