Journey...

Every once in a while, I find myself having the urge to go back to where I began with stamping. Scenic stamping is a passion that I have not done in a while, but it still lingers in my creative soul. I love getting my fingers inky with delicious color and finding stamp sets that perfectly fit a scene. Inspired by Theresa Momber's "Wild About You" from GinaK Designs, I created this colorful scenic card for you to enjoy! I also used some of the newest dies released at CHA from Spellbinders: Fanciful Lattice and Gold Sentiments. My inks of choice for scenic stamping is the fabulous Memento inks from Tsukineko/Imagine Crafts. You can find the supply list below!

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This card is personal to me as I journey forward with Spellbinders® Paper Arts! Once my term with the 2012 Design Team is over at the end of this month, I am thrilled to announce that I have been asked to join the prestigious Spellbinders Blog Team with the amazingly talented artists: Becca Feeken, Heidi Blankenship, Debbie Olsen, Sherry Cheever, and Seth Apter. To say I am speechless and honored is an understatement! 

You'll be seeing all kinds of creative works from me with photo and video tutorials. I'm so excited to embrace and share with you all the new mediums I have discovered during my year with Spellbinders. I'll be showing jewelry pieces, mixed media creations, scrapbook pages and lots and lots of cards!! 

 

Thank you for coming along with me on this incredible journey ahead! Feel free to find me on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest and don't forget to "Follow" my blog by signing up with Feedblitz on the right side of this page!

Project Recipe:

Stamps: Theresa Momber's "Wild About You" from GinaK Designs

Dies: Spellbinders® Paper Arts Fanciful Lattice, and Gold Sentiments

Paper: Photo Paper, Bazzill Basics Orange, Red and Black Cardstock
Inks: Tsukineko/Imagine Crafts Memento inks: Dandelion, Cantaloupe, Tangelo, Potter's Clay, Lady Bug, Rhubarb Stalk, Grape Jelly, Sweet Plum, Tuxedo Black, Sponge dauber

Embellishments: Red Burlap String from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store, Beacon Adhesives, 3D Foam Dots

Merry Christmas Card Winner...

 

I want to thank you so much for the lovely comments left on the blog for my Merry Christmas card! I put the number of entries into the random.org generator and commenter #11 was chosen!

"Marie B. said... Hi Darsie! Your card is really pretty! The soft colors are wonderful...anyone would be so lucky to own it!"

I will be emailing you shortly, Marie!!

Merry Christmas...

I just love creating Christmas cards, and really enjoy using non-traditional colors for them. I used soft colors of pink, green and white for my card and a lot of Spellbinders die templates including the new 2013 Heirloom Ornament. All supplies are listed below!

How about a contest? I will give this card to one lucky reader and all you have to do is leave a comment below! I will be mailing this card to the lucky winner so make sure you leave your email in the comments section or privately send your email address to me! I will choose one winner randomly on Monday, July 22nd at midnight. 

I created my pretty poinsettia with Spellbinders Layered Poinsettia using a lovely vellum from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store. She has three weights of vellum in the store that will work for any projects, #24 Clear, #24 Iridescent, #29 Clear, #29 Marble White, and #40 Vellum! In the next few weeks, I'll be making more projects using vellum and you'll love it! I cut/embossed my poinsettias with the vellum, then colored them while they were still in the die with Faber-Castell Big Brush pen in Red. I used a baby wipe on the inked vellum to soften the pen strokes and lightly tint the rest of the vellum pink. I repeated the process for the leaves using a green Big Brush pen.

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Project Recipe:

Stamps: JustRite Papercraft Festive Poinsettia, Heritage Christmas Ornaments

Dies: Spellbinders® Paper Arts 2013 Heirloom Ornament, Layered Poinsettia, 5x7 Elegant Labels Four, 5x7 Matting Basics A, Stately Circles, Die D-Lites™ Fantastic Flourish Two, Dainty Dots Side B Embossing Folder

Paper: Worldwin Vellum #29 Clear, Bazzill Basics Mint Green, Pink and White Cardstock
Inks: Tsukineko/Imagine Crafts Angel Pink ink pad, London Fog ink pad, Versamark, Faber-Castell Big Brush Pen: Red & Green, Silver Embossing Powder, Sponge dauber

Embellishments: 1/4 Pink May Arts Silk Ribbon, KaiserCraft White Pearls, Pearl Sprigs, Beacon Adhesives, 3D Foam Dots
 

The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store carries a versatile collection of supplies for your papercrafting needs from Spellbinders dies, JustRite Papercraft stamps and other stamps, ribbons of all textures, styles and thicknesses, beautiful papers from a multitude of companies and lots of fabulous embellishments.

Crafts 'n Things...

A quick post from me today to let you know that my fun project "Seashell Soap" is the Craft of the Day in the online version of Crafts 'n Things Magazine! It was so much fun and surprisingly easy to create and it makes great gifts for the upcoming holiday season!!

Download the instructions today!

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Spellbinders Shape it Up! Sneak Peek & Giveaway - Day Six

I’m so thrilled to welcome you to Spellbinders® Shape It Up Sneak Peek and Giveaway – Day Six! I hope you have been inspired by all of the sneak peeks of the upcoming Summer CHA releases. The designers have outdone themselves in true Spellbinders fashion!! 

I am excited to be showcasing the “Delicate Doilies” die template and I’ve created two cards for you so you can see the versatility of this set!! For my first card, I have used the inset piece of the largest die to make a lacy background! Read further to see how I created this pretty card!

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Supply List

Spellbinders:

• S5-205 Delicate Doilies by Samantha Walker #5
• S4-399 Charmed I’m Sure: Charm tag
• GC-001 Grand Calibur® Machine

Cross Promotional Supplies:

• JustRite® Papercraft, Inc. Delicate Doilies by Samantha Walker, Get Well Labels Twenty
• Bazzil Basics Paper® Cardstock: Light, Medium and Dark Peach, White
• May Arts 1.25 White Silk Ribbon
• Tsukineko™/Imagine Crafts: Desert Sand, Angel Pink, Tuxedo Black ink pads; sponge dauber
• Beacon Adhesives Advanced 3-in-1 Glue

Other Supplies:

• Recollections: Floral Pearl Self-Adhesive sticker, Pearl
• Copic Marker: Peach
• Wax paper

Project instructions:

1. Cut medium peach cardstock 6 ¼ x 10 inches and fold to make 6 ¼ x 5 inch card.
2. Cut dark peach cardstock 4 3/8 x 5 5/8 inches.
3. Cut light peach cardstock 4 ¼ x 5 ½ inches.
4. On light peach cardstock panel, align Delicate Doilies #5 in the upper left corner and cut/emboss with the Grand Calibur®. Use wax paper between the die template and your cardstock for easy removal! 
   
5. Align #5 in upper right corner of light peach cardstock panel, (as shown) and cut/emboss.
   
6. Align #5 in lower right corner of light peach cardstock panel, and cut/emboss.
   
7. Alight #5 in lower left corner of light peach cardstock panel, and cut/emboss.
8. Adhere Delicate Doily inset panel to dark peach cardstock panel.
   
9. Tie silk ribbon around lower portion of panel and make a bow. Add floral pearl sticker to center.
10. Cut/emboss Charmed I’m Sure tag, and with die cut still in die template, use an inked applicator to apply pink and tan ink to the raised embossed area.
11. Stamp sentiment with black ink on Charmed I’m Sure tag.
    
12. Adhere sentiment piece to middle right of inset panel and add a pearl.
13. Adhere finished panel to card base.
    

For my second card, I used #6 of the Delicate Doilies (the border) set to cut out the lacy doily. I cut/embossed two dark teal and one light teal doily and adhered them together. My sentiment piece is #4 from the die set and was cut/embossed then stenciled with Memento Teal Zeal ink. The pretty border is from a new stamp set from JustRite® Papercraft called Dainty Doilies by Samantha Walker which coordinates perfectly! I added a sweet sentiment and pretty silk ribbon to finish the card!

For contest rules, click HERE!

To enter contest, click HERE!

For more chances to win and to see another fabulous project for today’s Sneak Peek, make sure you hop over to Kazan Clark’s blog!!

Questions? calexander@spellbinders.us No entries will be accepted at this email address.

October 31st...

Today, I've created the first page of my Holiday Calender using Graphic 45's Place in Time Collection and Kraftboard Easel Album! This was a lot of fun to make and I can't wait to work on the rest of the pages for my calendar! Imagine all the fun layouts you could make using your favorite holiday photos! A perfect gift for grandparents, parents or for yourself! All supplies are listed below and can be found at The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store! Stay tune for the next page!

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Project Recipe:

Stamps: JustRite Papercraft Boo-tiful Cameos

Dies: Spellbinders® Paper Arts Decorative Labels Eight

Paper: Graphic 45 Place In Time Collection 8x8, Kraftboard Easel Album, Bazzill Basics Black and Orange Cardstock
Inks: Tsukineko/Imagine Crafts Tuxedo Black ink pad, Tangelo ink pad, sponge dauber 

Embellishments: Graphic 45 Place in Time Chipboard Die Cut Tags 2, Yellow Seam Binding, Prima Orange Pom Pom Trim, Spider Web Ribbon, Beacon Adhesives, Sticko Numbers, KaiserCraft Black Rhinestones
 

The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store carries a versatile collection of supplies for your papercrafting needs from Spellbinders dies, JustRite Papercraft stamps and other stamps, ribbons of all textures, styles and thicknesses, beautiful papers from a multitude of companies and lots of fabulous embellishments.

JustRite Papercraft July Release - Sparkle

This week has been filled with a lot of gorgeous Christmas creations from the JustRite Papercraft design team! Today we are showcasing Christmas Vintage Labels Four which coordinates with Vintage Labels Four Dies.

My card is a clean and simple card using the new holiday Spellbinders® Paper Arts 2013 Snowflake Pendant which is available for purchase now! I dug out my glitter, cut/embossed the snowflakes, added adhesive and drenched them until they were all sparkly!

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Please take some time to visit all the designers participating in today's Blog Hop!

JustRite Inspiration
Marisa Job  
Heidi Blankenship
Angela Barkhouse 
Eva Dobilas
Kathy Jones
Michele Kovack
Darsie Bruno
Kristi Schurr
Margie Higuchi

 

We are celebrating  our JustRite July Christmas Release with a Faber-Castell Sale. Now through July 15th (sale ends at midnght EST) save 20% off all Faber-Castell products in the JustRite Webstore -- Gelatos, Big Brush Pens, Gesso etc....  You can follow our Faber-Castell/JustRite Pinterest Board complete with tutorials here.

Plus, don't forget that we are giving away a $100 Shopping Spree in celebration of our 100th JustRite Friday Challenge to one lucky random winner who leaves a comment on this post here.

 

Project Recipe:

JustRite Papercraft Stamps: Christmas Vintage Labels Four

Dies: JustRite Papercraft Vintage Labels Four Dies, Spellbinders® Paper Arts 2013 Snowflake Pendant, Dainty Dots Side A

Paper: Bazzill Basics Light Blue and White Cardstock

Inks: Tsukineko®/Imagine Crafts Memento Tuxedo Black, Paris Dusk and Summer Sky ink pad, sponge dauber

Embellishments: Art Institute Glitter, Beacon Adhesives, Recollection Pearl, Beacon Adhesives