RobsCreations

I really love enamel dots  for card making, but they are INSANELY expensive! Some months ago, I bought a small Glossy Accents bottle (a glossy medium used to accent and brighten distinct areas of cards, albums, scrapbook pages etc.) This medium is semi-liquid and opaque when it comes out of the bottle's tip, but in few hours it becomes solid and transparent . While I was using the Glossy Accents for my cards, I realized that the consistency of the dry medium reminded me of transparent enamel dots, which made think it would be possible to use this medium to make my own enamel dots ... I bought a set of mini nail polishes for a reasonable price, dripped some Glossy Accents medium onto an acetate sheet, waited for few hours, and 'painted' the drops with the nail polish... Ok, I haven't been very accurate with the painting 🤣🤣🤣 Once the nail polish dried, I tried to carefully remove the drops from the acetate sheet....nonetheless, I ende...

I have been amazed by a recent video from Jennifer Mcguire o n  stamped shaker cards  ( link at the end of this post for technical details ). I wanted to try something similar myself, but more on the Xmas theme. My post focuses mainly on the things I've changed, so if you need a step-by-step guide, again, hit the link at the bottom of the page (but please don't skip my post 😊) I was well aware that I was missing most of the cool items she used for her cards like for example the single stitch frame die, the shimmer pen and the Copic markers but I think I can be pretty happy with the result anyway. In order to create the frame I have used two dies of the  Sizzix Squares Framelits Die Set that I've stuck together with washi tape like this I've used the square left over as a background for the shaker window. I've stamped  an alphabet  with white ink and embossed it with white Jasmine powder  and glued some sequin...