Last week I shared a couple of new stamp sets with you. Today I thought I'd show you some of the other products that coordinate with the stamp sets. Here's the two stamp sets:
And here's a photo of one of my new Acrylic Shadowbox Frames:
This frame is item #ACR25 Butterfly Frame, retail $9.99. Below is a photo collage and instructions for each step. I hope you enjoy!
Darcie's Butterfly Frame Instructions
Darcie's Acrylic Shadowbox Butterfly Frame - ACR25
1. Take the solid background butterfly and one of the filigree butterfly chipboard pieces and place them on a non-stick craft mat.
2. Use a makeup triangle sponge to apply a thin coat of Ranger's Claudine Hellmuth Studio Gesso to the solid background butterfly chipboard piece.
3. Apply to the entire background of the solid butterfly piece.
4. Place a small amount of Ranger's Adirondack Paint Dabber (Willow) onto the non stick craft mat. Pick up a little gesso in the sponge, dip it in the Willow Paint and smear around on the craft mat to blend. Apply to the solid background butterfly piece by pouncing up and down lightly.
5. Cover the entire solid butterfly piece, leaving a mottled appearance.
6. Using a makeup sponge, apply a thin coat of the gesso to one of the filigree butterfly chipboard pieces.
7. Apply a small amount of Ranger's Adirondack Paint Dabber (Willow) and Ranger's Adirondack Paint Dabber (Pool) to separate areas of the non stick craft mat. Pick up a little gesso in the sponge and then dip the sponge in Willow, smearing on the mat to blend. Dab here and there on the filigree butterfly piece. Repeat with gesso and Pool until the entire filigree butterfly is covered.
8 - 9. You should end up with a mottled appearance on both pieces.
10. Using an Ink Blending Tool with a Foam Pad, apply Ranger's Tim Holtz Faded Jeans Distress Ink to the outer edges of the filigree butterfly piece.
11. Using an Ink Blending Tool with a Foam Pad, apply Ranger's TimHoltz Worn Lipstick Distress Ink here and there on the filigree butterfly piece.
12. Use Ranger's Archival Ink (Coffee) and the french background script from Darcie's Red Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp Set #JCS173 Ephemera Backgrounds to stamp the filigree butterfly piece.
13. Stamp the entire front of the filigree butterfly, re-inking the stamp as necessary.
14. Stamp the Take Wing saying on a piece of bright white card stock using Ranger's Archival Coffee Ink. Use a Ranger Heat It Tool to dry the saying. Lay the filigree butterfly on top of the stamped saying. Use a pencil to make marks (as shown) on the card stock in order to establish a cutting line.
15 - 16. Cut out the saying approximately 1/8" inside the pencil marks.
17. Using Ranger's Ink Blending Tools with Foam Pads and Ranger's Tim Holtz Distress Inks in the following colors (Faded Jeans, Worn Lipstick and Peeled Paint), apply the Distress Inks to the edges of the saying.
18. At this point you will have one green mottled solid background piece, one painted filigree piece and two unpainted filigree pieces. Glue the saying to the back of one of the unpainted filigree pieces.
19. Apply permanent adhesive to the back side of the unpainted filigree piece (the one with the saying glued to the back side of it). Attach this filigree piece (with the saying glued to the back side) to the front of the green painted background piece. Apply permanent adhesive to the front of this unpainted filigree piece.
20. Apply permanent adhesive to the front of the unpainted filigree piece (the ones that were glued together in Step 19). Attach the painted filigree piece to the top of this stack. Let dry. Add a few Iridescent Sparkles to the center opening and to some of the filigree openings.
21. Remove the protective blue film from the butterfly acrylic piece. Lay the acrylic piece on top of the background/filigree stack, aligning the edges.
22. Attach the metal frame clips. Attach the clips so that the shorter end of the clip (the side with no numbers on it) is on the top side of the frame.
Now all you need is that FREE stamp set I was giving away in the last post. How about if we do that right now?! Here's the winner:
glad you are blogging again, life does get in the way of blogging/creating etc. all that fun stuff. i'd love to win this fab set, absolutely stunning, just my style. Posted by: bethann d
Bethann, if you would please email me with your mailing address, I'll get those stamps right out to you! You can email me at [email protected].
Would you like to win a FREE Acrylic Shadowbox Butterfly Frame? I'll be giving one away on Monday, so if you'd like to be entered in the drawing for the Butterfly Frame, just make a comment on THIS post by Midnight, Sunday, April 15th. I'll post the winner's name on Monday, April 16th. The winner will have until Friday, April 20 to email me to claim their prize.
OK, be sure to check back tomorrow, I'll have another little treat for you....
:) Darcie
That's so pretty! Thank you for the great photos
Posted by: colored jeans for women | 07/31/2012 at 06:59 AM
That's so pretty! Thank you for the great photos & instructions.
Posted by: Kirsten Alicia | 04/14/2012 at 12:21 PM
Wow so lovely. I'm so glad you posted the how to it makes it so easy for me when I buy your items to duplicate from your posts.
Posted by: Cheri P | 04/13/2012 at 02:57 PM
This is gorgeous--I like all the pretty colors.
Posted by: Sue D | 04/13/2012 at 01:03 PM
Love it...thanks for the opportunity to win the shadowbox!!
Posted by: Holly Jackson | 04/12/2012 at 02:30 PM
Great to see you blogging again Darcie!
What a great frame!
Hope I win! :o)
Posted by: Rochelle Schhiffbauer | 04/12/2012 at 01:39 PM
Welcome back!! What you did to this shadowbox is amazing! I'd like to win it so I could give it a go!
Posted by: Retired PJ | 04/12/2012 at 12:01 PM
Absolutely beautiful! Thank you for the chance to win.
Posted by: Heidi Brown | 04/12/2012 at 10:36 AM
Thanks so much for the tutorial on this one. Its really great.
Posted by: Barbara T | 04/12/2012 at 10:16 AM
The butterfly frame is just beautiful and the stamp set goes with it perfectly.
Posted by: Mary Mac | 04/12/2012 at 09:30 AM
This is totally stunning!!! Your project tutorial is awesome!!! Will definitely bookmark this so I can attempt to recreate it!!
Posted by: Heidi Gore | 04/12/2012 at 09:10 AM
Your acrylic frames are all so cute!
Posted by: Alice | 04/12/2012 at 04:12 AM
Love the butterfly!! I'm working on one of your shadow boxes right now. They're so fun to make!
Posted by: Donna Bowman | 04/12/2012 at 03:56 AM
I am so THRILLED that you are blogging again. I have really missed seeing all of your amazing inspiration and new products. I would love to win. That butterfly is gorgeous!!!!!
Posted by: Alice Roushia | 04/11/2012 at 11:12 PM
i love this! so pretty!
Posted by: rebeca coltrane | 04/11/2012 at 10:52 PM
Such a BEAUTIFUL project! Can't wait to see you & your booth in a few weeks at the Novi Mega Meet :)
Posted by: Sherry V. | 04/11/2012 at 08:45 PM
this is absolutely GORGEOUS!!! I wanna win!! :-)
Posted by: Eve | 04/11/2012 at 07:58 PM
wow i love love love this new shadowbox!!!! glad to have you posting again!! we missed u :)
Posted by: Ana Garcia | 04/11/2012 at 07:03 PM