Caught in Crystal and Chocolate Baroque is so Nouveau Riche

I want to share one of my most favourite techniques which is Caught in Crystal.

It's easy to do but as there are others far better that me that showed me how to do it you can go to

Sheena Douglass' fantastic youtube video to see how she does it with floor wax polish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Noj44phXDIQ
or
Sue Wilson's descriptive tutorial using crystal lacquer
http://particraft.blogspot.ie/p/i-just-survived-another-fabulous-ally.html


Both create fantastic results every time.  It is so easy to do that my daughter has made sheets of it for me since she's been five!!  Under supervision of course.

This one I did using Sheena's technique and Lindy Stamp Gangs Starburst Sprays Tibetan Poppy Teal and Cheshire Cat Cherry with a little Silent Night Silver.

The mica in the sprays make the acetate sparkle

Now really it works better with alcohol inks and/or Luminarte Radiant Rain but I desperately wanted to see if it is possible to use other types of sprays and it is trickier but possible.


Supplies
Lindy's Stamp Gang Silver Moon Mistletoe Embossing Powder
Lindy's Stamp Gang Tibetan Poppy Teal Starburst Spray
Lindy's Stamp Gang  Cheshire Cat Cherry Starburst Spray
Lindy's Stamp Gang  Opal Sea Oats Starburst Spray
Elizabeth Crafts Velvet Sheets Black
Foundations Card Stock Milk
Foundations Card Stock Black for layering
Hunkydory Hologram Card for layering
Couture Creations Embossing Folder
Chocolate Baroque Stamps Mackintosh Collection
Prima Say it in Crystals Swirls
Prima Stationers Desk Bling
Prima Flowers
Simon Says Stamps Die Thinking of You


Instructions
1) I made a sheet of the Caught in Crystal Technique doing it Sheena's way with the the Starbursts Sprays
2) Whilst it was drying I cut a sheet of the Milk card to 7.75 x 7.75 inches and embossed it using the Couture Creations folder,  It needs to be run through twice because to make get the whole sheet embossed
3) When the crystal sheet is dry I stamped the acetate with Versamagic Frost Ink Pad using the beautiful Chocolat Baroque Art Deco Mackintosh Collection.  I love these stamps because they are so elegant and seem so delicate. Then I used the LSG Silver Moon Mistletoe EP and heat embossed.
4) I cut out the pieces by hand as closely as possible because the shapes can't be cut out with dies and then layered them with Holographic Card and used clead dots to adhere the pieces so that there is a little space between the acetate and the card so it looks like it is froating. then I adhered the pieces to black card for aesthetics.
5) I die cut the Simon Says Stamp Die Thinking of You with black velvet sheet and used a little cosmic shimmer clear pva glue to the centre of the milk card
6) I stuck the 2 stamped images to the upper right and lower left of the card mounted on foam
7) I applied the pearl and crystal Prima swirls and the Stationers Desk bling to the corners
8) I painted a Prima Flower with the LSG Opal Sea Oats and finished the card by layering the eitire piece with Holographic and Black card.

I am really pleased with the way the card turned out but I'm not sure about the flower.  I think it could look better without.

Tell me if you think it looks better with or without the flower

Hugs

Celina

All Hail Moldable Film and Fibre

 Angelina Fusible film and fibre and Fantasy Molding Film and Fibre is something that I have had in my arty crafty arsenal for a long long time and I bought it a couple of years ago initially and had great fun with it for a while and then when I had used it all up, I kept meaning to buy more and when life got in the way as it does, I kept forgetting until I forgot all about it completely LOL!!

Blue Fire Fantasy Film with Lindy's Stamp Gang Venus Violet Blue Embossing powder 
Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Cling Stamp


Then a stange thing happened.

I was clicking my way around youtube as I often do (I have the attention span of a fruitfly when I'm bored) and I clicked on a video that I had seen before and it was about one of the ways you can use Angelina/Fantasy Film or Fibre.  She made really cool pendants using embossing powder, UTEE, glass and fantasy film.


You can stamp it, sew it, even wash it.  It only bonds to itself and fibre and you can keep the excess and bond it to more of itself and there is no waste at all.
abc
a. b. and c. are all done with the same film and embossing powder and PaperArtsy Hot Picks Mini Stamp but they all look different because of the ink pad or stamp paint
(a) is with Brilliance Silver Pigment ink (b) is actually Viva Decor Stamp Paint (Post on this fun line to follow and (c) is with Brilliance Platinum ink pad

So these are a few of the ones that I have made using different colours and Stamps and Different inks I used.
Up Close

 2x2 inch glass PaperArtsy Hot Pick stamps

I found my old stash of film and even fibre (after ripping my art room apart looking for it) and played, and played and played!!!!  It was so much fun and I really enjoyed the process and wanted to make many more eclectic pieces until well ... I used it all up :( .  So what I did then, is what I normally do.  I went online and bought some Angelina film and fibre from Claritystamps.co.uk and found out where I could get the same kind of Fantasy film and found it with the ArtGlitter.com and they had so many more colours and I bought 1 of every colour and it even comes in 20 inch wide in the Aurora for wearable art.  So cool!!!  It was super fast on the delivery as well from both web sites.












This is 1.5x1.5 glass and frame and I used I think a Hero Arts cling stamp and clear embossing ink pad. I love the subtle effect the clear ink gives this piece



Supplies
1. Fantasy Film
2. Clear UTEE
3. Embossing Powder (dark colours are best)
4. Ranger Memory Glass (2x2 1x3 1.5x1.5)
5. Memory Frames (not essential)
6. Versamark or any clear embossing ink pad
7. Stamp that is bold and not too detailed

Now to make;

1. press glass slide into ink pad and make sure it is completely coated and pour dark embossing powder and return excess to jar and melt with heat tool repeat this at least 3 times.

2. cut a piece of film approx 2x the size of the glass and scrunch it up as much is possible and leave to one side

3. once the powder is dry on the glass and cool to the touch press the embossed side of the glass into the inkpad and un-scrunch the film and press into the embossing powder

4. heat with the heat tool and it will shrivel the film but don't be afraid and let it cool down again

5. once the film is cool to the touch press the ink pad into the film and pour UTEE onto it and pour the excess into the jar and repeat step 1 two more times.

6. ink up the stamp with any sort of permanent archival ink that you want to use.  I used Brilliance Silver that takes a good while to dry because the Staz-on just wouldn't do what it was told to do and press very firmly into the UTEE whilst it is still hot.

7. once it has cooled down angle your scissors slightly and cut off the excess around the glass and slide into a memory frame.  

It's so fun and I gave them to a few of my aunts and they seemed to like them.

I'm putting the film on everything and anything and it looks fantastic!  Really does live up to its name.

That's all for today.  Let me know if you like what I made using just one truly fun technique.

I hope you are all well where you are and take care of yourselves.

((Hugs))

1x3 This has a little fibre under the film and gives more depth

They make great key chains & its portable art

I love that the stamps look a little celestial

 

Celin

Wedding Card

This was a card my Auntie Rosie asked me to make for her son's wedding.  Stephan and Michelle are both in the merchant navy, so she wanted something elegant and in blue and white and their names on it.  She also asked if there was anything that I could do that reflected their careers.

 

Ahhh,  a Challenge!!!

This is what I came up with let me know what you think.  My Auntie loved it and so did Claire so I very happy as it was a card for a very important occasion.

The wedding was great and everyone had fun.  Michelle's dress was stunning and she beamed from ear to ear all day.  With the recession and most of us having to immigrate in order to work and having over 40 first cousins, we only ever get to meet once in a blue moon.  That makes the day more special, I think.

Supplies I used;

White Centura Pearl Card
Navy Centura Pearl Card
Acetate with the Caught in Crystal Technique
Adirondack Alcohol Inks
Memory Box dies
1. Gothic Grand Arch,
2. Gothic Grand Stained Glass Window,
3. Grand Iron Work Window, and
4. Alphabet letters Lower and Uppercase
Navy cord (from my own stash)
Spellbinders Small Fleur de Lis Rectangle.
Creative Expressions stamp quote.
Cosmic Shimmer White Embossing Powder

I think this is another card that would work for Christmas or any other special occasion.

That's All For Now
Hugs
Celina