Hello everyone, popping in to let you know that I have a tutorial over on Therm O Web's blog for my Peace slimline Christmas card. We are having a collaborative challenge with Brutus Monroe all this week and I made this slimline card with several products generously sent to me by Brutus Monroe, thank you so much!
Now I have to admit that I had NO idea what a slimline card was but turns out it is a popular new card format designed to fit inside a standard business or legal sized envelope (while I say new, I should qualify that to say it was new to me LOL).
Brutus Monroe has a line of precut slimline card panels, slimline card blanks and slimline envelopes (soon to be released) that I used to create this card along with some of their Brutus Monroe Foil Transfer Sheets from Therm O Web and Therm O Web's own Opal Deco Foil.
I also used Brutus Monroe's Ornaments die and Slimline Ornament stencil (soon to be released).
I have a step by step tutorial over on Therm O Web's blog, so hope you can pop by for my how to, see you there (and pssst! there's a collaboration giveaway worth $50.00 to enter while you are there, good luck!)
We are doing a cross promotion with Sculpey this week and they very generously sent me a whole selection of their products to play with, I had so much fun! I'd never worked with oven-bake clay before and had a bit of a stiff learning curve at the beginning but was blown away by what I discovered I could do with it. And I know I've just scratched the tip of the iceberg in that regard so can't wait to play more.
One of the most exciting things that I discovered was that Therm O Web's Deco Foil Foil can be transferred directly to the Sculpey Original clay sheets and then manipulated to give this amazing crackle finish!
Hello everyone, hope this finds you all well. I've been slow to get into the Halloween crafting spirit this year and still am not quite there but got some wonderful inspiration from Terhi's Paper Art's 'Von Raven' digital paper that I just purchased.
Lots of other papers, stamps, stencils and digital images made their way into this Halloween folio as well and I made a flip through video which you can view on YouTube or I've also embedded it here on the blog at the bottom of the post if you prefer. I've linked most of the elements used in the folio in the YouTube video description, so pop on by if you are interested in finding any of the links.
Here's the back cover, I love the Von Raven family photo!
Inside of the folio cover, I used as many raven elements as I could find in my stash! The scrapbook paper used for the folio cover is Graphic 45's Steampunk Spells (no longer available I'm afraid).
Here's the star of the show, the folio insert created from the Von Raven digital papers. I made a pocket to house it from more of the Steampunk Spells scrapbook paper.
And when you remove the folio insert, you'll find this very creepy little trick or treater from How To Haunt Your House.
Here's the front of the folio insert, there are 8 pages in total in one signature. I used the Von Raven Family Photos and Von Raven Halloween digital papers for the backgrounds of all pages, printing the paper on both sides.
Anyone up for a game of Halloween bingo?! Not sure what you will win, will it be a trick or will it be a treat? (bingo cards from Crafty Vintage Secrets which are no longer available).
And here is the flip through video, creepy music courtesy of TeknoAxe :O0
Hope you have enjoyed seeing my Halloween folio, I did have fun making it and hope that it's ignited my Halloween crafting mojo! Thanks to Terhi's Paper Art for the inspiration and happy creating,
Hi everyone, I just participated in an ATCoin swap for our StencilGirl Products StencilClub Facebook group. My partner received the coins that I made yesterday so I can share them with you now. We were to create 3 ATCoins with the themes of angst, reflection and serenity. (ATCoins, if you are not familiar, are similar to ATCs - Artist Trading Cards - but are circular with a diameter of 2 1/2"). Here are the coins I created with StencilGirl Products stencils (some StencilClub stencils and some that I already had in my stash from StencilGirl Products).
I also made a little origami fold booklet to keep them in from some gel print papers.
And since the booklet had 4 pockets, I made an extra ATCoin to fill it up. It was on a slightly Halloweenish theme but since I didn't know my swap partners preferences I didn't go too overboard!
Here are closeups of the three themed ATCoins, the first is angst which gave me angst because I couldn't figure out what to do for it! Finally I decided to add numbers representing the things that are causing me angst these days, putting them in the crosshairs as it were.
The Reflection ATCoin came easily as one of the August StencilClub stencils has this lovely profile on it and it seemed perfect for the theme. I photocopied some dictionary paper, flipping one copy, and stenciled the profiles onto each side, trying to keep them even. The word reflection was then flipped as well on the computer to finish it off.
And finally, the Serenity ATCoin. Nature is my place of refuge and serenity so that became the basis for my design.
After putting my parcel together I decided that I couldn't send it naked through the mail so I stenciled some kraft butcher's paper with more StencilGirl stencils to pretty it up.
Hope you've enjoyed seeing my ATCoins, I haven't received mine from my swap partner yet but hope they will be here soon so I can share them with you. Thanks as always for stopping by today and happy creating,
Hi everyone, popping in to let you know that I have a tutorial over on Therm O Web's blog today, it's Glitz Week so we are all using Glitz Glitter Gels in our projects.
Hi everyone, popping in to let you know that I have a tutorial over on Therm O Web's blog today for a little mixed media shadow box. It's 'Under The Water' week on their blog so I made my shadow box with an 'under the sea' theme.
When I first heard of this week's theme, my thoughts immediately went to StencilGirl Products 'Water's Edge' stencil (S676) designed by Mary C. Nasser and Therm O Web's Watercolor series of Deco Foils. And then I remembered I had a bunch of wonderful ocean themed chipboard from Southern Ridge Trading Company in my stash and the rest, as they say, is history!
The chipboard anchor was embossed with Hammered Metal embossing powder
and I foiled the seahorses with Rainbow Shattered Glass Deco Foil ... I
know seahorses aren't really that colour but I love that Rainbow foil! I
also flocked some chipboard 'seaweed' pieces and hand lettered the
sentiment to finish it off.
Hi everyone, I've finished the second side of the floral concertina book that I shared with you a few days ago (click here to see that post), I made this little journal after taking a class with Joanne Sharpe over on Ruzuku: https://app.ruzuku.com/courses/47754/about.
I also made a quick flip through video, you can view it on YouTube by clicking here or I also have it embedded in this post down at the bottom. I even did a little voice over at the beginning, scary stuff!!
Here are a few pictures of the finished pages and covers from the second side of the book, that's the front cover pictured above.
First page, the rose on the right flips over.
Second page, think I shared this one on social media a little while ago?
Page three, the green booklet on the right (grow, thrive, bloom) was one I made in Joanne's Art Sparks 1 course (she is doing a series of 'Art Sparks' during the pandemic) and I sewed it in with a pamphlet stitch. Still a work in progress :O)
Page four.
And finally the back cover (or is it the front cover for the other side of the book?! :OD )
Here's the flip through video:
Hope that you've enjoyed seeing it, I had a lot of fun making it and am eagerly waiting for Art Sparks 3 to start! Have a great week and happy creating,
Hi everyone, I wanted to share a concertina book with you that I'm making in Joanne Sharpe's "Art Sparks 2: Color. Collage. Concertina." class over on Ruzuku.com. It is too much fun; watercolour and acrylic paints, collage, lettering, doodling ... this class has it all! I only have one side finished so far but am loving the results. My theme is flowers :O)
Page one is the inside of the front cover, I added a little pocket to tuck my watercoloured posies into.
Page two.
Page 3, the large flower flips open to reveal more flowers behind with a spot for journaling on the back of the big flower.
Page four, the half sunflower on the right side flips open as well.
Page five.
And finally page six, which is the inside of the back cover. I adore how that big bold flower came out!
So now on to the other side of the concertina book pages and the covers, I'll be back to share it with you once it's completed and hope to get a flip through of the completed book filmed for you as well. I would highly recommend Joanne's class, lots of fun and it is a very, very reasonable price and part of a series of classes that she is doing during the pandemic. Hope to maybe see you over there and thanks so much for stopping by,
