Squee! Watercolor Pencils!!

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   Did you notice the brand new item on page 24 of the Occasions catalog?  Did you?!  Wateroolor pencils! I know!! You get 13 high-quality, smooth color pencils--perfect for watercoloring stamped images.  You can use them alone, or with Aqua Painters or Blender Pens.  I was so excited when these were unveiled at Stampin' Up's OnStage Local event in November and they went on my pre-order right away!!

We got to play with the pencils during our OnStage make-and-take sessions and we used the fabulous Inside the Lines Designer Series Paper that you can get for FREE with a qualifying purchase during Sale-a-Bration.  You have to get these pencils and this paper!  Contact me to find out about my SAB events or to host your own event during SAB!!

This card starts with a Tangerine Tango card base onto which we randomly stamped a sentiment from the "Dragonfly Dreams" stamp set using Tangerine Tango ink. The Inside the Lines DSP is cut into two 1-3/4" squares and one 1" by 3-1/2" strip.  I colored the flower using the Melon Mambo and Rich Razzleberry pencils and used a Blender Pen to blend the colors.  I used Daffodil Delight for the center.  I colored the stems with Old Olive and the leaf is Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie--but I need more practice getting the blending right.  This was my first try with these pencils and we were in a mad dash to get our projects finished--they never give us enough time!!

We finished the card with a length of Burlap Ribbon onto which we added a thin strip of Whisper White stamped in Basic Black from one of the sentiments in the "Dragonfly Dreams" set.  We flagged the end with our Paper Snips. We tied a Basic Black Baker's Twine bow and stapled this onto the card, along with the Burlap Ribbon and flag.

I love this card! I may be using it at an upcoming workshop!  Let me know if you want to play with the new Watercolor Pencils and we can make this card at your workshop, too!

tams# 10856

Product List

Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00	Basic Black Baker's Twine [134576] $3.00	5/8" (1.6 Cm) Burlap Ribbon [141487] $7.00	Blender Pens [102845] $10.00
Watercolor Pencils [141709] $16.00	Inside The Lines Designer Series Paper [143830] $0.00	Tangerine Tango 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [111349] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00
Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00	Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin' Pad [126946] $6.50	Dragonfly Dreams Photopolymer Stamp Set [142924] $21.00

It's a "Yarn Bombing"

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   Can you believe it?  Today is the last of my projects I made for Stampin' Up's OnStage Local event in November 2016.  It's my second 12x12 scrapbook page and it commemorates a "yarn bombing" that I happened upon in Mainz, Germany, last summer.

I was walking through Mainz old town and I overshot the side street that led back to my hotel.  I ended up in a part of town with apartments and no cafes and stores.  Since Mainz is right along the Rhine River, I knew if I headed toward the river, I'd find the main street and then I could walk along that back to the hotel.  Well, the streets in Mainz aren't laid out in a grid, so I did a lot of walking and backtracking.  I saw a tree ahead of me that looked like it had been painted, but when I got near enough, I saw that it was covered in yarn!  I took a bunch of pictures because I'd never seen anything like that.  When I got back to my hotel room, I Googled and found out that I'd stumbled upon a "yarn bombing!"  I thought it was the perfect subject for a scrapbook page!

I started with a 12x12 piece of Watermelon Wonder Card Stock.  I added an 8" by 8" square of Crumb Cake in the middle.  I used the Layering Squares Framelits to cut down two of the pictures and adhered them to a Watermelon Wonder scallop-edged square, also cut with the framelits.  I adhered a piece of Watermelon Wonder Card Stock to the larger picture and then used a piece of Serene Scenery Designer Series Paper Stack as a mat.  I think that piece looks like coiled yarn.  Once the photos were in place, I set about to add some embellishments.

I used the "Cool Treats" stamp set to stamp "cool" in Watermelon Wonder Ink onto a Whisper White scrap and made an exclamation point with one of the ice cream sticks and the dot from "Cool Treats" set.  I cut this out with one of the Layering Circles Thinlits.  I backed it with a just-larger Watermelon Wonder scalloped circle and a Crumb Cake scalloped circle, both cut with the same Thinlits.  I added a couple of Whisper White swirls from the Swirly Scribbles Framelits because I thought they looked like coiled yarn.

I used some Whisper White Thick Baker's Twine to crochet a chain and I hung some Whisper White and Crumb Cake flags on them.  The flags are cut with one of the Frozen Treats Framelits and run through the Cable Knit Embossing Folder.  Get it? Cable knit??


Since I had my crochet hook out, I crocheted a rosette from the Whisper White Thick Baker's Twine.  I knotted a length of Watermelon Wonder 5/8" Mini Striped Ribbon in the center and poked that through the rosette.  I cut a 2" strip of Thick Whisper White Card Stock and embossed it with the Cable Knit Embossing Folder.  I flagged the end with the Banner Triple Punch.  I cut a 1" strip of the Serene Scenery DSP and flagged it with the Banner Triple Punch, too.  I added these elements to the bottom of the page and used the Project Life by Stampin' Up Journaling Pen to added the description to the page.

tams# 10852

Product List

Project Life Journaling Pens [135304] $5.00	Whisper White Thick Baker's Twine [141688] $3.50	Watermelon Wonder 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Mini Striped Ribbon [141433] $8.00	Cable Knit Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143537] $10.00
Banner Triple Punch [138292] $23.00	Swirly Scribbles Thinlits Dies [141497] $27.00	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $35.00	Layering Squares Framelits Dies [141708] $35.00
Serene Scenery Designer Series Paper Stack [141642] $10.00	Tasty Treats Cardstock Pack [142771] $8.00	2015-2017 In Color 12" X 12" Cardstock [138340] $11.00	Watermelon Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad [138323] $6.50
Cool Treats Photopolymer Bundle [145181] $48.50

Iconic Note Cards (Part Two)

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   On Monday, I shared the pretty box I made for a set of note cards that was one of my 3D projects at Stampin' Up's OnStage Local event in November 2016.  Yesterday I shared three of the note cards that I created using the "Iconic Occasions" host set.  And today I'm sharing the second group of three note cards for this set.

I started with the Whisper White Note Cards (item 131527) and added some color and embellishments to them.  For each of today's cards, I cut a 3" by 4-7/8" Watermelon Wonder mat.  I also cut a 3-1/4" by 4-3/4" Whisper White panel.  Because I wanted the scribbled circle to be in the same place on all my cards, I used the MISTI positioning tool.  If you don't have a MISTI, you can certainly use the Stamp-a-Ma-Jig positioning tool. I stamped the circle scribble in Watermelon Wonder Ink on all three cards.

I also used the MISTI to position the image inside the circle and the sentiment in Crumb Cake Ink.  I adhered the stamped panel to the Watermelon Wonder mat and tied a length of Whisper White Thick Bakers Twine around each before adhering them to the note card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

These note cards are really quick and easy to make and I think the set would make a great gift!

 

tams# 10848

Product List

Iconic Occasions Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143199] $13.50	Watermelon Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad [138323] $6.50	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] $6.50	Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes [131527] $6.00
Watermelon Wonder 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138334] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Whisper White Thick Baker's Twine [141688] $3.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00
Stamp-A-Ma-Jig [101049] $12.00

Iconic Note Cards (Part One)

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   Yesterday I shared the pretty box I made for a set of note cards that was one of my 3D projects at Stampin' Up's OnStage Local event in November 2016.  Today--and again tomorrow--I'm sharing three of the note cards that I created using the "Iconic Occasions" host set.

Because the images in the "Iconic Occasions" set are so small, I downsized my cards and used the Whisper White Note Cards (item 131527).  But I couldn't just use the note cards, as is, I had to add some pizzazz to them!

For each of today's cards, I cut a 3" by 4-7/8" Crumb Cake mat.  I also cut a 3-1/4" by 4-3/4" Whisper White panel.  Because I wanted the scribbled circle to be in the same place on all my cards, I used the MISTI positioning tool.  If you don't have a MISTI, you can certainly use the Stamp-a-Ma-Jig positioning tool. I stamped the circle scribble in Crumb Cake Ink on all three cards.

I also used the MISTI to position the image inside the circle and the sentiment in Watermelon Wonder Ink.  I adhered the stamped panel to the Crumb Cake mat and tied a length of Linen Thread around each before adhering them to the note card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Be sure to check back tomorrow for the last three cards in this set!!

tams# 10847

Product List

Iconic Occasions Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143199] $13.50	Watermelon Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad [138323] $6.50	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] $6.50	Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes [131527] $6.00
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953] $8.00	Linen Thread [104199] $4.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Stamp-A-Ma-Jig [101049] $12.00