Sweet Stamps- Anything But a Card

For the Anything but a Card challenge this week at Sweet Stamps, I altered some Napkin Rings- I bought them at a resale shop for $1.00.

 I started with sanding the napkin rings, placing them in tubes made from cardboard toilet paper tubes covered with wax paper.

 I primed the rings with Gesso, then dabbed on Broken China ink with a paintbrush. Next, I daubered on Mustard Seed and Forget me Not inks, and added a bit of glitz with Inka Gold. (I painted on the Inka Gold).

 While that dried, I embossed the dragonflies- brownstone in the centers and Girls Night Out on the wings.  I filled 2 of the wings with Crystal effects, then sprinkled on Sugar Sand. The other 2, I used Stickles Glitter Glue and sprinkled on Sugar Sand.

 So, the glue shrunk and left holes in the middles of some of the wings, so I added Crystal effects to the open areas. I added the liquids to the wings on the craft mat and let them dry overnight. Where the holes were from the glue shrinking, I added Crystal Effects and let it dry.  Finally, I added Inka Gold 'Yellow.Green' on the top- painted on with a fine paintbrush.

The supplies I used are found HERE on the Sweet Stamps Blog.

Challenges:
Addicted to Stamps and More- Leave your Mark Paint : )
Decorate to Celebrate- Anything Goes
All Crafts Challenge-Craft My Life- No Cards- AG
Anything But a Card- Alter small things  (Gorgeous DT sample : )
Recycle, Re-Purpose, Re-invent- Recycled

Thanks for stopping by!
 Shelly