Day of the Dead bracelet - Crafter's Companion

I knew as soon as I saw these new stamps from Crafter's Companion that I wanted to use them to create a Day of the Dead charm bracelet.  How fun is that?

These new stamps were released recently and created by Sheena Douglas and called Day of the Dead.  I used a combination of stamps from the Floral Fiesta, Sugar Skull, and Union of the Souls sets to create this project.

I started with some ShrinkyDink material, then stamped the images on it using a permanent die ink.  I then had to figure out what to color the images with to get the most vibrant image.  I love the way the Spectrum Noir AquaBlend Colored Pencils went on so smooth.  I didn't add any water to them, just colored the images and saturated the areas with lots of pigment.  I fussy cut them, added a hole to hang it from and then used a heat tool to shrink them.  You could use the oven as suggested by ShrinkyDink, but I find a heat tool works just as well.

Then I just attached them to a chain bracelet along with some beads and trinkets.  I think it turned out adorable!!!!

Here are the Crafter's Companion supplies I used.

Sheena - Day of the Dead - Floral Fiesta stamps
Sheena - Day of the Dead - Sugar Skull stamps
Sheena - Day of the Dead - Union of Soulsstamps
Spectrum Noir AquaBlend Watercolor Pencils - ChromeOrange, Grapefruit, Red Berry, Petunia, Violet, Hyacinth, Watermelon,Elderberry, Sunshine, Aegean Blue, Parakeet, Plum Red, Bright Green,Anthracite, Gravel
Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers - Black

I think I'll toss my hat (or bracelet as the case may be) into some challenges:

Through the Craft Room Door - anything goes

Crafting By Design - anything goes

Craft Your Passion - anything goes

Crazy 4 Challenges - emerald green

Thanks for dropping in!

Hugs,

Jodi