Creative Expressions June 2014 Blog Hop

Hi ya, a huge welcome to the Creative Expressions June 2014 Blog Hop! Hopefully you got here from Tracy's  blog, but if you didn't, here's the start at the Creative Expressions News Blog.

The four new large Frame stamps from Creative Expressions have been designed with co-ordinating mini frames inside, which can be used separately or as a whole and also swapped with other frame designs in the range. There are also an additional four mini frame designs, plus sentiment sets which have been designed to fit inside the various frames.

One randomly selected person commenting on this blog post before the closing date will win a fabulous prize of some of the new stamp designs.

I thoroughly loved working with these stamps, they are really large so great for a quick card, just stamp and go or they are so detailed and can be played around with for something a lot more intricate.  I decided to make a frame, a very large frame and a small canvas :-)

The frame I bought for 50p was dark wood and the board

had a large teddy print on it.  I sanded it slightly and painted the frame with two coats

of gesso.  Then I mixed Cosmic Shimmer Matt Chalk Paint Jade and White for a pale

layer with two coats.  Then I used Cosmic Shimmer Crackle and let it dry.  Then painted

over the top with Cosmic Shimmer Matt Chalk paint White.

I highlighted the edges with Creative Expressions Gilding Wax Enchanted Gold.

I painted some Creative Expressions Card Stock with Cosmic Shimmer Matt Chalk paint

in Persian Orange mixed with White, Blueberry Crush mixed with White and Jade Mint and White.

I stamped the Creative Expressions frames Garden Frame, Mini Frame Floral, Rose Frame and

Baroque Frame with Ranger Perfect Medium and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer

True White Detail embossing powder.  I then around the frames within.  I then stamped and embossed

the sentiments on another piece of card stock and added to the back.

The flowers were die cut from the purple painted card stock with Creative Expressions

Finishing Touches Faux Quilled Blooms.

The teddy bear board was painted with gesso with two coats, then when

those were dried I painted a thick layer of gesso and added ripples with my

palette knife.  Then I painted with the mix of Cosmic Shimmer Chalk Paint Jade

Mint and White then added the Gilding Wax all over it to highlight the backing.

The canvas was painted with Cosmic Shimmer Matt Chalk paint Orchid and

then I added the Cosmic Shimmer Crackle Glaze over the top.  When that was dry

I mixed Tumberrose with White and painted over the top.

I used the Creative Expressions Single stamps Baroque Frame, Rose Frame and

Wire Work and stamped on some card that had been painted with Orchid with

Ranger Perfect Medium and heat embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Black Detail embossing powder.

The sentiments were stamped on card stock that had been mixed as earlier

except I added a little bit more white into it and then embossed.

I cut the inside of the frames and cut more detail on the middle square.

I then edged all around with the Orchid Paint.

Thank you for visiting my blog, please leave a comment below in order to be in with a chance of winning this prize from Creative Expressions ...............

Once you have done that, you will need to click here to visit Pam's  blog.

To help you along the way, here is a list for the Blog Hop:-

1. Julia Watts

2. Kim Robertson

3. Tracey Laughton

4. Donna Ratcliff

5. Neil Burley

6. Tracy Heaton

7. Kerry Hickton (you are here)

8. Pam Smith

Start page, prize details and how to take part: Creative Expressions News Blogs. The blog hop started on Thursday 12th June at 10am and ends Tuesday 17th June at 5pm.

Thank you for taking part in our Blog Hop – good luck!
Happy Hopping :-)
Hugs Kezzy xxxxx