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Tuesday, 21 October 2014

Super Exciting News - I've Been Published!

Hello Friends! It's so lovely that you stopped by today as I get to share some really exciting news with you!

I am so happy, honoured and overwhelmed to say that my work has been published in a couple of really amazing publications!

First project that you can see in print is this clay heart pendant using EnviroTex Jewelry Resin and Clay and Stampendous Cling Luv Heart stamp.

This pendant was featured in the September 2014 issue of the UK's Craft Stamper magazine (I'm a bit late sharing this news on my blog).

If you missed this issue but would like to see all the details (including a step-by-step tutorial), you can order a copy from the Traplet Publications' online shop.

The second publication is the Winter 2014 issue of the US CardMaker magazine, featuring my two Christmas sets, both consisting of a card and a coordinating pinecone ornament.

My projects are a fun play with Creative Photo Corners and other great adhesives from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L. I'm also playing with Stampendous Christmas themed stamps and loooots of Frantage!

But wait, there's more! Not only you can see my projects in print but there is also a special online feature, where you can view and download for free (yay!) a full tutorial of my silver Photo Corner Pinecone Card & Ornament set!

Wait, there's even MORE awesomness coming!!! (Can you hear me squeal with excitement???)

See a couple of lovely pinecone ornaments hanging 'casually' in the background on the cover? YES!!! My pinecones made the cover of the CardMaker magazine!!! Now, that made my lose my breath completely when I found out!

I am still to catch up on my blog visits to see what you my lovely Friends have been up to. But my head is still spinning around from all the excitement so please bear with me for a tad longer. A bit difficult to read blogs when your eyes are facing the screen for about 1 second at a time... (I had to get my cat Kropek to type this post for me lol).

Thank you so much for being part of my happy news day!

Biggest crafty hugs ever!

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Friday, 31 May 2013

Nunn Design, Envirotex and Stampendous - Blog Hop

Hello Friends!

As promised I'm back today with another project for our fabulous week of Stampendoulicious play with EnviroTex Jewelry Resin, Jewelry Clay and fab bezels from Nunn Design.

If you missed my previous post with the cute bezel pendants, be sure to check it out here.

To close the fabulous week of inspiration with a bang we're also hosting a big blog hop! And I'm sure you know the drill, hop along, get inspired, leave some love everywhere and you might be in a chance of winning some AMAZING goodies. I mean SERIOUSLY amazing stuff!

Soooo.... let's get started!

The sample I prepared for today is a plant label that is soon going to make its way to my new garden & patio. I haven't decided yet whether it will be free standing or hanging so I left it without any 'attachments' for now.

If you follow my blog you might recall my Garden Journal where I am going to document how my garden grows and what will grow in it. This project will give you the first clue - can you guess what I am going to plant? LOL :).

Now, let me tell you first how I made it :)

Step 1 - main supplies:

- Stampendous cling Carnation stamp

- EnviroTex Jewelry Clay

- MDF/wooden die cut shape, matt emulsion paint

- black permanent ink

- small mosaic tiles

Step 2:

- paint your MDF shape with matt emulsion paint

- stamp the carnations image

Step 3:

- colour the flowers - I used STAEDLER ergosoft aquarell pencils

- to add shading around the image swipe your chosen distress ink/s onto your craft sheet and spritz lightly with water

- pick up the colour with a water brush and outline the image

- dry the plaque thoroughly with a heat tool

Step 4:

- swipe the label with a clear embossing ink

- cover fully with Kaleidoscope Embossing Powder

Step 5:

- heat emboss the powder with a heat gun

- admire the sparkle

- make some tea

- admire the sparkle again

- adhere your label to a clear acetate with Glossy Accents

- cut the acetate about 1 cm wider than the MDF shape

- admire the sparkle again

- move to step 6 when you are ready

Step 6:

- gather your supplies for the clay fun:

EnviroTex Jewelry clay, mosaic tiles, latex gloves, baby powder

Step 7:

- following the instructions closely measure equal parts of components A&B

- mix thoroughly - have a look at this helpful video here

Step 8:

- roll the clay into long strip/s and mould it around the label. It should sit nicely on the acetate

- make sure the rolled strips are at least 2 mm taller than the plaque to create a raised edge

- using tweezers embed the mosaic tiles into the clay (make sure to leave a raise edge)

- you don't need any glue for this, clay does it all for you!

- don't panic - clay has up to 2 hours working time, so you don't need to rush

Step 9:

- dust the clay with Perfect Pearls and set aside to cure for 24 hours

- when the clay has cured, add a layer of Jewerly Resin over the stamped image - follow the instructions here.

- leave it to cure for another 48 hours

I must confess, I was quite nervous about using these products at first... But soon enough I learnt that the biggest difficulty about working with jewerly resin and clay was actually... staying away from your project during curing time! But you must be patient. Disturbing your samples too early will very likely spoil your project. But if you wait patiently, you will be rewarded with a truly special make!

I hope you enjoyed your visit here. If you did, please let me know in the comment below. And while you're here, why don't you have a little look around my other projects? If you like what you see, how about joining my blog to stay up to date with my future creative adventures? Be sure to leave your blog address so I can return your kindness! :)

Now it's time to check the rest of the AMAZING projects prepared to awe, inspire and take your breath away. Happy hopping!