dryer sheets? really?

Happy Friday!

Today I have a very fun technique to try! I read about it in a book I recently got…

“Creative Foundations” by Vicki Boutin

I LOVE this book! It is so full of inspiration it is crazy!

So what technique is it that I am sharing?

Dryer Sheets.

Yes… dryer sheets. Used dryer sheets actually.

Here is a tag I did using this technique…Can you spot the dryer sheets?

The background is one and then the “ribbon” that is ruffled and straight behind the hearts is… yes dryer sheets!

      THE TECHNIQUE:

1. Start with a used dryer sheet.

2. Lightly iron, be careful not to burn.

3. Ink as desired!

 

Happy Creating!

Christine

Ink & Gesso, with a side of Perfect Pearls!

Oh Happy Day! Today I have a very inky layout to share...

You know those days that you wake up way too early... and you just can't get back to sleep? Today was one of those days. I had several things that I wanted to try, so out of the warm bed and into my fluffy socks and to my studio I went!

1. I started with Ranger's Manila Cardstock. I used the 12x12 size.

2. I laid down my mask:

3. ...and then sprayed with various colors of Adirondack Color Wash:

Those are the steps for the foundation of my layout.

I then put some Claudine Hellmuth Studio Line Gesso on to my craft mat and dropped Peeled Paint Distress Ink Re-Inker into it and mixed it up... next I smeared it on to the bottom right of my layout.

Here is a close up of the grouping.. The clock is a rub-on from Studio Calico and the hands are

idea-ology by Tim Holtz. My flowers I cut out of Claudine Hellmuth Sticky Back Canvas... I peeled off the back to expose the sticky and then adhered Perfect Pearls Powder. I love how they turned out... I used three different colors and they look iridescent!

My title I cut out using the Silhouette Cameo. To get the holes in the paper, I used the Cinch.

So... I had a great morning getting all inky!

Happy Creating!

Christine

Playing with the Cameo....

Happy Wednesday. I have a layout that I wanted to share that I did over the holidays....

I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut my title and the Santa Claus. I LOVE MY CAMEO. I also cut out my flower with it.

Happy Creating!

Christine

Zig Zag ...Embossing Love!

Happy Day! I am sitting here with my coffee and 90's Pop Music playing on Pandora. A fun way to start my day! ...and of course being able to share another fun card. It is super simple, with only one technique: embossing.

I used Adirondack Embossing Powders from Ranger: Red Pepper & Butterscotch. I laid out two pieces of paper, one for each color. After stamping my background stamp with Versamark, I sprinkled one color on sporadically and then knocked it off. I then came in with the second color and did the same. I embossed the heart the same way. I then adhered it with a pop-dot.

Both stamps are from Hero Arts new releases! Love the new stamps!!!

Have a creative day!

Christine

Stamp + Water = Love

Happy Monday... Today I have such a fun technique to share! I stumbled across it while playing in my studio this weekend...

Here is the card I made:

...and here is the technique!

I started with watercolor paper and stained it with Distress Stains.

 Next... this is the fun part!!!

I stamped my background stamp... are you ready??? using water!

I laid the stamp down, with the rubber facing up, and misted it with water. I then laid my paper face down on top of the stamp and used a stamp press to apply pressure.

 Because Distress Stains react with water the image shows...

You can use this technique with Distress Ink too! Hope you have been inspired!

Happy Creating!

Christine

Coloring Crayon Resist

Happy Saturday! Today I want to share a technique I recently learned.

Here is a card that I made using it...

It is a fun resist technique using coloring crayons!

Take a stamp and face it rubber side up. Lay your paper on top and rub the crayon over it. Just like we use to do when we were kids and would rub leaf patterns on to paper! I used a white crayon on my project. I then used Broken China Distress Ink and inked it up.. the crayon resisted the ink!

I can't wait to see what it looks like using colors! Have fun creating this weekend!

Christine

Paper Patch Crafts & Pineapple Drinks

Happy Tuesday! Today I have a layout to share! I did this for a sketch contest that is going on over at Paper Patch Crafts Facebook Page. The challenge is to create a layout based on the following sketch:

 ...and here is what I did with it!

Me and My Pineapple Drink! These are pictures from a luau we went to in Maui. It was so much fun. The paper I used is paper that I bought in Hawaii at a local scrapbook store there: Island Paperie. It is designed and made in Hawaii! The shells you see are real, they are from a necklace I had. The two flowers in the bottom right hand corner are stamped and color with Copics.... these are stamps I bought in Hawaii too!

Hope you have a creative day!

Christine

A Christmas Tag...

Happy Monday!

Today I am going to share with you a tag that I did, inspired by Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of Christmas. I know that it is over and usually I would have posted throughout those days... but I couldn't create til after the fact. It made me so sad because I have been looking forward to this all year. Right before the tags started I got a kidney stone for Christmas... too big to pass of course. So I had to have a procedure done... so for about two weeks I was out of it because of the pain and meds.

I barely was able to comprehend what I was seeing when I was looking at his blog throughout the 12 tags! So I have been slowly creating my tags since I have recovered...

Here is one I would like to share with you today:

I made this tag using this new stamp I got recently...

I found it on Simon Says Stamp. ...and I am in love with this stamp! It's huge! and perfect for any project! Have I mentioned that I LOVE this stamp?!!!

I used the technique Tim Holtz used on Tag #2 using the Distress Stain Picket Fence.

I stamped my Flourish on to the tag using Archival Ink. I then went over the whole tag with Picket Fence Distress Stain. Once it dried, I inked up the tag using the Distress Inks in various colors.

Now the real fun part... I took an exacto knife and sliced in to the tag! and then ripped it and stapled the pieces back. Using a stamp from Memory Box I stamped the music notes and inked it up with Distress Inks and adhered to the back of the tag. The poinsettia is a Penny Black cling stamp. After stamping it on to Glassine paper with Archival Ink, I inked it up using Festive Berries Distress Ink.

 My charm is made by 7 Gypsies. I coated the back with Glossy Accents and put Tim Holtz Tissue Paper on it. Once dried, I ripped off the excess and some of it from the back.

Merry Christmas!

Christine