Have stopped in sheer desperation, after spending well over half an hour trying to drill a hole in Stampbord using a Japanese screw punch. Am in agony after struggling to make a tiny hole in my litte creation ... was nearly in tears with frustration. Eventually, after digging at the tiny gap with a cocktail-stick, finally succeeded in getting the eyelette setter to do the biz. Never going through THAT fiasco again – so went straight to Graphicus’ website and ordered a Crop-o-dile. Ahhhh ... relief!
Ingredients:
A bigger square of Stampbord
ColorBox Petal Point inks: Violet, Royal Blue, Green, Lime
Stazon
Versamark
Stamp n’ Stuff Gold Detail Embossing Powder
Method: Randomly dabbed the ColorBox inkpads all over. Readied a stamp from the Graphicus Peacock range with black Stazon. Hmmm ... took the colour off the Stampboard, leaving a white-ish design. Out with old faithful – Versamark and heat embossed the gold EP. Gave it a little buffing which lifted the violet ink off ( left of image) – but I quite like the effect. Ha! Will have to. Grabbed the camera and had the cheek to take photos of the mess made in creating this latest effort. It’ll look nice with a pretty ribbon strung through it, but for now I just want to find the energy to climb down from this Bubble for the night.
Why is it that whenever you start something you think you can make with what you have in your stash you always end up spending an unexpected fortune to get it finished?! Result is very attractive.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the comment on my blog, I am spurred on to try a video (will have to be over Christmas me thinks) and I'll find something 'inky'! Lovely samples of Stampbord... so pleased to hear you've invested in the wonderful Crop-A-Dile, it will cut through SB like butter of a hot knife - trust me! Well done for trying the Japanese Screw Punch - a brave attempt. Before the Crop-A-Dile I used to use my husbands drill press and drill several at a time (when he wasn't looking of course). That Bubble's a cool place to craft!
ReplyDeleteLovely stampbord piece. I can't imagine how much effort you must have put in to get that hole through with the screw punch! Enjoy playing with your Crop-A-Dile when it comes but be warned it's kind of addictive and you will find yourself wanting to punch holes in everything!
ReplyDeletepeacock stamps are lovely with stampbord aren't they! You'll love the crop-o-dile - it goes thru stampbord sooo easily, only trouble i had is positioning it just right - have a collection of pieces with holes in the wrong places, awaiting inspiration for re-use. I usually stamp with versafine on the stampbord - must admit don't usually emboss, tho i deep emboss on the back to hide the no-so-pretty brown.
ReplyDeleteThanks for ytour comments on my blog, but am definitely not the right Veronica as regards anything computerwise - have enough trouble with a blog without getting into a mess with digi scrapping!!