I'm still having fun with Sizzix Cork Roll Surfacez. It's quite a versatile material as you can stamp it, paint it, emboss it, dress it up or dress it down. So many possibilities!
I decided to put a feminine spin on cork and came up with this cute little box made with Eileen Hull's new Geometric Box XL Die. I'm very haapy with the result!
I wanted to see what effect using an embossing folder would have on the cork. As you can see, the cork embossed quite nicely! I used Eileen's Woven Leather embossing folder on the triangle pieces. After embossing, I lightly rubbed the pieces with gold and silver Sizzix Luster Wax. I love the look!
I hot glued lace around the lid and added a pretty glass drawer pull to add to the feminine character of the box.
And of course, flowers, lots of flowers!
Another Cork Project:
I wanted to know how well the cork would hold a crease, and if the cork cracked and looked ugly along the crease lines, so I made this cute little shadowbox frame to show off a lighthouse photo I took. As you can see in the photo, creasing the cork paper was no problem at all; the shadow box frame held it's shape quite nicely.
I did find that gluing the cork pieces together was not quite as easy as gluing regular cardstock. After several unsuccessful tries with white glue, I resorted to hot glue. While that had it's now set of challenges, I perservered and made it work!
I used the flower and leaf thinlits from the Shadow Box Frames #1 set to embellish the bottom of the frame. Then I nestled in some tiny shells and starfish to complete the seaside vibe.
Supplies:
I love the cork paper, next I want to incorporate it into a 12 x 12 layout project. If you want to see how it worked with mixed media, check out this post here.
Thanks for visiting!
xoxo Maggi
With all the ocean/beach photos i have the cork would be perfect to incorporate into those LOs and mini albums. Thanks for always pushing the envelope with new textures and new structural designs.
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