Remembering Life's Moments: March 2016

Thursday, March 31, 2016

House Mouse & Friends Blog Challenge--Feather Bird Card

Welcome to a TWO week challenge hop with Stampendous, House Mouse & Friends, The Stencil Specialists and Woodware!

Now, this is a different sort of blog hop, because this time, you enter to win the prizes by posting a project of your own on the link. It doesn't have to be perfect, because the prizes are selected at random from the project images received. So, check out the posts to get inspired and have some fun!

Prizes

Three entries from the House-Mouse and Friends Linky gallery, chosen at random, will win 1-House-Mouse Designs® Stampendous Cling Rubber Stamp, 1 – Large Dreamweaver Stencils Background Stencil, and 1 – Jar of Embossing Paste. This contest is open to everyone!!

Enter your challenge project on the House-Mouse and Friends blog post for HMFMC #216 Use Stencils!

I love this cute little stencil, because to me, it tells a story--like most of the House Mouse stamps. This story is about a cute little mouse who is trying to fit in with the birds, but he just doesn't get it quite right. Not only does he have stick out ears and fur, but he doesn't even get the colors right. The orange reathers become pink when chosen by the mouse. The birds are trying to understand, but just don't quite "get it". It cracks me up a little.

MATERIALS:

HMP39 Tweet Disguise

CRY030 Cling Quill

Crusade Background Stencil LX 7025

Versamark Ink

Clear Handle

Stencil Brush

Mixed Media White Paper

Clear Embossing Powder

Prismacolor Pencils Rose, Magenta, White, Terra Cotta, Orange, True Blue, Peacock, Electric, Copenhagen Blue, Indigo, Non Photo Blue, Cool Grey 70%, Cool Grey 50%, Cool Grey 30%, Cool Grey 20%, Deco Pink, French Grey 20%, French Grey 50%, Sepia, Bronze, and Jasmine

Heat Tool

Momento Tuxedo Black Ink

My Colors Card Stock in Loveable and Winter Lake

Removable Tape

Paper Towel

Scissors

Tombow Foam Tape

Adhesive

Paper Trimmer

Distress Ink Stormy Sky

Blending Tool

Craft Sheet

DIRECTIONS:

1) Stamp the Tweet Disguise image with Momento Ink on Mixed Media Paper
2) Color the image using the Prismacolor Pencils, coloring very lightly in the background.
3) Tape the stencil over the blue card stock.
4) Rub the stencil brush over the Versamark Pad and rub a little off on a piece of paper towel.
5) Use circular motions with the brush to apply the clear ink over the stencil and onto the card stock.
6) Remove the stencil. Cover the card stock with the clear embossing powder and pour off the excess.
7) Heat the embossing powder with the heat tool.
8) Stamp the Cling Quill image onto the pink card stock with Versamark.
9) Cover the stamped area with clear embossing powder, shake off the excess and heat emboss.
10) Use the colored pencils to enhance the image.
11) Cut around the feather.
12) Use the blending tool, craft sheet and Distress Ink to “distress” the edges of the various pieces.
13) Assemble the card.

HERE is the InLinkz Permalink, so you can play along with the challenge, too.

These are the other participants today:

House-Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge Blog

Thursday, March 24, 2016

Gearing Up for Fran's Embossing Book

Thanks for stopping by today. This week, the Stampendous Design Team is playing with Fran's embossing book, "Embossing Powder Techniques from A to Z". I am using one of my favorite go-to techniques, "Molten Magic" also known as Technique P from page 32 in the book.

Materials:

8 ½” by 5 ½” Base Card

GearsStencil LJ 911

Copper Embossing Paste

Removable Tape

PaletteKnife

Paste Spreader
Mixed Media White Paper

IncredibleYou Stamp N263
Fitted Frames A Die Cut Set

Embossing Powders in Jade Pearl, Evergreen Opaque, Sterling Silver Opaque, Detail Gold, Aged Copper Enamel, Aged Gold Enamel, Aged Black Enamel, Detail Black Opaque Embossing Powder, Pirate Gold
May Arts Ribbon

Shrink Plastic

Prismacolor Pencil—Gold

Black Ultra Fine Sharpie

Heat Tool

Scissors

Sandpaper

Big Bite—Hole Punch

Adhesive

My Colors Card Stock in Brown Eyes and Spanish Moss

Thanks again for stopping by. Check out the rest of the posts for the day:

Friday, March 18, 2016

The Final Day of the Stampendous and Deflecto Blog Hop

You'll be so glad you stopped by the Stampendous blogs for today. We have a blog hop with Deflecto Designs! We have prizes for random comments, too. You can read more about those on the Stampendous Blog. In the meantime, I have a couple of images to share with you today.

Here is my official project for today:

I started with the Deflecto 5x7 Black Craft Frame. The picture I wanted to use was horizontal, so I set up the frame that way, even though it is really meant to be vertical. I inserted the picture first because it wasn't exactly centered and I wanted to paint the frame around it. Then, I used Deco Art Media Fluid Acrylics in Prussian Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Titanium White and a little Primary Yellow to paint all around the image, leaving brush marks both around the picture and the black frame edge. I used the same combination of paint on some Mixed Media White Paper so that I would have it to stamp and paste on. Then, I let it all dry.
When all the paint was dry, I stamped the words on the painted paper with the Vintage Uppercase and the Vintage Lowercase alphabets. I used Stazon in Jet Black. Using the Large Perfectly Clear Stamp Handle allowed me to line up the whole word (using a "c" as a temporary substitute for the extra "e") at once. I glued the words down with Zip Dry.
Then, I pasted the Large Nautilus Stencil with Pearlescent Paste on another piece of the painted paper and let it dry. I used the Regular Paste and the Waves Stencil to add some interest around the sides of the image. I just held down the stencil and pasted little sections each time. Then, I removed any excess with a craft knife, and moved the stencil to a different location. I used the small Dreamweaver Palette Knife for all the pasting on this project.
When all the paste was dry, I colored on top of the Nautilus Shell with my Cool Gray Chameleon Marker. (Any alcohol marker would do here). Then, I glued the shell and the glass nuggets onto the project with my Zip Dry. Of course, I had to let it dry. (Lots of drying time in this project.)
Finally, I colored some Regular Embossing Paste with some Deco Art Media Fluid Acrylics in Primary Yellow, Quindacridone Gold and Titan Buff and spread it on with my palette knife. While it was still wet, I sprinkled it with Golden Sand Opaque Embossing Powder. I did not heat it. I wanted it to look very grainy and sandy.
And yes, I am quite obsessed with the Nautilus and Waves Stencils lately.....

And, speaking of obsession, I have a gem problem. Here is what I used to store my little gems in.....

Yes, I said I had a problem. The first step is to acknowledge it.
Anyway, thanks to the generosity of Deflecto in the planning of this blog hop, I now store my gems in a place that I can see them, all sorted by color:

Pretty, huh? It is the Carousel Rotating 9 Bin. That's right, I said carousel! It rotates. Now I can easily locate my colors when finishing a project. Thanks Deflecto!

Be sure to leave a comment for your chance to win some great prizes. Check out the Stampendous Blog and Deflecto Blog links below for more details on that!

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Stampendous and Deflecto Blog Hop

Welcome to the Stampendous and Deflecto Blog Hop! You picked a great day to be here. You can win prizes just by commenting. For more details on the prizes, check out the Stampendous and Deflecto blogs.
Here is my post for today:

This project started with the Deflecto 5x7 Bevel Edge Frame. It creates a lovely, floating look.

To make the fern, I pasted the Maidenhair Fern Stencil with Matte Black Paste on some light yellow card stock. After it dried, I replaced the stencil and pasted with the Crackle Paste. I needed both the Dreamweaver Palette Knife and the Dreamweaver Paste Spreader for this project because the image was too large to paste effectively with just the palette knife. I let the crackle paste dry completely before I colored it with my Chameleon Marker in Spring Meadow. Then, I carefully cut around the pasted image, leaving just a little card stock in the center sections to hold the fern together.

For the dragonfly, I coated the back of the Dragonfly Stencil with a Versamark Ink Pad. I then placed it, coated side down, on some Double Sided Mounting Paper. I pressed some Heidi Swapp Minc Foil in green and holographic silver over the stencil. I used the Small Embossing Tool to really rub it into the sections that I wanted it. After I foiled it as well as I could, I removed the foil and rubbed a little Micro Black Glitter over the project. I brushed the excess away with a Large Stencil Brush. I then placed it upside down on a flat surface and very carefully pulled it from the stencil. I covered the whole thing in White Pearl Ultra Fine Glitter. Then, I carefully cut out the dragonfly.
I placed the picture into the frame. Then, I cut up one of the embossed ferns. I glued all of the fern pieces onto the frame with Zip Dry. Then, I peeled the backing off of the Double Sided Mounting Paper and adhered it onto the frame.

Be sure and leave a comment today for your chance to win a prize. Here are all the links for today. Check them all out and increase your chances to win!

Friday, March 11, 2016

The Final Day of the Andy Skinner Blog Hop

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Today is the last day that we play with our friends at DecoArt. Mixed Media Artist and DecoArt International Education Coordinator Andy Skinner has designed some fantastic stamps for Stampendous, and we have shown them off all week long.

Andy joined us with his team of international mixed media artists including Julia Stratford-Wright, Mark Gould, Mel Hookham, and Jools Robertson. There were posts this week on the DecoArt and Stampendous blogs as well.

Prizes

Each comment on a post this week will enter you to win a fabulous prize package! (one comment per post, per person). The contest open to everyone!!
We have three packages and each has a Fluid Media Starter Kit, all three of Andy Skinner’s new Stampendous Stamp sets, and a Jumbo Acrylic Handle. Look at this great prize!

Here is my post for the day:

Materials:

Cling Toxic Rubber Stamp Set
Deco Art Media Fluid Acrylics in Carbon Black, Titanium White, Prussian Blue Hue, Primary Cyan, and Metallic Silver
Deco Art White Modeling Paste
Large Nautilus Stencil DWLM104
Waves Stencil DWLJ838
Dreamweaver Palette Knife
Stencil Brush
Stazon in Midnight Blue
Sizzix Scoreboards XL Dies--Canister
Sizzix Little Sizzles 6 x 13 Mat Board Pack Cream
Removable Tape
Paint Brush
Raffia
Zip Dry
Black Card Stock
Small Gems

Directions:

Cut the mat board with the die to create the canister and assemble.
Paint the canister with the blues, white, and a little black. Let dry.
Use stamps and Stazon ink to create texture in the background.
Use the Waves Stencil, white paint and the stencil brush to create waves in random places around the box.
Tape down the Nautilus Stencil with removable tape. Use the palette knife to spread the Modeling Paste over the stencil. Remove it and let the paste dry. Don't worry about the image being perfect. The imperfect paste makes the project look more interesting and ancient.
Repeat step 4 in various places around the canister.
Paint over the tops of the modeling paste and let dry.

Now that you have seen my post, make a quick comment, and then head over for more inspiration and additional chances to enter prize drawings at the following places:

Thursday, March 10, 2016

An Andy Skinner Blog Hop

This is an exciting week, as the Stampendous Team has been experimenting with DecoArt. Mixed Media Artist and DecoArt International Education Coordinator Andy Skinner has designed some fantastic stamps for Stampendous, and we have been showing them off all week long.

Andy and his team of international mixed media artists including Julia Stratford-Wright, Mark Gould, Mel Hookham, and Jools Robertson has been joining with Stampendous and the DecoArt blog. Of course, there are prizes.....

Prizes

Here is my post for the day:

Materials:

Cling Toxic Rubber Stamp Set
Deco Art Media Fluid Acrylics in Carbon Black, Payne's Gray, Titanium White, Primary Yellow, Primary Cyan, Interference and Metallic Silver
Mixed Media White Paper
Deco Art White Modeling Paste
Deco Art Metallic Lustre Gold Rush
Mosaic Swirls Stencil DWLJ901
Dragonfly Stencil DWLM193
Gears Stencil DWLJ911
Dreamweaver Palette Knife
Stencil Brush
Stazon in Cloudy Sky and Emerald City
Removable Tape
Paint Brush
Raffia
Zip Dry
Black Card Stock
Small Gems

Directions:

Cut the paper to size and paint it, using gray, black and white. Create splotchy parts by loading up the brush with various colors instead of mixing them first. Let dry.
Use stamps and Stazon ink to create texture in the background.
Use the Mosaic Swirls Stencil, white and the stencil brush to create the "aged tile" look in random places around the image.
Tape down the Dragonfly Stencil with removable tape. Use the palette knife to spread the Modeling Paste over the stencil. Remove it and let the paste dry.
Repeat step 4 with the Gears Stencil.
Paint over the tops of the modeling paste and let dry.
Gently rub in Metallic Lustre over the top of the painted modeling paste.
Add the gems and raffia.
Assemble the card.

Actually, I have two. The "twin dragonflies". Really, I couldn't decide which I liked the best.

The differences in this one lie entirely in the color choice of the Metallic Lustre (this time, I used Copper Kettle) and the addition of the green raffia. Other than that, they are the same.

Now that you have seen my post, make a quick comment, and then head over for more inspiration and additional chances to enter prize drawings at the following places:

Remembering Life's Moments

Thursday, March 31, 2016

House Mouse & Friends Blog Challenge--Feather Bird Card

Prizes