Rose Twists

Here is a lovely gilded wall hanging with a twist. It's been made with the wonderfully detailed 3D Embossing folders, launched on Hochanda by Crafters Companion. If you would like to see the shows for even more inspiration take a look at the  Rewind Facility on the Hochanda website.

To begin with I embossed the 'English Rose' onto Matt Black Cardstock and cut out the centre cartouche.

Next, I took a couple of leaves and painted them with Pebeo black Gesso.

The leaves were then wired onto copper, using the same copper wire I created some copper twists by winding it around a pencil.

I then attached the roses onto the wired leaves, then painted all of the copper with black gesso.

I trimmed the embossed card to the edge of the design, then cut another piece of black card and cut to the same size, for the backing.

For the backing, I took a piece of scrunched up tissue paper, secured it to my card and painted with black gesso. This was to show through the aperture so there is no need to cover the whole area.

Next I took my embellishments and using the Pebeo Gilding wax, added highlights, Here I have used Empire and Renaissance golds. I then added a little red Iridescent Watercolour paint by Cosmic Shimmer.

The excess tissue was torn from the background once dry. I highlighted the creases with Silver and Empire gold Gilding wax to bring out the texture.

I applied the Empire and Renaissance gold gilding waxes to the embossed design.

To finish the piece, I secured ribbon to the inside of the backing sheet, then applied 2 layers of 3 mm foam tape for depth. Before attaching the front I added a generous amount of Collall 3D Glue Gel to the lower half, making sure it wouldn't be seen through the window. Then I arranged the roses and other embellishments, inserting the wires into the glue gel I had applied previously.

I do hope you have enjoyed the step by step and the finished piece I have made. I hope to see you again very soon. Take care and Happy Crafting.xx

Indian Spice Box

Morning, A nice little project today using Leonie's brand new Embossing Folders launched on Hochanda along with her beautiful new stamps. As soon as I saw this particular folder, I immediately thought of the carved Indian Boxes, especially thinking of using it with Gilding waxes.

The whole collection of folders are lovely but I particularly like this one. I wanted a small border around my design so I wanted the finished box to measure 5 x 7''. To make a box this size with a depth of 1 1/2'' the card had to measure 10 x 8'' for both the lid base and lid.

I cut my card to size and scored it at 1 1/2'' on all sides using my Big Score from Crafters Companion. Using the lid section for the lid and remembering to use the base for the base. This will ensure that the box fits together perfectly. I creased all edges and cut tabs, then secured with Cosmic Shimmer Glue.

I embossed my top panel using the 'Entwined Love' folder, The card was cut to 5 x 7'' to give the perfect border around the lid. For the edges around the box I cut my strips to size to allow an identical border. I ran these strips through my machine using the 'Dotty Heart' folder, lining up the design along my strips.

I then went ahead and added Pebeo Gilding wax to all of my elements, using Renaissance Gold, Empire Gold and Silver. For the top panel I wanted some extra warmth to show through so before using the Pebeo gilding wax, I added some Cosmic Shimmer Gilding polish 'Rich Red'. Then using the other waxes, I built up a succession of layers to give more depth of colour.

I secured the panels to my box using Cosmic Shimmer Glue and then added matching mini brads to the corners. I think it would be lovely to make some matching notelets to go inside this box or maybe use it as a gift box for chocolates or smelly's. 

Thank you for visiting today and for the lovely comments you have been leaving I really appreciate these and your support. I hope you will continue to visit to see what I am sharing. Take care xxx