"Smile" Art Anthology Stenciled Layout

Hey, hey y'all! I have a layout up on the Art Anthology blog today!  I used on of my favorite stencils and a darn right pretty color spray to complete the layout!  I love the texture and pop that the stenciling and sprays lend to the background!  Hop on over there and take a look at how I finished this layout off!

Today, Everyday ...SMILE!

 Hey y'all!  I shared a completely EASY and super simple layout over on the Art Anthology blog today!!  Head on over and see just how simple it is to use Colorations Sprays as watercolors! 

Just Because

Yep, just because I felt like it...I scrapped a page!  I had fun mixing it up on this page, and I challenged myself to use a color I hardly EVER use when creating...yellow! This is an ochre type yellow of sorts...so it wasn't as daunting as the regular yellow!

Nonetheless, this page was super fun to create because it was just plain ole free play! Close-ups are below. :)

After laying down the scary color :), I decided to just go for a layout! The papers are a culmination of different brands...and I'm not 100 percent sure of which ones (when I "free" play, I will put my hands on whatever catches my eye!)  The title is a cut from my Cameo that I've inked and embossed with thick embossing powder. 

The acrylic stars are a definite blast from the past!  They are really old American Crafts I believe...I happen to adore stars of all kinds ...so I've kept them in my stash! 

Clearsnap-Tombow Blog Hop!

Hello and Welcome to the Tombow USA and Clearsnap Blog Hop! For this hop we swapped products that were made for each other: Tombow Adhesives and Clearsnap Foils! On this hop we will share easy, affordable and fun ways to use Clearsnap's Designer Foils with Tombow adhesive as well as other fun ways Tombow and Clearsnap products work together.

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! 

To win, visit and comment on the participating blog posts. You have until April 21 at 11:59 EST to comment. A winner will be picked randomly and announced on April 22 2015. The prize includes: Tombow Xtreme Adhesive, NEW Tombow Adhesive Dots, Tombow Stamp Runner Dot Adhesive and the Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue. Glitter – Gold Sparkle and Ruby Slippers, Designer Foils – Cherry Pie, Color Blender, ColorBox Chalk Petal Point in Primary Pastels and Magic Stamp. Remember to “Like” Tombow USA and Clearsnap on Facebook!

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!

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:

Steph Ackerman

Zoey E. Scarpelli

Tami Sanders

Roberta Birnbaum

Sabrina Alery

Larissa Pittman

Suzanne Austin

Irit Shalom

Vishu Reberholt

Jennifer Priest

Gracie Chavez

Vivian Keh

Kristi Parker

Clearsnap

Ann Butler Designs

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:

  a Rafflecopter giveaway

Spellbinders Holiday Blog Hop

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!   

And the beat goes....

Happy weekend y'all! I'm doing a quick post before I head off to my son's football game aka heat and humidity filled sweat fest! ;)   Can you tell I'm just brimming with excitement?   At any rate :D, just posting a couple of projects I've completed recently.

 

This layout was completed using Colorbox's Stephanie Barnard Premium Dye Ink Sprays.  The complete layout and tutorial on how to achieve the controlled "ink blot" background using the dye ink spray, water, and gesso can be found here.

This layout is one that I completed for Scrapping Frenzy.  These are not papers I would traditionally use for myself so it was a good challenge for me to use them on a project. 

The branch is a die-cut that has been dyed again with Stephanie Barnard's Premium Dye Ink Spray by Colorbox in "Chocolate."  The color is so rich.....and I confess, this is the piece of paper that shows what the die-cut looks like in the packaging...very thin ...the spray did not warp it one bit. 

That's all for now folks!! Time to go out into the sauna of the Gulf Coast.  Have a great weekend!

Just a quickie

Hey!  This is just a quick post sharing some recent projects that I've completed for Clearsnap.  You may or may not have already seen them...if so, cool! If you haven't, you can find them on their blog (for more detail) and FB fan page. 

 This layout featured lots of Smooch Spritz using a stencil and water to create a reversed stencil watercolor effect. 

Here in this mixed media layout I've used Smooch Accent Inks to color the flowers that were applied using a stencil and modeling paste...the ink gives the dimensional flowers such a bang.

And this is another layout that I completed just doing freeform sewing and again using Smooch Accent Inks with water to color in the sewn circles.

Have a great week y'all!!!