Thursday, March 6, 2014

A Splash of Color

It's time for the March challenge at Inspiration Journal!! This month's theme is A Splash of Color and I imagine that many of you are really really looking forward to some spring weather and color coming your way! Even if it's still white and frozen outside you can create with color in a paper project. I created a bright and springy birthday card:


I had some fun with a new Tim Holtz stamp set (Bird Feather) and stencil (Latticework). I also used a bunch of the new Wendy Vecchi archival ink colors. Those new colors are sooo lovely - I want them all now! To start my collage I used Glue 'n Seal to put down a strip cut from an old ledger book. I used a brayer to apply Distress stain to that half of the card, over the ledger paper. Using a brayer gives you a nice streaky look. Over all that, I glued a torn strip of text patterned paper to complete my background grid. I did stamping and stenciling over the top of everything to finish it off. Easy!

We would love to see your splash of color project linked up at Inspiration Journal. You can have a chance to win $50 in Emporium Dollars to spend in the store. Head on over and check it out.

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!
Posted by at 4 comments:
Labels: , , ,

Monday, February 24, 2014

Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2014 - Febuary Tag

Well, nothing like waiting until the very end to get my Febuary tag done! I'm keeping with my theme of making the tag itself pretty close to Tim's version and then using the techniques to create a card. This month I decided to make a birthday card for my Mom. Her birthday is on March 17th so that opens up all sorts of fun St. Patrick's Day card themes. (Sorry for the card spoiler Mom, act surprised when you open it! ;-)  )


There are some really interesting techniques that Tim shares for this month's tag. He has a different way of creating the popular "chalk board" look that uses actual chalk! The background technique using stencils and embossing powder is really nice too. Check out the post for step by step instructions.

**Final 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, voting ends the 26th!

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


Posted by at 11 comments:
Labels: , , , ,
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)