Happy Birthday Emi and Summer CHA or BUST~!!

Today is my friend, Emi's birthday...she tries to sneak past the day but I'm on to her - HA! On this occasion, I thought I would try my hand at Spellbinders® Creative Arts' newest Media Mixáge™ product - Oval Hatpins! So I created a little gift for my sweet friend on her 29½ year birthday (wink wink!!)!!!

I first filled the oval bezel cup with light pink self-adhesive Sea Glass created by the wonderful folks from Mudd Puddles. Love their stuff!! I used an idea my talented friend, Judy Hayes did on her recent sneak peek project - stuck a jump ring at the bottom of the cup (it's supposed to be closed which I did afterwards ;0P). Set aside to dry.

Next I cut Media Mixáge Birds One blank dies and S4-378 Cherry Blossoms, dies with shrink plastic, colored with Copic markers and heat to shrink. When cooled, I coated them with Matte Medium to prevent the color from running in the dimensional finish at the end.

I poured dimensional finish into the bezel cup. After an hour into the curing process, I added the Sakura blossom, bird (added a pearl for its eye) and branch, covered them with a little dimensional finish and let dry overnight.

Lastly, I added on a metal "e" monogram charm and a couple of clear crystals on the jump ring at the bottom of the bezel cup. Insert into the card that I have created earlier in JR: JUNE 2013 Release - Day 1 post - it was perfect for this project! I took out the existing sentiment and stamped another sentiment on the card front. Then I added a Sakura blossom at the bottom (folded five die cuts in half and adhered to each side to form a dimensional flower), inserted the pins and added pearls to finish.

Here's another look...

Project Supplies:
JustRite Papercraft Stamps - Let Your Soul Sing
Spellbinders® Creative Arts - S5-161 Radiant Rectangles, S6-001 5 x 7 Matting Basics A, S6-002 5 x 7 Matting Basics B, S4-378 Cherry Blossoms, EL-020 Awesome Blossoms, MB3-002 Ovals Hatpin and MD2-011 Birds One
Inks – IMAGINE Craft®/TSUKINEKO® (Memento - Rich Cocoa, Rose Bud)
Dimensional Texture - Liquid Pearl (Petal Pink)
Markers - Copic
Sea Glass - Mudd Puddles
Medium - Golden (Matte Medium)
Dimensional Finish - Mod Podge (Dimensional Magic)
Cardstock and Card Base - Darice and Core'dinations ColorCore Cardstock®/David Tutera™ Celebrate Cardmaking System
Ribbon - Basic Grey and Creative Impression
Pearls - Want2Scrap
Trinket Pins - Maya Road
Adhesives - ScraPerfect (Best Glue Ever) and SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L® (3D Foam Squares)
Other: Metal Charm; Crystal Beads

CHA or BUST~!!

If you or your retailers are attending the Create-n-Connect Conference & Trade Show 2013 (formerly known as CHA) please have them stop by at Spellbinders Creative Arts in Booth #1247! We are offering workshops on Education Day (day before the show starts) on the 22nd - if they're not sold out, come sign up!!

Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Birthday, Emi!! xo
MargieH