When I was showing the differences in the 5 clear stickles that Ranger has, I used this stamp. As you go from left to right, you can see how the color of the glitter changes. But they are simply the 5 shades of clear stickles! If you size your samples just right - you can turn them all into cards and there's no waste.
When I first saw this stamp at a show up in Denver, I absolutely had to have it! I laugh every time I use it!!! The "cup" is made using metal repousse techniques on Amaco's pewter. Very dimensional.
One of these days I'm going to make 2 of the very same card and show one with stickles and the other without. Even adding just a drop on the background paper makes all the difference in the world!
This is a very simple technique. Just distress inks on white paper. I diecut out the dress form and put stickler, embossed distress paper behind it. Then added the diecut arch over the "window". I love the look and it's just so easy to do!
Are you starting to ask when the cards will end and I'll get on to something else? Not yet!!!
One of my favorite things to do is to diecut Amaco's pewter. On the top is a spellbinders die and below is a quickutz die that I added a little repousse to. Both were stippled with alcohol ink and then covered with a layer of glossy accents. Got rave reviews at CHA!
This is just a simple piece of pewter, in a cuttlebug embossing folder, and then copic markers airbrushed over it in a spotted pattern:
A Spellbinders die, in pewter, airbrushed while still in the die.
This one wouldn't upload for some reason, so just click to enlarge. But this is freeform repousse in pewter and then I used a foam makeup sponge to apply copic marker refill for the color. Goes on so smooth!
You can get pewter at Amaco online and it's one of my favorite things to play with. Much heavier than metals. You can stretch it, give it some shape, great for embossing and repousse. Another one of my "gotta have" items. It might be out of stock at the moment....people were loving it at the show!
So, do you do repousse? Metal work? Email me if you do!
So what are you doing for superbowl? We have 36 people flying in from all over the country. Kerry's staff. It's going to be a wild weekend. I'm doing something crafty with the wives and kids.....absolutely no idea what! Today....house cleaning. Someone send Kerry an email and tell him he needs to hire it done! LOL!
Oh - my favorite night! All about food. Food traditions, recipes, enjoying time together. Yummm!!! So, I thought I'd share my memories of food as a child. Yes, there were lots of them!
I remember freezing cold nights where the ice on Duck Creek would freeze solid (well, ok, it was only about a foot deep!) Dad would light a fire and the kids would all come over and we would go ice skating after dark. When we were frozen stiff, we'd go back to our house and mom would have taffy ready for us to pull. She was so smart. Have you ever pulled taffy? I think you have to pull it for at least an hour! Great way to keep a whole bunch of kids busy!
I remember Sunday lunch at Aunt Dorothy's house. The kitchen would be buried deep with food and pies would line the counters and the bureau in the dining room. So much food you just didn't know where to start. And all the cousins, aunts and uncles would be together. I tried to count up once and gave up at 48. What a crowd!
And can we talk about pies? Gooseberry? Yuck! Raisen cream - which I really loved. Black Raspberry - my absolute favorite. Crust that was so good I can still remember the taste. Grandma Moore's caramels, Aunt Marilyn's tea bread ring, Mom's divinity....the list is endless. Shall I end the blog here while I go eat? LOL!!!lllll
It's intersting to me that in Christian religions, Jesus Messiah is referred to as the "bread of life". Jews have a heirarchy of blessing, and the bread they eat receives the highest blessing. It is equally interesting to me to have visited the Sinai desert and to just imagine the manna - a crystal like substance - falling from heaven every day to feed the Israelites.
Yesterday, I showed how to tool leather. Today, we'll take those same principals and "tool" metal. Some call this metal repousse, but for me, it is the exact same thing as tooling leather. I'm using Amaco's pewter - I've been using it since 2004 and it is one of my all time favorite mediums!
Amazing what you can do with a single piece of rolled pewter!
Close up of the charms. Again, these are from 1-800-dreidle
And did you notice how well I painted the light blue background? Another video?
He is the Way, the Truth, the Life....
He is the Light of the World.....the Bread of Life.
