Archive for March, 2010:
How to Watercolour on Vellum
Do you have a hidden stash of vellum and have trouble figuring out to do with it?  Well pull it out–today I have a great tutorial for you. I will show you how to watercolour on vellum, and how to adhere your vellum to cardstock. When I watercolour on vellum, I love the appearance of the “wrong side.” The overall effect reminds me of a piece of glass that has been washed up on shore. Speaking of which, the weather is going to be very warm this week, so it’s time to go to the lake’s shore to search for driftwood and glass before all the other ladies get it.
Stamp image onto vellum and let dry completely. If you use a heat gun, hold it well away from the vellum and lightly heat. If vellum has high heat, it will warp.
Colour image in completely. If you use a scene stamp, colour all of the areas completely. With a damp brush, drag brush in a circular motion until colouring lines disappear.
Shade your image as you would a normal coloured image. Once again, using a damp brush, move the brush in a circular motion and blend colours together.
Using a Krylon pen (I used gold), edge vellum.
My background paper was run through the Cuttlebug. Run ATG gun tape, or hand held clear running tape, along all the edges and down the center in two or three spots.
As you can see, the ATG gun clear tape does not show.
Have fun!
For a complete index of my tutorials, please see the Tutorial page.
Subscribe to the comments for this postTechnique Junkie Blog Hop
Welcome to the Technique Junkie Sketch Challenge blog hop. Wasn’t Ann’s card
The Zig Zag Technique, from the
August 2009 issue, and the Scored Diamonds Technique from the April 2010 issue was used.
The sketch can be found in your newsletter and on the subscriber website.  Measurements have been included in your newsletter. Those measurements are incorrect and new ones are posted on the website.
Image was downloaded from Creativity with a Twist.
Blog Hop Deets
You will find the blog hop very easy to follow if you start at the very beginning by going to the Design Junkie blog. As always, you will delighted by the work that the Turbo Team has for you.
1. Follow the sketch…
This is a great way to incorporate technique backgrounds into your cards. Just make sure the colors coordinate and you can mix and match different techniques on your card with a stunning effect! If you make extra backgrounds when trying out the techniques, you will love being able to use them here. Note: in order to qualify for the drawing, at least two different TJ techniques must be used on the card.
2. Post a link to Pat’s Blog
3. The deadline to the challenge is MAY 15
Please visit Cathy’s blog, Artful Observations, to see her truly fabulous card that uses a technique from April’s issue.
Don’t forget to come back for tomorrow’s vellum tutorial.
A full list of tutorials are listed on my tutorial page.
Beth
SD35: They Say It’s Your Birthday
JustRite stamps are flying off the shelves
and a new shipment has arrived.
The design team are having a lot of fun with their new JustRite stamps. This week we are celebrating birthdays, and what a colourful celebration it is.
We think JustRite stamps are a nice addition to our store because they are so versatile. JustRite has a very unique design. The hand held block holds two images: the center design and a circular design/sentiment.  Personalization doesn’t get better than that!
Canadian, eh!
Our store is Canadian, so you pay in Canadian funds.
Need some inspiration? Visit our design team blogs (listed on the side bar). Jerusha has a tutorial for you.
Kim’s card
Cathy’s card
Jerusha’s card
Jennifer’s card
Rose’s card
Karen’s card
Beth’s birthday card and decorative box
Corrupt Blog
My blog is corrupt
It does not accept comments, let me add a new category, won’t show my calendar, won’t let me prepost, and the list goes on.
I am in line to get a new blog from Laycock Designs
Please be patient with me. I hope to have a new blog shortly.
Try That Technique Thursday
Happy Thursday! My favourite day for two reasons: Try That Technique challenge and beer and wings tonight with the gang.
Each week the talented Diana Enns and I challenge each other to use one of the older techniques from the Technique Junkie Newsletter.  We are asking you to join in on our fun because we don’t like to play in the sandbox alone.
This week the challenge is to use Geometric Over Stamp from April 2005. If you are a technique junkie subscriber, you need to hop over to the Design Junkie blog and link your card to Mr. Linky for your chance to win a week with your card posted on the TJ Yahoo Group home page.
How the collage background was created:
- Clear embossed Fancy Pants large flourish on 5 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ cardstock
- Stamped Stampendous writing stamp in Adirondack’s Espresso over top of clear embossing. Wiped embossed area clean of ink so words receed in behind the flourish
- Stamped Fancy Pants flower with VersaMark and embossed with clear e.p. over part of the writing to receed the flower into the background
- Stamped Fancy Pants checkers with black VersaFine ink
- Sponged the following colours onto the collage background: Adirondack, Sunset Orange, Citrus, Pool and Wild Plum
- Stamped Inkadinkado butterfly over the Geometric Over Stamp background, cut the image out and adhered it to the collage background
Fabulous You
Dare to be fabulous!
Don’t you love those words? Those words ring true to me. Why? I try to go to work looking fabulous in my own eccentric way. I’m known for my big chunky coordinating jewlerry (thanks Donnie–you’re the best!) from earrings and necklace to bracelets and gigantic rings. Then there’s my hair. It’s always done up very modern and strangers are always asking who does my hair. I even had an elderly patient at work compliment me. I was so shocked by this, I just stared and sat with my eyes wide open for so long that he asked me if he scared me–LOL. I didn’t realize that older men notice these things.
Why am I telling you all this? To detract from my ugly card. It didn’t turn out the way I envisioned, but I needed something to post. If I don’t chuck it, I’ll give it to my sister who likes to use my cards–even the bad ones.
Do you Dare to be Fabulous? Please share.
Tutorial Tuesday: Embossed Vellum
I’ve been playing around with vellum these days and got to thinking that vellum would look very pretty when embossed. It adds a little elegance, don’t you think? Again, another quick and easy one for you. My stamp is JustRite’s Favorite Occasions Borders and Centers.
Supplies:Â Cuttlebug folder and vellum
Embossed vellum
Trim your vellum so that it is slightly smaller than your cardstock and adhere the vellum. Clear ATC gun tape will not show through, nor will hand held running tape.
Hope you enjoyed this week’s tutorial. Come back again for Tueday’s tutorial for another technique with vellum.
For a complete list of tutorials please see my Tutorial page
St. Patrick’s Day Challenge Winner
Congratulations
Shelly Schmidt
Please e-mail me your mailing address at scrapbook4ever@yahoo.ca
SD34 Colour Challenge: Teal, Artichoke, Pomagranate
I used JustRite’s My Gardens Centers and Borders
Teal, Artichoke, Pomagranate…truly “my” colours. Jennifer is our Challenge Coordinator and selected these awesome colours for us to work with. Some of the DT members told me these colours were outside their comfort zone, but I think they did a magnificent job with them.
The design team posted their cards on their blogs, so go take a peak to see the deets. Their links are on my side bar.
Cathy used JustRite’s Favourite Occasions and Basic Grey DP
Jerusha used Mahone Bay and was inspired to use these colours on the church because of the candy cane coloured houses in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Canada’s maritime provinces are beautiful (I used to live there too).
Beth used White Rabbit
Kim used White Rabbit
Jennifer used Moose
This week’s prize
You can create a colourful combination of cupcakes with the 1 1/4″ cupcakes
All you have to do is link your card to this post. You can do that by copying the path name on the top of your screen where it says, “http:____” and paste it into your comment you leave here.
Please don’t forget to mention us in your post.
If you put your card onto an on-line gallery, such as Splitcoaststampers, you can attach the name of SD34.
Good luck!
Reader of the Week: Juliet Arrighi
Juliet’s zentangles
Whenever I think of Juliet, I think “zentangle.” It is a form of art that I have wanted to try, but am “afraid” of messing it up. Juliet has really captured the essence of what a zentangle is all about. What is a zentangle you ask? It is a series of repeatitive lines that make up a magical piece of art. Would you believe that Juliet’s zentangles are inchies? Clearly, she works very well in small spaces.
Juliet’s Zindorf style card. You can read about it on her post here.
Juliet has a blog called Ballpoint Bliss, and is full of inchies, ATC’s, cards and journal pages. Although Juliet has only blogged since July, she is not new to the art world. Journal pages are now appearing on her blog, and she said to expect more. In our question-answer format, you will learn so much about Juliet’s talent, family, and interesting career. Her sense of humour really shines through.
What do you like about working with ATC’s? Do you participate in many swaps?
Basically, the idea behind zentangles is that instead of thinking about the finished product, you focus on each tiny stroke, and let it develop as it will. It is supposed to be a very mind-clearing and meditative process. Some people feel the need to work all the way to the edges, but I find it more more exciting to just be working along and suddenly realize that it doesn’t need anything else! I love the crisp, clean look of zentangles. I have, on a couple of occasions, added them to cards, but fancy layers and embellishments seem to detract from the end result.
BEEZ in the Belfry is a good blog to read if you like Zentangles.
Tell us about your family.
My first love is digital art. I’m a big fan of Paint Shop Pro, and serve as a moderator at Stepping-Stones-through-PSP. I came to rubber stamping through a need to make print projects with my digital designs. I also bowl in a league.
To see more of Juliet’s work, you can visit Ballpoint Bliss. Please give her a big hello and let her know you read about her here.
Zentangle Links
- Zentangles website
- Google’s zentangle images
- Zentangle video
- Step-by-Step tutorial on creating a zentangle
- Oodles of links
- BEEZ in the Belfry zentangle blog
For your chance to be Reader of the Week, all you have to do is leave a comment on one of my posts.
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