NEW OBSESSION-COLLAGE PAPER

Awhile ago I saw Tim Holtz use this collage paper and it melted into fabric. I was blown away. 

Recently I got this very rough cardstock called Shizen. So I wanted to pair them together. 

To start I took Multi Medium Matte and a distress paintbrush and brushed the medium onto my shizen cardstock (after I cut the 5x7 shizen to A2 size)

Then I took a piece of the collage paper and laid it accross my panel burnishing out any air bubbles with my fingers.

 I put it aside to dry for about 30 minutes. I took my deckle edge trimmer and I ATTEMPTED to trim the sides but the Shizen was too thick to cut and tore the edges. Turns out, I Liked that look,thank God! A happy accident 😜

I added a Tim Holtz label sentiment with some cardstock scrap strips underneath for dimension and some red baubles for a pop of color. 

I REALLY love this collage paper.  Not sure why it not more popular. I recently bought a plain one so I can create my own collage paper! Cant wait.  

Thanks for stopping 

Freestyle panel/Floral Bday card

Hi guys! Kelly here. For this card Im using Altenews "Beauty Within" Stamp & Die set. I have the coordinating stencil but I didn't use it or need it for this card. 

To start off I stamped my Images onto 80lb Neenah cardstock from Cutcardstock. I used Copics to "flick" color onto them. I used:

RV10,RV21,RV23 & RV25

V20,BV20,BV01,BV02 & BV13

BG10,BG23,BG45, & BG13

YG11,YG03,YG25 & YG17

the centers I used YR24 & YR27

Then I die cut everything out. 

Once I laid out how I wanted them to appear I used Press n Seal and press it onto my layout, flipped it over and added glue and foam tape so its 1 large arrangement. 

Now comes the FREESTYLE....I took another 80lb panel of Neenah and I used the CHISEL side of my black Copic and from the outside edge I swiped in like a brushstroke. I repeated that down the left side of my panel. 

I grabbed 3 copics from the flower colors and added dots to the panel. 

I then die cut this above panel with a rectangle embossed edge die from Kat Scrappiness. 

Then I glued it to my 110lb Neenah cardbase from Cutcardstock. I removed the liner from the foam tape and adhered it to my panel on my cardbase. I added a bit of shimmer pen and black glaze pen to the dotted centers.

Then I added my label sticker Sentiment. Done.

I was  going to add some gems but decided this card had enough going on. Thanks so much for stopping by!❤

Simple Coloring

Kelly Fusco here.... thesunshinecrafter here & thanks for stopping by.

I enjoy and appreciate color but I struggle with coloring, like many people. 

So for this card Im using the "flick" method. 

I used Gina K "Caring Flowers" stamp set & Waffle Flowers Deckled frames dies for this card. 

To start I stamped my image with Memento Tuxedo Black onto 110lb Neenah. I used copics:

BG11,BG32,BG34 & BG15 BV01,BV02 

RV21,RV23,RV25 

& a wee bit of YG13 for the leaves. 

Here you can see the flick coloring and for the stamen which got drowned out from the markers I added White Gelly Roll pen. When you color using flicks you leave some white space and you don't have to be perfect or worry about blending. Whoo hoo. Thats for me!

After I finished my coloring I used Versafine Onyx (pigment ink) for my sentiment and I added Hero Arts Clear Embossing powder on top, heated n melted it. 

I die cut my panel with the smaller deckle frame die and I used the full size for my black panel. Then I decided it was kind of plain. So I added white ink splatter. It cracked some when I die cut it but I like the look it gave to it. I also used a Black Glaze pen for some specific splatter.  

I mounted my main panel up on foam tape and I added a few clear Nuvo drops (Morning Dew). At the very end I added a bit of shimmer pen(Wink Of Stella)to the flower petals (hard to see in pics but in person its shimmery)

 Thats it. So easy!

I hope you like this card. I love these colors together and Im a sucker for a floral stamp. Thanks so much for stopping by & check out the shop for all these goodies and much more!

Hugs,

Kelly Thesunshinecrafter

The above links are not affiliate links but rather links to the BRI store. I am not an affiliate with BRI just a fan. 

Cutest Chubby Snowmen Ever!

 Art Impressions Chubby Snowmen is one of my favorite snowman stamp sets! I'm excited to show you this card.

To start off I took a strip of masking tape and sectioned off the bottom half of my panel which is 110lb Neenah cardstock.  I cut a freestyle mask for the ground as well. I used distress oxide inks in colors Chipped Sapphire & Blueprint sketch for the bottom. I splattered a bit of water for interest.

The top half of my panel I masked off in the middle vertically and I used faded jeans on the left and hickory smoke on the right. I added water splatter to these sections as well then I cut a thin piece of Holographic cardstock and glued it down on the trimmed borders. 

While that dried I stamped the images onto 110lb Neenah and colored them with copics.

I stamped my Sentiment with versamark and added white super fine Embossing  powder and heated it. 

I propped my images up on foam for dimension and adhered them to my panel.

I added white gel accents to my images and white "stars"  to the background with the gelly roll pen.

I also added some clear gelly roll pen for some extra shine. And some sparkle pen for the lights on the tree.

I had alot of fun creating this card & I hope you like it. 

 

Hi Guys! For todays blog post (also on Butterfly Reflections Ink blog) I'm using Honey Bees Lovely Layers Maple Leaf Die. This die set is AMAZING & makes creating leaves so easy! This die set was a gift to myself, for my birthday TODAY!! lol :)

 To start off I grabbed some Alcohol ink panels that had "Autumn Colors" and I used the shadow die and die cut it. Then I grabbed some white & Gold cardstock and die cut the top layer (2 white & 1 gold). I glued them all together. I added a gold bow on top of the stem base using Altenew Metallic Thread and glued it onto my base panel (pierced die plate) which was added to 110lb Kraft Cardstock.

I made a few cards with slight variations (Background, sentiments & embellishments)

The one above (sentiment) is Altenew Label Love  & the Embellishments are the AMAZING Satin Gold From Trinity Stamps. 

What's great about this die from Honey Bee is you can use anything as your shadow layer.  I just happened to use Alcohol inks because I had them made. You can make a striped layer with scraps, a patterned paper layer, mirrored cardstock or anything!

Here's a 3rd card I made below. So easy & fast to put together!

 This one I left plain & the background is Memory Box Pinpoint leaf. 

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have an awesome UnbeLEAFable day🍁❤🌞

Autumn Floral Slimline Card

For this card I started off by die cutting the floral border from Spellbinders Large Die of the month 04/21in 110lb Neenah cardstock from Cutcardstock.  

Then I grabbed a 8.5"x4" panel (same cardstock)  and I used my Finger Brushes and blended with Distress inks Fossilized Amber, Crackling Campfire, Aged Mahogany,  Peeled Paint, Faded Jeans, Walnut Stain & Black Soot. Then I took the coordinating floral dies snd cut out some white felt florals. 

Before I glued them down I took Waffle Flowers Oversized Grace & Kindness set and bent the 1st part of the sentiment. This took a few times as I stamped it ON TOP of acetate 1st which was laid on top of my panel EXACTLY so if it was crooked i could fix it before screwing it up,lol.

I heat embossed it by using Versamark & WOW clear Embossing powder. I die cut "Kindness" in black cardstock and stacked the shadow 3x for dimension. 

I then glued that ink blended piece (trimmed down to fit under the floral panel) onto my 8.5"x 

3.5" cardbase. I added a white mat which is 1/8" smaller than cardbase. Then another black mat which was 1/8" smaller than the white one. Lol. Im not good with measurements so I just go down 1/8". Then my ink blended panel was, you guessed it, 1/8" smaller. Once it was sll glued down I added my felt flowers and Trinity Stamps Something New pearls to the centers. 

I really like how this card came out. So I made two! Last pic is the 2nd one. 

I love the fall colors. 🍁🌈 

I hope you like it too!

Stay crafty my friends🌞🎨❤

No Line Copic Coloring

Ok so lets face it, no line coloring is without a doubt a commitment of time. However the results are always beautiful. 

I started off stamping the image with a light gray ink. 

One that I can see but can be covered by coloring. I used a copic friendly Fog ink. 

I stamped it onto 110lb Neenah cardstock from cutcardstock. 

Then i started off with the sunflowers. I used 3 shades of yellow (YR23,YR24,YR27)

Im not the best at it but I enjoy it. 

Then for thr tulips I used 3 deep reds (R56,R39,R59)

The Greens were (YG03,YG17,YG67)

The background I colored using some light blues (B000,B00,B02)

And a couple browns for the flower centers. I used a white Gelly roll pen to add highlights and "splatter dots" for a bit of interest.

I die cut the "thanks" 3x with black cardstock (135lb Epic Black Classic Crest) from cutcardstock 

And on top I added black glossy cardstock. 

The shadow is vellum which i die cut with double side adhesive on it so the glue wouldnt show.

I added some clear droplets and thats it. 

I hope you like it & thanks for stopping by!

Hugs🤗🌼