Friday, February 21, 2014

Show It With Words

Hello! Have you heard about the Show It With Words challenge at the Inspiration Journal this month? It's not too late to enter, you still have a week to share your own creation with us! I made a card with an inspirational quote. As soon as I saw it, this idea for the card popped into my head.


I had a lot of fun playing with texture and color. The starry background started out as white cardstock that I colored with Distress Stains. This is super easy and you can get some great effects. Make some puddles of stain on your non-stick craft sheet and then swipe your background paper through the puddles. I did this a few times, drying the layers in between swipes. I also made my own mist with Chipped Sapphire Distress re-inker and some Perfect Pearls which added a nice dark accent when I spritzed it on. After embossing it with the Starry Night folder I carefully inked the embossed stars with my Brilliance Platinum Planet ink pad to give them a subtle shine and pop them out a bit.

For the moon and stars I took a piece of Grungepaper and dabbed on Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, and Tarnished Brass Distress Paint. The cool thing about this paint is that it's reactive to water. I misted the wet paint and let it bleed and marble together. I noticed that the metallic Tarnished Brass tended to rise to the surface. When the paint was starting to get dry (still tacky) I took a crumpled paper towel and gently blotted parts of my sheet of Grungepaper. It lifted off the top layer of Tarnished Brass and uncovered the yellows underneath, making a really neat texture. After everything was totally dry I cut the moon and stars out and brushed on a layer of the Rock Candy Distress Crackle Paint (love that stuff!) The red strip on the bottom is foil sheet covered cardstock that I embossed and then painted with Distress Paints. When it was dry I used a sanding block to remove paint from the raised areas and let the metal show through.

I hope that you will go and check out the challenge over at Inspiration Journal. There is definitely some inspiration going on there!

**Shameless plug alert** I also have some exciting news for me! I was chosen as one of 12 finalists for the Sizzix Who Are You? contest. The choice for the final winner is up for a vote! I humbly ask that you check out the contest and vote for me. ;-) Mine is #7, the flower wreath (which you can learn about here). Here is the contest link. Thank you for your consideration!

You can find most of the supplies I used to create this card at Inspiration Emporium. Follow the links below and use my code JUICE to save 10% if you go shopping. Thanks!


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Friday, February 14, 2014

Valentine Chit Chat

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! Following is the valentine I made for my husband. ("Love you honey!!) He is the best and such a blessing to me. =)


I wanted to incorporate some mixed media techniques in the card. First I used distress stains to create a background texture on a piece of bristol board. Then I used the Chit Chat stencil and laid down a layer of Gloss Super Heavy Gel. I carefully removed the stencil and pressed the pre-selected hearts and Tim Holtz Chit Chat stickers into place and let it all dry. I didn't want the little pieces in the quote bubbles to get covered over with color when I misted and dripped so after the first layer was dry, I carefully replaced the stencil and applied another thin layer of gel to seal them in. After that final layer of gel dried I could have fun dripping and spritzing to accentuate the edges of the quote bubbles. Don't forget that the Inspiration Journal challenge this month is Show It With Words! Link up your project on the blog and you have a chance to win $50 to spend at Inspiration Emporium. (There are only 12 entries right now, your chances are good!!)

**Shameless plug alert** I also have some exciting news for me! I was chosen as one of 12 finalists for the Sizzix Who Are You? contest. AAAAH! The choice for the final winner is up for a vote! I humbly ask that you check out the contest and vote for me. ;-) Mine is #7, the flower wreath (which you can learn about here). Here is the contest link. Thank you for your consideration!

You can find most of the supplies I used to create this card at Inspiration Emporium. Follow the links below and use my code JUICE to save 10% if you go shopping. Thanks!


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Monday, February 10, 2014

Valentine's Luminary

I love these little Luminaries, they can made to fit any theme. You may remember the Gingerbread House luminary I made in December. I'm back this month with a Valentine themed one to give to my wonderful hubby.

 

I paired the Luminary die with the Cupcake Stand die and was very pleased that the luminary fit so nicely on the stand! I used vellum for the windows which gives a nice glow when the battery operated tea light inside is turned on. I also die cut the heart out of a scrap piece of plastic, colorized it with alcohol ink, and then coated it with Glossy Accents and microbeads. I wanted to make it an element that the light would shine through. It looks good! Inspiration Emporium is also selling the most wonderful charms now. I used the Heart Lock and Key charms to add a fun little decorative element to my banner. Speaking of which, the Inspiration Journal February challenge is to create a project using quotes or words! You just need to link up your own project and you'll have a chance to win $50 in Emporium Dollars to spend in the store. 

You can find most of the supplies I used to create this project at Inspiration Emporium. Follow the links below and use my code JUICE to save 10% if you go shopping. Thanks!




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