Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Kimono Luxury Peacock

Ok, so I just had to use another lovely page from my Kimono Luxury 8" x 8" Paper Pad.


 I trimmed the design page and Shimmering Cardstock into 1/2" strips and created a pattern adhering with Collall All Purpose Glue to an A2 size piece of Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock.

Crafter Companion Supplies Used:
Shimmering Cardstock coastal pearl, black pearl
Shimmering Cards black pearl
Stickles starry night
A full list of supplies is shown at the bottom.


Crafter's Companion has had several new releases. For more ideas, be sure to pop over to the Crafter's Companion Information Blog, as well as visit the Crafter's Companion Education  and Inspiration Team members. You can see their latest designs by clicking on the names on the left side of my blog.

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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

New Summer Inspiration

The newly released Crafter's Inspiration - Issue 7 Summer Edition is filled with supplies, ideas, inspiration and fun! My favorites are Sheena's poppy stamp set and die cut and the techniques CD-ROM - a CD and a DVD packed with tips, designs, ideas and inspiration.



For the flowers, I used a water brush to spread a small amount of water onto Crafter's Companion Watercolour Cardstock,  colored directly on the stamp image with Spectrum Aqua Markers, stamped them on the damp cardstock and spread color with a water brush. It created a soft fluffy look to the flowers. I used the matching die to cut them out. The flower center is from a die cut using Shimmering Cardstock.


The butterfly was made by coloring the poppy stamp with an Spectrum Aqua Marker, lightly spritzing with water and stamping onto dry cardstock. I used a black permanent pen to draw the body, antennae and wings, and then cut it out.   The embossing folder and sentiment are also from the summer edition.


Crafter Companion Supplies Used:
Crafter's Companion Watercolour Cardstock
Shimmering Cardstock pearl white, pearl black
Die'sire Decorative Dies - Nouveau Stamping Frame
Double Sided Adhesive Foam Circles
Collall All Purpose Glue
Extra Strong Permanent Tape Runner

A full list of supplies is shown at the bottom.


Crafter's Companion has had several new releases. For more ideas, be sure to pop over to the Crafter's Companion Information Blog, as well as visit the Crafter's Companion Education  and Inspiration Team members. You can see their latest designs by clicking on the names on the left side of my blog.

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Take care and STAY POSITIVE!
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Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Kimono Luxury Fans

I just love the new Kimono Luxury 8" x 8" Paper Pad!  The colors... the nice thick pages... the quality - it has bling and such lovely designs.


With the "left overs" from the above card, I made the card below. 

Crafter's Companion has had several new releases. For more ideas, be sure to pop over to the Crafter's Companion Information Blog, as well as visit the Crafter's Companion Education  and Inspiration Team members. You can see their latest designs by clicking on the names on the left side of my blog.

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Saturday, July 11, 2015

Snapshot Saturday - Share a Photo of Your Creative Space

It is Snapshot Saturday in the US and the UK! This week Crafter's Companion is challenging you to share a photo of your craft space. Clean or messy - doesn't matter, just share!

Here's my space (you can see I'm working on a Big Score Board project :-) ).


To see the details and share, visit the Crafter's Companion Facebook Page. To see some more creative spaces, be sure to pop over to the Crafter's Companion Education and Inspiration Team members by clicking on the names on the left side of my blog.

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Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Coloring Your Own Drawings with Spectrum Noir

Spectrum Noir Markers are not just for stamping. I like to use them in my original artwork. 

I have been hooked on faces and am having a ball sketching features. I started this piece by adding a soft background with with the eBrush System and Spectrum Noir Marker FS2 onto Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock. I drew a rough sketch of a face.


I laid down pencil, then blended the pencil with the alcohol markers. I just kept playing with color - using the chisel tip for blending large areas - until I was happy with the results. To me, this technique creates an painterly, artsy look - which I really dig!  This was a lot of fun because I could easily blend over any booboos I made. :o)


 The flower in her hair is from Sheena's Floral Fantasy EZMount Stamp Set - Wild Rose & Hibiscus.



Crafter Companion Supplies Used:
Sheena's Floral Fantasy EZMount Stamp Set - Wild Rose & Hibiscus
Spectrum Noir Markers Blender, CT3, DG2, DG3, DR3, DR5, DR7, EB5, FS2, FS3, FS8, IGI, IG3, PP2, TN4, TN5, TN6, TN7, TN8

A full list of supplies is shown at the bottom.

 Shout out: This piece was inspired by Jane Davenport and Pam Carriker. Both are talented mixed media artists. I have their books and have taken on line classes from them. Jane actually does a tutorial on this technique in her Supplies Me! Class using Spectrum Noir Markers.

Crafter's Companion has had several new releases. For more ideas, be sure to pop over to the Crafter's Companion Information Blog, as well as visit the Crafter's Companion Education  and Inspiration Team members. You can see their latest designs by clicking on the names on the left side of my blog.

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Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Peace Comes From Within

It's July already! I'm water-coloring today with images from Sheena.





Crafter's Companion has had several new releases. For more ideas, be sure to pop over to the Crafter's Companion Information Blog, as well as visit the Crafter's Companion Education  and Inspiration Team members. You can see their latest designs by clicking on the names on the left side of my blog.

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