Vacation Photos make a #Cre8time Statement #ACPthrowback

Framing up some SUMMER FUN...

Our AMAZING creative friend Katie Smith, of Punk Projects is hosting a fun craft challenge for the summer and ACP is proud to be one of the sponsors. Play along for  your chance to win weekly prizes and a grand prize at the end! Today is the last day of this first challenge - did you MAKE someTHING??!

This week's "Make Things!" theme is... USE PHOTOS! So to give you some inspiration we are sharing one last #ACPthrowback projects utilizing photos in conjunction with Amazing Casting Products.

Vacation Photos that WOW...

Jazz up a plain jane frame using paint, collage and pens along with fun items cast using Amazing Casting Products to show off those special vacations memories!

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details on Aimée's frame up.

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#ACPthrowback Third Thursday

June 18 is another THIRD THURSDAY... this is your chance to be featured. Post your creations to our Facebook page, Pinterest, and on Twitter! We'll be on the hunt for your projects with the hashtag #ACPThrowBack, (you can even go back into your past pins and add this pin to help us find you!) and share ALL your projects using the hashtag #AmazingCastingProducts!!

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Keeping Vacation ALIVE by Inspiring #Cre8time... by Aimée Wheaton

I just got back from a trip of a lifetime with my family and I am back to the mundane daily routine and wanted something to remind me of what we just did. We went on a 7 day Western Caribbean Disney cruise with our girls as well as my siblings and their families. It was a trip that was planned shortly after losing our Dad last summer very suddenly. We made new memories, saw new places and met new friends. I have to say I'm sad it's over but looking forward to planning another one in the future. :)

Right before our adventure and boarding the Magic.

To keep it fresh in our memories I decided to create a photo frame to change out our vacation photos throughout the year. Before we left I had made some Mickey head molds using Amazing Mold Putty to create gifts to pass out to new friends, little did I know that I wouldn't have time to do that before we left so it was a waste of time and product, or was it, it inspired me to create something just for us!

This is a cheap wooden frame from Michael's that I paid $1 for. I collaged on some gelli print papers I created, added some paint and then of course our Amazing Clear Cast Resin that I put some glitter into. I wanted to use the Amazing Clear Cast because it reminded me of how clear the blue water of the Caribbean was. I used a masking fluid to write out our ports of call on each side. I really like how it turned out. Excuse the black and white photo but our images haven't been printed yet as we just got home 2 days ago, this will really pop with a color photo but also works well like this.

The little sand dollars which were perfect for embellishment of this frame.

This is also the same heart mold I used last month {CLICK HERE to view post}. I love that you can use and reuse the molds you have made to create something totally different. So until I can go cruising again staring at this will have to suffice! Hope this inspired you!

Let's see what you can create

using Amazing Clear Cast Resin!

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To see more of my work please visit my blog "Creative Flutters"

and also at the Aimée Wheaton Art and Design website.

Till next time! Xoxo Aimée

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#Cre8time meets Vacation Memories... DIY Souvenir Wine Glass Candle by Tanya Ruffin

Save yourself a little money by making your own souvenirs! Take all those shells your kids have collected and make a lasting souvenir of your vacation.

Materials:

• Sand
• Shells
• Amazing Clear Cast Resin
• Alumilite Blue Resin Dye
• Wine glass
• smaller glass votive
• Decoart Glass Marker

Directions...

Pour sand in the wine glass. This is going to replicate the ocean. This is the sand on the bottom of the sea, so fill it about 1/6th up.

Drop some shells on top of the sand, stick close to the outside edge of the glass (you won't be able to see the shells in the middle very well, so don't waste them). Mix up some Amazing Clear Cast Resin (clear) and slowly pour in wine glass. Avoid the side of the glass, you don't want clear drips down your glass. The resin will slowly soak into all the sand. You may see air bubbles. Let cure. It took about 3 hours for my clear resin to cure enough to move to the next step.

Using the Alumilite Blue Dye, mix a small amount into part "A" of your Amazing Clear Cast Resin. You want just a small amount!!! I made the mistake of thinking it would cure more transparent the first time and it did not! Start light – you can always make it darker. Let this cure over night.

Add a layer of Amazing Clear Cast Resin on top of the blue layer. You can throw in a shell or two if you like. I dropped a little sand on the top after it had cured a little while. I decided to do this clear layer before I added more sand because on a test glass, the sand actually fell all the way through the blue in a few spots. The clear layer will seal the blue water layer and keep it separate from the sand.

What Will You SAVE now?

Now add some more sand and position your glass votive in the center. You can start arranging more shells. After you have the shells arranged you can add more Amazing Clear Cast Resin. I let the resin cure for a few hours then added more shells and more resin.

I love how it looks! You may see air bubbles coming up from the sand and need to add more Amazing Clear Cast Resin as it starts to soak into the sand. 

Measure the bottom of your glass so you can use a computer to layout text. 

I used CorelDRAW – but you can use any software that lets your curve text. Print it out and place glass under the print out and trace with a glass marker.

 Now light your candle and reflect on your vacation. 

With all the money you saved on souvenirs you have a jump start paying for the next trip! Think about how much grandma would love a gift like this made from shells her grand kids collected. This is much better than a "I went to the Caymans and all i got was this lousy t-shirt" shirt!!!

Until Next Time... ~ Tanya

Tanya Ruffin with Create Studios

Please visit my site to see more of my inspiring creations at www.tanyaRuffin.com

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