Color Explosion Technique Tutorial

Hello everyone!
Today I'm sharing with you a new technique tutorial. It is such a fun one, which I hope you enjoy!
I used Canson watercolor paper for the base, Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals, as well as embossing powder. The last thing I used was a spray bottle with water. Very few supplies, but you will create awesome results with them.
I hope you enjoy the video tutorial and the pictures below. Please share with me if you try it! I'd love to see your results!

Embossed Webbing Technique

So, it's been quite a while since I shared any type of tutorial with you. As you know, life has taken over, and I've kind of been separated from my supplies for many months now. It's been tough, but I've been wanting to be a little more aggressive, and make some time, when I can, to do a few things, maybe as a way to get back into the "craft every week" kind of days...things have certainly changed around my house, and my life (all good things though), and I find myself with less and less time to dedicate to actually crafting...you know me, I'm a slow crafter, so a project that could probably take an hour for one person, will probably end up taking four for me, and that makes the whole "getting  a project completed" pretty darn difficult at this time.

Today, I finally come to share a tutorial with you, of a technique I hope you enjoy trying out. The effect and background you can create with it are really cool, and though it might look a bit intimidating at first, it's quite simple to do.
Take a look at the steps I took to create it, and check out the results. I hope you are inspired to try it out! Let me know in the comments what you think, and any questions you might have. I'll be glad to help. Enjoy the tutorial!

Step 1
Get a piece of white cardstock, and cover it entirely in Versamark Ink

Step 2
Grab a few Lindy’s Stamp Gang Magicals, and a small dry fluffy brush, ( I used Chateau Rose, Cosmopolitan Pink, A Bit o’ Bubbly, and Mercy Beaucoup Mint), and dab the brush in the Magicals to pick up color.

Step 3
Spread each Magical color randomly all over the white cardstock covered in the Versamark Ink. Do one color at a time to avoid mixing the powders in the jars when switching colors with the brush.

Step 4
Get a piece of fusible webbing (you can find it at your local craft stores in the quilting section), and lay it on top of the background you have created with the Magicals.

Step 5
Take some different colors of embossing powders (I used Raspberry Lemonade, Geranium Coral Blush, Café au Lait, and Weeping Willow Green Gold), and spread a little bit of each one, randomly on top of the fusible webbing. Handle with care to avoid adding too much powder, or getting powder all over your workspace.

Step 6
Carefully lift the cardstock, and using your heat tool, heat your cardstock from underneath to melt the powder, and fusible webbing. Take care to move the heat tool frequently, and do not leave it aimed at one place for too long, to avoid burning the cardstock, or overheating the embossing powder, and fusible webbing.

Step 7
Once all embossing powder has melted, you can take the heat tool, and heat from the top of the cardstock, moving the tool frequently to allow the webbing to curl, and web, creating the effect shown. The Magicals in the background will show through the random spots of the cardstock where little to no webbing stuck.

Step 8
Add your textured background to the project you are working on, and embellish, as you like.

Happy Late-Thanksgiving?!!?!

Hello there and Happy Late -Thanksgiving!

Believe it or not, I've had this Thanksgiving post set up for weeks before it's scheduled post date of Nov. 27th, and for some unknown reason, my blog did not post it, as it usually does when I schedule posts for publication on specific dates! On top of that, I did not check to see if the post actually went live the day it was supposed to, as I usually do as well! So yeah, basically my thanksgiving post never got published on this blog. Ugh!

Well, like I always say, better late than never, and I've just decided to post it anyways today, which is when I noticed it on my blog's dashboard, marked as "draft" just when I came here to draft a blog post that will be up in the next few days (yeah can you tell I haven't even seen my blog dashboard in a while?! It's been a crazy end of the year for me).

Anyways, here's the original post that should have gone up on Thanksgiving day for you guys. It is very ironic it did not go public when it was supposed to, and you'll see what I mean when you read what I discussed in it. Remarkable! I apologize for it's delay, and I hope you enjoy it.

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Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and it's a sad thing that commercialism has made it so you barely hear about it, as Christmas seems to be "what's up" from now until the end of the year!

I cannot believe the amount of Halloween, and every other holiday decor, hype etc, yet when it comes to Thanksgiving, we barely get to see anything at all, as Black Friday, Cyber Monday, as well as all the preparation for Christmas decorating takes over all the stores, schools etc etc.

Thanksgiving is SO IMPORTANT, but I see how every year, it all gets diminished to a meal interrupted by super sales. Come on! Have we forgotten the importance of Thanksgiving? I think we have kind of "let it happen", and it seems to have gotten to the point of no return. So sad.

Well, I refuse to let it go by unnoticed, and I made this card using the Lindy's Stamp Gang Color Challenge Palette for the month of November.

I used several different colors of Magicals ( Golden Sleigh Bells, Red Hot Poker Orange, Autumn Maple Crimson, Canna Lily Burnt Orange, Cattail Copper Brown, Tibetan Poppy Teal, Sweet violet Purple Teal) to create the color gradation on the leaves, which were cut by the Tim Holtz Alterations Autumn Gatherings die. Once the leaves has color, I added a bit of embossing powder in Angel Wings Gold. I stamped the sentiment using a Stamping' up stamp set called Tags 4 You, using Chestnut brown chalk Ink and Twilight Bronze Slate embossing powder.

I hope you like this card, and take some time to join the Lindy's Stamp Gang Color Challenge. This month's challenge is almost coming to an end, so hurry on up there to find out the rules, and what to do to enter. You can win a $50 gift card! Thanks for stopping by. I'm thankful for you!

"Cutie" Scrapbook Layout

Hello everyone! Today I want to share with you how I created my layout for the Lindy's Stamp Gang October Color Challenge reveal day. You'll get to see some close up shots, as well as enjoy a quick video tutorial on what I did to create it!
If you've followed me on my YouTube Channel for quite a while, you know very well the love affair I have with Lindy's Stamp Gang embossing powders. I just think they are so unique, and give any project such an awesome look. In this layout, I used several of them, in different ways, I love the two toned effect on the different areas of my layout. In the close up shots, you'll be able to tell the awesomeness of these powders. Take a closer look:       

This is the finished layout in its entirety, and the video tutorial for you enjoyment. Hope you like it!

Products used:
- Hibiscus Rose Orange Embossing Powder
- Desert Moon Copper Teal Embossing Powder
- Black Orchid Purple Startburst Stain
- Stampendous Embossing Ink
- The Crafter's Workshop Mini Tile Texture template
- Dylusions Luscious leaves Stencil
- Petaloo Flowers
- Hobby Lobby Flowers
- Petaloo butterflies
- White doilies
- MME chipboard Sticker
- Prima Wood venner border
- Paper swirls from my stash
- Chipboard alpha from my stash
- Guesso and Soft Matte Gel Medium by Golden

A Fall Hello

Hello friends!

Seems like life has taken over my world, because again I have succumbed to posting fewer times than I would genuinely want to post in a month, ugh! Totally annoying because of course I'm so super hyped about getting a rhythm and then life happens and I'm stuck like chuck lol!

Well, I'm not going to let that pull me down, and we'll just go ahead with the next little project I have to share with you.

Made a fall themed card, as everyone seems to be longing so much for that time of the year which is quickly approaching, and I just had to join in the fun!

Like with most of my projects, I've made a quick video so you can see the process of me making this card. It has a funky background that shimmers in the light thanks to my trusty Lindy's Stamp Gang products. The I Am Roses items I used are the perfect shade for the spray combo I used. This card will be going in a special someone's package I'm taking to the post office hopefully today (or Monday hehe!).

You can enjoy on the video on my channel HERE, and here are the products used:

- I Am Roses SP1 Flower Spray

- I AM Roses  K1-805 Skeleton Leaves

- The Crafter's workshop  Mini Woodgrain Stencil

- Simon Says Stamp Small Hello Die

- Lindy's Stamp Gang Sprays in: Down The Rabbit Hole, Cowabunga Copper, Pineapple Paradise, Ponderosa Pines Olive, My Mojito Green

- Cheese Cloth

- Seam Binding

- Yellow Sequin

- Light Molding Paste by Golden

A Combo Made in Heaven!

Hello friends, and happy September! I'm super excited that September is here, as it is my favorite time of the year because this month is my birthday month yippie!!!

Today I wanted to share with you a project I made for the Lindy's Stamp Gang September Color Challenge, as well as the I Am Roses September Challenge. This month I combined both challenges and created the piece below:

The I Am Rose Challenge this month is Steampunk Themed, and I needed to incorporate butterflies somehow. The Lindy's Color Challenge Palette for this month is the following one:

I thought both challenges were a match made in heaven, and went for it. The Steampunk style is not necessarily my forte, but I liked how this turned out. I made a video tutorial on this piece, which up can find HERE for your enjoyment. I leave you with some close ups of my piece, and at the end a list of the items that I used:

Please go check out both challenges, and enter. Both promise great prizes! Check out Lindy's Challenge HERE, and I Am Roses Challenge HERE.

Thanks for stopping by!

Products Used:

- Lindy's Stamp Gang September Limited Edition MEGA set

- Tim Holtz Gadget Gears and heart Wing's Bigz Dies

- I Am Roses R19-826 Mulbery Small Flowers

- I Am Roses R21-826 Mixed Brown and Turquoise Paper Flowers

- I Am Roses White Small Paper Roses R19-15

- Tim Holtz Texture Fade in Gears

- Sizzix Embossing Folder in Cracked Surface

- Tim Holtz Stencil "Dot Fade"

- Golden Light Modeling Paste

- Lindy's Stamp Gang Flat Magicals in Tres Chic

- Tim Holtz Metal Gears

- Martha Stewart Buttlerfly Trio Punch

- Metal Clock from Michael's 

- Technique tuesday Sentiment Stamp "Chronology" Stamp set

Mixed Media Video Tutorial

Seems like just a few days ago the month of August started, and the Lindy's Stamp Gang Color Challenge was revealed, yet it's just a few more days until times run out for that particular challenge! As an inspiration piece for it, I created a mixed media layout, and today, I'm sharing with you the step by video tutorial of how I made it. A lot of people seem to like these types of start to finish videos, and I hope you enjoy it below.
I used a variety of products and the finished project is quite detailed, so here is a list for you of what I used for your convenience:
- Technique Tuesday's Technique Tiles in Fundamental Rings
- Crackle Paste by Golden
- Stamper's Anonymous Stamps: Mixed Media CMS125, School Desk CMS057
- Inkadinkado Stamp Set "Circle and Dots 97631"
- Lindy's Stamp Gang's Aug. 2014 Spray Set
- Lindy's Stamp Gang Embossing Powder in Reindeer Moss Green
- Lindy's Stamp Gang Embossing Powder in Silver Moon Saphire
- Lindy's Stamp Gang Embossing Powder in Midnight Violet
- Donna Salazar's Mixed Media Ink in the color Jazmine
- Jilibean Soup " Handwritten Sentiments" stamp set
- Cheese cloth

Here are some close up shots from my project:

And here is a picture of the entire layout. Please find the step by step video tutorial below as well. Hope you enjoy it, and are inspired to join in the challenge this month, for a chance to win $50 gift certificate to the Lindy's Stamp Gang online store. You can enter by clicking HERE.

U R My Favorite! Card & Tutorial

Hello friends!

There's always something you can count on every month, and that is for Lindy's Stamp Gang to put out a new and fabulous color palette to get the inspiration flowing! This month's color palette was super patriotic yet so full of possibilitiesm and you might have seen on the Lindy's Stamp Gang blog earlier this month what I created using it:

I made a step by step video tutorial, which if you are subscribed to the Lindy's Stamp Gang Newsletter, you already saw first than anyone else, as it was released to newsletter subscribers only, until today, when I make it public for everyone (you can subscribe to their  newsletter if you are not already by clicking HERE).  In the video, you get more details on how the colors and textures were achieved. So much fun to make!

The video is now public, and available for watching on my channel.  

I used the following products to make this card:

-Azure Sea Asters Starburst Spray by Lindy's Stamp Gang

-My Mojito Green Starburst Spray by Lindy's Stamp Gang

-Mini Bubble Doily Stencil by The Crafter's Workshop

-Clear Embossing Fluid by Stampendous

-Spanish Moss Green embossing powder by Lindy's Stamp Gang

-Morning Glory Azure Two-toned Embossing Powder by Lindy's Stamp Gang

-Mini Art Is Stencil by The Crafter's Workshop

-Modeling Cream in the color Pearl Champagne by Viva

-Frozen Jack Frost Starburst Spray by Lindy's Stamp Gang

- Retired Crackle Background Stamp by Stampin' up (2005)

-Scotch Broom Yellow Two-toned Embossing Powder by Lindy's Stamp Gang

-Wood Veneer Frame from Michael's stores

-Wood Veneer Clock by Prima

-Wood Veneer Tag by Prima

-Scrabble Tiles from my stash

-Yellow Pink toned Roses by I Am Roses

"Thanks" Mixed Media Background Tutorial

Hello everyone!
I've been thinking of bright colors which are perfect for the summer, but which I've been failing to see lately because it's just been so dark, gray, and gloomy here where I live. It rains everyday! Everyday! Thunderstorms, lightning, floods, you name it. I'm sick of rain! I decided to make a bright thank you card to lift my spirits.
I started by adding water to my work surface (a piece of watercolor paper), and then added on top  some super bright colors from the Caribbean Cruise Flat Fabio Spray Set from Lindy's Stamp Gang. This set is one of my favorites, and is also really close to my heart, because I helped design it. Adding water first to my background allows for the sprayed colors to blend seamlessly into the background. I used Hisbiscus Rose, Mango Mania, Luscious Lime, and Pineapple Paradise.

After that, I started adding on the texture. I took a trellis stencil by Heidy Swapp, and added some Golden Soft Gel medium (Gloss), and also a bit of Golden Light Molding Paste. After letting them dry a bit, I used the same colors stated above to spray over the new surface created by the mediums. You can see in the picture below the different finishes they created on the surface of my card.

Next, I took my Signo Uni-ball White Pen to outline the trellis shapes all around the card randomly.
After that, I took extra watercolor paper, and sprayed some of the same colors I used on my background, so I would have some colored paper where to emboss the trellis shapes you see added on top of the molding paste.
I used a Stampin up Stamp set called "Mosaic Madness" to get these individual mosaics, very similar in shape to the trellis background. I embossed them unto my colored watercolor paper pieces using Lindy's two-toned embossing powder in the color Midnight Pewter.
After embossing the shapes, I punched them out using the coordinating punch to the stamp set (sold by Stampin' up). I also stamped randomly with Archival Black Ink on my background, using a thiner stamp from the same stamp set. With some dimensional adhesive I glued the individual mosaics I embossed, to the background.

I took the wood veneer word "thanks", from Studio Calico, and embossed it using the same embossing powder I used before, and adhered that to the card. I lined it with my white pen to make it stand out.
My last step was to add the background to my white card base, and sprinkle and splatter some Frozen Jack Frost Spray on top of it, to finish off the card.
Here's the finished product:

I have a video tutorial available on my channel so you can watch the process on how this came together. I hope you enjoyed today's tutorial, and you join me back right here soon. Until next time!

Thank You Canvas Bag Tutorial

Happy Friday everyone!

Today I wanted to share with you a tutorial on how I altered this cute canvas bag using I Am Roses Products. I initially got the plain bag at Target for just $1 . I got a few as I thought they had lots of potential for little gifts and even party favors!

Please watch the quick tutorial video on everything I did to get this plain little bag, colorful and full of dimension by clicking HERE. For your convenience, I have added names and the direct links to what I used, below this next picture. Hope you enjoy!

Products I used:
Canvas Bag (purchased at Target)
Lindy's Stamp Gang Flat Fabio in the color Pop Rock Purple
Heidi Swapp multiple dot Stencil (found at Michael's)
I Am Roses Big Taupe Crochet Flowers
I Am Roses Small Green Leaves
I Am Roses Pink and Yellow Mulberry Roses
I Am Roses Mixed Pastel Lilies
I Am Roses  White Mulberry Paper Flowers (I colored it green)
I Am Roses Small White Butterfly (I colored it green)
White card stock
Copi Sepia Multiliner
Chestnut Roan Colorbox Chalk Ink
Heidy Swapp Thank You Stamp (found at Michael's)

So much fun! 12 by 12 Layout

Hello everyone!
I am very excited to share with you my first scrapbooking layout in quite a while. Seems like forever really, but I'm just happy I got it done! To be honest, I've been overwhelmed with stuff lately, and haven't had much time to dedicate to crafting (seems like that's becoming the story of my life in the last eight months or so, but really, I just wish I could craft 24/7 that's all LOL).
Anyways, I had a blast creating this layout as an inspiration piece for the June Lindy's Stamp Gang Color Challenge, using the latex release, the Under the Boardwalk Flat Fabio Collection.
Super fun, creamy bright pastel colors with no shimmer that just make me happy!
Here's what I created:
I used three out of the five newly released products,  Orange Creamsicle, Raspberry Lemonade and Tilt a Wheel Teal,  some I Am Roses flowers (Daisy P700-15, Tiny White T2-15), Dear Lizzy's Day Dreamer Paper Collection, as well as a Day Dreamer wood veneer, some light modeling paste, a Prima stencil by Finnabair and the background paper is by Echo Park--the This and That Collection.

I hope you liked it, and can join in Lindy's June Color Challenge. I get excited seeing all the entries every month!

Give Flight To Your Dreams- No Bulk Tag Tutorial

Hello everyone!
I'm here today to share with you a tag tutorial, where I incorporated some I Am Roses flowers. A lot of people comment on how bulky flowers can be on your projects, but what I'm trying to show you today is, how with the variety of styles and sizes that I Am Roses carries, you can definitely make projects with tons of dimension, some dimension, or little dimension----you can achieve a variety of looks. Not everything needs to look super 3-D just because you use mulberry flowers, and the tag I share with you today, yes, has some dimension, but not nearly as much as the last tag I shared with you a few days back, for example (se previous post for picture). Both tags were created with I Am Roses flowers, but both tags have completely different looks, style, and dimension. The only thing that are the same are the colors I used, and the fact that the flowers are I Am Roses flowers.

Today's tag has texture, and dimension, without having too much bulk, which some people want to stay away from. You definitely can do that with some I Am Roses flowers, and here's my tutorial to show you just that.

If you compare this finished project, with the tag on my previous post, you can definitely see the difference in effects when using the different sizes, and styles of I Am Roses flowers. You can achieve a super 3D project with lots of dimension, but you are also able to achieve subtle, delicate looks on your projects as well. It's all in what size and type of flower you choose to use on your project, and the website provides tons of options.

I hope you enjoyed today's tutorial and appreciated the perspective of the post. Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today, and please see below all the products used:

-White Mini Rose Buds T1-151
-White Mulberry Paper Flowers R8-15
- Lalaland Crafts Hot Air Ballon Die
-Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink in Creamy Brown
-Spellbinders Ribbon Banner Dies
-Just Rite Clear Stamps "Botanical Butterflies"
-Cheese Cloth
-Lindy's Stamp Gang Flat Fabios from the Tres Chic Collection
-Lil Inker Designs Cloud Die
-Impression Obsession Grass die DIE-060-I
- The Crafter's Workshop Mini Retrobursts Stencil
- Viva Modelling Cream in the color Pearl Champagne

Tag Tutorial, May 2014

Hi everyone!
It's hard to believe, but we are already in May! Time flies when you are having fun, indeed! Seems like the year is flying by, and sooner than we know it, it will be Christmas again! I know my daughter is going to be really happy about that, ha!
When getting items together to create, I always enjoy using I Am Roses products and Lindy's Stamp Gang products together, and what perfect time to do that, than at the beginning of this month, when  new challenges start on each company's blog. Wooohooo! To me, they are a match made in heaven, as the I Am Roses take color beautifully, and with the Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays and paints, I can make those products any color I want easily!

This month's challenge, over at the I Am Roses Challenge blog is to make a tag. Over at the Lindy's Stamp Gang blog, the challenge is to use the following color palette:

I really had fun with this one, as Lindy's Stamp Gang just released today a new Flat Fabio Collection,  called "Tres Chic" which I used, and I picked up several different white flowers from the I Am Roses repertoire, and colored them up super fast, and created this super dimensional tag:

I made a start to finish tutorial on the makings of this tag, and was quite pleased with the result. The colors from the new Flat Fabio collection are super creamy, pastel colors, perfect to use on Spring and Summer projects, don't you think?

Please head on overt to the I Am Roses Challenge Blog, as well as the Lindy's Stamp Gang Blog, for more details on each of the challenges. They both have super prizes for the winners, so that's definitely a plus!

Here are the products I used to make this tag:

R5-15 White Mulberry paper Flowers
GB4-15 Big White Gardenias
G2-153 Pale Yellow Curly Paper Flowers 
R40-15 White Paper Roses
BF1-151 Small White Butterflies
ZQ-L0-0 Green Leaves
Snow Tex
Mini Bricks Stencil by The Crafter's Workshop
Lindy's Stamp Gang Flat Fabios in the colors: Merci Beucoup Mint, Cafe Au Lait, Bonjour Butter, Chateu Rose.
Hero Arts "Old Letter Writing" -Stamp S4878
Pale Yellow Martha Stewart Seam Binding
Prima Glass Bauble (2008)
Pearl Sprays
Diecut Swirls by Nicole Lombardo on Etsy
We r Memory Keeper Corner Chomper

Here's the start to finish tutorial for you. I hope you enjoy!

Spray Ink Organization: My Raskog Cart

Hi there!

It's no news to many of you that I've been involved in the unpacking and organization of my new space for quite a few months now. It's definitely taking longer than I ever expected, but it's because I keep changing things around, trying to figure out what's the best way to organize and store things, so they are actually organized how I like, as well as easy for me to access. I'm far from being done with the whole project, but after my recent visit to Ikea, I finally think I'm getting closer to feeling comfortable, and organized in my new space. 

In the mists of all this unpacking, reorganizing, and restructuring my way of working in this new space, I've managed to make it an area where I can still create, which is helping me a lot, because I'm actually seeing what works, and what does not, in terms of organization, and placement around my work areas.

One thing I am thrilled and have been thrilled ever since I changed it up, is my cart from Ikea, the famous, and much coveted Raskog. Everybody and their mama owns one of these, and for good reason! They store SO MUCH STUFF, and fit practically everywhere, not to mention they roll around your space like butter with those wheels which is so convenient.  I have the gray colored version, as I want my room to be all white, gray, and lime green ------you all might be familiar with the turquoise colored one. 

In my old space I used to store my small 6 by 6 paper stacks, and a few roller stamps and embellishments, but after the move, when I unpacked, I decided I would now use it to store all my Lindy's Stamp Gang Sprays. (You might be familiar with this picture if you follow me on my Instagram account, as I shared it as soon as I first set it up).

I totally love the change, and I think it's totally amazeballs!!!! Yup, I said it, amazeballs, because it totally is! Even though you can't see it in the picture, there is tons of room for me to grow on the second and last level of the cart, and I can organize all the sprays by collection sets ,which comes in handy for me as I design for the company.
I strongly recommend you get one of these for your space. No matter what you decide to store on it, it will store so much for you, and I think it is so worth the money. It is super easy to assemble, and you can find tons of other inspiration pictures for storage on this cart (everything from markers, to project life storage), if you just Google it by name. It's one of the best purchases I've made for my new studio...and to think I almost didn't get one! Ha, that's a whole other topic! Until next time friends.

One Layer Easter Card

Hello there again!
So happy to be back today to share with your a card, for my Super Simple Project Series here on this blog. It's been quite a while since I've shared a super simple project, and Easter is right around the corner, so I thought, why not give it a go now, right? You can find more of my Super Simple Project Series by clicking on the "Super Simple Series" label on the lower right hand side of this blog post (scroll down and check the toolbar for the labels list).
I created this one layer Easter themed card using some Lindy's Stamp Gang products, and it's an easy and quick one to create. I used several Lindy's sprays for the back ground: Curioser Chartreuse, Pink Ladies Pink, California Poppy Gold and Tibetan Poppy Teal. I also used Midnight Copper embossing powder by LSG. If you have not tried Lindy's embossing powder, I have to tell you, you are missing out. The two tone on the powders is super unique, and I truly do love them. The effects you get with them are like nothing you get with regular embossing powder. I totally recommend you try some, you'll notice the difference immediately, from all your other powders for sure.
I created a short video guide on how this card came easily together. You can watch it by clicking HERE. If you are interested in more about LSG I suggest you check out the online shop, their blog, and Facebook page. We are always sharing a ton of inspiration with all the products. Thanks so much for stopping by the blog. If you are a new visitor, make sure you click on the "follow" button over on the right on the toolbar, and know as soon as I post a new project. Hope your Easter is blessed.