Metal cutting and forming

 So with bringing the Niobium out again I had some ideas I wanted to incorporate into metal  from my papercrafts -  I have  used my cutting dies to cut  36g copper and make roses  which I formed using the same tools I do with the paper and  used nail polish to color and a brad to hold it together (center hole in all layers)

Using Nail Polish Pre Nail polish

The niobium is thicker  30g  so I dont want to try to damage my dies  so I am going to draw out the  image (or use one of my stamps)  in this case a peony  is one of my favorites  and I am also waiting on some pancake dies for cutting  

Today I bought the  pansy  Heartfelt Creations shaping mold  so will see if its strong enough to bend the 30g  after I cut it out by hand (not my fav thing to do ) 

 so will see how sturdy for the 30 g - probably ok with the 36g copper and will try that too  - I can still use for my paper design anyway  if I cant - will only try one so not to damage the whole  mold  - so cant wait -  with niobium hope to get about the same color range you see above  you do with paper 

Niobium Play Time

 I have it set up so now I can sit and play when I want -  did up numerous  ear wires just to play with color ranges - then cut a butterfly  to  use the paint brush  and try that out - and then some resits on discs - working on some stencils and getting some pancake dies from Potters USA  so I can cut some nicer pieces out without too much using a saw 

my pathetic hand cut butterfly tester 

rainbow ear wires

just to see if I could (I did round the edges etc )

Baseball theme Resin Cups

 My daughter requested baseball theme resin cups so I started making these  - the bottom thumbprint is a dedication to her best friend that passed away  over a year or so ago  - the base was painted white -   used Tim Holtz Caramel alcohol ink (I only use one color but you can build up color  if you layer ) I use a foam brush  - seal  with krylon triple thick  clear  - then  cut the names using a baseball font (svg) and layered the colors - and a Louiseville slugger logo  waterslide  same for fingerprint is a waterslide  - in this case I did 1st layer over the vinyl and slugger waterslide  and my daughter asked to add the fingerprint waterslide before 2nd and final epoxy coat