Merry & Bright - AIR project

Hi everyone and happy Monday :)

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! 

Today I am sharing a card with you, that is a little bit unusual for me, because I have colored (*gasp*) two super cute stamped bunnies ;-)

You will find the complete card, together with detailed step-by-step instructions (with pictures) and the supply list on the Imagine Crafts Blog! 

I hope you will stop by their blog and maybe leave me a comment over there. 
That would be super awesome :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to see you here on my blog again, soon :)

Sylvia xx

Creative Inspiration with Imagine Crafts and Lawn Fawn

Hi everyone and happy Thursday :)

This week IMAGINE Crafts is proud to feature the fun and amazing stamps from Lawn Fawn!  Our Artists In Residence are here all week to inspire you with their amazing projects using IMAGINE Crafts' products along with rubber stamps from Lawn Fawn. Be sure to visit both company's blogs daily for ideas, tips and techniques from our design teams.

Please visit the Imagine Crafts Blog to find step-by-step instructions incl. step-by-step pictures :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to see you here on my blog again, soon :)

Sylvia xx

Supplies Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko: irRESISTible Neon Pico Embellisher Electric Blue + Electric Coral; irRESISTible Pico Embelliher Shimmer; Memento Love Letter; Versafine Onyx Black; Craft Mat Lawn Fawn: Snow Day stamp set; Snow Day patterned papers dies - Whimsy Stamps: Clearly Whimsy Stamps "Stitched Border Die Trio" tools - Spellbinders die cutting machine others - white cardstock; May Arts: silver cord; Kaisercraft: blue rhinestones; dimensional foam adhesive

You're Invited...

This week IMAGINE Crafts is proud to feature the products from Hazel & Ruby.  

Our Artists In Residence are here all week to inspire you with their amazing projects using IMAGINE Crafts' products along with a selection of stencils, paper and embellishments from Hazel & Ruby.

Please hop on over to the Imagine Crafts blog to see how I created this fun party invitation :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to see you here on my blog again, soon :)

Sylvia xx

irRESISTible Greetings

Hi everyone and happy Thursday :)

Today, I am sharing a card with you that is made with the awesome irRESISTible texture spray from Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko. This time I used the spray in Wedding Dress to create texture on a piece of acetate.

Check out Imagine Crafts' blog for step-by-step instructions and more inspiration with irRESISTible in Wedding Dress (texture spray and Pico Embellisher) today and during the next days :)

Please visit the Imagine Crafts blog for step-by-step instructions :-)

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to see you here on my blog again, soon :)

Sylvia xx

Supplies stamps - CAS-ual Fridays Stamps: Beanstalks color medium - IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: irRESISTible texture spray Wedding Dress; inks - IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Memento Luxe "Lilac Posies"; tools - IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Craft Mat, Ink Blushers; WRMK Corner Chomper;  others - white cardstock; acetate sheet; Zva Creative rhinestone swirl; Maya Road heart pins; Hug Snug white seam binding; dimensional foam adhesive

Celebrate Life

Hi everyone and happy Tuesday :)

Today I am excited to share my first card as a DT member for Clearly Whimsy Stamps! Clearly Whimsy Stamps is part of the Whimsy Stamps family :)

The making of this card was really simple: Just 1 or 2 spritzes of Imagine Crafts irRESISTible texture spray in New Sprout, paired with some beautiful stamps from the Clearly Whimsy Stamps "Happy Everything" set and the gorgeous "Butterfly Border Die" cut border from SC Designs!   That's it :) 
I hope you forgive me saying this, but I am really pleased with the result :)

Of course you can change the sayings and make a Birthday, Get Well, Congratulations or any other type of card! And using other colors from the large palette of irRESISTible texture sprays also can change the mood of your card. 

BTW: If you don't like the little "air bubbles" in the texture spray (see close up blow), you can easily remove them by just using a needle and prick into these bubbles while they are wet :) Personally, I thought they add some extra texture and interest.. therefore I didn't care about removing them :)

Please refer to the grey boxes below this post for step-by-step instructions and a complete list of supplies :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to see you here on my blog again, soon :)

Sylvia xx

Instructions make  5 1/2" x 4 1/4"  top folded card from 4 1/4" x 11" white cardstock cut 5" x 3 3/4" panel from white cardstock and create a paper pierced frame using a paper piercing tool and a ruler give the panel 1-2 good spritzes with the irRESISTible texture spray in New Sprout and allow to dry thoroughly stamp sentiment from "Happy Everything" set using Memento in Tuxedo Black (or StazOn in JetBlack) die cut butterfly border from white cardstock mount white panel and butterfly border to card front using foam tape

Supplies stamps - Clearly Whimsy Stamps "Happy Everything" color medium - IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: irRESISTibles New Sprout inks - IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Memento Tuxedo Black tools - paper piercing tool; ruler; die cutting machine dies - Whimsy Stamps "Butterfly Border Die" by SC Design others - white cardstock

Challenges Crafty Boots (anything goes) Cuttlebug Mania (anything die cut) Love To Scrap (anything goes) My Craft Creations (anything goes) Stamps + Fun = Creativity (selfmade background) The Crafty Bloggers Network (anything goes)

Hello My Love for CAS(E) this Sketch #90

Hi everyone and happy Friday :)

Two days in a row with a blog post from me? Yes, it's true :-D

I had some time to play around with the new sketch from the CAS(E) this Sketch challenge blog! 
I just love the versatility of this sketch - but their sketches *always* are versatile and great to use as a starting point :)

I went a little wild with my card ;-) and instead of making a clean and simple card, I used a lot of patterned papers, inks, stickers and embellishments, today .... and had lots and lots of fun! :-)

Please refer to the grey boxes below this post for step-by-step instructions and a complete list of supplies :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to see you here on my blog again, soon :)

Sylvia xx

Instructions make top folded 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card from white cardstock cut striped patterned paper to size of card front and distress with Memento London Fog + InkBlusher foam tool cut polka dot paper in shape (refer to picture) and distress with Memento London Fog + InkBlusher foam tool and adhere to cardfront using a ruler, a paper piercing tool and irRESISTible Pico Embellisher in "Wedding Dress" (=white) to create a faux stitching border color a length of white seam binding with Memento Luxe in "Flannel Grey" and let dry wrap colored seam binding around card and tie into bow embellish bow with heart pins and enamel brad embellish card with sequins distress dove cardstock sticker with Memento in "Angel Pink" and InkBlusher foam tool highlight envelope on dove sticker with irRESISTible Pico Embellisher in "Shimmer" affix dove sticker to card front using dimensional foam tape adhere word stickers to card

Supplies inks - IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Memento Luxe "Flannel Grey"; Memento "London Fog", "Angel Pink" tools - IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Craft Mat, Ink Blushers; others: paper piercing tool patterned papers - Studio Calico embellishments - Studio Calico: word stickers; Basic Grey: enamel brad; Maya Road: heart pins; Kaisercraft: dove sticker; white sequins others - white cardstock; Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko: irRESISTible Pico Embellisher: "Wedding Dress", "Shimmer"; white seam binding; Glossy Accents; Glue Dots: mini glue dots, dimensional foam pads

Challenges CAS(E) this Sketch #90 (sketch) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge (anything goes)

IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko and Clear Scraps: Clear Summer Mini Album

 

IMAGINE Crafts is proud to feature projects created by our Artists In Residence this week using products from ClearScraps.  We hope you enjoy the creativity our team shares with you this week!   

Hi everyone and happy Monday :)

I am so excited to be part of this months blog hop with IMAGINE Crafts + Clear Scraps!

For this mini album -which I will complete with photos after Summer holidays- I decorated a "6x6 Tab Album" from Clear Scraps.

The white swirls DON'T come with the clear album, but I stamped them with Cotton White StazOn, which is the perfect choice to stamp on acrylic (and all other non-porous) surface!

I distressed all edges of the design paper panels with Memento inks and created a frame for the circle paper on page 2 with irRESISTible Pico Embellisher Gold

You can find a complete and detailed list of supplies I used as well as step-by-step instructions on how to create this mini album at the end of this post (please refer to the grey boxes below)

Cover:

Page 2:

Page 3:

Page 4:

Page 5:

Here is the other project for today:

Allie Gower

If you've missed the other projects this week please visit the IMAGINE Crafts Blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to see you here on my blog again, soon :)

Sylvia xx

Instructions use a Craft Mat to prevent your workspace from being stained stamp swirl with StazOn Cotton White on each page of the 6x6 Tab Album  cut design paper to size and distress edges with Memento Cottage Ivy and Cantaloupe inks align paper panels as desired and adhere to the pages use an InkBlusher, pick up some StazOn Mustard and color white alpha stickers ("2014")  create a frame on the paper (2nd page) by making small dots with irRESISTible Pico Embellisher in Gold embellish pages with stickers

Supplies ImagineCrafts/Tsukineko:  StazOn: Cotton White, Mustard; irRESISTible Pico Embellisher: Gold; Memento: Cantaloupe, Cottage Ivy; Craft Mat; StazOn Cleaner; InkBlusher; ClearScrap: 6x6 Tab Album Carta Bella: "Hello Again" DP Whimsy Stamps: "Lavish Flourish" stamp Others: American Crafts: alpha stickers; MME: word stickers; Studio Calico: round word stickers; flower stickers; Kaisercraft: ice lagoon rhinestones; white paper doily; mini glue dots; double sided adhesive tape

AIR Project: With Sympathy

Hi everyone and happy Tuesday - again :)

This is my second post for today and if you are looking for my CAS-ual Fridays Stamps DT card (it's sneak peek day #2 for the awesome April release!!!), please scroll down to the next post or **click here** :)

I am excited to tell you that my next project is up on the IMAGINE Crafts blog, today :)
If you have a minute, I would be thrilled to see you over there (and maybe you also want to say "hello" while you are visiting their blog? ;-) )

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to see you here on my blog again, soon :)

Sylvia xx

Make Good Times Happen (AIR Project)

Hi everyone and happy Friday :)

I'm up with another step-by-step tutorial on the IMAGINE Crafts blog!

Hope you will like the tutorial, featuring irRESISTible Spray, Vertigo film, Monterey Wood Shapes and Delicata Silvery Shimmer from IMAGINECrafts/Tsukineko and I would be super delighted if you will take the time to hop on over and say "hello" :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to see you here on my blog again, soon :)

Sylvia xx

CAS-ual Fridays Stamps: Just Thinking About You

Hi everyone and happy Wednesday :)

Today I am sharing a card made with some of my most favorite supplies: I used stamps from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps' "Beanstalks" set inked up with Memento resp. Memento Luxe inks from IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko.

I did a little bit of masking (die cut a circle from masking tape and affixed it to the lower right of the front panel) and spritzed the white panel with some of the brand new colored texture sprays "irRESISTible" from IMAGINE Crafts. Just love the versatility of this stuff and the awesome colors it comes in...

But what is the loveliest background worth, without an appropriate focal point? ;-)
Therefore I just had to pull out a stamp set from my most favorite stamp company: CAS-ual Fridays Stamps and use it on this card :)

The sentiment was stamped in orange (to create a contrast to all the blues and greens on the card). The foliage was stamped in black, colored with Memento markers and then the right part of it was cut out -trimming closely- to adhere it to the card, allowing it to slightly overlap the white panel).

Please refer to the grey boxes below this post for detailed written step-by-step instructions!


And there is also a VIDEO tutorial available on how I did the masking technique and sprayed the irRESISTibles! Check out my YouTube channel for more video tutorials...

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to see you here on my blog again, soon :)

Sylvia xx

Instructions     *** VIDEO available: HERE  *** make 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" top folded card from white cardstock cut 3 3/4" x 5 1/2" panel from white cardstock die cut circle (approx. 2 3/8" diameter) from masking tape affix circle to lower right side of the white panel, allowing the circle to slightly overlap on the right use Craft Mat or an old packaging box to prevent your workspace from getting stained, then spray panel with irRESISTibles in Summer Sky and New Sprout let the texture spray dry thoroughly (or speed up the process by using a heat tool) remove circle from panel stamp sentiment ("Beanstalks" stamp set) with Memento Luxe Morocco into circle stamp foliage ("Beanstalks" stamp set) with Memento Tuxedo Black onto right side of the circle, slightly off the panel) stamp foliage ("Beanstalks" stamp set) again with Memento Tuxedo Black onto a scrap piece of white cardstock, color with Memento Marker in New Sprout and cut out the right part of it -trimming closely (refer to close up picture above) adhere cut out foliage to card, let it slightly hang over the right side embellish with blue rhinestones mount panel to card base using foam pads

Supplies stamps - CAS-ual Fridays Stamps: "Beanstalks" color medium - IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: irRESISTibles Summer Sky + New Sprout,  Memento Marker New Sprout inks - IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Memento Luxe Morocco, Memento Tuxedo Black tools - IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Craft Mat; Spellbinders: Grand Calibur die cutting machine dies - Spellbinders: circle die  others -  white cardstock; Judikins: Eclipse masking tape; Kaisercraft: blue rhinestones; dimensional foam adhesive

Thanks So Much - Mixed Media Meets CAS

 

Hi everyone and happy Monday :)

Today, I am sharing something that is a little bit unusual for me! It's kind of a mixed style, where "Mixed Media" meets "CAS" :)

My starting point was the tag! I was just experimenting with the new and oh so adorable (and literally) irRESISTible Sprays from Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko.

I had so much fun playing around with these acrylic texture sprays and some various inks.

I decided to only use warm colors and therefore I used some Memento Luxe, Memento and Delicata Golden Glitz inks. I also colored the flowers with Memento markers in Dandelion. You may not be able to see it very well here in the pictures, but it looks really pretty IRL :)

BTW: Not sure you have seen it already, but if not, you may want to pop over to the Imagine Crafts Blog, where I shared a step-by-step tutorial with pictures on how to create **this card** using irRESISTibles.
You will also find more inspiration and tutorials over there! So I think it's always worth a visit :)

Ok, but now back to todays card:

When I decided, the tag was finished ... the question was: what to do with it now? 

If you know me, I am sure you know I love cards with lots of white space, and so I decided to cut the tag to a smaller size and just mount it onto a white card.

I hope you like it! I sure will be experimenting more with this "mixed style" in future... let's see where it will lead to.... ;-)

Please refer to the grey boxes below this post for step-by-step instructions and a complete list of supplies :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to see you here on my blog again, soon :)

Sylvia xx

Instructions spritz manila tag with irRESISTibles in Love Letter; let dry using an Ink Blusher, wipe Memento Luxe Dandelion + Marocco over the entire tag; let dry stamp background ("Out Loud" stamp set) randomly onto tag with Delicata Golden Glitz; let dry stamp upper part of flowers ("Truth Is" stamp set) onto tag with Memento Espresso Truffle color in flower petals with Memento Marker Dandelion color length of white seam binding with Memento Luxe Dandelion by directly wiping the ink pad over the seam binding; let seam binding dry thoroughly thread yellow seam binding through tag whole and wrap around natural twine, tying it into a bow embellish tag with yellow enamel dots create top folded 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card base from 4 1/4" x 11" white cardstock and round lower right corner stamp "thanks" with Memento Espresso Truffle and "so much" with Memento Marocco onto card front (stamps from "Wonderful Words" stamp set) mount tag to card front using dimensional foam pads embellish card with clear rhinestones

Supplies stamps - CAS-ual Fridays Stamps: "Out Loud", "Truth Is", "Wonderful Words" color medium - IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: irRESISTibles Love Letter; Memento Marker Dandelion inks - IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Memento Luxe "Dandelion", "Marocco"; Memento Espresso Truffle; Delicata Golden Glitz tools - IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Craft Mat, Ink Blushers; WRMK Corner Chomper;  others - manila tag; white cardstock; Hug Snug white seam binding; natural twine; Kaisercraft: clear rhinestones; My Mind's Eye yellow enamel dots; dimensional foam adhesive