Angela Holt Challenge Blog: Faux Modeling Paste

Hello friends!  Angela Holt Designs and her Creative Design Team have announced the first challenge.  Virginia is the hostess and she shows us how to make our own Modeling Paste.  She's offering a generous prize to one participant!  I’ve always purchased Golden Molding Paste and I love it but it can be a bit pricy!  I really like this idea!
For my project, I decided to make a Wine Case and decorate a Wine Bottle.  Getting my chipboard to curl and take form was the biggest challenge, but, misting it with water seemed to break down  the fibers and it started to take shape.

The door knob on top, the metal butterflies. key hole and keys, Metal pulls are all Graphic 45.  “A Proper Gentleman” papers are also Graphic 45.  The window die is Sizzix.




Molding Paste close up

Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 50

Hello friends!  There’s a fun challenge over at Cheery Lynn Designs.  It’s challenge #50 and the theme is “Corner Adorners”!  Sounds like fun, huh?
I’ve used a diecut layer on the inside and Cheery Lynn Designs A192 Witch Hunt Die.  I’ve adorned the corners with a corner rounder and some black ink.  The adorable image is by Reminisce. Pearls by Zva Creative.  The Morning Mist Cardstock is Worldwin.  The rosette is a Sizzix die and the pretty Rosette paper is Quick Quotes, Halloween 400.
Hope you get a chance to join in the fun!

A Fun Technique That's Eco Friendly

Hello friends :)  This morning I was looking around my craft room and spotted my Glue Arts Design team box that came in the mail yesterday.  The pad the contents with sheets of thin foam.  I've always kept these sheets because I knew that one day I would find a great use for them.  I used my Accucut and Tattered Florals die and cut some foam flowers.  I wasn't really sure if the Kuretake Alcohol ink would take to the foam but it DID!  EDITED:  This is my idea and technique.  Please feel free to use it, but please give credit to me <3.

Don't these look cool with the all that texture?  I heat embossed over them lightly and that added more dimension!  Don't heat too much because they will melt.  This is made using Kuretake Brown Alcohol Ink.

Here's one that was actually done with Kuretakes, Deep Pink Alcohol Ink...because the flower is saturated with ink, it turns out a deep purple.  (Mom would love this one :)

These are so fun to make, eco friendly and costs almost nothing :)

Here's what I did.

Start with  your foam sheet.

Using Accucut and Tattered Florals die, diecut.

Using a paint brush and brown alcohol ink, brush the foam flower.

Push a brad through the center of the flowers.

Saturate the flower with Brown Alcohol ink

Lightly heat emboss.

Quick and Simple Bulletin Board

Need a quick and easy idea for a bulletin board?  I simply used some Glue Arts, hot glue gun and melt sticks, a hunk of burlap..and PRESTO!  The paper , tin buttons and buttons are some of my favorites and it’s by October Afternoon.  I used a picture of my youngest Grandson (Kale)and used Sizzix to cut the word “Hitch your wagon to a star”.  The sky is the limit to how you could decorate your own bulletin board and it’s a perfect way to get your kiddo’s involved !


Step 1:  Cut a piece of foam board that measures 14” x 16”.
Step 2:  Cut a piece of burlap that measures 16” x 18”.
Step 3:  Fold over the edges of the burlap and hot glue into place.

Step 4:  Trim the corners at an angle.

Step 5:  Decorate the front as desired!
I just used push pins and poked them through the buttons.  If you have small children, be sure to hot glue the push pin to the button.