WOW Embossing Powder and Ruby Rock-It Blog Hop!

Hello Ruby Rock-It Fans and WOW Embossing Powder fans!  We are delighted to have you join us this week for some fun with our blog hop!

We are very excited to be partnering with this fabulous company and their amazing designers, so here's all the info you will need...and then come and join and hop along!

There are two fabulous prizes to be won, a Ruby Rock-It prize, the Essence East Coast Collection (album not included):

And a WOW embossing powder prize:

If you want to win the Ruby Rock-It prize, leave a comment on EACH designers blog as you hop along, and then go back to the Ruby Rock-It blog and let them know you have done so! 

To win the WOW Embossing powder prize, leave a comment on EACH designers blog as you hop along, and then go back to the WOW blog and let them know you have done so!

To be in with a chance of winning both prizes, tell BOTH Ruby Rock-It and WOW :)

Comments will be closing at 11.59pm PST on Friday November 21st ( 7.59am GMT, Saturday 22nd)

Here is the list of designers...

Ruby Rock-It Blog<http://www.rubyrock-it.com/articles>
WOW Embossing Powder Blog<http://www.wowembossingpowder.blogspot.com/>
Nikki Smith<http://www.what-nikki-did-next.blogspot.com/>
Sandie Dunne<http://sandieshores.blogspot.com/>
Pattie Beltran<http://www.pattiebeltran.blogspot.com/>
Susan O'Connell<http://www.nwscrapbooking.blogspot.co.uk/>
Donna O'Leary<http://midnightscrapper.wordpress.com/>
Erin Yamabe<http://www.erinyamabe.com/>
Irit Shalom<http://iritshalom.blogspot.com/>
Jen Deal<http://www.jenniferdeal.blogspot.com/>
Alicia Barry<http://www.leishasblog.blogspot.com/>
Jenifer Cowles<http://stitchcutcreate.blogspot.com/>
Patti Hamil<http://www.mypiecesoftime.blogspot.com/>

Nicole Picadura<http://www.scrapsandstamps.com/>
Maya Isaksson<http://mayasblog.typepad.com/littleoutbursts/>
June Goh<http://bbhomepages.wordpress.com/>
Trish Latimer<http://inkpaintbeads.blogspot.co.uk/>
Nataliya Serova<http://ur-la-la.blogspot.com/>
Beckie Dreyer<http://www.beckiedreyer.blogspot.com/>
Sian Ridley<http://handmadebysian.blogspot.co.uk/>
Kaka Costa<http://www.kakamari.blogspot.com/>
Christine Saunders<http://www.christinescraftyart.blogspot.com/>
Candice Elliott<http://truedivinehand.blogspot.com/>


And here's my project!
I must confess, I found this very challenging as I'm not a scrapbooker and I don't use printed papers!
Challenges are good for your creative brain, though (I'm told lol!), so I embraced the papers and created this:

A little bit weird and quirky, just like me!

The vintage fork and spoon were embossed with Metallic Pink, Primary Process Blue, Metallic Brass and Copper Pearl powders..

I also used White Ultra High as splatter detail on the background, and to cover the chipboard 'wow'. i wanted a more textured look to the chipboard!

I attached the sppon to the top of the canvas with wire, then tied the bunting to it!

Finally, my quirky lady was paper pieced together from cut out paper shapes, then given a rather fetching hat!

This may be a bit different to a lot of the other art on show today, but I hope you 

like it!

Your next blog to hop to is

Nataliya at http://ur-la-la.blogspot.co.uk/

Enjoy the hop!
Love,
Trish xxxx

Let It Snow...

I promised you Christmas assemblage.....so here is the first installment!

This is todays DT project for A Sprinkle Of Imagination, and there are more pictures and a 'how to' over on the blog right now!
See you soon,
Trish xxx

Craft Stamper Blog Challenge..

Hello!
It's eye candy day over a the Craft Stamper blog, the DT are sharing some more inspiration for the current Take It, Make It challenge! My contribution is this little tree ornament...

Long time followers of my blog may think this looks familiar.... and you would be right! Last Christmas I made a similar tree using stamped circles (but sssshhhh, I think I like this star version better!)
The TIMI challenge this month is to take a regular stamp and turn it into something Christmassy. The DT girls have some up with some fabulous ideas- perfume bottles as penguins? Genius! I used a star, not quite in the same league but you get the idea!
As I didn't have star stamps in the right size, I created my own out of thick fun foam and a pyrography tool....

I stamped the stars in white paint on glassine paper, then cut them out...

Three different sizes were stamped. I then stacked them up and poked a hole through the whole lot...

(I tried to create a teeny tiny star stamp for the final layer, but gave up and used a punch instead! Too fiddly!)
These now need to get stacked up on your stand. I wrote an article a few months ago for Craft Stamper on how to create these stands, but in case you missed it , here's a reminder!
Create a spiral from thick wire. Make sure the spiral is a little smaller than the chipboard circles you wish to use as the top and bottom of your stand...

Bend the wire over the centre of the spiral, making it as flat as possible...

Bend the wire at 90 degrees to the very centre of the spiral...

Now glue to the base circle of chipboard...

Doesn't matter how messy it is! Poke a hole in the other chipboard circle, then glue in place over the top of the spiral...

I now cover the stand with either book pages or copy paper to hide the gap!

The base can now be painted or decorated to suit your project!
Anyway...back to the tree!
Thread on a couple of seed beads, then add the first star...

Continue adding a bead then a star, making sure the biggest stars are at the bottom...

Keep going until you have used up all your stars....

I then punched out another star from text paper, and glued it to the trimmed wire at the top of the tree..

As a finishing touch, I covered the tree with Rock Candy Glitter!

I am definitely in the Christmas creating mood now, expect lots more assemblage type weirdness over the next few weeks!
The Craft Stamper DT can't wait to see all your interpretations of this months challenge theme, so why not join in? All the details can be found HERE !
See you soon,
Love Trish xxxxxx

Craft Stamper Blog Challenge: Christmas Fairy!

Hello!
The November challenge starts today over at the Craft Stamper Blog.. with a really fun theme!
We would like you to use any old stamp, a stamp that is NOT Christmas themed, and come up with some kind of Christmas project! Sounds complicated? At first, yes, I agree........ but then once you start thinking, you can find all sorts of cool ideas! Here is my project...

 

I used the freebie stamp that came with the August issue of the magazine, and turned the flower into a pretty frock for my Christmas fairy!
I'll show you how I created her....
First I took two lengths of wire, and threaded both through a seed bead. The wire was then bent in two, with the bead at the top....

Next, I threaded the wires through a wooden bead...

This is the head of the fairy! Next, hair. Take a tiny bit of text paper, and cut fringed into the sides..

Glue this to the head....

Add more paper to give her a fringe...

Yes, the head looks pointy at this stage! It needs to be this shape though, all will be revealed in a minute....
Take two of the wire strands, and bend them to form a curve above the head...

These are the arms, which also double up as a hanger. Twist the wires together to secure, then trim off the excess...

Next, I made a teeny tiny circlet for her head. I used wire and 3mm crystals...

This then was glued to the head. This is why a pointy head is a good thing, it helps to keep the circlet in place! The 'pointiness' disappears once the circlet is on....

I added more crystals onto the other two lengths of wire, to form the legs...

The gap is left as this is where the body will go. No point in using up crystals if they won't be seen!
A little paint and fineliner pen to give her a face...

Next, stamping! I stamped the flower onto kraft card using white paint....

Once dry, I cut it out...

As you can see, I trimmed off the stem! I then covered the flower with glitter...

(and a punched out star too!) Strictly speaking, this isn't actually glitter. It is white glitter embossing powder that hasn't been embossed! I love using embossing powder this way, especially the glitter ones. (Yes I'm weird) This particular one, (WOW Sparkling Snow) is a fab mix of white granules and holographic glitter, which may be a bit 'in your face' when embossed, but perfect used as is for a bright white look with a subtle touch of shimmer!
Anyway.......
Glue the star to the top of the arms (hiding the twisty bit of wire!)

And then glue the flower to the front of the fairy...

The final thing to add is wings...nearly forgot!
Bend some more wire....

Then trim off the excess and glue it to the back of the fairy...

All done! All that remains is to hang her from the tree....

There are LOADS of great ideas over on the Craft Stamper Blog today... the DT have come up with some ingenious ways of turning non Christmas Stamps into Christmas projects! Why not have a think, and enter the challenge.... as always, great prizes on offer!
See you soon,
Trish xxxxx

Shabby Chic Panel: A WOW! / 3L Blog Hop!

Hello!
Over on the WOW! blog today, I'm sharing a shabby chic panel as part of a collaborative blog hop! WOW Embossing Powders have teamed up with 3L adhesive products for the hop, and the design team are showcasing projects created using product from both companies. My project is this shabby chic panel...

I've used rather a lot of WOW product, all stuck down with 3L adhesives!
My base is a book covered piece of chipboard, sprinkled liberally with pink and white powders, as well as the more defined dots...

These dots are embossed in opaque bright white powder, after stamping with the fabulous dotty border stamp!
I also covered some metal leaf embellishments with powder, more white mixed in with some olive...

I then got out my moulds and created some 3D embellishments for my piece. Three roses...

And a heart...

I gave one rose and the heart a glittery coating. This is a little tricky! If you mix the embossing glitter with opaque powder as you melt it before pouring into the mould, the glitter gets 'lost' in the mix and is not very noticeable. The trick is to add the glitter AFTER the piece is solid and removed from the mould. Very (very!) carefully, heat up your 3D item until you start to see the shine. This means the very top layer is starting to melt, and you can add on the embossing glitter. Gently add more heat until the glitter is melted. You will need to be very careful not to over heat, as the 3D item will obviously lose its shape! You can really see the shine on the heart if you look at the top of this pic...

As you can see, I added lace and a cut out word to further embellish the panel.
My finishing touch was the silver butterfly...

I stuck some adhesive sheet to a scrap of card, then die cut my butterfly. Once the sticky backing was removed, the butterfly was placed on some silver foil. The sticky adhesive adheres to the foil, and the end result is a shiny silver embellishment! I added twisted wire antenna to give a bit more of a 3D look.
A bit of a change in style from me today, hope you like it!

Don't forget to hop on over to the WOW blog and leave a comment......there are prizes to be won!
See you soon,
Trish xxxxx

Salt Backgrounds

Hello!
Bad blogger here.... been full of a cold, the mojo disappeared completely!
Almost back to 100% now....so onwards with the DT projects!
I have another tutorial to share over on the A Sprinkle Of Imagination blog today, this time i'm sharing another old school technique...Rock Salt backgrounds! Little peek:

You can see all the fab texture on my poppy heads, why not hop over HERE to see a step by step on how to get the look!
Trish xx

More Old School inky-ness!

Hello!
I am continuing my series on Old School inky techniques over on the A Sprinkle Of Imagination blog today!
If I show you a sneaky peek, can you guess the technique?

 Any ideas?! The answer is over on the blog HERE right now.....why not pop on over and see if you're right?
See you soon,
Love Trish xxxxx

Beads And Beyond November issue!

Hello!

The new November issue of Beads And Beyond is out today!

This month, my project is a collection of miniature book pendants.... The step by step creation is this....

Our super Editor Helen has an extra project over on the B&B blog HERE , showing how to upcycle your busts (get your minds out of the gutter folks.....!!! Jewellery display!), one of my other tiny books can be seen adorning said upcycled bust:

Check out the magazine in any WHSmiths or large craft shop, alternatively it can be bought online HERE!

I've gone totally out of my comfort zone for next months issue...Sparkly Bling Swarovski! Yes really! Wait and see...... :)

Love Trish xxx