Stencil Techniques for Cards

Hi all! It's been another hot minute! LOL! It's taken me a few weeks to put together this video as I've been working around my 9-5 job as well as uploading more products loaded into my Etsy story and learning how to create YouTube shorts. It's all a bunch of fun but time consuming! 

That said, I am excited to share a new video and five new cards featuring background created with stencils. I am a huge fan of stencils and they are so much fun to use with a variety of products, from inks to sprays to pastes. All of the techniques shown in this week's video can easily be translated to art journals and scrapbook pages. 

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Enjoy and happy crafting!

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Supply List:

The stencils are no longer available, but I found designs that would work well for these techniques:

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·       Make Art Station

Card One (Ink Blending)

·       Distress Oxide Ink

·       Concord & 9^th Blended Petals stencil set

·       Concord & 9^th Blended Petals die set

·       Concord & 9^th Hello Lovely (the Blended Petals stamp set is no longer available, but this set would work well)

Card Two (Embossing Paste)

·       Wendy Vecchi Fancy Flowers stencil

·       Wendy Vecchi Classic Words stencil

·       Wendy Vecchi Essential Envelope Die Set

·       Altenew Ink Cubes

Card Three (Emboss Resist)

·       Long Leaves stamp set (Kristina Werner)

·       Concord & 9^th Mix & Match Everyday Sentiments

·       Embossing Paste

Card Four (Alcohol Ink)

·       Specialty Stamping Paper

·       Alcohol Inks

·       Wendy Vecchi Heartfelt Art

·       Avery Elle Loads of Hello

Card Five (Ink Sprays)

·       Dylusions Ink Sprays

·       Concord & 9^th Flower Shaker Shapes

Creating Cards with Coordinating Layered Stencils & Embossing Folders

Hello friends and happy new year! Welcome back to another blog post! It's been a while and my goal of two videos per month has fallen to more like one per month. Someone remind me how I found the time to create more videos than I do now when I had two young children. *wink* I guess the 'ol 9-5 job really does take up a lot of my time. And at the end of the day, I don't have the same energy that I used to when I would hit the craft room and stay up until midnight. That person is much older and far more tired now. LOL!

Anyway, I'm super excited about my latest project, which features just one product...a layered stencil and 3D embossing folder set from Altenew. I am a huge fan of all things mushrooms and when I saw this set, I had to get it! I had a great time creating four different cards using just the set, some inks, markers, and embossing power. I would classify these as clean and simple - even though some of the coloring is a little time consuming - and are primarily one layer cards. Check out the video below to see how I created each card and for tips and tricks you can follow to create your own. The video discusses, Copic marker coloring, using blending tools and ink, a fun embossing technique, and creating a spotlight card. 

Once you're finished with the video, go grab yourself some supplies and start creating! Also, be sure to visit my Etsy shop, where I sell lots of gently used stamps and dies for low, low prices. Nearly 100 items in the shop - more to be added - and most are between $5-10! Enjoy! 

Supplies:

Altenew Woodland Path Stencil & Embossing Folder Set

Concord & 9^th Mix & Match Everyday Sentiments Stamp Set 

Concord & 9th Mix & Match Everyday Sentiments Die

Avery Elle Loads of Hello Stamp Set

Avery Elle Loads of Hello Die Set

Pretty Pink Posh Encouraging Greetings

Honey Bee Stamps Metallic Mix Pearl Stickers

Jen Hadfield The Avenue Puffy Heart Stickers

Distress Oxide Inks

Altenew Ink Cubes

Blending Tools

Hero Arts White Pigment Ink

VersaMark Ink

VersaMark Ink Pen

Altenew Rose Gold Embossing Powder

Altenew Metallic Watercolor Set (alternative option)

Wendy Vecchi Make Art Station

Sakura White Gel Pen

Copic Markers

Markers from Hobby Lobby also used

Breakfast Buddies Card Set

Hi all and welcome back to another blog and video, featuring a darling new stamp set that was designed by Kristina Werner (she's a great designer!) A while ago, Kristina started designing for Concord & 9th and I have been loving her designs!

My challenge in using this sweet set is that it includes fairly small images, which is something that challenges my creativity. My preference is for a larger image that can either fill the majority of a card panel or be cut down and used in different ways. When the images are small, my mind goes blank. So, because I had to have this cute set, I decided to tackle my personal issue of wondering how to best use small stamps. 

You can see the four individual cards I created below and then watch the video on how I made each card. Enjoy!

Supplies:

-Distress Oxide Inks

-Catherine Pooler Inks

-Altenew Inks

-Breakfast Buddies Stamp Set

-Breakfast Buddies Die Set

-Hill Die Cut from Simon Says Stamp

-Mini Misti

-Waffle Flower Grass Scene Stencil Set

-Long Leaves Die Set

Hey, Birthday Girl Scrapbook Layout

Hi all! I hope that everyone out there in blog land is doing well and have been able to get your crafty on this past week! Crafting is a rather slow process for me now, as I only have a few hours each week to devote to making pretty things and using fun products, but I'm glad that I was able to create this page. Funny, my birthday is in mid-August, when I started this page, and I just finished it a few days ago. Phew! That said, is was joyful to be able to create and to contemplate what drove this page...my last year in my 50's! I can hardly believe it, but next year I turn 60! When the Bible says that live is but a vapor...I think it might have been an exaggeration. LOL! It feels like less than a vapor lately - time is passing more and more quickly the older I get. But, I am so grateful for another year of life - what a tremendous blessing!

As with my last page, this one features a lot of older products, but some newer ones as well. I'm fortunate to live fairly close to the Butterfly Reflections Ink stamp store and so after I shop I create a basket of new goodies that need to be used. Some of the dies on this week's project are from that "new to me" basket.  

And now for true confessions - this picture was from a few years ago. *wink* I had to laugh as I was looking through my photos, realizing that not only are there not many photos of me, there are even fewer with just me and even less of just me that are worth putting on a scrapbook page. LOL! This was a random selfie I took a few years ago on a business trip. It was more about capturing the moment to post on Instagram, with other photos from the trip, vs. just taking a picture but I thought that the bright yellow shirt worked with the yellow in the paper so this is the one I choose. 

I hope you enjoy this week's page! I actually just ordered a new stamp set so maybe a card video will be up next... Check out the full project video below and happy crafting!

Supply List:

-Patterned paper (similar to my page)

-Mini Ink Blending Tool

-Dina Wakley paint (Sand)

-Altenew Mini Ink Cubes

-Lawn Fawn Vanilla Cardstock

-Wendy Vecchi Make Art Station

-Wendy Vecchi Archival Inks 

-Wendy Vecchi Blendable Dye Inks

-Nesting Circle Dies

-Kristina Werner (Concord & 9th):

Long Line Leaves Stamp Set

Long Line Leaves Dies

Long Line Leaves Stencil

-Altenew Craft a Flower: Rose Die

-The Greetery: Dragonfly Die & Stencil

-Avery Elle: Loads of Hello Stamp Set & Stencil

-Honeybee Pearl Stickers

-Alphabet Stamps (this is a great set!)

Concord & 9th Turn About Stamp Class - Butterfly Reflections

I'm excited to announce that I'm teaching another card class at Butterfly Reflections in Kingston, NH. All of the details are below...hope you can join us!

Date: Thursday, November 15
Time: 7-9 pm

Register by: Tuesday, November 13

Join me for an instructive class focused on the Concord & 9^th’s Turnabout Stamp line. These versatile background stamps allow you to make beautiful multi-colored backgrounds with the use of only one stamp! During the class, I will demonstrate how to use these unique stamps and then walk you through the creation of four card backgrounds using a variety of products and techniques. If you own Turnabout Stamps, bring them along and learn how to use them in a new, fun, and interesting ways.

Supplies Needed for Class:

• Stamp positioner - must be full size Misti or mini Tim Holtz stamping platform
• Adhesive - glue, tape gun, and/or foam tape
• Heat gun (very important)
• Basic Toolkit - Non-stick craft sheet, scissors, baby wipes, paper cutter, bone folder
• Turnabout Stamps - If you have them....the more, the merrier!

Watercolor Techniques Class - Butterfly Reflections Ink

Hello long lost crafty friends! Wow...I can't believe it's been so long since I've posted on my blog. To say that life has been busy is an understatement! Spring is the busiest time of the work year for me and I have literally just finally resurfaced after a crazy few months. And I'm excited to share that I'm resurfacing with the announcement of a class that I'll be teaching at a new store in Kingston, NH. The store is named Butterfly Reflections (they're also online) and Vanessa (the store owner) just opened a few months ago. She has a darling space pack full of stamps, dies, inks, papers, and everything in between!

Pictures of the cards we'll be creating in the Watercolor Technique Class can be seen here and a description of the class is below:

Watercolor Techniques
August 9, 2018
7-9 pm
Cost: $25

Join me for a card class featuring Distress Oxide Inks, Zig Clean Color Brush Markers, and stamps and dies from Altenew and Concord & 9^th. During class we’ll explore several watercolor techniques, such as creating backgrounds with the smoosh technique and no line watercoloring. Kim will also demonstrate how you can use Distress Oxide Inks to quickly and easily add color to outline images and using a water and brush to establish beautiful shading. We’ll also explore using Zig Clean Color Brush Markers to easily add a watercolor look to your stamped images.

The stamps and dies needed for the class will be provided for you. Please bring the following: (You can contact the store to purchase items, if necessary) The instructor will be bringing supplies to share:

• Non-stick craft sheet
• Small round brush, thin waterbrush (brush with water in barrel), vessel to hold water
• Liquid glue or another strong adhesive
•  Foam tape
• Heat tool
• Baby wipes and/or paper towels
• We will be using Copic markers on one card so if you have the markers, feel free to bring along a purple, teal, olive green, yellow, and pink shade. 

Hope to see you at class!

Bible Journaling - Don't Give Up

Bible journaling has been on my creative radar for months now and when Christmas rolled around Santa (aka my hubby) delivered in a big way. I was thrilled when I opened the box and saw that My Creative Bible was enclosed. This particular journaling Bible includes a lot of pre-made artwork, mostly in the way of Scripture passages, noted on the sides of the pages (I love the use of the different fonts), as well as a few drawn images on some of the pages. I really like that some artwork was included as it took some of the "pressure" off of knowing how or where to start.

My first layout includes very simple coloring, of a passage included in the Bible, along with a tiny bit of stamping, die cutting, and a water color technique that quickly and easily adds sheer color to the pages. While I adore most of the Bible journaling that I see online, it is important for me to make sure that the words can still be easily read. It could be far too easy to treat this like any other art journal vs. remembering that it's a Bible.

I'm sharing a few other photos below and included a video of how this layout developed. As always, if you're not interested in Bible journaling you can apply the same techniques that I'm sharing to any art journal, card, or scrapbook layout.

One of my goals for this year is to post more frequently to my blog and I'm hoping to share a greater range of projects, from cards to art journal pages, scrapbook pages, and Bible journaling. Fingers crossed! :-)

Click the video link below to watch or visit my You Tube channel or this video and more! Happy Crafting!

Supplies:

My Creative Bible 

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamp Set (Inspirational Word Art) 

Sweet 'n Sassy Star Die Set

Concord & 9th Alphabet (Sophisticated Script) 

Distress Markers

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