Art Glitter

Spring Break with Art Glitter

Supplies:

Journaling Cards

Art Glitter Crystal Glitter

Art Glitter Dries Clear Adhesive 

This year I am striving to expand my scrapbooking from traditional pages and add the project life style of pages to my skill list.  So, today, I want to share a fun project life style layout I created for spring break.  The graphics for this page are from Lettering Delights.  They offer a variety of SVG, graphic, and font files.  For this project I used the Spring Break Graphic set.  As you can see a few of the journaling cards above are strait from the graphic set. I then created a few unique journal cards to coordinate with the set (I created the car and camper cards, the cards that have just a background and frame, and the 2014 card.  The images were sized to 4x6 and 3x4, and printed on my home computer using white cardstock.

Here you can see the printed cards just waiting for glitter!

Art Glitter Dries Clear adhesive is selectively applied to the journal cards and then Art Glitter Crystal Glitter is added.

 Beautiful Glittered Journal Cards

Thanks for stopping by to see my creations.
Missie Todd
createdbymissie.blogspot.com





Art Glitter Baby Booties Pin Cushion

Supply List

Art Glitter 183 Blue Angel Ultrafine Pearlescent Glitter
Art Glitter Dries Clear Adhesive
Art Glitter Ultrafine Glue Tip
Ice Resin 1 oz Syringe
Rue Romantique Small Scroll Oval Oxidized Silver Finish
Ribbon
Swiss Dot Fabric
Re-embroidered lace
Thread
Polyester Stuffing
Ribbon
Mini Pom Pom Trim
Picot Ribbon
Double Stick Tape
Mon Ami Gabby Flower (teal acrylic flower with button center)
Buttons
Zva  Creative rhinestone & pearl
Basic Grey Pattered paper
Queen and Co Flower
Close To My Heart Crochet flower

When Clare's first son was born, he got a pair of baby shoes with his name on one sole and his birth date on the other sole.  They were just too cute for Clare to part with.  So when she saw that they could be made into pin cushions, she knew what to do with them.  She made them into a precious keepsake she can enjoy now and her son might enjoy in the future (or maybe his wife, LOL!).  And since she is forever losing her hand sewing needles in her pin cushion, she thought one shoe could be for pins and the other for needles!

She started by making the jewelry pendant.  She used some Basic Grey paper she has had forever, because she just can't throw out any Basic Grey scraps!  Using the Art Glitter dries clear adhesive and Art Glitter Blue glitter she highlighted portions of the Basic Grey paper and allowed this to dry.  She glued this paper into the pendent.  She added a few tiny rhinestones to the paper and using Ice Resin filled the pendent.  She loved that the Easy Measure package made measuring automatic!  She allowed this to dry overnight.  She loved how adding the resin made the Art Glitter details pop (see photo below) and even added more blue goodness in the pendants!

For the pin cushion, she cut a circle of Swiss dot calico and some re-embroidered lace to fit on top.

She used scraps of lace from her own wedding dress to make the pin cushion have extra sentimental value!  She ran a basting stitch one quarter inch from the edge of the circle and stuffed the circle with some of the polyester stuffing.

She pulled the thread tight and enclosed the stuffing, and tied a knot to hold it in place.

 She then stuffed the toe and heel of each shoe so the calico lace piece would sit on top.
She removed the shoelaces and cut a piece of ribbon 2 inches longer than the shoe lace.

As she threaded the organza ribbon through the holes the ribbon shredded a bit, so the extra length allowed Clare to trim up the ribbons shredded ends later.  To the top back of the shoe Clare added some mini pom pom and picot ribbon.  A bit of vintage inspired trim and fabric are perfect for this project!

She added a few buttons and some flowers to finish the project.  For a vintage inspired project like this, Clare loves digging out the classic trims like crocheted flowers, buttons and more!

To see more of Clare's work you can visit her blog at cricutcraftyclare.BlogSpot.com.

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 & National Craft Month

I started with a frame from a hobby store and this is how it turned out! What will you do during National Craft Month?

1. I sanded the frame to get the rough areas smooth and more uniform then I painted the frame with metallic acrylic paints and let dry.
2. While the paint was drying I started looking through my paper collection to see what struck my fancy. 
3. I used the wonderful NEW Mixed Media Adhesive by my friend and creative genius Pam Carriker.  This is the best adhesive I have found to work in mixed media.  I started piecing the paper to the frame making sure to cover the areas with the adhesive in between layers.  I LOVE the layered look it created!  Let Dry.
4. Do the same for the back of the frame. As you can see I do a lot of tearing.  Once the piece is completely dry trim the edges.

5. I decided with the bird in the corner on the front that I needed flowing stencils for the design so I chose LJ896 - Flourish & LG713 Small Flourish from Dreamweaver Stencils!  I did the large flourish first in DGWP Glossy White Embossing Paste then used glitter from Art Institutesprinkled over the image while the paste was still wet.  

6. I SHOULD have waited until the corner was dry before attempting to apply paste to the smaller flourish, but I am instant gratification so applied the same paste to the stencil in two areas VERY carefully and sprinkled with two colors of glitter!

7.  I did wipe off the excess paste that sneaked through the stencil on to the frame and set it aside to dry.
8. Once completely dry I sprayed with a coat of clear Krylon paint.

Happy Creating this month and the rest of the year!
Kristi

Spring Sparkles

Heather decided she would like to share with you a bit of spring!!  Yes it is still snowing and freezing cold in Michigan, and Heather is already eager for spring!!  So if you live in her neck of the woods or are lucky enough to live somewhere that you don't know the meaning of "snirt"  (the yucky mix of slushy snow and dirt), hopefully you will enjoy her "Spring Sparkles with Beauty" card.

You will need the following:

• cards stock
• scissors
• Art Glitter Designer dries clear Glue & Ultra fine Metal Tip
• Art Glitters:  #109 Cavalado, #174 Pink Cadillac, #162 Just Peachy and #94 Key Lime
• Pink Scrapbook paper

Here is a close up

Heather has done a youtube tutorial for you to enjoy.

Heather hopes you enjoyed her tutorial, and hopes it adds a little Sparkle to your day!

Feel free to stop by and see Heather's other projects and Tutorials using Art Glitter on her blog.

heatherahudson.blogspot.com

and her 

Youtube Channel.

St. Patrick's Day With Art Glitter

Lucky banner for Art Glitter

Supplies: 

Art Glitter Crystal Glitter

Art Glitter Dries Clear Adhesive

St Patrick's day theme papers- these were digital printables found HERE

foam adhesive

Connie Crystal Crystals

Die Cut Banner, letters, and flowers

To begin the project Missie used Silhouette Studio to create a printable banner complete with layers and quilled flowers.  The pieces were then cut using the silhouette cameo. 

Cover the letters completely with Art Glitter dries clear adhesive and crystal glitter.

Quill the flowers and use hot glue to keep them in the perfect shape.

Use pop dots to layer the letters onto the banner and attach quilled flowers with hot glue.

Use tulle to string the individual pieces into a banner and adorn the banner with Connie Crystal Crystals.

Want to recreate this banner for yourself?  Missie has provided the Silhouette files for you to download.  Simply use the links below to get them, and be sure to leave a comment here letting Missie know that you will be creating a banner for yourself!

Banner 1 of 1

Banner 2 of 2

Thanks for stopping by to see my creations.
Missie Todd
createdbymissie.blogspot.com

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)!