Chilly Days!

The weather has turned chilly here in the last few days, but we can't really complain, after all, it is January! 

The Stampendous Design Team members are sharing our "Snow Wonderful" creations this week.  Last week I shared an ATC (Artist Trading Card) I had made for the ATC group I belong to that had a "Tiles" theme.  This week I'm showing you an ATC I created for our December theme of "Glitter".  It features the the beautiful Snowflake Cascade (FMS4042) stencil with a sentiment from the Holiday Expressions (SSC1231) set.

"Chilly Days!"

Stampendous:

FMS4042 Snowflake Cascade Metal Stencil
SSC1231 Holiday Expressions 
MG09 China Blue Micro Glitter
MG01 Crystal Micro Glitter

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Acrylic Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:
Royal Blue Cardstock
VersaMark Ink
Double sided adhesive sheet
Soft brush
Foam Tape

Instructions:

Step 1:  Cut a 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" piece of royal blue cardstock, adhere a 2 1/4" x  3 1/4" piece of double sided adhesive to the blue paper
Step 2:  Place the snowflake stencil face down on a paper towel or craft mat and pat the back with VersaMark ink

Step 3: Remove the release paper from the blue paper and place the stencil ink side down on the sticky paper, use the release paper to press the stencil firmly to the sticky surface
Step 4:  Sprinkle China Blue micro glitter over the openings of the stencil and rub in with your finger or a piece of release paper, tap off all extra, brush off excess glitter with a soft brush
Step 5:  Turn the glittered piece face down on a paper towel and carefully pull the glittered image off the stencil, keeping the stencil flat on the table
Step 6:  Sprinkle the background with the Crystal micro glitter, rub gently, tap off extra
Step 7:  Stamp the sentiment, mount on a matching blue mat and add to the Snowflakes using foam tape
Step 8:  Adhere a piece of cardstock to the back with your ATC information!

Go to the Stampendous Blog for more samples.

Happy Creating,
Louise

Sunny Tile ATC

To start 2017, the Stampendous Design Team is sharing some of our creations from the wonderful line of mosaic stamps released in October. This is my creation using the beautiful Sunny Tile stamp.

Sunny Tile ATC

Stampendous:

CRW178 Cling Sunny Tile Stamp
FREG004 Deep Impressions Chunky Embossing Enamels
Embossing Powders - Red, Yellow, Orange, Purple, Green

Acrylic Handle

Plus:
Chipboard 2 1/2" x 3 1/2"
Versafine Onyx Black Ink
Pancake Griddle

Instructions:

Step 1:  Heat an electric pancake griddle to 350 degrees, place a small non-stick craft mat on the griddle
Step 2:  Place the chipboard piece on the craft mat and cover the surface with Clear Deep Impressions embossing enamel, cover with a glass cover so you can see it melting

Step 3: Sprinkle the melting enamel with various colors of embossing power and continue to melt
Step 4:  Ink the Sunny Tile stamp with Versafine Onyx Black ink and set aside
Step 5:  When the powders are melted, carefully remove the craft mat with the chipboard and stamp the Sunny Tile image into the hot powders, let cool slightly, then carefully remove the stamp, let enamel cool and harden
Step 6:  Use a craft knife to trim edges, smooth the edges by gently pressing them on the hot griddle
Step 7:  See complete instructions in Fran's book "Embossing Powder Techniques from A to Z"
Step 8:  Adhere a piece of cardstock to the back with your ATC information!

Here are some close ups for a better view of the depth you can achieve:

Go to the Stampendous Blog for more samples.

Happy Creating,
Louise