Challenge #226 - 613 Avenue Create - ATG w/ Twist Spotlight Technique

Hello, Crafty Folks!

This month at 613 Avenue Create, our twist highlights one of my favorite techniques, Spotlighting.  Actually, although I love this technique, I am not that good at it but the practice of a skill surely does make perfect... eventually.  Anymahoo, I grabbed my favorite Iris stamp set and combined that with one of my favorite circle cutting dies and this is the result.  Hope you like it!  

I initially wanted to layer, my image but the die circle I chose made that rather challenging.  In the end, I think this orientation is better.  I also think I should have made the stems darker I will do that on the next one!

 In between pictures, I attempted to add a little more Wink of Stella™ and ended up getting an ugly blob on my panel.  I got most of it off but still...

The Circle Flower Layered die set is one of my favorites.

The set consists of five intricate dies that give a unique cut.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you will join us at

613 Avenue Create

HUGZ!

Shopping Our Stash - May Flowers

Hello, Crafty Makers!

The Shopping Our Stash challenge for this fortnight is to create a project that reflects your take on MAY FLOWERS.  The flowers can be your focal image, your papers, or text.  We look forward to seeing some creative interpretations!

I found a tutorial on YouTube for using old book pages to create pouches/pockets.  I thought combining that idea with our May Flowers challenge would be fun.

Obviously, we cannot have May Flowers without Bees so...

Bee Happy

The tutorial uses old book pages to create the entire pouch but I wanted to use make use of some pretty text weight specialty paper that was ordered for some wedding stationery I create a few years ago.  The paper has a soft velvety surface and I thought it would feel make the pouch feel like cloth.

My flowers are off a little because I forgot to stamp the flap while my stamp was still on the stamping platform.  I got pretty close, though.  

This is the first time I have used my sewing machine in almost two years.  

The pouch is so handy.  You can use them to hold a gift card, tags, Artists Trading Cards, and Coins.  The pouch can also be used on a journal page.

I wish "Wink of Stella" showed up better when photographed.  My flowers, stems, and my little bee were all brushed with "Wink of Stella". I also used Glossy Accents on the Bee.

I think the Wink of Stella shows up better on this shot!

I look forward to seeing your entries at

Shopping Our Stash!

Shopping Our Stash Weekly Challenge - Use The Smooshing Technique

Hello, Crafty Makers!

This SOS Challenge features one of my favorite techniques: Smooshing!  
Of course, I had to create two cards for this challenge!

Smooshing is a  fun way to create a "faux" watercolor look especially for non-painters like me. The technique works with all ink types.

I admire the work of Tammy Tutterow and was so happy when she joined Spellbinders® Stamp Designers.  This is my favorite, I think!

Stash Items Used:

Bazzill Basics - Hummingbird

Neenah - Natural White

Tim Holtz™ - Water Color Paper

Tammy Tutterow™ (for Spellbinders®) Be Sunny

Ranger Distress Inks: Carved Pumpkin, Squeezed Lemonade, Shabby Shutters, Mowed Lawn, Scattered Straw, and Vintage Photo

Glossy Accents (just a drop)

Water

I laminated a piece of cardstock and used that as a proof sheet for mixing my colors.   I applied the ink directly to my acetate sheet, spritzed it with water and then "smooshed" it on the cardstock.

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 Smoosh, Splatter, Swipe and Emboss

Two years ago, I was a Guest Designer for ClearSnap®.  One of their partners at the time was Hot Off The Press™ and they sent this fabulous "Feathers" stamp set to all the designers.  I have provided the link to Paper Wishes which is the site for HOTP retail customers.

Stash Items Used:

Bazzill Basic - Wild Pansey

PaperTrey - White Cardstock

Paper Wishes™ "Feathers" Stamps w/Sentiments

Tim Holtz Rub On - Elements

ColorBox® - White Embossing Powder

 Distress Inks:  Milled Lavender, Scattered Straw, Dried Marigold, Cracked Pistachio!

Water

For this card front, I applied the ink to my laminated sheet, spritzed with water and then applied the diluted ink to the card front.  I wanted more control and I wanted to do more splashing, wiping and splattering than smooshing.  Some designers like to have a plan before they smoosh.  I just freestyle!

(CLICK SMOOSHING TO SEE TUTORIAL)

Happy Making!

HUGZ,

Chana Malkah

Shopping Our Stash Weekly Challenge - Crazy For Coloring - Use Markers, Pencils, Gelatos, etc.

Hi, there, Crafty Makers!

We have another fun challenge for you this week at Shopping Our Stash.  This is the week to explore your stash and make use of all the coloring tools you have not used in a while or ever!  For me, that meant: Use Those Gelatos!!

This project is really a fusion of Gelatos and Arteza Brush Markers.

I own only four Gelatos which rather limited my color choices.  The background and border were painted using Gelatos.  The flowers were painted using both gelatos and Brush Markers.

I wanted to create an abstract feel for this design so I stamped my image with black ink and then moved my card panel just a smidgen (I used my Tim Holtz Stamping Tool) and stamped a second time with VersaMark. The image was heat embossed with white embossing powder.  The painted  border serves as a "faux" layer.

It is difficult to see here but in real life, this card has a wonderful shimmer.  When all the painting was complete, I spritzed the panel with a sparkle shimmer mist then used my heating tool to speed up the drying process.  I used Distress Ink to stamp the butterflies. 

Stash Items:

Everything used for this project has been in my stash for over four years.

Materials Used:

Cardstock: Neenah Solar White, Papertrey Vellum

Faber Castell Gelatos: Blood Orange, Banana, Aqua (I think!!) Here is the Amazon Link 

Arteza Brush Markers

Distress Inks: Peacock Feathers, Candied Apple, Wilted Violet

Inks: VersaMark and Momento Tuxedo Black

Embossing Powder

Scor-Tape and Art Glitter Glue.

Tsukineko Sheer Shimmer Spritz: Sparkle

Crafting Tools Used:

Tim Holtz Stamping Tool

Heat Tool

Rotary Cutter

Shopping Our Stash Weekly Challenge - Quit Buggin' Me!

Hello, Crafty Makers!

This week at Shopping Our Stash, the challenge is to use an insect somewhere on your card.   I don't do "cutesy" or "critter" cards, so there wasn't much in my stash that could be used in this challenge.

"The Butterfly Effect"

Every maker has at least one butterfly stamp, die, or embossing folder in their stash.  I decided to approach this challenge as an opportunity to continue practicing the technique of using Distress Inks to create watercolored backgrounds.  I also wanted to work more with pastel ink colors and heat embossing.

Stash Items:

  Everything used is over 5 years old.

Materials Used:

Neenah Cardstock: Solar White and Ebony

Vellum: Papertrey Vellum Cardstock

Distress Inks: Carved Pumpkin, Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed, Peacock Feathers, Twisted Citron

Embossing Powder: WOW Bright White Extra Fine

Embossing Ink: VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad

I followed this tutorial by Kelly Latevola

Happy Making!

HUGZ,

Chana Malkah

Shopping Our Stash Weekly Challege - Hot, Hot, Hot! - Stamp/Embossing on Vellum

Hello, Happy Makers!

The SOS challenge this week is full of fun!  Just make it hot, which means it could be spicy foods or weather-related.  You can use the word HOT if you so desire.  Be creative.  We can't wait to see!

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  I used a Jennifer McGuire tutorial for this project.

The background was created using a stencil stamped with a pink solvent ink.  The ink was partially heat set and air dried. After the ink dried, I repositioned the stencil and applied VersaMark and then embossed with an opalescent embossing powder.  

 This view shows the beautiful colors in the background using the Opalescent Clear embossing powder.

It is difficult to photograph glitter but you can kinda-sorta see the pretty result achieved by applying Wink of Stella™ to the little puddles and foliage.

Materials used:
Hero Arts® Color Layering Flamingo
Hero Arts® Frame Cuts® Flamingo Die
ColorBox® Art Screens "Rooftop" Stencil
ColorBox® Opalescent Clear Embossing Powder
Inkadinkado Washable Ink - Hot Pink
Papertrey Ink LinenVellum Cardstock

Note: Use whatever supplies you have on hand.  With the exception of the die frame and stamps, I have had  the other materials for over ten years.   I was surprised the ink pads were still viable.

So glad you stopped by!  

Happy Making!

CHANA!

Shopping Our Stash Weekly Challenge: Leaf It To Me - Use Leaves on Your Project

Hello, Happy Makers!

The challenge at Shopping Our Stash this week encourages makers to create a project that features "Leaves." 

I love the wrap cards because you can use almost any large stamp or die to produce a beautiful design.

I used one of the trimmed away flowers as an embellishment for my small sentiment.  I love all the white space!

Another great feature of style is the generous white space.  You can write a short letter.  I added a sentiment on the inside but it could easily be left blank.

 This image is not as "leafy" as the one above but I thought it would make a cool wrap card!   I added Glossy Accents™ to all the flowers and a little Wink of Stella™ to the pails.

I was able to use a large sentiment stamp on this one!

Thanks for visiting!

  I hope to see your work in our challenge.

HUGZ!

Chana Malkah

Link to Jennifer McGuire Tutorial for Stamp-Fold Cards

Submitted to:

Creates and Makes

Shopping Our Stash Weekly Challenge: Silhouettes

Hello, Crafty Makers!

This week's SOS Challenge is Silhouettes.  

You may use stamped or die cut images.

It just so happens that my assignment this week for my graphic design class is to find an example of a contemporary product that borrows a 19th-century concept in its design or advertising.  My mind was still in that loop when I started this project so my silhouette design has a very 19th Century swag!

This originally going to be the front of my card!

Shopping Our Stash Weekly Challenge - Geometric Patterns

 Crafty Peeps!

 This week's Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is 
Geometric Patterns.  

I  created three projects for this challenge.

 DIAGONAL STRIPE w/DIE CUT

 

Stash Items:  ColorBox Dye Inks, ColorBox "Four-in-One" Inks, 

Sizzix Diagonal Die, Hero Arts Candy Stripe Background Stamp

DIAGONAL STRIPE w/SENTIMENT

 Stash Items: Momento Inks, Mod Podge Sparkle Glue, Sentiment Stamp, Neenah Papers, Kraft Card Stock, Flatback Pearl.

GEOMETRIC CHEVRON BANNER

 Stash Items: Simple Stories "Awesome" 6"x6" Paper Pad, Sentiment stamp and Neenah Papers.  All older than 1 year.

Tutorial for creating the diamond pattern 

Jennifer McGuire

 Thanks for stopping by!   

I hope to see your geometric inspired project at Shopping Our Stash

Shopping Our Stash Challenge #290 - Heartless

®Hello, Crafty Peeples!

SOS Challenge "Heartless"

Create a Romantic Project without using Hearts.

The word Heart (s) can be used but no heart shaped die cuts or rubber stamps, etc.

I am hosting this week at Shopping Our Stash and so I must take responsibility for the challenge theme!  Oddly enough, I struggled with my own theme.  I know I had something else in mind for my project but cannot, for the life of me, remember what!  Anymahoo, here is my Romantic Valentine Card!  I made it for my son-in-law to give to my daughter and then forgot to give it to him when they were here yesterday!  He can give it to her on another special day!

VINTAGE ROMANCE

I really this beautiful LemonCraftraft™ "Anna Zaprzelska†" House of Roses Time Flies paper.  They were in one of the "Your Passion, Your Art" Main Kits from The Flying Unicorn™ (sadly, they are out of business.  I have held on to these papers for almost two years but, staying true to my resolve to actually craft with my supplies, I took a deep breath and CUT!

To add more interest, I used a scrap strip of card stock as my closer.

I secured back end of the closer with a decorative stamped image. I did not want to cut beautiful.  The pretty paper on the corner is the end of the paper I used to create my interior pocket.  

I created my interior tag pocket by fussy cutting the rose pattern at the bottom of one of my 12"x12" sheets.  I created a tag using the green base cs and the gingham pattern.  The gingham design is the reverse side of the rose printed paper.   The smaller greetings journal card is from the Graphic 45® Nature's Sketchbook Journaling & Ephemera Collection.

I used my 2"circle punch to cut out a small rose pattern.  The edges were distressed (Walnut Stain) and I attached it to the tag using clear 3D Zots™

This embossed Floral pattern in on the inside of the top flap.  Although is does not show in the photos, it works well and adds both depth and texture to the interior.

Close up of the Fussy cut interior tag pocket!  

"House of Roses-Time Flies"

Thanks for stopping by!  I would so love to see your projects in our challenge this week!   My teammates created some wonderful inspiration projects!  Take a look!  https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com

HUGZ!

CHANA MALKAH

Shopping Our Stash - Stickle Me Elmo

Hello, Crafty Folks!

Welcome to the Shopping Our Stash's

 "Stickle Me Elmo" Challenge!

We would like to see how creatively you can use Stickles or any glitter glue you have on hand!  

Here is my "Stickle" Me  "Faux Leather Tag"

The tag base was created using Chipboard (package inserts.)  The chipboard was painted with Ranger® Distress Ink (Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain.)  After it dried, I spritzed the tag with Tattered Angels' "Almost Black" Glimmer Mist and Color Box  "Mud Slide" Dye Mist Spray.  When the tag dried, I applied a light coat of Ranger™ "Rock Candy" Crackle.  I made an irregular tear along the bottom and then distressed the edges with Vintage Photo and Rub n' Buff "Pewter." 

I wish the Smooch™ and Glitter Glaze™ showed better in the photo (try clicking the photo for a closer look) because the effect is quite wonderful!  I cut 3 layers of dragonfly from Kraft Paper using Sizzix's® Layered Dragonfly Die and Embossing Folder.  I glued two dragonfly layers together and colored them with Ranger ™Walnut Stain and Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink!  The Top Layer Dragonfly was painted with Vintage photo and then I applied The Smooch™(Frost, Pumpkin, and Coastal) and Twinkle Glitter Glaze.  I basically tried to follow the lines of the embossed areas!

The nesting platform for the dragonfly was created by cutting five layers of the Hot Air Balloon Framelit Die (Sizzix/EP "Everyday Eclectic Framlit Stamp and Die Collection) I cut one additional layer from a scrap of black faux leather paper (from my stash.) All the layers were glued together I applied streaks of Rub n' Buff "Pewter" the top applied Crackle and when it dried added a piece acetate.  The brace across the tail was fabricated by applying two "hole reinforcements" to a small scrap of Kraft paper. I cut around the reinforcements to create the desired shape, then I just played with inks and sprays until I achieved the desired look!

Although I created this as a tag, I now intend to use it as the focal on a mini album cover I am designing!  I am not generally a "Glitter" kinda girl, but I must admit I had fun with this one!

Stop by and pay my teammates a visit.  I know you will find even more inspiration.

SHOPPING OUR STASH
STICKLE ME ELMO CHALLENGE

 HUGZ,
CHANA MALKAH!