Like a charm

Today I have a Valentine's theme project to show. For this, I've used the Creative Expressions Handbag stamps and stamped them onto shrink plastic. Additional charms are made with UTEE. Initially, this was going to be presented on a card, but after getting carried away with the melt pot, it soon became clear that something more substantial was in order - so I made a tag with mountboard and finished it with seambinding.

And all because the lady loves.....

gilding flakes. I had a jar of gilding flakes in my stash for yonks and never used them  - shame on me. Now I'm using them all the time, the reason for the u-turn was my discovery of Cosmic Shimmer Flake and Glitter Glue, it's fantastic stuff and by far the best method I've tried to apply flakes, and believe me I've tried a lot! It's as simple as applying the glue to the stamp using a bit of cut n dry foam - that's it. Where has it been all my life?

The stamps I've used this week are Rose Blossom and Bijou Bag.

Tx

A Handbaag!!

Its Creative Expressions time again, and this time I've pulled all the girly stops out.

I made a background using the caught in crystal technique, but instead of using a glaze medium, I used pva and still got a great result.

The new issue of Papercraft Essentials is now out, and an article I wrote uses another set of stamps by Creative Expressions - Belle of the Ball.

Thanks for stopping by 

Tx

Imagine

Another project for you today using the Antique Dressforms stamps by Creative Expressions.

For this tag, I used the 'smooshing ' technique with Distress Paints and added some seasalt whilst it was still wet. I allowed it to dry naturally to allow the salt to dry out completely.

Tres Chic

Happy New Year peeps! Hope you all had a lovely christmas and new year.

For January, the Creative Expressions team are playing with the Antique Dressforms A5 stamps and as it happens, I'd just bought the new Rulers mask from That Special Touch which goes perfectly with the stamps.

Flaky Fun

Happy Boxing Day! Hope you had a good day yesterday and are not too stuffed still. We had the usual quiet day here, but today we are off to my mum's for a less quiet day.

Today I have another project using the Henna stamps by Creative Expressions. I've tried taking the pics in different lights, but I really struggled to get a shot that did it justice - these are the best I could get, but take it from me the combination of the gilding flakes and the stamps is stunning.

Here's how I did it.

Squeeze a good 'blob' of Flake and Glitter glue onto a craft sheet, and use a piece of cut and dry foam to apply the glue to your stamp.

Apply the Verdigris flakes, making sure you have plenty of coverage.

Take a piece of Rub it, Scrub it sponge to remove the excess flakes and reveal the design.

To make the flowers, you will need three gilded flowers stamped with the Mandala

Cut up the flowers as above.

Curl the petals and glue the flower layers as shown.

Stack the layers and use plenty of Cosmic Shimmer glue to ensure a good stick.

I dd the same to my mdf blank after painting with Claudine Hellmuth Black Gesso and using the Mosaic stamp. 

As an accent I added Golden Light Gilding Wax then arranged my flowers around a Seam Binding bow and an Adhesive Swirl

Thanks for stopping by.

Make a Date

My third project using the new Henna stamps by Creative Expressions for you today. Like last weeks projects, this started life as an inked background that went perfectly with the ethnic feel of the stamps.

I took my A4 background and stamped the Petals stamp a few times. I cut out concentric layers and stacked them to form a medallion. I stamped the  image again onto a square of the background and stuck my medallion onto it.