Metal time!

I love working with metal and stamps!

Here is my take on Ms. May's cool challenge which was to use: the colors - Grey & Jade, Gold, Silver, White and the textures - Dry Embossing, Scrolls, Scallops, Satin Ribbons, Metallic, Glitter.

I managed to use: metal, dry embossing, satin ribbons,scrolls, silver, jade and white!

First I covered my tag in foil tape and embossed around the edges and pressed a pencil into to to form rivet holes so it looked like metal plates fixed together.
I painted jade paint all over it, left it for a couple of minutes then wiped it over to remove a lot of the paint.
When the jade paint was dry I added a spritz of white paint to calm the jade down.

For the motorbike I stamped Live to Ride onto a square piece of foil with Staz-on ink then I used an embossing tool to go around the stamped image.
When I had embossed around the image I ran a textured wheel tool around the edges of the foil to give it a machined look.
To give an oiled look I wiped Staz-on around the edges of the foil square and the jade tag!
I added a couple of Tim Holtz Idea-Ology gears and tags to the tag and coloured some satin ribbon with Jade and silver paint and I was done!
Thanks to Marnie for a great challenge!

Happy Crafting!
GlitteryKatie xxXXXxx

Fabulous Friday Tutorial ~ Glossy Fridge Magnets.

Good Morning Bombshell Babes and welcome to another Fabulous Friday Tutorial from me Susie

Today I am going to show you how I make...

 Fridge Magnets.

To start you will need:

Bombshell Stamps.

Magnetic Sheet.

Kraft Cardboard.

Cardstock.

Stamping Card.

Glossy Accents

Dies.

Black Alcohol Ink Pad

and your choice of Alcohol ink Pens

First Stamp and colour your chosen desgin using Alcohol Ink Pad and colour using your Alcohol Ink Pens.

 Using a oval die cut out ovals from the Card, Cardboard and Magnetic Sheet.

{Please forgive the fuzzy photo}

Stack you pieces as follows 

Magnetic, Cardboard and Cardstock

Run a Black marker pen  around the edge of the stacked ovals to hide the messy edge.

Mount your coloured stamped image onto the the cardstock top.

and then finally cover the whole image and rim of cardstock with Glossy Accents.

Once dry your magnets should look like these!

I hope you enjoy having a go at this tutorial!

Breaking news!!!

May's Muse Monday's featured set, Ahoy Sailor is on sale for the entire month! Click HERE to check out the sale!



In fact, going forward each month, Muse Monday's featured sets will not only be showcased with artwork by our talented team, it will be on sale!

Yahoo!!!

May Muse Monday - Week 2 : Ahoy Sailor

Welcome Bombshell friends! It's the second  Monday of the month, so another Muse Monday. As you probably know, each month a different Bombshell Stamps set is chosen to be featured here on the blog. And each Monday, different members of the Design Team feature projects using the chosen set. By the end of the month, you will have lots of fabulous ideas and inspiration for that set!  This month's set is Ahoy Sailor.

Stempelientje

Kim

Kathi

Fabulous Friday Tutorial - it's getting fishy.....

Today I am showing you a great and easy resisting technique.

Needed:

Bombshell stamps - I used stamps of the Lotus Garden set.

 Tag, Distress ink, StazOn Jet Black ink, white crayon, sponge.

Stamp with the StazOn ink on the tag

'Color' the fish and some rings with the white crayon, those bits will resist later

Sponge the tag

Buff up the area's were you did color with the crayon and it will then look like this:

Sponge with black around the  border to finish the tag of.

 
here is another finished one.

Have a go, it is really not difficult at all!

And of course: have fun!!

Wishing you a crafty day,

Stempelientje

April Prize Patrol!

Hi Everyone!

Kim here with the Prize Patrol for April! Let's get this prize patrol party started with the winner of the April Challenges - Tracey B! as picked by Random.org. Congrats Tracey! Below is her gorgeous tag she created with the Panther Tattoo stamp set for Ms. April's Monochromatic Challenge.

For the roving prize patrol for April, I searched the internet for all of your Bombshell Stamps projects and found these really beautiful tags on Flickr created by Lauren Taylor Made with the Sugar Skulls stamp set. Congrats Lauren!

 

Would you like to win a Bombshell Stamp Set?  Link up your May Pin-Up Challenge and May Sketch Projects using the Inlinkz button at the bottom of their blog posts for a chance to win!  And keep posting your Bombshell Stamps projects online because you never know where the Roving Prize Patrol may spot you!

 

Have a great day!

Kim

May Muse Monday-Week 1: Ahoy Sailor

Welcome Bombshell friends! Alison here! It's the first Monday of the month, so I am here to tell you about this month's Muse Monday. As you probably know, each month I chose a different Bombshell Stamps set to be featured here on the blog. And each Monday, different members of the Design Team feature projects using the chosen set. By the end of the month, you will have lots of fabulous ideas and inspiration for that set!  This month's set is Ahoy Sailor.

Here is what we've made for this week.

Alison

Stempelientje

Kelli

May's Sketch Challenge AND Cinco de Mayo!

Here's May's Sketch!


Feel free to flip it, flop it, and make it your own. There's only two rules. Have fun and use your Bombshell stamps when creating your project!

If you make it Cinco de Mayo related, you'll get an extra chance to win this month's prize!

Susie using Roses Portrait

Monika using Piston Rebel

Sharon, aka Ms. June, using Peek-A-Boo Geisha Digital Stamps

 Päivi, aka Ms. August, using Indian Princess Digital set

Kelli using Girl's Ruin and Banner Sayings

Alison using Growing Hearts, Banner Sayings, and Rose's Portrait

Jodi using Rose's Portrait

Alaine used Mi Amor

Kim using Bombshell Angel, Calaveras Fiesta, and Bombshell Clothing Die Cut Collection



Stempelientje using Bombshell Angel

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Fabulous Friday Tutorial - Bombshell Paper Dress-Up

Hi there Bombshell fans.   As a Bombshell fan, one of the must have stamp sets, is the Bombshell Angel.   And Bombshell has done a fabulous job making her oh so versatile.   One of the offerings is a cutting file you can purchase to make Bombshell clothing.   That Bombshell Angel makes for one H.O.T. dress-up doll.  If you have an e-cutter that hooks up to your computer such as a KNK Zing, Black Cat, Cameo, Silhouette, etc., then this is just oh so perfect for you.  It's oh so easy for you to dress your Bombshell.   I'll take you through the process step by step.  

This image below gives you an idea of all of the clothing items that are available and it's on sale right now for only $8.99.   You'll get several different file formats to suit your machine including .scut, .gsd, .gif, and .eps.  For more details read here:  "Bombshell Clothing" Die Cut Collection

Now follow me along on how I make use of this awesome file.  I like to use Make the Cut (MTC) software and my KNK Zing.   I love MTC.  It's so easy to use.  I imported the .scut version of the cutting file and was ready to start cutting in no time.   

After purchasing the cutting file from http://www.bombshellstamps.com, you can access the download from the home page.  Click on the link "DIGI PICKUP" toward the top right of the page.   

Log in and you should be able to access your purchased files.  Follow the download instructions at the top of the page.... it's pretty simple. 

Be sure to save your files where you'll remember later. 

Open your software for your e-cutter.  In my case, I'm using Make the Cut (MTC).  MTC easily lets me import non .mtc file formats.   So I'll chose the .scut file and import it into MTC.  The import process takes barely a few seconds...  It's just a few mouse clicks. 

Once imported, I can save the file as a .mtc file and massage the file as desired.  For example, I split the file up and put each clothing item on its own layer.  One thing I was careful not to do is that I did NOT resize any of the items.  The items are perfectly sized to work with the Bombshell Angel stamp set. 

So now to the cutting process.  Load your paper onto your cutting mat.  I chose a blue jean print to cut... well, you guessed it - blue jeans.  :-)   

Load your cutting mat, go back to your software and give the instruction to cut. 

Remove excess paper and weed any small items from your cut item.  See.... I now have little paper blue jeans.   Aren't they cute? 

Do the same for additional articles of clothing.  I chose to cut a red polka dot shirt.

  

I like to add a bit of shading.  It not only gives the Bombshell clothes some dimension, but it also does a great job to disguise any burrs from the cutting process.

Here's her outfit with shading and ready to go.

Now to stamp a Bombshell Angel.   I like to stamp her in Rich Cocoa Memento ink.  I think black is just a bit harsh for her skin and Memento ink works well with my Copic markers.

After stamping, I just lay the outfit on my Bombshell image to see where I need to color.   See how low that belt goes.   I'm just going to color dark brown behind the jeans for the belt.

Here she is again after coloring.  I just laid the clothes on her again to make sure I got everything before fussy cutting her out and then adhering the clothes.

And WOW... What a Bombshell ready for a ride.   I'll be featuring her on a card sometime in the future, but in the mean time, she's just a hottie with my son's toy motorcycles. :-)

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial!