The Crafty Pad - Something Shiny

Hi everyone, it is a bit dull in London today, good excuse to craft! I am very excited as this is my first Guest Design Team appearance since I joined blogland!!! Debbie who owns The Crafty Pad asked me to be a Guest designer for two weeks. This week the theme is to use something shiny in your card or project. You could use mirrorboard, Gems, metal, glitter as long as it shines. You do not have to use a crafty pad stamp,but if you choose too you, will be entered into the prize draw twice.
I decided to get out my polymer clay (my favourite medium) and make a necklace. I used the Butterflies and verse set. I mixed several colours of clay (silver, black and white) I rolled it out and having inked my stamp with clear versamark ink, I pressed it into the clay to form the butterfly impression. I cut it out using craft scissors. I then added beads to parts of the design. I didn't follow the stamp impression directly I improvised. I then added clear liquid polymer clay and baked in the oven.
To add the shine I painted on some H20's and added a glaze of varnish. I then beaded the necklace.
Debbies stamps are deeply etched and give a very good impression ,so this is why I could use them to make my necklace. I have already worn the necklace and had some lovely comments which made me feel very chuffed. I was shopping in Next at London Bridge and I chose a ring and the assistant said that will go perfectly with your butterfly necklace.
Please pop over to The Crafty pad and see the other Design Team projects as they are very creative and extremely talented.

Arty girlz challenge #62 - favourite colours

Too many colours, how do I choose? What a week! My baby Max has bronchillitus so I spent yesterday morning in casualty. He is responding to the medication quite well so I can go off to my South African evening tonight for a couple hours. Some friends are moving to South Africa soon to work in an orphanage for aids victims, tonight we are having a night to celebrate this.

I received my melting pot this week so I decided to play. This is my first experiment. I used clear UTEE and I melted some in my project pan then I added some blue and red to dye for which created this deep purple centre. I mixed some purple, black, grey and pink polymer clay and then created the pendant. I added some varying gold bugle beads. I added jump rings into the clay so I could create some danglers and link for the chain. I then created the danglers using some beads I made with the leftover clay and the bugle beads. I added a leather chain and there you have it. Photo not great soz.

My favourite colours are black, metallics ( silver, copper,gold) and purples. So I tried to incorporate elements of these. Loved the challenge as it is a chance to express some personality.

Arty Girlz challenge #53 = Autumn

Autumn is my favourite season. I cannot resist crunching in those shrivelled leaves. I am inspired immensely by Autumn. I love the colours ( rich rusts and bronze browns), the sounds, the crisp mornings, the smell of bonfires. So this is a great challenge for me. My dream is to travel to Canada in the fall as the trees turn amazing shades of red, orange and brown. I also have a passion to see wild bears. Anyway back to the subject in hand Art. Here is a bag charm made from my old faves acrylic and polymer clay. I got some Basic craft stamps arrive from Sassycrafts today so I used one on the clay and this is what happened. I added chain, beads and some fibres too. Thanks for looking!

Mixed Media Monday - Show us what you love to do

This is simply what I love to do. I love to design pendants from polymer clay for necklaces. I have made this using white premo sculpey clay which I stamped using elusive image stamp and a lace stamp by sculpey. I added a bead as the centre of the flower. When cooked I added some acrylic paints and some glimmer mists and some gloss. I then made the jump ring using wire and a bead that matched the centre of the flower. The picture is not as great as i would like but I hope you can see my passion for this technique in the piece.

Craftaway a Sunday - Water

I made a polymer clay bag charm for my daughter. It is a dolphin. I accented the stamped pattern with acrylic paint and glimmer mist. I also added some gems and my own swirls. I varnished it added a hole and eyelet and added the keyring, ribbons and chain. My daughter loves it!

A christmas Star!

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This is a christmas ornament I have made for the Monday Mixed Media challenge. The theme is star. I used some green polymer clay rolled it very thin and cut out a star shape. I then cooked it. Once cooled I applied some acrylic paint red metallic mixed with glitter and yellow metallic. I followed the shape of the star and created a pattern. I then stamped an image of Mary with Jesus onto paper and painted with corresponding colours. I then stamped the work JOY as this is the message of Christmas. I used a crop-a dile to cut a hole and added an eyelet then I added some gold chain and a few yarns. This will be hung on the tree this christmas!

Black is Back! - Polymer clay Ring

I have made this ring for This Thursday is all about Black is back challenge. I have made a polymer clay ring and used some beads and wirework. I added some acrylic paint in red and gold to accent the stamping. Black is my favourite colour so this will be worn with frequency. Loved the challenge!

Mixed Media Monday Nature

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I have decided to create a polymer clay photo tile project for this theme. I have been meaning to make something for my mum for a while. She loved the last one I made for her. I have used the following to make it. Polymer clay, A picture including all her grandchildren,skeleton leaves, liquid polymer clay, stamps by sculpey and elusive images, laminator an acrylic paints. The corners are leaves and I left the shape quite natural as the theme is nature. The skeleton leaves and flowers represent nature as do the next generation of the family nature is progressive. I hope you like it.

A collage Pendant/ Monday Mixed media challenge fashion

I have been inspired by the mixed media work I have been viewing on some inspirational blogs.
I decided to create this Polymer clay necklace with laminated vintage lady embellishment. I spritzed with glimmer mists. I used a mixture of clays and imprinted the rolled out clay with a sculpey textures stamp. I cut out a circle. I then laminated the glimmer misted image of the vintage lady and cut her out and added to necklace. I die cut some backing paper and put it on with liquid clay.
I then added jump rings and sandwiched them between 2 circles of clay. I then baked. I added some yellow/gold acrylic paint and then I glossed the pendant and added an antique chain.
This all came from a sketch I did in the morning.
I layed the piece on a backing paper I designed. I thought it complemented the colours I used.

Artzy girlz challenge #48

Shapes. Ok so I lied about a non crafty day! I am off out to see a friend tonight so I rose to the challenge of designing a craft using shapes and came up with this necklace made from polymer clay stamped with sculpey texture makers then cut into a circle and a heart, a border of bugle beads some liquid polymer clay and baked. When cooked I added some acrylic paint a black/bronze and some gloss varnish. I think it has that current vintage feel about it. I added a silver chain to modern it up a bit. I will be the bell of the ball I hope!

Polymer clay pendants

I have been busy again today. What a crafting week! I created some polymer clay pendants. I have made one necklace from these. I really enjoyed doing these.

For the red and black necklace I rolled out some pale grey clay used a circle cutter to cut out my pendant. I then stamped one of the elusive image diamente designs onto it. I baked it. When it was cool I coloured in the raised parts of the image with sukura stardust pens. I sprayed it with acrylic spray. I punched out a hole using a crop-a-dile and then beaded it. I choose the beads after creating the pendant. I find this works best for me.

Jewellery project

I made this flower pendant necklace with polymer clay. I designed a backing paper using a copyright free black and white image from a CD rom which I then coloured in on a graphics program. I then made it into a backing paper using My craft studio. I cut out petal shapes in the polymer clay and made this flower. I then cut out petal shapes in the backing paper and attatched them with glue to the clay. I then covered in liquid polymer clay and baked. I then created a co-ordinating chain using shop brought beads. Another successful project to be proud of.

A favourite of mine

This is a necklace I made a while ago but is a favourite of mine. It is made with polymer clay and seed/bugle beads. I have then created the chain with a series of handmade and shop brought beads. I love this necklace!

This is a necklace I designed using polymer clay, polymer clay stamps ( both from The polymer claypit www.polymerclaypit.co.uk) a backing paper I designed on my PC and them laminated. I cooked the clay and then using various self taught beading techniques I made this necklace.