Globecraft & Piccolo - Hello Darling Embossed Card

Happy Monday!

It's almost time for the Great Lakes Mega Meet in Novi, Michigan (May 8-10)! Will you be attending? Globecraft & Piccolo will be there and will have a DIFFERENT make and take each day! Be sure to stop by the booth to play with our Embossing Enamels, 3D Gels, Piccolos and Globes!

Today I have a card to share with a few fun techniques for you to try. Click the picture and take a closer look at the awesome flower!

Here's what you'll need:

Globecraft & Piccolo Supplies:
Enamel Powder Adhesive Fluid (this should be a given! I do love G&P Enamels!)
Embossing Enamel Platinum
Embossing Enamel Poodle Skirt
Embossing Enamel Ultra Thick Clear
scrap piece of G&P bookboard (this can be any leftover piece)
3D Enamel Gel Coral Pearl
Glastique Glossy
Vintage Corner Flourishes (A157)

Other:
Background stamp (Stampin' Up!)
Flower (Prima)
Sentiment Stamp (Studio G)
Archival Ink Jet Black (Ranger - or any permanent black ink)
Melon Mambo Classic Ink (Stampin' Up!)
Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger)
Rayon Seam Binding, white

Let's get started!
Dab the Adhesive Fluid over the flower petals. Coat with the Ultra Thick Clear Embossing Enamel. I found using a paintbrush works well to get adhesive into all the little nooks and crannies. Repeat until the petals are coated.

Love this.

What a difference! The coated flower looks like vintage plastic. What an easy way to get a different look from your flowers...

Take the Coral Pearl 3D Enamel Gel and scoop a bit out onto a craft mat. Add about the same amount of water (less if you want more color) and mix on the mat. Add the ribbon, smooshing (yes, that's a technical term!) it around until it's saturated. Place on a napkin. You can dry the ribbon with a heat tool (held far away) or a hair dryer. Be careful not to get too close & melt the ribbon!

Here's the ribbon wet:

The ribbon color lightens up when dry. Using the 3D Enamel Gels gives the limp seam binding some body and allows it to keep it's shape without making it difficult to work with.

The background was the usual dab on some adhesive, melt the powder.

Have you been keeping your scrap bits - the small and the large? I keep ALL of mine in a small container. (hint, hint...there may be some future ideas for those tiny pieces of craftiness!)

Edge the scrap piece with the adhesive and sprinkle on some Platinum and a little pinch of Poodle Skirt.

Finish up the card by layering the pieces and then using the Glasstique on top of the Accent pieces.

Whew! Did you try coating your flowers? I wonder what else needs a little updating in the studio... Thanks for stopping by today! See you here tomorrow for more inspiration!

Inky hugs,

Angi

Globecraft & Piccolo - Altered Clothes Pins

Now that Spring is officially here, I have been on the lookout for fun ideas that involve plants and pots and found a project that is definitely my kind of art - it involves creativity, things I have around the house and can be made in a short amount of time!

Isn't this a great planter?! 

Let's get our supplies!

Globecraft & Piccolo:

Enamel Powder Adhesive Fluid

Embossing Enamel Temple Stone

3D Embossing Gel Mars Black

3D Embossing Gel  Satin Gold

Tiny Flourishes Accents (A138)

Tiny Hearts, Flowers, Stars & Flourishes (A144)

Glastique Gloss

Tweezers

Tuna can, cleaned & dry

19 clothes pins (or enough to go around your can)

Various word stamps

Archival Ink Jet Black

Distress Stain Tattered Rose

Distress Stain Picket Fence

Distress Ink Vintage Photo

The How To:

Start by pouncing the Adhesive Fluid around a small portion of the can. Because the can is nonporous, the fluid will bead up and create your random splatter. Easy peasy! Roll the bottle of embossing enamel. Sprinkle on the enamel and heat. (Be careful! The can will get HOT!)

While you are waiting for the can to cool, work on the clothes pins. I dabbed some Distress Stain in Tattered Rose. (My pins were coated, so they didn't absorb the color well. Next time I will lightly sand the clothes pin faces.)

Dab Adhesive Fluid only onto the bottom portion of the pins. Melt the powder and set pins aside to cool. Love the silver in the Temple Stone powder and how it all comes together now!

Lightly swipe the Picket Fence Distress Stain across the pins and let dry. Using your favorite blender, apply Vintage Photo Distress Ink to the sides.

 Using your favorite word stamps & Archival Ink, add words to the pins. (I used stamps from Studio Calico, 7 gypsies, Stampin' Up!, Studio G...) Let dry.

At this point, I adhered Piccolo Accents with Glastique. After the embellishments dried I added Glastique to the tops of the accents to add shine and durability.

Time for the 3D Enamel Gels! Apply the gel to one or two of the small portions of the pin. Let dry.

If I decide not to use this as a planter, I can easily use this as a pencil/pen/marker cup. If I add magnets to the pins I could use this on a metal board or refrigerator...oh the possibilities!

Love the gloss of the 3D gels on the clothes pin tips!

Use number stamps for special dates, times, addresses...

Even if the whole stamp doesn't fit onto the clothes pin, you might be able to use! See the chevrons?

I think I'm going to have to make a few more of these to contain the mint!

Inky hugs,

Angi

Globecraft & PIccolo - Faux Stained Glass Take 2

Happy Monday!

Last week I shared with you the Faux Stained Glass card using Enamel Powder Ultra Thick Clear. What I didn't share was my first attempt using the Gloss Glastique! Have you ever had an idea and somehow it didn't quite work out the way you wanted? My first idea with the Faux Stained Glass was to glue the accent to the vellum cardstock and fill in with the 3D Enamel Gels and the Glastique. When it was dried, the vellum had wrinkled and the gel had moved with it. Ugh.

While it wasn't too terrible, I wasn't able to use it on the card...but I did save it and made the tag! So, here's what you need to make one, too:

*Floral Eggs

*3D Enamel Gel Daffodil Pearl

*3D Enamel Gel Rose Pearl

Flourish from Keys to My Heart Accents (A114)

3D Enamel Gel Titanium White

3D Enamel Gel Satin Gold

3D Enamel Gel Turquoise

Glastique

E6000

leftover frame (you can find these in several of the Piccolo Accents

* these are items from the Spring Release

Other Supplies:
Distress Stain Vintage Photo

manilla tag

word/sentiment/type stamp

washi tape

seam binding

non-stick craft mat

spray bottle

Start by gluing the accent to the vellum cardstock and filling in with the gel and Glastique. Let dry.

Spritz the mat with water. Dot on the gels (white, gold, turquoise) and add tiny dots of Glastique. Lay the tag on top of the dots and turn the tag while it is still facedown. Lift the tag, reposition and repeat until all the gels have been picked up onto the tag. Let dry.

Once dry, stamp over the tag with a permanent ink and your type stamp. Let dry. (When dry the areas with the gels and Glastique will be non-porous. Notice the sheen and subtle shimmer!)

Trim off the excess vellum. Use the E6000 to adhere all of the pieces to the tag. Trim off the excess frame and save it for another project.

Apply 2 thin, uneven coats of Titanium White to the frame. After it's dry, swipe Vintage Photo over the frame. Let dry.

Color the flourish using the Rose Pearl gel. Attach to the frame using the Glastique. Add bits of matching washi tape. Using your finger, wipe the Rose Pearl gel along the edges of the tag. Make dots of Titanium White 'here and there'.

Tie on the seam binding to finish it off!

It wasn't until after I started this project that I realized that I don't have any of the green gels...but I will be taking care of that this week and will go back and fill in the leaves. The Avocado looks like a pretty spring green! Which gels do you like best?

Inky hugs,

Angi

Card Makin' Mamas - Spring Colors

Sunshine...I miss the sunshine! I'm done with winter blah and am looking forward to showers, storms and sunshine!

The Card Makin' Mamas Challenge is perfect for my mood!

SPRING COLORS

Do you think it's bright enough? lol  I wanted a color pick-me-up and some sunshiny bling for a cheery card. Who couldn't use more sunshine in their life?! Hope to see your card linked up, too!

Hope your weekend has been a great one!

Inky hugs,
Angi

Great Impressions Bunny Hop

It snowed a couple of inches yesterday, so I don't know about you, but I could use a few Spring ideas to keep me warm!

Happy Tuesday and welcome to

The Great Impressions Stamps Bunny Hop!

I'm your first destination! If you get lost along the way, you can come back here and find your place in the list at the end of this post. Be sure to leave comments at every blog along your way for the chance to win some fabulous prizes!

I know you've got a few stops to make, so I'll keep this short and sweet!

I've used 4 stamps on this card! On both vanilla panels I stamped the darker image first and then added the second image in a lighter ink.

Here are the stamps I used, just in case you like them!

Flower Flourish (K87)

A Flower (G455)

Patience (D445)

Flower Vase (G224)

The glitter splatters were a lot of fun!

And I couldn't forget about the inside of the card...

I hope you found a little something today. Your next visit of inspiration is CHERYL. I'm sure you'll find springtime loveliness on her blog - don't forget to leave a comment at each stop!

Inky Hugs,
Angi

Angi (you are here)

Cheryl

Erin

Jenny

Joan

Mary

Patti

Shanna

Sue

Great Impressions Stamps Blog

Live Class - Great Impressions Beyond the Board Cards and Box

Just a quick post today. I'm teaching on Thursday (tomorrow) at Simple Pleasures. Yay! I miss being around all that crafty goodness...if you're interested there are a few spots left and if you can't make class, you can order a kit!

Call the store to register! Please bring your basic class kit (detail scissors, wet and dry adhesives and don't forget foam tape/pop dots, etc.!)

Thursday, March 22 @ 10:30am

Simple Pleasures 719.528.1338

Plus an Anything But A Card project...

By the way...this is a monthly class that features stamps from the current Great Impressions Stamps Stamp of the Month set. New stamps, new card designs, including one project that isn't a card Every. Month. Available as a kit, too!

Have a great day!

Inky hugs,

Angi

Blog Hop! - Great Impressions Stamps & Creative Inspirations Paints

Happy Friday!

Keep reading to find out more...

Welcome to the Blog Hop with Great Impressions Stamps and Creative Inspirations Paints! We're so excited you could make it! If you started at the beginning, you came from Barbara's blog - Magic Delights and now you're at Stop #3 - Making Mayhem with Angi. Skip the green text to get to the good stuff!


If you have no idea what I'm gushing on about read on...


A Blog Hop! What a wonderful way to celebrate the Grand Opening of Great Impressions Stamps' Online Store! Stop by and take a look around. Make sure to register, so you can keep a wish list! We're sure you're going to need it...


This Blog Hop features Design Team members from both companies, showcasing projects on their blogs that use both Great Impressions Stamps and Creative Inspiration Paints - prepare to be inspired! 


Okay...I'm sure you're wondering what to do, how to do it and what you will find at the end of this colorful rainbow...


What & How:
Visit and leave a comment at each stop along the way. At each stop there will be a letter - part of a secret phrase - make sure to keep track of those letters! 


Make sure when you get to the end of the Blog Hop you leave the secret phrase in your comment on the last stop - the Great Impressions Stamps blog.


You have all weekend to complete the hop - Friday, March 9th 8:00a EST - Sunday, March 11th 8:00pm EST.


The Prizes:
The winner will be randomly drawn from all those that followed through, left comments and revealed the secret phrase at the last stop to win:


5 jars of Creative Inspirations Paints - your choice! - and a $25.00 Gift Certificate to the new Great Impressions Stamps Online Store!


If this is your first stop, you want to go to the beginning: The Creative Inspirations Blog and continue on from there.


Okay...now that the necessary stuff is out of the way...here's the good stuff!


With Easter coming, I thought this year that I would revisit a lovely oldie, but goodie -  using a few Great Impressions Stamps:


Easter Lily (G452)
Friends (E748)


Decoupaging Eggs!


The real kind...so first you have to blow out the eggs, rinse and dry them. (If you want to keep the egg contents, make sure to keep the shell bits out of the bowl!)

A BIG Thanks! to my super awesome helpers!

Then prep the egg shells using bits of tissue paper (you know...all that tissue paper you've saved from the holidays...oh...is that just me? lol), Claudine Hellmuth's Multi Medium and a foam brush. Brush on a thin layer of Medium, place a bit of tissue paper - smoothing the paper over the shell with your finger, brush on a little more Medium. (Soft, torn paper edges work better, than cut hard edges.) Repeat until you've gotten your desired coverage. (I only did one, but I'd recommend two or three to cover the holes...) Let dry between layers or use a heat gun.

Shake up the paint - make sure the lid's on tight...just saying'. Using a medium flat brush, scoop a little paint out of the lid onto a craft mat (or plastic lid) and thin with water. With a light hand, paint a section of tissue paper. I found that painting the tissue paper first, carefully tearing off bits and then adhering with Medium to the egg shells worked best. If you want to keep the background white, skip this step! Let dry between layers or use a heat gun.

Make sure to use an ink, such as Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black), that's waterproof/resistant. Creative Inspiration's Paint is water based and gorgeous shimmery - these pictures don't do it justice! Check out this painted ribbon - thin first and then paint - it adds body, but doesn't harden!

Okay...here's an egg in the process of being covered, almost finished and one stamped, but not painted.

To add a specific image, stamp then tear close to the design, then adhere...

  

I {heart} the well loved look!

I painted 2 layers of color; the Multi Medium seals the paper...

These are the colors I used on these two eggs, the ribbon and the small rose!

Wow! Did you make it all the way to the end of this post?! I was having so much fun sharing my project I almost forgot to tell you my super secret letter...it's E...good luck to you!

Thanks for coming by today! Your next stop is April at Stamping, Crafting, Creating!

Inky hugs,

Angi

If you need to see where you are and where else to go...here's your blog hop map:

Creative Inspirations Paint http://creativeinspirationspaint.blogspot.com/

Barbara Washington http://magicdelights.blogspot.com/

Angi   <---  YOU ARE HERE!

April Lower http://allaboutthelowers.blogspot.com/

Dawn Lotharius http://www.dawnscraft.com/

Deloris http://stampingatthelake.blogspot.com/

Gini Cagle www.ginicagle.blogspot.com

Shanna http://scsdesigns.blogspot.com/

Holly Brown http://glitterstampsandink.blogspot.com/

Jenny http://www.stampingicandy.com/

Irit Shalom http://iritshalom.blogspot.com/

Theresa http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/

Kassi Hulet http://kassicreations.blogspot.com/

Kendra Sand http://luv2scrapnmakecards.blogspot.com/

Kianel http://lescrapdekianel.canalblog.com/

Great Impressions Blog http://greatimpressionsstamps.blogspot.com/

Great Impressions DT - Bathing with Friends

Alright folks, this will be short and sweet...my littlest one had a bit of a reaction to something last night and now she's got a few prescriptions and two worried parents (who need more sleep!) So, here's a peek at the card...

These are the Copics I used...

Would love to share more about the making of this card, but I've got to catch a few Zs before the appointments today.

Visit the Great Impressions' blog to see more inspiration...and if you'd like to get a few of your own Great Impressions' stamps at a bit of a discount...just saying' you might want to go look...

Thanks for stopping by...have a great Thursday!

Inky hugs,

Angi

Great Impressions DT - A Bird in Hand...Or Fancy Rose Frame

Okay, it's another late night/early morning post. Was considering waiting up for another 30 minutes so I could watch a live webcast of Phil the Groundhog. Really. Must be more tired than I thought! Gonna be a short one...so many items on the to do list lately and so little time!

I have had a lot of fun with Great Impressions' January Stamp of the Month stamps! These ones are definitely keepers...

Here's the last card I finished (click on it to see more detail)

The bird is stamped on vellum & colored with Copics. The frame's embossed. Other than that, this was a simple card to put together. Even the fussy cutting was quick and easy!

Love the ruched ribbon. Now that I've got the technique down, it's a cinch! (yep, pun intended! Must be the lack of Zs! lol)

Have a great Groundhog's Day!

Inky hugs,
Angi

Stamps: Great Impressions Lace Background (K97), Rose Intertwined Hearts (G450), Bird in Roses (F517), Fancy Rose Frame (H223)

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black; Archival Ink Jet Black; Tim Holtz Distress Inks Vintage Photo; Copics (R24, 29, 46; B02, 04)

Tools: Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, heat gun

Other: Vellum, glue pen, glitter; American Craft Zing Black; Tim Holtz Perfect Pearls Powder Pearl