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- September 26, 2016
- By Tobi Crawford
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Hi again!
This is another fun project made with new MFT goodies.
I LOVE Hallowe'en, but I'm one of THOSE people who don't send out cards, so I love the sentiments in this set. They are Hallowe'en-ISH, but could be given anytime to a person with a sense of humour!
This is another fun project made with new MFT goodies.
I LOVE Hallowe'en, but I'm one of THOSE people who don't send out cards, so I love the sentiments in this set. They are Hallowe'en-ISH, but could be given anytime to a person with a sense of humour!
Details: The background was sprayed with Dylusions, THEN, when the ink dried I put the new Stencil: Chevron Grid on top and "ghosted" the pattern. (Ghosting is when you take ink away by adding water or wiping with a baby wipe... It's simple, but cool!)
I'll also be entering this in the Card Design Superstar contest!
Stamp Set:
Hi guys!
It's been two weeks of school and I think I'm finally finding my groove. I'm pretty much admitting to myself that I don't have time/energy to craft during the week, so the weekend is when I get down to business..
Which is hard, because I'm a night person... But anyway...
Today's card is for the current MFT sketch using some brand-new goodies!
I got this super cute Monster Love set last week (I also sprang for the dies!) and I've been itching to use it. They're just so cute!
I used the misti to help place the eyes/antennae and MAN, did that help!
I am also going to throw my hat in the ring for the Card Design Contest with some other amazing artists... What the hell!!
See you soon!
It's been two weeks of school and I think I'm finally finding my groove. I'm pretty much admitting to myself that I don't have time/energy to craft during the week, so the weekend is when I get down to business..
Which is hard, because I'm a night person... But anyway...
Today's card is for the current MFT sketch using some brand-new goodies!
I got this super cute Monster Love set last week (I also sprang for the dies!) and I've been itching to use it. They're just so cute!
I used the misti to help place the eyes/antennae and MAN, did that help!
I am also going to throw my hat in the ring for the Card Design Contest with some other amazing artists... What the hell!!
See you soon!
Hi there!! For today's post I decided to get messy and create a mixed media tag - I hope you like it!
It all started with tag sprayed with an orange ink spray, and a tan/light brown.
After the inks dried I spread white modelling paste on the tag, and added a cluster of flowers:
Touches of Gold Shimmer twine were used in the cluster and of course, on top!
Thanks for stopping by!!
Back to school means back to work for me and my husband and yes, I feel all of the same jitters that the kids do! I love getting back into a routine and meeting my new students... It's all very exciting.
This year I have a goal: USE MY PLANNER!
I've had a planner for the past two years and I always have great intentions, but I never follow through. I am hoping that by making my planner more teacher-friendly I will use it on a daily basis...
To start the year off I added a bunch of inspirational words from the Say It With Stickers: Teacher sheet.
To hold my place in the planner I created a really easy bookmark: sticker, patterned paper, cardstock and some twine...
I made the twine stick out a bit so when the planner's closed I can quickly find my spot:
SRM Products Used:
Other Supplies:
Planner: Paper Source
There's a new stamp set in town as part of Technique Tuesday's September release!
The background on this card turned out so pretty! I used pigment inks (Memento) and the Ranger blending tool to get the colours super soft. I'm so glad to be back home with my stuff and that includes my die cuts, inks, and of course my Copic Markers. This stamp is such a fun one to colour!!
I took inspiration from the paper collection I got the stickers from and had a lot of fun getting back into the swing of things colouring-wise.
Supplies:
Stamp set: Technique Tuesday Mouse Chef
Stamp set: Technique Tuesday Mouse Chef
Sticker: Photoplay Fresh Picked (a new company for me and I love it!!)
Die Cut: Lawn Fawn Hillside Borders
Memento Inks: Dandelion, Morocco, Love Letter
Hi there!!
I'm back in China and getting settled into the new school year.
I'm here today with a project for The Twinery and it's all about DOGS!!
I have two that are currently living with me and they are the light of my life - especially when I get home from work!! Needless to say I've got quite the little collection of dog-themed stamps going and this card uses one of my fav's:
I'm back in China and getting settled into the new school year.
I'm here today with a project for The Twinery and it's all about DOGS!!
I have two that are currently living with me and they are the light of my life - especially when I get home from work!! Needless to say I've got quite the little collection of dog-themed stamps going and this card uses one of my fav's:
I kept this card really neutral with a POP of colour to keep it on the masculine side. One thing I love about incorporating twine into my cards is it can help to tie-in those random colours in the project:
I only used red on the mallets and the dot on his t-shirt, but by using Maraschino twine it TIED it all together... (See what I did there... a little twinery pun for ya!!)
Thanks for popping in!!
Other Supplies: Stamps: Mama Elephant Sentiment: SRM Stickers Patterned Papers: Echo Park & Simple Stories
Hi there!
Today I'm playing along with the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Make For The Border!
I've used a set from Mama Elephant called Rock And Paws.
I used a really neutral colour palette because this card was for a guy (my Dad!) and I wanted to keep it nice and simple.
The "border" for the Border Challenge was cut with a Cricut.
The little dog was coloured with Copic Markers and to finish it all off I stamped a sentiment from the Technique Tuesday stamp set: Turn Up The Volume!
Thanks for stopping by!
I'll tell yah, it sure is hard crafting and blogging "on the road."
The difficult thing about having a two-month vacation (well, there are a lot of things hard about it), is not being able to hunker down and get some "work" done. My family likes to go on road trips so we are literally on the road for much of the summer too, but it's also that go-go-go feeling when you're on vacation... There never seems to be that down-time I need to craft.
BUT... This past weekend before we left for our roadtrip to California I was able to make a couple of cards for people I'm meeting up with along the way, and this is one of them:
So as I mentioned, time was of the essence but that doesn't mean I didn't try to make it pretty!!
I stamped the image on watercolor paper, then very lightly coloured in the image with Zig Clean Colour Real Brush Markers.
This is the new Greenhouse Society stamp set called:
Ritzy Mum by Technique Tuesday.
Ritzy Mum by Technique Tuesday.
Thanks for stopping by!
Today I'm playing along with SSS Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes with Lawn Fawn stamps!
This stamp set is too cute and I bought it primarily because of this cuuuuuute Sasquatch!
He's coloured with Zig Clean Colour watercolour markers and a water pen.
I aimed to make this card unisex and achieved that by going monotone with the colour scheme. I did pull out a few different colours and patterns, but I thought he looked great against the green background!
Speaking of green backgrounds... While visiting my parents in Saskatchewan I got to witness the Northern Lights!!!
It was definitely one of the highlights of my year.. So incredible to see them in person.
Thanks for stopping by!
Supplies:
Stamps: Lovable Legends
Dies: Stitched Hillside Borders (Lawn Fawn)
Cardstock: Bazzill
Hi there! I'm back in Canada and have been hanging out with family and friends, shopping, eating GOOD FOOD, and mostly just relaxing! I did get together with my old crafting buddies and got some good cardmaking done!
I played along with the current MFT sketch challenge:
It ended up looking kind of quilt-like, right? It was easy mixing all of the patterns because they're all from the same collection of Fancy Pants paper. Beautiful colours!
Here are some shots of what I've been doing the past couple of weeks:
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| I've been staying in downtown Vancouver and we've had pretty cold weather, but there have been a few nice days. |
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| Got some more added to my tattoo! Almost a complete sleeve! |
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| Went to a local farm for a fundraiser - buy a butterfly and release it into the wild. So beautiful... |
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| I got together with my old cropping friends for an all-day crop! Got a lot done! |
So now I'm in Saskatchewan now visiting my parents and I'll have a few more projects to share!
Thanks for stopping by!
I finally got my hands on some Reverse Confetti stamps so I inked them up just in time for the current Sketch For You To Try:
I've been playing with my new set of Zig Clean Color Brush pens and this image was a great way to test out some colour combos. It's interesting what happens when you add water to them... Sometimes the colours do things you wouldn't expect- but that's the fun part about learning.
White embossing was definitely the right way to go with this card and I really love how soft and pretty it ended up looking.
Supplies:
Stamp sets: Reverse Confetti "Rose Garden" and "Bitty Banners"
Simple Stories burlap banners
Bazzill card stock
The school year is very late this year - June 29th is my last day and MAN time is going slow...
Pretty soon I'll be flying back to Canada to see my son again and spend time with friends and family.
In the meantime, I've been plugging away at my craft desk, filling orders and getting some last-minute design work done... Check out today's card:
This is all watercolor goodness from the background (created with Prima watercolor resist paper) and the image colored with Zig Clean Color Brush Markers.
That green (chartreuse) is VIVID, isn't it??? It's like BAM! And that's the thing I love about these markers- they don't get dull when you add water, they stay so bright and saturated.. Lovely to work with.
This stamp is this month's Greenhouse Society Stamp set!
I'm so excited to announce I'll be designing for SRM again! I was with them way back in 2010 when they had their first design team call and WOW, Susan has really transformed her business and product offerings over the years! It's so exciting to not only be working with the stickers that have made SRM a crafter's staple, but now she has stamps, vinyl, coloring mediums, twine, packaging and so much more. I'm looking forward to the next year!
I have always been a fan of SRM's sentiments and when in need a simple and beautifully stated sentiment I will turn to my SRM stash. To emphasize this sentiment I mounted it first on white cardstock, then layered it on top of a strip of silver glitter paper. It's nice to have a little bling on wedding cards.
Head on over to the SRM BLOG for the whole lineup.
Who doesn't love roasting marshmallows over a campfire?!
The sights, the sounds, the smells - it's all an intoxicating reminder of how great summer is.
Cute, right?? I finally got my hands on some Clean Color Real Brush pens by Zig and have been having some "fun" getting to know them. Like all new mediums they're going to take some getting used to, but I love how vibrant the colours stay even when blended out... I'm gonna like them, me thinks!
Supplies:
Stamp set: MFT Warm & Fuzzy Friends
The Twinery Twine: Midnight Blue
My poor Copics... I am obsessed with watercolours and my other colouring mediums are gathering dust, SO, today I decided to combine mediums: watercolour background, and Copic-coloured images.
The night sky on this card was created with various shades and values of blue with dark blue being the final layer. I've done similar backgrounds before with black, but I wanted this one to be not-quite-night.
For some extra bling I added some sparkle with a Wink Of Stella brush pen.
Supplies:
Stamp Set: Gone Camping by Technique Tuesday
Watercolour paper - Prima
Bazzill Cardshoppe Cardstock
One more hip Father's Day card before the big day!
I went super clean and simple with this one:
My go-to recipe for Dad-cards is this:
1 - start with a graphic piece of patterned paper with a great colour combo (stripes)
2- No colouring, just a cool and funky stamp that will make Dad chuckle.
3- find some twine that coordinates with the colours..
I really love masculine cards... No muss, no fuss!
Have a great Father's Day!
A day to celebrate the special men in our lives - I just wish sometimes I lived on the same continent as my father. I get to see him in a few weeks and THEN I will wish him a Happy Father's Day!!
I think this combo of stamps and patterns is so hipster and I love it! It's not really my dad's style, so I gave these cards to a friend.
By the way.... Have I told you how much I love the Mini-Misti?
I really resisted buying it because it's so expensive here in China, but I literally use it for all stamping now... The placement of the stamps on today's card was so easy because of this tool... Check it out.
Stamps are from these two sets by Technique Tuesday:
Awesome, right???
Supplies:
Technique Tuesday: First Class Male, and Man Day
Inks: Memento
Papers: Bazzill Cardshoppe, Echo Park "This & That"
Wedding season has arrived and it's time for me to start building my stash!
Today I used the pretty colour combo from the current MFT Color Challenge as a starting point for this elegant card:
Here's the colour swatch:
I don't have any peach cardstock (GASP!! How did I not know this??!!!) so I went rooting through my extensive patterned paper stash and of course found some.
This is a great layout and it was inspired by someone, but I can't for the life of me find it... I will post a link if/when I do!!
Supplies:
Stamps: Avery Elle "Sentimental Clear Stamps"
Stamps: Avery Elle "Sentimental Clear Stamps"
Die Cuts: My Favorite Things "Leafy Greenery"
Patterned Paper: Pebbles "Spring Fling"
Silver Scallops: Best Creation
This week's Simon Says Wednesday Challenge is "Anything Goes," so here I go!
I had a friend ask to make some wedding cards so I put together this card with some different but complimentary elements...
Altenew's Peony Bouquet stamp set is a sensation and I bought the set before I got a Misti (which really helps) but this flower and leaf was stamped without it.. It didn't turn out too bad, so I used it!
The background was created with varying values of one colour of watercolour paint:
Supplies:
Stamp: Altenew Peony Bouquet
Sentiment: SRM Sticker Stickers By The Dozen - Wedding
Watercolours: Gansai Tambi
