Destination Happiness ATC

Hi there,

it is time for a new Mixed Media Challenge over on the Happy Little Stampers Blog and this time it is all about Collage:

• I created some new ATC backgrounds and I explain the process in this previous post
• afterwards I took some torn tissue paper strips and glued it to the ATC using matte medium for some interest in the background
• apply some Minc Reactive Screen Ink through the ARTplorations Daisy Play stencil and let it dry thoroughly
• I ran the ATC through my Mini Minc covered with Deco Foil (Pink Melon) just to realize that the foil seems to stick to the Prima Marketing Soft Matte Gel as well - this is why I had to scrape off some of the foiling to reveal the flowers
• stamp the bubblewrap from the STAMPlorations Mixed Media Grunge set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder and stamp it again with Archival Ink (Black Soot)
• add some color to the edges using a Distress Crayon (Black Soot)
• stamp the image from the Paper Artsy EKD03 set with Memento (Tuxedo Black) and color it with Delta, Touch Twin Brush and Copic Markers
• add highlights with a white gel pen
• adhere the shape to the ATC and add the sentiment from the Tim Holtz Big Chat sticker set - color the edges of the sticker with Distress Crayon (Peacock Feathers)

Thanks for stopping by.

Yours,

Robots

Hi there,

it's time for a special Blog Hop over at STAMPlorations. We are introducing the Big Monsters, Little Monsters, Big Robots and Little Robots stamp sets and here are my creations:

• use the CUTplorations Art Edges to create a film strip from black cardstock - cut out the rectangles with a craft knife
• layer a strip of white cardstock behind the film strip and stamp some of the robots from the STAMPlorations Little Robots set
• color the images with Delta, Touch Twin Brush and Copic Markers and add highlights with a white gel pen
• cut a stitched panel apart and add the sentiment from the same stamp set with Versafine (Onyx Black)
• stamp the barcode from the STAMPlorations Mixed Media Grunge set and some ink splotches from the STAMPlorations Art Marks set with Archival Ink (Watering Can)
• adhere all the elements to a black cardbase

• cut out two tags with the help of one of the CUTplorations Tags #1 dies - one from white cardstock and one from patterned paper from the Create a Smile Feel good 6x6 paper pad
• stamp one of the fun robots from the STAMPlorations Little Robots set with Memento (Tuxedo Black) and color the image and the background with Delta, Touch Twin Brush and Copic Markers
• thread some natural twine through the holes of the tags
• create an ombre color gradient with Alcohol Markers and cut out the CUTplorations happy from this ombre piece and from black cardstock - layer those pieces slightly offset on top of each other
• stamp the sentiment from the STAMPlorations Big Monsters set with rainbow colors of Altenew Crisp Ink (Crimson, Orange Cream, Fresh Lemon, Olive, Tide, Starlight, Deep Iris)
• adhere the elements to a black cardbase

Enjoy the rest of the hop.
And you can win a fabulous prize, too. One commenter will win her choice of stamp set from the release. Commenting closes on Monday, September 11th. The winner will be announced on Tuesday, September 12th.

Yours,

Happy Halloween Monsters

Hi there,

it's time for a brand new Challenge over on the Addicted to Stamps and More Blog and this is my Holiday creation:

• create a sky background on a stitched panel of watercolor paper using Distress Ink (Tumbled Glass) and a DIY Cloud stencil - I used all my cloud borders to cut the four sides of a square piece of acetate
• create a ground with the help of patterned paper from the Graphic 45 An Eerie Tale 6x6 paper pad and one of the My Favorite Things Stitched Snow Drifts stencil
• add splatters with Daniel Smith and Schmicke Horadam watercolors
• stamp several images from the Avery Elle Monsters set with Memento (Tuxedo Black) and color them with Delta, Copic and Touch Twin Brush Markers
• add highlights and dots with a white gel pen
• mount the panel onto a piece of black cardstock before adhering it to a cardbase

I hope you got inspired.

Yours,

Sweet Christmas

Hi there,

we are starting a new Christmas Challenge over on the Happy Little Stampers Blog and this time the optional twist is "Sparkle":

• cut out a stitched rectangle from watercolor paper
• stamp three cupcakes from the WPlus9 Sweets & Treats set and the sentiment from the Lawn Fawn Sweet Christmas set with Versafine (Onyx Black) 
• color the images with Kuretake Gansai Tambi and Finetec Mica watercolors
• add some splatters with the gold
• adhere the watercolor panel to a kraft cardbase

Leave a little sparkle wherever you go.

Yours,

Beauty

Hi there,

I would like to show you another project using the brand new Karten-Kunst Stencil Alphabet die set:

• cut pot a stitched rectangle from Bristol Smooth Cardstock and create a background using Distress Oxide Inks (Cracked Pistachio, Worn Lipstick, Broken China) and water droplets from a Mini Mister
• cut out the Karten-Kunst Carissa Bloom from kraft cardstock and glue it onto the background panel
• create a sentiment strip using kraft cardstock and the Karten-Kunst Stencil Alphabet die set
• add faux stitching with a white gel pen
• add splatters with Finetec Mica Watercolors (Tibet Gold)
• adhere the panel to a kraft cardbase

Have a colorful day.

Yours,