Fan Feature!! (Mail Art & DIY Jewelry)

It's plain and simple.. we LOVE seeing our stamps in use. We love seeing them shared on our facebook page, instagrammed, tweeted and stumbling across them on pinterest.

We also LOVE sharing your works with our other fans! And that's just what we're doing today! If you want to be featured in a fan feature, be sure to tag us (#vivalasvegastamps, #vlvstamps) so we stumble across your project!

Today we're sharing one project by Tera:

I think I particularly love this Mail Art piece because of our current swap. It really just invokes so many ideas for mail art!! Give it a go :) Work up a standard sized postcard and pop it in the mail to someone you know. Tera used Explore, Triple Mast Sailing Ship, Carpe the hell, Dictionary page, Diver In Suit and Discover.

P.S. Tera is applying for our Design Team with this project -- did you know we have an open call? Check it out!

and we have one by Kristen:

  Kristen used our Blue Police Box to create these amazing earrings! Might be some inspiration for the upcoming issue of RSM!

Rubberstamping Jewelry from Viva Las Vegas stamps

It's always fun to combine two art forms you love!  I love
stamping andI love making jewelry, how much better
 can it get?

 "Victorian Lady"

necklace and ear rings

constructed using Viva Las Vegastamps!:
"Lady Sitting Regally"
no. 14076 (plate No. 876)

                                                             

This set was made from stamping on watercolor paper with
 Momento tuxedoblack ink(also from vivalasvegastamps.com.
Then it was colored with Copic pens.
To get the textured look of the rose color I used the
 blender over the color in different areas. I used memory box frames and
 glass and added a piece of Jewelry from a pair of vintage ear rings.

No matter your style there is always a stamp that suits you.  I love the
"Mad Hatter"

 and decided to do a second piece with him as my focus.

                                                               

 Mad hatter stamp no. 14315 plate no. 1149

This necklace was made on EcoArt board and stamped with black Stazon

 ink andcolored in with Tim Holtz distressed inks.  The EcoArt board was 

then coated with Versa Mark.  On top you add  a thick layer of Fluxe, 

a clear enameling resin (by Judi Kins) evenly over the the design.  

You can tap the sides of the piece with your finger 

and this helps with the leveling of the powder. Place 

your pieces on a piece of chipboard covered with tin foil. 

Then put your piece in a toaster oven at approx. 250 degrees

 for about 10 minutes and watch closely when it appears glazed you

 can use pot holders to take them out to dry completely.  (do not use a toaster 

oven that you use for your own cooking, find a used one at a garage sale

 or thrift store.)  The background can also be colored using adorondac 

ink or Tim Holtz distressed ink.  I must admit this process takes practice 

and I am still learning the ropes.

I added a looped backing to the top and a fun clip to hold the tea bag and chain.  

At the bottom I glued  two bezels on with E6000 glue. 

 The charms are from my collection.