Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Thank You Dad

Good morning, Steph here.

There is something about a handmade gift bag and tag that lets an individual know you truly do care about them.  I know that Father's Day has just passed, but that won't stop me from using this gift bag for another occasion.  There is always a birthday!
After decorating the gift bag with assorted papers, I felt a special tag was needed, so I pulled out my Piccolo Card decor and seperated these awesome Gears.  How manly are they!




I ran the tag through my Cuttlebug with a Sizzix Embossing Folder - embossing just the top half.   I then added Adhesive around the edges of the tag and added Vintage Silver. which gave the tag a great metallic effect.  I added Vintage Silver and Mermaid Tears to the Gears which I then added to the tag.  Some Twine, wrapped around the center of the tag, finished it off nicely.

The sentiment was stamped with Clearsnap's Watermark Twinkle on some white cardstock.  Mermaid Tears was added on top and heat set - perfect!   I love that I can use these powders on sentiments.



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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

My Dear Mother Vintage Frame


Daniela here with a beautiful Globeframe!  This is one of the most fun projects to put together!  With the Globecraft Memories Bubble Frames, you can create a beautiful keepsake for yourself or any loved one.  This one is definitely for me.  I have great pictures of my mother growing up and love to make vintage inspired pieces to show them off.  The GlobeCraft Memories Frame does just that!  With their enamel embossing powders you can achieve the vintage look so easily! 


 




Because the frame has a few layers you can achieve a beautiful 3 dimensional feel.  You can see from this picture that I used different papers and to make each layer stand out. I used the Gold Enamel Powder on one of the frame pieces as well.
















The GlobeCraft Memories Enamel Embossing Powders are FANTASTIC!  They work beautifully and have such dimension and are so easy to use!  I used the Mermaid Tears Powder on this chipboard butterfly and I love how it turned out!


I hope you have enjoyed this project!  I loved making it!  With the variety of different frames, powders and Piccolo embellishments GlobeCraft Memories has designed, you can create beautiful keepsakes for yourself or someone you love!


Daniela 


Products Used:


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Sunday, June 24, 2012

Make Art} Classic Story Teller Rectangle Globeframe

Good morning everyone, Stacy here with you today to share a fun little project that I created with the Classic Story Tellers Grand Rectangle Globeframe.  If you have not tried these products all I can say is that it is a MUST!!!  You will simply fall in love with what you can create.

Ok so first gather all your supplies.  Paper, Glastique, Piccolo enamel powder adhesive, and of course the enamel powders ( I used Temple Stone)!


I wanted to stamp the perfect saying so that I could display this in my creative studio.  The saying is "When the heart & hands all work together...it is then that you can make art".  So I cut a piece of pattern paper so the size of one of the pieces of the frame.  By doing this I knew that my saying would be centered.

So I stamped the sentiment then sprinkled alot of enamel powder (Temple Stone) over it, of course shaking off the excess and placing that back into the container.


Now this step is simple, just heat set the enamel powder.


I covered the base of the frame with the Piccolo enamel powder adhesive and sprinkled Temple Stone enamel powder all over it and heat set this as well.


This is what it looked like when I was done.


So now for the smaller pieces of the frame that go around the globe.  I wanted to simply adhere paper to these.  So I cut paper to the size of the pieces, placed the paper on them, then filed around them them until they were smooth.


Now you simply put it all together using the Glastique and then embellish.  Here is my final project.


You can also try this out or any of the fabulous products here at GlobeCraft Memories...and here is a discount code for you that the wonderful owners of GlobeCraft Memories have given you to use! 
 
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GlobeCraft Memories Supplies:
~Classic Story Teller Grand Rectangle Globeframe
~Piccolo enamel powder adhesive
~Glastique
 
Non GlobeCraft Memories Supplies:
~Carta Bella paper
~Prima embellishments
 
Thanks so much for stopping by today, hope you have a fabulous day!
 
 

Friday, June 22, 2012

Preserving Her Memory

Good morning, Steph here with a memory globe I created featuring an awesome photo of my Grandmother and Great Grandmother circa 1940.  It has always been with my Mother and then came to me when she recently passed.  I know I had to do something fabulous with this photo.  Globecraft Memories to the rescue!


I used adhesive on all layers and added assorted Powders - Enchanted Aubergine, Victorian Bronze, Mermaid Tears, and Brown Stone on the Globecraft Memories Bubble Frame pieces.  The little bits of white showing are from the Brown Stone Powder.  If you saw this in person, you'd see that it actually looks like bits of real stone.   Once I had all the layers done, I adhered them together.


I'll let you in on a secret - I placed the globe on wrong and didn't notice it till I was done.  The globe should have gone under the various layers, but instead I placed it on top - oops!!!  Since it was already complete, I couldn't pull it apart, so I added the globe and debated what I could do.  I decided to add some rhinestones around the globe hoping they would cover my little "mistake".


I put glue around the Globecraft Memories Bubble then placed the rhinestones. To be sure they'd stay permanently in place, I added some Glastique on top of the rhinestones.   It worked beautifully and I love how this Globecraft Memoreis Bubble Frame turned out.

So, next you you do something a little "off", think outside the box - you may be truly surprised at what you can accomplish!!


Supplies:
Glastique Finishing Glaze
Powders - Brown Stone, Mermaid Tears, Enchanted Aubergine, Victorian Bronze


Thursday, June 21, 2012

Card Decor Love

Hi everyone!  Ryann here with a cute, fun and simple greeting card using one of the Piccolo Card Decor sets and lots of bright enamel powders!  With just a few simple ingredients found at Globecraft Memories, you can turn your greeting cards from good to GREAT!!


Supplies Used:
  • Enamel Powder Adhesive (Globecraft Memories)
  • Glastique Finishing Glaze (Globecraft Memories)
  • Piccolo Card Decor Set #8 (Globecraft Memories)
  • Pink Elephant Enamel Powder - coming soon! (Globecraft Memories)
  • Bright Blue Sky Enamel Powder - coming soon! (Globecraft Memories)
  • Fine White Enamel Powder - coming soon! (Globecraft Memories)
  • patterned paper
  • cardstock
  • scallop border punch
  • black ink
  • stamps
  • ribbon

1.  Apply the Enamel Powder Adhesive to the Piccolo Card Decor pieces and cover with Enamel Powders.
2.  Using your heat gun, emboss the Piccolo chipboard pieces.  Set aside to until cool to touch.



3. Apply Glastique Finishing Glaze to the tops of each Piccolo chipboard piece.  Allow to dry completely.


4.  Decorate card with Piccolo Card Decor pieces and give to a loved one! 


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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Siam, Thank you ma'am!


Hello, Allie here back with more Globecraft magic! At first glance, you might think these keys and butterflies are metal. Not so! With a little bit of magic using Piccolo Enamel Powder in Siam Silver, these beauties are turned into metallic looking art. I was first intimidated by these powders. I quickly learned they are very easy to use.

To start this project, I removed the keys using tweezers.  

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Next, I dabbed the keys and butterflies with enamel powder adhesive.  I then sprinkled Siam Silver enamel powder on the pieces. I shook off the excess powder and embossed using my heat tool. Another option is to bake at 350-400 degrees for 60-70 seconds.  You can tell when the whole piece is coated by the color change. I repeated this process twice for both sides of each piece.

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After embossing, I coat side one with Glasstique. Once that side dries, I coat the other side. 5
While waiting for these pieces to dry, I cut my chain, chose my findings, and placed my beads on the bracelet.

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Once everything is dry, it’s time to add the jump rings and attach to the bracelet. The final fun step – wear the bracelet!!

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Supplies used:

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Now get out there, fire up your heat gun and create a little magic! Remember, these powders are easy to use.

Thank you for stopping by and sharing more magic with me.



Until next time, this is Allie, from Well Trained Paper. See you again soon!

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Welcome Home Piccolo Style

Welcome to the Globecraft Memories blog,

Pinky here with a Welcome Home handmade card that has an 
extra special touch from Globecraft Memories. 
I thought I would share with you how I heat set the beautiful and
intricate Piccolo Heart Charm pieces. 
 Step 1. Coat each charm with Piccolo Enamel Powder Adhesive.
Base-BrownStone, Heart-Vintage Gold, Love- Mardi Gras

 Step 2. Carefully hold each piece with tweezers (silicone tipped tweezers shown here).
Step 3. Turn heat gun on away from chipboard let heat up for 5 seconds.
Step 4. Apply heat using heat gun for 3-10 seconds depending on desired effect. 
Step 5. For base re-apply Enamel Powder Adhesive and Brownstone Enamel 
Powder for more dimensional look. 
Step 6. Layer using strong chipboard adhesive. 

Here is a photo after they have all been heat set. 
 You can see the different colors of Enamel Powder really make a difference
when you layer the pieces into one. I added gemstones to the top and bottom
as well for an added shine. 
 When your card is complete it is ready to give with a smile. 
A sweet handmade gesture anyone is sure to enjoy. 
I hope you found some inspiration to create today.

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Monday, June 18, 2012

Vintage Altered Tin

Hello, Charlotte here and I am sharing how to make this vintage keepsake altered tin. This tin is a keepsake tin devoted to storing family memories, which I plan to store old vintage family photographs.  I aged the tin using Piccolo Vintage Copper Enamel Powder, Piccolo Victorian Bronze Metallic Powder and ink.  The finished box is sealed with Glastique Gloss for protection.  I love using the Piccolo Vintage Cooper Enamel Powder because of the beautiful patina finish.  These enamel powders are perfect for mix media artist and are by far are the best embossing powders I have used for mixed media.  I hope you enjoy this tin....


GlobeCraft Memories Supplies
Piccolo Vintage Copper Enamel Powder
Piccolo Victorian Bronze Metallic Powder
Piccolo Embossing Powder Adhesive
Piccolo Card and More Vintage Lock and Keys
Glastique Gloss Medium
Other Supplies
Quick Dry Glue 3M
ColorBox Leather Mix'd Media Inx
Close to My Heart Chocolate Distressing Ink
Parisian Anthology Notes Pink Paislee
Tim Holtz Reinforcers
Adirondack Expresso Alcohol Ink
Joann's Embellishments
Oriental Trading Co Vintage Key

Here is a video sharing how I created this Vintage Altered Tin

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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Easel Greeting Card

Hello there, glad you can stop by today here on the Globecraft Memories blog for a little inspiration. Michelle here today to share with you my easel greeting card.


The easel greeting card is not your traditional or typical greeting card. The easel on the back of the card makes it sturdy for display on your desk, counter top, and or shelf.

You would simply decorate the card as you would a regular card, and recipient can easily fold at the mid-joint, enter the mid-joint into the tongue of the easel  to display.

I used 24K Gold embossing powders and Piccolo enamel adhesive along with my heat gun for the hearts you see on the card.

Products Used -
  • Easel Greeting Card - Globecraft Memories
  • 24K Gold Embossing Powders - Globecraft Memories
  • Piccolo Enamel Adhesive - Globecraft Memories
  • Ribbon - May Arts
  • Hearts -  Piccolo Card Set #3
  • Paper - My Minds Eye
  • Crystal Floral Stem- Prima Marketing
  • Butterfly - K and Company
  • Border punch - Martha Stewart
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Thanks for stopping by and come back soon......... ♥ Michelle 
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