Howdy! Summer is in full swing now and that often means lots of celebrations and get-togethers! For the month of July, Eileen's Inspiration Team will be sharing our
creative ideas for Sizzix Party Decor. You’ll find ideas for storage,
centerpieces, favors and more that you can create with your favorite
Sizzix dies for your next party, bbq or bash. For my project, I used the
Tea Cup 3-D die to make a favor for a bridal shower:
I have an oldie but goodie technique to share to help you get more use out of your Sizzix dies. Let's get going!
You've probably heard of using dies to make fun foam stamps. This is a great technique to remember and it's super easy! I applied a double sided adhesive sheet to a piece of fun foam and ran it through my Big Shot with the
Lace Medallion Doily die.
Remove the adhesive backing and stick it on a piece of scrap plastic packaging. Voila! Instant stamp!
I used a brayer to apply white acrylic paint to the stamp and then stamped the image onto my tea cup pieces. You can't see much of the white on white but the paint acts as a resist. See what happens in the next step.
I spritzed the pieces with Spray Distress Stain and gently wiped the excess off the stamped parts. The stamped design pops right out! Next came the assembly of the cup which isn't hard at all. You can use a strong dry adhesive like tacky tape but mine was already packed away for the move. I used a wet adhesive which takes a bit longer but works well. Clothespins make great clamps to hold things in place while the glue dries a bit.
While the glue was drying, I assembled the flowers. Eileen's flower dies make it a breeze. Here I used the
Heart & Soul Flower die to cut out several parts to work with.
I also shaped the petals by placing the parts on a foam pad and using a rounded tool to make it dimensional.
Finished flowers:
Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to head on over to
Eileen's blog to check out all the ideas being shared this month. You'll find lots of inspiration! We'd love to have you share your projects on
Eileen's Facebook page too. Have a great week… ;-)
The supplies I used
for this project can be found at
Sizzix or
Simon Says Stamp. Follow the links below and a shopping you may go. ;-)
