tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69613106550972057812024-03-05T23:15:36.885+02:00Oh, Scrapulous!!Fabulous fun with paper and memories.....WendyGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117072082068019488noreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961310655097205781.post-41426503063321669662015-09-23T12:58:00.000+02:002015-09-23T12:58:08.560+02:00Gorgeous~~<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ok, so it took longer than expected to get another LO done.......If only life would show some consideration to my crafty needs....LOL!!</div>
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If at first you don't succeed, try and try again!!.... These are words I drum into my kids heads all the time so I've taken my own advice and have once again used the Dusty Attic mood board as my inspiration.</div>
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The September mood board is absolutely stunning and features some of my favourite colour combinations. I used FabScraps Dreamy Meadows PP as my base and then just added strips of FabScraps Vintage Pin in pink with some alpha stickers as a foundation for my background. I used the FabScraps stencil DS004 with textured paste to create some texture</div>
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I added some mist sprays in various shades of pink and purple once the paste had dried and then used some distressed background stamps from Tattered Angels as a finishing touch to the background.</div>
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I chose to use DA Corner Flourish #2 (DA0629) which I cut up into 2 separate pieces and tucked under my flowers. I first painted them with some white gesso and then lightly dusted them with some Broken China distress ink for a soft blue finish. I also used some DA Mini Vines (DA0370) to create the circle. I painted the mini rosebuds with 2 shades of blue Liquid Pearls and placed each one on a set of brass metal mini leaves I found in a local craft store.</div>
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I used a Dusty in Bloom flower together with a Prima Mountain Lilly, which I also cut in 2, as part of my floral arrangement around the photo.</div>
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WendyGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117072082068019488noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961310655097205781.post-45985443987564987292015-08-19T12:30:00.000+02:002015-08-19T12:30:06.298+02:00Laugh together....(CSI #172)Hi again.<br />
I finally managed to get a new LO done.<br />
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This one I did for the <a href="http://csicolorstoriesinspiration.ning.com/forum/topics/major-case-file-no-172-case-closes-on-august-31-2015" target="_blank">August Major Case File #172</a> over at CSI. I love that they've added a monthly challenge now. It's great for slow scrappers like me that never seem to be able to get a project done for any weekly challenges.<br />
I absolutely love the colours for this month challenge, the ladies over at CSI really know their stuff!!<br />
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I decided to keep it simple and did a straight forward copy of the sketch provided. I used all 5 colours as required.</div>
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My two "evidence" elements are twine and leaves.</div>
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For my "testimony" I used question #7 from the August questions. "What memories did you think about today?". My journaling is on the two mini tags above the picture and reads as follows...</div>
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"There used to be a time when the two of you were inseparable, but now it seems all you do is fight!! I sincerely hope that you find your way back to each other when you're older and need each other."</div>
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I had originally planned on doing a LO using some vacation pics but while I was sorting through my pics I could hear my two youngest having a fight in the background yet AGAIN!! They've been driving me stark crazy the past few months with the constant bickering. I was about to go and have one of my "Moms gone nuts" fits when I spotted the pic I eventually used in my LO. Just seeing the two of them together like that made me long for that period when they were soooo close. Erin hardly ever left her baby brothers side and he hug on to her every word and followed her around like a little puppy. I know the fighting is just part of growing up but life was sooo much more peaceful when they actually liked each other. Call me selfish.....but I want peace and quiet again (not likely for at least another dozen or so years.......AAAHHH!)</div>
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I'm so glad I finally got to use some of my Prima flowers that I've had in my stash for a few years now.</div>
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I also tried a technique I found while browsing online. I can't seem to find the link again unfortunately but basically all you do is add embossing powder over wet textured paste and then heat with a heat gun from under the paper. I used some of my LSG powder which has a fantastic metallic finish. I really love the finished look and will definitely use the technique again. I have a feeling it may be from the LSG site.</div>
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From the date of my last post (14th January <u>2013</u>) you can see that it's been quite a while since I last enjoyed the pleasure of scrapbooking. My personal life got a little (actually a lot) complicated and indulging my creative side had to take a back seat. It's been almost three years since I last scrapped regularly and I'm most definitely feeling a little rusty. I've been doing some online browsing and am blown away by some of the new techniques and styles. I was always a fan of mixed media but it's really taken off now, much to my delight !!!!</div>
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I've done a few pages the last month but haven't felt confident enough to start posting them yet. I decided that I would break the ice by signing up for the <a href="http://dustyatticblog.blogspot.com/2015/07/july.html" target="_blank">July Dusty Attic Mood Board Challenge</a>. Dusty Attic were and still are one of my favourites and their new chippies are to die for!!! I cannot find a local stockist here in South Africa so I thought I'd try the next best thing......... $100 store voucher prize!!!!!! Can you imagine winning that....it would be like being in scrapbook Heaven!!! </div>
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The pic is of my youngest two rascals taken about 4 years ago while on vacation. I remember the morning I took this pic......I must've sat watching them play together on the lawn in front of our chalet for about 45 minutes without a single argument or nasty jibe from either of them......In a moms world, that's a brief glimpse of HEAVEN!!</div>
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I absolutely love the colour pallet for this months mood board so this suited my tastes perfectly. I tried to incorporate the various shades of green with mists and inks and then of course added some of my (very old) Dusty Attic stash of chipboard frames and blooms.</div>
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I used the following Dusty Attic pieces</div>
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DA0315 - Ornate Corner #2</div>
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DA0804 - Dusty in Bloom Wild Moss</div>
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DA0810 - Dusty in Bloom Leaves</div>
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The design of the layout was inspired by a gorgeous LO created by the very talented <a href="http://loisir-scrap.blogspot.ca/2015/01/cuts2luv.html" target="_blank">Maryse Jolin</a> who I stumbled upon while browsing online for some mixed media project inspiration.</div>
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Thank you for taking the time to view my humble project. I hope to add a whole lot more in the near future .</div>
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Wow, it's been almost a year since I last managed to complete a LO. My personal life has been a bit of a roller coaster ride of late but I'm determined to regain control. One way is to start doing things I love and enjoy which brings me straight to scrapbooking.</div>
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I decided to start slow and steady by selecting a sketch challenge to participate in. Dusty Attic is one of my favourite products and I have a ton of their chippies in my stash so I thought that would be the perfect place to start. </div>
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The DA <a href="http://dustyattic.ning.com/forum/topics/january-2013-sketch-challenge" target="_blank">January sketch</a> has lots of layers and I really enjoyed working with it. It also left a lot of room for your own personal interpretation and no specific piece was required so even though my stash is a year old I managed to use plenty of pieces.</div>
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Here's a close-up of the flower cluster I made over the DA corner piece using a combination of some Prima florals and mini roses from Iamroses.com. </div>
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For the circle in the sketch I decided to make a floral circle with the DA mini scrolls which I painted white and added some Sage Creative Inspiration Paints to the leaves. I then used a mini rose in the centre of each vine and arranged these in a circle on the LO.</div>
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Thanks for having a look and I'm really glad to be back. I hope to complete a lot more LO's over the next few weeks. I may stick to sketch's for the time being until my creative juices are in full swing again. It also seems I have a lot of catching up to do technique wise but I look forward to learning getting my hands dirty again.</div>
<br />WendyGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117072082068019488noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961310655097205781.post-85703196130947838232012-06-20T15:31:00.000+02:002012-06-20T15:31:29.514+02:00Mixed Media Canvas/layout<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been a while since I've been online due to having to deal with some urgent personal issues but I've really missed crafting and interacting with all the fab crafty ladies online so I've made a commitment to get back into the swing of things as soon as possible. I thought I'd get the ball rolling by posting a LO I did a while back but never got around to posting.</div>
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It's one of my favourites for several reasons. Firstly, it was one of my first attempts of combining mixed media canvas work techniques with scrapbooking and secondly, I absolutely adore this picture of my DD and teal/turquoise are some of my favourite colours.</div>
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To start I first covered the entire canvas with some gesso beceause at that point I wasn't quite sure which direction I was headed so I wanted a good foundation to work on no matter what. I then misted some Pink Paislee mistable pp's with some of the divine Lindy's Stamp Gang starburst sprays. I placed the misted pp in the centre of the canvas so that it could be used as a solid background for my photograph. I then really got my hands dirty and had a blast adding some textured molding paste to the canvas forming a border around the misted pp. I used my finger to create some swirls in the paste along the right border and then used a palett knife to tap the paste to create that really fantastic looking textured finish at the bottom of the canvas. I wanted to try something completely new and unique so I dug out some glass chips I had used for a one of my kids school projects and did a glass mosaic type finish along the left and top of the canvas. I did this by first adding a thick layer of molding paste to the canvas which I then embedded the glass chips into. I didn't want the traditional smoothed out finish you would normally do with mosaics so I left areas unfilled between the glass chips for a more distresed finish.</div>
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Once the paste had dried I coloured between the glass chips using several colours of LSG mists, starburst mixed with gel medium to create a paint and just went to town....!!!! This really was one of the most fun projects I've worked on.</div>
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After my background and canvas base was completely coloured and had dried I added my pic and some embellishments. I used the same LSG mists and paints to alter the iamroses flowers as well as this mini tag I made by adding wrinkled tissue paper to a normal mail tag with some gel medium. I then embellished the tag with some gems. I also coloured the lace and white photo corners with the LSG paint. I finished my project off by adding some gorgeous Prima flourishes.</div>
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I intend on trying a few more of these type projects in the near future because they're great fun to work on and it's a perfect opportunity to try new things you can't always get away with on paper bases.</div>
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<br />WendyGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117072082068019488noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961310655097205781.post-84357271423492525632012-04-24T14:25:00.001+02:002012-04-24T14:26:29.032+02:00Rendezvous of Randomness First Challenge up and OPEN!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This picture of my youngest DS was just perfect for the launch of yet another <a href="http://www.staytruetogod.ning.com/">STTG</a> monthly challenge called <a href="http://staytruetogod.ning.com/group/rendezvous-of-randomness">Rendezvous of Randomness</a> being hosted by my fellow STTG DT member, Adrienne Ford. Adrienne is an incredibly talented artist and is well renown for her brilliant background creations. Her colour blending skills are true perfection and I personally look forward to seeing every new masterpiece she creates. </div>
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The Rendezvous of Randomness challenge is just that.......Random! Adrienne will select a different challenge every month which will be posted on the 21st and run until the 20th of the following month. Like all the other <a href="http://staytruetogod.ning.com/">STTG Challenges</a> there will be a $20 <a href="http://www.staytruetogod.com/">STTG STORE VOUCHER</a> up for grabs in a random draw.</div>
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Her first challenge is this beautiful "Spring is in the air" colour challenge with a few extra twists.</div>
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And because we all like a good twist here are some
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this could be a bird, butterfly, or whatever "nature" is to you. Please specify
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For my DT challenge contribution LO "Cool Beach Boy" I used both twists. I used my Dusty Attic Chicken Wire piece with some gesso to stamp on the white cs which I then misted over with some homemade mist to create my bg. I also added the large yellow butterfly as the second twist.</div>
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Dusty Attic Picket Fence</div>
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Zva Creative roses</div>
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I hope you'll come and join in the fun!!</div>
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One of my fellow DT members at STTG, Doris Widder, is hosting a monthly sketch challenge called 3D Sketches starting today. The challenge runs from the 14th to the 14th of every month. <br />
It's a sketch challenge with a twist....3 twists to be specific. Doris will provide a sketch as well as a choice of 3 additional twists to use on your project. You are only required to use 1 of the three twists to qualify for the challenge. <br />
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This is the sketch provided for April<br />
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The three twists we were given to choose from are chipboard, embossing and distressing.</div>
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I decided to use all three twists because they all seem to go together so easily. I heat embossed all the Dusty Attic chipboard pieces and used water distressing along with gesso for some extra punch.</div>
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So.....if you enjoy sketch challenges then please drop in and join the <a href="http://staytruetogod.ning.com/group/3d-sketches-monthly-challenge/forum/topics/april-3d-sketch-due-by-11-59-pm-est-march-13-2012">3D Sketches Group</a>. Not only will you have the oportunity to become part of a great group of ladies but you'll also stand a chance to win a $20 store gift voucher. There are so many wonderful items available in the store, many of which i used on my LO above, namely;</div>
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Glitz Pretty in Pink collection</div>
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DA words - Enjoy the Moments </div>WendyGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117072082068019488noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961310655097205781.post-21707086671540109912012-04-14T17:48:00.000+02:002012-04-14T17:50:37.692+02:00Tutorial - Creating Backgrounds using UTEE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Let me tell you, UTEE is far more than just an embossing
powder. This is one amazing product and definitely one of my all-time
favourites under the Ranger umbrella. The versatility of this single product is
actually mind blowing. You can use it for regular embossing or to make
incredible embellishments using the melting pot. As much as I love all of that
I'd like to share my personal favourite techniques using this product which is
creating backgrounds. I have three effects I'd like to share with you, two of
which don't require a melting pot so sit back and enjoy.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Supplies<o:p></o:p></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">UTEE in several colours<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Heat gun<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Melting pot<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cardstock or triplex board<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Toothpick<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Step One:</strong> For my demonstrations I'm using an ATC size
background base on some recycled cereal boxes cut down to size. Apply embossing
ink to the entire surface area, add UTEE powder and emboss using the black UTEE
with your heat gun. Using the black UTEE as a base provides a great contrast
against the metallic colours I'll be adding. You will need to repeat this step
3 times for a nice thick and solid base.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Step Two:</strong> While your black UTEE is still hot start adding
some of your first metallic UTEE which is the platinum in my sample. You need
to only add a very little in small areas around your base. You'll notice that
the UTEE starts melting almost instantly. Use your heat gun to melt any powder
left.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Step</strong> <strong>Three:</strong> Using a toothpick while the embossing powder is
hot and almost liquid like on your base start swirling it around mixing the
metallic powder with the black creating a marble like effect. If you feel it
starting to harden then just zap it with the heat gun again long enough for it
to melt again.</span><br />
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Step Four:</strong> You can leave your project as is or you can add a
second metallic colour to the mix as I did using the bronze UTEE powder. Again
swirl the melted bronze powder around with the toothpick creating a multi toned
marble effect....isn't this just gorgeous?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">A practical use for this technique would be to alter some
chipboard lettering or shapes. This would make a perfect accent to a layout and
just look at how delicious that marble effect looks.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<strong><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Drizzled Background<o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Step One:</strong> For this technique you will need a melting pot and
three or four different colours of UTEE. You can use whichever colours you like
according to your own personal taste. Melt just a little of your first colour
in your melting pot and once it's completely melted drizzle it onto your
non-stick craft mat in a random pattern as shown above.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Step Two:</strong> If you have project pan then you can go ahead and
use a new pan or simple clean out your pot and add the second colour UTEE.
Again let it completely melt and then drizzle that over the first layer.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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steps and then as my final layer used some of the pearl UTEE. Again melt your
UTEE and drizzle over the previous layers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Step Four:</strong> Once the UTEE is completely dry, which only takes
a few seconds, you can lift your drizzle sheet from your craft mat and add it
to your background base. If you're using it on a ATC, card or tag then just cut
down all the excess bits. You can attach it to your base using some gel medium
or a glue that will dry clear.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I made my pattern quite condensed but you can obviously
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Step One:</strong> For this
technique you'll need to start with a black base as we did for the first
technique. Three layers will provide a nice thick and solid foundation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Step Two:</strong> Now add two
more colours to the base while the Black UTEE is still hot. Use your heat gun
to melt any excess powder.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Step Three:</strong> Now for the fun part, using your heat gun very
close to your project surface and at various angles start blowing the melted
UTEE around so that peaks begin to form. If you use the metallic powders you will
notice how patterns start to form in the direction that you blow the melted
UTEE.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Step Four:</strong> Continue doing this until you have created the
pattern you like. It's difficult to show the peaks and valleys in a picture but
if you run your finger across your project surface it will definitely feel the
uneven surface and the patterns make for a gorgeous finish.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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technique using UTEE. Each has a unique finish and can be adapted to whatever
project you decide to use it on. Chipboard and ATC's deliver some of the best
results. The Drizzle technique is perfect for a layout background too. Mix and
match your colours and above all, have fun.</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">I've started a new monthly challenge over at <a href="http://www.staytruetogod.ning.com/">STTG</a> called Getting Messy D.I.Y. Style.</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">This challenge is all about creating homemade embellishments and/or incredible backgrounds for your scrapbook layouts. The aim is to hopefully inspire you to step out of your comfort zone and explore new techniques and styles or fine tune some of those you may have already tried.</span></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">So.....it's time to get your hands dirty with some pastes and colour mediums</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">It's important to note that the theme based tutorials and techniques are OPTIONAL and not required to be eligible to enter the challenge BUT if you do use them you will be given an EXTRA VOTE.</span></div>
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<strong><span class="font-size-5" data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span class="font-size-5" data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Challenge Prize: $20 STTG Store Gift Card</span></strong></span></strong></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="font-size-3">There are 2 options available to qualify to enter the challenge.</span></span></div>
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<span class="font-size-3"><u><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">OPTION 1 - Create your own BACKGROUND PAPER</span></u></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Create your very own unique scrapbook layout background paper using embossing, stencilling, masking, stamping, misting or any other creative techniques.</span></div>
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<strong><u><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Textured Madness Technique Option:</span></u></strong> <strong><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">To earn an EXTRA VOTE use some molding paste, textured pastes/gels or gesso together with any type of colour medium to create your background.</span></strong></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">To help inspire you here are some examples done by my fellow DT and myself</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Rock Star Attitude by <em><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;">Wendy Greenaway</span></em></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;">Here I jumped in head first and covered the entire piece of cardstock with molding paste and and resin gel which I then stamped into. I used metallic acrylic paint as my colour medium</span></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">This stunning piece was done by Adrienne using molding paste and micro beads to create the butterflies. Adrienne used some homemade mists as her colour medium.</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Typical of Gerry's beautiful whimsical style, she created this adorable Easter layout background using a combination of mists, fussy cuttings, molding paste and puffy paint.</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Your layout must have at least one homemade embellishment clearly visible. This can be anything from a homemade paper/fabric bloom, pearl/rhinestone flourishes, polymer clay molded embellies.... The sky is the limit here. As long as you made it yourself and it's clearly visible on the layout, it counts.</span></div>
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Themed techniques and tutorials are OPTIONAL and NOT required to be eligible for the prize. Using the techniques and/or tutorials will however earn you one extra vote.</div>
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Winners wil be selected by the STTG design team and fellow contestants. Please send me a message on the 8th May with your TOP 2 votes. You need not vote for yourself as you will receive a vote for voting. Winners will be posted on the 9th May.</div>
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<span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>3</strong></span> <span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>levels to play... and 3 prizes to win!! :)</strong></span></div>
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<span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Sunflower ~ Butterscotch ~ Auburn ~ Rosy Red ~ Rosebud Pink</span></div>
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<span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Roses ~ Velvet ~ Chipboard ~ Canvas ~ Metal</span></div>
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<span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Embossed ~ Wrinkled ~ Torn ~ Crackled ~ Puffy Paint</span></div>
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<span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Lidia's Deep Distressing Technique</span></div>
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<span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">One of Wendy's NEW Stamp Techniques.....yes, that's me!!</span></div>
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<span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Gerry's</span> <span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Puffy Paint & Dusty Attic Chipboard Technique</span></div>
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<span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Level #1</strong></span></div>
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<span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Pick at least 2 colors, 1 embellishment and 1 texture</span></div>
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<span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Prize is a $10 STTG Gift Card... Winner will be randomly drawn</span></div>
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<span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">C'mon you can do it... just try... you'll have FUN!! :)</span></div>
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<span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Level #2</strong></span></div>
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<span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Pick at least 3 colors, 2 embellishments & 2 textures</span></div>
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<span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Prize is a $15 STTG Gift Card... Winner will be chosen by the DT</span></div>
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<span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Hey look you could win more $$... but you've got some competition!! :)</span></div>
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<span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Level #3</strong></span></div>
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<span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Use all 5 c</span><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">olors +black</span><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">, 4 embellishments, 4 textures </span><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">& 1 te</span><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">chnique</span></div>
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<span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Think you're ready for a real challenge?? Want to win even more $$$ Try taking on this one!! :)</span></div>
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<span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">You may use additional colors as long as the challenge colors are REALLY evident!! However... when it comes to judging level 2 or 3... the more you limit your use of other colors... the more likely you are to WIN!! :)</span></div>
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<span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Please include STTG #3 in your title... (including other sites)</span></div>
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<span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Please put STTG_3 (exactly as shown) in the tags... so we can find you in the search!!</span></div>
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<span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">You have until midnight April 30th PST</span></div>
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<span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Winner will be announced on May 1st</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma;">Don't forget to checkout the <a href="http://www.staytruetogod.com/">STTG STORE</a>. These gorgeous new Dusty Attic Blooms have just arrived and they're selling fast!!</span><br />
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You can also Pre-order some of the new Dusty Attic release pieces. They should be on their wy from Australia as we speak. Here are some of my favourite pieces I'm eagerly waiting for the arrival of<br />
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You'll find all sorts of hidden treasures in the store and don't forget that all US orders max out at $5.45........BONUS!!!!</div>WendyGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117072082068019488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961310655097205781.post-11806414993115743742012-03-22T15:40:00.002+02:002012-03-22T15:41:20.411+02:00STTG #2 - Level 3 DT Project<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is my DT layout for the <a href="http://staytruetogod.ning.com/page/sttg-2">STTG #2 challenge</a> which close 31st March 2012. I did this for level 3 using all four colours. I selected lace, pearls and flowers as my embellishments and the Pink Paislee resistable paper has a damask print on.</div>
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For the homemade flower I used my own <a href="http://www.wendysscrappincorner.blogspot.com/2010/07/tutorial.html">No Sewing Fabric Bloom</a> tutorial. I used some cream crushed satin fabric and made 8 cones for a lovely full bloom. I altered all the flowers and chipboard pieces using some creative inspiration paints mixed with a white pearl acrylic paint. For the chipboard pieces I added a think layer of paint which I then dabbed with the paint brush to create the uneven textured finish.</div>
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Items available in the <a href="http://www.staytruetogod.com/">STTG Store</a></div>
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Petaloo Mini Canterbury collection</div>
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You have until March 31st to post your entries for the challenge. Remember that there are 3 different levels so this challenge is open to paper crafters of all skill levels. Hope you'll come join in the fun.</div>
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TFL</div>WendyGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117072082068019488noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961310655097205781.post-18333016056332078232012-03-13T11:23:00.001+02:002012-03-13T11:24:08.730+02:00STTG #2 - Level 1 and 2 DT projects<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong>Colours to select from:</strong> Ice Blue, Lavender, Gray, Cream</div>
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<strong>Embellishment options:</strong> Flowers, Pearls, Lace, Bling</div>
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For my DT project for Level 1 I knew it would be virtually impossible for me to create a LO using only 2 colours and 1 embellishment so I decided to go another route and create a card for a friend's baby's upcoming first birthday. Because it's for a boy I decided to select Ice Blue and Gray as my colours and used flowers as my embellishment.</div>
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I misted some of the white crinkle ribbon with Licorice Shimmerz mist and painted the white Zva mini roses I had with some light blue Creative Inspiration Paint which also has a beautiful shimmery finish.</div>
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I altered my chipboard pieces by first painting them with a light blue acrylic paint which I then coated liberally with some Ranger Rock Candy crackle paint. Once the crackle paint had dried I went over the pieces with some black soot distress ink to provide more definition to the cracks. I wiped away the excess ink with a paper towel so that only the ink between the cracks remained.</div>
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For my level 2 project I again decided not to do a LO but chose to alter a wooden memory block I've had lying in my cupboard for several years already. I added a picture, title letters for my DD's name, a frame jounal piece listing her birth details and then another jounalling piece with some memories of what she was like as a baby.</div>
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I selected to use lavender, gray and cream as my colour combination and chose flowers and pearls as my embellishments.</div>
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I was originally going to use one of Erins baby pictures but then decided to use this family shot instead. This picture was taken only hours after Erin was born. It was a very significant moment for me because I had been a single mom for over 4 years before my DH and I met so my DS Jarrod had been used to having me all to himself. I worried throughout the pregnancy about how he would react to having a baby in the house so we wanted him to meet his sister as soon as possible so that they could form a bond. By the look on his face in the pic and the strong bond they have today, 6 years later, I'd say it was a wise decision.</div>
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I created the cool textured finish of these DA alphas by simply add a thick layer of metallic lilac acrylic paint to each letter and then dabbing the paint brush into the paint creating peaks. It looks really beautiful IRL.</div>
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This is a snap shot of the other side of the block. I was rather dismayed to realised that I had missed painting over several spots of my red Zva roses. I was working on this project late at night and obviously got too tired to notice the finer details like the roses and some of the sides of the chipboard pieces weren't painted properly. But then again, it's mistakes like those which make projects all the more real to me rather than being purely show pieces.</div>
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Now that you see how easy level 1 and 2 for the STTG #2 challenge is, I hope you pop in at the new <a href="http://www.staytruetogod.ning.com/">STTG NING </a> site and jpin in the fun. The challenge is open until the 31 March.</div>
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I'll be back to post my level 3 project soon so watch this space!!!</div>WendyGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117072082068019488noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961310655097205781.post-31985118714327669762012-03-07T15:47:00.000+02:002012-03-07T15:47:18.446+02:00DUSTY ATTIC - GET IT WHILE STOCK LASTS!!!<br />
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Tracy from STTG has finally received her long overdue orders of Dusty Attic. The <a href="http://www.staytruetogod.com/">STORE</a> is bursting with stock but I must warn you that STOCK IS MOVING FAST!!!!!<br />
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Here are some of my favourite which are IN STOCK and ready to be shipped (for now, that is.....better hurry!!)<br />
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<br />WendyGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117072082068019488noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961310655097205781.post-91700852104466250102012-03-05T14:56:00.000+02:002012-03-05T14:57:02.731+02:00Tutorial - Grunging up Darjeeling<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
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The Petaloo Darjeeling collection is made up of some amazing warm colours and unique styles definitely makes them one of my all-time favourite collections. The flower style and colours already lend themselves to a soft grungy look and with just a little extra help you can transform them into something really grungy, perfect for a masculine project. The technique I'm sharing with you will also help put those box loads of eyelets I'm sure every paper crafter has hidden in the bottom of their stash somewhere to good use.</div>
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<strong>Supplies</strong><br />
Darjeeling Flower<br />
Eyelets<br />
Eyelet tool<br />
Metal flower centre<br />
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<strong>Step One:</strong> Select your flower. Ideally you want a flower that has wide petals so that you have a good surface to work on and can add several eyelets to a single petal.<br />
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<strong>Step Two:</strong> Using your eyelet tool punch your holes for your eyelets. You want to punch the holes far enough away from the petal edges that the petals don't tear. Make sure that your holes are spaced wide enough apart so that the eyelets won't overlap when you add them.<br />
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<strong>Step Three:</strong> Now add the eyelets to the petals and close them off at the back. Work carefully when doing this so that you don't tear your petals. You can now ink the petals with some walnut stain distress ink to add a little more definition if you like. I also chose to remove the clay flower centre and replace it with a metal and pearl one.<br />
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This is the Layout I used my newly altered grungy flower on.<br />
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I chose to use eyelets in the same shade as my flower but these look just as good if you add some brass or copper eyelets. You could also spice it up a bit by colouring your eyelets with some alcohol ink first. Whatever your taste, once you try this I'm confident that eyelets will go right back onto your shopping list.<br />
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Here is another layout I did using the Darjeeling collection on to create a Grungy Feminine layout. I did not use the eyelet technique on these but instead coated them with some gel medium which gives the flowers a leathery appearance once it dries. The gel medium also stiffens the petals which makes it easier to manipulate them to create a fuller looking flower.<br />
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On this layout, using the Darjeeling collection once again, I added the gel medium to the blue flowers and removed the flower centre it came with and replaced them with some vintage brads. I also used some of the Petaloo Color me crazy flowers on this which I inked brown with some distress ink.<br />
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These truly are some of my favourite flowers and I just love that you can add them to regular shabby chic styled layout or you can be a little adventurous and grunge them up a little and then use them against a corrugated board background as I have done with my three layouts for a completely different look. <br />
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One of Wendy's NEW stamp techniques</div>
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My girls and I have Tea Devotionals with this tea set. It's a great time to relax, focus on God, talk about things and really encourage & lift each other up!! I encourage you to have some quiet time with God each & every day too. Our relationship with God grows stronger when we spend time with HIM!! :)</div>
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I created the flowers out of organza fabric and followed Wendy Greenaway's awesome tutoral!! You can find the link here...</div>
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Thank you Wendy!! :) (It's a pleasure Tracy, glad you liked them and yours look fantastic!!)<br />
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<a href="http://staytruetogod.ning.com/page/sttg-2">STTG #2 Challenge link</a> - Come on in and register and join the FUN!!</div>WendyGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117072082068019488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961310655097205781.post-35068104430087344012012-02-28T15:39:00.002+02:002012-02-28T15:39:50.587+02:00**STTG #1 Challenge** Thankful 4 ur Girly Girl Smile<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is my first DT project for <a href="http://www.staytruetogod.ning.com/">STTG.</a> As I posted earlier, Tracy is hosting a monthly challenge with a $25 gift card up for grabs. Her first challenge was to create a LO, card or altered project using the word "Thankful" or "Thank You". Growing up I was a little bit of a tomboy so I never got to appreciate all the fun girly girl things. When I had my daighter I was a little worried that she may be the same because she had an older brother she idolised. But much to my relief she turned out to be the best of both worlds. She loves fashion and dressing up and being a girly girl but is just as capable to playing rough and tough with her 2 brothers.<br />
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For my flower clusters I really wanted the misted look but didn't want to necessarily mist my bg papers so I decided to experiment and built my clusters on some scrap chipboard, misted them with several different colour mists and then added the misted clusters to the LO. I really like how it turned out and I'll be putting a tutorial together shortly for the technique.<br />
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I finished my chipboard pieces off by dabbing some textured molding paste onto the entire surface area to create a rough textured finish. Once the paste had completely dried I painted over it with some <a href="http://www.creativeinspirationspaint.com/">Creative Inspiration Paints.</a> I tucked the Dusty Attic dress form (available from the STTG store) behind the flower cluster and added some more mini roses to the waste. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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To finish the LO off I added some lacing down the right using two colours of silk ribbon. This is a simple but eye catching lacing technique and a great way to fill empty space on a LO. <br />
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All the Dusty Attic pieces and Glitz papers in this LO are available at the <a href="http://www.staytruetogod.com/">STTG store</a> so pop over there, you'll be pleasantly surprised. <br />
<br />WendyGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117072082068019488noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961310655097205781.post-90226717771247999802012-02-24T12:55:00.000+02:002012-02-24T12:55:13.256+02:00Stamping on Layouts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As a scrapbooker one of the challenges I faced was trying to figure out how I could incorporate stamping into my layouts. To most of you that may come naturally but for some reason this seemed to pose a serious challenge for me. It was only once I started stepping out of my comfort zone of only using patterned papers and started creating my own background papers that I finally found a use for my small stash of stamps I had slowly accumulated. Before that I assumed stamps were exclusive to the card makers of the world.....LOL!<br />
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I'd like to share ways I've used stamps on layouts in three of my projects to maybe inspire any other scrapbookers out there who may have the same reservations I had about stamping and scrapbooking. For the above LO I used a flourish stamp from Rubbernecker stamps on some pale pink cardstock. I first stamped and embossed the image with clear embossing powder. I then inked over the entire piece of cardstock with a combination of worn lipstick and aged mahogany distress ink. The embossed stamped images acted as a resist to the distress ink thus creating a pattern on the cardstock. I also stamped the same image on some transparency with StazOn ink which I then cut out and used as flourishes for my flower clusters.<br />
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For my second project I first stamped some random Rubbernecker stamp images onto some coloured tissue paper which I then tore up into smaller pieces and layered onto some cardstock using gel medium. Once that dried I added some black soot distress ink to the borders. This technique adds great texture to a LO and depending of the stamps you use can be used for various styles and themes.<br />
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For my final project I used some tiny Technique Tuesday floral stems to stamp a border around the edge of my carstock. I applied two colours of ink to the stamp to create the multi-coloured border. The butterflies are also a Technique Tuesday stamp which I stamped on some transparency with StazOn ink. I then added stickles to the reverse side of the image and once the stickles dried, I cut the images out and shaped the wings before sticking them on the LO.<br />
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These are just three simple ways of using stamps on a LO. I'm always looking for new techniques so please feel free to leave me a link if you know of any other tricks.<br />
<br />WendyGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117072082068019488noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961310655097205781.post-38484599403053140462012-02-17T15:56:00.001+02:002012-02-17T15:57:13.608+02:00LO - True Love (Rework of an old LO)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi there, I thought I'd share a small project I worked on this week. While visiting my in-laws I happened to walk past a framed LO I had given them 2 years ago around the time of their 50th wedding anniversary. It looked so "not me" if I think of the way my style has changed these last 2 years so I decided I needed to update the LO for them.</div>
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The picture is one of my favourites from their wedding album and in my original LO I had it scanned and printed in sepia. This time I decided to use a black and white picture instead which I knew would work well with the Bo Bunny Enchanted collection I planned on using.</div>
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I wanted to stay true to the original LO by keeping some of the design elements like the circle and floral cluster so I used a sketch by Beggahuna as inspiration for the updated LO. I love using a lot of distressing and all sorts of paints and pastes but decided to simply things and not go all out for this LO because my in-laws are elderly and my current grungy style may not appeal to their tastes. I did however distress the paper edges with my Zutter Diistrezz-It-All (I just LOVE that machine!!!)</div>
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My mother-in-law's favourite colour is blue so I used pops of a dusty shade of blue as a contrast against all the B&W.It's difficult to see in the picture but I added some glitter to the black circle which complimented the glittery finish of the Bo Bunny pp's. I also painted my white Gardenia with some Creative Inspiration paints which gave it a beautiful shimmer. The lace trim below the photo is actually silver and not grey as it appears in the photo. The pretty B&W butterflies are from Angelics's etsy shop.</div>
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Wendy</div>WendyGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117072082068019488noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961310655097205781.post-80914816975412891032012-02-16T13:22:00.000+02:002012-02-16T13:22:56.208+02:00STTG #1 Challenge is up - $25 Gift Card up for grabs!!!!Now there isn't a scrapper alive I know that wouldn't appreciate a $25 gift card to have fun shopping with especially when the store in question is filled to the brim with delicious <a href="http://stores.sttg.com/-strse-Dusty-Attic-Chipboard/Categories.bok">Dusty Attic</a> peices.<br />
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That's right, Tracy from STTG is hosting her first challenge over at the brand new <a href="http://staytruetogod.ning.com/">STTG Ning Site</a> and the winner get a $25 gift card to spend in the <a href="http://www.staytruetogod.com/">STTG store</a>. Beside the Dusty Attic, Tracy has a great selection of Glitz papers, silk ribbon, Viva Pearl Pens, Zva roses and so much more.<br />
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Pop on over and sign up. Feel free to add as many as your LO's to the gallery to share with your fellow scrappers, we all enjoy a little inspiration.....<br />
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Here's the details for the STTG #1 challenge provided on the front page of the new ning site.<br />
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For our very first challenge... it's going to be super simple...Create a "Thankful" project!! :)<br />
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<li>The Design Team is encouraged to play along but are not eligible to win.</li>
<li>You have 2 weeks to complete your project.</li>
<li>The winner will be chosen by a random draw on February 29th and announced on March 1st.</li>
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This is my entry for the <a href="http://csicolorstoriesinspiration.ning.com/">CSI #4 Challenge</a>. I'm delighted that I finally managed to get a LO done in time before the dreaded deadline, even if it was at 11:30pm my time the day of the deadline...LOL!. It's a great new ning site and I must say that Debbie and her team have put together some interesting challenges.</div>
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Above is a summary of what this weeks challenge was. You have to use at least two items from the "Evidence" list. I used a frame and my wet mediums were mists and gesso. I also added several metal pieces as my reflective surface item. "Testimony" is the guideline provided for your page journaling. This alone is a challenge for me because I usually don't add journaling to my LO's. My journaling is a childhood prayer I used to say every night at bedtime.</div>
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I am a huge fan of Finnabair's and have been dying to try her misting technique. Unfortunately I have not had the privledge of ever attending one of her classes but I have studied her work and tried to pick up bits and pieces along the way. I have no idea how she puts her LO's together but based on what I THINK she does, I did my own version of her misting technique.</div>
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To start I first masked some brick wall detail onto my Prima Mistable canvas base using gesso which I knew would act as a resist when I added the mist later.</div>
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The great part about this technique is you don't have to colour co-ordinate your flowers because you're going to mist them anyway. It's a perfect opportunity to use up the last of some floral collections gathering dust in your stash. I also added some metal pieces to my clusters. To finish off I placed various sized pearls around each floral cluster.</div>
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I wrote my journaling on some cs and framed it with a small metal frame. I then also added some lace and made a mini floral cluster alongside the frame. A helpful tip is to use a hot glue gun when creating clusters so that your items stick instantly and don't move around when adding to it.</div>
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Once everything was stuck down I covered my picture and journaling frame with some plastic wrap to protect them from the mist. I then used mists the colours of the colour pallett provided for the challenge and had an ink party for one!!!!! This was so much fun and even though my LO isn't even close to the brilliance of finnabair, I'm delighted with the results for my first attempt and will defintely use this technique again.</div>
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This is my entry for the <a href="http://www.swirlydoos.blogspot.com/2012/01/january-swirlyhues-challenge.html">January Swirlyhues Challenge.</a> You can find all the details for the challenge on their blog. Lisa Valentine is this months host and I must just say that I absolutely love the colour palett she selected and the sketch provided is absolutely gorgeous!! Remember that this challenge is open to everyone and not just Swirlydoos kit club members.<br />
Firstly, I turned the sketch design around for my layout but then kept most of the other elements of the sketch in my design.</div>
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One of the requirements for the challenge is to use one or more of the Swirlydoos tutorials provided by their incredibly talented DT. One of the tutorials I selected was Lisa Gregory's <a href="http://www.swirlydoos.com/page.php?55">Corner Punch Deco Circle </a>. This is one of my all time favourite scrapbook tricks I've learnt. I even did my own version of the tutorial while on staff at SNR magazine. The paper fan frame was inspired by the brilliant Natasha Naranjo Aguirre (thanks Natasha!)<br />
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Another Swirly's tutorial I used was Camilla's <a href="http://www.swirlydoos.com/page.php?83">Chipboard with Crackle Accents</a> but I used Ranger Rock Candy Crackle paint instead of the crackle accents. I first painted my DA chippie with some Denim Creative Inspirations paint and then randomly dabbed on some snow cap paint. Once that dried I painted over it with the crackle paint which I inked over with some Vintage Photo disress ink once it had completely dried to highlight the cracks.<br />
The third swirly's tutorial I used was Lidia's <a href="http://www.swirlydoos.com/sd_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?131126">Deep Distressing</a>. This is an amazing technique which I absolutely love. My version is not quite as stunning as Lidia's but I really enjoyed trying the technique.<br />
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This incredible corner bouquet is from my very dear friend Katie's <a href="http://www.katieskreations4u.etsy.com/">Etsy shop.</a> She makes the most amazing embellishments and I'm a huge fan of her bouquets.<br />
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Another one of my favourite products is Lindy's Stamp Gang embossing powders which I used to alter this TPC mirror chipboard sticker. I removed the "mirror" part and replaced it with a piece of cs which i inked and added some Kaiser tiny alpha letters.<br />
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Thanks so much for taking the time to read my post, I hope you enjoyed it and learnt a little somthing along the way.<br />
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This is a pic of my youngest DS Matt just before we cut all his baby curls off. I used a combination of three of my favourite product brands on this layout, Dusty Attic, Bo Bunny and Lindy's Stamp Gang..........a match made in heaven.<br />
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Bo Bunny's Timepiece collection is one of my all time favourites. I adore all the neutral tones and that die is simply gorgeous. I used a lot of my white blooms from <a href="http://www.iamroses.com/">I am Roses</a>, one of my favourite online stores which I then misted with some <a href="http://www.lindystampgang.com/">Lindy's Stamp Gang</a> moon shadow and starburst sprays. I also misted the piece of lace.<br />
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I altered the scroll DA chipboard pieces with some of the amazing LSG embossing powders. These EP's are simply incredible. Not only do they deliver a gorgeous metallic finish but they are 2 toned which makes them all the more delicious and they're perfect for fine detailed chipboard pieces. I also added a few pearls for an extra vintage finish.<br />
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I altered the title DA pieces by misting them with some <a href="http://www.lindystampgang.com/moon-shadows-listed-alphabetically/">Tawny Turquoise Moon Shadow Mist</a> from LSG. How gorgeous is that shimmer!!!!! Again I added some pearls to finish off.<br />
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As always I added a lot of paper distressing to my layout and was rather delighted with the finished product. Thanks so much for taking the time to look.WendyGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117072082068019488noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961310655097205781.post-24514732638523662792012-01-12T12:30:00.000+02:002012-01-12T12:31:10.061+02:00Tutorial - Embossed Beeswax and Perfect Pearls Bloom<br />
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Here's something a little different for those of you looking to experiment with some Mixed Media but don't want to stray too far away from traditional scrapbook techniques.<br />
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I'm a huge fan of Donna Salazar's paper flowers and I especially love the Rose Creations Spellbinders set. For this tutorial I decided to put Donna's Crafty Chronicals to the test and add a mixed media spin on what is already a well known paper flower using some beeswax and Perfect Pearls. <br />
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Donna Salazar Rose Creations Spellbinders set<br />
Donna Salazar Crafty Chronicals<br />
Distress ink<br />
Beeswax<br />
Perfect Pearls<br />
Dusting brush<br />
Craft iron<br />
Embossing Folder<br />
Embossing machine (I used my Cuttlebug)<br />
Small plastic sandwhich bag<br />
Brad to use as a flower centre<br />
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<strong>Step One:</strong> Using the Rose Creation Spellbinders set, cut two of the large petals and then one of each of the remaining size petals giving you seven petals in total from your Crafty Chronicals. I selected pieces that had text only but there are so many interesting background possibilities to choose from including maps. You can also cut two of the large leaves (not shown on picture). Ink the edges of each of the petals with some vintage photo distress ink.<br />
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<strong>Step Two:</strong> Working on your craft mat sprinkle some of the beeswax pellets over your paper petals. Using a craft iron gently iron over the beeswax until it begins to melt. Spread the heated wax over the entire surface area of all the petals making sure that no puddles form.<br />
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<strong>Step Three:</strong> Once the beeswax has cooled, which will only take a few seconds, carefully peel the petals from your craft mat. Cut away any of the excess bits of wax from each of your petals.<br />
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<strong>Step Four:</strong> After several failed attempts at trying to find a method to sucessfully emboss beeswax, I discovered that a plastic sandwhich bag is your best bet. The plastic is thicker than saran wrap so it peels away from the beeswax a lot easier. Do not use wax paper, a lesson I leant the hard way. Place your petals and leaves into the bag so that they lie without overlapping each other. Place the bag into an embossing folder and tuck away the excess plastic so that it does not get tangled in your embossing machine.<br />
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<strong>Step Five:</strong> Run it through your embossing machine. Notice how the plastic sticks to the beeswax. It's for this reason that you don't want to use wax paper. It is literally impossible to peel away the wax paper. Saran wrap is very thin and can be tricky to remove whereas the sandwhich bag plastic peeled away very easily without affecting the embossed images.<br />
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<strong>Step Six:</strong> Add some colour to your flower and leaves by dusting on some Perfect Pearls. The stickyness of the beeswax makes a perfect base for the mica powders. You do not need to spitz water onto the perfect pearls to seal it as the moisture from the wax will hold the colour perfectly. I used a combination of green patina, antique gold and forever violet for my flower and the green patina only for the leaves.<br />
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<strong>Step Seven:</strong> Working from your largest petals to the smallest petals alternate between curling the petals backwards and inwards as shown above. You can use the handle of your dusting brush to do this. <br />
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<strong>Step Eight:</strong> Now stack your flower starting with the largest flower with the petals curled backwards until the smallest flower. The Rose Creation dies already have a hole in the centre of each flower so it's easy to add a pearl brad as a flower centre. Tuck the leaves under the flower and stick down to complete your flower.<br />
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Beeswax is really a fun product to work with and colouring it with Perfect Pearls delivers a gorgeous result. The Crafty Chronicals paper held up to this technique perfectly so if you don't already have some then it's woth the investment. Alternatively use a scripted piece of pp made from a thick cardstock.WendyGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117072082068019488noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961310655097205781.post-76058578821925122002012-01-10T13:44:00.002+02:002012-01-10T13:50:04.613+02:00Tutorial ~ Vintage Pretties<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a variation of the Anglaise Pretties tutorial I did for the May issue of SNR. I absolutely love making my own flowers and often struggle deciding between fabrics and lace or paper for my creations so I decided to mix the two together and create something completely new using the Donna Salazar Antiquities collection which just oozes vintage charm.</div>
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Patterned papers<br />
Donna Salazar Rose Creation die cut<br />
Ink<br />
Anglaise lace<br />
Needle and thread<br />
Feathers<br />
Hot glue gun<br />
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<strong>Step One:</strong> Using the Donna Salazar Rose Creation dies, cut two sets of the size #1 to #5 petals. You do not need the largest set of petals (#6). For more interest cut each set in contrasting colours so that you have layers of contrast as you construct your paper flower. Ink the petal edges with some Vintage Photo distress ink for a more finished look.<br />
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<strong>Step Two:</strong> Starting with your smallest petals (#1) and using the handle of a thin paint brush, wrap the petals around the tip of the paint brush handle as shown. Scrunch the petals closely around the handle. Add a little liquid adhesive to the second small petal in your contrasting paper and layer that over the first flower. Now do the same to for your #2 petals and the first of you #3 petals. You will now have five layers all scrunched up around each other to form your rose bud flower centre.<br />
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<strong>Step Three:</strong> For the next layer, curl the petals of your second #3 petals inwards to form a cup like shape. Add a small amount of liquid adhesive to the centre of the petals and glue your rose bud centre down.<br />
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<strong>Step Four:</strong> For this layer curl one of the #4 petals backwards and the other inwards as shown. Add some adhesive to the centre of the petals and glue your rose bud centre to the flower with the petals curled inwards first and then layer that on top of the flower with the petals curled backwards alternating the petals.<br />
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<strong>Step Five:</strong> For your final layers of your paper flower curl the corners of both sets of #5 petals backwards and pinch them between your fingers to form a “v” shape. Layer your rose onto these two layers alternating the petals. <br />
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<strong>Step Six:</strong> Cut a piece of anglaise lace approximately 12” in length. Using a needle and thread stitch the entire length of your lace along one edge using a running stitch.<br />
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<strong>Step Seven:</strong> Now gather your lace to form a circle and tie the thread in a knot to hold it in place. For some extra vintage flare stick one or two feathers to the centre of your flower using a hot glue gun.<br />
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<strong>Step Eight:</strong> Stick your paper flower rose to the centre of your lace base using a hot glue gun and you’re done.<br />
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You now have a perfectly co-ordinated flower ready to add to your vintage style paper crafting project. You can change it up a little by adding some diamond dust to the paper flower for some extra sparkle or possibly use more textured lace to create your base. Whatever your personal style is, the combination of paper and lace will certainly add some visual interest to your project.<br />
<br />WendyGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117072082068019488noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961310655097205781.post-39102677431032507582011-10-17T14:20:00.002+02:002011-10-17T14:20:00.621+02:00Tutorial - Newspaper Letters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0fC9rIiGwhHXEDoEnwJ4d_NEL90PiNAd0GSR9vclFGsZZkKAus4C1pFMLyMUsPlGD0VfW8CHK5vNJ_EkpCCbmMkUtIykk5Q2BjjIZeQZN73LjrKlHS082A7yxcFFTIZt4rHvokQkTP0/s1600/NLFPWG.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="128" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0fC9rIiGwhHXEDoEnwJ4d_NEL90PiNAd0GSR9vclFGsZZkKAus4C1pFMLyMUsPlGD0VfW8CHK5vNJ_EkpCCbmMkUtIykk5Q2BjjIZeQZN73LjrKlHS082A7yxcFFTIZt4rHvokQkTP0/s320/NLFPWG.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Most households worldwide have a pile of newspapers piled up somewhere. These have been put to good use by crafters for a very long time making larger projects like paper mache or simpler altered items. Today I want to downscale even more and show you how to transform a simple item like a chipboard letter into something special to add to your paper crafting project. This was a tutorial featured in the August copy of <a href="http://www.scrapbooknewsandreview.com/">Scarpbook News and Review magazine</a><br />
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<strong>Supplies</strong><br />
Chipboard letters<br />
Newspaper<br />
Ink<br />
Paint<br />
Gel Medium<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDeKf3swxetWMkIb9iLjGerGzSYY-bcQ3OQbjRumVN6jVrcZ3F3fj_20JeUM_r2gs04-2CGjrFQ8XUUzCZJN8IWVu7quOF1G19QpAR_GXshFFUG8rQgNWXXtm4Wezi9ERjIKnbGW1-CM/s1600/NLS1WG.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="260" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDeKf3swxetWMkIb9iLjGerGzSYY-bcQ3OQbjRumVN6jVrcZ3F3fj_20JeUM_r2gs04-2CGjrFQ8XUUzCZJN8IWVu7quOF1G19QpAR_GXshFFUG8rQgNWXXtm4Wezi9ERjIKnbGW1-CM/s320/NLS1WG.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><strong>Step One:</strong> Tear a piece of newspaper up into small pieces as shown above. Try and find a piece of newspaper that has text on both sides of the paper.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSbpThN6-LmKsmQT3Y4G9I75whpzxgna4TzPlYNn3gOroegpVMh2zKqgwxk31MdvxjiWqgt2uK3O_Y-e0s88jZki-bcFK3NK8-pZ2-njcvNhgCE4ARnTXMhNTID_TR8hp45-4bXo80xDw/s1600/NLS4WG.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSbpThN6-LmKsmQT3Y4G9I75whpzxgna4TzPlYNn3gOroegpVMh2zKqgwxk31MdvxjiWqgt2uK3O_Y-e0s88jZki-bcFK3NK8-pZ2-njcvNhgCE4ARnTXMhNTID_TR8hp45-4bXo80xDw/s320/NLS4WG.JPG" width="269" /></a></div><strong>Step Four:</strong> Turn the Chipboard letter right side up again and lightly sand the edges with a sanding block to smooth them.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPbjcZrdUxOrR85lEqcuCTCdex0IKCg2VF_ipwC1UNz8MirL2u2w27H4R5JIHkiaaI-I_ITY0akfMf3q6gNX3SIi4TEPNF_3Rp9Lmd0CGfjRW97160T39dbRx3Wp7lXBBKULQQr3t96o/s1600/NLS5AWG.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPbjcZrdUxOrR85lEqcuCTCdex0IKCg2VF_ipwC1UNz8MirL2u2w27H4R5JIHkiaaI-I_ITY0akfMf3q6gNX3SIi4TEPNF_3Rp9Lmd0CGfjRW97160T39dbRx3Wp7lXBBKULQQr3t96o/s320/NLS5AWG.JPG" width="234" /></a></div><strong>Step Five A:</strong> You have several options to finish your letters off. The first and easiest option is to ink the edges. You could ink them lightly or heavily as I have done for a more dramatic look.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5wFq7u19KxA67rwjtO8bJ5tBJyWURwfrCLUgOYsSGMCsqqQDgn40seqe5iVEoMYOrvi2fKq_UIi2666lH9jbY_CNNnAH3qe4WcNHuLG8TgE2iGtrRhPzZCP3o9lLGKLzGBTp7Xdc8iXc/s1600/NLS5B.1WG.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5wFq7u19KxA67rwjtO8bJ5tBJyWURwfrCLUgOYsSGMCsqqQDgn40seqe5iVEoMYOrvi2fKq_UIi2666lH9jbY_CNNnAH3qe4WcNHuLG8TgE2iGtrRhPzZCP3o9lLGKLzGBTp7Xdc8iXc/s320/NLS5B.1WG.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><strong>Step Five B.1:</strong> Another option is to first ink the edges and then add some acrylic paint to your letter. In keeping with the recycling theme, use items like toilet paper rolls to stamp onto your letters. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4eUacX7zE6mhRKJiqhcVnJAnvbxkJ341WIKlcgRHsfSVQOk9oXN4bK8O5mGU5wYRibHz5k0TxXKzw2MC2a1nCAPa7zS5lva8clraiUsddq-WL5RJvCrnw95Rq24PmBUb4QzNcO0pf5U/s1600/NLS5B.2WG.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4eUacX7zE6mhRKJiqhcVnJAnvbxkJ341WIKlcgRHsfSVQOk9oXN4bK8O5mGU5wYRibHz5k0TxXKzw2MC2a1nCAPa7zS5lva8clraiUsddq-WL5RJvCrnw95Rq24PmBUb4QzNcO0pf5U/s320/NLS5B.2WG.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><strong>Step Five B.2:</strong> For a more distressed painted finish add a layer of Ranger Rock Candy crackle paint. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-U5VrsseJGF4s_fE_IOd6naWY87ZP1bgiZjw4cFeTQgJi0ZRNl501a_qvpOa2aMNGdt2MIWdqWaAtljusX1wiej63jZAdoe-4kVIK01l95YgymW1XVplXnX2MU9ilqxSIsFW-hNmwhs0/s1600/NLS5C.1WG.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-U5VrsseJGF4s_fE_IOd6naWY87ZP1bgiZjw4cFeTQgJi0ZRNl501a_qvpOa2aMNGdt2MIWdqWaAtljusX1wiej63jZAdoe-4kVIK01l95YgymW1XVplXnX2MU9ilqxSIsFW-hNmwhs0/s320/NLS5C.1WG.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><strong>Step Five C.1:</strong> Another option to finish off your letters is to age your letters for a vintage look. Start by inking your newspaper covered letter with some Ranger Vintage photo distress ink. Then ink the edges with some Walnut Stain distress ink.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh49_phuJiZtgwoojoGpLvvbgLm0MR9j7_XQoB3rc7r3cABqKdsh0499y6VjdRmTtJJ4voCFdBVtoq7784eAS9oIWAMELKcHVevnIEbaz0PfpG4A-LtIBN5V2n1EJi5DA4fvWSAy1r7gbQ/s1600/NLS5C.2WG.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh49_phuJiZtgwoojoGpLvvbgLm0MR9j7_XQoB3rc7r3cABqKdsh0499y6VjdRmTtJJ4voCFdBVtoq7784eAS9oIWAMELKcHVevnIEbaz0PfpG4A-LtIBN5V2n1EJi5DA4fvWSAy1r7gbQ/s320/NLS5C.2WG.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><strong>Step Five C.2:</strong> Now add a layer of extra thick gel medium to the entire surface of your letter. For added texture you could tap your finger on the gel to create some peaks. Set aside to dry.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkSeHLcUkO1anjJCzIXLYw0zYRTQe9sUzsBolf5xOP6YuBywDIRFTe8_VrADRUNLFEfIwGi-W55Qu3bKy4BlIokGTDZs2PldBxJ34WDt-z-aggNgLLBTQUXVD5zw0__2KCIx839t8QCwY/s1600/NLS5C.3WG.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkSeHLcUkO1anjJCzIXLYw0zYRTQe9sUzsBolf5xOP6YuBywDIRFTe8_VrADRUNLFEfIwGi-W55Qu3bKy4BlIokGTDZs2PldBxJ34WDt-z-aggNgLLBTQUXVD5zw0__2KCIx839t8QCwY/s320/NLS5C.3WG.JPG" width="302" /></a></div><strong>Step Five C.3:</strong> Once the gel medium has dried completely you can add some more ink and perhaps some metallic paints to the letter for a really aged finish. The gel medium on the letter above was smoothed over before it dried.<br />
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Depending on your personal style, there are dozens of options to finish your letters. You could dip your covered letters into some clear UTEE, stamp and emboss over the newspaper text or maybe even mist them. Not only is this a fun technique to use to embellish your chipboard lettering but also a great way of keeping up with the latest trend of scripted text on papers without having to fork out a lot of money.WendyGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117072082068019488noreply@blogger.com3