Send Out Something Sweet + Stencil Embossing: Amore Laurafadora
Happy Friday, friends! We’re delighted to welcome back special guest Laura Bassen in our bi-monthly edition of Amore Laurafadora where she’s showcasing the new Cotton Candy Wishes stamp and die set that is perfect for sending Birthday cards OR just to send some love to the “sweet tooth” in your life! Also in this card, Laura uses our new Christmas Tangle stencil set in a very cool and unique way, and rocks a good cardstock strip! Be sure to watch the video for all the details and enjoy!
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The Cutest Little Dimensional Cards and Tags featuring our November 2024 Card Kit!
Happy Wednesday, friends! Please join me in welcoming back special guest Nichol Spohr! She’s showcasing a gorgeous trio of cards using the stamps, papers, decoupage set, twine, and MORE from our fabulous November 2024 card kit, Christmas Cheer! Be sure to watch the video for all the details, and enjoy!
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Halloween Vignette Display Panel by Paula Cheney
Hi friends! Happy Tuesday! Please join me in a big welcome back to special guest blogger Paula Cheney to our blog! Read on to learn more details on how she made this amazing mixed media Halloween inspired piece and enjoy!
Use Black Soot Distress Paint to paint the sides of the Vignette Display Panel. Set aside to dry.
Punch out the two smaller sizes (4 pieces) of the Etcetera Pinked Trim.
Use Collage Medium to glue the matching lengths together so they create a stair-step effect.
Once the glue is secure, paint the two pieces with Black Soot Distress Paint.
Once the black paint is dry, use a Sanding Disk to sand some of black paint away. Set aside.
Using Collage Medium, adhere four Halloween Collage Strips to the front of the Vignette Display Panel. Add a layer of Collage Medium over the top (very important step). Set aside to dry or use a heat tool to speed things up!
Tape the Batty Layering Stencil from Stampers Anonymous to the Display Panel. Use Black Texture Paste Opaque and a Palette Knife to spread the paste over the stencil. Peel the stencil away, and place into a water bath until you have time to wash your stencil properly.
Immediately sprinkle multiple colors of Distress Embossing Glaze over the black Texture Paste. Let the Glaze sit until the paste is dry and the excess Glaze can be brushed away. NOTE: Crushed Olive looks very bright, but because the Glaze is going over black paste, it will be very subtle after embossing.
After at least 30 minutes of drying time, knock off the excess Glaze, then follow up with a small soft brush, to brush away any excess powder around the bats. Emboss with an Embossing Gun.
NOTE: Distress Embossing Glaze melts very quickly, so keep the embossing gun moving and watch the melt very closely so you don’t melt away the texture.
To create a background more in keeping with Halloween, scribble Walnut Stain Distress Crayon onto the glass mat. Pick up the crayon with a damp brush and begin to color the background of the Panel. This method will only work if you added the Collage Medium over the Collage Strips back in step 6. The College Medium has sealed the background so the Distress Crayon will glide over the surface. Use a damp wipe to pounce over the crayon to mottle the finish (think no brush strokes).
Use the clear Tim Holtz Media Ruler to measure a 1’ straight line across the bottom of the Display Panel. There are rubber grips on the back of the ruler, so once in position, the ruler will stay in place while you glue the two pieces of trim with Collage Medium. Once you have the trim in place, you can remove the ruler. Use a small brush to carefully wipe away any Collage Medium that has squished out when adding the trim. Let trim dry for at least an hour before proceeding.
Use a Mini Blending Tool to add Crushed Olive Distress Ink over the moon (found in Layers + Paper Dolls pack). Spray Distress Spritz Crushed Olive over the ink. Pounce off excess over the dark areas of the moon. Dry with a heat gun. NOTE: it’s very hard to see in a photo, but the Distress Spritz gives the moon a great shine!
Cut one of the spiderweb Transparencies to fit the moon shape. Set aside to be added later.
Use Distress Crayons to color Paper Dolls. I scribbled Peeled Paint and Villainous Potion directly over the Paper Doll clothes. Then I just used my index finger to smooth out the crayon over the surface. For the cheeks, scribble a small amount of Aged Mahogany on the glass mat. Pick up with the tip of a cotton swab and pounce over cheeks. Wipe away any excess crayon with a damp cotton swab.
Use Scor-Tape to add transparent wings to the back of the Paper Doll.
Use 3D Foam Squares to add the moon and Paper Dolls to the Display Panel. NOTE: I used double stacks of Foam Squares on the back of the Paper Dolls so they would float over the moon.
Use Scor-Tape to add the spiderweb over the moon. The Scor-Tape is hidden behind the Paper Dolls.
Adhere a pointy hat and a mask to the Paper dolls. These accessories are some of my favorite parts of the Halloween Sticker Book. Perfect to transform anyone into a spooky character!
Use Distress Spritz in Seedless Preserves and Crushed Olive to color two bunches of Bouquet Flowers. Don’t forget to spray the underside of the flowers too! This will give the flowers a wonderful iridescent shine!
Using an urn from the idea-ology Conservatory pack as the base, add ink dyed Mummy Cloth and Bouquet Flowers with Collage Medium. NOTE: the flowers may seem a bit wobbly till the Collage Medium dries, but leave them over night and they will be like cement. Trust me.
Choose a Halloween Figure Stand to add to the scene. I chose the owl, which I painted with Scorched Timber Distress Paint, then rubbed over the paint to allow the high points to show through. You can make the eyes any color you wish, I chose Fossilized Amber.
Drip Mushroom Alcohol Ink over some idea-ology Mini Skulls. Pounce with a felt pad and let dry. Scribble Walnut Stain Distress Crayon over the top to remove the shine from the Alcohol Ink.
The new signs in the Halloween Baseboards pack are so much fun! Choose as many as you wish and add Clippings from the Halloween Sticker Book. Make an ink puddle with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink. Dip you under finger into the ink and transfer to the Clippings to make them look old. Dry with a heat tool.
Use a Picket Fence Distress Crayon to color the background of an idea-ology word tag. Just scribble the crayon over the tag and rub into the background with your thumbs.
Begin to add all the pieces you have created to the shelf with Collage Medium. The Baseboard signs were added with 3D Foam Squares (single thickness on the larger one, double thickness on the smaller one).
Add a third sign to the right side of the Panel with a 3D Foam Square. Once this sign is in place, you can start adding the dyed and shredded Mummy Cloth to the ledge with Collage Medium.
Adhere a piece from the Layers + Paper Dolls pack of a bug to the top right side of the Panel. Use Cello Tape stickers to adhere it to the tray.
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