Hi there!
On my summer holidays I had very limited supplies, but one thing I picked up on my travels was the Jane Davenport Mermaid Markers. They're basically ink-filled water pens, so they're perfect to play around with in a watercolour-y way.
This is the newest stamp from Technique Tuesday's Animal House collection called:
Felix the Frog.
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Hi, there! Today I have a card using a whole bunch of border stamps from SRM Stickers clear stamps. I (like most of you) follow a lot of blogs and file ideas and inspiration in the ol' noggin' for later use - and today my inspiration comes from Kristina Werner.
I have been discovering new ways to use my new Oxide Inks, and I definitely love to blend with them, but also stamping with them is fabulous. Because it's kind of like pigment, you can layer colours on top of each other and the colours POP!
Process:
- using masking tape, mask off different sized sections and sponge ink (oxide ink) onto background.
- grab as many border stamps as possible.
- stamp border stamps on top of inked lines in various colours
- sprinkle water to activate "oxidization"
- stamp sentiment in black and add die cut
SRM Supplies:
Other supplies:
- Sizzix die cut
- Ranger Distress Oxide Inks
- Ranger Archival ink (black)
- Bazzill Cardstock
You may recall THIS POST where I used MFT's cloud stencil - well, I made a couple of backgrounds with no idea what I was going to do with them. I just knew I would use them sometime.
Creating a beautiful background by hand is kind of like using patterned paper - except it's better!! You can customize your colours, and then you can use it like you would any normal piece of PP.
I used Technique Tuesday's Classic Kite Steel Craft Die. Classic black on top of an ornate background is just what the doctor ordered. Everything is the star on this card!
Other items used: Look Out World clear stamp set.
Hi there! Can you believe it's almost August?
Being a teacher, I have the summer off and that means I fly home to Canada and get some much-needed hang-time in with friends and family, but I also get in some craft time. I bring a very small stash with me so I can make a little project here and there.
It's good for my mental health!!
The background is SO simple, so quick, and so cool! (I think....) I just used the round ink applicator (Ranger) to smoosh some circles of Distress oxide ink into kraft cardstock, and done!
Find this set (Lorenzo the Llama) here at Technique Tuesday!
I love to play with lots of different mediums and styles - it keeps this hobby of mine (which I have done for over 11 years now) fresh, new, and interesting.
Today I am sharing some tags made with extra paint from a painting project.
I have recently started experimenting with Acrylic Pouring and the paint that drips off the side of the canvas is just too gorgeous to throw away!!!
Here's my painting:
And here's the pool of paint that ran off the side. I simply dragged some tags through the paint and I had some lovely backgrounds ready to go!
Some simple, yet striking die cuts paired with a versatile SRM sticker sentiment was all it took to dress these tags up.
A friend asked me to make a card "for someone special" so with such an open-ended task, the world (or my craft collection) was my oyster.
I chose to work with the Sizzlits Die Set - Cacti.
I had to explain to my husband and son, but I'm hoping YOU get it.
YOU are special, just like the colourful cactus with the heart...
As opposed to the B&W cacti...
It was obvious to me, anyway! hahaha
Speaking of Sizzix... There's a really huge contest in right now! You have a couple more days to enter!
Have you tried Distress Oxide inks yet? I haven't had a lot of time to play and one of the features I really wanted to try was stamping on black cardstock. This is stamped in various colours, then I splattered using the re-inkers, THEN, I lightly misted the whole piece so the colours oxidized a little... Beautiful!
The sentiment is a combo of an alphabet die, and the bottom half of a sentiment (that had "celebrate" on top) - I just wanted the sentiment wider and more prominent!
Thanks for stopping by!
Supplies (Technique Tuesday)
Die: Hometown Lowercase
I waited. I stalked. I ordered the minute appeared. I opened it up as soon as it arrived. I got some amazing results!
What am I talking about? The Cloud Stencil from MFT, of course! I could have made something similar out of paper, but I love the stencil material and how easy it is to slip and slide around on it with a sponge....
I added some splatters with water (I used Distress Inks and they're reactive to water) as well as some splatters of glimmer mist.
Thanks for stopping by!
Hi there, it's Tobi here with a DIY planner using a traveller's journal and of course, SRM stamps.
Here are some things that have added up to my current planner situation:
~ I've tried the planner thing... I don't get it, OR I'm not good at it.
~ I've recently gotten into hand lettering and have started to collect journals to practice in.
~ I had a very stressful month and kept a notebook of everything i had to remember and keep track of and it really worked for me.
So, because of these factors, I thought i would continue with the notebook/hand-lettering/journal format, but organize it a little better using various stamps and supplies.
So I've got my day divided into three zones:
1) School (I'm a teacher)
2) After school - which includes clubs and rehearsals/performances
3) dinner (we have meal-plans)
As much as I can, I try to fill in the spots using bounce lettering (the style of calligraphy I am working on) so I can practice as many letter combos as possible.
Here's a mostly blank page so you can see how it looks before I fill it out:
Thanks for stopping by, I hope this was inspiring!
Supplies:
Whoooooo says owls have to be black and brown?
Not me!
No idea why, but I went with kind of an ombre wing on these beauties.
I made a few different designs with the same basic layout:
I don't normally make duplicates (boring), but when I do I like to at least change the papers and background colours a little.
You know what's cool? This set is only USD $2.99!
Happy Father's Day!
When I do masculine cards I try to keep it simple and not cutesy, and I think this fits the bill... This was an easy card to put together because all I did was die-cut all of the shapes in the Looking Dapper Thinlets Die Set - Sizzix.
Each little shape is popped up with tiny pop-dots
I paired it with a sentiment from Lawn Fawn to finish it off.
Speaking of Sizzix... There's a really huge contest in right now!
Click here to enter!
Hi there! It's time to make a couple of cards for some special students. I love and hate this time of year, I can't wait for summer (and to get back to Canada for a while) but I also don't want to say goodbye to the grads...
Anyway, this is a cute stamp with an AWESOME font and I made it for the current Paper Smooches Challenge: MEN
This cute little elephant and sentiment are from a set called New Beginnings.
I can't wait to use the other stamps in the set - they're all equally adorable.
Elephant was coloured with Copics and I added accents with a pastel chalk pencil.
I just had a self-imposed long weekend (took a personal day) because I just finished a long run of the musical I directed at school and I was pooped!!! But after a couple good sleep-ins and some much needed "ME TIME" I am ready to tackle June!
This card is such an easy one to put together - would be a really great project for a card-set.
The combo of gold glitter and mint green is making my heart sing!
Have a wonderful week!
Supplies:
MFT Stamp set
Teresa Collins Glitter cardstock
Bazzill Cardstock
Distress Oxide Ink - Cracked Pistachio
PS. There's a competition at SIZZIX and we'd love you to vote!
Chinese
English
Happy June!!
For many of you, school's out, and you're starting summer vacation, but here in China (we follow the Canadian school calendar at my school) we are here until the bitter end: June 30th! Waaaaaaaaahhhhhh.
But instead of being sorry myself, I've gotten my butt in gear and started my end-of-the-year thank you cards. There are so many people to thank in a school community:
- secretaries
- academic advisors
- administration
- assistants
- librarians
- colleagues leaving...
This card is kind of a general "I'm happy for you" card, but with flair!
The gems are cut out of DecoFoil adhesive foam and I used multi-coloured foil on them. So pretty!!
Supplies:
Priceless Stamp set (Technique Tuesday)
You Are A Gem (Technique Tuesday)
Hi guys!! I'm here today with some spring-inspired greeting cards.
Butterflies are a guilty pleasure of mine and I have quite the collection going, which makes mixing and matching elements a snap!
These cards feature a stamp set by My Favorite Things, and a diecut from Sizzix. I made four cards in total, and a couple of them say "Thank You!" and a couple of them say "Wish" thanks to We've Got Your Sticker: Happy and We've Got Your Sticker: Thanks.
Thank you for stopping by!
Supplies:
Stamps: My Favorite Things
Chinese followers:
Sizzix is now in China!
CLICK HERE to go to the exclusive Chinese site for all things Sizzix!
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What is more elegant than lace?
The word "lace" conjures so many words in my mind, most prominent of which are:
love, wedding, sexy, delicate, sophisticated and classic.
This card embodies all of those words:
I paired black lace with a white doily, and built my card around that. A monotone color scheme keeps this card classic and timeless, and the SRM stickers pair beautifully with all of the other elements.
Supplies:
Black Lace
Oh hey? Do you follow me on Instagram?
(I'm @jazzytobi just in case you want to be friends)
Anyway, if you do, then you know i'm now 40 YEARS OLD!! WHAT???
It sounds old, but it feels good. Life makes sense, you know?
Well, until something catastrophic rocks my world and I move to another strange country again, but for now - I'm enjoying it!
This card was made on my birthday and it's a very happy.
I only used the best colours!
Thanks for stopping by!
Supplies:
Stamp set: Fringed Dahlia
White Embossing Powder
Bazzill Cardshoppe Cardstock
Watercolor Paints
Hello people!!
I have had an exciting time shopping over here because my Chinese online suppliers finally got in Distress Oxide Inks, and I was SO EXCITED I bought them all!!!
After watching everyone play with these new inks I knew I wanted to make a cool background with them. The consensus is in: it's really easy to make cool backgrounds!! :)
Because they're pigmenty they stay wet longer, and it's much like working with watercolours. The ink moves and blends and that oxide-effect??? Swoon....
But the star of the card is definitely these pretty flowers. They were the inspiration for the colours and the focus of the whole design.
thanks for stopping by!!
Supplies:
Sizzix Die Cut: Love Birds 3-D Rose
Distress Oxide Inks: Broken China, Cracked Pistachio, Wilted Violet
Stamps: Technique Tuesday - Fringed Dahlia, Lots of Dots, Butterfly Collage
Hi there! I'm sharing a cute card that is fun to construct, cute, and speaks to my scooter-riding soul!
Before I came to China I was no stranger to two-wheeled vehicles having had my first dirt-bike at the age of four (my parents were nuts!!!) but, I had never driven a bike/scooter on the road as my primary mode of transportation. There are days when it REALLY sucks (when it's below freezing and pouring rain or snowing) and days when it feels so good to have the sun on your face and the wind blowing through your hair...
Anyway, this die has my name written all over it!
This die would be fun to give to your kids! Putting it together was like a fun little puzzle, and the colour combinations are endless! Take a look on the Sizzix Website for a helpful video and other colour schemes!
Luckily, I had the most perfect sentiment ever in my stash of stamps (this one is from Stamping Bella) and a few cute scraps of patterned paper to make this die cut shine!
Supplies:
Sizzix Bigz Die - Moped
Sizzix Bigz Die - Moped
Patterned Paper - MME
SRM Border Sticker
Bazzill Cardshoppe Cardstock
Best Creation Glitter Cardstock
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