Shimmering Cupcake

Hi everyone! 

Dale here.   

I am having so much FUN, seeing how these wonderful products

work with all kinds of mediums!

For the entire Month of March
Terri Sproul Mixer Shimmer Mica Color Sets are on Sale 20% off .

Just use the code "Shimmer03"

at checkout!

A list of items I used today on the following card:  

Cardstock

rubber stamp sentiment

dye ink

craft foam

textured wallpaper

rickrack

asst. beads

craft glue

wooden stir stik

3D Crystal Lacquer

ROSE Shimmer Mica Color

I have been working on a few cards for the rest of this month and early April birthdays. I have challenged myself this year to use up paper scraps in my drawer bin and in that bin is a pile of textured wallpaper scraps and decided to use one of the samples.

I poured alittle 3D Crystal Lacquer onto the wallpaper sample, then used a wooden stir stik to scoop out the Rose Shimmer Mica (have you seen how LITTLE of the colour you need?) and then mix it all together right on the wallpaper.  I, sadly, had enough to colour 2 samples - well, really not sad but I have to remember how far this goes!

 I used a paper scrap to cut the icing part of a cupcake, then cut out the coloured wallpaper.  Before it dried totally, I added some micro mini beads.

 To layer the coloured cupcake icing onto the card, I had to use 3 layers of craft foam under it.

The bottom of the cupcake was cardstock folded accordion style.  I added a scrap of rickrack to the accordion part. I used a teal dye ink to stamp the sentiment below the cupcake on the cardstock.

I am happy with how the 3D Crystal Lacquer & Shimmer Mica Color coloured the textured wallpaper, makes it almost edible!

 

And don't forget to get Your Terri Sproul Shimmer Mixers

@ 20% off from Now until 31/03/13

When you use the code "Shimmer03" at check out.You can purchase HERE.

Shimmered Vintage Paper Flower & Chipboard

Hi everyone! I am Dale Anne Potter.

I am part of the new Sakura Hobby Craft

Design Team and I am excited to share with you my first project.

This is my first time using these wonderful products

and I have to say it was AWESOME!

For the entire Month of March
Terri Sproul Mixer Shimmer Mica Color Sets are on Sale 20% off .

Just use the code "Shimmer03"

at checkout!

A list of items I used today:  

Die cut (by a friend) vintage paper flowers

vintage button

rhinestone

chipboard letters

hot glue & gun

small paint brush

baby wipe

3D Crystal Lacquer

 Terri Sproul's Shimmer Mica Color Set

-Tanzanite

-Citrine

 I have had these vintage paper die cut flowers for a couple years and wanted to use them for a project, and felt they might be too fragile.  I received the box of Sakura products late last week, so thought this would be a good test for me. 

 

I was warned that you need very little of the shimmer mica powders. I squeezed out a quarter size of the 3D Crystal Lacquer, then sprinkled the Tanzanite mica powders and mixed with a small paint brush. What I really like is that the 3D Crystal Lacquer is washable. I wanted the shimmer and the lacquer to strengthen the vintage paper and it worked.  Each section of the flower was done individually, spread out to dry, then layered together with hot glue. They are very pliable.

The centre Citrine mica powder was not only painted onto the vintage paper but the little vintage button as well.  I had some of the citrine left and lightly brushed around the centre. I used baby wipe to clean off my craft sheet.

 

 The chipboard letters were already coloured, I just added the #D Crystal Lacquer on top of them once they were glued onto my flip mini album.

 I am VERY pleased with how the flower turned out with shimmer & very pliable.

And don't forget to get Your Terri Sproul Shimmer Mixers

@ 20% off from Now until 31/03/13

When you use the code "Shimmer03" at check out.You can purchase HERE.

The finished above project is my latest FREEBIE Tutorial.  

You can read more info HERE.