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Sunday, 3 July 2011

...Get creative with your cameos


Did you enjoy the release ladies? We were delighted by all of the lovely comments you folks left on the DT blogs! - Lynn posted earlier today about the Blog waltz winner - just scroll down to see if it was you!

Today I have a wee 'How - To' for you - it was something I stumbled over when making samples and it's a neat trick for use with my cameos, but I can picture other things i could do with it.... :)

I specifically wanted to add a detail to my cameo lady - she's from the Cameo to go set and I had heat embossed her with some white powder - it wasn't the fine detail stuff cos I was looking for a sort of antique finish.

I thought I would give her a pearl ear ring, so I pierced her 'ear' right where I thought it would be, with a sharp pin.


Next I put out a blob of white paint on a tiny bit of scrap card. Card is better than paper for this.


Next I set the pierced hole directly over the blob of paint, and pressed down rather hard.


The paint oozes up through the hole, making a perfect little pearl shaped ear-ring. Now leave it to set completely. You might try making a pearl necklet in this way too - I haven't done one yet, but I am itching to try!


I found that this technique was much tidier than trying to dot one on with my gel pen, I kept getting unruly blobs, but maybe I'm just not that handy with a gel pen, anyhow, hope it tickles!!
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13 comments:

  1. IamDerby3 July 2011 at 18:16

    You are so creative! I would have never thought of that.

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  2. Joyce across the Pond3 July 2011 at 19:48

    I am so looking forward to gettin this set - roll on the end of the week!

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  3. Lynne K3 July 2011 at 20:01

    Wow! What a brilliant idea!

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  4. Lana3 July 2011 at 20:23

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  5. Lynn Mercurio3 July 2011 at 20:24

    What a creative and controlled way to achieve this great result. Well done, and thanks for sharing this with us.

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  6. Clare3 July 2011 at 20:57

    that's so cool!

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  7. Lana3 July 2011 at 21:22

    This is cool idea Claire! Thank you! :)

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  8. Smilie girl4 July 2011 at 00:36

    Top tip! Thanks.

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  9. Anonymous4 July 2011 at 09:35

    What a fab tip!!

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  10. Nancy5 July 2011 at 04:13

    Huh..who would have thought...not me. Great idea!

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  11. Nancy Jensen5 July 2011 at 08:53

    What a creative idea! I always have problems making tiny dots with my white gel pen too... thought it was just me!

    And that's the most perfect round blob of paint I've ever seen! It's almost a shame to smoosh it up underneath the cameo. ;) But it really does make a nice earring!

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  12. Jan Garber5 July 2011 at 17:51

    I love the tip! Sounds like you rather enjoyed "sticking a hole" through this little gal! LOL! We all express our frustration in different ways! I must try this technique!

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  13. ~ Ali Robertson ~5 July 2011 at 18:20

    Fantastic!!!!!!

    Ali x

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