Tag: Art Glitter Gala Glitz

Glittered ornamentations for anytime …

On By lindaIn home decor, Uncategorized, Xyron21 Comments

Hey there! It’s been a crazy week or so around here – more about that next time; today I want to show you these adorable little glittered ornaments I made using cardboard, Art Glitter and Xyron!

Xyron is updating photos on its Web site  and so design team members selected ‘old’ projects and gave them ‘new’ life. I drew the “Glittered Ornaments.”

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I just couldn’t get my senses into Christmas mode so opted to make Patriotic ornaments that can be displayed from Memorial Day, which is right around the corner, through the Fourth of July. I was actually inspired by the events that took place recently in Boston. I wanted to somehow pay homage to those who worked so hard to bring the criminals to justice and to all those citizens who pulled together to help each other during the tragic events and I’ll think about how we all pull together in time of crisis each time I look at these.

I cut the hearts from corrugated cardboard using the Sizzix Stars, Primitive die on my Vagabond die cutting machine.

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After punching them all out I spritz them with water to make it easier to rough them up a bit. I just use my fingernails for this or a pick or piercing tool work too.

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I use a heat tool to dry them before finger painting them with Claudine Hellmuth Gesso to provide a nice white background for the glitters.

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The gesso can also be quick-dried with a heat tool. To easily coat these pieces with glitter I run them through my Xyron 5″ Creative Station using re-positional adhesive. I put them in face-down so the adhesive goes on the side with the gesso.

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I peel the cellophane backing off and discard. Because I do not want a good solid coverage on these (other wise they won’t look distressed!) I quickly peel the stars off the Xyron adhesive strip so some of the adhesive strings and comes off. I love this technique – it just cannot be perfected any other way. I find that just quickly peeling them off always gives me the kind of coverage I want for this technique. Then, the fun begins! I lay them on a creased piece of office paper and sprinkle them with beautiful shades of Art Glitter that stick very nicely to the Xyron adhesive.

For the patriotic look here, I used Art Glitter No. 27 Navy Ultrafine Opaque, No. 500 Ruby Red Microfine Opaque and No. 533 Mini Pearl Microfine Pearlescent. I just love the way the Xyron adhesive has pulled away from the body of the star so the beautiful Art Glitter colors coat the stars in a random, vintage style exposing some of the gesso and corrugated parts.

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Once the glitter is in place I pierced holes on each side of the stars to attach wire for hanging. I tied some tulle and scrap muslin around some and left the others plain. I printed a few patriotic words to adhere to the stars using my Xyron 1.5″ Create-a-Sticker with permanent adhesive, lightly inked the edges and stuck them down.

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I added a few embellies here and there: buttons, threads, clear beads, stick pins and an old rusty star that I treated with gesso, Art Glitter No. 533 Mini Pearl Microfine Pearlescent and then just a light sprinkle of the Art Glitter No. 27 Navy Ultrafine Opaque. I’m happy with the way they turned out and I’m going to enjoy seeing them hanging here-and-there around the house.

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These are so easy and quick to create – have a go!

To see other great projects from my Xyron and Art Glitter design team members, please click on the links to visit our blogs and enjoy!

Crafting the bare bones of Halloween …

On By lindaIn Stamping11 Comments

Here’s a skeleton tag you won’t want to hide in the closet!

Make no bones about it, I’ve mixed some of my favorite products and colors on this festive Halloween tag and I’m going to share with you how I did it!

Start with a blank tag and ink it up using the wrinkle-free distress technique. Stamp your favorite script and flourish stamps on the edges to add some texture to the background. Spritz with colorized misters or make your own to add a hint of shimmer; heat set.

Chew up the edges with your scissor blades or edge distresser and darken the edges with Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain and Black Soot Distress Inks.

Stamp the skeleton with clear embossing ink and sprinkle on white embossing powder and heat set. When cool, ink over the tag lightly with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and wipe off the skeleton. See how he really stands out from the dark background?

I know I want something to cascade down the side of the tag and discover a jar of Art Glitter Gala Glitz – Orange in my stash. It does the trick – almost! I still need a little something more, so ta-da! Pull out the Art Glitter Small Glass Beads Solar 803 and sprinkle in some. I really like the way things are taking shape now!

Punch out the pumpkins from the Globecraft Memories Piccolo Lil Pumpkin Harvest set No. HP05. I’m thinking these will be adorable across the bottom of the tag . I brush them lightly with Designer Dries Clear glue and sprinkle on Art Glitter Monarch 507 Microfine Opaque glitter. It is THE perfect shade; such a nice deep orange. I really want their cute little expressions to show up so I use Art Glitter Sticky Paper on the backs and sprinkle in Art Glitter Winter White Microfine Transparent glitter. They show up nicely don’t you think?

So, I’m looking at this tag and it needs more. I pull out the Ranger Clear Rock Candy Crackle Paint, stamp a ticket tag with Happy Halloween, distress the edges and spread on the crackle paint. Add a strip of Filmstrip Ribbon down the long edge of the tag and attach with a Tiny Attacher. It needs more Gala Glitz and Small Glass Beads so I slap on some crackle paint over the Filmstrip Ribbon and sprinkle on more Gala Glitz and Small Glass Beads.

Look at all those juicy bits and pieces that come out of those two little jars! Love it! I added some black floss to the crackle tag and a variety of yarns to the top to finish it off.

I think it turned out pretty cool – how about you? Wanna see more? Visit the Art Glitter blog for more Art Glitter inspiration from me and the rest of the design team! Thanks for leaving a comment!