I get so excited about the Olympics, and this year I am particularly excited as they are being held in London, and I took my first trip there in February...not to be my last! I've really enjoyed watching the Opening Ceremonies and the background images, knowing that I've been there!
I die cut a large square shape from the Polyshrink white. I wiped both sides with talcum powder to prevent the piece from sticking to itself during the shrink process. Then I stamped the image with Black StazOn ink. When dry, I used markers to color the image. Remember that this will shrink approximately 50%, and colors will concentrate, so keep your coloring lighter than you want it to be. I punched a slot at the top for the ribbon band, and a hole in the bottom to hand the beads. Once again, remember this will shrink, so make your holes much larger than you will want. You can use your toaster oven to shrink, but I use my heat tool and it works perfectly. Once it curls and shrinks, I place an acrylic stamp block over the top to keep it flat.
It seems a bit surreal to post a snow scene during the middle of a heat wave, but that's the fun of working in the crafting industry! My post for the Stampendous Release Hop today features several fabulous new products. Going with a kraft
card base, I added a couple of layers that included a pine green die cut
mat, and a die cut oval frame on top. The top panel used the new Cling Jumbo Pine Boughs set...perfect for creating your own pine scene...and
was stamped in black and layered with an embossing portion of needles
with the new Aged Green Embossing Enamel. The
inside panel featured the new Cling Snow Scene Postcard stamped in
black on vellum. This panel as well as the top panel were sprinkled with
a snow spatter of Shabby Green Embossing Enamel (deceptive name as the majority of color
is white). Using a VersaMark pen, I was able to add "snow" to the
branches with the same embossing enamel. A little glue marker provided
the perfect adhesive for a sprinkle of Medium Crystal Glitter. A small
tag with the sentiment was tied to the frame with some great Hemptique
cording. I just love how this card turned out, and intend to make several to send to favorite people on my Christmas list. The others get a store-bought card. Lol. Come on, you know you do the same. ;)
Feeling a bit vampish lately? If not, you soon will be. Bwahahahaha! My post today features the new Cling Halloween Sprite, which is layered for more pop. The background was embossed with the new Aged Green Embossing Enamel. The image was colored with Copic markers* in truly gruesome colors. She gives new meaning to the term "blue hair". Lol. For extra color and texture, I added a sprinkling of the new Purple Color Fragments. I truly love the Color Fragments...they add the perfect touch of color and texture to your project. They are lightweight and easy to adhere with any adhesive.
July just seems to be flying by, and I'm not even a kid out on summer break! However, the Dream Team are still in the summer mood, and in our final week of the Summer Fun theme challenge.
I had big plans for my post today. I had this great package of pre-cut, pre-pinked (scissors, not color) quilt scraps in my favorite colors that just screamed "beach fun". I began paste-embossing various shells (scallop and sand dollar) and sea creatures from Dreamweaver Stencils on the squares, with the intent of sewing them together as a cover for a throw pillow. Obviously, that's going to take a little more time. I promise that I'll post it when finished!
Along with fun new images, Stampendous has released some yummy new Essentials, including the Trick or Treat Color Fragments...a great blend of black, orange, white, and gray...perfect for Halloween! Just spread a little glue where you want them, and sprinkle away!
Well...maybe not "Zen" precisely, but Zen-tangling can be peaceful and relaxing, especially if you use stencils to create the basic shape to add your patterns inside. Today, for the Woodware UK team, I am posting two cards created with Dreamweaver Stencils using the Zentangle, or Zendoodle technique (as Francoise refers to it).
As you are reading this post, I am at the final day of the Craft and Hobby Association (CHA) summer show. Twice a year this show is held...in the winter it's usually in California, and in the summer it is usually in the Chicago area. This is always an exciting time...for those that are exhibiting and those that are buying. This is not a show for consumers, this is where the trade will find the latest and greatest products being introduced for YOUR purchasing pleasure in the very near future.
Sometimes it is just so fun to work with something out of your comfort zone. This week's challenge with the Woodware UK team, is to work with gray and chartreuse. Amazingly enough, I was the one that suggested this combo, and I wonder how many of my team mates are wondering what the "yank" was thinking. This combo intrigued me. I've seen several design sites that have used this combo, and I thought that it was cool. What do YOU think?
with this dotted paper from Bo Bunny. I inked around the edges of each piece for a more dimensional appearance, and added Stickles dots and Card Candi for embellishment.
