Sending you roses....

Hi folks... A little take on last week’s Creative Expressions Design Team project for this week’s post!! Still using the Damask Stencil, but this time with Texture Paste..

You'll hopefully have noticed the addition of some Roses? Which, you may be interested to know were also made from Texture Paste?!!
So, if you fancy giving it a go, here's a step by step to help you on your way!!

As I generally do these days when using Masks, I started off the project by embossing the image..

Place the Mask back over the area which has been embossed

and apply your Texture Paste (Decadent Denim)

Remove the Mask and put to one side to dry, this could be anything up to an hour depending on how heavy handed you have been with the Texture Paste.

Once dry, matt and layered with some complimentary card stock.
If like me you sometimes struggle to find the right colour of embellishment to go with your project then I guess the best thing you could try and use is the same product, but in a different way?!
This is how the Roses came into being...
Now, I grant you, Texture Paste is a gloopy "liquid", but not when it's dry!!

Spread some of the Paste onto a non stick mat and allow it to dry overnight...

Once dry, it will simply peel off of the non stick sheet, this is the back

once turned over you have a nice smooth surface to play with.

I know this material will die cut quite well but I decided to make my Roses free hand, so I cut a "rough" spiral circle

and "Quilled" it into a flower.

Applying a few to my project

before attaching my sentiment which was stamped in Perfect Medium and "dusted" with Decadent Denim Mica Powder to tie the project together.

finishing off the centre of the flowers with some Decadent Denim Twinkles...
I must admit I'm quite in awe as to how the Texture Paste has developed into a secondary material which can be used in a different way than it may have been intended.

I've got a couple of other colours and mixtures on the go at the moment.
Looking forward to seeing how they pan out!!!
Thanks for checking us out, see you soon.
Andy...

Ingredients Used:
Creative Expressions Damask Mask
Decadent Denim Texture Paste
Decadent Denim Mica Powder
Decadent Denim Twinkles
Perfect Medium
CEC712 Scribble Rose Elements

So, its been a while.....

Hi folks... So, it's been a while since I've uploaded anything.. I have been making, honest!, just nothing to really write home about!!
But today's offering should make up for it!? It's allowed me to use one of my current fave products, Texture Shimmer Paste....

Initially in it's intended use with a Mask etc, but also something a little bit "out of the box"..

For all of you crafters out there who have run out of ideas for your Silicone Moulds,

try filling them with some of the Shimmer Paste.

Admittedly, it took a GOOD 24hrs to dry.. But worth the wait me thinks!!?

Oh the possibilities!!!
Thanks for checking us out, see you soon.
Andy.

I'm melting!!...

No, not the wicked witch of the west....but me!!!
This week's lesson here at Pinnacles is all about Melt Art...
Perhaps not to the depths and degrees it could be taken too, but Andy's way..
We've had a go at making our own little Hearts using the Spellbinders Bezel’s

and Flowers dunked in UTEE which has given them an almost Porcelain appearance...

We've had fun so far this week, and no burnt fingers as yet!!!
Here are just a couple of samples I prepared for the lesson, with some more to follow later in the week...



Thanks for checking us out.
See you soon.
Andy..

Now, I'm not a big fan of....

"Novelty" type cards.. But occassionally I let my inner child take control and just see what it comes up with... In my last couple of posts I have shared with you a few stamping techniques using the Spellbinders 2012 Heirloom Ornament, in, perhaps it's more traditional context.. Today, we have something slightly different, but still using some stamping and inking techniques which I will be sharing on Saturday at our 9th Birthday Stamping and Inking Demo Day...

So, is it a Bauble?

or a Fish?

or a Venetian Mask?

You decide... Oh, and one last thing for today.....

Good Luck Team GB!!!! Thanks for checking us out, see you soon. Andy

Christmas Baubles...

Hi guys, here we go again with another sample for our Stamping and Inking Demo Day on the 1st of September..

This final pic doesn't do the colour of the card justice! As hopefully you'll see as we go through how it was made. But, photography is not my biggest skill!

To start off with, I cut two shapes using the Spellbinders 2012 Heirloom Ornaments (S5-116) die.

As in my previous post, I rubbed my Anti Static bag over the shape

and then stamped my image using VersaMark Ink. Even like this I think it looks pretty nice,

but with the addition of some Mica Powder

and a glaze of Spray and Shine... YUM!! See, I said the final pic of the card didn't do the colour of this card justice!! Whilst this part of the project was drying, I got on with my base card.

I cut out the Cheery Lynn Mega Holly Flourish (B168) die using some 290gsm card stock. My intention was to use it to emboss onto my base card to give the Ornaments something to hang from.

So, to prepare, I took the Base plate from my Grand Calibur Machine,

added my tan mat,

followed by a piece of card stock,

the Holly Flourish

and finishing off the "sandwich" with my Calibur Embossing plate and ran it through my machine. Hopefully you can just make out the embossing?

A little bit of ink should help you see it better!..

To set the Ink and to add a little Christmas Sparkle, I added some of the NEW Crafter's Companion PINK Iridescent Spray and Sparkle.

Before adding the Ornaments (finger prints and all) you really need to let the Spray and Shine dry thoroughly before picking it up!!

To add just a little bit of dimension, I took the Holly Flourish I cut out earlier and applied it to the card,

slightly off setting it against its embossed image to add a little bit of shadow.

And there we go. Another one for the pile... Thanks for checking us out, see you soon. Andy.

Mica Stamping....

Hi guys, sorry it's been a while since my last post. We've all been having our well earned Holiday's here at Pinnacles. So with Joanne and Paul away it's been hard going to get any actual crafting done!. But hey, they are back now so I can get on with what I do best! Making!! So here's a project I have been making for our upcoming 9th Birthday Stamping and Inking Demonstration Day on the 01st September.... Now, you know I love me some boxes,

I was tempted to leave it at that and not bother to show you how it was made. But what's the point of that.... We like to share!!.... So, here we go with how the box was made...

I started off with a piece of satin effect Black card, and rubbed my Anti Static bag over it to remove any static (doh!) and any greasy finger prints.

I then inked up my stamp using VersaMark

and stamped the image onto the Black card.

Next, I applied my Mica Powder to the image and brushed off the excess.

Before sealing the Mica Powder with some Spray and Shine to give a wonderful glazed effect.

I then cut the pieces to size to create my box...

For the card to go inside the box I tried another technique using the Mica Powders.. This really gives the Powders a great additional use and allows you to tie your projects together..

So, taking a piece of the Black card I applied VasraMark Ink directly to it.

I then brushed my Mica Powder over the inked card stock.

I re inked my stamp with VersaMark

and then stamped into the Mica Powder.

As the VersaMark is a "sticky" Ink it will remove some of the Mica which had been applied.. Now, don't let this go to waste... Stamp onto another piece of card stock for another effect.

Seal the Mica with either some cheap generic Hair Spray. Or, as I have done, with some Spray and Shine. Once the Spray and Shine had dried, I cut out my Butterfly images

and applied them to my now prepared card...

And there you go, a matching card and Box for it to go in...

More samples to follow folks! Thanks for checking us out... See you soon. Andy..