"About a Girl" Featuring Faerie Song Art Stamps!

Project 2 of a "metal art" blog hop feature by Rubber Road Adventures and Faerie Song Art Stamps.

About a Girl
By Cindy Cade

Crafty Cruisers
Intermediate Stamping Team Designer

I have several different sized tins that hold smaller tins for storage. This is one of them. I think it made a lovely keepsake Christmas gift box for my little girl, don’t you? It was perfect for a necklace I made for her too.

Supplies:
FSVW-3BL Basket of Love (Faerie Song Art Stamps)
Classic Scalloped Rectangles Megabilities (Spellbinders Paper Arts)
Dahlia Nestabilities (Spellbinders Paper Arts)
Beige embossing silicone mat (Spellbinders Paper Arts)
Big Shot (Sizzix)
Memento tuxedo Black ink pad (Tsukineko)
Heat-It craft tool (Ranger Industries)
Stazon Blazing Red (Tsukineko)
Sharpie Markers
Galaxy Marker Milky Way White (American Crafts)
Matte Finish 1311 (Krylon)
Aluminum Pop Can
Metal (Hardware)
Xyron 850 Create a Sticker (Xyron)
Foam Tape
Paper fastener
Paper piercing tool

Instructions:

Clean your pop cans and carefully trim. Edges can be sharp! Flatten.

2. Stamp Faerie Song Art Stamps’ “Basket of Love” with black ink and heat set.

3. Color with Sharpie markers. Try to stay away from the black stamped lines as they can bleed.

4. Color white areas with Galaxy Milky Way White. Dry.

5. Seal with Krylon Matte Finish.
6. Cut with the second largest Megabilities scalloped rectangle. Run through again with silicone mat (per instructions) to emboss edge. Before removing from die, take your Sharpie marker and trace the inside of scalloped edge.

7. Bow: Cut three floral shapes using the second, third and fourth largest Dahlia shapes. Run through with grill metal and tan mat to emboss.

8. Add blue marker to bottom flower by rubbing color on your finger (or cosmetic sponge) and quickly spreading from center of flower to the outside petals.

9. Cut slits in between flower petals and roll back with pencil to give a bit of an under-curl. Pinch the tips of the largest flower.

10. Punch hole in centers (I used a paper piercing tool) and add a paper fastener.

11. Tin: Lay the grill metal over your tin and use as a stencil. Dab Stazon ink in the centers. Edge tin with Stazon masking as necessary and heat set.

12. Run stamped piece through Xyron and adhere to tin.

13. Attach bow with foam tape.
For more go to:
Etha's Fairies Tin
Judy's Decorative Clock
Peggie's Music Box

Visit Faerie Song Art Stamps to see their full line of wonderful stamps!

For all your die cutting needs (and more) check out Terryfictimes! Beverly is a doll of a vendor. :-)

What a Puzzle! Featuring Faerie Art Song Stamps

A "metal art" blog hop feature by Rubber Road Adventures and Faerie Song Art Stamps.

What a Puzzle!

By Cindy Cade

Crafty Cruisers
Intermediate Stamping Team Designer

Cat lovers; either we know one or we are one. Here’s a little gift that’s sure to bring a smile.

Supplies:
FSVW-1KF Kitty Fae (Faerie Song Art Stamps)
FS-11CIP - A Cat Is a Puzzle (Faerie Song Art Stamps)
Cuttlebug A2 D'vine Swirl embossing folder (Provocraft)
Cat die (Spellbinders Paper Arts)
Beige embossing silicone mat (Spellbinders)
Puzzle Maker Die (Sizzix)
Big Shot (Sizzix)
Vellex Craft Ribbon (Berwick Industries LLC)
White and yellow ochre cardstock (Hollos)
Background paper (Spellbinders)
Decorating Chalks (Craft-T Products)
Dove Blender (Dove Brushes)
Round It All ½” (Zutter Innovative Products)
Memento tuxedo Black ink pad (Tsukineko)
Adirondack Expresso ink pad (Ranger Industries)
Xyron 850 Create a Sticker (Xyron)
Computer, scanner and Printer

Instructions:

1. Stamp Kitty Fae on white card stock with black ink. Dry.

2. Color with Craft-T chalks using a Dove Blender. The blender will make the colors pop and set them as well.

3. Copy image and bring into any program to resize. Mine is 1.96 inches wide. I also mirrored the image to make it just a tad more challenging for matching the easy puzzle. Print on plain copy paper and trim.

4. Cut background paper to fit your tin. Round corners and adhere the small Kitty Fae as shown. Stamp your saying. Dry. Run through Xyron. Remove clear plastic protective top but leave backing on. Emboss with D'vine Swirl embossing folder in the die cut machine. Remove protective backing and attach to top of tin.

5. Cut background paper to fit to side of tin. Stamp randomly with Expresso to create a pattern for visual interest and continuity. Run through Xyron and attach.

6. For Puzzle: Run stamped image through Big Shot with embossing folder.

7. Adhere (Xyron) the now embossed stamped Kitty Fae to heavy duty cardstock. I used a cover weight duplex with white on front and black on the back. Cut with Puzzle die.

8. Cut the two cats, one from white cardstock the other from the ribbon. Ink your embossing folder and run the cardstock die through your machine. Adhere to background paper to fit inside top of tin. Then attach to tin.

9. Place one piece of puzzle in bottom of tin. Add a trimmed piece of paper to fit tin and fold the rest of the puzzle within. Now they will be missing a piece which, of course they will find when the look further. (Wink)

Now give it to your cat loving friend and make their day!

Creatively,
Cindy Cade

For more go to:

Etha's Fairies Tin

Judy's Decorative Clock

Peggie's Music Box

Also visit Faerie Song Art Stamps to see their full line of wonderful stamps!