Give Thanks

Welcome

Our Canadian Thanksgiving is coming up next weekend, so I was feeling inspired to create some cards.

I was even more inspired after watching one of Vicki Boutin's Friday Night Lives where she did some inking using a sheet of acetate.  

* I call it acetate inking and you can find more examples of this on my blog using the search button *

So, here's what I did to create my card.

• Like I mentioned above, I watched Vicki's live and wanted to make some Thanksgiving cards using some colours inspired by Fall.  Vicki calls her technique 'kissing' and it is very easy to do.
• I cut a piece of white cardstock, got out a sheet of acetate and my Distress inks. The colours I used were:  Mustard Seed, Ripe Persimmon, Barn Door, Peeled Paint and Rusty Hinge.
• I rubbed each colour, one at a time onto the sheet of acetate, sprayed it with a good amount of water and pressed and dragged it over my cardstock.  I dried each layer and I wiped off the acetate between each inking until the cardstock was covered with colour.
• I splattered with my black Posca pen to grunge it up a bit more.

Here is what it looked like:

• After the panel was totally dry, I die cut the leaves and the letters from the sheet.
• I pulled out a piece of brown cardstock and embossed it using a folder from Carabelle to add interest.  I glued that onto an A2 size card base.
• I glued the leaves in the top corner, adding some pop dots just under the tips of leaves to raise them up.
• I glued the 'thanks' letters cut from the same inked sheet, just under the leaves.
• To finish my card off, I tied a small piece of twine around the stems of the leaves.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Shopping Our Stash- Leaf Me Alone

Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- Distress 

Paper- heavy white- Scribes Nook, Waterloo, Ont.; brown

Accessories and Tools- Leaf Fragments (TH); Thanks (MFT); 

Texte Grunge eb folder (Carabelle); sheet of acetate; black Posca pen

Welcome Fall

Hello and Welcome

This card was just a fun one done during some spare time I had, trying out some new to me products.

So a bit of a story.......

In my neighbourhood, a local artist, Meredith Sexton, has decided to set up a Free Little Art Gallery.

It has been a wonderful addition to our area.  It is based on one she saw on social media set up in the States.  Anyone can contribute to the Gallery to share and anyone can take a piece of art to appreciate.  

I really like that it is all inclusive and lots of the kids in our neighbourhood have been adding special little art pieces as well as the artists.  

Here is a link to the article written about the Gallery.

I've had the pleasure of adding some cards to the box, just a great little way for our community to connect and share some love during which has been a difficult year and a half.

Here are some pictures showing the box...I think more neighbourhoods should have this.

So onto my card details.

• I began by creating what I would use for my background.  I cut a white cardstock panel, then using my Vicki Boutin Art Crayons, I inked it up.  I rubbed the crayons onto a piece of acetate, diluted with water and pressed onto my cardstock.  You can see this technique and how I used it in the Tutorials section above.
• I added layers of colour to the background, drying between layers and dripping the extra ink to add interest.

• I set the inked piece aside to dry, then took out another piece of white cardstock to stencil onto.  I place the Layered Fancy Leaf stencil over the cardstock and used some more of the crayons to ink it up.  I rubbed the crayon onto my sheet of acetate, then picked up the colour with a stencil brush.
• I splattered with my black Posca pen and simply die cut the 'fall' letters from white cardstock.
• I cut a white border using the Memory Box stitched dies, to create a frame.  I glued the first panel behind that frame then onto a heavy white card base.
• Next, I cut another piece of white, a piece of matching orange, then the stenciled leaf using the stitched die again.  I glued them all together and foam mounted them over the inked background.
• Finally, I glued on the 'fall' letters.

Here is the stencil I used:

Layered Fancy Leaf Stencil

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Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

The Sisterhood of Crafters- STENCILS

Crafty Gals- FALL

As You Like It- WINTER OR AUTUMMN

(no question...Autumn with all the inspiring colours that nature has to offer)

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- Vicki Boutin Art Crayons

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- Layered Fancy Leaf stencil (ACLD); Stencil brush (TH); Posca pen;

Stitched Fame die (Memory Box); alphabet letters (Photoplay); sheet of acetate

Colour Wheel

 

Welcome to the weekend.

So appreciate that you dropped in to see what I am up to today.

I just picked up this fun die from Paper Rose called Color Wheel Love.

I was inspired by the card I made a few weeks ago after watching one of Vicki Boutin's lives.

here is that card

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I began by creating some inky backgrounds using Vicki Boutin's Art Crayons and a piece of acetate.  I simply scribbled the crayons onto the acetate, used a wet paintbrush to blend it out, then pressed onto my white cardstock.  I did add some stenciling and splatters as well to each piece. When I was finished, I had 3 inked pieces.
• Next, using a piece of black cardstock, I die cut the Color Wheel and set that aside.  
• I then die-cut my inked pieces using the same die with each inky panel I had created.
• I glued the black outline onto a piece of white cardstock as a base, then fussy cut around it.  I then glued in all the different colours, fitting them all back into place varying the colours.  
• I set that aside to dry and cut a 4 x 4 inch piece of white cardstock and got out my Gel Plate.
• Using a brayer and my Distress Oxide inks, I inked up my Gel Plate and then took a print. 
• I placed the square panel into my Misti and stamped the 'Just Be Happy' sentiment from the Just Be Happy set by Visible Image, repeating it across the panel.
• I die-cut the Celebrate 3 times from white cardstock and glued those together.  Using my foam finger dabber, I added some Picked Raspberry over the die applying more at the base and fading out as I reached the top.
• I glued the Gel Plate print onto a white card base, then pop dotted the Color Wheel over that.  
• Lastly, I glued the 'Celebrate' over that.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies

Stamps- Just Be Happy (Visible Image)

Ink- Vicki Boutin Art Crayons (warm and cool sets); Distress Oxides (Picked Raspberry, Peeled Paint,

Cracked Pistachio, Kitsch Flamingo, Peacock Feathers, Salvaged Patina)

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook: Waterloo Ontario)

Accessories and Tools- Color Wheel die (Paper Rose); acetate sheet; Celebrate die (MFT); 

Posca black pen; various stencils (ACLD); Misti (My Sweet Petunia)

Made with Love

Good Morning and Welcome to the Weekend!!

Always happy when I get some time to play.

I made this card after watching a Friday night live with Vicki Boutin.  She does them every week and they are so inspiring.  You can find her on FB or on YouTube.  

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I began by cutting a 4 x 4 inch piece of white cardstock.  I use a heavy weight 110lb that I get from my local store.  I die-cut a circle from more cardstock and positioned it over my panel to use as a mask.
• I rubbed the pink crayon from the Warm set of Vicki Boutin Art Crayons onto a piece of acetate, diluted it with water and pressed it over the masked circle.  I repeated that process using some Distress inks next (Picked Raspberry and Spiced Marmalade) until the circle was inked.
• I got out my Simple Grid stencil from ACLD and rubbed some Picked Raspberry over it (seen in the top left and bottom right)
• I diluted some more of the Art Crayon and stamped using a Graffiti stamp, Script and the Zig Zag by dipping the stamps into the wet ink.  By doing that, it gives more of a watercolour look.
• I removed the circle mask and let the piece dry, then placed it into my Misti to stamp the thistles and the sentiment using some Versafine black ink.
• I splattered with my white Posca pen and then doodled around the circle.
• I added 3 black gems under the sentiment, then glued the panel onto a heavy white card base.

 

Here are some of the other panels I created as well so more cards to come.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend.

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Supplies

Stamps- Nature Flowers (Art Journey); Everyday Circle Tags (Avery Elle); Zig Zag Stitch (TH);

Graffiti (Kaisercraft)

Inks- Distress (TH); Versafine; Vicki Boutin Art Crayons

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ontario)

Accessories and Tools- Grid Stencil (ACLD); Circle Die (HA); Sakura Black marker; Posca pen;

inking tool; acetate sheet; black gems; Misti (My Sweet Petunia)

Bubble Wrap Resist

Hello and Welcome

I hope you are all keeping well and safe.

Here in Ontario, Canada, we are into our THIRD wave.  It is such a scary time and the vaccines are rolling out very slowly.  I'm glad for the rollout to be happening, but it is so frustrating that it is taking so long.  I'm generally a patient person but I want to get on with it!  I guess understanding the overwhelming numbers in the system have to appreciated though.

I also want to say a BIG THANKS to all of you that are visiting my blog and always leaving me such encouraging comments.  I do have to apologize for my late responses or visits returned to your blogs.  I am so busy with my 5 little daycare kids (one being  baby) that it keeps me jumping.  By the end of the day, I am tired out and don't usually have time to spend on the computer.  

I promise I will do my best to answer or get back to you as soon as I can!!

Anyways...I made this fun card.  I have to say, having a creative outlets has really helped in these times.

So meet today's card.  A simple mixed media one inspired by Vicki Boutin.  She has FB and YouTube lives every Friday night and has done for a very long time.  Her approach to mixed media is 'try the things'.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I began with a piece of mixed media paper.  Using a piece of bubble wrap, I rubbed some Versamark ink over it and pressed it onto the paper.  I took some white embossing powder and heat embossed it as I wanted to create a resist.  
• Next, I got out the Warm set of Vicki Boutin's Art Crayons and a piece of acetate.  I rubbed the crayons directly onto the acetate and diluted with some water using a paintbrush.  I pressed the acetate onto the panel and dragged it down to cover the paper. 
• I continued that process until the whole panel was filled with colour.  I set that aside to dry and repeated that process on another white scrap of paper.  I used the leftover wet ink to add some splatters with my paintbrush.
• I carefully wiped away the colour from the white embossed areas using a baby wipe.  It left a distressed background that I loved.
• I stamped the Daisy Stem flower from Rubber Stampede onto the small paper panel with some Versafine Clair Noir and clear heat embossed it.  I then glued that over another small piece of white cardstock to give it a bit of a border.  
• I mounted the dots inked piece onto some white, then onto a heavy white card base.  I pop dotted the flower to the side,

Thanks so very much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Stinkin' Inkers- RECYCLE/ REUSE

Creative Artiste Mixed Media- ANYTHING GOES MIXED MEDIA

A Bit More Time to Craft- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Daisy Stem (Rubber Stampede)

Inks- Vicki Boutin Art Crayons; Versamark; Versafine Clair

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ontario)

Accessories and Tools- bubble wrap; Wow white and clear eb powder; heat tool; piece of acetate

Friends

Good Morning

I hope all is well in your part of the world.

Happy Valentine's Day....great day to show our family and friend how much we love them.

Where I live, we are still in lockdown and I am missing my friends so much!

I still had my Vicki Boutin Art Crayons out from the other day, so I decided to use them again to create this background.  I love how this turned out.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I began with a card panel cut from some heavy white cardstock.  I rubbed some of the yellow Art Crayon onto a piece of acetate, sprayed with a generous amount of water and blended with a paint brush.  When it was all mixed and diluted, I pressed onto my card front and dried.
• I used some greens and blues to add the additional colours.  **Vicki's crayons come in 3 different sets; Neutrals (brown, grey), Warm (reds, orange, yellow) and Cool (blues, greens).  The great thing about these crayons is that you can mix them to create your own custom colours.**
• I added some more Art Crayon to my acetate sheet, diluted that and used it as a stamp pad to add the background letters using the Faded Text stamp.
• I dried the panel completely, then placed it into my Misti and stamped the flowers from STAMPlorations with some Versafine Clair ink.
• I stamped the sentiment from Impression Obsession to the one side.
• Using my black Posca pen, I splattered with black, then mounted onto a piece of coordinating cardstock and then onto a heavy white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies

Stamps- Beautiful You (STAMPlorations); Friends (IO)

Inks- Vicki Boutin Art Crayons; Versafine Clair Noir

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook, Waterloo, Ontario)

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); sheet of acetate; Posca pen