A New Adventure at Bella Crafts Publishing!!!

Hello crafty peeps! I am so thrilled to be apart of the new Creative Team at Bella Crafts Publishing!!!

Bella Crafts Publishing is the company that has brought us the online publication called Bella Crafts Quarterly, that comes out every three months and is LOADED with all types of tutorials for projects, current art news and products, company advertising, interviews...you name it...it's to insightful. They have also launched a blog where I will be making projects and doing tutorials once a month, along with nine other crafty ladies. To visit just click on any of the links above, and make sure to sign up to receive the Bella Crafts Quarterly online magazine that you can just download and peruse at your own leisure. The last issue had over 400,000 downloads...WOW!!!

 

I am totally looking forward to this new art journey, and hope you enjoy what I am bringing to the crafty table!

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

Valentines Corrugated Heart Tag

Valentines Day is coming up soon! I know sometimes it's a lot of hype, when you should show your love every single day to those you care about, but it's fun to make a little handmade goodness to express your love, even if it's just one day a year...;0)!!! Here is a tag I made for Ranger to display in their booth at trade shows, using yummy Glossy Accents!

I had a bunch of left over corrugated paper negative pieces cut from the Mini Hearts Movers & Shapers, so I used one on this project. I painted it with Aged Mahogany and Festive Berries Distress Paint, and filled it in with Glossy Accents directly onto my craft sheet.

I added Festive Berries Distress Glitter while the Glossy Accents was still wet, and left it to dry on my craft sheet over night. The next day, I just loosened it from the craft sheet, and the Glossy Accents was hardened and just stayed in place. COOL!

I covered a Ranger #8 Manila tag with Postale Tissue Wrap using Multi Matte Medium.

Using the Hearts Stencil from Tim Holtz, I stenciled in the hearts with Glossy Accents. This is such a versatile product. I let this dry about an hour.

I added an Idea-ology Heart Charm to the center of a Collage Key, filled this in with Glossy Accents, and sprinkled a little Festive Berries Distress Glitter into the Glossy Accents. I left this to dry along with the corrugated heart.

I stamped the wings from the Mini Ornates set from Stamper's Anonymous onto Silver Cardstock, using Jet Black Archival, and heat embossed it with Clear Embossing Powder.

After the heart stenciled Glossy Accents was dry, I inked the tag with Festive Berries and Gathered Twigs Distress Ink. The Glossy Accents acts as a resist and hearts are now visible.

I added the wings to the corrugated heart, added the Idea-ology Stenciled numbers and Long Fasteners to that, and embellished the tag with an Industrious Border and Arrow, and inked the tag with Jet Black.

I tied jute around the heart, added the key with a jumpring, and secured the heart onto the tag using Black Foam Tape.

 

Thanks so much for looking and commenting! I hope I've inspired you to make some Valentine goodness! And, if you haven't already, please like my page on Facebook so you don't miss any of my crafty goings on! I'm trying hard to be much more social! Thanks so very much!

Supplies:

Tim Holtz Distress Paint in Festive Berries	Tim Holtz Distress Paint in Aged Mahogany	Sizzix Tim Holtz Movers & Shapers Mini Hearts Set Die	Corrugated Cardboard (6 sheets)	Ranger Glossy Accents
Tim Holtz Distress Glitter Festive Berries	Idea-ology Collage Keys	Heart Charms	Idea-ology Mini Fasteners	#8 Manila Tag
Idea-ology Tissue Wrap in Postale	Ranger Multi Matte Medium	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Layering Stencils - Hearts	Gathered Twigs Distress Ink	Ranger Tim Holtz Seasonal Distress Ink Pad - Festive Berries
Tim Holtz Mini Ink Blending Tool	Ranger Surfaces Silver Foil Cardstock: 8.5" x 11", Pack of 3	Mini Ornates Stamp Set	Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink	Ranger Embossing Powder in Clear
Idea-ology Industrious Stickers in Borders	Idea-ology Jute String	Idea-ology Jump Rings	Idea-ology Long Fasteners	Idea-ology Stencil Markers
Ranger Adhesive Foam in Black

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!