Tonic Studios Rococo Dragonfly Brooch Project

 

Hi Everyone

MJ has a quick and easy project for you today using the new Dragonfly Brooch die simply as a brooch – who would have thunk! ..lol  The photo is not very good so we apologise for this now.  It is a lot bluer in the flesh…honest.  Am determine to show the blue…leave it with MJ a few mins!

 

 

The first thing you need to do is die cut three Dragonflies from card and glue together. Next take Distress Inks in Salty Ocean and Peacock Feathers and colour both sides of the piece.  Then use a flourish design stamp over the top in a toning ink.  MJ used Cobalt Archival Ink and an Indigoblu mini Vintage Flourish stamp.

This picture is a little better we think….

 

 

Whilst the ink is drying pop on your melt pot, if you have one, or use a foil pie dish and make a spout on the edge and hold it with a grab-it tool.  Add enough powder so that you will be able to dip the piece into it, once melted, without burning yourself (MJ much prefers her melt pot but has done it both ways). MJ used WOW Melt-It powder but you can use UTEE.  Hold the dragonfly using a Grab-It tool and dip it carefully in the pot until it is coated removing excess on the edge of pot.  Leave to cool – DO NOT TOUCH whilst still hot you don’t want to burn yourself!

When completely cold MJ added some Treasure Gold – Aquamarine gilding paste and attached a brooch back to rear using Tonic Tacky Glue.  There you have it!

 

 

What Was Used

Tonic Studios Rococo Dragonfly Brooch Die – 76E

Tonic Tacky Glue

WOW! Melt-It Powder – WA50

Treasure Gold Metallic Wax Finish – Aquamarine

Indigoblu Dinkie Vintage Flourish Stamp

Archival Ink – Cobalt

Distress Inks – Salty Ocean and Peacock Feathers

 

We hope you have been inspired.

Thanks for Popping By

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Canvas Cameo using Tonic Studios Ascot Pillowbox and Lych Gate Wish Die Sets

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Hope you are having a fantastic weekend.  Tonight MJ has an easy to do canvas project for you to have a look at.  She loves these new dies and has lots of ideas of things you can do with them.

This canvas is such an easy project so is great for beginners too.

MJ has used an 8” x 8” box canvas.  She cut the border insert die from mirri card and used this as a stencil with Grungepaste to create textured borders top and bottom of piece and dried with a heat tool.  Then she painted the canvas all over with a chalk finish acrylic paint, once that was dry MJ used the Forever Moments Large Crackle Base coat as per instructions.  Then added the Crackle Top Coat and left to dry.  MJ added Gilding Paste across the raised areas.  She added a little script stamp using Tree Branch Archival Ink.

 

 

Next MJ cut the silhouetted ladies head from black card, stuck this to an oval of cream card and using Vintage Photo Distress Ink coloured all over and left to dry.  Then using Versamark Ink and Ultra High Gloss embossing powder she heat embossed over all the surface of the piece.  Leave to cool and then bend to form cracks to age it.  Next it was layered into another coloured oval shape.

MJ next stuck lace and ribbon across front of canvas, added ribbon tails to rear of cameo piece and glued to the centre front, adding a matching bow to finish.

We told you it was easy to do!

What Was Used

Tonic Studios Millinery Shop Die Set  – Ascot Pillowbox 15e

Tonic Studios Verso Strip Die Set - Lych Gate Wish 65e

Forever Moments Antique Crackle Base Coat 31e

Forever Moments Antique Crackle Top Coat 32e

Forever Moments Gilding Paste - Gold Leaf 37e

8” x 8” Box Canvas

PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Paint – Irish Cream

PaperArtsy Grungepaste

Coredinations Card Stock

WOW Powders Ultra High Gloss Embossing Powder

 

We hope you have been inspired.

 

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Sneak Peek–NEW Party Paws Christmas from Crafters Companion

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MJ has a Sneak Peek for you today of the brand NEW Party Paws Christmas range launching on Create and Craft as the Weekender on 9 and 10th August with Leann Chivers and Dawn Wheeler.  With those two you know it will be fun!

MJ’s project will be available on Crafters Companion UK soon as a Step-by-Step Project so that you can make it too.  It makes a lovely Christmas Decoration to display on a mantelpiece.  You could even cut another circle from the base layer before assembling and then you can pop it over a battery operated tea light.

 

What MJ Used

Party Paws CD – Papers and Decoupage

Sweet Treats Board – Popcorn Box

A4 Kraft Card Pack

Die’Sire Dies – Lace Border 4 and Picket Fence

Create-a-Card Die – O’Christmas Tree

Collall All Purpose/3D Glue Gel/Tacky Glue

Frantage White Enamel Powder

Spectrum Noir Pens – for Ribbon

 

This collection is so cute with lots of new features on the CD with 3D projects for you to make all your Christmas home décor as well as cards and gifts for family and friends.

This new collection features:-

• Two single CD ROMs
• Eight A6 unmounted rubber stamp sets
• Hunkydory Topper Kit
• Hunkydory Card Inserts
• Hunkydory Snowy Acetate Pack

If you love to stamp (as MJ does) then why not get hold of your Neenah and Desert Storm card and not forgetting the gorgeous Centura Pearl too.

MJ loves her co-ordination card for all her matt and layering and it cuts beautifully using her Die’Sire dies.  And a project isn’t complete (especially at Christmas) without a little sparkle so she uses Spray and Sparkle; Gold on warm colours, Silver on cool colours and Iridescent for everything!  But if you like a pearl lustre, which looks great sprayed over white card after using the Vintage Christmas Falling Softly embossing folder, then the Pearl Diamond Spray and Sparkle is a must have..gorgeous!

Please don’t miss the shows they are going to be great with lots of inspiration and fabulous Design Team projects for you to get ideas from.

We hope you have been inspired.

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Inky Doodle Stamps, Distress Inks and Wow Powders

 

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MJ has done another quick and easy card for you tonight using Inky Doodles Stamp Set – Celebrate.  Yep she could not resist getting another set and so soon!!  There’s no stopping her she loves her Inky Messy…lol

 

 

What MJ did: -

1. Cut a 5” x 5” square of white card for stamping.
2. Select 3 smaller stamps from set and create a design to cover card using Distress Inks; Picked Raspberry, Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers and Squeezed Lemonade.
3. Then go over entire stamped piece lightly with Peacock Feathers ink.
4. Next take the large floral stamp and stamp randomly over stamped panel using Versamark Ink.  Add clear embossing powder and heat.
5. Once the embossed images are cool take Aged Mahogany DI and colour over entire surface until you are happy with the blend.  Buff ink from embossed areas.
6. Use Archival ink to stamp the Celebrate image.
7. All that’s left to do is mat and layer to suit and add ribbon and pearls.

 

 

What MJ Used: -

Inky Doodle Stamps – Celebrate

Distress Inks – Picked Raspberry, Squeezed Lemonade, Peacock Feathers,

Salty Ocean, Aged Mahogany

Archival Ink – Black

Versamark Ink

WOW! Embossing Powder – Clear Gloss

 

We hope you have been inspired.

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xx

Inky Doodle Stamps, Distress Ink Markers and White Embossing Powder–Butterflies Card

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MJ has been having a quick play with the new Inky Doodle stamps that arrived in store yesterday. She just couldn’t resist taking a set home to play with!


She’s kept it nice, simple and clean using vellum, white embossing powder, Distress Ink Markers and Kraft card.

 

What MJ did: -

1. First cut a piece of vellum measuring 5 3/8” x 7 3/4”.  Then using the floral border in the ‘Happiness Is’'…’ stamp set and Versamark Ink stamp at top and bottom edge of vellum.  Add white embossing powder and ‘cook’ with heat tool.
2. Next take the large butterfly stamp and stamp above bottom border with Versamark, add white powder and heat.  Repeat process for wording stamp.
3. Stamp a large butterfly and a small butterfly onto vellum with Versamark and once again using the white powder, heat.
4. Take the Distress Ink Markers (here MJ used Spun Sugar and Victorian Velvet) and colour all butterfly images from the reverse.  Leave to dry.
5. Taking the large and small butterfly images use an embossing tool gently from reverse to add the white shading.  Then cut these 2 images out.
6. Fold an A4 piece of Kraft card in half to form your card blank.  Using Crafters Companion Stick and Stay (Red Can) cover the reverse side of the stamped vellum piece and stick to front of card.
7. Shape the wings of the butterflies and then use 3D foam pads/glue gel to adhere to the front of the card.
8. If you wanted to you could colour behind the border too to add more colour. 
9. Decorate to suit.

 

Materials Used: -

Inky Doodled Stamps – Happiness Is

Distress Ink Markers – Spun Sugar and Victorian Velvet

WOW! White Embossing Powder

Crafters Companion Stick and Stay (Red Can)

Translucent Vellum – Clear

Kraft Card

 

We hope you have been inspired.

Thanks for Popping By

xx