Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Sweet Memories Crop - May 9, 2009

SAVE THE DATE!!

Celestial Creations & Scrapbook Supplies, Inc. will be hosting the 2009 Sweet Memories 12-hour crop on Saturday, May 9, 2009! This crop will benefit the American Cancer Society - Relay for Life and will be held at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Wilmington, DE. There will be food (breakfast, lunch, dinner, desserts, CHOCOLATE and refreshments), vendors, raffles and tons of fun! More details to come....stay tuned!

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Home Decor or Gift Idea - Canvas

Want to add some personalization to your boring photos hanging on the wall? Need a quick gift idea? Here is a great little project for you:

What you need:
Canvas
Ribbon of your choice
Glimmer Mist
Glimmer Screens
Embellishments (Chipboard, Flowers, etc.)
Bazzill Cardstock
Adhesive (Terrifically Tacky Tape and Glue Dots)



How to Make it:
In the example above I used a 6x6 Canvas as the base. Each package has two canvases in it with screw eyes/hooks that allow you to connect the canvases together if you want. You could also use the hook screw to attach the ribbon to for creating a location to hang the finished project.
Step 1 - Protect your work surface. A kitchen trash bag works great.
Step 2 - Place the Glimmer Screen on your canvas and begin to spritz the glimmer mist on the canvas. Make sure you also hit the sides of the canvas and be sure you are careful not to get the glimmer mist where you don't want it. In this example, I was using the glimmer screens in opposing corners so I was careful not to spray the glimmer mist near the opposite corner. In this example I used Vanilla Breeze, Coffee Shop and Meadow Green Glimmer Mist and the Decorative Corners Glimmer Screen. You can also blot up any big beads of glimmer mist with a paper towel by gently blotting.
Step 3 - Carefully remove the Glimmer Screen from the canvas. I find that if you use one finger to hold it down and pick it up with your other hand that it won't smear as you remove it. Clean off the Glimmer Screen with a paper towel and place the glimmer screen on the opposite corner and repeat Step 2.
Step 4 - Either let dry naturally or you can hit it with a heat gun to speed up the drying time.
Step 5 - Glimmer mist your chipboard element. In this example I used a key. Try mixing and blending the glimmer mist.
Step 6 - Cut the length of ribbon you would like to use as a hanger. I basically just eye-ball it to see about how long you want it to hang. Then attach it to the back of the canvas using the double-sided Terrifically Tacky Tape. I put the Terrifically Tacky Tape on the wooden frame and wrap it down the side towards the canvas - see photo below.


Step 7 - Mat your photos and attach photos and embellishments with Glue Dots.


Here are some other examples of wall hangings that I made. These were made using Cat's Eye Fluid Chalk to ink the edges and embellished with Bazzill and patterned paper.