Posted on Thursday, January 31, 2019

Hey Love Blog Hop | You & Me, Love Forever

Hey everone… We are at the end of January! That means Valentine’s Day will be here in 14 more days! Today, I have a love themed card to share with you using digital stamp, and some mixed media supplies.

On my card, I used the Love/Spring Digital Stamps from STAMPlorations. They are FREE STAMPS that you can download, use for your projects, and link up with our Linky Party! It is still open until February 8 and lots of chances for you to win the giveaway prizes.

Printed the image on mixed media paper and then colored it loosely with Gelatos and make up sponge.

I used my finger to add thin layer of gesso around the flower to mute the printed background and added some texture on it. Then I dried the page with craft heater.

Using Faber Castell Grey Brush Pen, I added the shadow around the image and blended it with my finger.

I cut out a pink cardstock using the You & Me Phrase Die Set for the sentiment.

The background panel, I embossed a light grey cardstock using wood grain embossing folder, and then I added some brown Gelato on it with make up sponge to bring up some of the grains. Then, I added some white paint splatters with brush and white acrylic paint and water.

I hope you enjoy this card today. For more inspirations, head over to STAMPlorations Blog to see the extra projects from the STAMPlorations Girls.

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Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Splitcoaststampers Tutorial | Trust God Art Journal

Hello everyone!!! Today I have a mixed media tutorial video to share with you all. On my art journal page today, I use lots of things I found around my home. Totally easy for beginner to try.

Head over to the Splitcoaststampers Tutorial Site to watch it or to see the step-by-step pictures how to create this art journal. You also can watch it on Splitcoaststampers YouTube.

My hope that with this tutorial, you will be brave to start to break an empty page with things you can find around you!

Thanks for visiting and Happy Creating!

Posted on Monday, January 28, 2019

Find Beauty In Chaos Art Journal Tutorial

Hello hello hello everyone… I hope you all have been having an amazing new year!

It is a journey to learn and to grow. It is a journey where we can find beauty in chaos of every day life we go through. Believe me, my friend, you can do it!

Today, I have an art journal page and a tutorial to share with you. Head over to the STAMPlorations Blog to read the full tutorial post and pictures.

So… I started…with creating the base background. Using a brayer, I added the acrylic paints (purple and teal) and mixed media metallic art screen ink (silver and gold). I dried each time I added layer of color with craft heater. And then, using my finger I added the white gesso to add extra texture on the page and to mute some of the colors. I dried it again with craft heater.

I mixed the texture paste and fine glitter to create glitter paste. I added it on the page using the palette knife and Rosegarden ARTplorations Stencil. I dried the roses with craft heater. But be careful when you dry the texture paste, cannot be over heated, it will bubbly.

I scribble the Distress Crayons on the flowers and then using the water brush I blended the colors. If you don’t have water brush, you simply dib your finger in the water and gently rub on the pigment. It works, too. After all colors blended well on the roses, I dried them again with the craft heater.

I added some paint splatters all over the page with the Marabu Art Spray.And then dried the paint with craft heater.

I stamped the images from the Mixed Media Elements 5×7 Stamp Set around the page borders using the VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink Pad. Be careful not to touch the stamped image becuase the pigment ink takes time to dry. I speed up the ink drying with craft heater so I can continue to stamp.

Next, I stamped the sentiment using the Beauty In Chaos – Says It Big Series Stamp and VersaFine Clair Charming Pink Ink Pad. And I dried it with craft heater.

Using the Shutters ARTplorations Stencil and a make up sponge, I added the blue mixed media metallic art screen ink on the page. Dried them again with craft heater.

Next step is stamping the arrows from the Mixed Media Grunge 5×7 Stamp Set around the sentiment with VersaFine Clair Green Oasis Ink Pad. And then I dried it with craft heater.

To make the sentiment quote pop up, I traced the outline of the letters with Sakura Micron Pen. This is my favorite pen to write on mixed media page. It has india permanent ink.

I added more paint splatters on the page with white acrylic paint and fan paint brush. I dried the whole page one more time with craft heater. And the art journal page is done. I hope you enjoy this post today. For more inspirations, visit the STAMPlorations Blog.

I hope you all will join the STAMPlorations January Mixed Media Challenge. The more you link up, more chances you have to win the prizes!!! And… if you use any STAMPloratios products, you can also link your project at the STAMPlorations Never-Ending Anything Goes Challenge.

You don’t have any STAMPlorations products yet??? No worries… you can use the free digital stamp from STAMPlorations on any of your projects to join their challenges all month long. Go ahead to grab it here today!

Or… you can get STAMPlorations stamps, dies, or/and stencils with 20% OFF for your order today by using this code: STAMPGIRLHELEN when you check out!

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Have a wonderful day.

Posted on Monday, January 28, 2019

Fun Valentine Pun Cards and Tutorials

Hello everyone… How’s your January so far? It still has couple more days before February arrives… and that means Valentine’s Day is getting closer, too.

Today I would like to share with you all a couple of fun pun cards that I created using couple new released stamp sets from Joy Clair. I am sharing these projects also at Joy Clair Blog today.

I created this my first fun Valentine Pun card using the new #Single Stamp Set and Valentine Background Builder Stamp. that I stamped them using VersaFine Clair Ink Pads (Glamorous, Charming Pink, and Pinecone), MISTI, and MISTI Creative Corner Rulers. I colored the heart candy using Arteza Real Brush Pens.

And my second fun Valentine Pun card I created using the new Whale Hello There Stamp Set and Mermaid Tail Background Stamp. These stamp sets are fun to create with. It has bit of mixed media on it with VersaFine Clair Ink Pads (Paradise, Purple Delight, Green Oasis, and Warm Breeze), Pearlescents Watercolor Paints, and Marabu Art Sprays (Aquamarine, Blue, Purple).

There all the fun pun cards I would love to share with you all today… I hope they bring smiles on your faces and inspirations to create!

Thank you for stopping by today. Have a fabulous and great day!!!

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Posted on Thursday, January 24, 2019

Thursday Coffee Break | Frappuccino Shaker Card

Hello hello hello everyone… It’s time for Thursday Coffee break and I am here today with a Frappuccino Valentine’s shaker card. It is fun to make for sure.

On my card I use the digital stamp sets and digital paper pack from Super Sponsor Graciellie Design. The die I used for the background is from Super Sponsor Craftin Desert Divas and the die I used to cut the sentiment is from Super Sponsor Divinity Designs (formerly Our Daily Bread Designs). And the adhesive runner I used is from Super Sponsor Scrapbook Adhesive.

I used my Arteza Real Brush Pens and waterbrush for watercoloring on the frappuccino cup. I added some glitter on it with spectrum noir glitter brush.

For full details and how I created this card, head over to Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog today.