Freaky Little Clay Pendants

What a thrill to be asked to participate as a guest blogger on VLVS! 

When I received these gorgeous stamps in the mail I just started playing right away! 

I mean how could you not,right! 

As a mixed media artist I love incorporating all sorts of things into my work

but one of my favorite things to add  are words.

So when I first spotted these yummy word stamps I new right away I wanted to not only

incorporate them,but to also make something wearable.This is what I came up with.

This Stamp spoke to me right away....I suppose because I always consider myself a freak

well,...more like this kind of freak...heehee.

Come on....I know there are a lot of you fellow freaks out there!! 

I started with white oven baked clay and free formed a circle.I stamped the quote into the clay and then used an awl to create the holes.

Before baking I added some Primary Yellow Deco Art Fluid and then I baked it following the clay directions. 

Next,I added Patina Gliders paste and let it dry. 

Then I added some Antiquing Cream and removed the excess with a paper towel. 

I then sprinkled with some Magenta.

and lastly I coated in a layer of Polyurethane.(I also made some without the Polyurethane and I liked that look as well.If you decide to not coat it,then make sure you seal it with Modge Podge.

For some of my pieces I also made a fabric bed using scraps of trim and findings.Once my pieces were dry I hand stitched them on to the fabric beds. 

I added some jump rings and chain,and they were ready to wear! 

Hope you give these a try! The only issue...I didn't want to stop...ended up making about 10 of them! heehee! 

Later Freaks! 

Cat

Stamps used in this tutorial:

She Was a Freaky

She Was A Wildflower

Your Time As A Caterpillar 

 Cat Kerr is a Mixed Media Artist/Instructor. She lives in Central Florida with her husband and two kids. Her work has been featured in many national publications such as Somerset Studio,Belle Armoire Jewelry,Clothe Paper Scissors and many more. Her work has also been featured on three covers.

Cat currently teaches online and at national retreats around the country. To inquire about her work,online shops and teaching schedule,you can visit her at http://www.catkerr.com

Discover Chipboard Printer's Tray {GDT : Irit Shalom}

>>> We are welcoming Irit Shalom back today with a guest spot. Please visit her first post to learn more about her.

Hello my dear crafty friends! Today I am going to show you my second project made as VLVS Guest designer and this is my tribute to Steampunk. About a year ago I hardy knew that this word exists. Now I am a proud steampunk lover and I made this chipboard tray as my 2014: Steampunk year.

I should say that the only Steampunk stamps I own are from Viva Las VegaStamps! and I bought them long before I was asked to be their guest designer. I just think that VLVS have the best assortment of steampunk stamps in the world! I believe that this is true and not just my statement. Then I have a few steampunk chipboards and some Tim Holt
metals. That is practically all. But look how much can be done just with a bunch of lovely stamps, some inks and a lot of imagination!

So here is my tray: each window is heavily stamped, heat embossed and inked over. 

Some of the windows are collaged and some were made with a single stamped image only. The grunge 2014 letters were hand cut and adhered over 3d foam glue for the dimension. I even stamped this small letter in the bottle with Dictionary stamp and rolled into the tiny bottle. As for other techniques: I used crackled paint over the frame and added a darker shade with more ink over the dry paint. I changed the color of metal plaque with alcohol ink. I heat embossed the chipboards around with a mix of 2-3 embossing powders. Not much and maybe even too much. I like the final result and I am very proud of my steampunk project.

VLVS PRODUCTS:
Number strip, Charred wood background, Cracked background, Dictionary page, Discover, Color wheel lines, Flying watch, Grunge 1, Grunge 2, Grunge 4, Grunge 0, Washi grid background, Stained glass mosaic background, Steampunk cat, Steampunk head large, Steampunk gear hair, Diver in suit


Other products:

Tando Creative, Wycinanka, Ranger, Clearsnap, Meg's Garden, Prima, Tim Holtz- Advantus, WOW! Embossing Powders, Ranger, FWAB

And finally I want to thank DeeDee and VLVS for the great chance to be their guest designer. I hope I inspired VLVS blog readers and hope to be back here some day!

>>> Irit! Thank YOU! for being here, inspiring us, and sharing your beautiful work on our blog.