ICE Resin Blog Hop

Hi everyone and welcome, especially if you've joined me for the first time using the links on the IndigoBlu blog. I'm here for the first of two posts today; for this one I'm taking part in another first for me - an ICE Resin / IndigoBlu blog hop! The blog hop is taking place over the next three days (21st to 23rd August) and there will be more blog posts coming up from members of the two Design Teams. As an added bonus we will be giving away one IndigoBlu Starter Kit per day. To be in with a chance to win today all you need to do is leave a comment on this post below, and if you also leave a comment on the post from my IB team mate Lisa Baker you'll have a second entry.

And so to my project for this hop - my very first piece of ICE Resin jewellery! Now I must admit to being very nervous about all of this. We were given a list of things we could use on our projects, including the new IndigoBlu Christmas stamps and a fabulous ICE Resin Kit which contained all sorts of goodies. As a complete newbie my first stop for advice was YouTube - there are tons of really helpful videos out there. Then of course days can be lost on Pinterest just gazing at all the wonderful pieces created by many talented bods across the World for even more inspiration...

I kept it simple, colouring the background panel with Distress Inks to match the ribbon, stamping the A6 'Snowflake Lace' background with FlitterGlu and covering it with 'Chariot of Fire' Mega Flakes. It is really important to seal your inked card with 'Slap It On' matte medium to stop the resin from leaking into it as this will make it translucent and could spoil the look of your finished piece. Then for the ICE Resin itself - with a simple two syringe system it's simple to prep before pouring onto the bezel, and I even mixed some tiny flakes in with it to add to the effect. The resin is self-doming and set beautifully without bubbles or other nasties appearing as I left it overnight to set completely. You may notice from the close up below that I also added some tiny 'Chariot of Fire' flakes to the raised area of the bezel for extra sparkle.

So there you have it! My first piece completed and I'll definitely be carving out some more play time in the coming months.

Now then, this is a blog hop so you'll need the links to the other participants;

DAY ONE: Thursday, August 21

Jenny Marples - http://pushingtherightbuttons.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/ice-resin-blog-hop.html

Lisa Baker - http://lisabdesignsinspiration.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/ice-resin-blog-hop.html

Kathy Cano Murillo http://www.craftychica.com/category/blog/

Jennifer Cabic http://jennifercabic.blogspot.com/

DAY TWO: Friday, August 22

Nikki K - http://fairyelephantdesign.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/ice-resin-blog-hop.html

Linda Walmsley - http://lindylou-lifeinthecraftlane.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/ice-resin-blog-hop.html

Carol La Valley http://wp.me/p1MCno-3st

John Creighton Petersen http://artnewwave.com/?page_id=468

DAY THREE: Saturday, August 23

Laura Williams - http://laurawilliamscards.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/ice-resin-blog-hop.html

Baerbel Born http://wp.me/p4nlri-ud

Kay Halliwell-Sutton - http://www.indigoblu.com/blog/?p=6341

Clare Horner - http://gotpaintinmyhair.blogspot.com/2014/08/ice-resin-blog-hop.html

Remember, if you leave a comment below and one on Lisa Baker's post today you'll get two chances to win an IndigoBlu starter kit today. And there will be more chances to win for the next two days .

Hopefully I'll see you back here at 10am today for the start of a new IndigoBlu monthly challenge (it's all go eh?!) Until then thank you for dropping by and take care of yourselves. Jenny xxx