Creative Expressions - Christmas Gifts

Hi all, it's Monday which means it's time for my Creative Expressions Blog project and if you can remember last week I made a gift box, and this week I have two gifts to show you :-).  You can find all the products and where to buy at Creative Expressions and as always as I go through the step by step I shall highlight all the products that they sell :-)

This week we are working with a new stamps set

and wow these could keep me busy for months

And to start with I stamped them and cut them all out so

I could really start breaking down all the different

things I can do with all the different layers in each stamp :-)

A silk scarf and necklace :-)

A few close ups, they both didn't want to have their picture

took grrrrrr I wish you could see them in real life lol

Maybe one day we will be able to reach in and have a feel and look.

Eeeeek not sure that would work well lol.

And the necklace close ups.

This was the only way I could get the bead as a close up.

Right now for the step by step :-)

I found a silk scarf in my stash so decided

to have a go using it with all the larger stamps from this weeks

set.  I used Creative Expressions Single Stamps - Henna Mosaic,

Henna Rangoli, Henna Petals and Henna Mandala.

I embossed with Perfect Medium and Cosmic Shimmer clear detail

embossing powder.  Now this did take awhile to do, it's

not something that can be rushed lol and also I found

getting my daughter to help when I was melting the powder helped

as the scarf kept trying to fly around everywhere :-)

After the embossing is cooled down (well I actually did mine

the next day lol) it's time for colouring it.  I wanted a light

blue and a bit of sparkle so I used Adirondack Colorwash - Sailboat Blue and

Cosmic Shimmer Vintage Mist - Astral Mystery.

I did mine in the downstairs utility sink, ooooo look

at all that gorgeous colour :-)

After spraying and then leaving it to soak for a bit

I started the tap to start rinsing it.

This seemed slightly light so I repeated the above

and left it for around 3 hours :-)

Now next is ironing, I found a hot dry iron with normal copy

paper was the best, I tried greaseproof paper but it didn't work as

it wouldn't absorb the powder.

You can see here that the powder is removed as you can

see through it.  I am really impressed that I go such fantastic

detail from the stamps.

When you iron I completely soaked the scarf first so it wouldn't singe

as you have to leave the iron on the paper for a few seconds to 

make the embossing powder melt.

This still has the embossing on.

Next the necklace.  I used Perfect Medium and the Creative Expressions

Single Stamp Henna Petals.  I used a metal circle cookie cutter and the

metal tool was to make a large hole as I wanted a knot type double thread

going through it.

In my melt pot I used Ranger UTEE Clear and Cosmic Shimmer

Ultra Thick Embossing Crystals - Cobalt Sky.  Then I added Cosmic Shimmer

Lapis Sapphire Lustre Embossing Powder.

Then I swirled it around to get a marble effect :-)

Now this didn't work, the hole didn't go through so 

I did it again and this time got the other half to hold down the metal tool

and I poured the UTEE from the other side, he then held it down.

This worked perfectly :-)

I wanted to highlight all the impression so I used

Creative Expressions Metallic Gilding Wax - Enchanted Gold.

For the bead I used Creative Expressions Teresa Collins Paper Pad

and used the Cosmic Shimmer Sapphire Sparkle as a wash.

Then I cut the paper when it had dried into triangles.

Next I used a skewer stick to roll up my bead with 

Cosmic Shimmer Glue (best ever glue and I use it for everything lol)

My little bead :-)

While the paper was drying I put some Creative Expressions Clear

Micro Glass Beads into a little foil case.

Next I added Adirondack Alcohol Ink - Stonewash and 

Cosmic Shimmer Vintage Mist - Astral Mystery.

I left it dry which didn't take long and as you can

see, it would brilliantly.

Next I used Ranger Clear UTEE with some Ranger UTEE Flex

I dipped my bead in the UTEE when it had melted, then dipped it

straight into the beads.  Then I used Creative Expressions Varnish over

it so the beads wouldn't come off.  I added some Creative Expressions Vintage Mist

Astral Mystery then when it had dried I used Creative Expressions Metallic Gilding

Wax - Enchanted Gold.

I then added the rest of the beads into a bag to use another day :-)

Right I better be off, I hope you managed to get through the tutorial ok lol.  These stamps are awesome and I have lots of other out of the box ideas lol.  Thank you so much for visiting me and please if you have any questions or you decide to have a go and the tutorial hasn't worked for you, then comment or email and I will help anyway possible.

Happy Crafting :-)

Hugs

Kezzy xxxxx