All Heart

It is Card Design Class tonight and we are creating this pretty card using Spellbinders Dies - it is no secret that I love my Dies and add to the equation Want2Scrap© bling - perfect!

I have used Classic Scalloped Heart and Classic Heart Spellbinders™ Nestabilities®, along with the newly released Vines of Passion Spellbinders™ Shapeabilities® Die D-Lites™.  All of my Dies have been cut using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine - I love it that all of these Dies can be cut at the same time with one run through the Grand Calibur.

A swirl from the B.Y.O.B. 1 Build your own Bling - Donna Salazar Design

has been added under the Paper Rose.  The leaves are from some artificial flowers that we had at home, but they are now all cut up and part of my supplies! LOL!  Nothing is safe here! 

This card is for the following challenges:

 All That Scrap Wednesday Challenge - Shaped card

Crafting for all Seasons - Monochromatic  

Crafty Creations - Something old (leaves), something new (Dies) 

Creative Belli - Mother's Day 

Divas by Design - Anything Goes  

Paper Shelter Challenge - Love

Little Red Wagon - Mom 

Penny's Paper-Crafty - Diecuts/punches 

Whimsy Inspiration - anything goes

Anything Goes Challenge - Shaped but not Square 

Creative Card Crew - Bling

 Cuttin & Stampin Challenges - Mother's Day

 Inky Chicks - Shabby Chic

 Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes 

Party Time Tuesdays - Mother's Day

 Through The Craft Room Door - Alway's Anything Goes

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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AIR Tutorial May Number 1

I am back with my first Artist in Residence Tutorial for May - it is 'Artists Choice' and this is one of those times I am so glad that Imagine Crafts products are not just for paper...but have so many other possibilities....

As soon as my daughter commented that their was a mark on her top I know just how I could fix it and that I would use it for a tutorial - IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® StazOn® Solvent Inks are perfect, especially when used with the IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Fantastix™ Multi-Purpose Applicators

NOTE:  Although it is recommended to use fabric specific inks like Tsukineko® VersaCraft™, Memento Luxe™ or All Purpose Inks™ when working with wearables, I wanted to show the versatility of StazOn™ ink.  This project can easily be adapted to fabric projects like home decor items where working "outside of the box" with different inks and techniques can make amazing results!  Fabric items created with StazOn™ must be hand washed and air dried ONLY.  As with any fabric crafts, always test your fabric first for compatibility with the inks you're working with first.

Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko Supplies:

• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® StazOn® Solvent Inks
• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Fantastix™ Multi-Purpose Applicators
• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® StazOn® Cleaner

Other:  Iron

Set up a mat that will stop any ink soaking through onto the ironing board cover and place the marked area of the top over it.

I started with the IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® StazOn® Solvent Inks - UltraMarine and lightly applied colour - following closely behind with IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® StazOn® Solvent Inks - Iris.  The IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Fantastix™ Multi-Purpose Applicators make coverage so easy, allowing me to get into the smaller points without too much smearing.

I did discover something that may help - the colour was a little darker than I would have liked it to be, so I  reached for the IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® StazOn® Cleaner and a Q-Tip, lightly dabbing and the colour lightened beautifully.  I then added some of the StazOn Iris lightly to the flowers around to blend the new leaf more - as shown in the photos below.

 I finished off with ironing the inked parts with a dry iron - just to seal it a little bit more. 

I love the fact that I can fix this top and am now looking for other projects along this line - nothing will be safe now!  IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® products are so versatile!

NOTE:  When StazOn is used on fabric hand wash ONLY and do not put in the dryer.

 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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Stepping Out in Style with Want2Scrap - Sneak Peek

I am popping in to share a Sneak Peek of my project on the Want2Scrap Blog 

It may not come as a surprise to you to know that I love bling on my projects and I am not afraid to use it! LOL!  You can see this project in full and the details by clicking 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! 

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For Mother

Mother's Day is a special day for us all, some of us have our Mum's still here and others have precious memories that have become treasures.  For all the differences we have, one thing remains our common ground - we all have a Mother!!

I have created a card using only patterned paper from My Mind's Eye™.  I used IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Markers to highlight the colours on the flowers.

and added some butterflies from my stash, along with some Want2Scrap© black pearls.

 The sentiment is from SRM Stickers 

It does not get much easier then this!

This card is for the following challenges: 

Catch The Bug - Anything Goes 

Just Some Lines - For Mom 

My Sheri Crafts - Mother's Day 

One Stop Craft - Flower Power 

Our Creative Corner - Anything Goes

 Sugar Creek Hollow  - Spring Flowers 

Broken Box Stock – Mother's Day

  Brown Sugar – Mother's Day  

Creative Corner - Flowers and/or Mothers Day 

Sister Act Card Challenge - Always Anything Goes 

Natalie and Amy's Challenge - Things with Wings

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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Savvy Saturday - Mother's Day Card Tutorial

 

I am always excited to be sharing the Savvy Saturday Video Tutorial on the Spellbinders Blog - this week the theme is Mother's Day - you can see the full project and the Video Tutorial by clicking 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! 

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Birthday Balloons

Children's cards - I don't make them often enough but every now and then I need to create some for the Shop what sells my cards.

This week I needed to stock up on girls cards - I learned every quickly I need to get some more images for children's cards, but thankfully I had this clear stamp on hand - phew!  

 

The image has been stamped using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento Luxe™ Mixed Media Pigment Ink full ink pad in Rose Bud.  It is then cut and embossed using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine and the Labels Eighteen  Spellbinders™ Nestabilities®. Before the image is removed from the Die, I have used it as a Stencil - sponging around the inside using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Dye Ink Dew Drop in Desert Sand and a

IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Sponge Daubers™

The sentiment is from a retired Layers of Color stamp set and stamped using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® VersaFine™ Archival Pigment Ink full size ink pad in Onyx Black.

This card is for the following challenges: 

A & T Emeral Faeries - Ribbons

Crafting Musketeers - Anything Goes

Our Creative Corner - Anything goes

 As You Like it Challenge - Die Cuts and/or punches DT Call

Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes with Ribbon

 Delightful Challenges - Add Ribbon 

Shelly's Images - Kid Theme

 Inklings and Yarns - Always Anything Goes

Sisterhood of Crafters  - Anything Goes 

Celebrate the Occasion - Anything Goes 

Cuttin & Stampin Challenges - Children's Birthday

 Die Cuttin' Divas - Anything Goes 

LEJ Designs - Anything Goes 

Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes

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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Want2Scrap - Heartfelt for you

I am sharing a card I created for the Want2Scrap© Blog - you can see the full details HERE.

 

I have used the Bella Rose Lattice Background from  Heartfelt Creations™ colouring it using  IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Markers.  The image has been hand cut at an angle to create the pocket.

 

 I have also used Ironwork Accents Spellbinders™ Shapeabilities®, along with the Classic Rectangles LG and Labels Twenty-Nine  Spellbinders™ Nestabilities®.  All Dies have been cut using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine.

 

 

 The Tag is created using the leftover portion of the image, it has been adhered to the Classic Rectangles LG.

I have used  Want2Scrap©  72 Count – LeCreme Pearls – Self Adhesive and Baby – LeCreme Pearls – 100 Count – 2.5mm

 

  

The front of the card has been cut using the A2 Bracket Borders One Spellbinders™ Borderabilities® adding a decorative edge and the sentiment is from SRM Stickers

 

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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Preserving Family Memories

 

 This weeks theme on the Spellbinders Blog is Preserving Family Memories - I have shared a Step by Step Tutorial with photos of my Grandparents Wedding - you can see the project in full and all of the details HERE.

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