Stampendous Tropical Bangle

Good morning and welcome back for another Stampendous Saturday! This months theme is GIFTS. Today I'm sharing a bangle that I created for the last Stampendous catalog that would make a great gift for someone special. 

Supplies Used: Stampendous Cling Jumbo Tropical Garden and DIY Bangles Dome Exterior unfinished wood bangle, Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils, Ranger Archival Ink, Plaid Mod Podge, Walnut Hollow Varnish

Instructions: 

1. Stamp flowers on tissue paper. Color with watercolor pencils. Cut out.
2. Adhere tissue paper to painted bangle with mod podge. 
3. Wash with a coat of white paint. Wipe off extra. 
4. Age with a coat of antiquing gel medium. Wipe off extra.
5. Seal with varnish.

Be sure to check out what my teammates have created for the challenge today!

Stampendous Impressions

Janelle Stollfus
Lea Kimmel

Melinda Gleissner
Pam Hornschu

Taylor Usry

Tenia Nelson

And we want YOU to play along with us!  Simply make a gift, gift set (could be cards, could be an altered item), or a gift card holder of some sort and add the direct link for your project to our collection at the end of this post (or on the Stampendous blog) no later than Thursday, May 31 at 11:59 PM EST .  You do not have to use Stampendous products, but we sure love it when you do!  As an extra incentive for playing along, one lucky crafter (drawn at random) will receive this fabulous new Cling Jumbo Tropical Garden stamp set:

Due to shipping restrictions, the winner must have a US address.  We hope you have a chance to play along with us (you an enter as many times as you'd like!) this month...Happy Crafting!

WAREHOUSE SALE: If you're in the Anaheim California area, be sure to stop by the Stampendous warehouse and stock up on some fabulous craft goodies today. More info can be found on the Stampendous Blog.

Playing with Plaid Paints and Mod Podge

The In Style Stamps team had a chance to play with an assortment of Plaid paints and ModPodge. Mod Podge has always been a staple in my crafting arsenal, but I usually just use it in the traditional way to adhere down paper to projects. I really wanted to find some different ways to use the Mod Podge and paints. 

For my first project I created rolled & punched flowers from the paint. (video below) I painted the paint on a nonstick craft mat, smoothed it out and allowed it to dry. After a few hours when it was dry, I peeled it off the mat. I found I was able to punch through the piece of paint (see flower in upper corner heart) and roll it into flowers (see bottom left heart). To add a bit of sparkle to the hearts I painted Sparkle Mod Podge directly onto the hearts. 

stamps: In Style Stamps ( Mom Love)

Wondering how to create those rolled paint flowers? I'll show you how. Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy the video. Be kind. I'm still trying to find a better editing program to use directly on my ipod. 

For my second project I painted the wood base with Plaid Extreme Glitter Paint. Next I used the Outdoor Mod Modge to adhere the stamped image on the wood. I painted over the paper with the Mod Podge to protect it from moisture in the bathroom. Because this is a printed digi image, I was super careful about not using too much Mod Podge over the printed areas. The bubbles were created by dropping drops of Plain and Sparkle Mod Podge onto a non stick craft sheet and allowing to dry. For some of them, I backed them with white paper dots so they showed up better. You can also color the back of the dried Mod Podge drops with Copics. Your own customized dew drops at a fraction of the cost. 

stamps: In Style Stamps

A big thanks to Plaid for generous assortment of Mod Podge and Paints to play with!!! 

If you're looking for more ideas to create with Plaid products be sure to check out their website... Plaid.

And there is also a fabulous blog devoted entirely to Mod Podge... Mod Podge Rocks!