January Live - Layout Tutorial Recap

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Thank you to everyone who came to the live class on Monday night.  I had a lot of problems getting the show to air live on YouTube so we moved over the Ustream. If you guys had trouble finding us, I'm so sorry. I'm just going to keep at it until I figure it out!  Good news! We did get it recorded. 

We kept it light and discussed the CHA releases.  I based this month's class on a sketch challenge by Blue Fern Studios. Details can be found on their blog!

 I used the Love Story Collection and their Doodle Flowers Chipboard Coordinates for my layout.  

Here is the sketch...

http://bluefernstudios.blogspot.com/2016/01/january-sketch-challenge.html

Here is what my finished layout looked like: 

I used a photo that I had taken during the Holidays of my Mom & I for the layout. In the class I shared with you how to use the Pentel Fude Brush Pen to draw a trendy title.  Here is the pen that I used.  The ink from this pen takes a LONG time to cure.  Sometimes a day or so depending on the paper.  It is also a bit tricky to use.  If you purchase the pen, don't forget to remove the washer that separates the ink well from the brush tip (or it will never work - ::WINK WINK::) 

I got mine at Amazon

Here is a close up of how the title turned out.   

 

I also shared with you how I created & painted these cute little clay birds.  Aren't they adorable?  They are the perfect embellishment to compliment this paper collection.  So affordable and easy to create.  I love including small clay pieces like this in my embellishment clusters. 

Here is the video of the class. 

Happy New Year everyone. Thank you again to everyone who came  to the show live. 

Tonya 

Supplies: 

• Blue Fern Studios - Love Story - True Harmony 12x12 paper
• Blue Fern Studios - Love Story - Calling Cards 12x12 paper
• Blue Fern Studios - Doodle Flowers Chipboard Coordinates
• Pentel Fude  Brush Pen - Medium Black
• Stickles (Glass dots) - Peach
• Martha Stewart - Silicone Mold - Birds & Lady Bugs
• Polyform - Model Air Air Dry Modeling Clay 
• Versa Ink
• American Crafts - Paper Clips - Gold Hearts 
• Graphic 45 - Staples Collection - Antique Typewriter Wood Stamp Set 
• Little B - Decorative Paper Tape - Light Grey Diagonal Stripes - 15mm 
• Lindy's Stamp Gang - Glitz Spritz - Shimmer Mist - 2 Ounce Bottle - Blazing Sun 
• Faber-Castell - Mix and Match Collection - Gesso 
• Ranger Ink - Archival Ink Pad - Jet Black 
• Advantus - Tim Holtz - Idea-ology Collection - Adornments - Arrows 
• Ranger Ink - Specialty 1 Embossing Powder - Holographic 
• Stampers Anonymous - Tim Holtz - Layering Stencil - Flourish 
• Ranger Ink - Tim Holtz - Distress Marker - Barn Door 
• Prima - Wildflowers Pillar Pack Collection - Botanical Flower Mix - White 
• Prima - Trim - Jute - 200 Yards - Wheat 
• Prima - Vintage Trinkets Collection - Metal Embellishments - Keys 
• Ranger Ink - Tim Holtz - Distress Ink Pads - Mini - Vintage Photo 

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Reminder Live Tutorial Monday Jan 11

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Happy New Year!  I hope everyone is settled  into their new routines and ready to get crafting again!  CHA is in full swing, so I hope you will join me live and let's chat about some of our favorites being released while we create a layout using the beautiful Blue Fern Studios Love Story Collection. 

Here are the details:

MONDAY -  JANUARY 11, 2016

8:00 p.m.  est - I will log in 10 mins early to chat!

On YouTube!  

Link to YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/Psychomoms

In an effort to bring you a better quality show, I've decided to switch up the time and venue a bit. I will broadcast LIVE from YOUTUBE this year. Also note that the time is a bit earlier, we are starting at 8:00 pm eastern standard time. Here is a link to a handy Time Zone Converter to find the time in your area.

All you have to do is be a subscriber of my YouTube Channel and the LIVE broadcast will show in your Subscription area! It will also show on my Channel Page, and Google Plus will remind you too! Follow me on Facebook and there will be a link there as well! 

WARNING - YOU MAY BEGIN DROOLING - Here is a glimpse at the beautiful Blue Fern Studios Love Story Collection, and the Blue Fern Studios Doodle Flowers Chipboard I will be featuring at the show.

As always I will do my best to record.   Hope to see everyone there.  Oh and don't forget to right down your favs from CHA2016, so we can chat about them!





Tonya


Please note that I am not affiliated with any of the Brands used in this broadcast. They have not paid me, contracted with me, or compensated me in any way to promote or teach the products that I am demonstrating.

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Christmas Card - Money or Gift Card Holder

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Hi everyone!  I hope you are getting into the Holiday spirit over here this week.  Today I would like to share with you a card tutorial for sharing a gift card, or money with that extra special someone. 

 

Today's card concept is intended for the mail.  I wanted a little more space than offered by the traditional A2 card size, so I decided on a standard #10.   The back panel of the card measures 7in x 8.5 in   scored and folded at 3.5 in x 8.5 in.   The front panels are then cut a quarter inch smaller to leave a bit of a border. The card will fit in a standard #10 (letter/business size)  envelope. As you can see from the photo above the card's design is still relatively flat, so you could easily mail this card.  However because of its weight, you may be required to add additional postage.

 

 

For today's project I chose the new Christmas Collection from Blue Fern Studios - Vintage Christmas - Noel 12x12 paper.  I trimmed the design from the front of the paper, and used the b-side as a background for the front and inside panels of my card.  Before cutting down your panels, be sure to fussy cut the pattern for the cover.

 

 

I also used the Merry Christmas title from the Greeting Cards Cut apart paper.

 

 

 

 

 

To add depth to the front, I chose the Coordinated Chipboard Frolic Mesh.  As you can see in the photo below. It made the perfect trellis for my flower cluster.   I wanted to keep it natural colored, so I added a bit of clear Holographic embossing powder from Ranger to it. This gives it a wet shimmer but maintains the look of wood.  I also added a bit of "fake" snow to some of the centers of the designs.  

 

 

This time of year, there are all kinds of things you can find to add shimmer and fun to your holiday paper crafting projects.   I found this cluster of wired beads that also made the perfect "holly berries"  They look really great mixed in with my flowers.  For the Holly, I used some scrap pieces of Gelli Prints® that I had made over the summer and a Martha Stewart Holly Punch. 

 

 

 

I thought adding a sentiment to the card would take away from the word Noel that was already printed.  However, the printed Noel seemed lost among all the other elements.  So I decided to use a small Melissa Frances frame to call attention to the word.  I colored the frame with a gold Wink of Stella Glitter Pen and finished it off with Glossy Accents in the center.  Now my sentiment takes center stage!  

 

 

 

For the Inside pocket of the card, I needed to keep the design flat.  So I simply created a banner with a Marvy Pennant Punch and Jenny Bowlin Blue Ribbon Punch using scraps from the paper.   I also took a sentiment from the Greeting Cards paper from Blue Fern Studios to add the sentiment. 

 

 

 

Here is a quick process video showing how I created the card. 

You can see why I have fallen in love with these papers from Blue Fern Studios. The designs are so delish!  I just love vintage traditional Christmas patterns.   I hope I have inspired you to spend a little extra time on that special person in your life whom you plan to gift money or a gift card this Christmas.

Thanks for stopping in today.

Tonya

Supplies

• Blue Fern Studios - Vintage Christmas - Noel 12 x12 Paper
• Blue Fern Studios - Vintage Christmas - Greet Cards  12x12 Paper
• Blue Fern Studios - Coordinating Chipboard - Frolic Mesh
• Ranger Ink - Glossy Accents
• Melissa Francis - Resin Frames
• Martha Stewart - Holly Punch
• Fiskars - Jenni Bowlin - Blue Ribbon Punch
• Marvy - Pennant Punch
• Scotch - ATG adhesive
• Tombo Mono Adhesive
• My Favorite things - Doily Die
• Cheese Cloth
• Zig - Gold Wink of Stella Glitter Pen
• Home Accents - Red Glass Bead Spray
• Flowers
• Chipboard
• Red Cardstock
• Home Accents - Christmas Fake Snow

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Vintage Christmas Chalkboard

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This is without a doubt my favorite time of year! It is the only Holiday I decorate for and love to create home made items every year. Today I would like to share with you a simple project that is perfect for your Holiday Home Décor.  Today's project is going to feature Blue Fern Studios' Vintage Christmas Collection 

 

 

Magical 12x12 papers

 

Wonderland 12x12 paper

 

I started with a 12x12 chalkboard that I picked up at a local box store.  I crackled it for a different project, and then simply erased the chalk saying to use for this project.  The crackle base is gold with white on top. This offered the perfect frame for my vintage Christmas project.  You can buy a chalkboard ready to use or make one by painting the glass inside a frame with chalkboard paint.  

 

 

 

I fussy cut the images from the two paper collections to use in the corners of my board.  To dress up the flat paper, I added a bit of white Puff Paint to the snow on the tree,  yellow Stickles for the ornaments and Glossy accents over the berries.   Then I clustered flowers, and miniature Christmas tree ornaments around the paper to give it depth and interest.  To help it all sparkle  I spritzed it was Lindy's Stamp Gang Glitz Spritz - Blazing Sun. 

 

 

Aren't these little Candy Miniature ornaments adorable?  And they add the perfect touch to the corners.

 

I just love how the flowers, ornaments and candies mimic the look of the paper. 

 

Coordinating Chipboard - Santa's Sleigh

 

When I saw this Chipboard piece I just had to have it.  I mean look at all the tiny fine details in the deer and sleigh. 

 

 

To add a golden element to the layout, I carefully heat embossed the chipboard with gold embossing powder.  Then made sure the antlers for the deer were safely mounted to the frame of the board so that they would not become damaged.  

 

 

 

 

Here is a quick video showing how this chalkboard came together.

 

Here are a few tips for creating your own chalkboard lettering.

 

• For a new chalkboard - make sure you prime the board by rubbing chalk all over it, then erasing it.  You can use your heat gun to blow away dust residue but don't "wet" the board.
• Use a pencil sharpener to keep a fine tip on your chalk
• Practice Practice Practice -  It may help you visualize placement and spacing of the letter shapes if you practice first on a piece of paper.
• Don't draw your letters too close together.
• Thicken the lines on the down strokes to make them look better.
• use a cotton swab to smooth away unwanted lines

 

I hope I have inspired you to create a chalkboard for your Holiday Home Décor.  If so, please make sure you come back and tell me about it, or #FollowingTonyaGibbs in your social media outlets so I can see your project.

 

Thanks for stopping in today,

 

Tonya

 

 

SUPPLIES

 

• Blue Fern Studios - Vintage Christmas - Wonderland 12x12 paper
• Blue Fern Studios - Vintage Christmas - Magical 12x12 paper
• Blue Fern Studios - Coordinating Chipboard - Santa's Sleigh
• Lindy's Stamp Gang - Glitz Spritz - Blazing Sun
• 12x12 Chalkboard
• Chalk
• Foam Adhesive
• Ranger Ink - Yellow Stickles
• Ranger Ink - Glossy Accents
• Ranger Ink - Embossing Powder Gold
• Versa Ink
• Miniature Ornaments - Candies, Toys and Ornaments
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Gel Medium
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Essential Tools Accessory Kit
• Miscellaneous Flowers
• Tullip - White Puff Paint 

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Amazing Heart Layout Tutorial

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Hi everyone, I hope you are having a great day!   I have a super cute mixed media layout to share with you today using lots of YUMMY Blue Fern Studios' products.    For today's layout I selected these beautiful papers from the new Love Story Collection.

 

 

Amazing Heart

 

 

Calling Cards

 

 

I don't think beautiful begins to describe these papers.  They are a really nice heavy stock and hold up well to wet mediums, and heavy embellishments.  The patterns are so romantic. I used the papers today to scrapbook a photo of my sweet niece Austyn. 

 

I selected these lovely Paisley & Vine Coordinating Chipboard pieces from Blue Fern Studios to play center stage in my embellishment cluster. 

 

 

As you can see from the photo below they work fantastic in your embellishment clusters to add texture, and weight without adding a lot of bulk.

 

 

I covered them in Crackle Texture Paste.  Then painted them with Lindy's Stamp Gang Rudolph's Nose Red, and Edelweiss Moss Green. Since the paste has a bit of silicone it did resist the pigment.  If you do this technique, remember to choose dark colors.   The center of the flowers were removed and the holes were filled with hot glue to keep it elevated. This gives my flowers more depth.  Then I used a Wink of Stella Gold Glitter pen to give them more pop and a hint of sparkle. The entire piece was also distress with Tim Holtz' Tea Die Distress Ink to make them ore vintage looking, and bring out the crackle.  

 

 

For added texture around the layout, I used white embossing powder and the brick patterned stamp from Blue Fern Studios' Autumn Anthology Line -  Essentials Texture.  The stamping offers a great foundation for my embellishment cluster and framing.

 

 

For the embellishment clusters, I tucked in pieces of lace, lace applique flowers, organza roses, and mulberry lilies.   I also used a few Tim Holtz remnant rubs to add a few butterflies.  These black elements help to bring the black from the background up into the foreground, and help ground the elements.   Every good embellishment cluster needs a little metal.  So I mimicked the patterned paper and added an arrow, crown, heart and key.  The arrow helps to draw your eye back to the photo.  Since all these pieces were different finishes,  I added gesso to them to help them look cohesive.   To finish off the layout I created a mixture of Glossy Accents, silver German glass glitter, and clear beads then tucked it into the shadows, and  odd transitional areas around the base of the layout.  This offers a sophisticated sparkle. 

 

Here is a video showing you the step by step process

 

 

 

I think this is one of my all time favorite layouts.   I absolutely adore this paper collection. You will probably see me use it quite a bit!   I love how my photo just pops against the softer colors.  The Layout has lots of  details, but is not over done! 

 

Thank you for stopping in today.  I hope you have a learned a few new techniques.

 

Tonya

 

Supplies:

 

• Blue Fern Studios - Love Story - 12 x 12 paper Amazing Heart 
• Blue Fern Studios - Love Story - 12 x 12 paper Calling Cards 
• Blue Fern Studios - Coordinating Chipboard - Paisley & Vine 
• Blue Fern Studios - Autumn Anthology - Essentials Texture Stamps 
• Ranger Ink - White Embossing Powder 
• Ranger Ink - Tim Holtz - Distress Ink - Tea Dye 
• Ranger Ink - Tim Holtz - Glossy Accents 
• Ranger Ink - #10 Manila Tag 
• Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Adornments - Arrows 
• Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Adornments - Heart & Crown 
• Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Remnant Rubs - Botanical 
• Lindy's Stamp Gang - Starburst Spray - Rudolph's Nose Red 
• Lindy's Stamp Gang - Starburst Spray - Edelweiss Moss Green 
• Lindy's Stamp Gang - Limor Webber Designs - Tres Chic - Chateau Rose 
• Lindy's Stamp Gang - Limor Webber Designs - Tres Chic - Café au Lait 
• Lindy's Stamp Gang - Limor Webber Designs - Neon Graffiti - Sidewalk Chalk 
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® - Gesso 
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® - Gel Medium 
• Versa Ink Pad 
• Silhouette Pick Me Up Stick
• Rhinestone 
• Zig - Wink of Stella Gold Glitter Pen 
• Prima Finnabair - Art Ingredients - Glass Beads Crystal 
• Prima Finnabair - Art Ingredients - Glass Glitter Sterling 
• Prima Finnabair - Texture Paste - White Crackle 
• Tissue Paper 
• Cherry Lynn Designs - Heart Doily Die Cut 
• Lace 
• Maya Road - White Organza Rose Trim 
• Lace Applique Flowers 
• Metal Key
• Seam Binding

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