Four Cards One Stamp Set - For Yvonne Blair Designs

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Hi everyone happy Spring!  I hope my friends in the North are ready to thaw out and start thinking of  warmer days.  Today I want to share with you another idea for busting up that scrap pile, and creating a few wonderful cards in the process. 

 

I stumbled upon this wonderful watercolor artist on YouTube Jay Lee and followed a beginner tutorial for creating tulips.  Here is the tutorial.   

 

Reaching into my scrap bin, I pulled out a few scraps of watercolor paper that are left over when I trim down my large pad to create card panels.  These smaller pieces are great to practice techniques such as brush strokes. I followed Jay Lee's tutorial and created some of my own tulips.  I have to admit that mine are not as wonderful as Jay Lee's, but I will keep practicing. The practice panels that I decided to keep, I wanted to create cards to showcase them.

I used the Card Sentiment stamp set by Yvonne Blair and Impression Obsession. As always I have linked it to the IO store, but check with your local retailers first.

Card Sentiments

After these beauties had a chance to dry, I reached into my stash and found an old paper collection from Webster's Pages.  This was a set of 6x6 papers from 2004 called Perfect Motifs.  I recommend going through your own collection of papers and finding something similar. I chose a floral pattern,  and coordinating solid that matched one of the colors in my flowers.  Then paired it with a soft blue cardstock that has been in my stash for a long time.

Since each floral pattern has a different look, switching up the sentiment and patterned papers helps make the cards look unique while maintaining consistency as a group. 

To keep the card making part simple and fast, I chose one card layout for all my cards. I wanted my cards to stay somewhat simple and flat so that they could easily be mailed.  I spent all that time watercoloring so my flowers needed to be the main focus of the card. 

Here is a process video of me walking you through the process of me painting the panels and making one of the cards.

Watch on YouTube

These would make a great gift set, or awesome cards for the spring.  You could also substitute out the sentiment for a Mother's Day sentiment if you would like to get a jump start on Mother's Day. 

Thanks for hanging out with me today, I hope I have inspired you to pull out your watercolors and practice a few brush strokes.  Jay Lee has inspired me, and I encourage you to check out this awesome channel for great watercolor tutorials. Then burn through a stash of scrapbook paper, and make a few cards to share with your friends and family.  Share what you make with me in social me using the #YBArtGirlFun so that we can see what you have made.

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Thinking of You Card from scraps

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I'm having so much fun with the Just Sayin' Paper Collection from My Mind's Eye.   I was sent to my room to clean my desk from last night's ustream, and in true A.D.H.D.  fashion I ended up making a card!

For today's card I'm using the Die-Namites Dies Flower Scroll Die.

And the Just Sayin' 6x6 paper pad from My Mind's Eye. 

Last night I shared how I created the flowers that are used on this card.  Here is the video recording from last night's show in case you couldn't make it live:

These papers are so whimsical and fun.  And make a super festive "Cheer Me Up" any occasion card!  I hope I've inspired you to create something in 10 mins. or less with the scraps on your desk. Ready Set GO.....

Thanks for stopping in today!

Tonya

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Love Note by Tonya Gibbs

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Last week I shared with you my little "How I Love You Mini Album".  When I was clearing off my desk for my next project, I realized I had enough scraps to make a few more items.  So today I'm sharing with you a card and treat bag that I made with the scraps.

 

This card came together quickly and I love how it matches the gift that will accompany it. (My little mini).   The sentiment is from a Studio G stamp and was heat embossed with Ranger's Red Glitter embossing powder.  The flags and heart were left over from the Count Down to Kisses Sampler paper.  To give the card some depth between layers,  I added a Cheery Lynn Designs Polynesian Sails Oval Die cut in black cardstock between the background and overlaying banner cluster.   The banner is the b-side of the swirls paper.

 

For the candy treat bag, I used a couple of  'Mini' candy bars and wrapped the 'Lips and Stash' paper around them, Then placed them into a clear zip bag, and topped it with more of the paper. A little seam binding finished off the top of the bag.  These make super simple Valentines for the little ones  in my world.

 

 

As you know, I love using my scraps.  But I find it super rewarding to use them immediately after a project is complete. 

 

Thanks for stopping in today. 

 

Tonya Gibbs

http://ww.psychomomscrapbooks.blogspot.com

 

Resources:

• Canvas Corp Papers - Red & White Swirls
• Canvas Corp Papers - Count Down to Kisses
• Canvas Corp Papers - Lips and Stash
• Cheery Lynn Designs - Polynesian Sails Oval Die
• EK Success - Scallop Circle Punch
• Clear Bags - Zip Bag
• Twix Miniature Candy
• Seam Binding Black
• American Crafts - Jute Twine
• Spellbinders - Square labels die
• Studio G - Love you stamp
• Ranger Ink - Red Glitter Embossing Powder
• Ranger Ink - Distress Embossing Pad
• Cardstock - Red & Black
• Sizzix - Swiss Dot Embossing Folder

 

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Play Time Layout by Tonya Gibbs

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Hi everyone.  Over the holidays I was able to spend some time with my dies, punches, and Silhouette and clean out a lot of my scrap piles.

 

I cut everything down to what I call "layering pieces".  I love to use my stamps on these little pieces too.  So while I'm at it, I start stamping as well.    I find that when I do this I use the supplies I've invested in more. When I'm busy with a project, I don't want to drag out the dies, and stamps.  This way I'm sitting in front of the TV and completing a mindless task with no agenda and no deadline!

I store all these individual pieces in a container by Iris.  Ephemera from used up collections are also stored here.

I have found that when I leave scraps un-managed they seem to take over my space.  I try to use them the minute I'm done with a project, but sometimes this just doesn't work out.  So I have a small container next to my cutting station.  When the container starts over flowing it is time to start cutting.

Today I want to share with you a layout I decided to make last night, only pulling out the dies and pieces that I have created.  

 

When you take random objects and sort them by "color"  they all seem to work together.  I love the eclectic feel of this layout.  I love the grungy ADHD randomness of the entire thing. Because the day that I am capturing was just that type of day.   A little coloring, A little punching, A little stamping. 

 

My favorite part of projects, is that I'm not enslaved by a particular collection or set of supplies.  I have used my scraps and stamps to make something unique.    

 

I encourage you this year, to free yourself from all the left over collections and scraps around your studio, and see what you can make!  

Thanks for stopping in today,

Tonya

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Two Cards - Same Design by Tonya Gibbs

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I've shared many times that I love to make cards from my scraps.  To make this process move quicker, I find it best to design the first card so that it is easily duplicated.  As you work through your scraps, you will find the cards take on a unique look by using different patterns, and sentiments. Many times I wait until I need the card to add the sentiment.

These two cards are great examples.  The hard part was coming up with the design, after that the workflow becomes easier.

 

 

 

 



I've prepared video for making the second card.

 

 

I hope I have inspired you to use up those scraps.  As I stated in the video, I find it helpful to use them immediately.  You can never have too many cards laying around.

 

Thanks for stopping in today,

 

Tonya

 



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Birthday Card from Scraps

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You guys know how I feel about using up those scraps.  Well today is card making day. I'm between projects and need to clear my head & my desk (lol).  A few nights this week, I pulled out my punches and ides and began stamping and die cutting prepping for a card making weekend. 

On this card - I decided to create it in real time so you guys could get a feel for how my mind works during the process.   Grab some pop corn or a cup of coffee (lol). 

Supplies used for this card include:

My Mind's Eye - Find Your Wings & Fly 6x6 paper pad, FYWF Stamp Set
My Favorite Things Stamps - Dynamic Dies Doilie Die
Small Shipping Tag
Seam binding
Tattered Angels Antique Brass Glimmer Mist
Martha Stewart - Doilie punch
Georgia Pacific - 110lb White card stock
Fab Scraps - Flat back pearl
Thanks for stopping in today, Tonya

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Tattered Angels' - White Washed Pine

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I have totally fallen in love with the new Tattered Angels' Naturally Aged Paint System Kits.  I have been using them on EVERYTHING lately, as you can tell from my last few posts.  I'm totally in LOVE!  I haven't been this excited about a medium in ages!

 

Today's project is using these two kits:

 

 

 

 

You guys know I love to make cards from my scraps. I had a couple of inches of the grey Maya Road trim, the perfect amount to make a dress.  So I pulled out my Tattered Angels Naturally Aged Fine Wood Paint System Kits-White Washed Pine  to paint the cardstock used with Tim Holtz Sewing Room dress form.  I love how the grey in the trim pulls out the grey in the paint kit.

 

Prima's Tea Thyme paper offered the perfect shabby chic background for this dress form. I also had small pieces of flowers that were remnants from previous projects and clustered them around the dress form to offer the look of a garden view. 

 

The butterfly was cut from a scrap tag that had the Tattered Angles' Naturally Aged Precious Stone Paint System Kits-Turquoise. The rich colors and variegated effects from the glazes and sprays offer the perfect texture for the butterfly.

 

Finally a Martha Stewart frame was used to capture the sentiment on this card. 

 

I'm having so much fun playing with these paint systems. 

 

Thanks for stopping in today,

 

Tonya Gibbs

http://www.psychomomscrapbooks.blogspot.com

 

Resources:

• Tattered Angels Naturally Aged Fine Wood Paint System Kits-White Washed Pine
• Tattered Angels Naturally Aged Fine  Precious Stone Paint System Kits-Turquoise
• Maya Road - Grey Trim
• Martha Stewart Crafts - Craft Punch - Classic Butterfly
• Martha Stewart Crafts - Crafter's Clay Collection - White Clay
• Martha Stewart Crafts - Crafter's Clay Collection - Silicone Mold - Frame and Flourishes
• Prima - Valentine Vine Collection - Heart and Flower Embellishments - White
• Prima - Melisse Collection - Flower Embellishments - Nature Garden
• Prima - Tea-Thyme Collection - 6 x 6 Paper Pad
• Sizzix - Tim Holtz - Bigz Die - Alterations Collection - Die Cutting Template - Sewing Room
• Cardstock
• Trim
• Inkadinkadoo - Happy Birthday Stamp
• Ranger - Archival Ink - Sepia

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From Scraps to Cards

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Scraps are one of those things that can overwhelm a lot of people. You don't want to toss a perfectly good sheet of paper, but overtime they become unruly. Every few months I try to create projects that will help me tame these piles and reduce the clutter in my scrapbooking room.I get asked all the time to share my scrap workflow. Today I would like to try and explain it.

On my desk there is a container with a lid, a recycled nut jar. When I finish with a project, the remnant flowers, ribbon, unused embellishments, stickers and bling go into the jar. Then on my cutting station, I have a small file box, where all the scraps of paper get tucked away.   When the containers overflow - it is time to start working.

Here is my typical work flow

• I always go to these piles first for projects.  If I need to die cut something - I look for a paper in the scrap pile before I grab a fresh sheet.  Part of my self challenge with every project I create is incorporate something old - it can come from this pile!
• Collage work - I look at these two buckets to see if there is something that I can either use, or die cut to make my project more interesting.  
• The day of sorting....When the pile is just unmanageable.   I sort the scrapbook paper as follows: 
• Solids in one pile, patterns in another, then by size and colors.  
• I start with my largest pieces first and ask "are there any large pieces that would make great cards, or could they be trimmed to 5.5 x 4.25 for card backgrounds?" I always do these large sheets first.  The scraps from these trimmings go back to the pile.
• Sort the remaining papers by theme or color.  This gives me an idea of what matches in the pile.
• Evaluate the patterened papers and see there are elementss that could be cut for layers.
• Die cut shapes for future use - like tags, doilies, letters, flowers, butterflies, birds, labels etc....

Once everything has been organized, folded, punched or died (this could take the better part of an afternoon depending on the pile),  I begin organizing them.   I use Ziploc baggies (all sizes from small jewelry to quart sized bags.  I put all the same shapes into their own bags organized by color.
I have invested in a few other containers to help me manage these die cuts.

 

 

Both of these containers are made by IRIS and can be found at your local craft box stores.  I use my coupons on these as they can be pricey.  The container on the left is  "Card" organizer, and it has dividers so I use it to store my pieces that I made into cards and pieces that are trimmed for card backgrounds, also I have some of my larger dies that won't fit in the container on the right.  The container on the right is called a double photo organizer.  I have 4 of these AND LOVE THEM!   It is a box that has 12 - 4x6 smaller boxes that lock on the inside.   The smaller die shapes get placed in a compartment and then the tops are labeled. I LOVE THIS SYSTEM so much that I have one for Metal, buttons, flat back pearls, brads, etc., one for organizing small scraps of colored paper, one for dies, and one for small flat dies like MFT, PTI, and Spellbinders.

 

The next day I sit down and start making cards.  Because all the labor has been done the day before, my card making time is productive.   I don't put sentimenets on these cards (YET), many of them can be all occassion. I wait until I'm ready to use it unless the card theme clearly defines the purpose.

 

Here is a video where I share 10 cards that were created in an afternoon. 

 

 

People are always amazed that I create as often as I do and have NO scraps.   The funny thing is - I never throw anything away including packaging.  This may seem like a lot of effort, but trust me the time spent is an investment. I look at these cards as "found money".  When I'm in a hurry to go to a birthday party - the card is made and waiting to be used - I'm not at the local drugstore spending $4 on a card. 

 

How do you use your scraps? 

 

Thanks for stopping in today,

 

Tonya

 

 

 

 

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You Make Me Smile - Card

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Seriously this is one of my favorite printables by Marion Smith Designs.  The Garment district paper is just awesome and so versatile.  I shared with you guys a mini album, and layout.  Today I want to share with you a card I made from the scraps from both the Mini and the layout. 

 

 

I sewed some of the smaller scraps together to create the background, and then proceeded to layer a few of the other journal cards, ephemera, and scraps together to form the focal point of the card. I used a spell binder's label die to showcase the sentiment. Then added some sprigs of flower pieces from a left over Prima vine.  The tiny roses are one of my all time favorite Prima flowers, and they are awesome for cards because of their size.

 

It is so fun using my scraps up, and creating such a wonderful piece.  The tiniest of pieces can be used as banners, or peeking from a layer.

 

Thanks for stopping in today,

 

Tonya Gibbs

http://www.psychomomscrapbooks.blogspot.com

 

 



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Cards - Scraps

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I've been making cards with scraps again, and I know a few weeks back I shared a few projects I've made lately with the Fairy Belle and the Sunkiss papers from Prima.  Today I thought I would share with you the cards I made from the scraps.

I find that making cards with my scraps is so rewarding.  Since I participate in a lot of swaps I usually stuff one of these in the box before I mail it.    What do you do to control the scrap population?

Thanks for stopping in today,

Tonya

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