Yummy Stamped Serviettes!

altered stuff
I am up over on the ImagineCrafts blog with this little altered serviette project.
I love the versatile ink range by Tsukineko making it easy to alter home decor project, fabric and paper.
Hop on over to the blog for the full step x step on how i created these...
White is such an amazing blank canvas – from cardstock to canvas to fabric. White enables you to create and alter whatever you can dream up. For those special afternoon tea time treats on the patio I altered some white linen serviettes to make them a bit more special.
Imagine Crafts Featuring Tsukineko
Other Supplies: Stamps: Silhouette: Dina Wakeley, Stars Unknown, Serviettes, Clothing Iron

All Purpose Ink Wax Resist Technique.

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What I love about being creative is the simplicity with which one can create something really pretty. Going back to basics is always so fulfilling and in many ways what keeps us coming back for more – what’s that saying, everything comes full circle? And indeed with this project it went all the way back to kindergarten art class for me…

I love my wax crayons and so naturally with wax crayons we can create several different resist techniques, but this one took on a bold and colourful life.
Creating a wax resist technique background
I used 3 different wax crayon colours and scribbled on a plain white piece of cardstock.
 Then coloured over my scribbles using All Purpose Ink Truffle (brown) and left the ink to dry almost completely.
Take a cloth and wipe it down. This step will remove any wet ink sitting on the wax crayons lines but also buffs the entire surface and evens out the ink.
The crayons resisted the ink and the cardstock in the background was coloured with this amazing soft brown colour.
I wanted to add some stamped wording to my card and was looking for the same colour of brown as the All Purpose Ink. So I used my Memento Rich Cocoa ink pad and stamped some wording across the top edge of my card. The perfect match and finishing touch!
Quick and easy and so very effective! I love the simplicity of the colours combined with the ink. And remember being creative is that simple – all you have to do is tap into your inner child and remember all the wonderful things you did in art class when you were just a small little Picasso in the making.

  The wax resist technique is wonderful! It can be applied and used in many different ways – I think I will create some cards for my next project life layout – how about you?

Scrapbook Challenges Blog Hop.

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welcome to the Scrapbook Challenges Blog Hop
if you arrived here from  Phillis' blog  then you are in the right place

we are celebrating a new year and another term of new design team members with a special sketch and some awesome goodies up for grabs
if you want to play along remember to leave some love as you hop onto each blog and then onto the final destination. but here's the sketch and what i did with it...
 and if you get lost just head on over here to find your way....
SBC http://scrapbookchallenges.com/sbc-blog/
I used the sketch and stretched things to turn it into my beloved double pages. Most of the sketch is visible on the right of my layout and it pretty much took on it's own life from there on.
i used a stencil with some texture paste on the background and lightly inked it using gold Mr Huey inks to add some colour. i also made some marble circles to add more colour and pattern
some delicate cut-outs from patterned paper repeating the colours throughout the layout
fabric strips and stickers used in the perfect colour combination.
 here are some of the fabulous prizes up for grab if you play along with us


now it's time to head on over to Emmy's blog and see what she did with the sketch
we hope you have an awesome time. there's loads of activity happening around the site with games and hunts. so if you have nothing planned for this weekend, why not spend it with us being creative. now go and get your scrap on :-)

inky business over at the wholesaler.

American crafts
As a young crafter I always loved working with inks paints and other weird materials. I love the artistic, anything can happen look inks can give a project. It’s hard to know how ink will re-act initially when you start working with a new product – and for that reason I love experimenting with it. There are many different kinds of inks available on the market today - they have grown in popularity as more and more crafters start to create their own artistic elements instead of using the pre-manufactured goods. Artistic and handmade is the new in thing ladies! 
Today we are playing with Mr Huey inks *Love*. 

For my layout I used Mr Huey inks in 3 subtle ways. I love using techniques on my layouts but like everything in life and in design the key is to know when it works. I use techniques in little subtle and interesting ways – ways that will enhance my layout and still let the focus be on my photos and the story I am telling.
 I used the silver to mist my cut out stars for beautiful handmade elements. 
On the smaller stars I used the nozzle to draw squiggles on the stars after the first layer of ink was dry. I love how it turned out.
So for my layout I used 3 different Mr Huey colours and created coloured splats on my background, then I used silver Mr Huey together with a stencil and created a pattern on my background
splats in 3 different colours....


to see the different effects inks have on a variety of papers head on over here
 Products used
Mister Huey's Colour Mist - Leaf Green [AC 331046]
Mister Huey's Colour Mist – Silver [AC 331079]
Mister Huey's Colour Mist - Water Cooler (Aqua) [AC 331019]
Mister Huey's Colour Mist – Sunshine [AC 331080]
AC Studio Calico Heyday paper Pack 6x6
AC Dear Lizzie Neapolitan Paper Pad 6x6
AC White cardstock

scrap africa blog challenge.

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there's a new challenge up over at Scrap Africa today. This challenge is hosted by the talented Elizna and it's a good one - film strips! They come in many shapes and sizes as well as die-cuts and pre-made. so it's time to get creative!i cheated a little bit with my film strip and printed my photos onto a digital film strip. remember that you can play along with us and stand a chance to become a guest designer or win some awesome goodies - but you have to swing by the Scrap Africa blog.
punched circles surrounded by diamante on top of the custom made background
embossing and inks combined together to create a visual feast of colour and texture
and some punched circles adhered to the background creating an interesting effect
just for playing along you can win some awesome goodies like these custom designed buttons - wouldn't mind some of these myself.
hope you are having a creative weekend! thanks for stopping by....

boofle cards to celebrate world cardmaking day.

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happy world cardmaking day everyone! lucky for me i made these cards this past week so have something to celebrate with today.how special that we have an entire day to celebrate making cards for friends and family. so to celebrate here are my Boofle cards made for The Wholesaler to celebrate them importing the beautiful range of DoCrafts papers, stamps and other crafting goodies. I have fallen in love with this Boofle guy - he is just so cute. I used a single stamp with three different techniques to achieve three different looks. 
 first up....shadow stamping.
i love how the Mr Cool set has a shadow stamp included and so i used a Brilliance Pearlescent ink for my shadow giving it a beautiful shimmer. the outline was overstamped in black ink.
to add some texture to his nose i used dimensional glaze and microbeads - just love the look.
second .... i used masking to get my background effect. a really really old technique but still a favourite.
i combined a script Prima stamp with some inks to achieve the look behind Boofle.
third...simply stamped and then coloured in using a combination of 2 colours of Artiste Brush Markers. love how versatile those markers are.
and once again i re-stamped the image onto old book paper and cut out the nose portion and adhered it to the colored image for some dimension.
i hope you had a wonderful day making cards or just being creative! until next time, thanks for popping in  and leaving some love - always appreciate your visit. Blessings!
Products used
Artiste Dual Tip Brush Markers (12 Pack) – Pastel [DDOA851102]
Boofle A5 Die Cut Sentiments (36 Pieces) [DBOF157100]
Boofle 12x12 Designstax (48 Sheets) [DBOF160200]
Boofle Clear Stamp - Mr Cool [DBOF907102]
Couture Creations Glitzin Glamour – Crystalina [ADCO 721971]
POP! Microbeads – White [AC 27353]
Brilliance Dew Drop Ink Pad - Pearlescent Beige [TBD-55]
Memento Dew Drop Ink Pad - Tuxedo Black [TMD-900]
Tombow Mono Multi Glue [TB 62191]
Other: Olba flower punch and paper tape, 
diamante, book paper, buttons, thread

inky business over at the wholesaler.

cards
today is all about using some of those versatile tear drop ink pads on your projects. but i leave you with some visuals only - so if you want the low down on inks 
and their characteristics head on over here
gotta love that Boofle bear by docrafts - remember that all the products used are from The Wholesaler and that you can shop their website and let your local store know what you want exactly. viewing products on-line is such a bonus and convenient
beautiful summer colours - orange and turquoise
stamping details - Brilliance inks are amazing
buttons and sewing to add some texture
hope you are having a wonderfully creative week.
i am packing kits for our Card Making Retreat over 3 days next month. yikes...i can hardly believe it is here again. thanks for stopping by - you are appreciated and loved!

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