Candy Monster Jar-Stamping and Painting on Glass

Hello everyone!!

I would like to start off first to thank everyone once again who voted for me during the Torendi DT Competition. I made it through all three rounds, but did bow out of the competition on this last round. The winner was to be chosen by who got the highest vote, and I cannot compete with two gals who had huge followings with over 400 people voting for them! But thanks again-really!

This week was a little tough on my little men as DH has left for Iraq. But they are soon back to their usual routines and have accepted his deployme

nt with no issues! (Thank goodness!!) They really have been helpful knowing it's just the three of us for now....

NOW! I got into thinking for some fun things for Halloween and thought what it would take to stamp and paint on glass. And this is what I came up with:

I stamped the jar using Sweet Tooth Terrors from Our Craft Lounge with Black Staz-On. I then used paint made for glass to color in the image using a fine brush. This technique is not quick, but in the end you will have a fun jar that will last! Once you are done painting the image, you let it cure for about 48 hours. Once it is cured, you bake it for 30 min. at 325 degrees in your oven. This will make the image permanent and allow for handwashing. I then used my nestibilities for the top and stamped the sentiment from the set "Happy Halloween" and "Candy Monster" for the tag using my SU! small Tag punch. I finished it off with some ribbon and candy on the inside and its ready for giving! I hope you enjoyed this project and thanks so much for stopping by to take a peek!!

Materials Used: OCL Sweet Tooth Terrors, SU! Tag Punch, MSC Ribbon, Glass jar, Glass paints, Staz on, Nesitibilities, Copics, candy

Happy Sunday!

I just wanted to pop in to let you know that there is one day left of voting for the Torendi DT competition that I am in. I would love your vote!! For those of you who have votes THANK YOU!! It is appreciated!! Visit http://torendi.blogspot.com to cast your vote!! Pass it on! :) Thank you thank you!!!

The final two days are here before saying goodbye to my dh for year...please keep him and all the service men and women in your prayers!

I will have some projects to share with you tomorrow!

Warm Winter Wishes- Blog Hop

You made it! Thanks for stopping by!! : )

Carolyn King's new set is so much fun and versatile, you are sure to have many creations!! But better yet, Carolyn is donating 100% of her proceeds to the Alzheimer's Association in memory of her grandmother! AWESOME! Keep reading and you will see how you can WIN one of your own!

I have two projects to share with you.... the first is definitely to keep you warm!

I created a little box/holder that can hold up to 4 packets of hot chocolate or your own mixture in a bag or two packets with a small packet of marshmallows. I used Basic Grey's Mellow collection for the DP and the die cut girl. I couldn't resist using the mug from Carolyn's set and adding that to the girl. I used my decorative scissors for the snow on the bottom and MSC snowflake punch for a little wintery touch. I then used my largest scallop circle nestibilites for the topper, embossed, and stamped the sentiment repeatedly between Pumpkin Pie and Chocolate Chip. I added a few more die cuts from the DP collection to the topper and finished it off with some brads and self adhesive crystals. Everything is popped up and the heart on the mug has a touch of Ranger Glossy Accents. A simple little gift that anyone is sure to love!

The second project is a pop up card. For the front, I started using the sewing machine to make uneven lines on the mat and added some Basic Grey Figgy Pudding DP to the bottom. I added some Chocolate Chip SU! Grosgrain ribbon and punched out two snowflakes with my MSC punch. I punched out the sentiment circles and faux stitched around that. I finished it off by adding some silver Stickles to the snowflakes and some self adhesive metal dots to the bottom.

For the inside, I followed the instructions on making pop up cards which you can find in the Resource section of SCS. I stamped the snowman from the set and colored him in using Copics. I added a smidgen of Stickles to the snow and then added Versamark to the entire image and heat embossed in clear. Once heated and cooled, I cut him out. I took the sentiment block in the set that says "Love" all over and stamped that throughout my scalloped circle nestibilites. I finished off the inside with a small strip of DP to match the front and sponged the edges with Cranberry Crisp. I have also included a side view.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

For even more inspiration visit Carolyn King - the Illustrator of Warm Winter Wishes and the Idea Center gallery HERE.

Then, check in with Carolyn's special guest designers:

Charlene Merrick

Tina Gilliland

Deb Anton

And, finally stop by these GinaK Designer's blog participating in the hop tonight:

Cathy Tidwell
Cindy Lawrence
Emily Giovanni
Erika Martin
Jessica Fick
Kurtis Amundson
Lee Murphy
Nina Brackett
Melanie Muenchinger
Tami Mayberry
Theresa Momber

and our CenterStage Spotlight Team:
Joy Hadden
Kay Simmons
Linda Payne
Lori McAree

GinaK will be giving away a copy of Warm Winter Wishes on her blog tonight - so pop over there to leave your comment on her blog for your chance to win the set for free! (If you've already purchased the stamp set, we can swap it out for another GinaK stamp set valued at $19.95 or less.)

Voting for Week Two, a Halloween Treat, and Blog Hop Info!

Hi everyone!!

Yes! The voting for week two has begun!! Thank you again for all who have voted! I would love all your votes, so if you haven't already, head over to Torendi to cast your vote!! It is much appreciated!! Check out the previous post for my creation....

In the meantime, here is a quick Halloween treat tin I created for one of the boys teachers using Our Craft Lounge's set of Sweet Tooth Terrors. (I just {heart} their products!!!)

I used one of my many nugget tins (remember those??) and filled a bag with some M&M's to place inside the tin. I decorate the outside of the tin with some Halloween DP and added some ric rack around the tin top. I then created a sleeve for the center which can slide off to get to the goodies! The images were colored in using Copics and clear ep was put on top. The moon was punched out and the edges sponged, and the stamped tree with the crows are from Inkadinkado!

***DON'T FORGET! Tonight starting at 10PM central time will be the Blog Hop for Carolyn King's new set of Warm Winter Wishes! She is donating 100% of her proceeds to the Alzheimer's Association in memory of her grandmother! You don't want to miss out on all the awesome creations with the DT and guest spots!!! Gina K has a little giveaway too!! ; ) ****

Thanks for stopping by! It is appreciated!

More Votes!! And Blog Hop!!

HI Everyone!!

Thank you so much for your votes for the Torendi DT competition!! It is really nice to see all my supporters! I have made it to the second week and this is my card! I would love your votes again, so be sure to head over to http://torendi.blogspot.com TOMMOROW to cast your vote!!

For this card, I whipped out my dusty sewing machine so that I could sew the linen ribbon to the center of my card. I am actually quite proud of myself to have been able to make this design since I am, by no means, a seamstress!! LOL!! The bird was colored in with Prismamarkers and is from a set by Pink Paisley. I used PTI's Mixed Messages for the sentiment and Cosmo Crickets Mini Stack of Boyfriend for the DP. I popped up the bird and scalloped circle and finished it off with two metal self adhesive dots. Simple and cute!

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a peek!!

** Be sure to join us in a blog hop tomorrow for Carolyn Kings new set of Warm Winter Wishes!! Stay tuned for your chance to win her new set!!**