ANYTHING GOES!!

It's another Monday and you know what THAT means...it's time for another SIMON SAYS STAMP AND SHOW CHALLENGE!  This week....ANYTHING GOES!!

If you haven't already, you have just GOT to head over to SIMON SAYS STAMP AND SHOW'S BLOG and see all of the incredibly creative and wonderful creations that the Design Team has made for you.  Eye candy for sure!

Since "anything goes" is the theme, I wanted to do something really different!!  So, I made a necklace!

I created this pendant using Clear UTEE mixed with a little light pink embossing powder.

Did you know that you can color your clear UTEE with embossing powder?  Yep...you can!  It's all plastic....just different grinds.  So, it's compatible and works perfectly together!  

After I got my UTEE to a flesh color, I laid an Ornate Plate on top of a little face mold that I have and poured the UTEE into the mold, high enough to cover the inside rim of the Ornate Plate.  That joined the face and the Ornate Plate together into one piece.  Once it cooled, I removed the face from the mold.  I used some Perfect Pearls to colorize the face: Perfect Pearl and Rust mixed together.  Then to add some "blush" color to the face, I used more of the Rust.  When I was happy with the face, I gave it a little dusting with just Perfect Pearl to give it a little more subtle shimmer. 

I then painted the details on the face using different combinations of Espresso, Shell Pink, Butterscotch, and Cranberry Paint Dabbers that I mixed together or watered down and applied them with a small Sakura Water Brush.

 After I finished detailing the face, I added Glossy Accents around the edge of the face and on the upper portion of the head.  I combined some different glitters and miniature glass balls to create a unique "bling ring" to encircle the face.  I really like how it turned out...and the textures and colors work really well together.  It sort of reminds me of a Las Vegas showgirl's headdress.  I may try this again around Halloween...make the face out of green UTEE and make the bling around the face out of combinations of black glitters, etc.  I think it could make a cool witch pendant...reminiscent of the witch on Disney's Snow White. 

Next I used some paint from a Juniper Paint Dabber and smeared it on my finger tip.  Then I lightly brushed my finger tip across the Ornate Plate to give it a patina look.  I also used this technique on the Regal Adornment Wing and the two Foliage triple leaves attached at the top of the pendant.  I attached one pearl from Tim Holtz' Ideaology Baubles in front of the Regal Wing with a Jump Ring at the bottom of the Ornate Plate.  I also attached the distressed chain (that I found at Michaels to make this pendant into a necklace) with Jump Rings to the Ornate Plate.  There is also a small Lace Chain that is attached with Jump Rings and spanning from one side to the other of the Ornate Plate Pendant.  I wanted the face to be the focal point of this piece, so I decided not to add a lot of other stuff to the Ornate Plate pendant.

Now it's your turn to create ANYTHING!!  Then link it to our blog and maybe you will be the lucky winner of our sponsor ~ SIMON SAYS STAMP's ~

How cool is that?!  And...if you are chosen by our design team to have one of the TOP 3 projects submitted this week, YOU will receive our coveted TOP 3 BLINKIE to be proudly displayed on your blog!

I can't wait to see what you come up with for this week's challenge.  Remember...ANYTHING GOES!