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

Candle Stamping & Tutorial

This week on Heart 2 Heart Challenges it is an ABC Challenge - Anything But a Card. I thought it was the perfect time to dust off the candle I had (since November '09, lol), and give Candle Stamping a try. You're not really stamping on the candle...but on tissue paper that you'll melt to the candle. I have a Tutorial to show you how it's done. I was so surprised at how easy it really was, I don't know why I waited so long to give it a try!

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(After I did the first one, I sent my husband out to buy more candles...lol! Thanks sweetie:))

The candles measure 4" tall...but the stamping area is 3.5". I finished the candles off with Organdy ribbon because I wanted the stamping to be the focus, not the embellishments.

Here's some close-ups of the candles.

The butterfly I stamped onto vellum, coloured it, and cut it out. I attached the body and antenna to the candle, and bent the wings up.

I just noticed, I should have added a rhinestone for an eye on the hummingbird.

I used the tops of the bamboo from Intrinsic Background for the grass that goes around the bottom of the candle.

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Recipe: CTMH Ink-Chocolate, Black, Tulip, Juniper & Desert Sand, CTMH SS-You Are Beautiful, Follow Your Heart, Spring Possibilities, Instrinsic Backgrounds & Treasure Life, Tissue Paper, Vellum, Copics-B12, B23, B39, YG95, Y11, C-3, G99, Organdy Ribbon.

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Here's close-ups of the next candle.

Because the image soaks through the tissue paper, you can make mirror images (I show this in the Tutorial below).

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Recipe: CTMH Ink-Desert Sand & Black, CTMH SS-Live Inspired, Tissue Paper, Organdy Ribbon.

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Here's a close-up of the last candle I stamped. It was difficult to stop at 3, I had alot of ideas...I'll be trying them out...I still can't believe I waited so long to try this out, lol!

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Recipe: CTMH Ink-Blush, Petal, Dutch Blue & Topiary, CTMH SS-A Posy, Tissue Paper, Martha Stewart Layered Arches Border Punch, Floral Grosgrain Ribbon, Organdy Ribbon, Rhinestones.

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Candle Stamping Tutorial:

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Mirror Image Candle Stamping:

Thanks for stopping by, don't forget to put your name in for some Blog Candy I'm giving away (see link at top of blog).

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Be sure to check out what others are doing with the ABC Challenge over at Heart 2 Heart Challenges.

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Enjoy,

Deneen

BLOG CANDY TIME!!!!

Wow, I just noticed I'm very close to 50,000 hits on my blog!

Thanks for taking the time to come visit me.

SO, in celebration I will offer a prize pack...which I don't have a picture of right now (because this is a spur of the moment decision!!!..lol). I'll include some CTMH product, and some of my creations.

*The winner will be chosen randomly from the comments on this post!!!*

**You get an extra chance to win....if you leave a link in your comment to YOUR creation that used a template/tutorial/technique that I posted on A Path of Paper. (Including cards you CASE'd or 'tweaked' of mine!)**

Contest closes July 24th, 2010 12:00pm CST.

Winner will be announced July 25th!

Ready...set....GO!

Tweaking My Own Cards:)

Yes, can you believe it!! I tweak my own cards. Some were older cards...my style has changed a little, and I have more tools. A couple of them were requested, but the wording changed to suit the occasion. And another I wanted to make a masculine version.

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My original:

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My updated version:

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Inside:

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My original:

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My updated version:

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The inside:

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My original:

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My updated version:

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Glitter and clear embossing:

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The inside:

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My original:

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My updated version:

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Enjoy,

Deneen

Nestabilities Storage

Wow, 2 posts in 2 days, I'm on a roll, lol! This is a project that has been 'brewing' for about 6 months now. I bought magnetic sheets from Walmart, 2 came in a package and they measure 8.5" x 11". I was planning on cutting them into strips to store my Nesties on...in a CD case. I had seen them stored like this on someone's blog (their name is long forgotten now).

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Well, I didn't get around to it and ended up storing them in their packaging, in a container.

It actually worked quite well. What I didn't like was that as I added more to my collection, I had more to flip through. And if I wasn't sure what shape I wanted to use, I had 2 or 3 packages sitting on my desk each with a missing piece that I was trying out. (I have a very small work space which was made smaller with schtuff sitting on it.)

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Then someone posted a magnetic board of sorts, on the CTMH Bulletin Boards and this got my wheels turning. I've been tossing it around for a couple of months now. I wasn't sure how big of an area I wanted, how to cover the magnet, did I want to use a strip of magnet, or a sheet, and what was I going to adhere the magnet to?

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Finally the idea hit the other day, I could use a picture frame. Then the question was, how big did I want it?

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I went with a long narrow type, and without the bulky wood. I found them at the thrift store for $0.50 each. See them in all their faded ugliness:)

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Here's one covered. What I did was cut the magnetic sheet (which has adhesive on one side) to within 1/2" from the frame. This was just so that if I didn't lay the magnet down straight, I could still slide the edge of the frame onto the glass. I attached the magnet directly to the glass.

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I didn't add any adhesive to the paper, it's held in place by the frame edging. That's so that if I get tired of looking at green, I can switch it out.

Here's many of my Nesties in place. I didn't have enough magnet to cover the second picture frame, so I'm gonna have to wait until we go to the big city again. (No Walmart here in this little town)......Honeeeeeyyyyyy, we're goin' to Winnipeg!

I decided to label them on the back, just in case I forget what I'm using. I see I have to remove the gumminess from the tape that held it in the packaging.

Now it's within reach, easy to find, and remove the Nestie I want!!! I just have to decide how I want to hang it, lol!

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Enjoy,

Deneen

Sketch Time - Heart 2 Heart Challenge Card

Good day, so last night I sat down and worked on a card for the Heart 2 Heart Challenge. This week it was a Sketch Challenge. Here's my submission.

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Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

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The colours seem a little off. I think it's because I was lazy and used daylight instead of my light box:) {Edited: I replaced it with the light box one!}

I love the simplicity of the card. I've been using my CTMH Blending Pen alot lately, and I used it again for the petals. I attached the flower with a Foam Square, and turned it slightly so that the petal's underneath also showed.

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Here's the sketch:

Recipe: CTMH PP-Creative Basic Emporium, CTMH CS-White Daisy & Bamboo, CTMH Ink-Cocoa, Bamboo, Vineyard Berry, Sweet Leaf, Topiary & Sunflower, CTMH SS-Smiles, Martha Stewart Scroll Lace Border Punch, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots EF, Foam Squares, Rhinestones, Ribbon, Blending Pen.

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Right now, Heart 2 Heart Challenges is also having a Design Team Call, make sure you go check it out!!

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Enjoy,

Deneen

And a one, and a two...

Oh where, oh where has my little Deneen gone? Oh where, or where can she be? {smiles}

I am so ready to get back to my desk and start creating! I was enjoying a visit from mom, and {sniff} she's gone home now. But that means my evenings are free to play around with stamps and paper again.

So see ya in a day or two!
Deneen