Stampendous! Fran'tage Encrusted Jewel Blog Hop

Welcome to the Stampendous "Fran•tage Encrusted Jewel Hop"! All of us on the Stampendous Design Teams are sooo excited about this new technique...an accidental creative process discovered by our own Fran Seiford, Chief Artistic Officer at Stampendous!  For more info on the process of Encrusting with the Fran•tage Essentials, check out the YouTube video HERE.

For my project today I completed a chipboard and acrylic mini album that I had started a while back.  All the papers used on the book are from the "Everybody Loves Christmas" paper line by Echo Park.  I've then added stamped areas and stickers throughout the book along with photos of course.

On the cover I used "Believe" stamp embossed in Shabby Pink Embossing Enamel.  The edges were inked with a Versamark pad and then I added more of the Shabby Pink powder.  BEFORE heating though, I added little bits of Bright Pink EP, Shaved Ice, and Silver Glass Glitter.  The embossing powder when heated will act as an adhesive to embed the other elements into!  The final touch are snowflake Class-a-Peel stickers.

The front still needed something so I added Changito Lights.  He's colored with copics and the ends of the bulbs are colored with  Silver Metallic pen from American Crafts.  The border on the left side of the front cover was cut with a Tim Holtz border then stamped with the snowflake stars  from Jumbo Sparkle Joy set and embossed in Shabby Pink.

Here's the next 2 pages in  the inside.  Every other page in the book is acrylic and the opposites are chipboard.  I created a pocket on the left side for tags to add some journaling to.  The top of the pocket has been inked and embossed with Red Tinsel Embossing Powder.

On the right page I used the same snowflake star stamp inked in Versamark and embossed it directly onto the acrylic using the Red Tinsel powder.  The acrylic warps just a tad.

The here's the next 2 pages in the book.  Nothing embossing and encrusted here, just the cute little Cling Cutie Bundles set stamped in black ink and colored with copics.  The matching sentiment in the set I also used on this page.  (I did also a a few touches of the Echo Park sticker sheet)

The following pages...peek-a-boos back to the previous page and I added Cling Polar Christmas, embossed in Red Tinsel and colored with copics.  Next page is acrylic  and I added mats to the front and back of the page so you don't see the glue through.  BTW, I used a My Stik customizable Adhesive runner from 3L Scrapbook Adhesives for all the pages, elements, etc.  It sticks GREAT to the chipboard AND the acrylic!

The next set of pages has the back of the previous acrylic page, which I encrusted, see below, and another peek-a-boo window to the next page.  On the second page I used Cling Polar Path Set, again stamped in Versamark and embossed with Red Tinsel.

Here's a peek of the bottom of the left page, where I did the Encrusted Jewel technique directly on the acrylic.  I inked the edge with my Versamark pad, added Shabby White Embossing Enamel and then embedded a touch of Champagne Glass Glitter

Here's the bottom of the right page, using the star snowflakes again from Sparkle Joy, embossed in Shabby White EP, then this edge was encrusted with white EP and Silver Crushed Glass Glitter.  I also added bits of random silver shine with words from the Holiday Greetings Mirror Silver Class-a-Peel sticker sheet.

ANd a peek at the top corner with Polar Path stamp.Plus some encrusting around the edge of the photo opening.

We're almost at the end!  These 2 pages feature a peek back with a Tree Class-a-Peel sticker, and the another acrylic page.

Here's a shot of the tree.  Its White velvet Stackable Trees Class-a-Peel stickers and then I added Red Dot Sparklers CAPs to the tree.

The second page peeks through the acrylic to the swirls on the last page so I added a bit of border to a small strip with Shabby White EP.

And Finally, the last set of pages!  More of the mirror silver words, more EP stickers, lots more ribbon LOL.  And on the last page I stamped Tinsel Tree in Bright Pink EP, tucking my photo underneath. 

On the background I used swirly snowflakes from Jumbo Merry Magical  embossed in Shabby Pink EP.  The corners were encrusted with Shabby Pink EP, Bright Pink EP, Shaved Ice, and Silver Crushed Glass Glitter.

Whew, thats it!!  Here's a recap of the Stampendous! supplies that I used:

FREG028-R Shabby Pink embossing Enamel

EP514-R Bright Pink Embossing Powder

FRG10C-R Shaved Ice

FRG01C-R Silver Glass Glitter

DD107-R Silver Diamond Dot Snowflake CAP

CRV230-R Changito Lights

CRS5025-R Jumbo Sparkle Joy

TP113-R Red Tinsel Embossing Powder

CRS2051-R Cling Cutie Bundles Set

CRS2044-R Cling Polar Christmas

FRG02C-R Champagne Glass Glitter

FREG027-RShabby White Embossing Enamel

AC723MRS Holiday Greetings Mirror SIlver Class-a-peel sticker

AC1018-R White Velvet Stackable Trees Class-a-Peel sticker

AC672HS-R Red Dot Sparklers Class-a-peel stickers

CRS5013-R Jumbo Merry Magical

Hope you enjoyed my project! Sorry it was sooooo long!  Better go hurry and hop along to all the other awesomeness today, don't be late!!  From here head over to Trudee's blog!

Here's the list of our Encrusted Hoppers for today:

Stampendous Impressions' Blog

Cyndi Bundy

Trudee Sauer

Jennifer Dove

Pam Hornschu

Wendy Price

Taylor Usry

Wendy Jordan

Lynn Mercurio

Krissy Fossmeyer

Rachel Sztonyk

Suzanne Czosek

As you hop from blog to blog, oohing and aahing over the Encrusted Jewel fabulousness, be sure to leave some love (and your contact email) for the designers, as well as on the Stampendous blog. Your comments are your insurance that you have an opportunity (in USA only) to win one of four blog candy goody boxes of Stampendous Fran•tage Essentials for you to create your own Encrusted Jewel goodness:

 Aged Black Prize Package

 

Aged Silver Prize package

 Aged Gold Prize Package

 Shabby White Prize Package