Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Perfume Bottle Postcard Tutorial Part 2

Last week I shared with you Part 1 of how to create my Perfume Bottle. 
The first part of the tutorial covered up to this point, how to insert ice resin into a paper piece.  You can view the tutorial HERE
Today I will share with you how I finished up the project.
Step 1:
Prepare your embellishments by spray painting them with a white gloss paint..
The ones I used have been discontinued but a good substitute would be these
Step 2:
Print out Vintage French Ads digital collage sheet onto a clear sticker paper.
Step 3:
Cut out and place the label onto your Ice Resin Perfume Bottle.
Step 4:
Select a backing paper and trace an opening the size of the bottle onto it.
I used paper from the Lyric 6x6 Paper Pad
Step 5: 
Cover all edges with black ink.
 
Step 7:
Attach backing paper to chipboard using Rubber Cement.
 
Step 8:
By now the white paint should have almost completely dried. 
Using the same PearlEx powders I mixed into the Ice Resin,
I dusted the swirls with the powder.
And sealed them with a high gloss spray sealer/finisher.
Step 9:
Time to add some Dresden.
I used two, a gold (I would suggest
Baroque Gold Dresden Boarders to replace the gold I used which is no longer available) and the Half-Rounded Dresden Borders in pink
Cut them to size and glue them together.
Step 10:
Add some ribbon around the neck by poking holes to weave the ribbon through. 
Finish the ribbon off with some extra fibers and a pearl, see image below.
Step 11:
Attach Dresden on the front and back of the ice resin bottle. 
Step 12: 
Add your other embellishments,
 
You can stop here, but I wanted a back to write on, if you would like that too, continue on.
Step 13: 
Grab a piece of
Lightweight Chipboard Postcard and cover it with decorative paper.
My paper is from the Lyric 6x6 Paper Pad
Step 14:
Fold down a 1/4" to help the card sit like a triangle instead of with the back flush.  This will allow light in so your ice resin shows off.
Step 15:
Draw a pattern onto a template of your Ice Resin cut out. 
Step 16:
Poke holes through the chipboard to create the pattern. 
Doing this allows for a difference in light to show through the ice resin when the card is closed.
Step 17:
Sand the back of the card down smooth.
 Step 18:
Select a backing paper and attach using Rubber Cement.
I used a French inspired Post Card.
Here are your two piece separated.
 
Step 19:
Punch holes through the top, equal distance from one another, and reinforce with an eyelet. 
There are some really fun Heart Eyelets available through Alpha Stamps.
Step 20:
Weave the two pieces together with Strawberry Glaze Seam Binding.
And there you have it, 
all done!
This is what the card looks like open. 
And a view of the back, I added a Pink Rose from the Pink Roses Dresden Scraps and have room to write.
 I hope you enjoy!
Let me know if you have any questions and I look forward to seeing how you use all these wonderful products.
 


3 comments:

Magaly Guerrero said...

I want to feel the texture. It looks like I would like my fingers on it ;-)

And the colors are perfect!

Dreaming of Vintage said...

Wonderful project! So pretty!

Thespoena McLaughlin said...

This is beautiful! Love what you did with the ICE Resin® and paper. Love all the layers! Thanks for the tut and thank you for linking up! Have a great weekend!