Welcome to the Stampendous "Fran•tage Encrusted Jewel Hop"! All of us on the Stampendous Design Teams are sooo excited about this new technique...an accidental creative process discovered by our own Fran Seiford, Chief Artistic Officer at Stampendous! There is a quote that says, "There are no mistakes, just opportunities for embellishment!" How true is that? Today our super-creative-with-mistakes designers are excited to show you how you can deliberately create with gorgeous sloppiness. For more info on the process of Encrusting with the Fran•tage Essentials, check out the YouTube video HERE. Here's the list of our Encrusted Hoppers for today:
As you hop from blog to blog, oohing and aahing over the Encrusted Jewel fabulousness, be sure to leave some love (and your contact email) for the designers, as well as on the Stampendous blog. Your comments are your insurance that you have an opportunity to win one of four blog candy goody boxes of Stampendous Fran•tage Essentials for you to create your own Encrusted Jewel goodness (US winners only):
Aged Black Prize Package
Aged Silver Prize package
Aged Gold Prize Package
Shabby White Prize Package
Alright, my time here is done....it's time for you to get hopping! I'm sure you're in for some real treats from this uber-talented group of gals! Prepare to be wowed!!! After checking out all of the encrusted goodness, be sure to watch Fran's video and then take time to get inky!
OK! You ready to see what I created? I decided to step out of my comfort zone this week and instead of making a card, I made a vellum candle shade. I love the way this turned out! Along the top edge of the vellum, I stamped the flourish from the Cling Jumbo Peony with VersaMark ink. It's kind of hard to see, but I really like the way a watermark looks on vellum. I then stamped just the Eiffel Tower from Eiffel Noel and embossed it with Detail Gold EP. On the reverse side of the image, I colored the holly, berries and poinsettias with my Prismacolor pencils. I attached the shade to a piece of chipboard that I embossed with Detail Gold EP and then added Shaved Ice around the base to mimic snow. This was the first time I used Shaved Ice and it won't be my last! It was "snow" much fun! I placed a battery operated tealight inside and VOILA!
Alright, my time here is done....it's time for you to get hopping! I'm sure you're in for some real treats from this uber-talented group of gals! Prepare to be wowed!!! After checking out all of the encrusted goodness, be sure to watch Fran's video and then take time to get inky!
What a gorgeous project! I am loving this technique... Thank you for sharing! mamagilliam at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteLove the project. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeletecraftymom205 at yahoo dot com
What a great idea! Would love to see it in action!
ReplyDeleteoooo wow very romantic.
ReplyDeleteHi Krissy! Really beautiful Parisian card! Love that background paper with the Shaved Ice!
ReplyDeleteFantastic!
ReplyDeleteindyowens at yahoo dot com
Very pretty...I bet this really rocks in real life...hard to see all the candle glow and sparkle in a photo...well done!
ReplyDeleteSo so very very cool!!! Thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteElegant vellum shade! Lovely touch with the soft edge around the bottom.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful candle shade!
ReplyDeleteand you were stressing why?? This is GORGEOUS!!!! Fabulous card, Krissy!
ReplyDeleteWhat an elegant project...love the touch of 'glitz'.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shade, wonderful idea- love the snow effect!
ReplyDeleteThis is really sweet, Krissy! What a simple and beautiful way to add a lot of sparkle and texture to your project! Great idea...bet it's lovely in a darkened room!
ReplyDeletebeautiful project
ReplyDeleteI love doing candle shades and lanterns! This turned out gorgeous, Krissy! Love the Shaved Ice on this!
ReplyDeleteVery elegant!
ReplyDeletesilverxeno at yahoo dot com
Gorgeous project! Truly beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI love the versamark on the vellum- it's so soft and subtle. All the bling at the bottom looks like a fabulously luxe blingy Parisienne snow storm :-)
ReplyDeleteAngelMegStamps@aol.com
Great project! I love the design and the colors!
ReplyDeleteCarol B
ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com
Aw...Christmas in Paris...wouldn't that be fun! Great job.
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful card thanks for sharing :) EJ
ReplyDeleteLove your Eiffel tower - so good with the new technique. Nelda
ReplyDeleteThis is super Krissy!!! What a unique idea!!! This is "snow" fabulous!!!
ReplyDeleteLovely luminary idea and nicely detailed!
ReplyDeletepaperL.petunia@gmail.com
Thank you for sharing your beautiful project.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty candle shade--I like the snow.
ReplyDeleteslrdowney at hotmail dot com
very, very pretty. tfs.
ReplyDeletelittlen44 at gmail dot com
Krissy, this turned out gorgeous!! Love the way the border is so fuzzy and snowy looking, like a shimmery feather boa!
ReplyDeleteooooh!! So pretty...wish I could see it IRL with all it's sparkliness!
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I just commented & not sure if it went thru...
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This is lovely! First time I've been to your blog, love the colors and adore your cute little 'friend'.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win some of this new product!
Barb Turpin
b_turpin@comcast.net
barbsboys123.blogspot.com
Wow - that's a beautiful candle shade!! How very creative of you!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous project! I love anything to do with tea lights and the image you selected for this is perfect. What is more romantic than candle light and Paris???? Throw in Christmas and you have pure magic! Great job on this! Best, Curt
ReplyDeleteLove your candle shade! I love how the vers-marked turned out on the vellum. I love this stamp too, I just got it and can hardly wait to start using it. Nice work with the EJ Technique. thank you for sharing your talent!
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