Pot-O-Gold Card

Are you ready to get your Irish on?  For St. Patty's Day, I've turned a Clear Scraps Send it Clear Cupcake Card into an over-flowing pot of gold!

Begin by painting the backside of the "Pot" with black acrylic paint.  Then create a rainbow with alcohol inks.

Use a felt pad alcohol ink applicator.  Apply alcohol inks in Red, Yellow, Green and Blue in strips across the pad - allowing the colors to bleed together slightly.  

 

Working on the back side of the card, daub on the rainbow, moving left to right in an arch.  Use rubbing alcohol on paper towel or soft cloth to clean up the edges.

On the front of the card, use an old paintbrush to apply a generous layer of Art Glitter Designer Dries Clear Adhesive to the top sections of the cupcake/pot o' gold.  While the glue is still wet, cover with Art Glitter Dazzlers - Treasure.  Shake off the excess and set aside to dry.  Repeat on the other half of the cupcake.

I finished the inside of the card by adding two tones of green paper to the back section of the card and a Clear Scraps Accent Embellishment that had been colored with Green and Teal alcohol inks and stamped with as St Pat's Day message.  I added gold pearls to the embellishment with Viva Decor Pearl Pen.  The fancy gold corners are stickers from Mark Richardson.

Happy St. Patty's Day to All!!  

Clear Scraps Creating Made Easy - March Kit - Layout & mini Album

Head over to the Clear Scraps - Creating made easy kit club blog to see more on these projects that I've created with the March Kit, plus inspiring projects from all of the CS Kit Club designers.

The kit features wonderful Clear Scraps products including this fun mini-album and acrylic 12x12 pages.  

The papers, stickers and journaling cards are perfect for spring projects!!  The full instructions for this layout are included in the kit!

Enjoy the March Kit!

Happy Spring!!

KC

Glitter Tattoos - So Easy!!

You may have seen glitter tattoos advertised on TV, but did you know that Art Glitter now has Body Glue and Tattoo stencils?  Now you can use all the wonderful colors of Art Glitter Ultra Fine glitter to create your own glittering body art!!  Here is a quick tutorial on creating a glittering tattoo.  It's so easy, I did it on my own hand!!

You will need:  Art Glitter Body Glue, Tattoo Stencil, Ultra-fine Glitter (I used #299 - Celery, #48 -  Emerald, #324 - Country Red, and #355 - Sunrise)  A couple of paint brushes, and a soft make-up brush.

Remove the white backing from the stencil and place it on clean, dry skin.  Remove the clear protective coating and make sure that the black stencil is firmly in place with no gaps or buckles.

Drop a few drops of Body Glue inside the stencil and spread with paint brush.  You just need a thin coat.  The thicker you put it on, the longer it will take to dry.

While the paint is still wet, remove the stencil.  Wait for the glue to dry before you start to glitter.  The glue is dry when it turns clear.

Dip a small clean, dry paint brush into Emerald Green and brush lightly onto the broad end of the leaves.  Clean the brush by rubbing on a towel or cloth. - Don't wet it.  Dip the brush into your second color - the celery green - and brush the tips of the leaves.

Repeat this process for the rose, using the Country Red for the inside of the rose petals, and Sunrise to highlight the outer petals.

Use a make-up brush to brush the excess glitter away.

The tattoo will last 7 - 10 days with proper care.  Visit the Art Glitter site for more information about care and removal of the tattoos!

Happy Glittering!!!

KC

Clear Scraps Happy Spring Banner

As we are preparing to get hit with a major winter storm, I'm thinking SPRING!!!.  The Garden Acrylic Border from Clear Scraps inspired this Happy Spring Banner.  This project features some of the new 2013 releases from Clear Scraps!

I used the New Large Chip Banner pieces for the base of the banner.  They are covered in bright papers from Red Rubber Designs - Catelynne Patterned Cardstock Collection, and embellished with pearls, pearl paints and acrylic flowers and butterflies.  The glitzy centerpiece is the Acrylic Garden Border.

I wanted lots of fanciful glitter on this project, so I began by picking out one element on the garden border - the butterflies - and coating it with Art Glitter's Designer Dries Clear Adhesive.

Then I sprinkled a mix of blue glitters over the wet glue.  I repeated this on each of the butterflies on the border.  Then I did the dragonflies with blue bodies and green wings, and then the flowers in pink and white glitter.

It sparkles beautifully!

Check all the NEW products from Clear Scraps!!  They are all spectacular!!

And visit the Clear Scraps Blog, for lots of inspiration!

KC

Organizing Creativity - Clear Scraps Build It Your Way Binder

Have you seen all the new releases from Clear Scraps?  This new Build It Your Way Binder is amazing!  It is a clear acrylic 3 ring binder that you can decoration any way you like.  There are optional pages to go with it - some chipboard, some acrylic - mix and match and build it the way you like!

When I saw the new Clear Scraps Bind it Your Way binder, I knew immediately what I wanted to do with it.  This binder will be a place for me to keep and organize creative ideas, samples and inspirations.

I like to doodle -so, one of the sections in this binder will be devoted to collecting my doodles and sketches.

I chose to use the chipboard pages inside the binder.  Since I will be continuing to add to this binder, this will always be a work in progress.  I may at some point add more acrylic pages, but for now the chipboard pages camouflage some of the creative clutter that will be kept in this book.

The cover of the binder also features a couple of the other new items from Clear Scraps.  The "lattice" border was created using blue and purple alcohol inks and 6" Quarterfoil Mascil - Mask/Stencil.

The blue scroll is one of the new acrylic borders - Swirls.  I used a mix of blue tones of alcohol ink on the back and then painted the backside with white acrylic paint to make it stand out more.

Visit the Clear Scraps site to see all of the new products!!

And visit the Clear Scraps Blog for more inspiration!!

Thanks for stopping!  Happy Crafting!

KC

Personalize it! Glittered Purse Hanger

Ever been out to a restaurant and find it hard to find a place to put your purse?  The floor may be a little sketchy - the back of your seat isn't safe, and all the seats at the table are taken. These purse hangers are SO handy for just such an occassion.  They make great gifts for teachers, co-workers, friends & family.  Getting married?  These are great for your bridesmaids.

You will need:
Blank Purse hangers - (I found these on Ebay, but I think Hobby Lobby carries something similar) Art Glitter Ultra Fine Glitter (any color), Globecraft Memories Glastique Gloss, Alphabet stickers - smaller than 1" in diameter.

Begin by putting a puddle (about the size of a quarter) of Glastique in the center of the purse hanger.

Add about 1/2 teaspoon of your favorite color of Art Glitter and carefully mix into the Glastique with a toothpick.

Use the toothpick to spread the glitter mixture evenly over the bottom of the purse hanger and set aside to dry.

Once dry, add desired letter sticker.  Be sure to press it down completely so no air bubbles will form under it.

Add another layer of Glastique, completely filling the recessed area.  Set aside to dry over night on a level surface.  The thicker you apply the Glastique, the longer it will take to dry.  It is set when it is completely clear.

Tada!

How easy was that?!!

Thanks for checking this out!

Please drop by the Art Glitter Blog for more glittering fun!

Happy Holidays!!

KC

Clear Scraps Creating made Easy Kit - Glittered Heart Card

Have you checked out the Clear Scraps New Kit Club!  The Feb kit features papers from Basic Grey and of course, wonderful projects from Clear Scraps!!

You can find the full tutorial for this card on the Clear Scraps - Creating Made Easy Blog - along with daily inspirations of projects you can make with this kit.

Go check it out!!!

Happy Valentines Day!

Enjoy the kit!!

KC