Summer Memories!!!

Hi Flamingo Followers!!!!  Suzanne here with a "rerun" from last summer!  This project covers both the Fourth of July, with Pink Paislee's delightful red, white, and blue Declaration, and Christmas in July, with the adorable Maya Road Vintage Memory Box and album -- what grandparent wouldn't LOVE one of these with pictures of the grand kids!!  And here we go again!!!!

Two of my Summer 2012 faves -- Maya Road's Vintage Memory Box and Pink Paislee's Declaration paper collection!  This fun project is a perfect holiday gift, perhaps for a grandparent with summer photos of the grands!!!

Though the title of the box says it is 3", you will want to cut your paper slightly smaller for the exterior, slightly smaller than that for the interior, and even smaller for the coaster album.  If you plan to store the coaster album in the box, make sure you do not add bulk to the edges or even to the pages as it is a tight fit.  The box can be sprayed with mist, painted, inked, or left bare -- I chose Maya Mist applied with a paint brush.

Maya Road Vintage Memory Box was painted inside and out with Cherry Metallic Maya Mist
Studs from my stash were attached as feet
24 squares of Pink Paislee Declaration paper cut, corners rounded, and edges inked
Paper attached with Claudine Hellmuth Matte Medium, edges of album sanded  

 Studs, wood stars, Martha Stewart glitter, rhinestones, and tiny acrylic stars and fireworks bursts from my stash.  Inside the lid is a shaker box made from a Maya Road Journey Tin.

Bottom with stud feet
Top with glittered wooden stars
Interior
Inside lid with shaker box

Queen & Co Washi Tape reinforces the lid hinge; carefully pierce the edge of the lid and the lip of the box, insert trinket pin to secure the lid much like an old fashioned cigar box.  Layered rosettes made with Tim Holtz Alterations Dies -- rosettes die cut and attached to slightly wider strip of paper with your choice of punched edge.  The Tim Holtz dies are available for special order -- contact Suzanne at flamingoscraps@yahoo.com.

Paper pattern accented with small rhinestones
Faux stitching heat embossed
Paper pattern selectively highlighted with Glossy Accents
Layered paper rosettes with punched edges
Embellished Maya Road Trinket Pin secures lid

Vintage Memory Box with Album

And there you have it -- a perfect summer project for your sunny memories!  Thanks for looking!!!

Cindy's Glossy Accents Project

Last week, Tonya posted a tip about how to keep Glossy Accents unclogged.  In the comments, I said that I needed a post telling me how to use Glossy Accents, since I never use mine!  She responded on Friday with a new post which showed 5 projects using Glossy Accents and Crackle Accents.  At the end, she challenged me to use Glossy Accents on my next project.

Well, there's something about being called out by name in front of hundreds that motivates a person to accept a challenge!  I was most inspired by Tonya's use of Glossy Accents to make a 'dewdrop' on a flower.  I was thinking about that as I was walking to pick Trevor up from kindergarten, my feet crunching the zillions of acorns on the sidewalk.  I picked up a large handful of acorns and decided to experiment with Glossy Accents on them.

Of course, the second Trevor saw me he noticed that I had a huge handful of acorns.  He was instantly curious about what project I had planned for us to do together.  I told him we'd be making napkin rings.  He said, "Great!  What are napkin rings?"

Here are mine:

And here are Trevor's:

They were fun and easy to make.  I started by cutting an empty toilet paper roll into 6 rings, which we then painted with fall colors.  While they were drying, we stamped oak leaves using Staz-On, added Glimmer Mist, then did a color wash of paint over that.  (Actually, that's what I did- Trevor did the first one that way and used crayon on his next two.)  After  I did the fussy cutting, I coated my leaves and acorns with Glossy Accents.  We left Trevor's plain for contrast.

When everything was dry, we tied string/ribbon around the rings and used Glossy Accents to attach the leaves.  I used the glue gun to attach the acorn, as I wasn't sure if Glossy Accents was intended to hold that much weight.

Here's a closer look at one of my napkin rings:

From Flamingo Scraps: Glimmer Mist

Other: Glossy Accents, Folk Art paint, Staz-On ink, Stampin' Up stamp, unknown twine/ribbon

What a fun project!  Not only did the Glossy Accents work well as an adhesive, but I love the shine that it provides.

Amanda, it's your turn!  I challenge you to make a project using Glossy Accents.  Can't wait to see what you create!

Glossy Accents

Last week Cindy asked for a post on how to use her Glossy Accents that has been collecting dust since she bought it. So today I thought I would share with you a few examples of how I have used mine.

Glossy Accents & Crackle Accents are essential mediums in my scrapbooking kit. Glossy Accents is a ultra-thick glossy glue medium that can be used as a sealer or as a strong bond adhesive. Crackle Accents is the same as Glossy Accents except it gives the effect of cracked glass when it dries. Both of these products go beyond simple glue & stick.

In this example: I used the Glossy Accents to add the effect of Dew on the flower. I just dripped a few drops and let it dry overnight.


In this example I had some rub-ons that were old and cracked I wanted to use them on this project but I was afraid that they may rub off over time, so I covered them the letters with Crackle Accents and now they look like I cracked them on purpose. They Accents also makes them appear raised for a glossy embossed look without the messy powder and heat tool.


In this example I used the Glossy Accents to adhere the jewels to the ring base giving them a durable permanent bond.

In this example Glossy Accents was used as an adhesive to glue the paper to the back of the fragment charm.

In this example I used the crackled accents on the face of the clock to give it the look for cracked glass but it also protects the paper from tearing during use.

Cindy I’m going to challenge you to break the seal on your Glossy Accents and use it on your next project.