Cyber Monday Blog Hop with Flourishes LC and Imagine Crafts

Hello and welcome to the Flourishes LC and Imagine Crafts Cyber Monday Blog Hop - our first blog hop together, we are excited to share with you our designer’s creativity using each company’s products and each designers unique style. If you have come from RoniJohnsons Blog - you are in the right place.  Make sure to leave a comment on each designer’s blog as we will be giving prizes away randomly from two of the designer’s blogs.

         

                   
I have created the following card:

  

Product List

Flourishes LC: Winter Birds Stamp Set; Hour Glass Die Set

Imagine Crafts: Creative Medium iridescent in Green; iRESISTibles Pico Embellisher in Shimmer; Memento Luxe in Wedding Dress, Memento in Tuxedo Black, Teal Zeal and Desert Sand, Sponge Daubers; Memento Markers

Other: Authentique – Designer Paper; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: 3D Foam Squares; Liquid Glue; Wreath Die Cuts; White cardstock; Spatula; Liquid Glitter; White Gel Pen

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 Using Creative Medium iridescent in Green and a Spatula, apply to patterned paper and  allow to dry.  Once dry, sponge the stenciling using Memento Luxe Ink; Memento Teal Zeal and a sponge dauber,

Adhere the wreath Die Cuts to the top portion of the stenciled paper. The Winter Bird image has been stamped onto Flourishes Classic White card stock using black ink and coloured using Memento Inks and sponge daubers.  Highlights added using Memento Markers.  The Chickadee has been fussy cut/hand cut using scissors popped up onto the die cut wreath using 3D Foam Squares.

The sentiment has been stamped onto Flourishes Classic White card stock using black ink and cut/embossed using the Perfectly Pierced Classic Hourglass Die Set #2 Die (#1 being the smallest).  The Die has been used as a stencil, sponging inside the Die using Teal Zeal and a Sponge Dauber.  The Sentiment has been removed and popped up using 3D Foam Squares. 

Your next step on the Blog Hop is DaviLong. Don't forget to leave a comment on the Designers Blogs - someone has to win and it could be you!!

ImagineBlog 

BarbaraThompson 

ToniStorie 

AlisonHeikkila

BeverlyCole

Kren Kurts  

NevaCole 

RoniJohnson 

LindaLucas 

DaviLong 

JenniferVanderbeek 

Naomi Gong 

VickieYeakley 

NadineCarlier 

RebeccaEdnie 

GloriaHayoung Lee  

MarkMelnick  

Shirley Qu -

MarthaLucia Gomez 

TerreFry 

MaryPrasad 

TrishaTraxler 

MonicaEdwards 

Flourishes L.C

*** Comments will be accepted until Wednesday, November 30th at 6:00 am and then we would be choosing two winners randomly from the comments ***

More good news from Flourishes LC -  there is 30% off all products in the store - Code is cybermonday and if you buy new stamps that have been released since since June 2016 you will get one free!!

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}}} and happy crafting

Love You to the Moon and Back Layout

I have a layout on the Want2Scrap Blog - here is a little sneak peek - I have used one of the scrapbooking overlays - they make it so easy to add extras and make it your own!!

I would love you to pop over and check it out and let me know what you think - you can see all of the details HERE.

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}}} and happy creating!

Artist in Residence - Mother's Day Tutorial

I have an Artist in Residence Tutorial on the Imagine Crafts Blog - the theme is Mothers Day - something we all celebrate at one time or another.  I had a lot of fun creating these shimmering flowers using some of the newest products out and they are divine!

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!

{{{Hugs}}}

Artist in Residence - Make a Splash Tutorial

I have a Tutorial on the Imagine Crafts Blog - the theme is April Showers...

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!

{{{Hugs}}}

AIR #1 - Photo Transfer Tutorial

 I am excited to be sharing an Artist in Residence for Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko with you today - it is Artist Choice and after being so inspired by the Tutorial on the Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko facebook wall, I decided to give Photo Transfer a try!

I have to add at this point I was also greatly inspired (and excited too) to experience John At Imagine teaching a LIVE Class at the Spellbinders Retreat - I made the most of it and took my photos there for this tutorial - with John's permission of course - thanks John! LOL!   I have to say - there is nothing quite like being there - especially when the teacher is such an inspiring artist!  You can see a couple of photos of this Class at the bottom of this post.  BTW - don't you love the new mat from ImagineCrafts Craft Mat- we got to use them and - I have to say - you are going to LOVE it - wipes clean with every ink - even StazOn - but that is another Tutorial! :)

 Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko Supplies:

• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Fantastix™ Multi-Purpose Applicators
• IMAGINE Crafts® InkBlushers™ 
• IMAGINE Crafts® Creative Medium™  
• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® StazOn® Solvent Inks in Teal Blue
  IMAGINE Crafts® Monterey Pine™

  IMAGINE Crafts® PHOTO Elements™

  IMAGINE Crafts® Craft Mat™    

Preferred Promotional Partners:

•  MB1-002 Susan Lenart Kazmer for Spellbinders™ Media Mixage™ Squares One Bezels

Other: Brayer, Cup with water, Ice Resin



Cut/ trim the Photo Chip so it is slightly bigger than the Monterey Pine™ embellishment you are using.  Add some  IMAGINE Crafts® Creative Medium™ using the IMAGINE Crafts® InkBlushers™.

Place the PHOTO Elements™ onto the Monterey Pine™ - face down and use a Brayer to remove any air bubbles.

Add some water to a glass and wet the PHOTO Elements™ using a IMAGINE Crafts® InkBlushers™ as shown in the photo below.

Wet your fingers and roll the paper off the Monterey Pine™ - remember to do this gently otherwise you will remove some of the PHOTO Elements™.  Using a Fantastix™ Multi-Purpose Applicator sponge around the edges using  IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® StazOn® Solvent Inks in Teal Blue.

Using the IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® StazOn® Solvent Inks in Teal Blue and the

Fantastix™ Multi-Purpose Applicator, colour the inside of the Spellbinders Bezel.

I have adhered the finished Monterey Pine™ Embellishment into a Spellbinders Bezel using a few drops of Ice Resin, the added Ice Resin over the top - it has given it a fabulous finish and allows the pretty shimmer from the Creative Medium™  to show through.  I have added this to a string of tiny beads I have had sitting waiting for the perfect bling to complete it.

 You can find the Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko Video Tutorial HERE

and see John in the photo below.

I hope you are inspired to try something different, perhaps step out of your 'comfort zone' - it is easy to create something that is timeless and unique - 'art from the heart!'

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}}}

AIR Tutorial #3 - Creative Medium

 For my third AIR Tutorial this month I have decided to UPCYCLE a Photo Box that has been lying around the house for five years - yes five whole years.  In my defense, I have always meant to do something with it but......

Once I received my box of goodies from Imagine Craft, I just knew that it was time to 'bring this baby' back to life and vintage was the way to go!

Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko Supplies:

• Creative Medium Clear; Vintage
• StazOn - Jet Black
• GlazOn - Clear and Vintage
• Multi-purpose Squeegee 
• Ink Blushers

Preferred Promotional Partners:

• GC-001 Spellbinders™ Grand Calibur Cutting Machine
• S5-099 Jewel Keys Spellbinders™ Shapeabilities® dies, designed by Julianna Hudgins
• F-012 Precious Metals Premium Craft Foils Assortment

Other:  Photo Box, Vintage Paper, Want2Scrap bling, recycled buttons, glue

I started by using Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko Creative Medium to attach any vintage paper that had started lifting from the Photo Box.  I have used a Ink Blusher.

Next I used the Multi-purpose Squeegee  to smooth the paper and make sure any air bubbles were removed, along with any excess Creative Medium.

 

Vintage buttons have been glued to the center of each of the lid pieces, once they have dried in place StazOn - Jet Black has been applied with an Ink Blusherand sealed using  GlazOn - Vintage.  You can see the full effect of this in the photos below.

The same process has been applied to the large button that has been added to the front of the Photo Box, concentrating on the embossed emblem.

  I have also added a strip of Tape Measure Ribbon along the lower edge of the box.

Cut three (3) different keys using the Jewel Keys Spellbinders™ Shapeabilities® dies - one set in

Precious Metals Premium Craft Foils Assortment - I used the old gold and one set with cardboard.  Adhere the foil keys to the matching card ones, this gives a firmer embellishment.

 Next rub them over using StazOn - Jet Black and a dauber - this gives an aged look, as you can see in the photos below.

Finish off by adding a coat of GlazOn - Clear.

Attach the Jewel Keys to the Photo Box using twine and finish off with any other vintage embellishments you have.

I hope you are already thinking of things you have at home you can add the vintage touches to using Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko products.  The possibilities are endless.

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}}}