bling on reality at The Wholesaler.
9:42:00 AM
so it's back to reality for us after a week of sun and bliss in the most gorgeous part of our country, the Eastern Cape. From JBay we drove about an hour to a place called Eerste rivier (first river). we had no reception, no internet - but we had peace, the blue blue ocean and we had an amazing time of creativity! it was heaven!
but we are back and ready to go....so with that here is the new article on using some bling from
The Wholesaler. they have an amazing range of goodies to add some bling to your crafting projects and you really are spoilt for choice. hope you have a wonderful week! enjoy!
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There’s nothing like a little bling on a crafting project. It’s not just only the adults that love glitter and shiny goodies but give a little girl a bit of glitter and she will smile for an entire day. So given the chance to work with lots of bling on some projects indeed brought a big smile to my face.
but we are back and ready to go....so with that here is the new article on using some bling from
The Wholesaler. they have an amazing range of goodies to add some bling to your crafting projects and you really are spoilt for choice. hope you have a wonderful week! enjoy!
*****
There’s nothing like a little bling on a crafting project. It’s not just only the adults that love glitter and shiny goodies but give a little girl a bit of glitter and she will smile for an entire day. So given the chance to work with lots of bling on some projects indeed brought a big smile to my face.
Good
Stuff ATC Card
For a quick ATC [Artist
Trading Card] I used the Cuttlebug Butterfly die and cut it out of packaging
cardstock that is thick and sturdy with a white colouring. I adhered the
butterfly to a base printed image using Tombow Mono Multi Adhesive for a string
bond. The butterfly die-cut is covered with a layer of Anita’s 3D glaze and
then immediately sprinkled with gold glitter. I leave the glaze to dry for a
couple of minutes and then shake off the excess glitter before decorating the
ATC.
TIP
I adhere the die-cut to my
project first and let it dry and settle, before I add the glaze and the glitter
layer. If you add the glaze and glitter while the die-cut is loose it will curl
and buckle and the glaze will run off of the die-cut. Remember that it is worth
while taking your time when working with the glaze to avoid accidentally
getting some glaze on the rest of your project
Quick
adhesive alternatives for glitter and microbeads
There are various ways of
adhering glitter and microbeads to a project, the following is what I use
·
Purple
Turtle Double Sided Tape
·
Anita’s
3D glaze
·
Super
Sticky Double Sided Tape
·
Glue
Dots
I love the convenience of the American Crafts Glitter Tapes - quick and easy to use and the colours are amazing
Cherish
Butterfly Card
I used a combination of AC
Glitter Tapes to create a custom accent for a card. I used strips of different
colours of tapes and adhered them flush against each other to a piece of plain
cardstock. I then used the Cuttlebug and Butterfly die to cut out a butterfly
from the multi-coloured glitter paper. To tone down the brightness of the
glitter and create dimension I used the same die-cut butterfly in vellum and
adhered it using glitter brads to the base butterfly. I attached the glitter
butterfly to a stamped base coloured using some Crystalina glitter glue on
selected areas. Finally I added some microbeads using Anita’s 3D glaze for more
colour, texture and dimension.
Products
used
AC Glitter Tape - Begonia 3/8
inch [AC 96006]
AC Glitter Tape - Powder 3/8
inch [AC 96020]
AC Glitter Tape - Gold 3/8
inch [AC 96039]
AC Glitter Tape - Spinach 3/8
inch [AC 96057]
AC Glitter Tape - Chestnut
3/8 inch [AC 96037]
AC Glitter Tape - Taffy 3/8
inch [AC 96004]
Medium Glitter Brads –
Tropicals [AC 85347]
Medium Glitter Brads –
Brights [AC 85348]
Cuttlebug Combo Butterflies
[PC 37-1651]
Wow! Glitter Extra Fine –
Gold [AC 27310]
POP! Microbeads – Gold [AC
27350]
Couture Creations Glitzin
Glamour – Crystalina [ADCO 721971]
Sn@p! Life Paper Pad 6x6 [SS
2801]
Timeless Vintage Clear Stamp –
Cherish [KCCS831]
Anita's 3D Clear Gloss Finish
(59 ml) [D25401]
This to That Super Sticky
Double Sided Tape - 1/4 inch x 5 yd [AC 61753]
Glue Dots Pop Up [GD12296-75]
Purple Turtle Double Sided
Tape - 24mm [PT 90125]
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