Florals and Foliage Week- -Hibiscus Bag

This week at Stampendous, the theme is Florals and Foliage.  Our fearless leader, Laura Weed says that flowers are always appropriate, and I couldn't agree more!  This week, I chose to do something a little different with my floral stencil.  Here is my little decorated bag.

MATERIALS:

DWLG678 Three Hibiscus Stencil

Small Stencil Brushes (The more the better, so you don’t have to keep cleaning them)

Removable Tape

Tulip Soft Fabric Paint in Matte Crimson Red, Christmas Red Metallic, Matte Tropical Green, Velveteen Green, Sunshine Yellow Matte, and Chocolate Matte

Cloth Bag (I bought mine for $1 at Target)

Paper Towels

Scrap Cardboard, at least the size of the bag

Scissors for the cardboard

DIRECTIONS:

1) Cut the cardboard to fit inside the bag.  It needs to be large enough to keep the entire front of the bag flat.  It will be almost the full size of the bag.

2) Slide the cardboard into the bag.

3) Tape the stencil on the bag, using tape across the top and the bottom of the stencil to hold it in place. 

4) Paint the image with the following process:  For each color, load it on the stencil brush, tap off the excess paint on the paper towel and gently tap the color over the stencil.  Start with the yellow portions of the hibiscus.  Be sure to layer the colors for more interest.

5) After you have painted the entire main image, load the brush with just a little brown paint and tap off the excess.  Brush from the stencil outward to create the brown border.  Start with the exposed areas on both edges.  Then, remove the top tape and hold the stencil down gently, painting off of the stencil.  Remove the bottom tape and hold the stencil down gently as you paint off the bottom.

 6)  Remove the stencil and let dry.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you enjoyed my little bag.  Here are the rest of the posts for today.....check them out!

ALISON HEIKKILA

KRISTINE REYNOLDS

LOUISE HEALY

JAMIE MARTIN

STAMPENDOUS

Seaside Summer Fun With a Faux Coral Necklace

Friday, June 24

MATERIALS:

CRS5090 Cling Seashells with Template

DCS5090 Seashells Die Set

Acrylic Handle

Chunky Black Embossing Enamel

Clear Embossing Powder

Stazon Jet Black Ink

White Mixed Media Paper

Versamark Ink Pad

Versamark Pen

Heat Embossing Tool

Prismacolor Pencils in Carmine Red, Scarlet Lake, Tuscan Red and Poppy Red

Black Sharpie

Chipboard (I upcycled a cereal box)

Manual Die Cut Machine

White Glue—I used Tombow MONO Adhesive

Small Hole Punch

2 Large Jump Rings

Jewelry Pliers

Blue Hemp

Assorted Beads and Pearls

Clasp

DIRECTIONS:

1) Place the coral stamp on the acrylic handle and stamp on white mixed media paper using the Stazon.

2)  Cut the image out, using the manual die cut machine and the coral die.

3) Using the coral die, cut an additional piece from the mixed media paper and 3 pieces from the chipboard.

4) Color the stamped image, making lots of layers and variations in colors.

5)  Use the small hole punch to create holes on both sides of one of the chipboard pieces.  If the holes turn out in the right place, you will use this as a template.  Otherwise, punch a different piece to create the template.

6) Using the punched chipboard, punch holes in the same place on all the pieces.

7)  Use the black sharpie to color the edges of all of the pieces.

8) Line up the pieces and glue them together.

9) Use the Versamark Pen on the edges of the piece. 

10) Cover the edges with black embossing powder and heat emboss.

11) Cover the top of the piece with ink by tapping it on the Versamark Ink Pad. 

12) Cover piece with clear embossing powder and heat emboss.

13)  Repeat steps 11 and 12 until you love the coral piece.

14) Place the jump rings into the holes.  You will use the pliers to open and close the rings by twisting them sideways.  Do not open them by pulling them apart at the cut.

15) Tie the middle of a very long string of hemp around a jump ring.  You will need at least 3 times the length you want it to end up.

16) Lay the coral high up on the table facing you. 

17) Lay one string on a table straight down towards you. 

18)  With the other string, create a triangle whose tail crosses the other string.  It should look like the number 4.

19) Pull the tail of the 4 under the first string and through the triangle.  Pull tight.

20) Repeat steps 17-19, adding a bead on the main string whenever you think it looks appropriate.

21) When the finished cord reaches about half of the total length you would like, tie on the clasp with both strings. 

22) Cut off the extra hemp.

23) Repeat steps 17-22 with the other side.

I hope you have enjoyed this Summer Seaside Fun Week.  Thanks for stopping in.  These are the other links for today:

Pam Bray

Alison Heikkila

Pam Hornschu

Stampendous Blog

Seaside Summer Fun -- The Oi Oi Fish

The folks at Stampendous are having a Seaside Summer Fun week,  My post for today features a little undersea summer fun.  I used part of the Waves and Dots Stencil to look like seaweed and bubbles.

Here is how I made it.

MATERIALS:

DWLL373 Oi ‘Oi Fish Stencil

DWLX7012 Waves and Dots Stencil

Regular Embossing Paste

Pearlescent Embossing Paste

Versamark Pen
Embossing Heat Tool
Palette Knife
Paste Spreader

DCP1005 Fitted Frames B

Kaleidoscope Transparent Embossing Powder

Copic Markers in B97 Night Blue, Y13 Lemon Yellow, Y17 Golden Yellow, 100 Black, N7 Neutral Gray No. 7, W8 Warm Gray No. 8, N10 Neutral Gray No. 10

Chamelon Marker in BL6 Royal Blue

Spectrum Markers in DG2 and DG3

Removable Tape

Zip Dry

Scrapbook Adhesives White Foam Squares

My Colors Card Stock in Poolside, Tropical Splash and Grasshopper

May Arts Ribbon

Manual Die Cut Machine

DIRECTIONS:

1)    Fold a piece of 6 3/8” by 9 ½ ” card stock so that the fold is on the side.

2)    Use the manual die cut machine and the fitted frames to cut a large frame from the tropical splash card stock.

3)     Tape the fish stencil face up on the cut out frame. Use one large piece across the top of the stencil initially.  It will be a hinge later.  Tape all the way around.

4)    Remove the Pearlescent embossing paste from the container with the palette knife and place on the paste spreader.

5)    Place the paste spreader on the top of the stencil and pull down towards you, filling the holes and keeping contact with the stencil at all times.

6)    Replace any extra paste into the container.

7)    Remove the tape from the bottom and sides of the stencil.

8)    Using the taped top as a hinge, carefully remove the stencil.  Let the paste dry.

9)    Repeat step 3 with the waves and dots stencil and the tropical splash card stock. 

10)                     Remove the regular paste with the palette knife and instead of placing it on the paste spreader, paste the left side and the bottom of the stencil.  You do not have to be particular about how the paste fills the holes, because it is supposed to represent the ever moving sea weed.

11)                     Repeat steps 7 and 8.  Let all the paste dry.

12)                     Color with the alcohol ink markers directly onto the paste.  You will see that the regular paste gives a matte finish and the pearlescent is a little shimmery.  Let the color dry.

13)                     Select a few of the white colored dots to make as “bubbles”.  Color them with the Versamark Pen and cover with the embossing powder.

14)                     Heat set the embossing powder.

15)                     Adhere the background to the folded card.

16)                     Assemble the card, using the foam squares to raise the fish above the card.

Thanks for stopping by.  Come back again tomorrow for something really different.  Here are the links to the rest of the posts for today:

Kristine Reynolds

Louise Healy

Pam Hornschu

Stampendous Blog

Some Seaside Summer Fun--Shell Search

Summer officially starts this week.  In honor of the season, Stampendous is having a Seaside Summer Fun Week.  Here is my post, featuring the House Mouse critters:

Here's how I made it

MATERIALS:

HMR60 Shell Search

CRS5090 Cling Seashells

DCS5090 Seashells Die Set

SSC1246 Ocean Wisdom Perfectly Clear Stamp Set

Acrylic Handle

DCP1005 Fitted Frames A

White Mixed media Paper

Heat Embossing Tool

Momento Tuxedo Black Ink

Versamark Ink

Sapphire Pearlustre Embossing Powder
Stazon Ink

Shrink Plastic

Sand Paper

Manual Die Cut Machine

Big Bite, or other strong hole punch

Prismacolor Pencils in French Gray 30% and 90% , Cool Gray 10%, 20%, 30%, 50%, 70% and 90%, White, Blush Pink, Deco Pink, Pink Rose, Spring Green, Lime Peel, Olive, Marine Green, Yellow Chartreuse, Dark Umber, Light Umber,  Sepia, Burnt Ochre, Orange, Pumpkin Orange, Terra Cotta, Sand,  Jasmine, Canary Yellow, Goldenrod, Light Aqua and Deco Aqua.

Zip Dry

Foam Squares

My Colors Card Stock in Tropical Splash, Poolside and Spearmint

Corregated Kraft Card Stock

Raffia in Green and Natural

DIRECTIONS:

1)    Fold a piece of 12” by  6 ” card stock so that the fold is on the top.

2)    Stamp the Shell Search image onto the mixed media paper with the Momento Ink.

3)    Color the image with the pencils.

4)    Stamp the Sentiment with Versamark Ink and cover with the embossing powder.

5)    Tap off the excess powder and heat emboss with tool.

6)    Sand one side of the shrink plastic.

7)    Stamp the other side of the shrink plastic with the shell image and the Stazon Ink.

8)    Use the manual die cut machine and the fitted frames die to cut a pretty frame around the sentiment.

9)    Use the die cut machine and the shell die to cut around the stamped shell image.

10)                     Color the back of the shell image with colored pencils.  Be sure to color with the white to make the shell opaque.

11)                     Use the hole punch to create a large hole in the plastic shell.

12)                     Use the heat embossing tool to shrink the shell.  Be sure to do this on a non-stick heat proof surface.

13)                     Adhere the image to a poolside mat and then to the corregated board.

14)                     Adhere the board to the background.

15)                     Push the raffia through the hole in the shell.

16)                     Tie raffia ribbon in place.

17)                     Attach the sentiment to the tropical splash card stock. 

18)                     Attach the sentiment with the foam squares to raise it above the background.

Thanks for visiting.  Stop by again tomorrow for a seaside card with stencils.  Here's a link list to the other posts for the summer fun today:

Tenia Nelson

Alison Heikkila

Pam Hornschu

Jamie Martin

Stampendous Blog

Fran's Metal Stencils--Be Our Guest!

This week's Stampendous Theme is Fran's Metal Stencils.  I have to tell you that when I first saw the silverware stencil, I immediately thought of my trip to the Be Our Guest restaurant at Walt Disney World.  In fact, this card was inspired by that restaurant.  I am planning on using both of these stencils on a scrap book page of that experience one day.  I will make several pastings of the silverware and have them "dance" up a border.  Meanwhile, I will probably use the Fleur De Lis Stencil around all the edges.  I guess I will have to wait and see.....But, I digress.  This is the card I made for today:

Here is how I made it:

MATERIALS:

FMS4023 Silverware Metal Stencil

DWLJ841 Fleur De Lis Stencil

Metallic Silver Embossing Paste

DCP1006 Fitted Frames B

Versamark Ink Pad

Clear Embossing Powder

Palette Knife

Paste Spreader
Embossing Heat Tool

Removable Tape
Stamping Details Rubber Mat

Scrapbook Adhesives E-Z Runner

Scrapbook Adhesives White Foam Squares

My Colors Card Stock in Black Suede, Caribbean Sea and Sea Foam

May Arts Ribbon

Manual Die Cut Machine

DIRECTIONS:

1)    Fold a piece of 8 ½” by 5 ½” paper so that the fold is on the side.

2)     Tape the Silverware stencil face up on the black card stock. Use one large piece across the top of the stencil initially.  It will be a hinge later.  Tape all the way around.

3)    Remove the embossing paste from the container with the palette knife and place on the paste spreader.

4)    Place the paste spreader on the top of the stencil and pull down towards you, filling the holes and keeping contact with the stencil at all times.

5)    Replace any extra paste into the container.

6)    Remove the tape from the bottom and sides of the stencil.

7)    Using the taped top as a hinge, carefully remove the stencil.  Let the paste dry.

8)    While the paste dries, tap the entire back of the Fleur De Lis stencil with the Versamark Ink Pad.  Then put the stencil, inked side up, on the bottom plate of your manual die cut machine.  Place the Caribbean Sea card stock, face down, over the top of the stencil.

9)    Cover the card stock with the Stamping Details mat and then the upper cutting mat on top.

10)                      Run the project through the die cut machine.

11)                     Pour clear embossing powder over the top of the embossed card stock and shake off the excess.

12)                     Heat set the embossing powder.

13)                     Use the Fitted Frames Die and your manual die cut machine to cut out some seafoam card stock.

14)                     Cut out the embossed silverware, trimming close to the images, but leaving a little black.

15)                     Trim the embossed card stock and adhere to a 5 ½” x 4 ½” piece of Caribbean Sea card stock.

16)                     Adhere the background to the folded card.

17)                     Stack and adhere the silverware, and attach it to the frame.

18)                     Tie the May Arts Ribbon around the silverware and frame.

19)                     Use the foam squares to raise the silverware above the rest of the project.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Here are the rest of the posts for today:

Stampendous Blog

Laura Drahozal

Kristine Reynolds

Tenia Nelson

Beach Basics--Shells on the Shore

This week's theme is Beach Basics, and I made a VERY beachy card for you:

Shells on the Shore

MATERIALS:

DWLS06 Small Scallop Stencil

DWLM209 Starfish Stencil

DWLL332 Picasso Shield/Stencil

SSC1246 Ocean Wisdom Perfectly Clear Stamp Set

Acrylic Handle

Versamark Ink Pad

Beach Embossing Kit (I used colors Golden Sand, Baby Blue Pastel, Pacific Blue and Sky Blue)

Opaque Embossing Powders in Ivory and Nutmeg

Regular Embossing Paste

Dreamweaver Palette Knife

DCP1005 Fitted Frames A

Embossing Heat Tool

Removable Tape

White Pearl Gems

DecoArt Media Paint in Yellow Oxide and Quinacridone Gold

Zip Dry

Scrapbook Adhesive Foam Squares

My Colors Card Stock in Spearmint, Tropical Splash, Sweetie Pie and Madarin.

Manual Die Cut Machine

DIRECTIONS:

1)    Fold a piece of 5 ½ ” by 8 ½ ” card stock so that the fold is on the side.

2)    Use the manual die cut machine and the Fitted Frames dies to cut out two sizes of frames—the larger from tropical splash and the smaller from spearmint.

3)    Stamp the phrase in the smaller frame with the Versamark Ink.

4)    Cover with the Pacific Blue Embossing Powder and shake off the excess.

5)    Heat emboss.

6)    Glue the smaller frame onto the larger one.

7)    Tape the small scallop stencil on the sweetie pie card stock.

8)    Tap the Versamark Ink over the stencil, being sure to get the small areas.

9)    Remove the stencil.

10)                     Pour Ivory embossing glitter over the top and shake off the excess.

11)                     Heat emboss using the tool.

12)                     Cut closely to the image.

13)                     Repeat steps 7-12 three times.

14)                     Repeat steps 7-12 with the starfish stencil, mandarin card stock and Nutmeg Embossing Powder.

15)                     Cut a 4 ¼” by 5 ½” piece of the spearmint card stock.

16)                     Place the large wavy end of the Picasso stencil up in the left corner.

17)                     Rub the Versamark Ink pad on the card stock in the upper left hand corner and up onto the stencil.

18)                     Remove the stencil, and pour a color of blue embossing powder over the ink.

19)                     Heat set using the embossing tool.

20)                     Repeat steps 16-19, moving the stencil down, starting the ink under the last color, and changing colors each time, until you reach about halfway down the card stock.  This does not have to be perfect.

21)                     Adhere a couple of the shells and the pearls in the area that will be the beach.

22)                     Color some of the embossing paste with the DecoArt paint until it looks like sand.  Use the palette knife to mix.

23)                     “Frost” the card with your palette knife.

24)                     Add the rest of the shells and the starfish while the project is still wet.  You can place them partially in the sand.

25)                     WHILE IT IS STILL WET, sprinkle some of the Golden Sand Embossing powder all over the “sand”.  Do not emboss.

26)                     Use the Versamark Ink pad all over the back of the stiletto stencil to create a resist.

27)                     Glue the top to the card.

Thanks for stopping by.  Here are the other links in the theme for the day:

Stampendous Blog

Louise Healy

Laura Drahozal

Kristine Reynolds