Season's Greetings, Dreamweaver Style

Hello there!  It's Stampendous® Dreamweaver Thursday and this week we're celebrating stencils and stamps that are "All in One."  You know, an awesome sentiment with an even more awesome image either stamped or stenciled.  For my card today, I've used Dreamweaver Stencil© LJ897 Rhinestone Wreath.  This particular stencil isn't carried by Stampendous yet, but, you can find it at the Stencil With Style on-line store in the meantime.

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Dreamweaver Stencils© LJ897 Rhinestone Wreath Stencil

Stampendous® Dreamweaver Stencils© Metallic Silver Embossing Paste

Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper

American Crafts™ Jolly 6x6 Paper Pad

Burgundy Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

May Arts Ribbon®

Glue Dots® - Small

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Here's what I did to create this card:

Trim a piece of white cardstock and tape stencil to paper

Paste emboss, remove stencil and set aside to dry

Trim cardstock to create a card base with a tent fold

Trim a piece of patterned paper as shown

Once paste has dried, adhere all layers as shown

Create bow and attach to card front with a glue dot

This is a super easy card to create, the longest process is just waiting for the paste to dry!  Here's a list of my teammates playing along today:

Stampendous Blog

Lyn Bernatovich

Pam Hornschu

Louise Healy

Kristine Reynolds

Pam Bray

Amy Hurley-Purdie

Alison Heikkila

Wendy Price

Laura Drahozal

Lea Fritts

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I'll see you again tomorrow with another post!

Hugs,
Lea

Who's Having a Birthday?

Dreamweaver Stencils is celebrating birthdays for the month of January.  Guess that's a good thing since I have three special ones to celebrate this month.  Yesterday was the birthday for my daughter, Rachel, and my son, Daniel.  No, they're not twins, they just happen to have been born on the same day 18 years apart!  Kinda crazy, don't you think?  The card I'm showing you today is the card I've made for my granddaughter, Emmaline Grace.  Her birthday is on Saturday and I'm hoping that she'll enjoy her special card from her Nina!  (I love it when she calls me that!)

This is what I've used to create this card:

Dreamweaver Stencils© DG751 Nesting Owls Die Set 

Dreamweaver Stencils© DD001 Nesting Frames Die Set

Dreamweaver Stencils© DX7020 Leafless Tree Die Set

My Mind's Eye™ Hootenanny 6x6 Paper Pad

My Mind's Eye™ Quite Contrary™ Jack & Jill

Pink Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Brown Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White Cover Stock

Copic® Markers E25, Y35, B41, B45

May Arts Ribbon® Burlap Twine

Beacon® 3-in-1 Paper Glue

Glue Dots®

This is what I did to create this card:

• I picked out 4 papers that I thought would piece together nicely to form the owl and ran the die through 4 times to get the various pieces
• Once I decided on the pieces I was using for each part of the owl, I placed them back inside the owl die and put it aside
• I ran my frame and tree dies through my machine, setting the frame aside and trimmed a portion of the tree to use as my branch for the owl
• I partially glued the branch to the frame 
• I added glue dots to the back of each section of the owl die, lined my branch and frame up over the die and laid it down on top of the die, applying pressure to adhere the pieces to the framed branch then lifted it up, all pieces attached!
• Next up I created my card base and trimmed my background paper and adhered the two
• I adhered the framed owl to the card base
• Using another piece of the tree, I added a small branch over the owl
• I took a scrap of Neenah and cut out the shape of a balloon, colored it with markers and added a small piece of twine to the back of the balloon and down to the branch
• Last, but not least, I used a brown marker to create a "head" for the owl and fill in a little between the paper pieces, and, I used the yellow marker to shade the beak

It may look like this card was labor intensive but it was actually quite fast and simple to create.  I loved the papers and just knew they would each be perfect for the various parts of the owl.  Funny how you can look at paper designs and just know in your head exactly what you want to do with them!  

Be sure to check out the rest of the team's projects:

Dream It Up!

Leadonna Kimmel

Louise Healy

Laura Drahozal 

Lynn Mercurio

Pam Hornschu

Jamie Martin

Thanks for stopping by today!  I do hope I was able to provide you with a tiny bit of inspiration.  Leave me some love and let me know!  I'll see you again tomorrow with another project.  In the meantime, have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Lea

Pumpkin Ride and Some Cool Jewelry

Happy Friday!  Today I have a post for Stampendous that has a fun Halloween card and two pieces of jewelry made from bezels by HHH Enterprises, so, this post may be a little longer than most.  We're celebrating all the fun pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns from Stampendous this week and I'm sharing a card I created for the catalog using Pumpkin Ride.  I love this sassy little girl!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Pumpkin Ride
Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®
Doodlebug Design, Inc™ Haunted Manor™ Collection’s “Tombstone” and “Gallery of Ghouls” Patterned Papers
Copic® Markers (E50, E51, E53, E21, E93, E25, E27, E29, E35, E37, V12, V15, V17, YG00, YG01, YG03, YR14, YR16, YR18, YR23, YR24, YR27, Y15, Y17, C0, C1, C3, C6, C7)
May Arts Ribbon®
Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives®
Glue Dots®
Cardstock by Bazill Basics Paper®
Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White Cover Stock

Here's what I did to create this card:

1. Stamp image and color with markers
2. Trim image to desired size
3. Create standard A-2 card base with a tent fold
4. Trim patterned papers as shown
5. Adhere layers as shown
6. Tie bow and attach as shown

 Next up I have a simple leaf bezel in an antique gold finish.  This was, by far, the easiest jewelry project I've ever done!  I sure do like the results!

Here's what I used to create this project:


HHH Enterprises® 28mm Pewter Leaf Bezel Pendant, Vintage Gold
Stampendous® Paprika Opaque Embossing Powder

Stampendous® Honey Opaque Embossing Powder
Stampendous® Olive Opaque Embossing Powder
Stampendous® Caramel Fragments
Stampendous® Ochre Fragments
Fast Finish™ by Beacon Adhesive®
VersaMarker™ Watermark Ink Pen
May Arts Ribbon®
Miscellaneous Twine

Here's what I did to create this project:

1. I scribbled on the inside of the bezel with the VersaMarker
2. Next I sprinkled on embossing powder in small sections
3. Heat embossing powder until all has melted
4. Sprinkle on some fragments
5. Cover fragments with Fast Finish, set aside to dry
6. Once dry, thread ribbons through and tie

Okay, I have one more project to share with you.  I hope you aren't falling asleep yet!  This one is really fun.  One of the coolest things about this project, I can switch out the contents whenever I want to!  I can change it for seasons, holidays or occasions, whatever suits my needs.  This is a round shadow box pendant-locket so I can open it up with the flip of a hinge!

Here's what I used to create this project:

HHH Enterprises® Round Shadow Box Pendant-Locket

Stampendous® Halloween Charms Perfectly Clear Stamps Set

Stampendous® Trick or Treat Color Fragments

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink by Tsukineko

Tim Holtz® Distress Ink® in Spiced Marmalade

Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White Cover Stock

Acetate Sheet

Fiskars® 1.5" Circle Punch

May Arts Ribbon®

Here's what I did to create this project:

1. Punch out white cardstock piece
2. Stamp images onto circle
3. Ink circle with distress ink and place inside pendant
4. Add in a pinch of fragments
5. Punch out another circle with acetate piece
6. Stamp bird image onto acetate and place in front glass and close
7. Thread ribbon onto pendant

I tried to give you a close-up side shot of the pendant to show the bird but it's hard to see how it seems to be floating inside.  It looks really cool in real life.

Well, that's it for me today.  Sorry for the length but I wanted to get it all in on one.  Hope you have a wonderful day and a great weekend.  See you again soon!

Hugs,

Lea

Feeling a Little Witchy?

I am...Bwahahahahaha!  It's the 31 Days of Halloween and time to celebrate all things spooky!  Stampendous Stamps and Dreamweaver Stencils have some of the best Halloween goodies to make cards, home decor and party supplies for the scariest Halloween ever!  Today I've got a card that uses products from both companies.

I had a lot of fun creating this card.  This was a case of looking at the stamp and knowing exactly what paper, die and embellishments I needed to use as well.  I wanted the witch to have some depth and thought about stamping her and cutting her out but then I spotted my box of transparencies and decided to go that route instead.  I'm so glad I did!

I really wanted some gray fragments and since Stampendous doesn't make that color, I decided to create my own.  Easy to do with alcohol ink and/or an airbrush!  If I had a refill bottle, I would have just mixed them in that, however, I didn't so I put some rose fragments in a jar, stuck my Copic airbrush nozzle with my T8 Sketch marker into the top and hit the trigger.  Well, let me just say, that was interesting experience.  Quite a few of them blew up and out of the jar!  So, next time I covered the top with my had and sprayed away.  It was kind of like watching popcorn pop and with a little shaking around, I had some great gray fragments!

I played around with the lighting and liked how this one made it look like the jack-o-lantern was creating a glow in the woods.  I thought it would be fun to share both photos!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Dreamweaver Stencils© Leafless Tree Die

Stampendous® Lady and Jack

Stampendous® Boss Gloss Embossing Ink

Stampendous® Detail Black Embossing Powder

Stampendous® Micro Glitters - Orange and Lime

Stampendous® Color Fragments - Rose and Purple

Copic® Marker T8

BasicGrey® Eerie Paper Pad

Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Highland 901 Transparency Film for Copiers, Clear

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon® Adhesives

Glue Dots® - Small

Here's what I did to create this card:

Trim transparency to desired size, stamp image with embossing ink, add powder, remove excess powder and heat.

Once cooled, add glue to jack-o-lantern and apply orange micro glitter.

Add glue to witches dress as shown and apply lime micro glitter, set aside to allow glue to dry.

Create A-2 card base with a tent fold from purple cardstock.

Trim patterned paper to fit card base with a small edge of purple showing.

Adhere patterned paper to card base.

Take embossed transparency piece and flip over so embossed and glittered side is down and adhere to card base with glue dots, this allows the image to show completely with the glitter showing through.

With black cardstock, die cut the tree and then cut branches off to adhere to card as shown.

Airbrush rose fragments with gray marker, mix with purple fragments and apply to bottom of card with glue.

I have to say, I LOVE how this card turned out, it's just like I saw it in my head!  I also love how the the transparency photographed along the bottom of the card.  The reflection looks like mist rising from the ground.  Sooo cool!  

That's my project for today, I hope you like it as much as I do.  Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you again soon.  Have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Lea

Christmas Cards Already?

Where did the summer go? Kids are back in school, with all the insanity that goes with it, vacations are a not-so-distant memory, and it is once again time to get busy with the important things in life...crafting for the holidays! Yay! If you don't get started now, you might not get them done in time for Christmas!  So, to inspire you, all of September the Dream Team will be featuring all the new goodies we have for the "Most wonderful time of the year", the fall and winter holiday season. New stencil designs, and new dies, are found on-line through the Stencil with Style web-site, or your local papercrafting store.  

Here's my holiday inspiration for this week:

Here's what I used to create this card:

Dreamweaver Stencils© DG674 Nested Ornaments Die Set
Dreamweaver Stencils© LG674 Oval Ornament
Dreamweaver Stencils© LJ891 Holly Swirl
Dreamweaver Stencils© LJ896 Large Flourish
Dreamweaver Stencils© Regular Embossing Paste
Americana® Antique Gold Acrylic Paint
Americana® Gloss Enamels® Metallic Glorious Gold Acrylic Paint
Translucent Gold Glass Beads
Clearsnap® ColorBox® Fluid Chalk Ink in Dark Moss and Lipstick Red
Tim Holtz® Distress® Ink in Tea Dye
Tsukineko® Delicata™ Golden Glitz Pigment Ink
BasicGrey® Fruitcake™ Collection Nutcracker/Pine and Vintage Ornaments/Pine
Gold Metallic Cord
Beacon® Adhesives Zip Dry™
Scrapbook Adhesives™ 3D Foam Squares
Glue Dots

Here's what I did to create this card:

Mix paste and paint to achieve gold color, add beads (optional to add beads but was my effort to mimic spots on ornaments printed on patterned paper and to age it)
Trim patterned paper to size for card
Create 5"x5" card base with a tent fold
Paste-stencil bottom ornament directly onto ornament paper
Using chalk inks, brush-stencil holly and berries onto bottom ornament
Die cut one large and one small ornament from double-sided stripe paper
Brush-stencil gold swirl onto solid side of small ornament
Add distress ink to the edges of all three ornaments to give a more "vintage" look
Attach die cut ornaments to patterned paper as shown
Create three gold cord bows and trim three pieces of cord to "hang" ornaments
Adhere gold "hanging" cords to ornaments and wrap other end to back of patterned paper and adhere
Attach patterned paper with ornaments to card base
Using small glue dots, attach bows to ornament tops

You can make the ornaments as simple or as detailed as you wish, either way, it's a relatively fast card to create.  If you have a lot to do, this would be an easy design to duplicate!

Of course, we have our monthly challenge for you to play along, so post your own holiday creations, and use the Inlinkz tool on the Dream It Up! blog, for a chance to win the prize at the end of the month. We also have our fabulous Guest Designer for the month of September, Wendy Price! Here's the list of our "A" Team with their links for the week:

Dream It Up!

Wendy Price (GD) 

Leadonna Kimmel (Me)

Louise Healy

Laura Drahozal

Lynn Mercurio

Pam Hornschu

Jamie Martin

That's it for me today!  I do hope I've given you a little inspiration to start your Christmas card creating!  Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you again soon.  Have a blessed day!

Hugs,
Lea

An InLinkz Link-up

Kick up your heels...

...with Stampendous®!  Yeeee Haaaw!!! This week our team at Stampendous® is celebrating the new cowgirl images from our April catalog! These images are all available in wood mounted or Cling Rubber™.  So,  saddle up and join us for the ride while we share some inspiration with you.  I have two cards for you today!

Here's my first card,  I hope you like it!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Stamps Q195 Cowgirl Boots
Stampendous® Stamps SSC1195 Steampunk Shoes Perfectly Clear™ Stamps
Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black Ink Pad
Bazzill® Cardstock
Creative Imaginations® Patterned Paper (No collection name)
Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White
Foam Mounting Squares
Scor-Tape™
Misc. Twine
Derwent® Inktense™ Pencils:

Carmine Pink (0520)
Willow (1900)
Amber (1710)
Tan (1720)
Saddle Brown (1740)

Outliner (2400)

Here's what I did to create this card:

Stamp image, color and trim to desired size
Create card base with a tent fold
Trim patterned paper as shown
Stamp sentiment and trim to desired size
Create mats for both images
Cut twine into two pieces, tie them together, determine length needed and cut off excess
Adhere twine to back of patterned paper

Adhere all layers to the card base as shown

And, here's my second card for today!  I hope you like it, too!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Stamps M312 Boots
Stampendous® Stamps W126 Button Shoe Elements
Derwent® Inktense™ Pencils:

• Mustard (1700)
  
• Amber (1710)
  
• Tan (1720)
  
• Saddle Brown (1740)
  
• Willow (1900)
  
• Dark Chocolate (1930)
  
• Outliner (2400)

Memento™ Rich Cocoa Ink Pad
Ranger® Archival Ink™ Pad - Jet Black
Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White
Neenah® Classic Crest™ Natural White
Red Cardstock
May Arts Ribbon® - Ivory Grosgrain
Copic® Marker E37 (to color buckle)
Tim Holtz® Distress™ Ink in Vintage Photo
Tim Holtz® Distress™ Stain in Vintage Photo (to color ribbon)

Scor-Tape™ (to secure ribbon)
Beacon Adhesive® Zip Dry™
Foam Mounting Squares
Glue Dots®
Stipple Brush 

Here's what I did to create this card:

Stamp Boots image with Archival™ Ink, color and trim as shown
Stamp Elements image four times with Rich Cocoa forming a large square; trim a section out to fit an A-2 card
Trim card base from red cardstock with a tent fold and trim a mat for the boots with the same paper
Using Vintage Photo distress™ ink, ink both images doing the edges of the boots and all over for the background piece
Stain ivory ribbon with Vintage Photo Stain, set aside for a few minutes to dry
Color buckle with Copic® marker to give it a brass look to match the boot’s hardware
Thread buckle with ribbon and attach to background piece as shown
Adhere background piece to card base
Adhere boots to mat and add foam mounting squares to back of mat
Attach boots image to card base

That's if for me today!  I know I have a few team members playing along today.  I hope you'll check out there projects and leave them some love.  Next week Stampendous and DecoArt Paints are collaborating for a week long blog adventure in paint!  You won't want to miss it!   Have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,
Lea

Imagine Crafts with Dreamweaver!

Welcome to our first ever collaboration week with Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko! We've shared all of our toys on both sides, so be prepared for Endless Possibilities! Three prize packages are available, each containing one set of each of these inks and stencils/dies. Just leave comments on each post of each day this week (June 9th - June 13th) for a chance to win! Winners will be announced on Tuesday, June 17th!

These are the prize package contents!  How cool is this for a prize?!  You know you want to win so don't forget to comment!

Here's my project for today:

Here's what I used to create this project:

Dreamweaver Stencil© LL3041 Nest

Dreamweaver Stencil© LJ806 Hexagons
Imagine Crafts® StāzOn™ Spiced Chai
Imagine Crafts® StāzOn™ Ganache
Imagine Crafts® StāzOn™ Cactus Green
Imagine Crafts® Radiant Neon™ Electric Blue
Imagine Crafts® Memento™ Toffee Crunch
Imagine Crafts® VersaFine™ Vintage Sepia
Imagine Crafts® VersaFine™ Spanish Moss
Imagine Crafts® VersaFine™ Olympia Green
May Arts Ribbon® - Burlap String
Copic® Markers BG01 & BG11Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White
Bazzill® Cardstock
Creative Imaginations© Song Bird Paper Pad by Debbie Mumm©
Beacon Adhesive® Zip Dry™
Glue Dots®
Foam Mounting Squares

Here's what I did to create this project:

Tape Nest stencil to white paper and brush stencil with various inks and stencil brushes
Add additional color around nest with inks and stencil brushes
Trim next to desired size and add sepia color around edges
Trim patterned paper to desired size
Color bird with Copic® markers to change color from yellow to blues and greens
Create card base from Bazzill® and stencil hexagons with sepia ink
Layer patterned paper and image as shown onto mats and adhere
Tie twine three times around card base and tie into a bow
Add a glue dot under bow to hold in place
Attach layers to card base with foam mounting squares

Here's the link list for the team members playing along today:

Dream It Up!

Pam Hornschu

Darsie Bruno

Isha Gupta 

Louise Healy

Sylvia Blum 

Gill Wilson

Kristine Reynolds 

Baerbel Born

Laura Drahozal 

Lea Kimmel 

Alison Heikkila

Kristi Parker Van Doren 

This is it for me today, I hope you like my card and will come back tomorrow for the final big blog hop.  I hope you left lots of comments as that increases your chances of winning one of the great prize packs.  Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day.

Hugs,

Lea

Stampendous to the Core('dinations)!

 Welcome to another week long collaboration! This week we're playing with Core'dinations' gorgeous papers! They always make a project pop with the addition of so much texture! Plus, they're just plain yummy colors! We love the way you can sand the papers to allow the coordinating color core show through.   I have a lot, whole LOT, of paper in my craft room.  Even saying "whole lot" seems like a huge understatement!  Still, one of my all-time favorite papers to create with is Core'dinations!   Here's my card for today:

When I saw this embossing folder, I knew I had to use it with the PenPatttern Flower stamp.  Aren't they perfect together?!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® PenPattern Flower
Stampendous® Angel Wings Quotes Perfectly Clear Stamps™
Core'dinations® Vintage Collection™ Emberglow
Core'dinations® Sand It Kit
WorldWin® Peaches & Cream Cardstock
Misc. Patterned Paper
Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White
Darice® Large Petal Embossing Folder
May Arts Ribbon®
Tim Holtz® Distress Ink® in Antique Linen
Tsukineko® Radiant Neon Electric Blue
Tsukineko® Radiant Neon Electric Orange
Tsukineko StāzOn® Spiced Chai Midi Pad
Beacon Adhesive® Zip Dry™
Glue Dots®

Here's what I did to create this card:

Create card base with a tent fold
Trim patterned paper to fit as shown
Trim Core'dinations® paper to fit as shown and emboss
Sand embossed paper and adhere to patterned paper
Adhere ribbon piece trimmed to fit width of paper as shown
Adhere papers with attached ribbon to card base
Stamp the three flowers and cut out as shown
Add distress ink to tone down white
Attach flowers with glue dots
Stamp sentiment with StāzOn® ink directly onto ribbon

Of course there are prizes this week! Three prize packages will be awarded. Package includes the Lovely Garden Stamp Set; the Matching Lovely Garden Cutting Dies; a Sand It Kit from Core'dinations which includes a sanding block, replacement sandpaper, and a "must-have" Dust Buddy clean up cloth; Core'dinations will also be sending the lucky winners some of their fantastic 6" X 6" paper pads. PLUS an extra special bonus - our friends at Dreamweaver Stencil will be adding the gorgeous Stone Wall stencil that Jamie Martin used in her terrific card she'll be posting this week (you can see a peek of it on the blog banner!) LET'S GET STARTED! The official rules are HERE. You still need a U.S. mailing address to win, but we sure want to hear your comments anyway! We'll draw three random blog posts from all the posts this week. Then we'll choose one comment from each. Of course we'll love you even more if you pin our projects to your Pinterest Boards or if you Tweet, or Share on Facebook, follow us, like our pages. You know the drill! Here's who is posting today!

Core Blog

Tenia Nelson

Jennifer Edwards

Lea Kimmel

Ava Gavloski

Jamie Martin

Suzanna Lee

Krissy Fossmeyer

Kristine Reynolds

A super easy and fun card for when you need one in a hurry!  I always enjoy creating fun projects with Core'dinations' papers!  Don't forget to leave comments for a chance to win.  I'll see you again tomorrow with a Wicked Wednesday post, Thursday will have a Dreamweaver post and Friday I'll have both Stampendous and Dreamweaver posts.  Don't forget to stop back by!

Hugs,
Lea

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Fairy Dust?

It's time for another challenge at Desert Islands Crafters Challenge Blog.  Our sponsor for this challenge is The Stamping Chef and my image is Fairy Dust.  I have to admit, this image cracked me up when I saw it.  It comes with a sentiment but since I wasn't given the sentiment I made up my own, which also cracked me up!  I guess I'm easily amused!  Here's our itinerary for this challenge:

1.  Distress it.

 2.  NO FLOWERS!!!

 3.  Monotone.

 4.  Not a Card.

 5.  Use a funny quote or saying.

 6.  Make it sexy for that love in your life!

 7.  use at least 3 pattern papers

 8.  emboss it 

 9.  use ribbon

10.  use metal  

I've used #'s 2, 3, 5, 7 & 9.

Here's what I used to create this card:

The Stamping Chef - Fairy Dust©

Pebbles™ - Garden Party Patterned Paper

Bazzill® Cardstock

Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White

Copic® Markers: E50, 51, 21, 53: B12, 14; R00, 01, 02, 20, 21, 22, 25; C00, 0, 01; 0 Colorless Blender

Copic® atYou Spica Peach Glitter Pen

Stampendous® Ultra Fine Crystal Multi Glitter

Beacon Adhesive® Zip Dry™

Foam Mounting Squares

Glue Dots®

White Seam Binding

Copic® R20 Refill

Here's what I did to create this card:

Print image and color with Copic markers, trim to desired size

Create card base from Bazzill with a tent fold

Trim patterned papers as shown

Adhere all layers of patterned paper to card base

Adhere image to card

Create and print sentiment, trim as desired

Create a mat for sentiment from Bazzill used for card base

Trim a piece of seam binding, place in container and dye with Copic refill, heat with heat gun to dry

Tie bow from seam binding and attach with glue dot

Attach sentiment with foam mounting squares

Add glitter to "poof" and under "fairy dust" on sentiment

Sadly, this is the last post for Desert Island Crafters Challenge Blog for a few months.  We're going to take a summer break but we'll be back in the fall ready to challenge you to even more fun challenges!  I hope you'll play along with us prior to our break.  Thanks for stopping by!  I'll see you again soon!

Hugs,

Lea

Feeling Fishy

All week long, at Stampendous we've been showcasing our new PenPattern stamps that have plenty of open spaces for you to doodle into or color with your choice of medium.  I really like these as the possibilities are endless.  Today I have a project using PenPattern Fish, this one was a lot of fun!

Here's what I used to create this project:

Stampendous® PenPattern Fish
Stampendous® Taupe Color Fragments 
Bazzill®
Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White
Echo Park® “Splash” 6x6 Paper Pad 
Micron™ 005 Black Pen
Ranger® Archival Ink™ Jet Black Ink Pad 
Derwent® Inktense™ Pencils:
   Dark Aquamarine (1210)
   Green Aquamarine (1220)
   Iris Blue (0900)
   Sea Blue (1200)
   Bright Blue (1000)
   Golden yellow (0230)
   Cadmium Orange (0250)
   Burnt Orange (0260)
   Mid Vermillion (0310)
   Apple Green (1400)
May Arts Ribbons®
Glossy Accents™
Claudine Hellmuth® Studio™ Multi-Medium Matte 
Glue Dots™
Foam Mounting Squares

Here's what I did to create this project:

Stamp image, color some areas and create pen patterns in other areas 
Trim image to desired size
Create card base in a tent fold
Trim patterned paper
Create mat for image
Adhere patterned paper to card base
Attach matted image to card with foam mounting squares
Using Glue Dots, attach ribbons
Add multi-medium to bottom of card and sprinkle on fragments, tap off excess fragments and return excess to jar 
Create "bubbles" with drops of Glossy Accents

This card reminds me of a fish bowl, what about you?  Thanks for stopping by today and I'll see you again soon!  Have a blessed day!

Hugs,
Lea

DICC Time!

It's time for another Desert Islands Crafters Challenge!  This time around our sponsor is The Stamping Chef and my image of choice is Tabitha.  She's so soft and girly looking that I had to find papers that matched her femininity.  Instead of a card, I chose to create a tag.  I'm thinking I might just use the finished tag on the cover of a journal; I really like the completed project!  Our itinerary for this week is as follows:

1.  Lots of pink

2.  Sugar skulls

3.  Suckers or sweets (lollipops or candy)

4.  Hearts

5.  Add a feather or wings

6.  Pearls or gemstones

7.  Add a banner or bunting

8.  Stitching (real or faux)

9.  Anything but a card

10.  Spritzes or sprays

For my project, I've used #'s 1, 4, 6, 7 and 9:

Here's what I used to create this project:

The Stamping Chef - Tabitha Digital Image

Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White

Bo Bunny® Little Miss Collection

Bazzill®

#10 Shipping Tag

Copic® Markers:  E13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 50, 51, 53; C0, C1, C3

Spectrum Noir™ Markers:  CR2, 3, 4; PP3, 5; TB2, 4

Tim Holtz® Distress Ink™ in Antique Linen and Pumice Stone

Smooch™ in Siren and Silverfox

DecoArt® Acrylic Gesso

Copic® Multiliner - Black

May Arts® Twine and Ribbon

Celebrate It™ Paper Flowers

Queen & Co.® Pearls

SU!® Punch

EK Success® Hole Punch

Tim Holtz® Paper Distresser™ Tool

Glue Dots™

Zip Dry™

Foam Mounting Square

Here's how I created this project:

Print image and color with markers, trim to desired size

Trim patterned papers to fit width of tag

Gesso top and bottom of exposed portion of tag 

Distress edges of patterned papers and image

Add distress ink to image and edges of patterned paper

Adhere papers to tag as shown

Punch out pieces for bunting and write "hello"

Fold bunting pieces over twine and adhere with glue dots

Punch two holes, one on each angled part of top of tag

Thread bunting twine through holes and adhere punch pieces with glue dots

Add pearls over each letter as shown

Cut out heart from scrap paper and attach with foam square

Color roses with markers and attach to bottom of tag with glue dots

With scissors, trim around each rose forming a scalloped edge

Attach ribbon through hole at top of tag

That's it for today!  I do hope you like my somewhat shabby chic tag!  Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you again soon!  

Blessings,

Lea