Thursday, May 24, 2018

Ghost Stamping

 I love the look of Ghost stamping on Rinea's foiled paper. It's easy and the outcome is fantastic. For my card, I used Rinea's Fuchsia/Gold Glossy Foiled Paper Pack and Ghost Ink.


I trimmed a sheet of Fuschia/Gold Glossy foiled paper and aligned the Pink and Main's Floral stamp. Next, I used the Ghost Ink, allowed the ink to dry and then gently removed the ink with a baby wipe. I then repeated the steps to stamp the "thinking of you" wording.

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I used Pink and Main's Stitched die to cut the stamped Fuchsia/Gold Glossy sheet and then used the backside,Glossy Gold, to die cut the scallop panel. Next, I added adhesive to and carefully aligned the top layer to the bottom. Then, I cut the card base out of white card stock. I was going to leave the card as is, but I added Pink and Main's cute flower sequins to add on the stamped image.


How I love the Fuschia/Gold Glossy on this card! The flower sequins look so pretty.


The results are simply gorgeous and so easy to achieve.


Thank you for visiting and happy crafting.

Supplies:

Thursday, May 17, 2018

Expo International Blog Hop

Welcome to the May Blog Hop sponsored by Expo International. I received scalloped stretch lace with a couple of rose iron-on appliques and pom fringe trim, that's always fun. I picked up a burlap covered box at my local craft store to alter.



I first measured the boxes and cut the pom fringe trim. I used hot glue to adhere to the lid. Next, I added the scalloped stretch lace to the bottom sides of the box. The lace is light so I sparingly added the hot glue to avoid lumpy spots.
I then added rhinestones along the corners of the lid.

As with all iron-on embroidered appliques, always cover the design with a light fabric to avoid scorching the design fabric.

Expo's trims and appliques make it so easy to decorate. I hope you enjoyed fun and easy project.


Now onto the giveaway details. Please visit all Designer Connection Crafts blog, visit all the stops in the blog hop and leave a comment on the DCC telling them about your favorite projects.

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Sculpey® III DIY Necklace


Make your own jewelry with Sculpey®III clay and metal dies. That's right, I used one of my favorite flower metal dies to create a beautiful flower necklace charm. I've used the flower metal die to cut paper, foiled paper and felt. Now it's time to create with Sculpey®III clay.


I used the Metal Blade to cut the clay, rolled it into a ball next, using a silicone mat, I took the Clay Roller to evenly roll out a 3" circle. Both the Metal Blade and the Clay Roller are included in the Sculpey® Bead Making Kit.

I used my favorite flower die to gently press the pattern onto the clay and carefully removed it from the clay.

 Next, I used the Blade tool to carefully cut through the flower pattern. I trimmed off the excess clay in sections to avoid distorting the flower shape. I repeated the steps to create a smaller flower shape using the turquoise clay.

Using the Needle Tool, I created lines towards the center of the flowers. The lines don't need to meet in the center, as I will be layering the flowers and adding gemstone to the turquoise flower.
Next, I placed the clay flowers on the Baking Cushion and baked at 275°F for 15 minutes.

 Allow the clay to cool. If needed, sand the clay to remove fingerprints or imperfections. I used a 400 and 800 grit sandpaper. To avoid dust from sanding clay, I submerged the sand paper in water for a minute and sanded the flowers. I rinsed the flowers with water and dried them with a lint free cloth.

I applied two coats of the Sculpey®Glaze Satin allowing to dry between coats. After the glazed completely dried, I used a strong bond adhesive to glue the flowers together and added the gemstone. Allow to dry before gluing the bail to backside of the flower.

Measuring in at approximately 3" in diameter, it's light, not heavy at all. It turned out so beautiful.
Do you have metal dies you can use to create Sculpey® jewelry? It's fast and easy, give it a try.

I hope you have enjoyed my SculpeyIII® project tutorial as much as I did making it. I have a discount to share with you. Please use promo code justyolie to save 20%, good through 6/15/18.


Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Rita Barakat Technique Junkies Hop


We are celebrating a new Illustrator at Technique Junkies Stamps.

We have 10 new stamps from Rita Bakarat in the Technique Junkies line! You can see all of the new stamps HERE.

If you’ve come from (person in front of you) blog you are in the right place. If not head to the Technique Junkies Blog for the start of the hop.

Make sure you comment on all the stops along the hop. One lucky person who comments will receive a $25 Technique Junkies Gift Certificate!
Comments will be open until Saturday May 19th and the winner will be announced May 20th on the Technique Junkies Blog.

Love Rita's Girls,  I chose to create with Zoe. I colored her with Marvy Uchida markers and paper pieced her top.

I used dies to cut the layers of the card and gathered up embellishments to decorate.

I used pop dots for dimension and I really love how it turned out.



Now hop on over to Judy Jackson's blog, she has an amazing project to share!

Monday, May 14, 2018

Mexican Lotería - Altered Box with Clearsnap Colorique

¡Lotería! There's nothing like a good game of bingo! My family has always played Lotería, Mexican bingo, and when I found an oversized set, I purchased it with a decoupage project in mind and this wooden box was it. I found a metal Sun Aura in my craft room that I painted with ColoriQue and it’s the perfect decorative piece for the game box.

I was fortunate to have found a wooden box at a thrift shop for under two dollars. It measures  6 1/2 x 9″ x 7 1/2″, a pretty decent size and I am excited to share the upcycled new look.

The Sun Aura measures 4 1/2″ diameter, I used ColoriQue Honey Bee, Poppy and Ruby Slipper to paint allowing drying time between coats.
I brushed on the Ruby Slipper to darken the ridges of the metal and I allowed it dry before applying Honey Bee along the tips.
I then took a fine detail paintbrush and brushed Poppy to accent the inner circle and applied a second and third coat of Honey Bee.

While the Sun Aura dried, I lightly sanded the wooden box to remove the dirt. I then used ColoriQue in Black Diamond to paint the edges of the box.  Next, I trimmed the large Lotería cards to fit the sides and lid. I used a foam brush to apply the decoupage glue and adhered the panels.

Allow 24 hours for the paint to dry before adding the ColoriQue Sealant.
Before adding the decorative piece to the lid, I screwed on the casters to the bottom of the box. I then trimmed the image of the sun, a cardboard piece and glued them onto the center of the lid.

I added a generous amount of glue to the backside of the metal Sun Aura and allowed to dry.

Here’s my upcycled Lotería game box and I am loving how it turned out. “El Sol” looks amazing on the lid.

And what I am storing in the game box? A Lotería game of course. The casters will make it easy to pass along the playing cards across the table.

Supplies:
  • ColorBox® ColoriQue by Lisa Marie Jimenez
    • Honey Bee, Poppy, Ruby Slipper, Black Diamond, Sealant
  • Wooden box
  • Metal decorative piece
  • Bingo game
  • Decoupage glue
  • Paintbrushes
  • Foam brush
  • Paper trimmer
  • Glue
  • Casters

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Bloom Gift Box with #RineaInspires

 I love black and white stripes on everything. So when I found this photo box, I knew it would make the perfect gift box topped off with bright Rinea flowers. The supply is listed below.


I used the small 3D Rolled Star Dies to create the pom pom flowers. I cut 3 sheets at a time for a total of 6 layers per flower. I then gently folded each petal and adhered each layer with hot glue. I cut several other flowers and sprigs.
First, I assembled the flowers and used hot glue to adhere. I then glued the doily to the lid of the box and added the sprigs.



I then added the largest of the flowers, the Fuchsia/Gold Gossy flower and then added the rest of the flowers to make the pretty bouquet of Rinea flowers.


I love the vibrant colors, here's a top view of the gift box.


I simply love the bright blooms!Thank you for visiting and happy crafting.

Friday, May 4, 2018

Day 5: Drive By Crafts & Pink and Main



Welcome to Day 5 and the last day of week long inspiration from the Drive By Crafts and Pink & Main design team members.... and we also have a couple of blog prizes to giveaway. 

Two winners will be chosen. One person will win the DBC gift card and one person will win the stamp sets from Pink & Main. 

For today's card I used the Rain or Shine stamp, Spring Fling, and the Stitched Medium Bow all available through Drive By Crafts. If you haven't already visited the shop, you will find a good selection of stamps, paper, inks and lots more under one roof.


This time around, I colored the mouse image with alcohol markers and the help of the MISTI stamped the sentiment onto the pink plaid tag. The fun prints are all from the Spring Fling 6" x 6" pad.



I finished off the card with sequins and put the a bow on it. 


I hope you enjoyed today's card and the week long inspiration. Please visit the Drive By Crafts and enter for a chance to win one of the prizes.

Here are the giveaway rules:

Enter to win....
  • Leave a comment on this post
  • Leave a comment on the Pink & Main blog HERE.
  • Follow DBC on Instagram HERE (leave a comment here after)
  • Follow Pink & Main on Instagram HERE (leave a comment here after)
  • Like DBC on Facebook HERE (leave a comment here after)
  • Like Pink & Main on Facebook HERE (leave a comment here after)
That's 6 times you can enter to win plus if you come back each day this week and comment that will give you bonus entries to win. 

Winner's will be announced on May 7th on the Drive By Crafts blog. You have until May 6th at midnight PST to enter to win these fabulous prizes. 

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Day 4: Drive By Crafts & Pink and Main



Welcome to Day 4 of week long inspiration from the Drive By Crafts and Pink & Main design team members.... and we also have a couple of blog prizes to giveaway. 

Two winners will be chosen. One person will win the DBC gift card and one person will win the stamp sets from Pink & Main. 

For today's card I used the ever popular Magical Unicorns stamp set available through Drive By Crafts. If you haven't already visited the shop, you will find a good selection of stamps, paper, inks and lots more under one roof.

These cute unicorns are always so much to color. I have one a swirly multi color mane and another colorful tail.

I used the some fun pattern paper from Rainbow 6" x 6" that go perfect with these cuties.  


I finished off the card with round and star sequins.

I hope you enjoyed my unicorn card as much as I did creating it. Please come back tomorrow for the last day of the collaboration with Drive By Crafts.

Don't forget about the giveaway, here are the rules:

Enter to win....
  • Leave a comment on this post
  • Leave a comment on the Pink & Main blog HERE.
  • Follow DBC on Instagram HERE (leave a comment here after)
  • Follow Pink & Main on Instagram HERE (leave a comment here after)
  • Like DBC on Facebook HERE (leave a comment here after)
  • Like Pink & Main on Facebook HERE (leave a comment here after)
That's 6 times you can enter to win plus if you come back each day this week and comment that will give you bonus entries to win. 

Winner's will be announced on May 7th on the Drive By Crafts blog. You have until May 6th at midnight PST to enter to win these fabulous prizes.