It's Friday so it's stencils, inks and and other messy goodness!

I love getting inky and when Alison challenged us to use our stencils I knew it was the perfect chance just to 'PLAY!'

First of all I cut a piece of 6x6" card to be my base.
Next I took some pieces of patterned paper and glued them randomly onto my 6x6" base:

I trimmed the edges of the patterned paper and lightly brushed some turquoise paint and cream paint onto the base loosely around the edges...

...and I squirted a bit of pink Glimmer Mist into the centre (it was time for some glitter!)

It was stencil time!
I took some of my Crafter's Workshop Stencils out and squidged some Modelling Paste (in any good art shop!) through them onto my painted base:

I love this effect as it adds texture which is easy to hghlight with Distress Ink pads or paints.

Here I brushed Distress Ink pads over the dried Modelling Paste:

The colour was brighter than I wanted so I applied some white paint to tone the colours down:

I was happy with my 'canvas' so next I started work on the stamped images I wanted to add.
I stamped my Bombshell stamps onto some Kraft paper and some Lined paper:

I used my Spectrum Noir pens to colour in the Roses to compliment the the colours I'd used on the base canvas.

I used my Matte Medium to stick the Stamped Images:

I finished off the canvas by adding some chipboard letters and a paper rose:

Ta-da and that's how I built up my inky, stencilled canvas!
I hope you enjoyed my tutorial!

Supplies:
Dead Necessities Stamp Set
Cherry Bomb Stamp Set
Homeward Bound Stamp Set
Classic Tattoo Stamp Set
Scraps of patterned paper
Crafter's Workshop Stencils
Galleria Modelling Paste
Acrylic Paints
Matte Medium for glueing
Distress Inks
Chipboard Letters and shapes

Happy crafting!
GlitteryKatie xxxXXxxx

It's a TUTORIAL Challenge

We had a week between Ms. October's Challenge, and the Hump Day Hop (which you can sign up for here)... so we decided another challenge would be great. Our challenge is to find a tutorial from the Fantastic Friday Tutorial Feature, create a project based upon it, and then share it.  And guess what - if you compete you get a chance to win a free set!!! WHOOP!!!

Lets see what the Design Team has cooked up for you...

Alaine started off by incorporating Torrey's Toling Technique and the Homeward Bound Set.

Kelli using Nicole's Graffiti Backgrounds Technique and Sacred Heart Art Stamp set.

 Kim used Alaine's "You're So Magnetic" Tutorial and Sugar Skulls, Classic Tattoo, and Love & Luck Stamp Sets

There are a ton of tutorial ideas here on the Bombshell Blog. Take a look thorugh the tutorials posted over here

and see what inspires you!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Shrinky Dinky!

I've always found using shrink plastic a little difficult- I think the first shrink plastic I had may not have been the best quality as the ink had a habit of sliding off-very frustrating!
Anyhow I decided to give it another go when Susie challenged us to create jewellery with our Bombshells and tried some CLEAR shrink plastic this time!

~I stamped the feisty looking little cat from the Classic Tattoo set with black Staz-On ink and coloured on the back of the image with copic pens.
~I trimmed around the image and remembered to punch a hole to attach my charm to my planned brooch.
~Shrinking the image is a nerve wracking time- watching that little piece of plastic whip and writhe around is very odd- especially when it looks like it's going to get stuck on itself!
I persevered with the heating and he straightened up and I flattened him with my acrylic stamp block; we both survived and Lucky Cat turned out to be a really cute little charm!

~I added a jump ring to the cat and attached it to a Tim Holtz Swivel Clip: I love the swivel clips for jewelery they are grungy and make great brooches, bracelets (two together) zipper tags, or keyrings!

 For my other charms I stacked a couple of Tim Holtz gears up with a Game Spinner and added a brad to hold them together; used a Halloween token; a small bottle with some glitter and a little label and finally I threaded some beads onto a wire and added those for some bling!

Here is the finished brooch;

I actually loved the shrinking of the Lucky Cat he looks so cute this size and I have some more ideas for shrinky dinks from making this project!
So that's it from me for now!
Happy Crafting!
GlitteryKatie xxx

July 2012 Pin-Up Challenge ~ Bombshell Bling.

Hello everyone, It's Susie here with your challenge for July!

I sometimes find myself a little bored with cards so look for other ways of using my stash, so I recently tried jewellery. 

So your challenge for this month is to make a piece of jeweller using your bombshell stamps and die cut papers. you may also use ribbon, gems, sparkles and findings but NO altered pre-made jewellery items.

I have made a brooch using the fan from the "Lucky Bride" set

and matching earrings too!

Rachael using the three sugar skulls from the Sugar Skulls set.

Alaine used the Icon from Butterfly Queen and bottlecaps to make an earring and pendant set.

GlitteryKatie used Classic Tattoo

..and a pin using Butterfly Dreams

Kathi used the cat from the Classic Tattoo set to make a 1.5" square glass pin.

and also used the Sugar Skulls set, a Vintaj finding, and Glossy Accents to make a necklace.

Kim (Ms. June) using Love and Luck & Classic Tattoo

Alison using Mi Amore

Torrey using A Pirate's Life

So now it's YOUR turn!

Show us your innovative, cool and blingy jewellery ideas with your Bombshells!

Skull Appreciation Day!

We, at Bombshell Stamps, appreciate our skulls. In fact, we celebrate them with many stamp sets that feature skulls prominently, such as:
• The Sugar Skull Collection
• Man's Ruin
• Classic Tattoo
• Panther Tattoo
• Sugar Daddy

This is why the Bombshell Girls and Pin-ups elected to participate in Skull Appreciation Day by sharing skull-themed artwork with you and by participating in Smeared & Smudged's Blog Hop!

So check out the fabulous work by our talented team, then follow the hop list below!!!

Stempelientje used: Speedshop , Sugar Daddy, Love & Luck

Kelli used: Alter Skulls

Alison using Sugar Skulls

Alison again, using Man's Ruin and Homeward Bound

GlitteryKatie Using Butterfly Dream and Madonna Woodcut

Rachael using the Alter Skull set and the Madonna Woodcut set.

Kathi using Alter Skull set and Dead Necessities

Sparkly Mary using Mi Amore

Here is the entire hop list for Skull Day! It's a big one! So sit back and enjoy all of the skully-goodness!

Terra
Tori
Black Dragon

Monique

Helen

Lady Brayton

Fiona

Christine

Jane

Judy

Alison

Susan

Andrea

Smudger Challenge

Laura

Lisa

Kristy

Steph

Glittery Katie

Lisa

Kapree

Ms. Ruin

Kathi

Bombshell Stamps Blog

Dianne

Donna

Nydia

Lady Coral

Suzi

Julia

Patti

Miko

Renee

Wendy

Christina

Hazel

Skye

Wenchkin

Betsy

Scrapbook Stamp Society

Be sure to visit all of the participants, both from the Bombshell Blog and from the Smeared & Smudged Hop. There are prizes to be won! All of the details can be found on Terra's Blog. Thanks for hopping with the Bombshells! Have a very Skully day!