Month: August 2017

 

I used a Tim Holtz Mixed Media die, a Spellbinders Card Creator die, and distress inks to make this card. The Card Creator Scalloped Borders die was so easy to use. I think I’m going to enjoy creating with this set…SO many possibilities!

Materials Used:

• Strathmore Watercolor Paper, Cold Press, 90 lb.
• Light Pink and Light Yellow Cardstock
• Bazzill Cardstock, Starmist
• Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits, Mixed Media, 660220
• Spellbinders Card Creator A2 Scalloped Borders One Die, S5-182
• Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Inks: Squeezed Lemonade, Tumbled Glass, and Spun Sugar
• Ranger Tim Holtz Mini Ink Blending Tool
• Ranger Mini Ink Blending Foam
• Ranger non-stick Craft Sheet
• Ranger Mister
• Stampabilities “Fancy Happy Birthday” 760116-ER
• Two pieces of Lace
• Fiskars Lever Heart Punch
• Memento Ink, Tuxedo Black
• Scor-Tape: 1/8”, 1/4″, and 3/8”

Machine: Sizzix Big Shot, with two cutting pads and the magnetic platform.

Have a beautiful day!!!

Diane

Today, I used Copic Markers for the first time to create this card. There’s definitely a learning curve involved when using these. I can already tell that I’m going to enjoy learning the different techniques for these markers.

Just as glitter is equal to fairy dust (to me), the 0 Colorless Blender is equal to Magic. 🙂 I read online that an artist said he uses gallons of the Colorless Blender when creating his projects. I thought he was joking, but…maybe not. This stuff is incredible-I can tell that I will need to order more because I’m going to need it. The name is misleading-it’s not a blending tool. It corrects mistakes. I’ve read that it might not be able to remove all mistakes, but it was able to remove the ones I made on this card. It’s reassuring to know that if I make a mistake that there’s a tool to help remove it, so a project won’t be ruined.

Materials Used:

• Core’dinations Cardstock, Bright White
• Teal Cardstock
• Stampingbella, Uptown Girl Bentley is BLOWN AWAY, eb275
• Stampabilities Happy Birthday #1 Stamp, 419861-CR
• Memento Ink, Tuxedo Black
• Copic Sketch Alcohol Markers: 0 Colorless Blender, BG45, BG23, BG10, RV52, E00, E000, E57, E97, E99, Y15, Y18, and Copic Multiliner, Black, 0.03
• Tim Holtz Tonic Stamp Platform
• Scor-Tape: 1/4″

Thanks for stopping by! Have a blessed day!!!

Diane

 

 

I used Distress Oxides, the Tim Holz Mixed Media die, and Lavinia stamps to create this card. I’m going to enter it in the Lavinia Stamps Challenge this month. The August theme is “Blues and Orange Hues.” This has been an extremely dry summer so far. I think that was the motivation for this card…the need for RAIN.

I put a strip of 2-1/2″ and 1″ Scor-Tape behind the Mixed Media die, sticky side facing up. Then I put pieces of Indigo Blu Mega-Flakes on top of that and used a piece of the Ranger Cleaning Pad to press them onto the Scor-Tape. You don’t need very much of the Mega-Flakes to do this. I lightly brushed off the excess flakes and put strips of Scor-Tape on the rest of the card. Then I pulled off the other side of the Scor-Tape (you should see the words SOOKWANG, who is the manufacturer I think);  and anchored all of this on the teal cardstock base. The Scor-Tape holds the Mega-Flakes together when you pull off the backing. (I’m proud of myself…I remembered to turn off my fan THIS time when I opened the Mega-Flakes container. They’re so light that a fan blows them ALL over the place. Took me just once to figure that one out. 🙂 )

Materials Used:

• Strathmore Watercolor Paper, Cold Press, 140 lb.
• Teal Cardstock
• Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits, Mixed Media, 660220
• Tim Holtz Distress Oxides: Spiced Marmalade and Faded Jeans
• Ranger Distress Markers: Mowed Lawn and Broken China
• Lavinia Stamps: Freya, Bluebells, Field Grass, Believe in Magic, and Stars 1 Miniature (Tracey Lavinia Dutton is the artist of the Lavinia stamps.)
• Indigo Blu Mega-Flakes, Lancashire Rose
• Small Piece of Ranger Rub It-Scrub It Stamp Cleaning Pad
• Ranger Stickles: Gold, Turquoise, and Seafoam
• Scor-Tape: 3/8″, 1″, and 2-1/2″
• Ranger Archival Ink, Jet Black
• Copic Multiliners, Black, 1.0 and 0.8
• Tim Holtz Tonic Stamp Platform
• Darice Heat Tool
• Ranger Mister
• Ranger non-stick Craft Sheet
• Ranger Craft Scrubbie (I’ve found this to be really helpful when I try to get different inks off my hands. It doesn’t always clean every little bit, but I can touch things after I use it and not worry about leaving ink behind.)

Machine: Sizzix Big Shot, with two cutting pads and the magnetic platform.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a blessed day!!!

Diane