Thursday, July 23, 2009

Jason's Blog - Scrapbooking with a Celebrity

Hey everyone, One of the ladies at Rusty Pickle called today out of the blue and told us that Lance would like to teach a class at our store in September. That's right Mr. Pickle himself, is coming to little ol magnolia Texas to visit that store with all the wonderful talented customers. We're making a cool mini album with all the bells and whistles. He's charging around $50 per person but how often do we get to scrapbook with a celebrity. I haven't picked out the kit we're doing yet but I narrowed it down to a pink pop up book or a black and white pop star book. Email me with your suggestion allaboutcrafts@att.net it would help me out allot.
Don't forget the American Art Stamp Co. trunk show this Sunday. The stamps have already arrived at the store and are 30% off. Get them while you can. We are doing an all day stamp class where you will make some cards and play with some products. Hope to see you there.

Monday, July 20, 2009

American Art Stamps have arrived

American Art Stamps have arrived and they're 30 percent off along with every thing else Christmas themed. The all day stamp class is on Sunday, July 26th. Come in to play with some scrapbooking products and make a few cards.

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Jason's Blog - Decorative Picture Frames

Deco Podge and Collage is a great way to clean out your scrap bin. Any scrap small or large will work for this technique. The only other supplies you will need is some mod-podge or yes paste, inks for shading, and a brush to apply the glue. I like to paint the surface first with matching acrylic paint. Then, I tear the paper, ink the edges, and glue it to the surface layer by layer, add some stamps, perfect pearls, crackle paint, stickles, embossing powder, glimmer mist, rhinestones, flowers, ribbon, button or what ever else you have in your stash. Just make sure the glue is applied all the way to the edges so they don't peel up. Here are some photos of some picture frames I made using some of my favorite scrap paper, distress ink, tim holtz masks, crackle paint and so on. I cut 5 pages for the middle to add more interest and photos to the project.

















We are doing this project on the 11th and 22nd. The cost is $15 and we will be making 2 of them while we play with some fun products. Feel free to bring your own scraps that will match your homes decor, but if not, we will give everyone a paper allowance at the class for paper. There is no need to bring anything else to the class but feel free to.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Jason's Blog - American Art Stamp Co.

The American Art Stamp Co. Trunk Show July 26th Free Stamp Class.
Here are some cards made using American art Stamp Co. stamps. Look at the first one, it says on Dasher, on Dancer, on Master and Visa. The second card is stamped on a transparency. The third card is hard to see in the photo, but the wreathe is cut out and mounted with pop up squares. number 4 has stickles on the bird's wings. the fifth card is also hard to see in the photo, but the gifts are covered with glossy accents and so is the turkey on card 7. I will update when we get the stamps in. I can't wait!!!






















































Sunday, July 5, 2009

Jason's Blog

Hello everyone thanks for coming to my blog. The store has been so busy that I haven't had time to update lately. If you would like more frequent updates, follow me on Twitter.com my username is allaboutcrafts1 It is very easy to twitter from my phone, so I've been updating at least once a day. We're having another free stamping class on July 26th all day. American Art Stamp Co. has selected us to host their trunk show, so they are sending us allot of stamps to sell at the show. The stamps will be in a few days before the show so you can get them before everyone else. The left over stamps have to be sent back so get them while you can. I'll let yall know when they come in. The theme is Christmas in July. I'm going to use this oppertunity to start my Christmas Cards early, so I' can have more fun making them goddy and obsess over them like always and maybe even send them out this year. Come by to see our new store, we know you love it and don't forget Sunday the 26th at 2pm. We'll see you there.
Jason's

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Jason's Blog - We've Moved

Hello

We've moved. We're open at the new location and having some signage issues. We're located at 32823 FM 2978 in the Rancheros strip, across the street from target. Now that were here, I love it even more, it feels good and I can't wait to set up my office/studio and kiln room. By having my own space to work, there will no longer be a mess in the crop room. We had to rush the construction people in order to move when we needed to so in their haste, they got their revenge by leaving me allot of touch up work. I realized that our crop room was way too big at the other space, so I eliminated the waisted space and am going to use it for more product. It is now a much more suitable size with the ability to add more tables when we need to, like at the stamp demo next month. I'm learning more about what our customers need and am taking that knowledge and feedback to restructure our classes by making them more informative, more hands on, and less time consuming to accommodate everyones busy schedule. We are also going to ask that you bring some of your own supplies to the classes. This will cut way down on the price of the classes. I would also like to form a discount club so if we ask for your info again at the register don't be offended, its for your own good. We have already started to get our new products in. We got allot of new paper, Perfect Pearls and accessories, 30 colors of open stock Stickles, 10 new colors of embossing powder, Zva Creative Rhinestone Embellishments, several new Brilliance Dew Drop Colors, and so on. I've noticed that allot of my customers are having trouble making pages for boys so we also got a new line of Tim Holtz products like 12 new distress Ink Colors, Distress one step Crackle Paint, Metal Embellishments, masks, and more. We also have a few more glimmer mist colors in the mail.

Our new location is more suitable for free demos so I'm finding new ways to make our store more interactive and hands on. I'm trying to get a hold of another die-cutting system that is more user friendly than the cricut so even the non-scrapbooker can cut the stuff they need. We are going to try to start renting out cartridges. I'm thinking $5-$7 a week give or take. But I'm not sure how soon this will happen because it is quite a large investment with a very slow turn around. I'm thinking that each cartridge would have to be rented out for at least 9-10 weeks before it even start to make it worth the time and money needed to support such a service. I think it is a great service to offer, but getting the numbers to work out is going to be very interesting. The girls scrapbook camp is full and it's going to be so much fun. I thought the planning process was never going to end because the move was allot harder than I thought it would be, it cost a fortune and I still have allot to do but Sherry quit office max and is now at the store full time which helps allot.

We are having another stamping demo in July. The American Art Stamp Company chose our store and only one other store in Texas to hold a Trunk Show (demo), which means they will send us over a thousand dollars worth of stamps for a week so you can buy them at the demo instead of waiting on shipping. We will send back the ones that don't sell. Its a great offer and is very generous of those who made it happen and The American Art Stamp Company. July calendar will be on the website in a few days, so keep checking and come by to see the new store.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Jason's Blog - We're Moving

We're moving!!! It's going to be a crazy month at all about crafts so hang in there, it's only going to get better. We finally got word that we are relocating to 32823 FM 2978, across from Target in the Rancheros shopping center. We are planning to be over there around the 15th of June. I expect it to be a smooth transition to bigger and better things. Thanks to everyone for being so patient and kind over the last 2 years. It has been a ride that I never would have expected in a million years and I wouldn't trade it for the world. Our wonderful customers have hung in there with us proving their loyalty and understanding of the difficulties of staring from very little. I'm working so hard to make the new place extra special by providing a better selection of products, more technique demonstrations, an airy crop room with no clutter, new services, more classes, storage for dedicated croppers, and just a more enjoyable place to spend your time with us. There is also room to expand when we need to and with the continued support of our customers anything is possible.

It's getting late but I still need to finish planning the last part of the girls scrapbook camp. It starts on June 22nd at the new place. I put together a kit for the kids to take home with them when the camp is over. It is filled with real scrapbooking tools, no kiddy stuff. The retail value of the kit is the same cost of the class ($100.00) so it works out better for parents. I'm going to let them practice making cards and embellishments before they start pages. Making your own embellishments or improving premade embellishments adds your own artistic flair to your pages and utilizes your scraps which saves money. This will also give them the practice needed to make pages that they will be proud of. The goal is to make an album that will be high enough quality to show their kids several years down the road. I'm only putting adult tools in the kit because kids like to feel like adults. I have personal experience with the products we're using so I know they are safe for kids to use and will last a long time. We're going to make an 8x8 album so they can keep adding to it without the parents having to spend a small fortune.


I would also like to bring up the ATC Contest again. Design your very own ATC and drop it off at the store between May, 20th and June 30th. On Wednesday July 1st we will ask a non participating customer to draw 3 cards to announce the winners. The first ATC drawn will be granted first place prize, the second ATC drawn will be granted second place, and the last ATC drawn will be granted third prize. A photo of the 3 winning ATCs will be posted to the blog along with the name of the designer. You can see the prizes on earlier posts.

Rules:
ATC must Measure 2"x3.5"
Must have your info on back
Limit one entry per customer

In case you're wondering, I'll explain. ATC stands for Artist Trading Card. They are like business cards but are hand made showing off a sample of your talent or just showing off a new stamp that you're in love with, it happens to all of us we'll do anything for a reason to use that new stamp. Check out earlier posts to see examples. So grab a piece of scrap paper and enjoy yourself.

Speaking of stamps, I'm trying out a new line of stamps before I decide to carry them in the store. They came in the mail today but I didn't bring home any design work tonight and can't find one stamp pad anywhere in the entire house. If I did find one, I probably wouldn't like it anyway because I'm way too particular about stamp pads, there are certain blends of ink that I like for every purpose. I'm in love with versafine black for all types of stamps because it's a pigment/dye hybrid that makes very clear impressions which is prefect for word stamps. I only use dye inks on stamps for distressing. Dye ink beads up to much on clear stamps which is good for distressing but I prefer pigment hybrids such as versafine, versa magic and brilliance for regular stamping because they stay where you put them, allow you to use several colors on one stamp without the risk of ruining the pad and they make an overall solid crisp impression. Don't get me wrong, I love my dye inks to because they dry instantly, are great for distressing, won't smear, and can be used with water to for painting if you know the right technique. Well it's not to complicated, just blot the pad on a plastic or glass surface spray it with water to achieve the right tone, dip the brush into the puddle and paint away. It looks and acts just like water color. I always do an extra wash of color because the painting drys allot lighter than usual. I should also warn you about doing this with red ink, it always drys pink no matter what I do but in this case, I use a red glimmer mist because it works like a charm and drys red but don't even get me started on glimmer mist. I'm still in love with it. I have one yellow left on the shelf and want it so bad but customers always come first which reminds me, I better get started on the glimmer mist order. It is more popular than I expected and I have to have more before the move which means I need to do it now after i finish putting the calender on the website but one more thing before I go.

I'm going to start teaching my distressing classes again. They were so popular last year and everyone is asking for more. I'm working on a few different minibooks, a clock, some picture frames, cards, altered boxes and pages. There are so many reasons to learn distressing. It's about the only thing that will never go out of style and its great for masculine pages. We're always going to have an appreciation of moments gone by and that carefree feeling of creating vintage looking art that we can mess up with no shame. It's okay to mess up while distressing because I've always thought that accidental art happens from within like when Sigmund Freud talks about the Freudian slip. So you have mine and Sigmund's approval to mess it up. The program I'm working on is called Don't Stress, Distress. I will have to double check the punctuation but I love it anyway. I'm wanting to make it a club so we can meet twice a month or so but working around everyones schedule is a bit of a challenge. I'm not sure if a weekday or weekend day is better for everyone and I also have to take into consideration the busy summer vacation schedule. I will let everyone know as soon as figure it all out. Well it's almost 1am and I haven't ate since noon so I better finish up the website, do the glimmer mist order, eat dinner and go to bed so I can get to work early to start packing before we open 10. Thanks for reading everyone hope to see you soon, I'll try to post a new technique tomorrow like how to pack a craft store lol.

Jason

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Jason's Blog - ATC CONTEST

Let Me See Your ATC Contest

Design you very own ATC and drop it off at the store between May, 20th and June 30th. On Wednesday July 1st we will ask a non participating customer to draw 3 cards to announce the winners. The first ATC drawn will be granted first place prize, the second ATC drawn will be granted second place, and the last ATC drawn will be granted third prize. A photo of the 3 winning ATCs will be posted to the blog along with the name of the designer. For a better description of ATCs see yesterday's blog.

Rules:
ATC must Measure 2"x3.5"
Must have your info on back
Limit one entry per customer

Prizes:
First Place

The first place winner will receive A pack of Little Yellow Bicycle Clear Stamps from their baby Safari Collection, and 4 small packs of Jenni Bowlin Rub-Ons ($15.00 value).





















Sceond Place

The second place winner will receive a box of 20 Petaloo Glitter Dahlia Flowers with rhinestone centers and 3 small packs of Jenni Bowlin Rub-Ons ($10.00 value).




















Third Place

The third place winner will receive a coupon for a free Crop ($5.oo value).
Examples of some ATCs I made:

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Jason's Blog - ATCs

Hi Ladies,
Thanks to everyone who came to the crop tonight. We have such a great group of croppers that try to always make time to attend the crops and we enjoy each and every one of them so much. They help each other out, speak freely, admire each others work, and have formed new friendships, which is what our little scrapbooking community is all about. All About Crafts is hosting another crop on the 22nd at 3pm til midnight. It cost $5, you can come and go as you please, eat what you want, bring what you want and all we ask is that you pre pay a day before the crop so we can get a count and set up another table if we need to.
Now lets talk about ATCs. Let me see your ATC. I admit, I didn't get it at first. I always thought that they were kinda cool but never took the time to make any. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, it's okay, I'll explain. ATC stands for Artist Trading Card. They are like business cards but hand made showing off a sample of your talent or just showing off a new stamp that you're in love with, it happends to all of us we'll do anything for a reason to use that new stamp. The ATC I'm showing below measures 2"x3.5" which is a standard business card size. I printed my info on a label attached it to the back of the card. You might want to start your ATC soon because I'm going to post the "Let Me See Your ATC Contest" info, rules, and PRIZES tomorrow. We're so excited to see your favorite tricks displayed on your very own ATC. Here is an ATC I threw together to show you what I'm talking about.














I stamped swirls on a white piece of cardstock 1/8th inch smaller than the sanded grey 2"x3.5" cardstock. I used onyx brilliance ink and embossed over it with clear for the swirls.














Using Versa Magic, I also stamped the bamboo on the white cardstock an immediately poured the clear embossing powder on it. Embossing powder does not stick to versa magic like it does brilliance, so you can expect less coverage and a distressed look and texture.



















I sprayed the bottom half with brown glimmer mist. The embossing powder will act like a resist when the glimmer mist is applied so don't worry about spraying over it.



















I sprayed the top half with blue. Notice the texture on the bamboo and the swirls. The solid smooth swirls were stamped with brilliance and the distressed looking bamboo was stamped with versa magic. I used the same clear embossing powder on both but achieved totally different using different types of inks.
















I stamped the bamboo again with the same color versa magic to create a layered effect.

















Next, I cut a 1/4" sliver from the card and discarded it and inked around the remaining 2 pieces.














Remember that sanded grey 2"x3.5" piece of cardstock? I lost it so I cut another, sanded it, and attached the card to it leaving a gap where the 1/4th" sliver was. Notice that i left about a half inch from the edge with no adhesive and curled the edges upward. This helps with the lacing. I used a needle and floss to do the decorative laces. Be careful when pushing the needle through the paper, It likes to rip if you go too fast.

















I also stamped, clear embossed and glimmer misted a little birdy, cut him out and attached him.
















Finished. That took about 10 minutes, but will leave a lasting impression.













I hope I inspired you today to make alittle something beautiful. I'm going to bed now, its after 3:ooam and I'm exhausted but had a wonderful day. Thanks for visiting.
Jason

Json's Blog - Graduation Page

Hello everybody,
I'm still waiting to hear about relocation, when we're finished with all the paperwork, I'll post the good news. Check out this page I made. It's for graduation for Magnolia or A&M. When I was finished with the page I cut some for my customers and this morning when Tammie came in I asked her for help making a boys version of the page because the one I made is a bit girly. Come check it out, she did a great job. I'll put them on the wall Saturday morning for $7.00 each. I have the 2009 diecut sheets we used for sale also. I made this diecut sheet on with the cricut design studio. The Grad embellishment was also cut using the design studio. I started with maroon background, a black 2009 diecut sheet cut in half, and white photo mats. When I laid everything out, something was missing so I decided to add another color hence the 10" grey square frame in the background. I needed it to center the focus and anchor the elements together. I went with grey because I didn't want to add a totally different color that didn't match the school colors so I went with a lighter shade of black which is grey. A lighter shade of the maroon is too pink and didn't go with the school colors. The owl in the corner was stamped with versamark and embossed with black powder. The flowers are dyed with alcohol ink, glimmer misted, and topped with domed rhinestones for the centers. I hope this page inspires you to scrapbook today, check out the other new precut pages below. Thanks for checking in today. Next time we will be talking about ATCs. Don't forget the Crop Saturday Night it starts at 3 ends at midnight.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Jason's Blog - New Product

Waz up everyone, I took yesterday off to lay around and do nothing so I didn't get to tell you happy mother's day. I worked on a cool card yesterday (when I was laying around doing nothing) and when I was posting the instructions, I erased it and couldn't get the 15 photos and all that typing back on the screen. Yes I said 15 photos of one card. I guess that little remove formatting button is not reversible. Not sure what remove formatting even means but I clicked it to find out. Well I found out that if used improperly, it will erase everything. Teaches me to use the trial and error method with computers. I'll try again to post the instructions for that card soon. If you don't follow my blog, you might want to start because I'm going to start posting printable coupons soon.

We still don't know what is happening with the possible relocation but I'm positive that what ever happens will be for the better. I will post as soon as I get some answers, so keep checking in. If we do have to relocate, I think you will all be pleasantly surprised with bigger and better things and owe it all to you, our wonderful customers who make it all possible. With a group of caring and loving people like you supporting us, everything is possible. Thank you all so very much for giving us the opportunity grow. We really enjoy spending time with you all and we couldn't ask for a better group of people to spend time with. I would also like to send out a warm welcome and thank you to our new possible partner who I'm sure, will bring great things to All About Crafts. I know that you will all love her and make her feel welcome into your big All About Crafts Family. Most of you already know her and we will introduce you to her as soon as everything is finalized and the party is planned.

*NEW PRODUCTS*
We got some new sports papers in today and we refilled our core'dinations cardstock racks. The sports papers are textured to feel like the ball used for that sport. If you like diecut papers, we got these cool CI diecut sports pages that say stuff like batter up at the top and are framed at the bottom (see below). We also got a beach collection from CI. I haven't used it for beach layouts because it is one of those collections that can be used for anything and Galveston beach is not so photogenic if you know what I mean (brown water). I'm not knocking Galveston, I'm just saying that colors in this collection would work better with blue or turquoise water as shown below. We also added allot of 5/$1.00 paper to the floor which is great to keep the kids busy while you use the good stuff.


















I took this layout from Christine Adolf's Blog to show you this new beach paper.




















Well thanks for taking time to look, I have to start working on the Stamped card class now. Its on the 30th. I have allot of new tricks to teach and am going to try to keep it within the scheduled time frame, but you know me, I always try to stuff too much into one class. I just want to make sure everybody gets their moneys' worth. So, if you want to learn how to stamp and a little more you might want to sign up for this one.
Jason

Friday, May 8, 2009

Jason's Blog - Quick Glimmer Tag

Hey Ladies, want to make a cool tag in 4 easy steps. Stamp, Emboss, spray, and flip. We'll get back to that in a second. I want to talk about the kids scrapbook program this summer. They are going to make a real 8x8 post bound scrapbook that they can show their kids someday. I chose 8x8 because I have some money saving techniques to encourage parents support their kids new hobby and it is easier for children to keep up with an 8x8 scrapbook. I'm going to teach them the importance of acid free, how to measure for photo mats, Journaling basics, Inking, distressing, stamping, using adhesives and so on. We're going to practice by making cards and embellishments before I let them actually make a page. It will be easier for them if they have their own tools and supplies, so I am putting together a kit they will take home with them after the program is over. The kit will include a paper trimmer, croner rounder, adhesives, ruler, pens, inks and so on. We havn't worked out a date yet but I'm thinking it will be a 4-5 day event. If you think you will be interested, goahead and start getting their pictures together. Now back to that 4 step tag. Check it out below.





















Stamp) First I use Versamark to stamp on a plain manila tag.


Emboss) Then I sprinkled it with clear embossing powder and heated it with the heat tool.
















Spray) I sprayed a plastic bag with Suede, Riptide, and Spring Mint Glimmer Mist making sure the colors are not too close together so they don't run together making a single muddy color.


















Flip) I flipped my tag face down into the puddle of glimmer mist





















Now we're done. Just let it dry or put it in the microwave for a few seconds.


Notice that the clear embossing acted as a resist, leaving a clean shinny stamped image.




















If you missed the Tattered Angels Tutorial and want to play with glimmer mist, come by the store to make this tag. A friend of mine gave us some colors for you to try out and I have a few more demo bottles myself. We currently carry about 10 colors, a couple different glimmer screens, and some glimmer chips. Stop by and see us sometime.

Jason's Blog - Rub-On Pigments and Transfers

Today we're playing with Rub-On Transfers and Metallic Rub-On Pigments. Metallic Rub-On Pigments are creamy and come in a package of 6 colors. They look like those watercolor paints we used as kids and work best when applied using your finger in a circular motion.

I was having trouble getting a good picture of this tag it looks better in person. The reflection of the shinny effect from the metallic rub-ons make it look bent but it is actually perfectly flat.





















This Tag started out as a scrap of black cardstock and a left over rub-on transfer of a bird on a limb. Using the Basic grey Rub-On Roller, I applied my birdy rub-on to the center of the cardstock.






































Then I applied gold metallic rub-on pigment over the center of the tag with my finger, making the shape of an oval.



















After that I outlined the gold oval with a thick line of silver. I wiped off my finger and blended the two colors together moving my finger in a circular motion. Add a little more gold to the center and blend again. Next I used the red tone on the left, right and a thin line on the top and bottom then blended it into the silver but not the gold.




































Now for the magic. Use a paper towel in a circular motion to buff the metallic rub-on pigment off of the rub-on transfer. Because rub-on transfers are waxy, the oily metallic rub-on pigment will not stick to it. The rub-on transfer acts as a resist in this case. I did spray the tag with iridescent gold glimmer mist because I love it and can't help myself. I have a habit of inking everything so I also lightly inked the edges with my onyx brilliance pad but it wasn't really necessary to ink an already black piece of paper. Well that's it, quick easy and beautiful.



















Here is another piece I made using this technique but with a much larger rub-on transfer.


















I hope you enjoyed this one it's simple but unique. Thanks for visiting come by to see this in person. If you have any questions feel free to ask.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Jason's Blog - Glimmer Mist

Hey everyone, Thanks for visiting my new blog. I have some new tricks up my sleeve that you might enjoy. Have you ever heard of Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist? It is a pearlescent water based spray that will change your life, and it will change the color and add a shimmer to flowers, patterned papers, card stock, chipboard, wood, ribbon, tear bears, fabric, and anything else that can absorb water.I have used it on plastic and buttons, but on plastic and buttons you have to dry it completely and seal it with something like clear embossing, glossy accents, or Crystal lacquer. If you are using an absorbent material such as paper or fabric, you can dry it with a heat tool, but I like to use the microwave for 5-15 seconds because it flattens the paper perfectly smooth and dry almost every time. Polyester, likes to shrink and melt violently in the microwave so don't nook your shinny polyester ribbon and flowers. Lets go over some step by steps shall we.
Today we're making this Mother's Day card.


















We will use Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist (suede, riptide, passion red), Core'dinations Color Core Cardstock, 2 stamps, Brilliance Dew Drop Onyx Black ink pad, Ranger Clear Embossing Powder, corner rounder, Sanding block, K & Company Craft Glue, Kaisercraft white paper flower, and large Kaisercraft rhinestone.

















We will start with a piece of Core'dinations Color Core Card stock cut to 10"x4" and 2"x2". I folded the 10"x4" in half, rounded the corners and sanded the edges on both pieces for added interest.














Now I spray. Holding the bottle about 12" above my paper. I press the nozzle down quickly and move my arm is a fast sweeping motion across the paper. Don't worry about using too much, the mist is very fine so it seems like you are using allot but you're not. That little bottle goes a long way.
Before














After


















I achieved this effect by first using the Suede color. I misted the entire piece. Then I used Riptide which is blue and aimed for the folded edge and the bottom right corner then I nooked it for 10 seconds or so until the paper was flt again. Notice that for this card I didn't dry the first color before applying the second color. I did this because when both colors are wet they run together making cool drips that remind me of the veins in marble.

I cut a flourish using the Home Decore Cricut Cartridge, placed it on the bottom of the card. Holding the bottle 8" away and using a fast sweeping motion, I misted the bottom card over the flourish with passion red. Next I removed the flourish and nooked the card flat and dry. Notice the impression left by the flourish.

































Digging through the stamp bin, I found this beautiful never used stamp just waiting for it's day. I inked it with a Brilliance black onyx Dew Drop because it is a pigment hybrid which will set on top of the background I created rather than soaking in like a dye ink. Plus, with Brilliance Dew Drops I can pour clear embossing powder on the Brilliance Ink, and heat it with a heat tool for a totally different effect.

















Remember that 2"x2" square? Well I rounded the corners, sanded and inked the edges, then sprayed it first with suede, the corners with riptide, and the bottom with passion red. Dried it in the microwave, then stamped and clear embossed the scallop frame. I also changed the color of the white Kaisercraft flower to a glimmery passion red and glued a rhinestone to the center.
















Now I glue everything together.



Hope you enjoyed this little project. Stop by to say hi we enjoy your company. All About Crafts is going through some changes (good changes) so keep in contact. If we do not have your email address, or if you have stopped getting our emails, please send us an email at allaboutcrafts@att.net we would love to hear from you.