Pink Ladies Dart Pin

Good morning, Brenda here and welcome to my first post for Sakura.  I'm so excited to be here and share the wonderful products that Sakura has.  Visit Sakura Hobby Craft for your 3D Crystal Lacquer and Terri Sproul's Mixers at http://www.sakuracraft.com/. USE THE COUPON CODE TO GET YOUR TERRI SPROUL MIXERS TODAY!  The Coupon code to get 20% off is "SHIMMER03".  Hurry and get yours today.

Now I want to show you what beautiful color you get.  I am very passionate about a lot of things, but the one thing that is near and dear to my heart right now is a dart league that I am playing in to support cancer.  It's an all women's league.  All the money that we raise goes to fighting cancer.  We are doing fund raisers, auctions and even side pledges.  I decided to make myself a pin recognizing this league.

I started with some paperclay and used a ribbon cookie cutter to cut it out.

I sanded the edges with an emery board and got into all those tiny areas. 

Then I painted it with the Shimmer Pink Sapphire and 3d crystal lacquer.  This is the most beautiful paint ever.  Also when using the 3d crystal lacquer you get a nice seal over the top of your project. 

Then I molded 3 darts using an existing dart earring I had 

I painted each dart gold 

Of course I own a dart board stamp and stamped 

that image onto some white cardstock. 

Then I adhered the darts and the dartboard onto the ribbon again 

using 3d crystal lacquer because it bonds very well 

and then I also layered some more 3d crystal lacquer 

over the top of the dartboard and it gives it a glass like look. 

Really honestly, the pictures do it no justice.  

I wish I had a better way of showing you how beautiful this pin turned out. 

I put a pin back onto my ribbon and it hangs proudly on my dart case.

I want to thank you for coming over and checking out my first post for Sakura.  You can find me here to check out my other projects.  I'll be showcasing Sakura products all month long.  Don't forget to head over to Sakura for a 20% off of the shimmers.  They are exquisite...

Gingerbread House with Sakura Crystal Lacquer!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

I know this may be a bit late for this year... but you have all year to make a little village for Christmas 2013!!!  All you need is Creative Paperclay®,  Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer and Terri Sproul Mixers, a few cookie cutters and IMAGINATION!

Roll out Creative Paperclay® like cookie dough.  Cut clay with the Sweet Creations by Good Cook Mini Gingerbread House, small Christmas Tree and small Snowman Cookie Cutters.  I usually roll it out on a transparency so I can pick it up and ease is off. Construct the house while it is still wet.  Use clay made into slip in the inside corners as a glue.

At the same time cutting clay make small thin tear drops for tiles on the roof of the house. 

When dry paint the trees with Terri Sproul Mixers-Green Pearl, sprinkle lightly with Terry Srpoul Ultra Fine Glitter and decorate with Viva Pearl Pens Gold and Red balls!  

Paint the snowman top hat with black craft paint and dry.  Paint with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer, while wet add black seed beads for eyes and buttons, then sprinkle lightly with Terry Srpoul Ultra Fine Glitter!  When dry add Bakers Twine for a scarf, add a dab of Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer to secure at the knot.

SUPPLIES:
Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer
Terri Sproul Mixers
   Copper Penny
   Citrine
   Shimmer Garnet
   Green Pearl
Terri Sproul Ultra Fine Glitter

Creative Paperclay®
Sweet Creations by Good Cook Gingerbread House
Small Christmas Tree Cookie Cutter
Small Snowman Cookie Cutter
Viva Pearl Pens - Gold, Red and White
Seed Beads
Black Craft Paint
Bakers Twine

Glue the tear drop shingles on the house using Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer mixed with Terri Sproul Mixers-Copper Penny. Cover the roof with Copper Penny and sprinkle lightly with Terry Srpoul Ultra Fine Glitter!

Paint the house with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer mixed with

Terri Sproul Mixers-Shimmer Garnet. Add the window while the lacquer is wet and paint it Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer mixed with Terri Sproul Mixers-Citrine. Let Dry.

Add snow with the Viva Pearl Pen White to the shingles on the roof, trees and snowman's hat. Attach the trees and snowman with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer.

Have fun creating your own little village! 

Altered Tins for Gift Giving

Altoid Tins are the perfect size for jewelry gift giving!

Supplies:

Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer.

Terri Sproul Mixers Copper Penny Pearl

Creative Paperclay®

Gears - Oriental Trading CO.

Keyhole - Tim Holtz

Large Gem

Microbeads

Trim

Fabric

Pattern Paper 

Gift for Giving!

Press Creative Paperclay® onto the tin. Press gear and keyhole into the wet paperclay. Set aside to dry, may take several days. When dry paint with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer and Terri Sproul Mixers Copper Penny Pearl. Adhere gold microbeads around the edge with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer.  Then adhere fabric and trim inside and trim outside.  Ahdere large gem to one of the gears with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer.  

Cut pattern paper to cover the bottom and inside lid of the tin and adhere with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer.  

Have fun creating gift boxes this season!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

FROM the SAKURA DESIGN TEAM!!!

What is Thanksgiving without cute Turkeys on the table! 

I haven't decided if I am going to write names on these for each place setting or use then in the centerpiece and save them for next year! What would you do?

To make them roll out a thin sheet of Creative Paperclay®. 

Cute out turkeys using a hand shaped cookie cutter. I added the beak and waddle, I know they aren't perfect... set aside to dry.

Once dry sand to get rid of the ruff edges.  Paint with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer and Terri Sproul Mixers! Adhere a a seed bead with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer for the eye.

Supplies:

Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer

Terri Sproul Mixers: Copper Penny Pearl, Garnet Pearl, Citrine Shimmer, Gold

Creative Paperclay®

Cookie cutter

Seed Beads

ENJOY YOUR THANKSGIVING DAY!!!

Fall is in the Air!

Fall is in the air... all the leaves are turning their fantastic colors of the season!  Walking down the street you can hear the rustle of the leaves under foot.  Soon the rakes will be out making wonderful piles of leaves to play in.  Before long winter will be here! 

Today's post is a Fall tree for my table center piece! This was my project for our blog hop last month, I wanted to share incase you missed the hop! I love the colors I was able to get with Sakura Crystal Lacquer and Terri Sproul Mixers.

I only had 4 plastic leaves and needed a tree full, what do you do when you need more of something... MAKE MORE!  My favorite product I use when I want to make a casting mold  Amazing Mold Putty!     

I created several molds from the leaves I had. Having several molds made the process go a lot faster.  By the time I had the fourth molded the first was just about set enough to remove and start over again. Once I had them molded they set to dry. Once dry clean them up with an emery board and ready for painting. 

Now for the fun part. My favorite product I love to use to paint Creative Paperclay® is Sakura Crystal Lacquer and Terri Sproul Mixers. The reason is when I am painting I am also sealing. 

The Sakura Crystal Lacquer is a sealer and is a one step painting job. For my leaves I used Citrine Pearl, Rose Pearl and Shimmer Garnet. I love how the colors mixed when I painted the leaves. Let the leaves dry.

Adhere the leaves with a dab of Sakura Crystal Lacquer... and spread the leaves around the base of the tree. 

Enjoy the season!  

Soon winter will be here!

Black Lacquer Gift Box

Why wrap all your gifts in tissue and ribbons?  Make inexpensive Sakura Crystal Lacquer boxes for gift giving! Get started and have your boxes ready for Christmas!  

Wouldn't this be the perfect box to give a piece of jewelry in? Maybe a gift card, tickets to the theatre or a special treasure.  I am sure you can think of more to put in this beautiful box. 

To make this you will need a small unfinished box (from the craft store), black craft paint, Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer, Terri Sproul Mixers - Gold, dresden foil, buttons, old jewelry pieces, glass beads.

Paint the box black, carefully paint around the lock and hinges, set aside to dry. Paint a the box with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer to give it the black lacquer look.

Mix Terri Sproul Mixers - Gold with the Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer and paint the top of the box. Let it dry.  

Adhere buttons, beads and jewels to the top of the box with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer. 

The final touch for the black lacquer box is a bit of on  dresden foil to the corners of the box.   Now you have a box perfect for gift giving.

Stock up on Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer & Terri Sproul Mixers for your Christmas crafting projects!!! 

TOP TEN Embellishments!

My post today is my "TOP TEN" Embellishments to make using Sakura Crystal Lacquer and Terri Sproul Mixers.

NUMBER ONE: BOTTLE CAPS

Save bottle caps, adhere images to the bottle cap with a dab of Crystal Lacquer.  Add a thick coat of Lacquer and set aside to dry overnight.  Above there is a hint of color --- Terri Sproul Mixers - Tanzanite Pearl and Pink Sapphire Pearl. 

The bottle cap on the right is dressed up with a ring of gold seed beads added to the rim. 

NUMBER TWO: ORNAMENTS

These could be used on cards, packages or even as tree ornaments. Use Fancy Pants Frames and Graphic 45 papers cut to fit, cover with Crystal Lacquer.  Set aside to dry 24 hours.

NUMBER THREE: CARD TRIM
First Image bottom to top:  Add VLVS! Miracle Tape to the edge of card, remove protective covering, add trinkets and fill in with seed beads. Cover with Crystal Lacquer, set aside to dry 24 hours. Learned this from Terri Sproul on one of her Monday Night Shows!

NUMBER FOUR: CREATIVE PAPERCLAY®  Objects created with Creative Paperclay can be painted with Crystal Lacquer mixed with Terri Sproul Mixers. Dries in about 20 minutes. Face and Dolls - Gold and Paris - Pink Sapphire Pearl.

NUMBER FIVE: CHARMS 

Silver charms can be made any color you desire with Crystal Lacquer mixed with Terri Sproul Mixers - Tanzanite Pearl and Pink Sapphire Pearl.

NUMBER SIX: GAME PEICES SCRABBLE
Game pieces make great embellishments, above Scrabble pieces are painted the Crystal Lacquer mixed with Terri Sproul Mixers - Pink Shimmer.

NUMBER SEVEN: GAME PEICES BINGO

Bingo numbers topped with Crystal Lacquer are another idea for an super embellishment. 

NUMBER EIGHT: BRADS
Take ordinary brads and make them glitter.  Paint a dab of Lacquer on the top of the brads and dip them in Terri Sprouls Ultra Fine Glitter.

NUMBER NINE: STEAMPUNK HEARTS

With Creative Paperclay® cut small hearts, paint them burgundy and dry. Cover with Crystal Lacquer, add watch parts and gears. Set aside to dry overnight. 

NUMBER TEN: BUTTONS
Don't have the right color of buttons?  Then paint white buttons with Crystal Lacquer mixed with Terri Sproul Mixers - above are Shimmer Violet.

You are only limited by your imagination... Please comment and let me know what embellishments you have made with Sakura Crystal Lacquer and Terri Sproul Mixers! OR what you are thinking you might create!