Sunflowers & Dragonflies

Morning Sunrise

At a recent Stampscapes class I learned how to make this morning sunshine card.  I’m in love with these stamps because no two cards are alike.

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How to make a Post-it Note Holder

Have you made a post-it note holder before?  I am sure you will enjoy making one as much as I did.

Supplies:

Score Pal or Score Blade

Post-It note

Cardstock

Glue (note in photo)

Cut your cardstock to 7 1/2″ x 3 1/2″

Score at 3 1/2″ and 4″

Glue your post-it note holder into the scored cardstock

Tutorials every Tuesday

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Craft Gossip

I have exciting news regarding two of my recent tutorials:  cracked glass and scallop easel card.  Both are published on Craft Gossip.  To see the following, click on the name of the technique.

Cracked Glass

Scallop Easel Card

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You’re a Dream Come True

Stamp:  My Favorite Things

Coloured with Copic markers

Paper:  BasicGray’s Olivia from Mark’s Finest Papers

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I Received an Award

My dear cyber friend, Maryann, bestowed this award on me.  I’m supposed to give you 7 facts about myself so here goes.

1.  My studio is in the basement with no windows and is an unfinished room.

2.  Mixed media is my first love.  I stuck with stamping because that’s what I blog about.

3.  Many of my tutorials are shot 12 hours before they go live.  I’m a procrastinator.

4.  I try to post daily so I don’t loose viewers.  I’m obsessed.

5.  I’m a design team member for the Technique Junkie Newsletter and for Creative Inspirations paints.  I have been with the Technique Junkie Newsletter for 4 1/2 years and Creative Inspirations paint for 3 months.

6.  I shoot tutorials for the Technique Junkie Newsletter.  You can see them on the on-line website.  Written directions are in their newsletter.

7.  Recently, I helped Pat to produce the Emboss or Die CD. Lots of TLC when into that CD.  I filmed a tremendous amount in a three month period.

Thank you, Maryann, for the award.

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How to Distress with Acrylic Paint

Have you wanted to take the plunge to work with acrylic paint?  Have you been scared off from distressing?  Well, stop right here. This is an easy technique that gives punching results.  Back in 2007 I produced a distressing (with acrylic paint) tutorial, which I am updating today.  Added to my card is the Bandana Technique.

There is no right or wrong when distressing.  Every try will provide a different look.

Supplies:

Ink

Paint

Paint brush

Dictionary page

Slap ink onto cardstock (coloured or white cardstock)

Thin paint with water.  Paint thinned paint over top of the entire cardstock.  This softens the ink distressing.

Glue pieces of torn dictionary pages to the cardstock.

Optional:  Distress edges and along dictionary pages

When the card is all dry, you might like to iron (on low) between two pieces of paper to flatten out your cardstock.

Matt cardstock and finish as desired.  Have fun!

Tutorials every Tuesday

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Stampin’ Up! in dah House

Look what’s in.  I am so excited to see all the new products.  Here are a few of my favourite things:

1.  New in-colours.  Pool Party looks close to Cool Caribbean which everyone knows is my favourite.  I’m down to a couple of sheets of that.  (pg 2)  These new items will be in my stamp room before the end of the year.

2.  Hostess set:  Happiest Birthday Wishes (pg 5)

3.  Delicate Doiles (pg 127)

4.  Circle Circus (pg 142)

5.  Sunflowers (pg 149)

6.  En Francais (pg 151)

7.  Petals a Plenty embossing folder (pg 219)

8.  Lace ribbon border punch (pg 211)

Glad to see returning:

1.  Day of Gratitude (pg 4)

2.  Snow Swirled.  I’m going to order it this year  (pg 6)

3.  Fifth Avenue Floral (pg 110)

4.  Baroque Motifs (pg 146)

5.  Thoughts and Prayers (pg 160)

What are you happy to see in the cattie? Do you have a favourite wish or favourite item on hand?

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Baby Welcomed by Giraffes

Did my title grab your attention? LOL

My cute little image is surrounded by the Technique Junkie Newsletter Giraffe Technique.  I did this technique in colours to coordinate with my blue giraffe.

Giraffe stamp is from Mark’s Finest Papers, and is painted with Creative Inspirations paint.

Hidden behind the giraffe are my handmade clouds.

Image was coloured with Copic markers:

Y08, Y11, Y13, Y15

BG000, BG02, BG04

RV000, RV00, RV02, RV06

My new custom signature stamp is from Whimsy Stamps.

Thanks for your visit!

Tutorials every Tuesday

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Lulu loves Poppies

Lulu loves Poppies is my latest purchase from Stamping Bella.  I love the Lulu collection and have many of them.  I think this one is my favourite–so far.

Image was coloured with Copic markers.  Sky was made by hand, using a sponge and watercolour paper cut out as one cloud.  You can see my tutorial for making a cloud background here.  Creative Inspirations paint was painted onto Lulu’s dress to create some shadow.

This week’s Stamping Bella challenge is to use ribbon.

Stamp:  Stamping Bella

Paper:  Stampin’ Up! Cool Caribbean; Bazzil red

Grass:  Martha Stewart icicle punch turned upside down

Ric Rac Die:  My Favorite Things

Clouds:  made by hand

Paint:  Creative Inspirations

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Favourite Products

I’ll bet you are surrounded by your favourite things.  I am more than surrounded by my favourite things.  Much of what I tell you about sits on my large desk which makes things quite cluttered.  My ink pads are one thing that I have to actually walk too.  Here is a list of non-endorsed “things” I love.

Ink: VersaFine black ink gives crisp and clean lines.  Perfect for detailing.

Ink: Momento black ink for Copics

Ink Pads: Stampin’ Up! ink pads and Adirondack ink pads for their lucious variety of colours.

Paper Cutter: Fiskars new and improved paper cutter.  It has a wire built in so that an exact cut is made.  Pure delight.

Paper:  BasicGrey 6″ x 6″ paper pads.  Did you know that images are scaled down in these pads so you get the whole image.  Isn’t that cool?  For scrapbooking I love K&Co and Bo Bunny.

Die Cuts:  I have loads of Nestabilities Die Cuts.  They are stored in CD cases and sits on the top of my mini drawer set that I bought from my local hardware store.  Their shapes can be used for many products.  Of course I do like the die cuts from My Favorite things as well.

Stamps:  Our Daily Bread Designs, flowers from Stampotique, Stamping Bella and Stampin’ Up! and I Brake for Stamps.  Sorry, I couldn’t limit it to just one or two.

Crystals and pearls from Stampin’ Up! look so real.  The crystal shines beautifully and the pearls look like real pearls.  Both come in a nice variety of sizes.

What are your favourite things are on your desk?

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