Craftiness is Happiness

Happy Friday Topflight Fans! Ericka here and today I have something a little different. I've been playing with this MDF Life Quote from Debbie Moore.

I must admit that when I first got this I wasn't sure what to do with it. As a card maker, it was a little intimidating to figure out where to start and how to make these beautiful words unique. In the end I decided to add paint and embossing powder for color.

I love how this came out and it was so easy to use the PaperArtsy paint. I used Summer Sky and Twilight for an ombre look to my MDF.

Once my paint was dry, I added some fun embossing powders to give the piece some sparkle and shine. After all, glitter and shine is important to happiness!

Thanks for stopping by and if you want more details on how I created this piece, feel free to stop by Strangely Creative.

P.S. Come back on Sunday, September 29th for a special post and Celebrate National Coffee Day with us. 

Messy Me

Hello, Topflight fans! Toni here with you today sharing a fall-themed craft room decoration.  Have you seen the various Debbi Moore Designs MDF Plaques in the shop?

Here I'm using the Debbi Moore Designs MDF Life Quotes Plaque. You can use the plaque as is or you can fancy it up every which way!

I applied a random coating of Modge Podge onto the MDF and then covered that with gold leafing. I knew I hadn't wasted my $1 at that crafty garage sale 5 years ago!  LOL.

Oh, wait, before that, I applied a coat of white acrylic paint--you can see it along the edges.

Once all that was dry and I had gotten as much of the leafing off literally everything, including the cats (they were so glamorous!), I applied more Modge Podge to the flowers and used Studio Light Art by Marlene Collage Paper #3 over it. You can especially see the paper on the larger flowers.

I sponged some Prism Ink (Orange Zest, Red Chili and Blackcurrant Jam) next.  That worked really well as some of the paper was present so it had something to stick to.  I coated the lot with a final bit of Modge Podge and then randomly sprinkled Copper Pearl Ex. Really hard to capture the shimmer of that but it looks fab with the grungy gold and paint.

If you'd like to check out my other creations, you can visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, my Instagram, or my Pinterest Board.

Have a crafty rest of your week!

Foxy Thank You

Forest Fairies

Hello, lovelies! Toni here with you sharing a whimsical fairy card.

I started the card by applying Tim Holtz Alcohol Pearls onto glossy cardstock. I diecut this with a Hero Arts die from the August 2016 kit.

Next I sprinkled Brusho Leaf Green onto Neenah 65lb Metallic Cardstock.

I wasn't sure whether the Neenah 65lb Metallic Cardstock would (1) handle water and (2) still show the shimmer with Brushos.  I was pleasantly surprised on both counts!

I stamped Lavinia Aerial (small) and Rory of Lavinia Rory & Darcy onto the shimmer background using Stazon Jet Black.

I stamped the  Debbi Moore Designs Fairy Life Quotes 21 using Stazon as well.

I applied a LOT of foam tape to the alcohol ink diecut and popped it on top of the card base.  I diecut a handful of Memory Box Dancing Butterflies out of Neenah 65lb Metallic Cardstock. I adhered these using Gina K Connect Glue.

Have a fairy happy day!  I'll see you next week. In the meantime, check out my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, or Instagram to see my other creations.