Art Glitter & Disney Is Magical

Ultrafine Metal Tip
Noodgers
Art Glitter Ultrafine Opaque 157 Purple Lame'
Printout of object to be glittered
Vellum

DIRECTIONS:
1)  Place print out under the vellum and center.
2)  Put Ultrafine Metal Tip on the Designer Dries Clear Glue.
3)  Squeeze the glue through the tip and onto the area you want to color.  Use the glue sparingly.  You can see the print out through the vellum.

4)  Use Noodger to push glue out of any unwanted area.
5)  Cover with opaque glitter, pour off excess and let dry.

It is as simple as that.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you enjoyed my little tip post.

Fun With Art Glitter

Today, I would like to share a glittering birthday unicorn.   It was very easy to create and would please anyone young, or young at heart. 

MATERIALS:

Art Glitter Ultrafine Transparent 85 Crystal

Art Glitter Ultrafine Opaque 32 True Blue

Dreamweaver Double Sided Mounting Paper

Dreamweaver Stencil LG 705 Unicorn

Dreamweaver Stencil LM 248 Happy Birthday

Dreamweaver Stencil Brush

Dreamweaver Handmade Hawaiian Coconut Soap

Distress Ink in Weathered Wood

Patterned Paper

Card Stock

DIRECTIONS:

1)  Soap up the back of the stencils, removing any extra crumbles with the stencil brush.

2)  Lay the unicorn stencil, soap side down, on an exposed piece of double sided mounting paper.

3)  Pour on the crystal glitter, rubbing it in a little with your finger.  Brush off the excess.

4)  Use a stencil brush to apply the Distress Ink to the shaded areas,.  Let dry.

5)  Place the project face down on a smooth, hard surface and carefully peel off the adhesive.

6)  Pour the blue glitter over the top and rub in a little with fingers.

7)  Place the happy birthday stencil soap side down on mounting paper.  

8)  Cover with the blue glitter, rub in, and brush off excess.

9)  Remove the paper with the stencil flat on a smooth, hard surface.

10)  Cover with crystal glitter.

11)  Cut around the images.

12)  Assemble the card, peeling the paper off of the back of the glittered images and sticking them to the card.

That is it.  I hope you enjoyed the glittering project today.  Thanks for stopping by,.

Art Glitter Shamrocks

 Today, I present a trio of shamrocks.  All three were made in almost the same way.  The first has been made into a pin to put on a shirt or to hold back a scarf, as seen here.

 The second does not currently have any backing on it.  My plan is to use it for a scrapbook page.

 The third would be great on a hair pin, which would be easy enough to do.

 Since they were made in basically the same way, I will show you the main tutorial (for the pin) and note the differences.

 MATERIALS:
Art Glitter in Opaque Colors
     PIN:
          Art Glitter Ultrafine Opaque Hologram 128 Quark
          Art Glitter Ultrafine Opaque 48 Emerald
          Art Glitter Microfine 514 Bavarian Forest
          Art Glitter Microfine 508 Silver Moon
     SHAMROCK 2:
          Art Glitter Ultrafine Opaque Hologram 128 Quark
          Art Glitter Ultrafine Opaque 48 Emerald
          Art Glitter Microfine 514 Bavarian Forest
          Art Glitter Microfine 508 Silver Moon
          Art Glitter Vintage Glass Glitter 611 Antique Silver
     SHAMROCK 3:
          Art Glitter Microfine Opaque 514 Bavarian Forest
          Art Glitter Microfine Opaque 503 Regal Green
          Art Glitter Microfine Opaque 519 Reed
          Art Glitter Vintage Glass Glitter 614 Jerome Gold
Art Glitter Sticky Paper
Art Glitter Designer Dries Clear
Metal Tip
Dreamweaver Stencil PIN and SHAMROCK 2 used LJ 901, SHAMROCK 3 was LJ 863
Large Stencil Brush
Soft Bar Soap
Double Sided Adhesive Paper
Heart Shaped Punch (I used Epiphany Crafts Heart Punch)
Ranger Glossy Accents
Thin Cardboard (I used a cereal box)
Pin Back
Embossing Ink (I used Globecraft Embossing Fluid)
Silver Embossing Powder
Scissors

DIRECTIONS:
1)  Soap the back of the stencil you would like to use.

 2)  Brush off the excess soap "crumbles".

 3)  Peel off the back of the sticky paper.

 4)  Place stencil face down on sticky paper.

 5)  Pour on the Ultrafine Glitter (except on shamrock 3--that is all Microfine due to the thinner spaces.)  Use 1-2 different colors.

 5)  Rub in with your finger.

 6)  Add Microfine Glitter and rub in.

 7)  Brush off excess glitter.  Flip over project and gently peel paper off the stencil.

 8)  Pour background color over exposed paper, rub in, and brush off excess.

 9)  Punch out three hearts from new, glittery background paper.

10)  Cut "stem" from the extra paper.
11)  Use Designer Dries Clear with Metal Tip to adhere the three hearts and the stem into a shamrock.

 12)  When the glue is dry, cover the shamrock with Glossy Accents.

13)  When Glossy Accents are dry, there will be slight cracks in the shamrock.  I am fine with this, as I think of it as "crazing" on the stones.  Place the dried shamrock on one side of the double sided adhesive paper.

 14)  Cut roughly around the shamrock, leaving a border of adhesive paper.

 15)  Remove backing and place on cereal box or chipboard.

 16)  Use Designer Dries Clear to adhere the chipboard to another piece, creating a double thick backing.

 17)  Cut, leaving a small border around the shamrock.

18)  Use Designer Dries Clear to adhere the pin to the back.

 19)  Use Embossing Fluid and Silver Embossing Powder on the back.  Do not heat any more than necessary.

 20)  Roll the border in embossing powder and HEAT GENTLY.  Do NOT overheat!

 21)  If you overheat, the Glossy Accents will bubble.  It looks horrible and cannot be fixed.  Like this one, which I overheated.

 I had to pull this off the double sided adhesive paper.  I replaced it with new hearts.  I pulled the Art Glitter Sticky Paper off the back of the shamrock.  This is what it looked like:

 I thought that was kind of cool, so I put it on the double sided adhesive paper and trimmed around it.

 I dipped the edges in Fine Vintage Glass Glitter.

  And then went over the whole thing with Glossy Accents.

 For the final one, I did the Glossy Accents before I put it all together on the background.  I left a little extra space between the hearts.

 I dipped it into the Jerome Gold Vintage Glass Glitter.

 And then I used the Glossy Accents.

Here is a closeup of the final pin:

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you enjoyed my project(s)!

"Dreamy" Valentine

Would you like to know how to make a simple Valentine card that is still full of luscious glitter?  I have the SIMPLE secret.

Adhesive paper.  That is the secret.  Well, that and the Microfine Glitter.

MATERIALS:
Sticky Backed Paper
Microfine Opaque Glitter 528 Crimson
Ultrafine Transparent Glitter 85 Crystal
Dreamweaver Stencil LJ928 Swirly Hearts
Soap
Stencil Brush
Adhesive
Card Stock
May Arts Ribbon

DIRECTIONS:
1)  Soap up the back of the stencil.  Make sure to get a fine layer of soap on the back.  This is the releasing agent so that you can remove the stencil from the paper later.
2)  Brush off any excess soap with a stencil brush.
3)  Place the stencil, soap side down, on the sticky side of the Sticky Paper.
4)  Cover it with Microfine Opaque Glitter in 528 Crimson.  The Microfine glitter really gets into the grooves of the stencil and makes the image crisp and clean.  Rub it in a little, because the fine texture can some times fly around.
5) Brush the extra glitter off using the stencil brush.
6)  Place the project face down on a table and carefully remove the sticky paper.
7)  Cover the now exposed background with 85 Crystal Ultrafine Transparent Glitter.
8)  Assemble the card using adhesive, card stock and  ribbon.

Done--simple and sparkly!  Thanks for stopping by today.  Come by and visit my blog at www.rememberinglifesmoments.blogspot.com any time!

Ornament Fun With Laura

For this post, I created a cute little ornament.  I used a couple of different clear and white glitters to create the "snowy" look.  I used a variegated, Microfine Glitter to create a vintage look on the frame. Here it is:

MATERIALS:
Art Glitter Designer Dries Clear Adhesive
Ultrafine Metal Tip
Art Glitter Fantasy Fiber in Snowflake
Art Glitter Microfine Pearlescent #533 Mini Pearl
Art Glitter Ultrafine Hologram #389 Leia
Art Glitter Microfine Opaque #518 Oak
Globecraft Memories Make Your Own Ornament
Figurine (I got a package of 3 at the Dollar Store)
Cotton Ball
Tim Holtz Distress Paint in Tarnished Brass
Manual Die Cut Machine
Tim Holtz Snowflake Embossing Folder
Big Bite
Brad (I used a white star shaped brad)
Jump Rings
Connie Crystal
May Arts Ribbon
Craft Knife

DIRECTIONS:
1)  Use the fine metal tip on the Designer Dries Clear Glue to add "snow" edging on the figurine with Pearlescent Glitter.  The pearlescent is the most opaque white, which is important for the snow to show up.
2)  Pull cotton ball apart a little and adhere to the bottom of the globe with glue.  Adhere figurine on the top.
3)  Place some of the Fantasy Fiber around the figurine to look like snow that has been kicked up.

4)  Paint all three of the ornament frames with the Distress Paint.  Let dry.
5)  Run the two outside frames through the die cut machine with the embossing folder.
6)  Glue the edge of the globe (with the figure in it) to the interior frame.  (The one with the loop).  Let dry a little.
7)  Add some of the Leia glitter in the dome.  Initially, this was supposed to act as a snow globe, but with the static, some of the glitter stuck to the sides of the dome, while the rest found its way down the side of the cotton ball.  After some consideration, I decided that I liked it this way.  The glitter in the cotton ball makes the "snow" appear prettier.  The glitter on the sides of the dome look like a cross between snow and frost.  Although I used holographic glitter, I think it lent the project a vintage look.

8)  Glue the other side of the globe onto the other side of the center piece.  Let dry.
9)  Meanwhile, put a little Designer Dries Clear on your finger and rub lightly over the top of the frame.  Make sure to use the side that has the snowflakes indented.  Work in a very small section at a time.
10)  Pour the Oak Glitter over the top of the glue and tap off the excess.  Let dry.
11)  Repeat steps 9 and 10 with the other frame.
12)  Glue the frames to the outside of the domes.  Let dry.

13)  Use the Big Bite to attach a brad to the bottom of the ornament.
14)  Attach the crystal using jump rings.
15)  Attach a jump ring to the top.
16)  Tie a ribbon around the top to create the hanger.
17)  Tie a ribbon around the bottom.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you enjoyed my project.  Stop by to visit my blog any time at www.rememberinglifesmoments.blogspot.com