Hi, Everyone! Here are the cards I made with last week's die cuts! And a quick and inexpensive gift for your Valentine...or yourself!
Here are two cards I didn't get into the video. The first one worked well as a sympathy card that I needed this week and the second is a good start on a birthday card, perhaps? Both using the die cuts from last weeks video.
One of the swaps I participated in last year with our OWSE group was them monthly Arch Swap.
As you can see they were all fabulous! The uniqueness of each person's arch was wonderful!
I wanted to save them. At first, I thought I'd make a mini album. They are embellished so much-the album would be way to thick or I'd have to make more than one.
Keep scrolling and you'll see what I came up with.
I cut a cereal box in half and altered it! I gently opened it till it was flat, painted the lime green color (acrylic paint). Had some left over die cuts on my work area, some left over flowers. I glued the die cut letters on with matte medium. Outlined them using a paint brush and dark brown gelato.
Turned out really cute! It holds all my arches in one place.
Thank you girls for the great swap in 2013! I look forward to our swaps this year.
We getting ready to have a Secret Valentine swap!! I have a special project ready to go!
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Have a terrific Friday!!
Oh boy, some Mondays just shouldn't be allowed, right? My brain refused to gel today so I made a video showing you lots of dies and stamps and ideas for making Valentine Cards!
I started off by stamping the letters onto the tag with versa mark and embossed with white embossing powder. colored over it with a red gelato. I cleaned the letters off with a cue tip.
Then I stamped a large doily stamp with versa mark and embossed with light blue embossing powder.
I then rubbed some distress inks over the tag with Tim Holtz tool. I used mustard yellow, vintage photo and old paper.
I stamped my Prima coll onto white cardstock and again on a couple of scrap pieces. I cut the designer scrap pieces out and paper pieced her clothes. I love doing that!
Added some snow writer for the lacy frill on the bottom of her skirt, some liquid pearls to her sweater and head band and some glossy accents to her shoes.
Tied on some seam binding and I was done!
She turned out fabulous!!!
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Thanks for stopping by & I pray you have a blessed Friday!!
Karen Conner
I made a spiral journal book; it was created using Strathmore 140 lb. watercolor paper pad, each page was cut down and then bound using my zutter tool. The finished size is perfect for my mixed media.
This page was made with Mixed Media doll stamps, border stamps, and paper paks from Prima. Vintage photo using foam applicator was used to color the body. Hair was painted with watercolor crayons. The girls were stamped with Archival black ink on Strathmore 140 lb watercolor paper and then cut out. Dresses were made from Prima 6 x 6" paper pads. I gathered up vintage lace and then added it to back of green dress using hot glue gun. Distress inks were applied with foam applicator around the tag before adding the little mixed media dolls from Julie Nutting/Prima to page. Glossy Accents was used to apply dolls to journal page. Two Julie Nutting mixed media stamps, paper pads and Strathmore watercolor paper were used on this project. In the coming weeks, I'll share more projects using these cute little girl stamps. Check out last weeks project: http://craftingwithowse.blogspot.com/2014/01/life-moments.html
Hi Everyone! I meant to bring you a special video today with an in-depth demonstration of my new pattern packet called Springlights that included up close construction of the Luminary Die by Tim Holtz for Sizzix. BUT...things got a little TOO up close! When adjusting my camera angle to the downshot you are used to from me, I accidentally hit the zoom button...and you guessed it...I ZOOMED in way too close! I want to apologize for the quality of the video due to the close angle and even though 90% of the time I am on camera, there are a few times where I am out of range due to not realizing the zoom was on. This close angle does help to understand how to put the die together, but you may not be able to understand it all. If there is anyone who does not understand any part of the construction ( the roof) please leave a comment and I will shoot another, better video for you.
The candlesticks can be purchased at http://www.cdwood.com/9-in-Candlesticks-p/01-p490.htm online and you can also contact me about the DecoArt Satin Multi-purpose paint used on the candlestick and the DecoArt Texture Stucco if you cannot find them in your area.
The other products I used are listed under the video and photos and can be purchased at the Outlaw Women Scrapbook Emporium
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