Showing posts with label Tags. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tags. Show all posts

Thursday, 4 June 2015

Creative Expressions Thursday.

Hi Folks

Happy Thursday..
Today I have a little tag for you and something different as we have entered a new Month therefore new goodies on the Design team, things are a little different from now as we have been split into two teams a die cutting team and a stamping team for the weekly inspirations , I am on the stamping team however I have been sent some of the new decoupage papers line Creative Expressions now carry, This one is called English rose, I also have some of the Mat chalk paints in Azure Mist and Coral Glow so I played with those for a bit and this is the result.                          

it is so hard to photograph glitter an muted tones but in real life this is so pretty and sparkly in shades of pale green and coral/pink.
I started with a plain tag shaped wooden shape.
 I covered it in decoupage paper using cosmic shimmer glue
After sanding back the edges I added some mat chalk paint in Coral glow to them .

next i added a few streaks here and there of Azure mist without covering the roses on the pattern too much,
 I added some Walnut stain Distress ink to the edges too 

 I wanted to use one of the large cameo flowers from CE on the tag so Using the same paints and some wax and later some glue and glitter I changed it to

This...., simply by covering the whole thing in Azure mist and drying then adding coral glow to the flowers and drying then rubbing some wax over. Later a few patches of glue inside the flowers and glitter gives it a nice sparkle too for the top right of the tag.
 I used the same tissue paper from the decoupage pack and cuta couple of spiral shapes out and rolled them up pushing back the edges ad gluing a couple of leaves which I muted with the same paints a little  I also wrapped the wires around my pokey tool to give some little spring like spirals for added interest to the couple of flowers I made.I also added a little ink to the edges too and some glitter for sparkle.


 I took a piece of couture creations Rose garden pad and cut a piece distressed the edges and stitched them, then add it to the back of the tag on the left side, I also added glue to the bottom right of the tag and covered it in Antique gold Mica flakes, i also dotted in some large glitter pieces in places

It is soooo glittery and pretty.I thought a close up was in order, haha.

I added a key on top of the glitter, a little wooden clock behind the flowers I also added a small piece of frayed hessian with the cameo on top top right A small wooden flower with 8mm pearl to centre on the top left., I decided to use one more item which is a white satin flower,  I cut the middle out, folded it in half a added a few streaks of Coral  glow  to the petals I glued it together and them added it to the tag under the roses and added the pearl bead back to the bottom of it.
I cut several pieces of cream seam binding in half length ways and frayed it a little and added a string of small pearls to use all as the hanger at the top and wrapped a few pearls around them at the knot too. Lastly I added some more glitter and the hands on the clock with a small pearl and a few more painted and glittered leaves and it was complete.

Here is a few more pictures.



  hanging against the wall, however wall is cream so doesn't show as vibrant as it is.

Anyway it was something a little different this week and I hope you enjoyed it all.
Lots of love to all.

Kim 
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Tuesday, 23 July 2013

Mini books !

Hi all well today I have a mini book fest for you all...

I Have 2 mini books very different in appearance but both as lovely I think. Hope you enjoy them.
So how are you enjoying the weather here in old blighty? well would you believe it could even be these temperatures after so many rubbish summers ? Today in places were 34 and in my office it was up to 35 at one point... tooo hot I cry, then almost immediately I get an instantaneous spasm of what can only be called.... GUILT.

           So this is using the fabulous Time flies collection from Craftwork cards.
This is all about butterflies and clocks , cogs , beautiful text etc. A stunning quality collection

Next I have 
Heartfelt Creations
As you can see, a totally different book made from stunning Heartfelt Creations Burst of spendor collection.
I love the romance of this  but which do you prefer?
So what have you all been crafting this week?
 Next month is rumbling ever closer and there are 2 shows  I like to go to, one is Stamperama at Stevenage and the other is the Big stamp and Scrapbook show at Alexandra Palace , I get to see thousands of goodies, all my lovely team mates and get out and about in the crafty world and this makes me very happy haha, so If you are in the UK and can pop down please do.

So for now please leave me a comment and let me know which of these mini books floats your boat and gets your vote.

Love 

Kim
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