GIU Girl for Unity Stamps -Day 3

It's day 3 of being the GIU Girl with the Unity Stamp Company this week, and today's project is all about glitz.  I'm featuring the "Artful Ornament" stamp, designed by artist Susan K Weckesser.  For this project, I did a combination of techniques, stamping with glue and using bleach on the blank spaces in the ornament.  I was going for a "glow" or light shining through the ornament.  I absolutely LOVE how this turned out!  It's very ooh-la-la!

I was originally inspired by Rachel Kleinman's technique that she shared some time ago; a foil and stamping technique which involved using glue. However, I substituted the foil for gold glitter and heat embossed it to dry.  The bleach technique was inspired by the late, great Christy Riopel from the Fall 2016 issue of Creative Scrapbooker Magazine. 

I made this one minute video to show the creative techniques for the ornament.  Check it out!

**If you decide to try this, be sure to have a warm bowl of soapy water ready.  You don't want to ruin your rubber stamp with glue!

Here's a before and after, using bleach to fill in the gaps.  This technique works best on black cardstock.  Make sure you don't overheat your image and "burn" it.

Purchase "An Artful Ornament", here.

Leave a comment each day, Monday through Friday and your name will be thrown in the pot to win one of 2 prizes, a grab bag of 25 random Unity Stamps.  

Tomorrow's project is going to be "Spooky!  Spooky fun, that is.  Be sure and stop back by!

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GIU Girl for Unity Stamps - Day 2

Here we are on day 2, and I'm featuring stamps from the Unity Stamp Company all week.    Today's project puts a spotlight on the the Exclusive Stamp of the Week Membership, featuring Pumpkin Greetings.

Last year, for my mom's birthday, I bought her a 3 month membership to the Unity Stamp of the Week Club, and this is one of the stamps she received, designed by Angie Blom.   Each week, a new stamp set arrives and you can purchase past "Stamps of the Week" as well, but only if you're a member of this Exclusive club.

Obviously, I selfishly hacked her stash, to make this card.  You could say, maybe I had ulterior motives when I bought her birthday gift?  Haha, ok, so I totally did have ulterior motives!  She loves to make cards too, so it was a win-win as we would craft side by side at her house.

As you can see, I did not use the sentiment included with this kit, but instead, did a little hand lettering of my own on vellum, just to mix it up a bit.  I've colored my pumpkins and hand lettered word with my Tombow dual brush markers and used a waterbrush on my pumpkins as well, to dilute the color here and there.  My papers are from the DCWV Spiced Cider stack and I've embellished with burlap string, scrap ribbon, buttons and twine.

Get more information on the Unity Stamp Company Stamp of the Week Membership, here.

Leave a comment each day, Monday through Friday and your name will be thrown in the pot to win one of 2 prizes, a grab bag of 25 random Unity Stamps.  Thanks for stopping by.  

Tomorrow, it's all about glitter, black and gold.  Check back!

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Guest Designer for Die Cuttin' Divas

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I'm so happy to be guest designing for Die Cuttin' Divas today and sharing a "Pink" project for Breast Cancer Awareness.  I'm an avid supporter of BCA, as my mom and sister were both diagnosed and successfully battled this disease.  Take two minutes to scroll through briefly, then be sure and click the link at the end of my post to head over to the challenge at DCD.  

My project is a Pink Ribbon Shaker Card and since we're talking about "Die Cuttin' Divas", naturally, I'm required to use die cuts on my project.

I've used a design space file that I purchased for .99 from Cricut.com, for use with my Cricut Explore.  It was designed by Jennifer Goode of JGoode Designs and can be found by searching BCA, when you are searching design space, to upload a file image to your project.

I cut 80 of these tiny ribbons for my shaker card and one black one, along with some larger ribbons to embellish the outside of my shaker, as well as some of the words that come with the file.  I ended up just using the word "Hope".    That one black ribbon represents the disease, but, it's being drowned out by "hope".   The other die cut words included in the design space file are; strength, courage and love.  And, isn't that tiny heart cut out of the ribbons' middle just adorable?

(As an affiliate for Cricut, I would be remiss if I didn't put in a shameless plug and mention that you too can own this amazing die cutting machine that is easy peasy to use.  Just click my affiliate link below for more information.)

Cricut Explore One™ Pink Poppy Machine

from: Cricut

Not only did I get a fabulous, inexpensive cutting file that I can use again and again, but by cutting all those ribbons, I ended up with a pretty cool stencil as well and I also incorporated that into my project by sponging inked ribbons onto a piece of striped designer paper for the backdrop of my shaker.

The shaker came together quickly thanks to the Pop Up Shaker Frame that I used, by Queen and Company.  The ink that I'm using is Colorbox Pinkalicious.  Appropriately named, isn't it?  Toss in some sequins and you are done!

Head on over to the Die Cuttin' Divas challenge blog and link up to their challenge.  This is such a lovely group of ladies and I know they will welcome you warmly.  Thanks so much to Georgiana for inviting me to guest design today.  

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GIU Girl for Unity Stamps - Day 1

Today is day one, of sharing five days of projects created with Unity Stamps.  Yup, I'm a GIU Girl.  What's that you say?  It stands for "Growing in Unity".  Once a year, the Unity Stamp Company puts out a call.  Only 52 spots are available and usually, once the announcement is made, the spots are taken in a matter of minutes.  There's a lot of gnashing of teeth, wailing and thrashing, for those who didn't get a coveted spot.  You think I'm kidding, right?  I am not. 

So yes, I was one of the lucky ones and this is my week.  Each day, Monday through Friday, I'll be sharing a different creation featuring Unity Stamps.  I've had a love affair with their stamps for a long time; even those close to me know this.  So what's in it for you?  Well, if you leave a comment each day, your name will be tossed into the mighty randomizer thingamajig and out will pop two names.  The lucky winners will win a grab bag of 25 Unity stamps.  I've been a recipient of those grab bags and they are fabulous, believe me.

I'm starting the week with one of my favorite Kits of the Month - Oh Christmas Tree.

This is a shaped card that I've made, using one end of a nesting die and cutting different papers from my DCWV Christmas Premium Stack, along with my card base, then layering them.  To stamp my wreath image, I used Tombow dual brush markers and colored in with olive green, then red, and spritzed with my water bottle (at least 8" distance from stamp), then stamped onto the wood grain paper.

For my sentiment, I stamped with Susan K Weckesser Colorbox "Mystery" ink.  Some glitter tape, ribbon and a button, finish off this pretty card.

Unity Stamps has several different membership programs that offer some of the most amazing stamps, shipped directly to your door each month.  The KOM membership is one of the most popular and I absolutely adore this kit from October 2013.  I've used it over and over.  You can view the current membership kit, here.  If you sign up today, not only will you receive the newest kit but you can order any past kits as well but these can only be purchased if you are a member of the Kit of the Month Club.  Check out all the memberships and stamps available for immediate purchase, by visiting Unity Stamps.

Thanks for stopping by.  Don't forget to leave a comment to be entered to win one of two prizes.  I'll see you tomorrow with a fun seasonal Autumn project.

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Enjoy the Moments with TPD Stamps plus The Hop to Stop

Today's project is two-fold; I'm featuring the new Everyday Sentiments 4 stamp set from Two Paper Divas, and I'm also going purple for a very special cause - The Hop to Stop Domestic Violence.

First, let me share a few key details about this mixed media project.  I've done some texture stenciling on designer paper, using Inka Gold and also watercolored purple distress ink onto my watercolor paper, cut with stitched dies and stenciled Bo Bunny Pearlescent onto my watercolored border.

I also inked up some white tulle with my purple distress ink, then burned it with my heat embossing tool to create a little messy, fun accent to my floral focus.

My sentiment was heat embossed and popped up on foam squares.  I thought this was an appropriate sentiment for the Hop to Stop event.  Life is precious and we need to take the time to enjoy every single moment of it.  My life was touched by domestic violence as a child and I shared my story last year at the Hop to Stop.  Thankfully, my mother saw to it that her three children would no longer be exposed to violence and started a new life for us.  I'm thankful that those early life experiences didn't define me but rather helped me to become a strong and independent woman.  My husband says I wear the pants in the family and I hate to admit it, but I kind of do.  Haha, I'm not alone am I, ladies?

Purchase Everyday Sentiments 4, here.

 

If you'd like to participate in the Hop to Stop, click here and enter your newly created project that features purple.  Purple is the color for Domestic Violence.

Visit the Two Paper Divas Blog for daily project inspiration and on Wednesdays for the Design Team Roundup.  Check out the newest release right here:

http://www.twopaperdivas.com/product-category/whats-new/

Shop Two Paper Divas for a wide selection of clear stamps, digital stamps and accessories.

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Floral Blessings with Adornit Art Play Paintables

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Happy Friday, friends!  It's always a happy day around here when Friday comes rolling around and I thought it fitting to share a happy card, created with some brand new products from Adornit.  I know you're probably seeing a lot of Halloween and Fall creations these days, however, October also brings a lot of pink colors to the forefront, in support of Breast Cancer Awareness.  I've shared my story in the past, as my mom and sister are both survivors, thankfully.  We've participated in various local events that support BCA and I'm always happy to do so.  

I've colored up one of the new images from the Adornit Art Play collection, titled, "Blessings". The Blessings collection was designed by owner and artist/designer, Carolee McMullin and includes 10 different images.  Do you love pineapples?  How about owls?  Miss Carolee has got you covered, haha!  This image is the perfect size for creating your own bookmark but I thought I would pair nicely with these brand new Adornit scrapbook papers, designed by Laura Kelly, called Hot Pink Dots.  It's double sided so I'm showcasing both sides which were the perfect colors to accent my colored image.  I've also embellished with Adornit's green polka dot ribbon trim.

These products are so new, they're currently making their way to independent scrapbook/craft stores across the country.  If you can't find these products in your local scrapbook store, ask them to carry Adornit products.  They are so fun!  You won't find Adornit in the big box hobby stores but they will be available soon at adornit.com and you can also find Adornit products at scrapbook.com.  So keep checking back.  I love that these images are classic and timeless.  They never go out of style.

These watercolor paper images take most any medium; colored pencils, paint, watercolors, markers.... I'm using the Tombow dual brush markers on my project today, with a white gel pen, and my waterbrush to distribute some of the color.  

Check out the current selection of Adornit Art Play Paintables, here.

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Vintage Watercolor Christmas for TPD Stamps

I've been in a Christmas mood, here lately, and am sharing this Vintage Christmas Scene using three different stamp sets from Two Paper Divas.  If you haven't heard, they're retiring at the end of the year, after a bazillion years in the craft business.  Oh, I'm so sad to see them go!  However, their blog will still be up and running so you can continue to get inspiring ideas for your TPD Stamps.

Some of their stamps are going fast and when they're gone, they're gone for good.  That would include the Truck stamp below.  It's already sold out!  If you own it, or other stamps like it, I hope you will consider purchasing the accompanying stamp set that I've used today, called, "Pick Up Lines".    It's perfect for so many things.  As an added bonus, there's currently a store wide sale of  25% off.

In addition, I'm also using the TPD Background stamps.  My entire scene was watercolored and I used the background "plaid stamp" on the vintage sky, inking my stamp with Tombow dual brush markers, then spritzing with water and spreading the color around a bit with my waterbrush.

My trees are were also watercolored using The Crafters Workshop Evergreen stencil.  Have you ever watercolored with your stencils?  Just tape your stencil down good on your project, grab your color and waterbrush or water and paint brush and go to it.  It's a fun alternative to sponge stenciling and makes you look like a pretty snazzy artist!

To finish off my project, I took some of my DecoArt Americana Cotton Ball paint, dipped a wet toothbrush and "sprayed" my project by running my thumb across the painted toothbrush, then mounted my project onto DCWV papers.

Purchase Pick up Lines, here.

Purchase Background Stamps, here.

Visit the Two Paper Divas Blog for daily project inspiration and on Wednesdays for the Design Team Roundup.  Check out the newest release right here:

http://www.twopaperdivas.com/product-category/whats-new/

Shop Two Paper Divas for a wide selection of clear stamps, digital stamps and accessories.

Additional Supplies: Strathmore 300 series watercolor paper, Tombow Dual Brush markers, ribbon, 

DCWV Bella Armoire papers, Tim Holtz water brush, Xyron adhesive, mounting tape, hot glue

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Create Halloween Home Decor With Adornit Art Play

As a brand Ambassador for Adornit, I have the happy task of making lots of fun stuff.  It's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it!  I've got a fun project today that takes your coloring book images and turns it into a festive seasonal home decor project, using the Adornit Art Play Halloween coloring book.

I've colored my image using my Tombow dual brush markers but you can use colored pencils, paint, watercolors..... this watercolor paper accepts just about any coloring medium.

Rather than frame my image, I chose to go an inexpensive route and mount it on a piece of wood covered with a fun wood grain jumbo washi tape that I found on clearance.  I spent right around $5 using a coupon on the wood (Hobby Lobby).

I cut my washi tape to overlap my wood, then smoothed it out on the surface and pressed it into the ridges of the wood all the way around.  For the corners, I used a craft knife to slice, then fold one edge down, and fold the other edge over that.  If you feel you have too much excess tape to do this, simply trim some of the excess.  Finish by trimming all around your frame or simply tuck behind the backside of the wood.

Accent your project as you see fit.  I've added some fun Adornit ribbons to my edges for some texture and additional eye candy.

This super fun coloring book, designed by artist Lindsay Ostrom, is on sale right now at Adornit.com.  Get yours now because once they are gone, they are gone for good.  Adornit is making way for an all new line of Art Play Paintables and launching a new website soon.  

So much fun in one place..... happy shopping!

Linking to these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge 

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New Release at TPD Stamps Day 2 - Fall Decorative Clips plus a SALE!

It's day two of the brand new release from Two Paper Divas and today's project is about finding ways to stretch the stamps that you have.  Decorative clips are super hot right now; for planners and, as an embellishment on other projects.  Or, even for sprucing up your office supplies.  They'd make excellent gifts for your favorite planner girl or guy.  I think these clips are simply dreamy!  Of course, TPD is having a storewide 25% off sale which makes it that much sweeter!  This project features that little rose bud center, from the new stamp set "Stems and More".  Get out your glue gun because it's going to be your best friend today.

The magic in making these is to layer, layer, layer.  Yup, it's that easy.  Grab some scraps, some fabric or scrap ribbon, burlap, even cotton balls would be a fun substitution for the white fluff trim that I'm using today.  Start with a flat layer, such as burlap or fabric, then, just mix it up, hot gluing one layer at a time to the end of your paper clip.  

Use a wooden popsicle stick or even one of your craft tools, like a metal pick, to press down and keep your hands from getting burned.  For my stamped centers, I stamped onto some colored cardstock  using my Susan K Weckesser color pop mini inks, added some Stickles glitter glue and used my heat embossing tool to speed up the drying time.

Aren't they gorgeous?  And super quick and easy to make.  I've got to stock up on clips now.  I could make a jillion of these.

Purchase Stems and More, here.

Visit the Two Paper Divas Blog for daily project inspiration and on Wednesdays for the Design Team Roundup.  Check out the newest release right here:

http://www.twopaperdivas.com/product-category/whats-new/

Shop Two Paper Divas for a wide selection of clear stamps, digital stamps and accessories.

Additional supplies:  Ranger Stickles glitter glue, Websters Pages ombre cardstock These are the Days collection, scrap ribbon, Susan K Weckesser mini color pop ink black "Mystery"

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New release at TPD Stamps Day 1 + SALE!

It's day one of the brand new release from Two Paper Divas and I'm featuring a hidden shaker card.  This card includes the new sentiment, "Enjoy The Little Things", and as an added bonus, you are getting a little sneak peek at one of the new releases for tomorrow, "Fern".  As an added bonus, TPD is having a storewide 25% off sale!

Believe it or not, this project came together fairly quickly, once I figured out what I wanted to do.  To begin, I stacked two different sheets of designer paper under my square pierced die and ran them through my Cuttlebug, then I sliced both on the diagonal with my trimmer and adhered two separate pieces to my card front, to get that cool, duality.

I'm using the Queen & Company shaker pop-up frames as well which simplifies things a bit.  I stamped my fern on an angle and watercolored it, and used the same nesting pierced dies from Spellbinders to cut the watercolored piece for the backdrop and the frame that sits on top of my shaker.  To keep the shaker hidden, I took a tiny piece of Thermoweb glue lines and rolled it around and tucked it in the lower right corner of my front shaker.  That helps keep it closed until the recipient is ready to open.  

To make the hidden door, I used the same sized square as my die cut watercolored piece, heat embossed my sentiment, sponged ombre inks and made a little "hinge" out of a trimmed piece of cardstock, scoring my hinge for an easy fold and adding trimmed pieces of gold adhesive tape for decor.  I've even included some of the Two Paper Divas sequins in my shaker.  Shop for some of the Divas "Whatnots", here.  Lots of fun doilies, sequins and other accessories.   

Shop for Enjoy the Little Things, here.

Shop for Fern, here.

Visit the Two Paper Divas Blog for daily project inspiration and on Wednesdays for the Design Team Roundup.  Check out the newest release right here:

http://www.twopaperdivas.com/product-category/whats-new/

Shop Two Paper Divas for a wide selection of clear stamps, digital stamps and accessories.

Additional supplies:  Spellbinders Celebrations Square Pierced dies, Neenah white cardstock, Websters Pages Ombre paper, DCWV Spiced Cider paper stack, Queen & Co foam shaker square pop ups, American Crafts Glitter tape, Queen & Co fabric flowers, Hero Arts ombre inks, Tim Holtz water brush, Xyron adhesives, Tombow mono aqua glue, Pretty Pink Posh mini sequins, Susan Weckesser mini color pop black ink, Hero Arts clear embossing powder, Tim Holtz blending tool

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