Showing posts with label May Arts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label May Arts. Show all posts

Friday, October 16, 2015

Even More Buttons!


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We are SO EXCITED to be hopping with Buttons Galore and More for a whole week. We have some fun projects to share that all include an abundance of buttons that were so generously sent to our team.
Buttons Galore and More provides a wide selection including specialty designed embellishments for celebrations, holidays, and various other events and themes. Find a plethora of choices on their website at Buttons Galore and More!

Prizes

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Yes, we have PRIZES! There are three (3) prize packages that include one of each:
  • Cling Create Christmas Stamps Set
  • Create Christmas Die Cut Set
  • Assortment of Buttons
To be eligible, you must be a US resident (see Official Rules), comment on our blog and that of each Stampendous designer’s blog posts each day of the hop and tell us in what state you live. Deadline to comment for our prizes is Sunday, October 18, 2015. Winners will be selected by random.org and will be announced sometime on Monday, October 19th.
Wait! For our Aussie friends, be sure to comment and tell us where you’re from, because our Australian Distributor The Stencil Specialists are sponsoring a prize for one friend “down under” to win a Stampendous Stamp, a Dreamweaver Stencil and a surprise goodie from their terrific stock of Stampendous merchandise!
Here is my button project for today:

Materials:
Snow Queen Rubber Stamp RS-R237
Snowflake Sky Rubber Stamp RS-R234
White Pearl Embossing Powder
Versamark Ink
Buttons Galore & More Autumn Grab Bag
Tombow Dual Markers in  947, 969, 912, 847, 977, 873, 451, 493, 443 and 879
Tombow Blending Palette
Watercolor Paper
Brush  (I used the water reservoir style)
May Arts Ribbon
Rhinestones
Heat Tool
Balger Cord
Large Needle
Thick Foam (like kids' craft foam)
Scissors
Prismacolor Pencils in Non Photo Blue, Cool Grey 90%, Dark Brown, Rose Deco
Card Stock
Adhesive

Directions:
1.  Stamp both images with Versamark on watercolor paper.  Stamp the Snowflake image twice next to each other.
2.  Cover with White Pearl Embossing Powder and shake off the excess.
3.  Use the Embossing Heat Tool to emboss the background.
4.  Color both images with Tombow markers and the brush.  I colored on the blending palette and picked up the color and painted with my water brush.  Let dry.
5.  Cut around the snow queen image with scissors.
6.  Adhere the snow queen to the background.  
7.  Place the project on the foam and use the needle to poke holes in swirl shapes coming from her hand.
8.  Backstitch with the Balger cord into all of the holes, sewing down the buttons wherever you want them.
9.  Enhance the snow queen image by coloring over some of the water colored muscles with colored pencils.  Color around the snow queen image cut out with non-photo blue.
10.  Assemble the card, placing shanked buttons over the May Arts ribbon.
11.  Add rhinestones.

Don't forget that today's post is part of a blog hop!  So, leave a comment and check out the rest of the players for today:
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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Buttons Galore!

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We are SO EXCITED to be hopping with Buttons Galore and More for a whole week. We have some fun projects to share that all include an abundance of buttons that were so generously sent to our team.
Buttons Galore and More provides a wide selection including specialty designed embellishments for celebrations, holidays, and various other events and themes. Find a plethora of choices on their website at Buttons Galore and More!

Prizes

prizebanner2
Yes, we have PRIZES! There are three (3) prize packages that include one of each:
  • Cling Create Christmas Stamps Set
  • Create Christmas Die Cut Set
  • Assortment of Buttons
To be eligible, you must be a US resident (see Official Rules), comment on our blog and that of each Stampendous designer’s blog posts each day of the hop and tell us in what state you live. Deadline to comment for our prizes is Sunday, October 18, 2015. Winners will be selected by random.org and will be announced sometime on Monday, October 19th.
Wait! For our Aussie friends, be sure to comment and tell us where you’re from, because our Australian Distributor The Stencil Specialists are sponsoring a prize for one friend “down under” to win a Stampendous Stamp, a Dreamweaver Stencil and a surprise goodie from their terrific stock of Stampendous merchandise!
Here is my post for the day:
Materials:
SSC1190 Say it Today Clear Stamps
DWLL3025 Mushrooms Stencil
Blue Tinsel Embossing Powder
Stampendous Pearl Glitter in White, Tiger Lily, Green and Royal 
Stampendous Jewel Glitter in Royal and Western Blue
Stampendous Micro Glitter in Gold and Copper
Acrylic Stamp Handle
3/4" Stencil Brush
Versamark Ink
Buttons Galore & More Buttons Scary HB109 Collection and Pet Shop BCB127 Collection
Glue Dots Craft Dots
Amplify in White
May Arts Twine
3D Foam Squares
Double Sided Mounting Paper
Handmade Hawaiian Soap
Heat Tool

Instructions:

  1. Cut the Double Sided Mounting Paper to fit the stencil
  2. Using the Acrylic Handle and Versamark Ink, stamp the Thank You from the Say It Today stamp set onto white paper.
  3. Pour Blue Tinsel Embossing Powder over the Thank You and shake off the excess.
  4. Emboss with the heat tool.
  5. Rub the bar of soap on the back of the Mushrooms Stencil.  You should have a light film of soap all across the back of the stencil when you are finished.
  6. Use the brush to gently remove the soap "crumbles" off the back of the stencil.
  7. Remove the backing from one side of the mounting paper, revealing the adhesive.
  8. Place the stencil, soap side down, on the adhesive side of the paper.
  9. Pinch the colored glitter into the wells of the mushrooms.  You will be "coloring" these in any colors you like.
  10. When all of the stencil wells appear to be colored, rub the glitter in with your finger.
  11. Brush off any excess glitter.
  12. Place the project upside down on a hard, flat surface.
  13. Peel a little of the mounting paper from the a corner of the stencil.
  14. Using this piece, slowly remove all of the mounting paper from the stencil, while leaving the stencil flat.
  15. Pour the White Pearl Glitter over the top of the project, brushing off the excess.
  16. Squeeze the Amplify onto the project to create dots.
  17. Heat the dots until they puff up.
  18. Remove the backing from the mushrooms and place on a dark green card stock mat.
  19. Adhere the words onto a dark green card stock mat.
  20. Adhere the mushrooms onto a yellow card stock background.
  21. Wrap the May Arts Twine around the bottom of the card.   Tie and adhere to the background with a Glue Dot.
  22. Adhere the words with 3D Foam Squares
  23. Adhere the project to a dark green card base.
  24. Adhere the buttons with Craft Glue Dots.

 Here Are the Rest of the Players for today.  Be sure to leave comments for your chance to win!



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Friday, July 3, 2015

By The Sea

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We’ve got lots going on this week to keep your Summer Vacation hopping with inspiration. In one event we’re hopping all week with one of our very favorite craft partners. May Arts ribbon is an extremely generous sponsor for us here at Stampendous and our Design Team is absolutely in love with their gorgeous ribbons, cords, strings and specialty items. You’ll find loads of beautiful May Arts on all our samples.
Here is my project, which also features this week's Stampendous theme, "By the Sea":
I used one of my all time favorite stencils here, the Mermaid Stamp.  I stamped it on the Multi Media White Paper with Memento in Tuxedo Black.   I knew I was planning on using the Spellbinders Ovals One Bezel, but I didn't have the corresponding dies, so I traced the bezel and then hand cut out the image.  I made sure that I trimmed the image so that we could still see the little seahorse.  I colored the image with my Prismacolor Colored Pencils.  I glued the image down to the bezels and then glued Glass Glitter in Bronze around the edges.  When it dried, I covered the whole image in a thick layer of Glastique, from Globecraft Memories.  It took a long time to dry, so I wasn't able to add the second layer, but I will soon because it could really use it.   The image reminded me of a cameo.   As a nod to the cameos worn on a ribbon choker several years ago, I decided that a choker length and some ribbon was in order.  Of course, I used the beautiful May Arts ribbons.

 All week you’ve got a chance to check out our Design Team Inspiration as well as the Ribbonistas over at the May Arts Blog.  Be sure to comment and tell us where you’re from, because our Australian Distributor The Stencil Specialists are sponsoring a prize for one friend “down under” to win a Stampendous Stamp, a Dreamweaver Stencil and a surprise goodie from their terrific stock of Stampendous merchandise!
There are Stampendous prize packages up for grabs. THREE US commenters  will receive a prize of their choice in any one roll of ribbon from May Arts and a $20 reward card. Tell us what state you live in when you comment. Stampendous Official Rules.
Be sure to stop by the May Arts blog each day, because they are having a prize also! How’s that for an amazing week of prizes!

Prize

Three prize packages that will be winner choice – any one roll from May Arts and a $20 reward card from us. Stampendous Official Rules.

Check out the other blogs today.
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Thursday, July 2, 2015

Dreamweaver By The Sea


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We’ve got lots going on this week to keep your Summer Vacation hopping with inspiration. In one event we’re hopping all week with one of our very favorite craft partners. May Arts ribbon is an extremely generous sponsor for us here at Stampendous and our Design Team is absolutely in love with their gorgeous ribbons, cords, strings and specialty items. You’ll find loads of beautiful May Arts on all our samples.
This is also Dreamweaver Thursday and the Stampendous theme for the week is "By the Sea".  I followed all the guidelines with my post for today:

I have posted this once before, but it is one of my favorite and features one of my go-to May Arts ribbons, the 1.5 inch White Net Ribbon.  I used the Jellyfish Stencil through my Cuttlebug with my Stamping Details Rubber Embossing Mat.  The material I embossed was medium blue coated aluminum.  I placed the stencil face down on the A Plate and covered it with the metal, face down, the embossing mat and the two B Plates.  I did the same with the LM 248 Happy Birthday Stencil, except that I placed both the stencil and the metal face up.  In this way, I "debossed" it, sending the metal into the wells of the stencil. You should LEAVE the stencil behind the sentiment until you are done sanding. After the metal was embossed, I colored the backgrounds a little with Color Solutions in Aquarius, Iceberg and Blue Velvet.  I used these colors on the Happy Birthday wish as well.  Then, I lightly sanded the jellyfish and fully sanded the outside of the letters to reveal the silver.  (After this step, you should remove the stencil.) 


 After sanding, I tapped some of the White Pearl Color Solutions over the top of the jellyfish.


Of course, that gorgeous webbing fit right in with the stencil and the undersea theme.  
All week you’ve got a chance to check out our Design Team Inspiration as well as the Ribbonistas over at the May Arts Blog.  Be sure to comment and tell us where you’re from, because our Australian Distributor The Stencil Specialists are sponsoring a prize for one friend “down under” to win a Stampendous Stamp, a Dreamweaver Stencil and a surprise goodie from their terrific stock of Stampendous merchandise!
There are Stampendous prize packages up for grabs. THREE US commenters  will receive a prize of their choice in any one roll of ribbon from May Arts and a $20 reward card. Tell us what state you live in when you comment. Stampendous Official Rules.
Be sure to stop by the May Arts blog each day, because they are having a prize also! How’s that for an amazing week of prizes!

Prize

Three prize packages that will be winner choice – any one roll from May Arts and a $20 reward card from us. Stampendous Official Rules.
Make sure you comment on both this blog and the others listed below for your chance to win!
I also participated in Dreamweaver Thursday posting today.  There were a few others who were not participating with May Arts.  They are listed below:
Dreamweaver Posts



Jamie Martin

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