Love Like Crazy Cards

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Hi crafty friends, I hope you have lots of inspiring ideas after the sneak peeks from Creativation 2017. I know my head is SPINNING AROUND!   Yvonne has released some fancy new word stamps along with a few cute little sketch stamps. Here are a few of my favorites from this release I picked to feature in today's post. I have linked them up for you to purchase from  Impression Obsessions Website,  but I also encourage you to support your local retailers if they carry Yvonne's stamps.

Numbers

Sketch Dragonfly

Will You Forever Be

Like Crazy

It is sometimes difficult to create masculine cards.  With Valentine's Day around the corner, I thought I would use these stamps to create a few cards that could be used for multiple purposes. Either simple "I love you cards", "Happy Birthday", "Thinking of  You" or you could even add "Happy Father's Day" to the inside of these cards to use all year long. The concept for both cards are the same; however, one card is flat for mailing, and the other is dimensional in case you are sharing face to face. 

 This is the flat design:

Both cards are top folding A2 sized cards.  The background cardstock is measured at:

4.25 in. wide  x  11 in. long (scored at 5.5 in.) 

Then I used a pieces of Canson 140lb white  watercolor paper as my base (Smooth side)

cut to 3.75 in. x 5 in.  (this leaves a 1/4 inch border)

Using watercolor paper insures that it will hold up

to the wet mediums and won't buckle or peel.

For my background I used:

Prima's Finnebar White Crackle Texture Paste

with a Tim Holtz Burlap stencil

allow this to dry

To apply color to my background I used

Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Stains:

Tibetan Poppy Teal

Edelweiss Moss Green

Rudolph's Nose Red

 

This is the dimensional card:

Here is a quick video showing the process of how these cards came together:

Watch on YouTube

 

I love the dragonflies, and now I have lots more to use in different posts, and other mixed media projects.  It is hard to see in the photos, but they are super shiny. While they are primarily the same cards, they do have distinctly different looks.  

Stay tuned in the coming weeks as my fellow Art Girls share more from the Winter 2017 Collection.  You are going to want them all!  Thanks for hanging out with me today.

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YouTube Scrapbook Layout Video Hop

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Hi everyone it is YouTube Video Hop Day!   I'm joining up with a few amazing artists over on YouTube to do a fun collaborative hop to help showcase and promote designers on YouTube.  This will hopefully help to introduce you to new channels to explore.  

 Here are the other channels participating in today's hop:

Kate Kennedy  |  Cathie Rigby    |   Jennie McGarvey

Tonya Gibbs   |  Becki Adams   |  Jen Gallacher  

For my project, I decided to showcase a layout using Prima's Almanac collection. I have been hoarding my limited stash of this collection for years now, and it was time to use it up!   Its feminine country theme was perfect for today's layout. 



For me - Memory keeping isn't just about family photos - It is also about remembering those moments that define our days.  Sometimes we take for granted those quick laughs or daily reminders, or simple parts of our daily routines.  My Sister and I share a little daily laugh, and today's layout spot lights that memory.  

Please meet Laughing Lucy, one my Sister's goats. My sister, Kim, owns a small farm where she takes in rescue animals. Some are abused, some the owners have passed on and have no one to care for them, and some were just abandoned. Well Ms. Lucy was one of those rescues. Through months of love she has been one of those animals that our entire family has grown to love.   Kim sends me a daily photo of Ms. Lucy and her sweet smile.  It is my daily reminder to Laugh.  I literally open my phone and belly laugh out loud.     I mean seriously how could you not laugh out loud when you see this sweet face staring at you?

For today's layout, I chose the Almanac paper because it had so many farm type images. I also really loved the feminine soft colors as well.   I imagine the "sounds" of the farm being like an orchestra early in the morning, with the crowing and clucking, so the music paper fit right in - don't you think?

I kept the design simple, but the overall layout looks very detailed due to the paper layers.   

Here is a process video showing you all the details and lots of techniques.

HERE IS THE VIDEO.. 

DON'T FORGET TO VISIT BECKI'S

CHANNEL FOR THE NEXT STOP ON THE HOP

Here is a view of my finished layout:

Thanks for stopping in today, and for hopping along with us.  I hope my post today brought a smile to your face!  Lucy loves it when you LAUGH!  

Thanks,

Tonya

Supplies:

• Prima 12x12 Almanac Collection - Wordsmith
• Prima 12x12 Almanac Collection - Shaffer
• Prima 12x12 Almanac Collection - Libre
• Prima 12x12 Almanac Collection - Notary
• Prima 12x12 Almanac Collection - Edison
• Prima Capri Merlot Flowers
• Prima Shabby Chic Treasures Ingvild Bolme Resin Baroque Frame
• Prima Finnabair - Cling Mounted Stamps - Don't Forget To Fly
• Prima - Ingvild Bolme - Chalk Fluid Edger - Old Road
• Prima Stamp Hexagon (no longer available)
• Prima Printery Chipboard pieces
• Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Tiny Attacher
• Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Tissue Tape - Music Notes
• Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Loopy Pins
• Ranger Ink - Archival Ink - Jet Black
• Ranger Ink - Manila Tag #5
• Scotch - Foam Tape
• Tombo Mono Adhesive
• Liquitex - Iridescent Bright Gold Acrylic ink
• FONT - MA SEXY (Laugh Daily)
• Champaign Grosgrain Ribbon

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Yvonne Blair Designs Art Girls

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Happy New Year everyone! I hope your year is off to a great start. I have some exciting news to share with you to kick start the year in the right direction! My great friend Yvonne Blair, whom I met several years ago when hanging out at my Local Scrapbook Store, She Scrapbooks, contacted me over Christmas break and told me she was releasing her second line of art journal stamps this week with Impression Obsession. She then asked me to be one of her Art Girls! A lot of SQUEALS took place, as I'm sure you can imagine. I'm so very excited for her, she is so sweet and talented, and I know my sweet followers are going to love her stamps and journaling products.

I'm so excited to be along talented group of ladies. Yvonne Blair in the top left, then Lynne Forsythe, and bottom right Bobbie Smith. Get to know all of these wonderful ladies here...

Yvonne's collections will be perfect quotes and doodle art drawings for all your art journals, Bible journal pages, cards, and mixed media projects. I can't wait to share more with you! Here is a little sneak peek at two of the stamps that Yvonne is releasing this week at CHA.

Her pieces are painted with turquoise on the tag so that they "shine" against the warm colors of pink and gold on the tag. The Shine Your Light Stamp says "Shine The Unique Light That is Only Yours To Shine." I added the sentiment onto a piece of acetate (recycled packaging) with gold foil, then painted the back with turquoise paint to make it pop. I just love the hand Sketch Butterfly Stamp was foiled onto a piece of cardstock painted turquoise, then I added doodled white lines with a gel pen to fill in the negative spaces. I love that the areas of the butterfly are left open so that you can doodle inside the wings, giving it a unique look every time you use it.

To find out more about Yvonne and her stamps, please visit her blog at: http://www.yvonneblair.com/

Her stamps can be purchased at: http://www.iostamps.com/

Thanks for stopping in today! Happy New Year!

Tonya

Tag Supplies:

• Impression Obsession - Yvonne Blair - Shine Your Light Stamp CHA 2016 Release
• Impression Obsession - Yvonne Blair - Sketch Butterfly Stamp CHA 2016 Release
• Advantus - Tim Holtz - Idea-ology Collection - Baubles
• Advantus - Tim Holtz - Idea-ology Collection - Loop Pins
• Tombow - The Craft Collection - Mono Gel Pen - White
• Lindy's Stamp Gang - Flat Fabio - Color Mist Spray Set - Caribbean Cruise
• Lindy's Stamp Gang - Starburst Glitz Spray - Blazing Sun
• Maya Road - Chipboard Collection - Chipboard Mini Set - Love
• Martha Stewart Crafts - Crafter's Clay Collection - Silicone Mold - Flower Garden
• Martha Stewart Crafts - Crafter's Clay Collection - Silicone Mold - Romantic
• Martha Stewart Crafts - Crafter's Clay Collection - Silicone Mold - Birds  
• Ranger Ink - Dina Wakley Media - Heavy Body Acrylic Paint - Turquoise
• Stampers Anonymous - Tim Holtz - Layering Stencil - Rays
• Ranger Ink - Tim Holtz - Distress Glitter - Picked Raspberry
• Prima - Fairytale Roses Collection - Miniature Mulberry Flower Embellishments - French White
• Prima - Fairytale Roses Collection - Miniature Mulberry Flower Embellishments - Baby Pink
• Prima - Trinket Collection - Fabric Flower Embellishments - Reflections
• Studio Calico - Snippets Collection - Wood Veneer Pieces - Chevron
• Sizzix - Tim Holtz - Alterations Collection - Movers and Shapers Die - Tag and Bookplates
• Sizzix - Tim Holtz - Alterations Collection - Bigz Die - Tiny Tabs and Tags
• IndigoBlue - Flitterbox - Gold Foil 

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Bloom Bird Watercolor Card - Live Class Monday Nov 23

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JOIN ME LIVE ON YouTube  (https://www.youtube.com/user/psychomoms) - I'm going to give a new area a try this month) 

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23
AT 3:30 PM EST  (NOTE NEW TIME) for my International buddies - just this class!   

A few weeks ago I shared on Instagram that I finally found these beautiful stamps designed by Jamie Daugherty.  

ORDER FROM AMAZON

I FELL IN LOVE - the second I saw her post a project with them. Like shamelessly begged for her hand drawing to be stamps, and boom within a week here they are - like Prima was tuned into my wishes. (LOL)  Well not really but I like to think so!  They were probably in production long before she shared the hand drawing.  

If you have these cute little stamps and want to follow along - I'm going to use this little fellow as inspiration for coloring up my little birds: 

I am also going to play around with my Tim Holtz Markers: 

Ground Espresso,

Pumice Stone,

Cracked Pistachio,

Peeled Paint,

Evergreen Bough,

Tumbled Glass, and

Warn Lipstick.

Also grab out a pale distress ink pad either of these colors will work:
Antique Linen, Old Paper, Pumice Stone, Tea Dye

I hope you can join me live.  I know many of my USA friends may be working, so I will record.  I just wanted to share a live class with my international buddies who are always  sleeping when I broadcast live.   

Channel:   YouTube channel (live) http://www.youtube.com/user/psychomoms I want to see if this environment is better

Time:  3:30 PM EST 

Date:  MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23

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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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Class of 2015 Mixed Media Layout

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Happy fall everyone! I've been away for a while - have you missed me? This time of year is a MESS in my world. Just busy busy with lots going on in my personal life. Today, with the kids back in a school, and lots of "sports" photos being taken, I thought I would share with you a masculine layout to inspire you to scrap those teen school photos. My Son graduated last year, and the photo taken here, was one we used in his senior announcement.

 

 

I gathered up lots of Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® to create a colorful background for my black and white photo.   I just love all the texture and grunge. 

 

 

What teen doesn't have music blaring 24/7? So I used Gel Medium to add music tissue paper to the background. The Boysenberry Gelatos® was the perfect blue to add color to my white card stock and represent his school colors of red and blue.   Once it was dry, I applied Whipped Spackle through the School House Stencil from Tim Holtz. This gave me some subtle texture.  For my journal area, I add a list of Brighton's top 10 details from his Senior year.

 

 

 

I also used the Boysenberry Gelatos® and the Tim Holtz Stars Stencil to add a few grungy stars to my background.  I created a wash with the Double Scoops® Red Cherry® and used a bottle to add a few circles in areas around the background.   For more texture, I used my Stamper's Big Brush Pen in Black as a stamping ink with some grungy texture stamps from Tim Holtz.  

 

 

I also gathered a few items that I thought would set the tone for a "school" themed layout.  Since my Son is a HUGE lover of all things historical, I figured a page from the Life of Abraham Lincoln would make the perfect photo mat. I also pulled a few mini file folders, notebook paper, grid paper, dictionary paper with the football definition visible to add to my photo mat layers.  If your son is anything like mine, his homework always looked like it had been stuffed in the bottom of a back pack for weeks.  To achieve this look, a crumpled up the papers and used the Nougat Stamper's Big Brush Artist pen to distress the edges.  I also wanted the entire piece to have a messy handwritten look, so I hand wrote my journaling and titles. To finish off the embellishment clusters, I used tickets and charms for my ephemera. Heidi Swapp's chipboard stars added depth, and show he is my "All-Star".  

Here is a quick video showing how I created the layout.  

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping in today,  I hope you have a great weekend.

 

Tonya

 

Supplies:

• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Whipped Spackle
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Gel Medium
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Stamper's Big Brush Artist Pens in Nougat #178
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Stamper's Big Brush Artist Pen in Deep Scarlet Red  #219
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Stamper's Big Brush Artist Pen in Black #199
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Stamper's Big Brush Artist Pen Cold Grey III #212
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Double Scoop® Gelatos® Red Cherry
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Gelatos® Boysenberry from the Blues Mix & Match Set
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® PITT® Essential Artist Pens
• Tim Holtz - Stamper's Anonymous - School House Stencil
• Tim Holtz - Stamper's Anonymous - Stars Stencil
• Tim Holtz - Stamper's Anonymous - Ultimate Grunge Stamps
• Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Tissue Wrap - Melange
• Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Journaling Tickets
• Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Adage Tickets
• Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Grunge Board Numbers
• Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Tiny Attacher
• Heidi Swapp - Color Magic Chipboard Stars
• 7Gypsies - Librarie drawer tabs
• 7Gypsies - Journal Spot
• Dictionary page
• Grid Paper
• Ranger Ink - #10 Tag
• Vintage Book Page - Life of Abraham Lincoln
• Notebook Paper
• Cardstock  White 12x12 80lb
• Cardstock Red, Royal Blue

 



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August 2015 Ustream Recap

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Thank you to everyone who came out to watch the Ustream live last night.  We had a lot of fun creating this beautiful tag. 

In this show, I shared with you the technique that I used to create the roses seen in the background of the tag. Isn't this just scrumptious all by itself? 

Here you can really see the details in the painted flowers.  I decided to decorate the tag with a scene using Prima's Parlor  Resin pieces.  you can see here how the flowers in the scene match the ones in the background, offering a beautiful 3D effect. 

Don't forget to use those scraps when creating floral clusters.  This tag project has a few remnants that I found in my stash.  A small piece of lace is used as the screen in the window, a small stem from a floral spray, half a piece of metal filigree is just enough to tuck into the edge of my spray, and the butterfly was actually punched from the branding strip of  apiece of wood paper packaging.   

Adding a little glass glitter mixed with glossy accents, really helps to add sparkle to the shadows, and bridges the gaps between the embellishment cluster elements. 

Want to see how I created this beautiful tag from start to finish.  Here is the video recordings from last night's show.  I was interrupted briefly by a lighting storm, so the show is broken up into two videos. 

Watch on YouTube

I really love all the details on this tag.  This painting technique would make an amazing background on all of your projects.  See if you  can create one similar and share it with me in your social media outlets by adding #FollowingTonyaGibbs, or tag  me on Facebook.  I love to see what you create!

Thanks for stopping in today,

Tonya Gibbs


Supplies List: 

• Vintage text paper in a variety of styles
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® - Gesso
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® - Gel Medium
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® - Stamper's Big Brush Artist Pens - May Green #170
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® - Stamper's Big Brush Artist Pens - Scarlet Red #118
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® - Stamper's Big Brush Artist Pens - Caput Mortuum #169
• Lindy's Stamp Gang - Glitz Spritz - Blazing Sun
• Lindy's Stamp Gang - Starburst Spray - Cocklebells Coral
• Ranger Ink - Glossy Accents
• Ranger Ink - Archival Ink - Jet Black
• Liquitex Iridescent Bright Gold Ink 
• Glitz Roller Stamp - Wavy Chevron
• German Glass Glitter - Green
• Plaid - Apple Barrel Paint - Jack-O-Lantern
• Plaid - Apple Barrel Paint - Kiwi
• Plaid - Apple Barrel Paint - Bimini Blue
• Plaid - Apple Barrel Paint - Yellow Flame
• Plaid - Apple Barrel Paint - Pink Parfait
• Prima - Resin - Parlor
• Prima - Mini Roses
• Prima - Lace
• Floral Lace Applique
• Metal Filigree
• Martha Stewart - Butterfly Punch
• Sprig of Vine Floral Stem
• Gold Button
• Tim Holtz- Idea-o-logy - Philosphy token
• Tim Holtz - Idea-o-logy - Loop Pin
• We Are Memory Keepers - Large Eyelet - White
• We Are Memory Keepers - Crop-a-dile
• Sizzix - Tim Holtz - Alterations  Bookplate and Tag Die 
• Gold Button

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Love Summer Art - Wander Tag

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Hey bloggers - welcome to day 1 of the #LoveSummerArt collaborative project with YouTube Artists around the WORLD!  The event runs from July 17 - 20th.  To find these artist,  just type #LoveSummerArt  in your YouTube search bar.  

 

 

This is a super fun way for you to discover new artists on YouTube, and be inspired by their work. All genres of art are participating - Exciting Right!     I've already met some super talented artists, just in the planning stage.   

Today, I'm sharing with you a Mixed Media Tag that I've created using up some of those pesky  scraps and "one hit wonders" that I have laying around on my desk. My tag base is a pair of my husband's old jeans  - trust me - they have never looked this pretty, EVER! 

My project was actually inspired by the Wander Philosophy Tags from Tim Holtz.  In the Summer you should always "Wander" or "travel" and explore. What better to illustrate this philosophy than a Dragon Fly - Right?  Here in Florida, we have these black dragon flies that have this beautiful teal iridescent colors, but at first glance they look black. I wanted to duplicate this effect on my tag.  I used Lindy's Stamp Gang, Vellum and an IndigoBlu Dragonfly stamp.   In the video I will show you how I created this handsome little fellow to mimic the ones in my garden!  

Here is the video showing how I created this tag from Start To Finish

 

Watch on YouTube

Thanks for stopping in today! Don't forget to check back tomorrow, where I will be sharing a Layout Process video. 

Thanks,
Tonya Gibbs

Supplies:

• Lindy's Stamp Gang - Limor Webber Designs Signature Tres Chic - Flat Fabio - Chateau Rose
• Lindy's Stamp Gang - Limor Webber Designs Signature Industrial Chic - Starburst Stains - Rusty Lantern Lime
• Lindy's Stamp Gang - Limor Webber Designs Signature Industrial Chic - Starburst Stains - Time Travel Teal
• Lindy's Stamp Gang - Glitz Spritz - Blazing Sun
• IndigoBlu - Dragonfly Dinkie - Stamp
• Sizzix - Originals Die - Frame Zig Zag
• Sizzix - Tim Holtz - Alterations - Heart Wings
• Sizzix - Tim Holtz Alterations - Tag and Bookplate Die
• Tim Holtz - Stamper's Anonymous - Stencil Flourish
• Tim Holtz - Idea-o-logy - Philosophy Tokens
• Prima Marketing - Misc. Flowers
• Prima Marketing - Finnabair - Glass Glitter Sterling
• Prima Marketing - Finnabair - Textural Accents - White Crackle
• Denim
• Heavy Chipboard
• Golden - Gel Medium
• Liquitex - Clear Gesso
• Versa Watermark Ink Stamp Pad
• Ranger Ink - Glossy Accents
• Ranger Ink - Super Fine Embossing Powder  Black
• We Are Memory Keepers - Crop-a-dile
• We Are Memory Keepers - Large White Eyelets
• Sheer Ribbon
• Vellum
• Lace Applique
• Corrugated Recycled packaging
• Cheese Cloth
• Die-Versions - Hexagons Background

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July 2015 Ustream Re-Cap

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WOW - what a fun class. I know I keep saying that, but we had a full house with lots of new faces tonight.  So it was fun meeting you, and I hope you had a great time. Look at all these fantastic prints that we pulled tonight.  We had enough time to create 2 cards, but we pulled a dozen or so prints.

I also showed you guys how  simple it was to give some interesting color patterns to your die-cuts, while making interesting patterns for your backgrounds. 

I think this was one of my favorite prints.  I didn't have time in tonight's show to make anything with this, but check back each week this month, and I will create cards from all of these prints and the colored die-cuts from tonight's show.  

Here is the recording in case you didn't make it to the show live. 

Thank you to everyone who came to watch the show live. I had a great time tonight. I can't wait to start making cards for you this month. Don't forget to check back!  Our next Ustream will be August 3, 2015 at 8:30 p.m. EST. 

Tonya 

Supplies:

• Gelli Arts® Gelli® Plate - 8x10
• Gelli Arts® Gelli® Plate - 3x5
• Cardstock - 110lb  White
• Cardstock - 80lb Black
• Hymnal page
• Plaid - Apple Barrel - Bimini Blue
• Plaid - Apple Barrel - Pink Parfait
• Plaid - Apple Barrel - Kiwi
• Plaid - Apple Barrel - Yellow Flame
• Sizzix - Tim Holtz - Alterations thinlets Scribble and Splat Die
• Die-versions - Pretty Paisley Whispers Die
• Die-versions - Hexagons Background - Whispers Die
• IndigoBlu - Limor Webber Designs - Rugged Edge Stamp
• Marvy - Reminisce Black Gel Pen
• Marvy - Reminisce White Gel Pen
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® - Textural Cards
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® - Stamper's Big Brush Artist Pens Purple Violet #136
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® - Stamper's Big Brush Artist Pens Cold Grey I #230
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® - Stamper's Big Brush Artist Pens Scarlet Red #219
• Speed Ball Brayer
• Glitz - Doodle Roller - Curved Chevron
• Ranger Inc. Holographic Embossing Powder 
• Versa Mark Embossing Pen
• Versa Mark Embossing Pad
• Zig - Wink of Stella Clear
• Foam Adhesive
• Tim Holtz - Tonic Scissors

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Grandparents Mixed Media Layout

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Hi everyone, today I have a super Shabby Chic layout to share with you using Die-namites Sketch & Dare Challenge for July 2015.  I'm also using lots of Prima goodness in this layout as well.

Here is a glimpse at this month's sketch. The Dare was to doodle on your project.   I chose the Large Ivy Die and the Flowering Branch die for today's layout.

I cut the large ivy die 4 times from thin chipboard. Then I glued two of the chipboard pieces together, to make a chipboard accent which is a super popular trend at the moment. This gave me two chipboard accent pieces to use on my layout. 

I then used the negative pieces from the die-cut with the Prima Textural White Crackle Paste to create a second look on my layout.  Then I used the Prima Chalk - Pastel Green to bring out the crackle in the stenciling work.  

Here is a process video showing how I created the layout.

For Details on how you can enter the challenge, please visit the Die-namites' Blog here.  You have until July 31 to link up your post, and be entered into a drawing for a $25 gift certificate to Die-namites Dies. 

Thanks for stopping in today,
Tonya

Supplies:

• Die-Namites - Die - Large Ivy
• Die-Namites - Die - Flowering Branch
• Prima - Fairy Belle Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - La Spa
• Prima - Fairy Belle Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - La Ronde
• Prima - Soubrette Collection - Flower Embellishments - White
• Prima - Mini Sachet Collection - Flower Embellishments - Pearl
• Prima - Ingvild Bolme - Chalk Fluid Edger - Pastel Green
• Prima - Ingvild Bolme - Chalk Fluid Edger - Old Rose
• Prima - Ingvild Bolme - Chalk Fluid Edger - Shabby Tote
• Prima - Art Extravagance - Texture Paste - White Crackle - 8.5 Ounces
• Prima - Tea-Thyme Collection - Trinkets - Metal Embellishments
• Prima - Nature Garden Collection - Resist Canvas - Natural Shapes
• Prima - Trim - Jute - Wheat
• Prima - Finnabair - Art Ingredients - Glass Glitter - Sterling
• Prima - Finnabair - Art Ingredients - Glass Beads - Crystal
• Prima - Cabachon Collection - Donna Downey - Lace - Natural - 30 Yards
• Prima - Clear Acrylic Stamps and Self Adhesive Jewels - Hex Net
• Lindy's Stamp Gang - Glitz Spritz - Shimmer Mist - Blazing Sun
• Lindy's Stamp Gang - Tres Chic - Flat Fabio - Chateau Rose
• Martha Stewart Crafts - Craft Punch - Classic Butterfly
• Advantus - Tim Holtz - Idea-ology Collection - Pen Nibs
• Advantus - Tim Holtz - Idea-ology Collection - Loop Pins
• Ranger Ink - Wendy Vecchi - Archival Ink Pads - Potting Soil
• Ranger Ink - Glossy Accents
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® - Gesso
• Liquitex - Bright Irredescent Gold Ink
• Tag - 2.5 inch
• Sharpie - Fine point pen

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