More Candles...someone please stop me:)

Okay, I am having waaaaaaayyy too much fun!!! I didn't even let the Stickles dry on the Candles candle before I took the picture, lol. I keep thinking up new ideas for them. I posted Candle Stamping & Tutorial a couple of days ago...you can find that HERE.

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I popped into Dollarama to pick up some holders for my Copics, and thought, "I wonder if it would work with coloured tissue paper?" So I picked some up. Once home, I wondered if Impressabilities would work, sure enough, they did (and you don't need the Cuttlebug or other machine for it). I then used some Nestabilities dies as well.

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Candle Size: 4" x 2.5" (found them at Superstore for $1.99, run and grab them...before I do!!! LOL)

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Candle candle: CTMH SS-Candlelight, I used a white, light purple, and light blue tissue paper. I stamped using Hydrangea, Black and Moonstruck for the candle, and Honey for the flame. I added stickles to the 'Happy Birthday' flame. I also attached some of the flames to the top of the candle...it took a couple of tries because it helps when you keep the wax paper flat on the image, and the candle is rounded. But it turned out GREAT!

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Pink Posy Candle: I inked up Flower Silhouette Impressabilites using Hydrangea (I added the ink to the Impressabilities by inking directly from the stamp pad), remove the scrap piece of paper under the Impressabilities (that you used to protect your surface while inking it up), lay the Impressabilities on a fresh piece of paper, place the tissue paper VERY carefully on top of the Impressabilities, I then carefully place the rubber mat on top, and pushed gently...the tissue soaks up the ink very easily so it doesn't require much pressure. Remove mat, and tissue paper. I inked a second piece of tissue paper (because one piece isn't quite big enough to go around the candle). I finished it off with a Martha Stewart border punch, rhinestones and flowers.

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Here are some Christmasy ones...early I know, but B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L if I say so myself:)

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Blue Thomas Kincade: I used Nestabilities to cut out, and frame this image. I stamped the image with Moonstruck, then cut it out with the Nestabilities. I then cut a frame from dark blue tissue paper. Next time I'll ink the image edges with Moonstruck.

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Wreath Thomas Kincade: I stamped the image on white tissue paper with Black ink, cut it out with Nestabilities, and coloured it very simply with Copics...just to give it a touch of colour. I then inked the edges with Tim Holtz Vintage Distress Ink (*CTMH Cocoa bleeds and changes colours when you apply it to the candle*). I then finished it off with Martha Stewart punches and red Stickles.

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Snowflake: The snowflake is using Impressabilities...same method as Pink Posy (above). I finished it off with ribbon and CS, and Cuttlebug's snowflake Die.

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The close-ups....

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Here's the candle before I added the CS.

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I added glitter to the snow...the areas that the moonlight or light from the window would hit.

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I stamped 'Winter' onto white tissue paper, but of course when the wax melts, it takes on the darker colour...that's why it's mottled looking:)

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I sure hope I inspired you to try Candle Stamping!!!

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Enjoy,

Deneen

Heart 2 Heart Challenge #3

Happy Monday, it's challenge time! This week the Heart 2 Heart Challenge is a Sketch:

Here is what I did with the sketch. I just love CTMH SS A Tweet. The colours in the photo seem a little off. (I may edit it later and upload a better picture at the bottom of this post.) I sponge daubed the colour onto the stamp, stamped it, then sponge daubed the top edge of the bird.

Recipe: CTMH PP-Veranda, CTMH CS-Colonial White, Cocoa & Creme Brulee, CTMH Ink-Chocolate, Cocoa, Juniper, Black, Grey Flannel & Creme Brulee, CTMH SS-A Tweet, Rhinestones, Pearls, Nestabilities-Circle & Labels Three, Impressabilities-Flourish, Prima Flowers, Foam Squares, CTMH Creme Brulee 5/8" Grosgrain w/ White Stitching Ribbon.

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Don't forget to go check out the other creations! You can find the Heart 2 Heart Challenges Blog HERE.

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Enjoy,

Deneen

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{Edited Post} Hmmm, not sure if this one is any better, but there you have it.

Impressabilities Cards

I made some more cards with Spellbinder's Impressabilities. If you missed my posts on Impressabilities Tips & Techniques, you can find Part 1 HERE, and Part 2 HERE.

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Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

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This card was inspired by Paula Lackamp. I used Impressabilities Floral & Stone for the background. I clear embossed the cake on white CS and used a stipple brush to apply the colour. I then wiped the ink off the embossing.

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Recipe: CTMH CS-White Daisy, Twilight & Outdoor Denim, CTMH Ink-Twilight & Heavenly Blue, CTMH SS-Piece of Cake & Joy Forever, Impressabilities-Floral & Stone, Versmark, Clear Embossing Powder, ribbon, Foam Squares, Ribbon Flower.

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Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

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This card was inspired by Naznin Challa. I used Impressabilities Flourish on the bottom half of the card. I took Nestabilities Fancy Tags and turned it the other way, to use it as a flourish instead of a tag.

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Recipe: CTMH PP-Verands, CTMH CS-Pansy Purple, Petal, Creme Brulee, Colonial White & White Daisy, CTMH Ink-Pansy Purple, Petal, Balck & Olive, CTMH SS-Blossom Blocks, Life Is So Good & Gracious Greetings, Impressabilities-Flourish, Nestabilities-Fancy Tags, Piercing Tool, Pearls, Martha Stewart Double Scallop Punch, Foam Squares.

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Enjoy,

Deneen

Backpack Card

You're probably wondering what a 'backpack' card is. Well, I used all my inspiration up for the card and couldn't think of a snappy title, and since the colour combo for this card was inspired by a 'backpack', I titled my post 'Backpack Card'.

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The colour combo was inspired by a backpack, and the layout was inspired by a card made by Selene Kempton.

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Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

Sorry about the darkness of the photo, I need to figure out a better way to take photos. I used Impressabilities-Flourish for the background. It stands out much better in real life.

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Recipe: CTMH CS-Cocoa, Colonial White & Crystal Blue Textured, CTMH Ink-Black, Crystal Blue, Moonstruck & Cocoa, CTMH SS-True Friends & Treasure Life, Rhinestones, Impressabilitie-Flourish, Flower Punch, Corner Rounder, Ticket Punch, CTMH Colonial White Brads, CTMH Colonial White Satin Edge Organdy Ribbon, 3D Foam Squares.

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Enjoy,
Deneen

Impressabilities Tips/Techniques with Cuttlebug PART 2

I posted some Impressabilities Tips/Techniques with the Cuttlebug a week ago HERE. This post will build on those techniques, so if you have not read them, you may want to check that post out first and then come back.

I was interested in what else I could do with Impressabilites and came up with the following ideas. (I thought the writing on the photos would be alot bigger...sorry.)

I was interested in how the Impressabilities would translate to vellum, so I tried some different ideas, and posted my results for you.

Sample 1
I spritzed the vellum with water and then embossed it with the Impressabilities. I spritzed it to see if the embossing would come out more defined like on CS. I found that it didn't make as much of a difference as it does on CS, and that the vellum dried more wrinkly (is that a word...lol?).

Sample 2
I used a smaller piece of vellum, and did NOT spritz it first.

Sample 3
This piece of vellum did not photograph well, but I wanted to see what chalking the embossing would look like. This piece was NOT spritzed with water.

Samples 4 & 5
For these samples I used the Letterpress Technique with Fiskars Silver Pigment Ink. The first photo shows how well it covers the vellum, while the second photo I tilted so that you could see the shine of the ink.

Sample 6
On this piece of vellum, I embossed the corner with just a piece of the Impressabilities which I inked up with Dye Ink (CTMH Spring Iris Ink)-the Letterpress Technique. The dye ink gives it a soft look.

Sample 7
This is the same vellum piece as Sample 6, but with a piece of blue CS behind it to show you how colour can change the look of things.

Sample 8
This piece of vellum is embossed with no ink.

Sample 9

This final piece of vellum I brayered with Dye Ink (CTMH Buttercup Ink) after embossing with the Impressabilities. I left the Impressabilites under it while I brayered it.

Sample 10

I realized that I showed an example of the debossed side (I like to think of it as the 'depression' made by the template) of the Impressabilities sanded, but not the embossed (or the raised) side. So this sample shows the embossed side sanded. This piece was spritzed with water first.

Sample 11
If you don't own any Pigment Inks (for the Letterpress Technique), you can get a fairly close similar look (is that proper grammar???) with Dye Ink and a Brayer. Spritz the CS before embossing with the Impressabilities, then before removing the Impressabilities, brayer over the embossed side (the opposite side of the CS from the Impressabilities). Not quite as crisp a look as the Letterpress Technique, but not too bad. (The ink used-CTMH Sweet Leaf)

Sample 12
I used the same technique as Sample 11, but inked the CS with a lighter colour, CTMH Buttercup Ink.

Sample 13
I wanted to see how the Letterpress Technique looked with a dark Dye Ink, like CTMH Moonstruck, on a colour CS like CTMH Spring Iris. I applied the ink to the Impressabilities directly using the ink pad. Pigment Ink is the best way to go, but the darker dye ink didn't turn out too bad. One thing I noticed was that the ink sort of 'beaded' up on the Impressabilities, which led me to try applying the ink with a brayer...see Sample 14.

Sample 14
I used the same technique as explained in Sample 13 using CTMH Buttercup Dye Ink, with CTMH White Daisy CS. Rather than applying the ink directly with the ink pad, I used my brayer to ink up the Impressabilities. I found that the ink had a smoother finish, and did not bead up like in Sample 13.

Sample 15 & 16

For these 2 samples I used Fiskars Silver Pigment Ink and the Letterpress Technique. For the first sample I used CTMH Outdoor Denim CS, and for the second sample I used CTMH Pansy Purple CS (I forgot to take a shot of how the silver shines).

Sample 17
For this sample of Letterpress Technique I used CTMH Black CS and CTMH White Daisy Ink.

Sample 18
I wanted to see what tone-on-tone would look like. Here I used Maya Road Dark Brown Pigment Ink, and CTMH Chocolate CS.

Sample 19 & 20

Last, but not least, I used chalk on an embossed piece of CS. The piece on the left I spritzed with water first, embossed it, then applied chalk to the embossing. The piece on the right I did NOT spritz with water, embossed it, then applied chalk to the embossing. Two really different looks.

Well, I hope I have inspired you and not put you to sleep with my super long post. I've done the work, now you can go play!!!

Enjoy,

Deneen

Impressabilities Tips/Techniques Card Samples

Earlier this week I posted Tips for using Spellbinders Impressabilities with your Cuttlebug. You can find that post HERE. Today I am posting the sample cards I made using those Tips.

For this card I used the Letterpress Technique. The flower I found on someone's blog (I'll post their blog once I find it again), they used a scalloped circle and then cut slits to make the petals. So first I used Nestabilities Scallop Circle template to cut out the circle, then sent it through using the Impressabilities. I sanded the CS, inked the edges, and then cut the slits. Because I'm showcasing Impressabilities, I didn't cover the center of the flower.

Here I used Impressabilities to make flowers again.

Here I used the Letterpress technique.

For this card I really liked the subtleness of the Impressabilities, so I didn't do anything to the embossing to make it stand out more.

Here is the piece I showed earlier this week where you cut out a piece first, and then send it through using Impressabilities.

And finally, here is the sample card where I used the piece I cut from the Impressabilities. See this post for the 'sandwich' recipe.

Supplies I used for the cards: Core'dinations CS, Basic Grey-Origins pattern paper, Impressabilities-Flourish, Little Paper Shop SS-In Loving Memory, pearls, brads, ribbon, and Nestabilities.

Enjoy,

Deneen