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Thursday, September 12, 2013

Cut-Fold-Tuck Just for You

Hello Blog friends, today I am sharing a card using one of the Spellbinders® Shapeabilities® Cut • Fold • Tuck die templates.




Whirl About is so easy to use and makes a stunning card so quickly.  I have layered Dies #1 and #3 (#1 being the smallest) using foam tape.




and popped a Classic Scalloped Circles Spellbinders® Nestabilitie® in between.  The flower is from my stash - from one of the very first Blog Candies I won - I think!  The black bling is from Want2Scrap©




The Whirl About is layered onto the  Fleur de Lis Squares Spellbinders® Decorative Elements Nestabilities®.  The bling is Want2Scrap© - Beautiful Bling Strips - White Pearl/Black Rhinestones - Pair.

The patterned paper is by KaiserCraft, the sentiment is from a retired Layers of Color stamp set and has been stamped using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® VersaFine™ Archival Pigment Ink in Onyx Black




This card is for the following challenges: 
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes 
LEJ Designs - Autumnal Colours 
Through The Craft Room Door -Always Anything Goes
C is for ChallengeLots of Layers 
Make it Monday - always Anything Goes 
Parade Your Crafts - Anything Goes
Hobbycutz  - Anything Goes 
The Corrosive Challenges - All about Fall - colours
 My Sheri Crafts  - Fall Colors


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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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Darkroom Door Happy Birthday

The 'Dreaded Man Card' has never been so easy - the Darkroom Door images are perfect for making masculine cards - some fabulous ones for feminine as well I might add.




I have used the its onto the Little Door - Photo Stamp and colour using the Crayon Resist Technique with white crayon and IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Dye Ink in  Love Bug, Peanut Brittle, Pistachio and Bamboo Leaves.



 The sentiment is from JustRite® Papercraft and has been stamped using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® VersaFine™ Archival Pigment Ink in Vintage Sepia.




The embossed layer is the Creative Cogs Spellbinders® 3D M-Bossabilities™ folder.  It has been sponged using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Dye Ink in Expresso Truffle.



This card is for the following challenges:
Card Mania - Favorite Color Combination (earthy tones)
C is for ChallengeLots of Layers 
Creative Stamp Friends - Vintage 
Make it Monday - always Anything Goes 
Stamp and Create - Birthdays 
 Addicted to Stamps Challenge - Anything Goes 
Challenges 4 Everybody - Always Anything Goes 
Catch The Bug - 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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Monday, September 9, 2013

Cute Bee Card

How adorable are bees - in New Zealand, my homeland, we have Bumble Bee's - they are round, fuzzy and divine.  Here in Australia the Bees are slightly different, but still lovely - until you are stung that is! 




I found this bee sticker in my stash from way back and decided it was time I used it.  I have adhere it onto a cut.embossed  Labels Four  Spellbinders® Nestabilities®, the Die has been used a stencil, sponging the inside of the Die using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Dye Ink in Desert SandThe has then been layered onto the Diamond Effects  Spellbinders™ Nestabilities® using foam tape.

NOTE:  I used the negative of the #3 Die - remembering that Spellbinders numbers from the smallest to the largest - the smallest being number 1.




The background has been created using the Houndstooth background stamp from the
Houndstooth
Houndstooth
   My Fun Stampers Journey.  This has been stamped using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Dye Ink in Teal Zeal
 



The sentiment is from SRM Stickers and has been adhered to the Grommet Tags Spellbinders® Shapeabilities®and secured using Want2Scrap© bling



This card is for the following challenges: 
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes (Or Grandparents Day
Addicted to Stamps Challenge - Anything Goes 
Challenges 4 Everybody - Always Anything Goes
Hobbycutz  - Anything Goes 
Catch The Bug - Anything Goes
 Totally Gorjuss - Anything Goes
 Bloggers - To Die For
 Brown Sugar – Animals
 Sister Act Card Challenge - 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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Sunday, September 8, 2013

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® 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!

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Saturday, September 7, 2013

Spellbinders Emmy Awards Invitation Tutorial



 

Spellbinders are 'walking the Red Carpet' at the Emmy Awards and I am excited to be sharing the Step by Step Tutorial on the Blog - this week  we are inspired by the Glitz and Glamour of the Emmy Awards.

You can see the Step by Step Tutorial and the full project 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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Friday, September 6, 2013

Sneak Peek - Little Dress Card



A little sneak peek to tease you with - this project will be live on the Want2Scrap© Blog very soon - keep watching!
 
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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Baby Girl Layout

 I am so blessed to be married to a photographer - he takes the most amazing photos and there is never a shortage of possibilities for layouts




But there are those photos, that are not your typical photos, not those that end up framed but have a special place in your heart - and this is one of them - my poor baby was not well and the day after this photo it was confirmed she did not have dangerous virus - poor baby - I do have to add that this baby is now a teenager and probably cringes at the thought of this photo! LOL!






You can see the layout on the Want2Scrap Blog - I have used
IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento Luxe™ Mixed Media Pigment Inks



 


Spellbinders M-Bossabilities and Dies,




and gorgeous gems from Want2Scrap©, along with divine Pom Pom Trim




 You can pop across and 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!

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Thursday, September 5, 2013

Shabby Enhancing Elements

It has been a couple of days since I posted - sometimes life keeps us busy - I know you know exactly what I mean!!  But I am back today with a card to share with you - using newly released Gold Majesty Circles Spellbinders® Imperial Gold die template.




 and the Curved Borders Two Spellbinders® Borderabilities® Card Creator dies. You will have seen them showcased on the Spellbinders Sneak Peek - my card is HERE



This card is for the following challenges:
 Creative Moments - Birthday/Anything goes 
Whimsical Designs - Something old, something new (old- paper/ new- Dies) 
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes 
Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes 
ABC Challenge - U for Unlimited
Card and Scrap - Use Dies 
Crafters Companion - Embossing 
Oozak - Anything Goes/Die Cuts/Punches


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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Monday, September 2, 2013

Imagine Butterfly

I am slowly sorting through photo of projects I have done at various times and am sharing a card that we created during the Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko Class taught by John At Imagine the the Spellbinders Retreat in August.





We used the fabulous new product Vertigo, along with the IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Kaleidacolor™ Dye Inkpad in Grapevine



The butterfly is from the Les Papillions Two Spellbinders® Shapeabilities® and the Radiant Rectangles Spellbinders® Majestic Elements Nestabilities®.  The background has been embossed using the  Whimsical Flora Spellbinders® M-Bossabilities™ folder.  All Die cutting and embossing has been done using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine.








The bling is from Want2Scrap© - Baby Bling and the sentiment from SRM Stickers.

This card is for the following challenges:
Allsorts - Sentiment 
Pumpkin spice - Anything Goes 
Totally Gorjuss - Texture 
Alphabet Challenge - One Word Sentiment 
Jellypark Challenges - Things That Fly 
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - 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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Sunday, September 1, 2013

Want2Scrap Sneak Peek - Awww Baby Layout

I am sharing a sneak peek of my layout that is LIVE on the Want2Scrap® Blog


 

I am sharing a layout of my youngest daughter, using  Want2Scrap® bling, Spellbinders Dies and M-bossabilities, along with IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento Luxe™ Mixed Media Pigment Inks.  I would love you to pop across and have a look - don't forget to tell me what you think!

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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