Crafter's Companion on HSN Today!!

Hello!!

This is my second post today, click here if you are looking for my Art Impressions post.

HSN is having an all day craft event and Crafter's Companion will be on showing off some great new products along with CC's  tried and true Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers, Aqua Markers and ColourBlend Pencils!  My card today features the ColourBlend pencils! These are awesome pencils!! I have been using these more and more and they just blend so nicely!!

I kept the card fairly simple to show off the fabulous coloring!! The gorgeous butterfly is from Sheena Douglass All A Flutter Stamp Set and I stamped it with brown ink on CC's Kraft Cardstock.

Then I colored each butterfly with my ColourBlend pencils! I used Pumpkin, Nectarine, Passion Fruit, Lake Blue, Saffron, Twilight Blue, Sangria, Boysenberry, Fireweed.

Just to jazz it up a touch I threaded some pretty dark pink ribbon around the colored panel. I thought about a sentiment but in the end didn't want to cover up the butterflies!!

Thanks for stopping by!! Make sure you stop by HSN today to check out these pencils along with all the great new products!!

Dana

Supplies
Crafter's Companion:
Sheena Douglass - All A Flutter Stamp Set
Kraft Card Stock
ColourBlend Pencils

Happy Easter with Art Impressions

Hello!!

It's time to start thinking about Easter!! My card combines the Windows to the World Bunny in Tulips and the Window Die to make a sweet little Easter card!

I started with some pretty pattern paper, that to me looked like some cool wallpaper. The idea is that you are inside looking outside through the window. I trimmed the paper to fit a white card base and then placed the Window Die off to the left, securing it with washi tape. It took a few runs through the die cutting machine to cut through both layers. 

I cut the Window die again from some brown card stock. To the back side of the window I placed a piece of acetate, this replicates a real window. With a little liquid adhesive, I inserted the brown Window over the acetate. 

Next, I stamped the Bunny in Tulips and used my Distress Markers to color it. I used Gathered Twigs, Tumbled Glass, Spun Sugar, Peeled Paint, Milled Lavender, Shabby Shutter, Mustard Seed, Vintage Photo, Scattered Straw. I used a fancy square die to cut it out, then I placed it on the inside of the card so you can see through the window. Last I stamped the Hoppy Easter sentiment from the Hoppy Easter Stamp Set.

Thanks so much for stopping by!! 

Dana

Supplies:

Stamps - Art Impressions - Bunny in Tulips, Hoppy Easter 

Dies - Art Impressions - Window Die

Distress Markers

Pattern Paper - Echo Park - Petticoats & Pinstripes

Crafter's Companion on HSN March 8th

Hello!!

Crafter's Companion will be on HSN this coming Wednesday, March 8th! There are a LOT of new products and today I'm sharing a card I made with new Leonie Pujol crafty goodies!!

I started with one of the new embossing folders, Love Lines and I used some Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers to color the indent side of the embossing folder. I used Crimson, Bud Green, Orange, Yellow, Peacock Blue, Purple, basically repeating ROYGBV until all the lines were filled in. I only spritzed water twice, too much and your colors mix too much and you get a brown mess.

Then, I placed a panel of Crafter's Companion Watercolor cardstock in the folder and made sure to hold it in place as I ran it through my die cutting machine. I pulled it out and set the panel aside to dry.

While the background was drying I cut a big black heart from the Funky Heart Base Die. From the Folk Art Fun stamp set I stamped the banner and the Follow Your Heart inside on watercolor cardstock. I added some shading with my Charcoal Aqua Marker. A little fussy cutting and I'm ready to finish my card.

I added the embossed and watercolor panel to a white card base. Then I added the black die cut heart to the card, but I added it off center. I added the sentiment with foam tape and last added a few scattered black sequins.

Thanks for stopping by!! Make sure you stop by tomorrow for another project featuring some new Crafter's Companion craft goodies!! And of course tune in to HSN to see it all and get it before it;s gone!!

Dana

Supplies
Stamps: Leonie Pujol - Folk Art Fun
Dies: Leonie Pujol - Funky Heart Base
Embossing Folder - Love Lines
Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers
Sequins: Neat & Tangled - Black

Alcohol Markers on Kraft Cardstock

Hello!!

I'm popping in real quick to share a card I made for Cupcake Inspiration Challenge. I saw the challenge on Carol, Just Me:c blog and had to play along!! Cat's are my favorite and I just got Winnie & Walter's Welcome to the Family, it has an adorable little kitty!!

I kept it clean and simple, first stamping the kitty in the middle of the Kraft panel. Then I stamped the Happy Birthday sentiment below the kitty and then used W&W's The Party set and stamped a few balloons above the kitty. I used a fine tip black pen to draw the string from the balloons to the kitties tail.

Then I used my Spectrum Noir Markers to color the cat and balloons. I kept it really simple, I just used IG2, and IG4 for the cat, IG6 for the ground. The Balloons are just one color each, BT7, DR3, CT1, OR3, LG3, LV3.

Last I added a clear Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen to the balloons for a little sparkle!! Then I trimmed the panel 1/4 inches around so it was a little smaller than the white card base.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day!!

Dana

Supplies
Stamps; Winnie & Walter - Welcome to the Family, The Party
Card Stock: Crafter's Companion - Kraft
Spectrum Noir Markers & Sparkle Pen

Pattern Making with Stamps

Hello!

I'm playing along with another Winnie & Walter Challenge!! My card today is for the Pattern Making Challenge! I made a basic pattern, and went with bright colors to color it! To show off the pattern, I left everything else simple!!

I started with one of the stamps from Winnie & Walter's Scenery: The Party Hangover and added the party decor from The Party stamp set. I don't know what these things are, but I thought they were cool looking! To make the pattern I just stamped everything multiple times.

To color, I used several Distress Markers (colors are listed at the end of this post). I went with a light and dark color, not worrying about blending anything as I wanted graphic looking images, plus I didn't use watercolor paper, so no blending was going to happen anyway!!

Next, I cut a strip of white card stock and stamped Happy Birthday and adhered it to the panel. For a little sparkle, I added some small black rhinestones to the top of the party decor. I also added a couple rhinestones next to the sentiment. Last I adhered the panel to a white card base!

Have a great day!!

Dana

Supplies
Stamps: Winnie & Walter - The Party, Scenery: The Party Hangover
Distress Markers: Wilted Violet, Dried Marigold, Peeled Paint, Shaded Lilac, Mermaid Lagoon, Bundled Sage, Tumbled Glass, Spiced Marmalade, Barn Door, Candied Apple
Embellishments: Recollections - Black Rhinestones

Coffee Loving Card Makers - Dies

Hello!

I'm just popping in quick to let you know that I am on the Coffee Loving Card Makers blog today!! My post features a few ways to use your dies and my card creates a background with dies! I hope you will stop by and check it out!

Here is a little sneak peek!

Dana

Stenciling Over Pattern Paper with Art Impressions

Hi!!

I'm on the Art Impressions blog today with a card featuring the new Nuts About You clear stamp set. Don't put away your valentine stamp sets, love happens all year long!! This set has a few sentiments that would be great for someone you love or even a great friend!! 

I started by cutting some pattern paper with a stitched rectangle, then I placed the Tiny Heart Stencil by Simon Says Stamp over the panel. With some dye ink that matched I inked the tiny hearts, then removed the stencil and inked around the edge. From the same paper pad, I die cut some clouds from a white pattern paper and edged them lightly with the same ink I used for the tiny hearts.

Next, I stamped the image with the two squirrels and using my Spectrum Noir Markers and Spectrum Noir Illustrator Markers to color them! I used: (SN) EB1, EB2, EB5, EB6, GB8. (SNI) AP1, AP3, CR11. When I was done coloring them, I fussy cut them out and then used a black marker to color the edges.

I added the stenciled panel to a white background and figured that my squirrels needed a ground to lift off from so I hand cut a wave from some Kraft card stock. There was some overhand on the three sides that I just trimmed off. 

Then I added the squirrels and clouds with foam tape, trimming off the overhand of the clouds. Last I stamped the sentiment and trimmed it to a basic rectangle and added it to the bottom left of the card with foam tape.

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Dana

Supplies

Stamps: Art Impressions - Nuts About You

Pattern paper: Pebbles - Garden Party

Spectrum Noir Markers

Spectrum Noir Illustrator Markers

Stencil: Simon Says Stamp - Tiny Hearts

Ink: Papertrey Ink - Melon Berry

Dies: Papertrey Ink - Clouds 1 & 2, Lawn Fawn - Stitched Rectangle