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I have a GREAT IDEA!
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Head on over to the Clearsnap blog and check out how I created this cute little embroidered tag! I will tell ya, I'm not a seamstress on any level and I was able to complete this tag with ease!
Clearsnap-Tombow Blog Hop!
Saturday, April 18, 2015
You probably got here from Jennifer's blog but if you stumbled across my blog, go to the Clearsnap Blog to start!
Today I will be sharing with you a layout that has been given subtle pizzazz using these three gems-adding just enough bling to a simply designed layout! The best part-I was able to add the foil without worrying about making a mess of an already assembled layout!
I began by creating a soft watercolor background using water-diluted Aladine Izink Inks. Once the background was completely dry, I decided on a design and adhered the layout together with Tombow Mono Liquid Glue (absolute favorite glue), but the page still needed something.
So, I whipped out the Tombow Glue Pen and simply drew a line around the border of the paper. I let the glue dry for a few ticks-then shiny side up-applied Clearsnap Gold Foil atop the now tacky lines. There isn't an exact science for this technique-if spots were missing, I went back in with my pen and repeated the above steps; I'm not a neat scrapper, so I wasn't worried about getting straight lines or perfect coverage from the foil. For me, it just adds more interest and texture! Easy peasy right?!
Thanks for taking the time to stop by and check out this quick and easy project!! Remember to leave a comment here and all participating blogs to qualify for a chance to win the prize pack shown below!
YOUR NEXT STOP IS: Tami Sanders
Here is the line up so you can be sure to stop at all of the blogs in the list:
Friday:
Tombow USA Blog
Sabrina Alery
Beth Watson
Jennifer Priest
Daniella Hayes
Guest Designer Jennifer Loftfield
Jennie Garcia
Guest Designer Holly King
Latrice Murphy
Clearsnap Blog
Saturday:
Clearsnap Blog
Meihsia Liu
Latrice Murphy
Dana Tatar
Jennifer Priest
Suzanne Austin
Tami Sanders
Tombow USA Blog
Ann Butler Clearsnap Blog Hop!
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Welcome to a lovely blog hop with Clearsnap and Ann Butler Designs! Last month at the CHA trade show, we released a new collection of foam and rubber stamps with Ann Butler Designs to compliment her line of ColorBox Crafter's Inks and her existing faux quilting stamp lines. Today, our teams are sharing Valentine craft ideas you can make tonight for your special someone for Valentine's Day.
Hop along to each blog in the hop and leave a comment on each post. Then, use the Rafflectoper widget at the end of this post to win an assortment of Ann Butler Designs' new rubber and foam stamps with Clearsnap!
Hop List:
Today I will be sharing with you a very pink layout. The color scheme would be perfect to exhibit Valentine's Day photos or just an every day sweetheart like my littlest one above! I created the watercolor background using one of ColorBox Ann Butler's Designs background stamps and ColorBox Spritzers Dye Ink Spray. This is not a traditional way of stamping, but the technique yields a very cool watercolor effect!
I began by sparsely spritzing a piece of watercolor paper with water. Next, I spritz my ColorBox Ann Butler Background Basics stamp with ColorBox Spritzers in "Pinkolicious." The Dye Ink Spray goes a long way so only one spritz is needed.
I gently place the stamp onto the paper allowing the ink to play a dual role of flowing with the water to create watercolor splotches while making the stamp's impression. I repeat the process until I'm happy with the background. I hit the paper with a heat tool and that finishes the easy yet ink textural background!
I embellished with various circles..the largest being a piece of canvas paper that I'd stenciled with spray ink from a previous project.
I finished the page with a die-cut that has been embossed with ColorBox Metallic Pigment Ink in "Gold" and ColorBox "Clear" Embossing powder.
What would you create with the new Background Basics stamps? Tell us in the comments!
And before you go, don't forget to enter to win a set of Background Basics stamps here:
Spellbinders Holiday Blog Hop
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Welcome to the Spellbinders Partner Holiday Blog Hop! Today I am sharing a very non-traditional Christmas card using two separate Spellbinders dies!
These are the two dies: It's a Hoot and Conversation Bubbles 2.
Here's the non-traditional card that I came up with. I used only a portion of the very versatile "It's a Hoot" die to put the final spin on this card.
For the base of the card, I just wanted to add a hint of color. I used Izink Ink (acrylic pigment ink) in "Topaz" mixed with water to use as watercolor.
Using a paintbrush, I begin to layer on the color in an airy, circular motion; the ink is permanent when dry, therefore, I'm able to continue to add ink until I'm happy with the color.
With the background finished, I'm now able to begin layering on the die-cuts.
I snipped a couple of the cute owls from the "It's a Hoot" die to use on this card. I covered the die-cuts with Top Boss Embossing Ink and "Sterling Silver" Embossing Powder from ColorBox. With a few silver star sequins and a stamped sentiment using ColorBox Archival Dye Ink, this card is complete! Thanks for stopping by today!
Remember to leave a comment along each stop of the hop. Follow THIS link for entry to our fab prize giveaway!
Handmade Holidays Blog Hop
Friday, November 7, 2014
Welcome
to the 4th Annual Handmade Holidays Blog Hop! A few years ago we were looking
online for handmade gift ideas and thought it would be great if there was a
resource dedicated JUST to handmade gift ideas. Enter the Handmade Holidays
hop! We've gathered over 100 of our creative blogger friends in the craft
industry as well as some of our fellow product manufacturers to bring you a
plethora of inspiring gift ideas you can make now to give to your friends,
family, and colleagues. Pin and bookmark these ideas for this holiday season
and to use throughout the year! Each day of the hop features approximately 30
gift projects and you can "hop" from one blog to another to check
them all out.
I have created an altered box with my two girls in mind. They are collectors of little "treasures" so I thought I would create a girly box for them to store their finds.
This box is all things girly! Let me show you how I created it.
I started with a wooden box by Walnut Hollow-"Classic Box."
I gave the box a layer of gesso to prime the surface of the wood; this step wasn't necessary, but as usual, I'm kind of winging it at this point!
I decided to cover the box in a pretty floral patterned paper (that I already had in my stash) by cutting and decoupaging the paper onto the box.
I toned down the pattern and color of the paper by giving it a white wash of gesso (watered down gesso using a paintbrush).
Once the box dried, I covered the top with a "stenciled" design using a ripped piece of drywall tape and light modeling paste for an added bit of texture.
To bling it up a bit, while the modeling paste was still wet, I sprinkled on some Donna Salazar Fairy Dust in "Sugar Shimmer."
Time to embellish! I started off with a branch from a holly wreath that I had gotten for around a dollar a couple of years ago. I've used the branches off the wreath for several projects. I sprayed the branches and berries with spray gesso to cover up the reds and brown. I heat embossed the berries using ColorBox Crafter's Ink in "Snow" and heat embossed with ColorBox Donna Salazar Mix'd Media Inx in "Jasmine." I also added ColorBox Stephanie Barnard "Sprinkles" Chunky Glitter to some of the berries for even more bling!
With the help of foam adhesive from 3L Scrapbook Adhesives, I arranged then adhered several flowers onto the branch.
Once the glue was set, I applied color to the flowers using water and Izink Inks in "Topaz, Orchid and Safran" using a paintbrush.
I let the flowers dry then applied another layer of gesso spray to wash out the colors a bit; I repeated this process until I was happy with the colors. I added resin embellisments, mica flakes and more embossing over the flowers.
With the addition of a clear button and metal charm, this box is complete! I chose not to paint or finish the inside of the box because the country girl in me LOVES the smell of the natural wood!
This type of project can be fashioned for ANY type of gift! Thank you so much for stopping by!
Are you ready for lots more creative handmade gift ideas and projects?? Follow along on our blog hop! Simply click on each of the links below to be taken to that post with additional information and photos on how to create a handmade gift project. Have fun and pin away! Clearsnap Ellison Educational Equipment Walnut Hollow Graphic 45 Neat and Tangled Therm O Web Westcott Elizabeth Craft Designs Pink and Main The Buckle Boutique Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Rowland Technologies ICE Resin Hydrangea Hippo Clearsnap - Suzanne Austin Stencil1 - Ed Roth Graphic 45 -Nadya Lifa Cookies for Breakfast- Beth Pingry Cupcakes and Crinoline - Mary Beth Sharkey Elizabeth Craft Designs - Frances Byrne Lazy Mom’s - Joanna Grzeszczak Homemade Ginger - Megan Kapple Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L - Asia King Ellison Educational Equipment - Anna-Karin Evaldsson One Artsy Mama- Amy Latta Therm O Web - Alice G0lden Lovely Etc - Carrie Spalding ICE Resin - Clare Horner Pink and Main - Yolie Burke The Buckle Boutique - Stephanie Nericcio Modern Surrealist - Marisa Pawelko A Little Craft In Your Day - Tanner Bell Artsy Findings - Cheryl Waters Stampin Mindy - Mindy Baxter a Rafflecopter giveaway
Follow our Handmade Holidays Gift Ideas Pinterest board for even more inspiration!
Follow Jennifer Priest of RainMaker Media Works + Hydrangea Hippo's board Handmade Holidays on Pinterest.A huge thank you to our sponsors for this hop - please visit their blogs below and follow them. And be sure to come back tomorrow for another 30+ amazing Handmade Gift Ideas!
Clearsnap || Ellison Educational Equipment || Walnut Hollow || Graphic45 || Westcott || ICE Resin || Therm O Web || Rowland Industries || Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L || Pink and Main || Elizabeth Craft Designs || The Buckle Boutique || Neat and Tangled
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Clearsnap and StencilGirl Blog Hop
Friday, October 24, 2014
Welcome to our week of hopping and creating with our friends at StencilGirl Products! Hop along with us this week and see projects from fabric to scrapbooking and more, all using ink and stencils. And there’s a giveaway too, so you can try these ideas at home with brand new goodies!
Hey all! Today I will be sharing a layout created with a groovy StencilGirl Stencil and Clearsnap Inks! I absolutely LOVE stencils, and LOVE the diversity of StencilGirl Stencils even more!
Thanks for stopping by to check out my project! Remember to leave comments along with the hop and on the Clearsnap Blog for a chance to win some goodies!
StencilGirl Talk
Carolyn Dube
Maria McGuire
Clearsnap
Suzanne Austin
World Card Making Day Blog Hop!
Saturday, October 4, 2014
I'm so excited to be celebrating World Card Making Day 2014 with you and my friends at Clearsnap!! We kicked off the celebration yesterday with a set of cards from our team (see that blog post here) and today, we're bringing you even more inspiration. Make sure you check out the Official World Card Making Day site to submit your work and enter to win an amazing prize pack from the WCMD 2014 sponsors (like us!).
Today I will be sharing with you a VERY simple card that boasts some shimmery glam-courtesy of Clearsnap Smooch Accent Inks!
The base of the card is a piece of white cardstock that has been cut down to size. I've embossed a second piece of cardstock with an embossing folder from Sizzix-cut this piece down to size and adhered it to the card front; I wanted to keep the design simple, but also give a punch of texture and visual interest.
I told you this card was very simple to create! We are halfway finished already! I cut the roses and leaves with an electronic die-cutting machine. I used Clearsnap's Smooch Accent Inks in "Sassy Pink and Taffy" to colorize the roses, and Smooch Accent Ink in "Green Apple" for the leaves. These inks are permanent and light fast...so layering for shadowing effects is super easy to achieve. I also cut out labels for the greeting-I topped those labels with a pre-printed sticker label and applied one of our Design Adhesives "Love;" I covered the adhesive with Clearsnap Designer Foil in Black and like that, the card is finished! I hope you've enjoyed this project, and thanks for stopping by!
Continue on the hop by visiting these team members' blogs! Leave a comment on each and use the widget below to enter to win a prize pack just for Clearsnap followers!!
Suzanne Austin (You are here)
Jennifer Priest (Go here next)
Enter our giveaway here (and happy hopping!!): a Rafflecopter giveaway
Clearsnap and Walnut Hollow Blog Hop!
Friday, September 19, 2014
Hello and welcome to the Clearsnap-Walnut Hollow Blog Hop! We have a fabulous collaboration to share with you today that boasts loads of inspiration. Be sure to leave a comment on each blog (There's a Rafflecopter widget on the Clearsnap blog) for a chance to win some goodies! Here's the hop list:
Clearsnap Blog blog.clearsnap.com
Chris Wallace http://walnuthollowcrafts.wordpress.com/?p=2097
Steph Ackerman http://stephaniescraps.blogspot.com/2014/09/clearsnap-and-walnut-hollow-blog-hop.html
Suzanne Austinhttp://whatsinalousyananut.blogspot.com/2014/09/clearsnap-and-walnut-hollow-blog-hop.html
Tami Sanders http://tamisanders.com/2014/09/19/walnut-hollow/
Sara Shirman http://walnuthollowcrafts.wordpress.com/?p=2099
Jennifer Priest http://hydrangeahippo.com/?p=8641
Vivian Keh https://contadinak.wordpress.com/
Meihsia Liu meihsia.blogspot.com/
Denise Hahn http://inmyblueroom.blogspot.com/
I have created a mixed-media piece that was created on an 8x10 Wood Panel from Walnut Hollow. I dabble with mixed media, but I've never created a piece on wood. So, although I was initially intimidated, I ended up having a lot of messy fun with this piece.
I started by priming the wood panel with clear gesso (I had no clue which direction I was going with this, so in case I wanted the wood grain to show through, I chose the clear). To speed up the drying time, I gave the panel a quick blast of heat using my heating tool.
I ended up covering the panel with old newspaper that I decoupaged onto the surface; as you can tell, I wasn't too careful about "ironing" out the wrinkles in the newspaper because of the added texture it lends. Once the decoupage was completely dry, I begin adding stamping using ColorBox Archival Dye Ink in "Wicked Black." I covered the background using a mixture of Izink Ink in "Topaz" (diluted) and ColorBox Spritzer in "Mermaid" (also diluted and applied with a paint brush).
Head on over to the talented Tami Sanders blog to check out the goodness she has cooked up for today! Remember to leave comments for a chance to win some goodies...Thanks again for stopping by!
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