1/29/18

Thank you Purses

Hi everyone, it's my turn on the Skipping Stones blog and I've used the Birthday Purses.



I kept the card simple so the purses would stand out.  How cute are these purses?  I fussy cut them, then colored them with Copic Markers.


I added the phrases under the purses with just a touch of ink.

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph


1/28/18

Amazing Friend

Hi everyone, I've got a new card on the Imagine blog using some amazing products.


This floral stamp is a new stamp I recently received from Unity Stamp Co.   Look at all the details.

For detailed instructions, please visit the Imagine blog.

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph

1/24/18

Every Day is a Gift

Hi everyone, I'm on the Just For Fun blog today.

I've created a card using the Silhouette Pines and Sentiments 3.


I began by inking the Silhouette Pines rubber with  several colors of green ink and a touch of brown.  Then I spritzed the rubber with water before stamping onto white cardstock.  As an afterthought, I added blue ink around the trees.  Then I inked the edges of the panel with brown ink.



The panel was matted with kraft cardstock before being added to a blue card.


Every day is a gift was stamped on white cardstock then punched out.  It was added to the card with foam adhesives for dimension.


Thanks for stopping by.

Steph


1/18/18

Etched Valentine's Heart

Hi everyone, I've used etchallⓇ dip 'n etch to create a Valentine's heart.  It's extremely hard for ink to set on glass so start with dip 'n etch and you won't be disappointed!


Pour etchallⓇ dip 'n etch liquid in a plastic container and place the glass heart in the container.


Allow the heart to sit for 15 minutes, then pour the dip 'n etch back in it's container.  Dip 'n etch is reusable so there is no waste.


This is the etched heart.


I sprayed the etched heart with assorted Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists.  Heat setting between each layer stops the colors from getting muddied.  Look at all those beautiful colors.


Using VersafineClair Nocture Ink, a new ink from ImagineCrafts, I stamped Happy Valentine's Day in the center.



Then, using the same ink with a stencil, I added patterns around the heart.


Finally, I added a bow created with the Bowdabra, tying it to the hanger.


This would look wonderful hanging in your window, don't you think?

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph


1/17/18

Frosty Fun Layout with Rinea Foils

Hi everyone, have you used Rinea Foiled Papers on your layouts yet?  The foiled papers add great dimension.



Starting with navy cardstock, I tore a piece of Silver/Silver Starstruck Foiled Paper to fit across the page.  Tearing the edges of the foil provides a nice effect to the foil.


Stamp snowflakes randomly about the page using Rinea Ghost Ink.  Once dry, you have a ghost or watermark effect on the cardstock.


Die cut frosty from white cardstock and Silver/Silver Starstruck Foiled Paper  using Cricut.  Using an older, less sticky mat, I taped the foiled paper to the mat, then  turned my speed to High and pressure to Medium.


I like to remove the foil around the letters first.  Removing the word, I used Helmar Craft Adhesive to adhere the foil to it's white backing.


Use a punch to create snowflakes from Silver/Silver Starstruck Foiled Paper and Sapphire/Gold Glossy Foiled Paper.  Add a torn strip of Sapphire/Gold Glossy Foiled Paper across the page.  I used the Cricut again to die cut fun, then adhered it to the lower corner.


Use Helmar Craft Glue to adhere the foil elements to the layout.


 Add photos, placing the punched snowflakes around them.


Thanks for stopping by.

Steph




1/15/18

Strawberries and Chocolate

I'm on the Skipping Stones blog using this amazing Chocolate Volume 2 set.

Who doesn't love strawberries and chocolate?



Stop by the blog for details.
 
Thanks for stopping by.
 
Steph
 



1/14/18

Winter Snow Cards

Hi everyone, I'm on the ClearScraps blog today with winter themed cards using the snowflake stencil included in the January kit.


I used molding paste through the stencil to create a snowflake background for the cards.






Once the modeling paste dried, I used die cuts, twine and stickers to finish the cards.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Steph

1/13/18

Thank you Card with Imagine

Hi everyone, I'm so excited to share my first post for Imagine Crafts.



Memento Inks dry fast so they are perfect to use with embossing folders - no smears, and the results are amazing.

For directions and supplies please visit the Imagine blog.

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph

1/12/18

Creating cards with Makin's Clay

Hi everyone, I've got some fun cards on the Makin's Clay blog.  

Did you know that you can emboss damp clay?  Clay can be easily embossed with an embossing folder while still damp and no special preparation of the embossing folder is necessary.  Embossed clay is perfect for creating backgrounds for cards as the clay adds very little weight to cards. 







For my Valentine's Day card, I started by mixing red and white clay. I conditioning them creating pink clay.  Once conditioned, I rolled the clay through the clay machine starting at the highest setting.  I repeated the process, moving the dial down a level and rolling the clay through the clay machine until I had the thickness of clay I wanted. 

I placed the clay in an embossing folder and used the cutter to cut away the excess clay. And this is the embossed panel.  All the details are clearly visible in the damp clay.  I allowed the clay to dry 24 hours before continuing.



Using Beacon Adhesives, I adhered the embossed clay panel to black cardstock.  Then I wrapped red twine down the left side.  The panel was added to the card with foam adhesives to create dimension.  The sentiment was stamped on a white oval and placed atop a black die cut.


For my next two cards, I conditioned white clay, then rolled it through the clay machine starting at setting 1, and moving the dial as noted above.  I also ended on the 7th setting.  I spritzed the panel with Fireworks Summer Sky spray ink, then placed it in a winter embossing folder.



With this method, the spray ink becomes embedded in the crevices as the panel is embossed.  I allowed the clay to dry 24 hours before continuing.  The panel was matted with black cardstock and wrapped with ribbon.  Using foam adhesives, the panel was added to the card.  Winter Wonderland was stamped, die cut then added to the card.



Finally for my Christmas card, I repeated the above process using the left over white clay from the winter card.


I placed the clay in a Christmas embossing folder and used the clay cutter to cut away the excess clay.  After embossing the clay, the details are amazing.  Next, I used assorted VersaMagic Chalk Inks to ink over the embossed clay.  I allowed the clay to dry 24 hours before continuing.




I matted the clay panel with red and black cardstock using Beacon Adhesives.  2 different ribbons were added around the panels which were then adhered to the card.




Remember that clay adds no weight to your creations, so these cards can be easily mailed with negligible or no additional cost.



For more complete details, stop by the Makin's Clay blog.

Thanks for stopping by.


Steph


1/10/18

Mini Snow Album

Hi everyone, I'm on the ClearScraps blog today with a winter themed mini album.

The January kit includes a mini Tab Album along with papers and a sticker sheet from American Crafts.


Each page was inked with brown and then papers were cut to fit.


Stickers from the sticker sheet were added.





What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph



Party Time

Hi everyone, I'm on the Just For Fun blog today with a party card.



I spritzed white cardstock with assorted colors of Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists.  Then I used the Wine Background Stamp on top.


I matted the panel with cranberry cardstock, then added die cut wine glasses on top.


Ciao was die cut and added on a tag which was added across the center of the card.  Then the panel was added to a kraft card.


Thanks for stopping by today.

Steph


1/7/18

January Winter Wonderland Layout

Hi everyone, I'm on the ClearScraps blog today with a winter themed layout.  Since we recently had 12" of snow, I couldn't think of a better layout to create.

The January kit includes 2 - 12" x 12" acrylic panels and a winter stencil along with papers from American Crafts.



I adhered pattern paper behind the panel and used molding paste to create texture around the outside.  Then, I used the included stencil to add trees to the bottom corner with molding paste. 


Once the molding paste dried, I replaced the stencil and spritzed over it with green ink.



I chose elements from the pattern papers and added them to the layout, then die cut several photos, grouping them with the papers.  January was cut from one of the papers and used as a title.


Thanks for stopping by.

Steph


1/4/18

Treat Bags with Rinea Foils

HI everyone Happy New Year with Rinea Foils.

Now the holidays are behind us, it doesn't mean the fun should stop.  Goodie bags are fun to create and with Rinea Foiled Papers, the options are endless.


Using Spellbinders dies, I die cut an assortment of shapes from the foiled papers.




Once they've been removed for the dies, look at the results and all those beautiful colors of foils -  Emerald/Gold, Sapphire/Gold, Blush/Gold, Silver/Gold, Ruby/Gold, Blush/Gold, Silver/Silver Starstruck, Ruby/Ruby Starstruck.


I inked kraft bags with white dots, then adhered the die cut elements with Helmar Adhesives.


Once the die cuts were adhered to the bags, I die cut initials for each. 



Now the goodie bags are ready for our New Year's party, and, since they are personalized, everyone will know which one is theirs.




Thanks for stopping by.

Steph