So, my friend and "boss" Kimberly Crawford (of Mint Motif stamps) approached the MM design team and asked us if we'd be interested in playing along with a little Christmas challenge.. I said YES, but not every day (the crazy life and schedule of a high school music teacher around Christmas time is starting to kick in) and I wanted to play this first day just so I could let you all know about it! Every day there's going to be a different challenge and lots of inspiration, so if I'm not posting, be sure to check Kimberly's blog to see who is... AND PLAY ALONG!
So today's challenge is Mercury Glass:
I own two mercury glass ornaments and they were a gift, and are very precious to me (and heavy!!) but sadly I don't have a lot of supplies that would mimic the look of it besides silver ink.. hehe.. Kimberly has a tutorial done up and I can't wait to see it, but I'll show you what I did:
I covered the back side of clear buttons with silver pigment ink (colorbox) then sprinkled some Ultra-thick embossing enamel (UTEE) on them and applied heat.
I drew the lines around the card as well as the bauble wires with a Copic Multiliner pen (I copied the idea from a Papertrey Ink stamp) and stamped the sentiment with black ink. This card couldn't be easier, and SO quick to pull together. Do they look like Mercury Glass??? From a distance maybe?? haha.. I had fun anyway. Thanks for stopping by!
6 comments
GORGEOUS!!!!!!!! LOVE the look you created!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSuper creative! Will have to try it out!
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful!! Love it!
ReplyDeleteI will be neglecting the housework to try this technique today. It's stunning and probably safer than mercury ornaments!
ReplyDeleteBravooooooooooo super bonne idée
ReplyDeletemd
I love what you did. After seeing this and Kimberly's blog I searched around and found
ReplyDeleteKrylon's Looking Glass Mirror-Like Paint. It goes on the inside of the glass and is great.
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