Black and Gold Tin For Helmar

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Every year Aldi have Dutch week and every year I get a tin of Speculaas (Dutch spiced biscuits) they are so yum 

And so I have a tin to use (this is last years tin we haven't finished this years biscuits)

This project is for Helmar 

Make sure you check out the Blog and see what the Design Team have been creating over the month and get some great inspiration from them

I created a YouTube Video of the process it's only a short video so make sure you pop over and watch it and give me a thumbs up and subscribe to my channel I'd really appreciate it xx

I started off by painting the tin with black gesso making sure to cover all the sides and the top

Once it was dry I then used the Memory Maze Door Wire Stencil with some Impasto through it when that dried I painted over it with black gesso

I sprayed the tin with the Helmar Crystal Kote Gloss Varnish so it is nice and shiny (always make sure to use the sprays outside as they have a very strong smell)

I started by sticking the flower doily down with some Helmar Fabric Glue then stuck the metal down with the Craft Glue

I used some Vicki Boutin Word Stickers and also a butterfly and a strip of hearts from the same pack I the Craft Glue to stick all the stickers down to make sure they don't come up

The flowers are from a Prima Pack that a friend gave me and they are perfect for this project

I love metal and have a great stash so I will always find an excuse to use some and the Craft Glue is great for gluing the metal down 

I also used it to stick the flowers, the paper clay and the little glass jar

The glitter in the jar I glued in with the Helmar Gemstone Glue which I also used on the leaf to glue the glitter around the edge

So here you can see the different glues I used 

And here's a link to the Helmar Website where you can find all the different products they sell 

They have a huge range and I'm sure you can find a different product for just about anything you may need

 Thank you for visiting and I hope you will be back soon xx

Family is For Memory Maze

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This project for Memory Maze is for a very special friend who lost one of her family members Uncle Lyleczku one of her beloved poodles

I painted the canvas in Pomegranate Dylusions paint then stencilled over the top with impasto once it was dry I rubbed Vintage Gold wax over the top of the raised area to make it stand out more

I used the Family from the Family Hearts set and painted it in the same colour and rubbed it over with the gold as well then rapped the stem from the flower vine through it

Here I used Graphite paste through the Mini Noughts and Crosses Stencil so I could put some hugs and kisses because that's what this stencil is for me  

I used some of Tim Holtz word quote stickers and the ones I used were -

Hello my darling 

with brave wings she flies (I coloured out the s)

adventure awaits you

I thought they all suited his new adventure he was having up in heaven xx

Products I used 

Mini Noughts and Crosses Stencil

Family Hearts

Make sure you check out the Memory Maze Blog and see what the Design Team have been up too and catch up on what's new for your local store to get in for you

Thanks for visiting I hope you will come back soon xx

Hello For Memory Maze

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My turn on the Memory Maze Blog so make sure you head over and check it out and see what the rest of the Design Team have been up too

This photo is of my cousin and her husband letting everyone know they are expecting a baby 

Such a beautiful photo and such joy all round for everyone

Noah will be the best big brother ever

So I used the Pavement Stencil with Impasto and then used some Oxide inks to add some vibrant colours to match the photo

The Adorable word I painted with the Mermaid Lagoon Oxide and then outlined it with white pen

The Hello is and experiment that Memory Maze is trying out so if you're interested make sure to contact your local supplier and they can contact us to get some made 

I coloured it with Squeezed Lemonade

A few embellishments and some art stones and we're done

Products I used -

Arrow Words

Pavement Stencil

Thanks for visiting and I hope you will come back soon xx

Ice Fairy for Memory Maze

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I found this picture online and just loved it

Make sure you check out the Blog to see what the Design Team have created

I have also created a YouTube video but again it's pixelated (so please if anyone out their can
help let me know whats happening)

I used Magical's for the background and added some Glimmer Magic 5ml for extra shimmer
over the background

I used the Vintage Oval Frame and covered it with some Pearl Deco foil and added

lots of flowers of course then glass beads, seed beads and mica flakes

I used some silver leaves I had in my stash 

I added some silver balls and a few clear gems them painted a coat of glitter paint over the top of all the embellishments and I'm done

Products I used

Vintage Oval Frame

Glimmer Magic 5ml

Thanks for visiting I hope you will come back soon xxx

Smile Big For Memory Maze

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My turn on the Memory Maze Blog make sure you check it out and 

see what the rest of the team are been up too 

On this rare occasion I had some photos of my son to 

scrap so using the Checker Plate Stencil was perfect as it added to him 

standing against the roller door of the garage 

The problem is he never smiles yet he's the one that wants the photos taken so we have 

to say something stupid to get him to laugh and catch it LOL 

The Checker Plate Stencil is one of my faves it is such a great masculine 

stencil but can be used for anything really

I used some Impasto to give it a raised look then once it dried I used a teal spray to drip 

and drizzle over the page to highlight some of the areas

The Grunge Holes Mesh chipboard is so cool it comes in two pieces one end is
ovals and the other is squares with all the little bits filled in the holes which can
be used for all sorts of fun things (great little Easter eggs, confetti, if you arrange
them you can make a paw print) - endless like your imagination

I like to use the Grunge Holes Mesh for mixed media pages it adds extra 

dimension and texture - you can paint it, stamp it even fill the holes in with 

texture paste then stamp it or fill it with beads

Here are the links to the Products I used - 

Checker Plate Stencil

Grunge Holes Mesh

Thanks for visiting I hope you will be back soon xx