Sunday 3 March 2019

Etched Glass with Vinyl

Recycle a vase into something special. 
It doesn't have to be difficult with G.M. Crafts


If you haven't tried G.M Crafts you may want to pay them a visit, they do a full spectrum of different vinyls.
Working on a vase I've used my Silhouette Cameo 3 to cut out the designs however there is nothing stopping you using a die cutting machine and dies.


Can you see the sparkle from the Gemstone Vinyl and the Frosted Glass Dark Sparkle Etch Vinyl?
Long gone are the days of just a gloss sign writing vinyl as G.M.Crafts are geared for us crafty folk that want a bit more than the normal.
You need a application sheet to transfer the vinyl from it's carrier sheet to your project but they last a long time as they are reusable.


List and links of product used and where to find them.

Self Adhesive A4 Frosted Glass Dark Sparkle Etch Sheets







Thursday 8 November 2018

Fancy Fold Card

I love working with paper, of course pretty papers help.
Paper pads have came down in price over the years and you can get get pads that have substance relatively quite cheap to what the used to be.


I used a 6 x 6 printed paper cut in half and scored in opposite directions then cut at an angle and butted together at the centre. a second paper underneath to make it pop.


layering up a Tim Holtz tattered poinsettia to use for the focal point.




Monday 5 November 2018

A Christmas Centre Piece

Still playing ahem... working with glass pieces but this time for the dinner table.

This was made from a balloon Gin glass.


Paper napkins were used alongside the starlight paints.


I little bit tricky trying to work from the inside of the glass.


Love the overall effect.



Sunday 4 November 2018

Making Christmas Gifts

Getting ready for Christmas and making some gifts.
Bonbon Plate
A large glass plate painted with Starlight Paints by Imagination Crafts and some Christmas napkins.


Love working with starlight paints and normally I work from the back side of the plate however was a frosted plate and wouldn't show the image so I worked from the front with this one.

I actually love how it turned out, quite different from working on the reverse as you see all of the mica flakes from the front.


As you can see from the above picture it is so sumptuous.
all in all I think both my Mam and my Mother -in-law would both love this plate.


Something that could be brought out each year.



Thursday 25 October 2018

Over the Tree Tops

A little card, I know it's been a while and I will try to make more soon.

I love doing dimension cards, they are definite mantle piece pleasers.
I used two diesets from Tim Holze Woodland collection with Sizzix Thinlets.
The Tree top dies were cut multiple times. 


I used my ink and glitz mists for the colour, I just love how these work, You can find them here. https://www.essentialcrafts.co.uk/jak-heaths-mists

Yes it takes quite a bit of card to make but I think the effect makes it worth while.


The ladies really enjoyed making these and learning new skills of keeping the trees from cutting all the way out of the card stock allowing to make graduated trees.