Imagine Crafts Artists in Residence - Noel Tutorial

I have a tutorial live as an Imagine Crafts Artists in Residence.  I am sharing a gorgeous Christmas Card using the Crayon Resist technique and Memento Inks - they are perfect for this technique.

I have also used some of my favourite  products including Spellbinders Dies,Want2Scrap bling and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L - it doesn't get much better than this!

You can see the whole project and details by clicking HERE.  I would love you to pop over there and leave me a comment letting me know what you think - you know I love to see you!

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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Jillian Vance Guest Designer

I am excited to have been asked to be a Guest Designer for A Jillian Vance Design   - what an inspirational girl she is.

 

 

 

 

Don't you love this stamp from the O Christmas Tree Stamp Set, it was perfect for the Easel Card I had in mind, especially as it co-ordinates so beautifully with the Spellbinders Nested Lacey Pennants Shapeabilities®.

 

 

 

 

I stamped the images using Tsukineko Versafine Onyx Black Ink and used the Crayon Resist Technique, using a white crayon and Ranger Distressing Inks 

 

 

 

 

The recycled buttons have had 3D Kindy Glitz added around the edges and a bling star from my stash 

 

 

 

This card is for the following challenges:

ATCs & Cards With Attitude - Add a sentiment / Anything Goes

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long – Anything goes

Crafty Catz – Anything Goes  

Inspire Me Fridays – Always Anything Goes 

Happy Campers - Use bright colours

MilkCoffee Challenge - More than 1 fold  

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything goes

Pixie Dust Studio - Fabulous Fall colours

Southern Girls - Christmas projects 

Whimsy Inspiration - Traditional Christmas colors

 ABC Christmas Challenge - Christmas - Vibrant Colors

Creative Moments - More than one fold

Just Keep on Creating - Christmas 

Tandastamps - Christmas

 

 

The sentiments have been stamped onto white card and cut using the banners from the Nested Lacey Pennants  - each one has been cut, embossed and stenciled  the with Distressing Inks.  All Dies have been cut using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine.  The bling Swirl is from Want2Scrap.

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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LOC Spotlight Designer and Crayon Resist Tutorial

I am excited to be in the Spotlight over at Layers of Color - this is a new monthly post where you can get up close and personal with the Design Team - one at a time - to find out more pop over to the Layers of Color Blog, where you can meet my family as well!

The tutorial I am showing you today is

Crayon Resist Technique

This technique is quick and easy.  It is perfect for cards, tags, layouts or altered art.

 

MATERIALS

• Layers of Color Butterfly Collector art stamp set
• Layers of Color The Love Chapter art stamp set
• VersaFine - Black Onyx
• Distressing Ink - Scattered Straw, Spiced Marmalade, Fired Brick, Walnut Stain
• White Card Stock
• White Crayon
• Tsukineko Daubers
• White Card Stock
• Spritzer Bottle

 METHOD:

 Randomly stamp the butterfly from Butterfly Collector art stamp set with Versafine Black Onyx

Apply white crayon to any area of the image that should remain white.

Start sponging over your image with the Scattered Straw Distressing Ink - this is not precision.

Continue to sponge color with Spiced Marmalade

and finally sponge with Fired Brick until entire piece of card stock is covered

Take a paper towel and buff image - It will take the ink off your crayon marks and brighten the white.

Spray water into your hand and use your fingers to splash it onto the sponged card stock, dab with tissues immediately and you will see the watermarks appear.

Randomly Stamp the sentiment onto your project - I used Walnut Stain

It is as easy as that - the variety of colours and images are only limited by your imagination.  Here are a couple more projects I have created using this technique

using the Cottage Rose cling art stamp

Dotted Delight art stamp set

Vintage Roses art stamp set

Thank you for stopping by today - it is always lovely to see you!  I would love you to pop over to Layers of Color to say hello - you might learn some things about me that I haven't told anyone!  LOL!

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SSIC The Door

Can you believe it is Sunday already - that means it is time for this weeks Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge - it has been so inspiring seeing all of the cards that are being added to each weeks challenge.

This weeks challenges is brought to us by Rebekkah:

 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.''  Mt. 7:7-8 7

Rebekkahs' challenge is  have a window or a door on your creation.

Which was easy when you own the Darkroom Door The Door image - I love this set and have coloured it using the Crayon Resist Technique and along with the Cracked Glass Technique.

I always have a little chuckle when I attempt the Cracked Glass Technique - the first time I did I I had seen that someone put it in the freezer once they had added the glaze - so I did that and an hour layer when I brought it out it was covered in frost and icicles - I did not know whether to cook it for dinner or throw it out!  LOL!  I have actually kept it and have it framed on my desk as a reminder....LOL!

This card is for the following challenges:

Drunken Stampers - Tell us what you did this Summer

Totally Gorjuss - Its a Man thing

Cards - Favorite Vacation Destination - The Rocks in Sydney

Crafty Ann's - something outside comfort zone - Cracked glass Technique

 Stamp Something - anything goes 

Do You Stack Up? - Texture

  Just For Fun - Vintage

You can read Rebecca's devotional over at the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge.  Make sure you stop by the Designers Blogs are some amazing inspiration

* Chris * Grace* Kristine * MariLynn * Miejse * PeggySue * Rebecca * Traci M *

We are now officially counting down

Our party will start with a BLOG HOP

with lots of GIVEAWAYS, including
the GRAND PRIZE Drawing to WIN
the entire September New Release!
Grab an Angelic Party Badge for you and your friends
and invite them to the party and to
www.facebook.com/layersofcolorartstamps !
If we reach 300 “likes” by September 20th
Laura will have a special drawing on Layers of Color Art Stamps Facebook page
that will automatically enter everyone who “likes”!
We’ll see you…
on Layers of Color Designer blogs and Facebook for sneak peeks

You can see more of my projects in my Layers of Color Gallery, while you are there make sure you check out the other Design Team galleries there is so much inspiration waiting to be discovered, we are thrilled that Layers of Color is a Spellbinders Preferred Product Partner. 

You can also check out Layers of Color Art Stamps on our FACEBOOK GROUP  and  have a look at the Layers of Color Art Stamps FLICKR GROUP where you can upload your LOC artwork and be inspired by hundreds of fabulous LOC creations! You are going to LOVE it!!

Making your creative world more colorful with Layers of Color!

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!!  Your encouragement is such a blessing for me  - it makes my day!  God bless you!

{{{hugs}}}

DD Rustic Red

I am have so many thing to show you but some of them will have to wait for a few more days - you can see further down this post to find out why....but in the meantime I have a card I created for my Card Design Class next week at my LSS.

I love this Old Truck Photo Stamp from Darkroom Door

and the Crayon Resist Technique - it works so beautifully and is so effective!  The Christina Re sentiment has been heat embossed in bronze.

I have layered the Spellbinders Sprightly Sprockets Die and added an Old Gold brad.  The embossing folder is Tim Holtz - thank you Debby for the loan - I definitely need this one!

Lots of texture and dimension on this card - I love the rustic feel that it all gives - I am sure the ladies at the Class will enjoy it!

This card is for the following challenges:

Do You Stack Up? - Texture

Just For Fun -  Vintage

The Rubber Cafe - No Designer Paper

Freshly Brewed - something new

Little Red Wagon - diecut

 My Mum's Craft shop - lots of layers   

Paper Shelter Challenge - embossing

  Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Paper Take Weekly - Anything Goes (option, use a shaped card)

Now before you go....

You are invited to the

Our party will start with a  BLOG HOP

with lots of GIVEAWAYS, including

the GRAND PRIZE Drawing to WIN

the entire September New Release!

Grab an Angelic Party Badge for you and your friends

and invite them to the party and to

www.facebook.com/layersofcolorartstamps !

If we reach 300 “likes” by September 20th

Laura will have a special drawing on Layers of Color Art Stamps Facebook page

that will automatically enter everyone who “likes”!

We’ll see you…

on Layers of Color Designer blogs and Facebook for sneak peeks

 

Thsnk you for stopping by today - it always makes my day to see you have been and to read your lovely comments - you make me smile!!  Thank you too to everyine who has been an LIKED Layers of Color Australia on facebook - it is an exciting venture and we value your support!!

 

I will be back with more posts over the next few day and then - the Layers of Color sneak peeks begin - woohoo!  See you then!

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LOC Steampunked Dragonflies

I am having a lot of fun  creating tags and thought I would show you one of them!  This one is created using Layers of Color Dotted Delight art stamp set

and the Tim Holtz Embossing Folders - aren't these divine - thank you to my friend Anne for the loan of them - I can see I am going to have to invest in these, they are divine - but you knew that didn't you!

I cannot give you too many details as I am teaching this in my  in September and have to keep some surprises for the day!  LOL!

But I can tease you with some more details - I can tell you that there are Distressing Inks involved -no surprises there either are there? LOL!

This tag is for the following challenges:

Creative Craft Challenges - Anything But A Card

Tuesday Throwdown -Dimension & Texture

DDH Challenges - Dry Embossing

Hooked on Crafts - Wings

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Paper Playtime - Anything Goes

Pollycraft - Autumn Colours

Stamps R Us - Anything Goes

Victorine Originals - Summer

Woodware USA - Try a New Technique

You can see more of my projects in my Layers of Color Gallery, while you are there make sure you check out the other Design Team galleries there is so much inspiration waiting to be discovered, we are thrilled that Layers of Color is a Spellbinders Preferred Product Partner. 

You can also check out Layers of Color Art Stamps on our FACEBOOK GROUP  and  have a look at the Layers of Color Art Stamps FLICKR GROUP where you can upload your LOC artwork and be inspired by hundreds of fabulous LOC creations! You are going to LOVE it!!

Making your creative world more colorful with Layers of Color!

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!!  Your encouragement is such a blessing for me  - it makes my day!  God bless you!

{{{hugs}}}

SSIC LOC Rose Resist

I love Sunday's and one of the reasons is that it is time for the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge this week is brought to us by MariLynn - who has chosen:

 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind

2 Timothy 1:7

MariLynn has challenged is to try something that you might have been AFRAID to try before now, examples... a new technique, a new color combo, a new style (CAS if you are a Layered stamper, or reversed) so a one layer card is where this challenge has taken me - not my thing usually...

It has definitely been made easier by using the Layers of Color Vintage Roses art stamp set and the Crayon Resist technique - I have had a lot of fun with this technique and love the way it looks with soft colours - Rangers Scattered Straw and Tattered Rose.

The divine roses are some I acquired at the Craft and Quilt Fair - it comes in rows of six - I trimmed one row off and adhered it to the card, adding pearls as a final touch.

This card is for the following challenges:

365 Cards - Vintage plus Yellow

Challenge Up Your Life - No patterned paper

Designed 2 Delight -  Anything Goes

Card Makin' Mamas - pink

C.R.A.F.T. - Resist Technique

Craft Us Crazy - Anything goes in August

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

Stamp Insanity - Anything goes

Stampavie and More - girlie

Karen's Doodles Netherlands - Tell it with flowers

Try It On Tuesday - Anything Goes

Thank you to our sponsor

Paper Fashions, Etc.

You can read MariLynn's devotional over at the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge. 

Make sure you stop by the Designers Blogs are some amazing inspiration

* Kristine * MariLynn * Miejse * Rebekka * Teresa K * Traci M *

You can see more of my projects in my Layers of Color Gallery, while you are there make sure you check out the other Design Team galleries there is so much inspiration waiting to be discovered, we are thrilled that Layers of Color is a Spellbinders Preferred Product Partner. 

You can also check out Layers of Color Art Stamps on our FACEBOOK GROUP  and  have a look at the Layers of Color Art Stamps FLICKR GROUP where you can upload your LOC artwork and be inspired by hundreds of fabulous LOC creations! You are going to LOVE it!!

Making your creative world more colorful with Layers of Color!

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!!  Your encouragement is such a blessing for me  - it makes my day!  God bless you!

{{{hugs}}}

Darkroom Door - Old Truck

I have a card to show you today sung a Photo Stamp by Darkroom Door Rubber Stamps - these images make fabulous cards that also happen to come together so quickly.

This image is called Old Truck and really says it all.

I coloured it using the Crayon Resist Technique that was being demonstrated by the Owner and artist of Darkroom Door Rubber Stamps, Rachel Greig.  I had the pleasure of meeting Rachel and seeing her demonstrate this technique, you can see some photos here  

The cogs are from the Spellbinders Sprightly Sprockets Shapeabilitie and has been cut using my Spellbinders Grand Calibur.

The background embossing has been done using the Tim Holt Embossing Folder and has has Distressing Ink run over it.  The sentiment is from a Paper Chic stamp set illustrated by Cristina re - this has been heat embossed with Bronze Embossing Powder.  Old gold brads add the finish touch.

This card is for the following challenges:

Artistic Stampers - Men/All things male themed

The Craft Garden - Bold, bright and loud

365 Cards -  Vintage and red

Cards For Men - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Paper Playtime - Anything Goes

Pollycraft - Distressing

Dream Valley Challenges - Distressing

Sparkles Forum - For The Boys

Challenge Up Your Life - No patterned paper

Just Some Lines - Embossing

Marks Finest Papers - Distressed Card

Paper Creator's Crafts - Red and Blue
The Paper Variety - Transportation

Thank you for stopping by today - it always makes my day to see you!  I have been busy creating, my mind is full and spinning after fours days at the Craft and Quilt Fair - it is such fun getting it all out and onto paper - I will be back tomorrow with some more to show you - in the meantime I am working on some other projects to show you in the near future - it is 'all go' here and I am loving it - it is a tough job, but someone has to do it!  LOL!  God bless you!

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