Starlight Express

Starlight Express

Morning All!

Another lovely day and

here is another lovely project

for you to try. 

Get your cuppa and sit back

and relax............

Hazel Harler has brought 

this gorgeous box and here

she is to talk us through

how she achieved all that

gorgeousness ...

"For my latest project I've decorated a wooden box

 with Imagination Crafts Starlights paints

 I painted the box with white gold Starlights, 

it gave the box a lovely shimmery layer 

with the woodgrain showing through

 I added some tissue tape to the top and sides 

and stamped some foiliage with green Archival ink, 

I also stamped some script with black Archival.

I then painted some copy paper with pink sunset Starlights paint

 When the paint was dry I stamped some flowers and cut them out

The flowers were glued to the sides of the box. 

When the glue was dry I used a craft knife 

to carefully cut between 

the lid of the box and the base

 I decided to keep the decoration on the top of the box simple, 

I was going to use stampbourd but then 

found an acrylic ATC in my stash and used that

I stamped and painted the flowers on the backside of the ATC

 I glued the ATC to the top of the box and 

added some gold gems to the corners"

Supplies used:

Wooden box
Imagination Crafts Starlight paints - white gold, pink sunset and passion flower.
Tissue tape
Archival ink - black and green
PaperArtsy/Kay Carley stamp set
Copy paper
Acrylic ATC, you could use acetate if you haven't got an ATC
Gold sticky backed gems

Thank you Hazel, this box

really is beautiful - the shimmery

effect of Starlight Paints is superb

and using the gems as rivets a masterstroke

If you haven't tried these paints, then

you really should put these on your 'To Buy' list

you won't be disappointed in the shimmery loveliness

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

Starlight Express

Starlight Express

Hallo Everyone!

Nice to see you

We have a super project

for you today from

Louise Thomson

Sit back and enjoy as

she shows us what to

do with an oversized

wooden peg............

"First I dismantled the peg to make it easier to

paint and gave it a coating of Starlight Paint

I added a layer of grunge paste through my tree stencil

and allowed this to dry before adding more

Starlight Paint to the raised areas using

Cut 'n Dry foam

I also went back and added to the background

layer with starlights paints applied with a brush

Using Versacolor Ink I stamped in the mushrooms

around the base of the trees and stars all over

the remainder of the peg

Finally, I stamped two little faeries onto vellum

in Versacolor Neptune Ink and cut around them.

I gave them a very light coating of

Dark Orchid Starlight Paint so that they

shimmered and attached them to the peg

I then reassembled the peg

Note that I have done it upside down so that

the peg can stand on my desk as a note holder"

Materials used:

Large wooden peg

Starlights paints – Emerald, Turquoise, Dark orchid

Grunge paste

Tim Holtz layered stencil - birch

Cut n Dry foam 

Versa colour ink – Neptune and silver

Vellum

Lavinia Stamps

Small pixies

Mini slender mushrooms

Mini stars

Thank you Louise

these do look fun to make

and would be really

useful gifts too 

That reminds me - I have

a small gift by way of a

big "thank you" to do this

afternoon so if anyone wants

me I shall be away with the faeries......!

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

Starlight Express

Starlight Express

Hi Everyone!

Hope you are doing well

Here is a beautiful project

to help brighten your day

from Craftyfield:

 "I'm new to Starlight paints although I'd read, 

seen and heard a lot about how fantastically 

shiny and awesome they were. I wasn't convinced 

they would be very different to other metallic paints.... 

I have to admit I was very wrong. 

They ARE different, in a way which is 

difficult to describe, the photos do not

give a good enough impression and this

is one I would advise you to see for yourself. 

Also, if you can, watch the videos available 

on the Imagination Crafts website, they 

explain the product better than I can.

To road test the new paints I used a blank 

tissue box and gave it an Eastern inspired makeover.

 First I gave my tissue box a coat of black gesso. 

The mat look reminds me of blackboard which I thought 

would be perfect to show off the shine of the paints

Then, I applied Starlight in Dark Orchid (purplish colour) 

at the corners fading to black at the center. 

With the flash, however, what you see is mainly 

flashes of silver metal reflecting the light

Next, I used the Starlight in Platinum (I would describe this 

one as a cross between silver and gold) with a piece of 

Cut & Dry foam to ink my Honeydoo stamp. 

[The palette you can see in the photo is old plastic packaging]

The stamp is very detailed, so on top of wood the impression 

is not perfect but I think this give the finished 

article a unique and personal touch.

Now for the side views...

and the end views...

and a zoom so you can get an idea of the shine...

Supplies:

Tissue box 
Black Gesso
Starlight paints (Black orchid, Platinum) 

Paint Brushes

Wow!  This is a gorgeous project

and would make a lovely gift.......

birthdays............mothers day.......

Thank you Craftyfield love the sophisticated air

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx