Loads of Fun Birthday Card

Loving the Loads of Fun set from Lawn Fawn. The image is stamped with one of the Alcohol Ink techniques from Creative Chemistry 103. I used a 1 3/4 inch circle die to make the washer window. The cardstock is Papertrey Ink's Tropical Teal. 

On the inside I used the die cut circle to stamp a laundry basket "cupcake". I used an exacto knife to make layers in the laundry, and then put in candles from Papertrey Ink's Wishes Come True set (they are longer than the basket, but easy peasy to cut to size). Colored with Twisted Citron and Peeled Paint Distress Markers. The bubble highlights are made with a Picket Fence Distress Marker and at first they are totally invisible, but after a few seconds the color really pops.

Red Stickles accent the candle flames, and Diamond Stickles highlight spaces between bubbles.

 I only stamped the bubbles where they were likely to be seen. On the left is the back of the card front. I used a scrap piece of watercolor paper (painted a light blue) as the back of the shaker.

Adventure Kaleidoscope

I think the Kaleidoscope is finally finished... but I thought that a while ago too lol. I added some rubber stamping from Papertrey Ink's Road Trip and Technique Tuesday's Going Places set. The stamping is done by inking up the stamps without a block (Coffee Archival Ink). Hold the center of the stamp in place and then roll the sides with your fingers so they contact the surface. This did not make a perfect impression of the stamp (the texture and slick surface see to that), but I love the effect. What doesn't show up in the photograph is a smattering of dots made with Diamond Stickles.

I covered the striped paper from the kit with tissue paper inked with a little Rusty Hinge Distress Ink. The first few layers I used Ranger's Glue N Seal. The last is Ranger Matte Collage Medium. The Crazing Medium and the Vintage Medium would have been splendid also.

I also used Glue n' Seal on the eye piece to make it a little more durable.

The ribbons are all altered seam binding colored with leftover inks. The narrow ribbon is gathered with a long blanket stitch (with 2-ply handspun silk embroidery thread). Beads are strung on some of the ribbons too. And a charm from Club Scrap's Cyprus kit.

Stickles covers some rough edges.

And this is the view : D.

By the way, 2016 marks the 200th anniversary of the kaleidoscope. It's not too late to join the celebration.

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The aftermath of a last-minute birthday shaker card using Lawn Fawn's Loads of Fun. It turned out nicely, and I'll probably be making it again soon (since I have the materials out). I opted out of the embellishment cups that fit into a 1.75" circle cut. The peacock feathers were going to be used in my stationery set, but I think I'm going with a navy instead ... maybe a combination. So many inks lol. The trouble with making a gift is that there are sooooo many options.

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Making samples for a stationery set .Stamp, stamp, stamp,stencil, stencil, stencil. Ermergerd, I'm sampling (I very rarely sample).

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It's been busy 'round here. I'm frantically trying to try all the techniques in Creative Chemistry 103 before the "Ask Tim Questions" forum closes, in case I have any questions. Only I keep getting distracted by all the possibilities. I'm going to need a LOT more Distress Crayons. In the back left is a stencil I cut with some thinlets out of packaging cardboard in case I just can't wash a stencil lol.

I am starting to get the hang of Distress Micro Glaze (the image is a composite stamping from Wendy Vecchi's Steam Punk art and Tim Holtz' Crazy Things).

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Stamp-a-Faire 2016 Remix

I chose Kay Miller's Watercolor Like a Master technique using Through the Trees and a sentiment from Year of Flowers: Lily of the Valley. The foliage is inked with Summer Sunset, Orange Zest and Berry Sorbet. After watering coloring the image there was a little puddle of water. On impulse, I restamped the image and got a little more definition from the 2nd stamping.

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Another week of crafty mayhem, and really, isn't that the best sort of mayhem? After I took the picture though it seemed as though alllllll of the other crafty supplies were judging the re-inkers. In the back right is the vellum I cut with one of Tim Holtz' doily dies (very swoon worthy, but not a speedy process).

Meanwhile desk pelican is partying it up with copper embossing powder amongst a small treasure trove of leftover bits and pieces from the crafty frenzy that has been happening.

Some of my favorite pieces:

I just love altering reprints of old photos (please consider scanning or photographing vintage finds and then altering the reprints). As a child I was only allowed to touch photographs by the edges, this is extra fun for me : D.

The purpose of the entire tag is to suitably display the glittered arrow lol. I think I am becoming a back ground junkie.

 The stencil and matching stamps are Woodblock Prints by Papertrey Ink. I've only had them a few weeks and I've already gotten my money's worth out of them. The "Boom" is from Tim Holtz' Crazy Thoughts and I love love love love love picket fence distress ink for painting (either alone or mixed with other colors on the craft sheet)..

Mustard Seed and Picked Raspberry make Sunset colors. The mini jalopy is finished with the Silver Tarnish technique from Creative Chemistry 102.

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