A Quick Christmas Hanger

I have a quick Christmas hanger on Julianna Hudgins Positively Me blog today!

I used Spellbinders Jewel Goddess to cut wool felt for this hanger!  The letters are cut with Spellbinders Jewel Alphabet.  All the the directions with step out photos are on Julianna's blog.
Check it out here!

Happy Saturday!

hugs
-judy

A Goddess Sunglasses Case

Today, I have a post on Julianna Hudgin's Positively Me blog! 

Finally a project to share!!!  Thanks to all you followers for not giving up on me!!! 



 

 

I've created a Goddess Sunglasses Case out of wool felt!  It's easy and quick!  No sewing!  Cutting wool felt is so easy with Spellbinders™ die templates and Grand Calibur® machine!

 

All the details are on Julianna's blog!  

 

I'm glad you visited!

 

Happy Creating,

-judy

Quick Black, White and Kraft Cards

Today, I shared two quick cards on Julianna Hudgins's Positively Me blog. 

These two cards are the quickest project I've made in a long time! I love how they turned out! Very clean, classic elegance in Kraft, black and white! Simple, too!

Both cards use two of the same flowers as I used on my Bright Jewel Flowers box!  Yet, these flowers are a complete contrast to the bright flowers!

Each card is an A2 size. I embossed the front of each one with Spellbinders™ EG-002 Dainty Dots M-Bossabilities Grand embossing folder which has single dots on one side and a pattern of 4 dots on the other side. 

The Kraft and black mats were cut with  Spellbinders™ S5-131 A2 Matting Basics A #4 (#1 being the smallest) and Spellbinders™ S5-132 A2 Matting Basics B #5.  These die sets make cutting mats so easy!  And always the same size!!!  Perfect for A2 size cards!

I used two different flowers from Spellbinders™ S5-143 Jewel Flowers and Flourishes on each card. I added a button center to each one from Buttons Galore and More Natural Grab Bag.   The flourish becomes the stem on the first card. On the second card, I used the stem from the set.

A little verse from JustRite "You Inspire Me" stamped in black ink and clear heat embossed finishes each card.

Quick and easy!

Thanks for visiting!

-judy



Bright Jewel Flowers

Here's a project I shared on Julianna's blog.  Click here to go to the full post.

All these bright flowers were cut out of craft foil and then colored with StazOn inks.  I love the bright colors!  The flower dies I used are from Julianna's Spellbinders set: Jewel Flowers and Flourishes. I posted more info on Julianna's blog.

Thanks for stopping!

hugs
-judy

A Jewel Nugget Necklace

...... to share today!

Can you believe this is shrink plastic?  Well, it is! 

I didn't expect this outcome when I painted the shrink plastic Jewel Stone with Tattered Angels Saffron Glaze and Caspian Sea Glam.  When it shrunk, the Glaze and Glam all crumpled up and gave this great texture!  And it stuck on the shrink plastic!  I added a Jewel letter also cut from shrink plastic.  It's painted just with Glaze and touched up after painting with more Glaze and copper Pearl Ex.   I adde Ice Resin over it to seal it. 

A fun little project!!
Supplies:
Spellbinders S5-098 Jewel Stones
Spellbinders LF-014 Jewel Alphabet
Shrink Plastic - black, white
Tattereed Angels Glimmer Glaze - Saffron
Tattered Angels Glam Glitter Paint - Caspiean Sea
Ice Resin
Bead Chain & Jump Ring
-judy

A Diva Tote

Good Morning!
Today is my first post as a member of the Julianna C Hudgins Design Team!  Woohoo! A new team for me!  And Julianna's first Design Team!  I'm so honored to be part of this new venture!
This is what I created....

......a DIVA tote!

The goddess form and letters are cut from wool felt.  I used an iron-on adhesive on back of the felt.  That's what made it possible to cut the swirls.  Impossible for anything that narrow cut from felt to stay in one piece otherwise.  It worked beautifully!  I used the negative swirl, too!  It was really easy to iron them on to the goddess with the adhesive backing.  I also used Fabri-Tac to secure the goddess and letters more permanently. The iron-on adhesive simply didn't hold well on the burlap.  I've added a pleated trim to the top and bottom.  The skirt was fashioned out of shimmer organdy.  I added Swarovski crystals to each swirl and the letters.  I wish my photo showed the true sparkle!

I sewed the tote out of burlap and canvas coated with Gesso. I strongly suggest starting with a canvas tote from a craft store.  Much easier!  The bag is about 11 x 11 x 4".

Thanks for visiting! 

Until next time....happy creating!

-judy

Supplies:
Spellbinders LF-013 Jewel Goddess
Spellbinders LF-015 Jewel Alphabet
Wool Felt - black, salmon
Pleated Satin Trim - white
Shimmer Organdy fabric
Swarovski Crystals
Beacon Fabri-Tac
Beacon Gem-Tac
Iron-on Adhesive
Canvas Tote Bag
(Or sew a bag with burlap and canvas)

A Charm Bracelet

........with Shrink plastic charms.

I cut the charms for this bracelet with Spellbinders S5-098 Jewel Stones, a set created by Julianna Hudgins.  The shapes make great charms!   
I used Ranger Jet Black Archival ink for stamping all the images. All the stamps are from my collection of stamps and may not be available anymore.
I punched a 1/8" hole in each one before shrinking so I could fasten them to the bracelet with jump rings.

I glued white paper to the back of this charm after shrinking it.  I didn't like the plain white so I used a Copic marker to color the paper.  I really like the vintage color.  I coated the top with Glossy Accents.  For some reason, it made the ink run.  I was a little frustrated with that at first but now I like the character of it!!!

This charm was stamped the same only I didn't add white paper on the back.  I left it clear and colored the back with a Copic marker.  It also has Glossy Accents over the top.

On this charm, I added the red on the letters from the back side before shrinking it.  This one has paper glued to the back and colored with yellow Copic marker.  I've also coated the front with Glossy Accents.  It adds some dimension as well as protecting the stamped image. 



I think I used Distress inks for the color on this charm.  It's been awhile since I made it and I didn't keep any notes!  The color intensifies when it shrinks.  I glued white paper to the back with Glossy Accents so the image would show up well.  Although it's not very apparent, I also colored the back with yellow marker.

This image is sharper in person.  I just couldn't get a very clear photo.  Again I stamped the image with black archival ink.  After shrinking it, I glued white paper to the back and colored it with a Copic marker.  I like the vintage look of the gold color.
 

These charms are actually fairly quick to make.  It took me longer to pick out the stamps than actually stamp them!  The Glossy Accents on top does take overnight to dry.  It's worth the wait.

I hope I've inspired you to try some charms!  Even one on a bead chain would be a fun project!

Thanks for visiting!
hugs
-judy





My Blue Green Goddess

No more Splendid Circles today!!!  Hope you enjoyed the different ways to use them!

I have a totally different project to share today!!!!  I've been waiting to share this project!

I created this goddess for CHA using Julianna Hudgins' Jewel Goddess die template by Spellbinders. This was a work of joy!  Totally fun for me to work with fabric and Spellbinders die templates!!!

I cut this goddess on the diagonal from natural canvas. Cutting it on the diagonal helps the shape be more curvy!  If it was cut on the straight grain, it would be more flat even when stuffed.
I coated the canvas with white Gesso.  That stiffened the fabric and made a good base for my color.  It also prevents the edges from fraying.

The color is many layers of Cosmic Shimmer watercolors (Lavender Shine, Holly Leaf) painted on plus Bronze Blush Shimmer Mist. The swirls were created with Cosmic Shimmer drawing ink. I sprayed it all with a clear sealer when I was happy with color.  Because all the colors are water based, any moisture could make them run if they weren't sealed! 
Love this color combination!  Believe me I had no intention of addinng the green netting when I started.  That is not a favorite color of mine.  It just turned out that I had that color netting!  It worked!

I added the ribbon loops and netting to the front and back before I put the goddess together. I gathered the netting and sewed it on top of the goddess.  The ribbon is one continuous piece that I looped and sewed in place over the netting.  Oh, I colored the silk ribbon (from Creative Impressions), too!!! It matches that way!

I added the gold trim after the goddess was completely together. All pieces were cut from Spellbinders Precious Metals Premium Craft Foil.  The two anchor pieces at the top edges of the skirt are the corner piece in Persian Accents.  I trimmed off one of the elements on each edge.  Those little pieces are what's along the ribbon. (I cut many more, of course!)  I slid each one under the netting edge, glued in place with Beacon Quick Grip.  The back does not have them!

For the top, I twisted 2 pieces of 24 gauge gold Artistic Wire together.  I shaped it with a loop at the top and curved it to match the goddess top.  The ends (hidden inside) have a loop shape to keep them from pulling out.  After the goddess was completely together, I tied a strip of netting and a piece of ribbon around the loop.  The little gem hanging from the ribbon was cut from gold craft foil, too.  It's a shape from Jewel Goddess.  I added a gold gem to it!  Perfect for a necklace!!!

My next step was to sew her together. I marked the wire placement and stitched just the very top edge together. Then I put the wire in place, adding some Quick Grip glue to the ends to keep them in place. I stitched below the wire to the top of the skirt on each side.  I did not stitch over the wire.  If you look closely you can see a tiny gap in the stitching.

I added all the gems once the assembly was done.  Most are Imaginisce Heat Set Crystals applied with the I-Rock tool.  I filled in with a few other crystals from my stash.  I colored a few of the clear ones with blue and green Copic markers. 

I even made the stand!  Yes, a little obsessed!!!!  It certainly would have been easier to use a wood base but I couldn't find one in any store near me.  This base is made of several layers of foam core cut into circles and glued together.  I filled the edges with light weight spackle.  I painted it with Gesso and colored it Cosmic Shimmer watercolors. It's sprayed with a clear sealer, too.  The post is 2 strips of a twisted wood trim that I had in my stash.  I discovered if I glued it together back to back it created a nice spiral dowel!  I wrapped more of the gold wire from end to end fitting it into the grooves. 

The goddess is stuffed with fiberfill.  She basically just sets on the post.  I added Beacon Fabri-Tac to the post to keep her from coming apart easily.

I hope enjoyed this goddess project!  I sure enjoyed making it!  May it inspire you to try cutting fabric or felt with you Spellbinders!!!!



Happy creating!
-judy

Supplies:

S4-363 Jewel Fantasies
S5-078 Persian Accents
S5-079 Persian Motifs
LF-013 Jewel Goddess
LF-114 Grand Circles
F-012 Precious Metals Premium Craft Foils Assortment
Spellbinders™ Grand Calibur® Machine
Imaginisce, Green, Clear Heat Set Crystals, I-Rock Tool
Cosmic Shimmer, Lavender Shine, Holly Leaf Pearlescent Watercolors, Bronze Blush Shimmer Mist
Creative Impressions, ½" White Silk Ribbon
Artistic Wire, Gold 24 Gauge Wire
Beacon Adhesives, Quick Grip, Fabri-Tac Glue
White Canvas
Blue, Brown Markers
Green Nylon Net
White Fiberfill
White Light Weight Spackle
Clear Matte Sealer
White Foam Core Board
Spiral Wood Trim

CHA tidbits

Hello all!

I wrote most of this post at CHA and couldn't get it to post!!! I tried many, many times. The app on my phone just wouldn't load it!

I'm home again now!   I had a fabulous time at CHA!

Very good attendance in the Spellbinders booth!!! My legs and feet were very tired at the end of each day...long days standing.

These photos were taken during set up.

The projects displayed are from the Blog Frenzy.

 

These projects are from a new book featuring Spellbinders called "Quick & Easy Crafts

for Entertaining". One of my projects is on the top shelf!

My graduation ensemble in the book.

I helped with a class given by Julianna Hudgins on Saturday night. She has a new line

of die templates with Spellbinders!

It's tradition at CHA to open the show with bagpipes!

Stacey Caron from Spellbinders signed copies of the new book on the first day of the

show.

Holly Simoni with me in the booth.

Wish I could share more photos of the booth but I can't. Many of the projects have been

selected for publication. A couple of mine were chosen!!! So awesome!!

On my lunch break I tried to see as many of the other exhibitor booths as I could.

I watched Jacqueline demo her La Blanche line of stamps. She stamps incredible collages which she colors with Ranger nibs and Distress inks. So inspiring to watch her!

 

Of course, I watched Tim demo, too. His new markers are a "must have"!

I stopped at my favorites: Penny Black and Ranger. Both have such inspiring projects.  I really didn't see much else to get excited about.

This weekend I'm finishing my final round project for the 2012 Spellbinders Design Team. The die templates they sent to use are definitely challenging!!! Gotta get it done by Monday.

Thanks for visiting!

Happy Creating!

Judy