Dance Domino Pendant by Alison Hall

Hello, Alison here again. For my second post this month, I have altered a large domino, which is available in a set of 4, from The Artistic Stamper here.

I started by inking the domino with alcohol inks. I used sunset orange, peach bellini & sandal. When the ink was dry, I stamped the dancer from the Dance Plate, using black stazon ink. Then I inked the sides of the domino with the black stazon.

I added some small red beads to the dancer, then some microbeads to the edges of the domino, using glossy accents, then left this to dry.

To make bales for the top & bottom of my pendant, I took a small strip of brown Ten Second Studio metal sheet, about half an inch in width & 2 inches length. First I folded it lengthways, one side to the middle, then the other side. I smoothed the folds with a bone folder, then cut into two 1" lengths. I folded each one over a thin paintbrush, to get my loops. Using a piece of embossedmetal & humungo tape, I attached both bales to the back of the domino.

Next, I took one of Tim's crystal baubles ( these are still on special offer here!), & inked it with the alcohol inks I used on the domino. I attached it to the bottom of the domino, using a jump ring, then tied a red ribbon bow through the jump ring.

Finally, I used two jump rings to attach some ball chain for the pendant.

Thanks for looking!

Alison x

GRAB THE KIDS BOARD BOOK & LET'S GET ALTERING

Hi all,
Kat here, AKA Kat's craft creations
(sorry I am really naff at naming posts)
So onto my second project of the month of July

we are still focusing on Baubles & Buttons
you can get them for a great price HERE

I have made an altered board book
(I love how inexpensive & easy to make these are)

here it is,

I started with a Kids board book & glued book pages to the covers

with Claudine Hellmuth studio multi-matte medium

then painted it with black acrylic paint dabber

let it dry,

I then stamped with clear embossing powder &

Versamark ink pad with

Music, Harlequin & Calligraphic Mat 1 Stamps

(I love these backgrounds)

to get the covers like this,

I then took my perfect pearls powders

& a wet paint brush,

& went messily over it,

waited about a minute then took a damp tissue

& rubbed it over the embossed areas to remove it,

so it finished up with a shiny metallic effect,

for the inside I painted 2 coats of Claudine Hellmuth Gesso

to half the pages,& then glued book pages to the other half

ready for altering,

to embellish I used

idea-ology accoutrements, fanciful buttons & baubles

I tied the pearls to some fibers with metal butterflies

& tied that to a paper clip

(so it could be easily removed from the spine

when working on the inside of the book)

I used scraps of paper,card & metal, with Tim's Heart Wings Die

To decorate the front & added the

idea-ology button from fanciful set

Hope you like it!

I'll be back on the 25th with my next project,

thanks for having me,

Kat x.

Tropical Bottle

Good Morning everyone ... I'm back with my 2nd project as Guest Designer for July! As the British Summer has failed to start for most of us I thought I would whisk us off to far more tropical shores. I created the tag using the Tag & Bookplate die from Tim Holtz Alterations line for Sizzix.
I used Adirondack Colour Wash (Butterscotch, Sunset Orange & Red Pepper) to create the tropical colours . I used Seaside No1 plate stamping with a combination of the new Archival Inks (Vermillon, Monarch Orange, French Ultramarine, Veridan & Aquamarine).

For the bottle I used the Inspiration Jars plate stamping onto Clearly For Art (Studio 490) then trimming to size.

Finally I added the Philosophy Tag from the Ideaology range! ... I hope you have enjoyed this splash of summer. I will be back with my final project towards the end of the month. TFL. Gillian

It's Giveaway Time Again!

Goodly Morning... time for my monthly giveaway again. This month the giveaway is this ATC that I have made plus a pack of Idea-ology Adage Tickets. To be in with a chance to win is simples... leave a comment for me here and you will be entered into the random drawer from which a winner will be announced on August 3rd. To be in with two chances of winning... hop on over to my blog, leave me a comment on and you will be entered twice :O))


So, the ATC base is cut using the ATC Alterations die and mountboard. The mountboard was covered with Crowded Attic papers and lightly inked with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I added a splash of colour onto the base by smooshing my blending tool for Aged Mahogany onto the craft sheet and adding a spritz of water - this is a more subtle way of doing a Wrinkle Free Distress technique.




I made some ickle roses using the medium sized Flower Power stamp, edging them with more Vintage Photo and then some Aged Mahogany DI. The Seam Binding behind the flowers was dampened and then I rubbed more Aged Mahog onto the craft sheet and dipped the binding into it. I then dried with a heat gun and cut them to fit behind the flowers. The Adage Ticket was coloured with more Aged Mahogany and splashed with water to make little bleached droplets. Finally I cut out a couple of moths from the Crowded Attic paper and coloured them and popped them onto the butterfly on the paper with their wings up.




All of the goodies I used on this ATC are available from The Artistic Stamper. Thanks for looking! TTFN

Hels x

St. Nick Canvas by Sioux Jenneys

Hi! It's me again, and I'm here to share a little seasonal canvas :)

1. I started by die cutting two branches from the Mini Branch and Leaf from thick card and added copper Inca Gold Croco (Distress Crackle paint antique bronze might be a good alternative)....I did not put a very thick layer on and was pleased with the delicate cracks that appeared to make the branches have a bark effect ;)
...I added some liquid pearl white oyster on the edges to replicate snow.

2. I then cut a plaque shape out of clear shrink plastic and stamped the Seasons Greetings from Mini Christmas 1 in StazOn and lightly coloured the back with gold Paint Dabber before shrinking.
...I then added some more gold Paint Dabber round the edges.

3. I stamped St. Nick from Mini Christmas 1 onto tissue paper next using Archival black and roughly tore around the edges of the image.

4. I started the 7cm square canvas (similar ones are available here) by coating with Claudine Hellmuth Studio gesso then after it was dry added a bit of Inca Gold cream paste in the corner where St. Nick was going to go and some Adirondack Dimensional Pearl Acrylic in cranberry and bottle.

5. I attached the tissue paper St. Nick image using some natural beeswax and added a bit more Inca Gold paste to highlight the edges and some of the texture created by the wax.

6. The branches and greeting were attached using silicone glue and I separated one of the exquisite small and large bauble danglers, on special offer here, to hang from the branches and cut a very thin strip of tartan ribbon to tie two little bows, again attached with a little silicone glue.

Hope you did not mind a bit of Christmas so early in the year!  See you again soon!

xoxo Sioux

Jewellery Box by Alison Hall

Hello Stampers!

For my first post this month, I decided to decorate a little wooden box. I used the small 6x6x3.5 cm one, available from The Artistic Stamper here.

First of all, I took off the hinges, using a small screw-driver, then I painted the box & lid usingshell pink paint dabber. Then I painted all but the insides of them with red pepper dabber. Then I used my finger to rub some Viva Inka Gold Rose over the outsides of the box & lid.

For the phrase inside the lid, I stamped the phrase from the Botanical 3 plate. I cut out each word, then edged them with distress inks & glued them inside the lid.

I glued some gold lace around the base, then re-attached the hinges.

For the flower, I took two squares of gold metal, big enough to stamp the large & medium flowers from the Flower Power plate on. I used a damp piece of cut & dry foam to paint one of the pieces with the Inka Gold Rose. It took a couple of coats to get a good coverage.

I stuck the pieces of metal to two pieces of black card, using Humungo tape, as this makes the pieces more durable for shaping. Then I stamped the large flower onto the plain gold piece, & the medium flower onto the painted piece, using black stazon ink. I cut the flowers out, then stamped the gold flower with the lace background stamp, using the stazon ink.

I edged both flowers, using a Ten Second Studio wheel tool, cut into the petals of each flower, about half an inch, then shaped & layered them together, using glossy accents.

I added one of Tim's Fanciful Accoutrement buttons to the centre of the flower. These are on special offer on The Artistic Stamper website, at the moment, together with Tim's Baubles, & some of his Alteration Dies.

Finally, I glued the flower onto my box, et voila! A pretty little jewellery box, just perfect as a gift, containing a small piece of jewellery.

I also made another metal flower, and this time, I attached a brooch back to it, for a pretty piece of wearable art.

I've use Hot Colours on my pieces, in keeping with The Artistic Stamper Challenge this month. Don't forget to go and join in the Challenge, if you haven't already!

Thanks for looking!

Alison xx

Spiced Summer by Tina Barnett

Hello!

It's Tina here back with a Mabel Lucie Attwell Stamp. The stamp I am using today is called "Can we Keep Him". How cute is that!!
OK.... I started with an 8 by 8 inch card, my favourite size to use. I used Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink by Tim Holtz around the edges of my card. I then used an Artistic Stamper background stamp over the card in the same colour ink.
I coloured the stamp with Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink using a water brush to shade the image. I love using the same tones on a card. When you have a cute image you don't always want a "Cute" finish and I think the Mabel Lucie Attwell Stamps. work so well with both.
I then used some Coredinations Paper by Tim Holtz................ Oh Wow! how much do I love this! I cut a shape of it along with some Sizzix Tim Holtz Dies and distressed them (well it would have been rude not to lol!).
I layered the card as shown and then added STUNNING Baubles by Tim Holtz . These are just amazing! I love the chains on them. I also popped on a button from the same range on the card too.
I then added some flowers, leaves and pearls from my stash. Lastly I went over parts of the card with Distress Stickles . This product has got to be one of my favourites at the moment, I am stickling everything lol!

Well that's me for now! See you soon!

Tina xx