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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Creating an old-world look

Hey, it's me, Linda! I've been playing around with some different ideas and ways to incorporate these Globecraft Frames into a variety of projects. Today I took the Hanging Little Rectangles and used one to make a mini book to house ATC's.

These are great for this project because of their smaller size and there's three to a pack so you can make three mini books for very little cost!

I wanted to go for an old-world metal look so pulled out several colors of Piccolo Enamel Powders: Mermaid Tears, Vintage Gold, Temple Stone, Vintage Copper and Victorian Bronze. I started by painting all the book board with Ranger's Pitch Black acrylic Paint Dabber.

Working from the top layer down, I inked the smaller framed with Piccolo Enamel Powder Adhesive and sprinkled with one of the powders. I didn't cover the entire piece with just one color of powder. I left openings and filled in with several of the other colors. I tapped the excess off onto a piece of paper and poured it into a separate jar and saved as a party mix.

I like to heat my first layer totally so it has a smooth finish. I then sprinkle on another layer and use the heat flash method of not heating till smooth. I build three to four layers with this technique, which creates lots of age.

This frame gets glued to the next layer when cooled and secure with clothespins or binder clips to set the glue. Once set, use the dabber adhesive around the new layer and use the enamel powders in the same manner as with the first layer.

Once I decided how I wanted to bind the book (I settled on using my Zutter Bind-it-All with the space bar), I punched the last layer before gluing it the others. I also wanted to add an eyelet for the closure so punched the hole for that and inserted the eyelet but did not set it.

Finish this final layer the same way as the rest then start on the embellishments. I chose Piccolo Card Decor Set No. 5 and Heart Flourishes Set No. 2 along with the new Dragonfly Wings. I made two flowers from Vintage song sheets using Sizzix Flowers, 3D die.

I added a few pearl gems from Want2Scrap to the birdcage and inserted the heart into a memo pin and tied a ribbon around it. For the background I inked a tag with Vintage Photo Distress Ink, spritzed it with my homemade Perfect Pearl Heirloom Gold spritz and heat set. I stamped randomly on the tag with script and number stamps using Ranger's Archival Jet Black Ink. After heat setting I embossed the tag using an embossing folder then painted the piece with Clear Rock Candy Crackle Paint. When all the pieces were dry I assembled them on the tag to fit them within the globe before gluing it all down.

I love using these globes for mini book fronts because it helps to protect any dimensional items I want to add to the cover. When it all fit I glued it in place, adhered the globe then adhered the tag piece to the back of the embossed frames. I added glue to a second piece for backing and fit it in place then clipped it all together with clothespins and binder clips.

This book is far from done but I've got a good start on it. I painted another piece of the book board black for the back cover. I made the pages for the inside with pockets to hold ATC cards I intend to make. This book will have the theme of Ancestors.

I've never made ATC's so I'm excited to start this project! The book is bound and has several blank pages inside. They'll need to be inked and stamped as well. But that's another post.

Thanks for stopping by Globecraft Memories! Visit my blog for more inspiration at linda-neff.com

Challenge #86 Altered Item

Hello and Happy Tuesday! It's time for another weekly challenge at SweetStamps.com. This week's theme is...

Altered Item

We'd love to see your altered item, so come join in the fun! Remember to use a SweetStamps image on your creation to get an extra chance at winning $20 of rubber stamps from SweetStamps.com. Rules are listed in the sidebar and instructions can be found at the bottom of this post.

Check out what our talented design team sweeties have created this week:

Linda Jover

Shelly Schmidt

Tamara Morton

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Next week's challenge theme is Stippled or Sponged so stop by then to see what our DT sweeties have created for you!

Happy Stamping! Hope your week is super sweet!

:) stacey

P.S. Check back here this Thursday, October 11th to see our NEW RELEASE designs!

Brayered Backgrounds Winner

The winner of SweetStamps.com's challenge #85 Brayered Backgrounds is...

E. Marie

Congratulations!

Please contact me for your winning prize of a $20 shopping spree for rubber stamps at SweetStamps.com.

Thank you to everyone who joined in on the challenge, we hope you had fun and will join us again — we have a new challenge every Tuesday!

Saturday, October 6, 2012

Happy World Card Making Day!

Happy World Card Making Day!!

We're so excited to be on this hop with Paper Crafts Magazine! And, we're excited to share some beautiful cards from two members of our Design Team!

Designer Steph Ackerman created this gorgeous garden themed card using one of our easel cards as a base. Easel cards allow the card to be displayed tabletop and enjoyed as art for years to come. The easel easily folds for mailing and gift giving.

Designer Cristal "Pinky" Hobbs created this stunning card using one of our Piccolo Card Decor Sets and our enamel powders. The Piccolo Card Decor are created specifically for card makers, in the perfect scale for handmade greetings. Cristal used our enamel powders to give the chipboard Piccolos a metallic, aged finish, yet, the card is still light enough to be mailed with one postage stamp!

Thank you for joining us today during World Card Making Day! Want to create greetings like these of your own? Enter to win an Easel Card and Piccolo Card Decor Set using the widget below!

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Friday, October 5, 2012

Christmas Is In The Air

Hello everyone, Stacy here today sharing a fun Holiday gift idea for you to create for family and friends. I LOVE the Bubble Frames...ALL of them. I was looking at the Bubble Frame Brag Book and staring at some Christmas paper and thought to myself, I need to turn this into a binded mini album.

So I cut a couple of pieces of chipboard to fit inside of the covers, started cutting paper and figuring out what I was going to put inside of the bubble. Here is what I came up with.

I also wanted to fun way to keep the album closed, so I placed some ribbon on the inside of the front cover and the back cover so that I was able to tie the album shut.

I'm so excited with how this turned out, that i'm not sure I want to give it away as a gift for the Holidays now :) Here are a couple of pictures of the inside pages. I always put lots of pockets in my albums which are the perfect way to insert photos and journaling tags.

Once the album was complete I used the Cinch to bind it. I did punch the holes in the album once I was all complete, but did this before I placed the front page together so that I did not smash the bubble.

GlobeCraft Memories Products Used:
Bubble Frame Brag Book Kit

Non GlobeCraft Memories Product Used:
Carta Bella Paper/Embellishments
Cinch Binding Machine

I hope you give this Holiday gift idea a try for yourself or a friend. Thanks so much for stopping by today!

~Stacy

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Stamping On Enamel Powders!

Good morning Globecraft friends,

Pinky here with a Thank You card today which I used a

stamping on the Enamel Powder technique.

Step 1. Heat emboss your Piccolo Charms

(using the Vintage Heart Charms Set, Vintage Silver Enamel Powder,

& Piccolo Enamel Powder Adhesive).

Step 2. Coat vintage style stamp thoroughly with ink.

Step 3. Press firmly onto enameled charm.

Step 4. Coat Vintage Heart Charms Set heart using same ink.

Step 5. Adhere heart to charm.

I really wanted a subtle vintage look so I chose an almost grey ink but you could

easily choose a very dark or bright ink and make it very bold!

Perfect accent for any card or project, I can imagine so many things from

jewelry to scrapbook pages, or even shoe decor! Anything is possible.

Not only does it add dimension to this project but a style and grace.

Until next time!

Vintage Heart Charms Set

Piccolo Enamel Powder- Vintage Silver

Piccolo Enamel Powder Adhesive

Clearsnap Color Box Chalk Fluid Ink

Momenta Paper

Vintage Lace- Ribbon

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

All Hallow's Eve Home Decor

Hello, Charlotte here and I love the fall and I really like Halloween. You will see me using colors like red, brown, orange, black and purple throughout the month of October! I found this witch hat at a local scrapbook store last month. I was not sure what I was going to do with the hat right away...until I received the Piccolo Decorative pumpkins in the mail from GlobeCraftMemories. I knew the pumpkins were going on the hat...I couldn't wait to create the hat. This hat can be used as a Halloween home decor item, I am going to use it as a table centerpiece sitting on top of a pumpkin.

GlobeCraft Memories Products

Oval Hanging Globeframe

Piccolu Happy Pumpkins Decorative Accents

Piccole Enamel Adhesive

Piccolo Fine Black Enamel Powder

Piccolo Fashion Cat Earrings Jewelry and Charms

Glastique

Other Products

Tim Holtz Rusty Hinge Distressing Ink

Authentique Glowing Paper Bundle

Colorbox Wicked Black Archival Ink

Prima Trick or Treat Bat Vine

Authentique Two Sided Element Halloween punches

Art Glitter Roman Coin Dazzler
Xyron Create a Sticker

Clearsnap Designer Foil Lucky Penny

Clearsnap Design Adhesives Flourishes

Assorted ribbon and silk flowers

Directions for making the hat

Start with a wooden or paper Mache witch hat which can be purchased at a craft store.
Paint the inside of the hat with acrylic paint and set the hat aside until the paint has completely dried.

Tear or cut out pieces of patterned paper approximately 2"X2" in size. Ink the torn edges with coodinating ink. Apply Mod Podge to the back of the papers and adhere the paper pieces to the paper mache hat.

Once the entire outside of the hat is completely covered, apply a coat of Mod Podge over the top of the papers to seal them, and let dry.

Close up

Apply a coat of the Piccolo Embossing Powder Adhesive to the front section of the Oval Traditional Frame. Immediately after applying the adhesive, sprinkle Piccolo Fine Black Enamel Powder over the embossing adhesive on the oval. Using a heat gun, emboss the oval.

Coat the oval using Glastique as shown in photo and sprinkle. Apply a coat of orange glitter over the Glastique. Allow to dry and shake off all excess glitter. Apply another coat of Glastique over the glittered frame. Ensure the surface is completely covered with the Glastique and allow ample time for drying. When dry, the next step is assembly. Follow the package instructions for easy assembly. I like to secure the frame with binder clips while the glue sets up.

Adhere the frame to the hat with a strong adhesive.

Gently remove two Piccolo Decorative Happy Pumpkins Accent Charms using tweezers, needle or toothpick. After you have removed the pumpkins, coat the pumpkins with Enamel Powder. Tap off excess enamel powder. Use tweezers to keep the pieces in place and melt the powder with a heat gun. When cool, distress the pumpkin's surface with orange distressing ink. Repeat this same process, using one of the Piccolo Fashion Cat Earrings Jewerly Charms. I used Piccolo Fine Black Enamel Powder on the cat. When cool, attach the cat to the pointed tip of the hat.

Decorate the brim and base of the hat to your liking. I added halloween punch outs, halloween tags, ribbon, lace and coordinating silk blooms around the brim.

Thanks for stopping by GlobeCraftMemories Blog

Challenge #85 Brayered Backgrounds

Hello and Happy Tuesday! It's time for another challenge so get out your ink and brayer for SweetStamps.com's challenge this week...

Brayered Backgrounds

There are lots of ways to brayer a background...one color of ink, multiple colors, use rubber bands around the roller of the brayer to create a fun streamer-looking background (great for birthday cards!). And you'll get a different look depending on whether you're brayering on glossy CS, matte CS or regular CS! We'd love to see your brayered background creation, so come join in the fun! Remember to use a SweetStamps image on your creation to get an extra chance at winning $20 of rubber stamps from SweetStamps.com. Rules are listed in the sidebar and instructions can be found at the bottom of this post.

Check out what our talented design team sweeties have created this week:

Bonnie Brown