Blog Hop fun......

Hello and welcome to my blog and the next step of the Creative Expressions Blog Hop. Hope you're enjoying the journey. There are all sorts of prizes to be had along the way so make sure you leave messages on the blogs as you visit to be in with the chance of being randomly picked as a winner.                               

My piece was created using the Ornate Frame Set from the Couture Creations 3 in 1 collection, had lots of messy fun making it!!                                                                                                                                     

Start by stamping the main image onto a piece of Milk card, mask off the frame and re-stamp script to completely fill background. Colour the background using tea dye, brushed corduroy and wild honey distress ink. Using the edge of a pair of scissors lightly distress the edges. Run this through the embossing folder that comes with the set. Then 'ink' up the stamp with Cosmic Shimmer Flake and Glitter glue, try to get the glue only on the frame portion of the stamp, stamp it over the top of the black image you have already stamped but slightly off set the image. Once stamped immediately clean your stamp, don't worry about the glue drying on your piece it'll stay tacky for a long while but you do want to clean off your stamp. Then take some Summer Meadow Gilding Flakes apply over the sticky image, pat down and then using a piece of Rub it Scrub it rub off the excess flake and return to pot. Mount your piece onto a slightly larger piece of Dark Coffee card and then again onto another piece of Milk card.

Take another piece of the dark coffee card and about an inch and a half bigger than your mounted piece, using a mask and some texture paste create some texture by scraping paste over the top of the mask with a palette knife. Don't worry about being too precise, you're aiming for a distressed, grungy look. The mask I used was a Moroccan Mask by That Special Touch. Now if you want a smooth look leave it to dry naturally but I dried mine with a heat gun letting the paste bubble and pit under the heat. Once dried and cool lightly rub over the surface with Enchanted Gold Gilding Wax. Mount your previously made piece onto this background.

Now to finish off roughly cut 3 circles of milk card, then cut each circle into a spiral.  Roll up to form a rose and glue with Cosmic Shimmer glue. Cut three leaf shapes also out of the milk card. I cut them all by hand but you could always use dies if you would like. Colour your flowers and leaves with Cosmic Shimmer sprays, I've used Mallow Blush and Golden Fish.  Whilst wet slightly rough up the edges to distress a little, once dry very lightly shade the edges with some black soot distress ink. Glue the finished flowers and leaves into position at the base of the frame. Stamp out some of the butterflies and colour with the distress inks previously used to colour the background of the frame, cut them out using the dies in the set and glue into position onto frame. The final touch is to add some 'pearls' using Cosmic Shimmer Pearl glue in Golden Pearl.

Well hope you enjoyed your visit, don't forget to leave a message to be in with a chance of a prize.

Here's the complete list for the blog hop (complete with prizes on offer) so you can see where to 'hop off' to next! Lol!

Hope to see you again
Donna xx

CREATIVE EXPRESSIONS (Home Link in case you get lost!)
http://blog.creative-expressions.uk.com/2013/11/creative-expressions-blog-hop-let-fun.html

KIM ROBERTSON
http://inkykimcraft.blogspot.com/2013/11/creative-expressions-couture-creations.html
Zentangled Flower Pre Cut Stamp
GlitterCosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue
Cosmic Shimmer Silver Shine Details Embossing Powder 

PAM SMITH
http://smiffyscards.blogspot.com/2013/11/blog-hop.html
Zentangled Owl Pre Cut Stamp
Glitter
Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue
Cosmic Shimmer Silver Shine Details Embossing Powder

NEIL BURLEY
http://perfectly4med.co.uk/2013/11/19/cc-ce-bloghop/
Zentangled Saying Pre Cut Stamp
Glitter
Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue
Cosmic Shimmer Silver Shine Details Embossing Powder

DONNA RATCLIFF
http://donnaslittlecraftycorner.blogspot.com/2013/11/blog-hop-fun.html
Precious Purse Pre Cut Stamp
Glitter
Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue
Cosmic Shimmer Silver Shine Details Embossing Powder

TRACY HEATON
http://ahintofmagnolia.blogspot.com/2013/11/oh-hoppy-day.html
I Do Pre Cut Stamp
Glitter
Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue
Cosmic Shimmer Silver Shine Details Embossing Powder

KERRY HICKTON
http://kezzyscraftyjourney.blogspot.com/2013/11/creative-expressions-blog-hop.html
Bouquet Frame Pre Cut Stamp
Glitter
Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue
Cosmic Shimmer Silver Shine Details Embossing Powder

KIM DELLOW
http://www.kimdellow.co.uk/2013/11/creative-expressions-couture-creations.html
Your Carriage Awaits Pre Cut Stamp
Glitter
Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue
Cosmic Shimmer Silver Shine Details Embossing Powder

TRACE METCALFE
http://inkypinkycraft.blogspot.com/2013/11/creative-expressions-couture-blog-hop.html
From This Day Forward Pre Cut Stamp
Glitter
Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue
Cosmic Shimmer Silver Shine Details Embossing Powder 

CATHI O'NEILL
http://celticknotted.blogspot.com/2013/11/joy-in-life.html
To Have & To Hold Pre Cut Stamp
Glitter
Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue
Cosmic Shimmer Silver Shine Details Embossing Powder

TRACY EVANS
http://craftaddicts-tracyevans.blogspot.com/2013/11/creative-expressions-couture-blog-hop.html
1 x Doilies CO723401
Wedding Bells Pre Cut Stamp
Glitter
Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue
Cosmic Shimmer Silver Shine Details Embossing Powder