Hot Cocoa Anyone?

I decided that it was time for me to haul out my Cricut and cut out a tag for today's project.  I've used A Cuppa by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD.  Isn't she darling?  And look... she already has her Starbuck's Hot Cocoa!!!

I've used my usual... copic markers to color this cutie-pie.  She's accented with Stardust Stickles (my fave Stickles!).  I made the pearls with my Graphite Viva Decor Paper Pen.  I love blue and black together : )

Here's another view to show you how scrumptious the Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz is that I sprayed over the entire piece!  I may have overdone it just a tad hee hee...

Here's the Recipe for this oh-so-cute-tag!

Stamp:  A Cuppa by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD

Ink Pad:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Copic Markers

Spellbinders:  Classic Large Oval/Lacey Ovals

Graphite Viva Decor Paper Pen

Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz

Stardust Stickles

Flower and Jewelry:  Hobby Lobby

Stash:  Ribbon, Lace, Cardstock

Important News!
Lots of SCACD fun is coming!!!  That's all I'm gonna say... : D

Love and blessings~

Grace and Peace to You!

Welcome friends!  First... I'm not sure if I was supposed to use Danni's masking technique or not (I did 'not'!) but I DO want to point you to her FABULOUS Masking Tutorial *HERE.*  Thanks Danni, you've given us tons of valuable information which I will use next time : )

Anyway... I have a special card to share with you today using Peace by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD from the Odds and Ends Collection.  I've been waiting to use her for someone special and today hubby and I are invited to a special lady's home for dinner.  She's also going to show me how to make Butternut Squash Ravioli!  She is the BEST cook ever... but she's gone through so many surgeries for cancer, so I thought Peace was perfect for her!

She's colored with copics and accented with Stardust Stickles.  Just take a look at those pearls... The large half pearls in the center of the flowers are self stick, but the small pearls in groups of three are Viva Decor Opal Paper Pen.  If you've visited me before, you already know how much I ADORE my Paper Pens lol!  I simply can't live without 'em : D

What do you think of the red lace?  Everything else was in blues, so I wanted a touch of red... I have this awesome lace stamp by Kaisercraft so I can create any color lace I need, isn't that great?  I've stamped it twice here and used a 1/16" hole punch along the edges.  You can find the Lace stamp *Here.*

I finally have my sewing machine out and plugged in, but I wanted to use my Sew Easy Tool so I could hand sew while I watched TV.  The horizontal strip uses the Zig Zag Attachment.  I was actually surprised to find that it wasn't a problem going through two layers of paper (the cs is Bazzil, which is pretty thick!).  You can find the Sew Easy Tool and all the attachments *Here.*  I just ordered an attachment that will allow me to sew "♥love ♥ love" well, similar to that...  How fun!!!  The love attachment is *Here.*

Are you a MEMORY BOX DIE fan?  I've used the Elegant Scrollwork die here.  Susana has lots of different designs in the store. These dies are hot sellers, so if you want something, you'd better be quick!

Recipe

Stamps: Peace by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD; Lace by Kaisercraft

Ink Pad:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Copic Markers

Spellbinders:  Large Classic Oval and Large Classic Scalloped Oval

Memory Box Die: Elegant Scrollwork

DP: Memory Box - Brioche

Sewing:  Sew Easy Tool w/straight and zig zag attachments

Pearls:  Viva Decor Opal Paper Pen

Crystal:  Swarovski

Stardust Stickles

Stash:  Large self-stick pearls, flowers, ribbon

Thanks so much for taking a peek.  Come back soon!

Love and Blessings~

NEW AND RESTOCKED PRODUCTS

Some fun things to share this week so let's get right to them!!!

(remember you can click on the photos to go right to the product--but the photos are only some of the items so be sure to check them all out!!!)

New Make It Crafty stamps- HERE!

Memory Box dies are back in stock- HERE!

New Crafter's Workshop stencils--many designed by SCACD artist, Victoria Case!!!- HERE!

New Make It Crafty chipboard- HERE!

 

Happy Shopping!! 

Still lots more fun, new products to come soon!!!

Also be sure to come back on February 1st for lots of BIG SCACD FUN!!!

Time to celebrate

Happy Sunday ladies!

Just wanted to share a little card that I made using the wonderful "Iris" by

Carmen Medlin for SCACD.

I hope that you all have a wonderful Sunday and enjoy your time with family and friends.

We are superhappy here - since we got a new little member in our family - Isac's cousin Agnes was born yesterday and they are all doing great! So there will most likely be some shopping next week.

Kramis - Anki

Siren's Call- Altered Style

My friend Danni and fellow DT member did an absolutely amazing tutorial on masking a couple of days ago.  You really should check it out.  I was inspired by her to do a bit of masking of my own.

I am one of those people who has more than one project going at a time.  I know, you are all shocked, but it is just how I am.  A couple of those projects are altered books.  There are a couple because I have more than one theme going right now.  One of them is mermaid themed.  Siren's Call by Carmen Medlin exclusively for SCACD is an absolutely beautiful mermaid and what I used for this project.

I decided that for what I was doing, I did not want to stamp the cattails portion of the image.  I did a bit of reverse masking to pull this off.

You can do this two different ways.  1- ink up the image and then place tape over the section you don't want to stamp (what I did this time).  2- place tape of the section you don't want to stamp, ink up the image and remove the tape before you stamp.  BOTH work and I use both, it just depends on the area I don't want to show when stamping which way I decide is easiest.  If I have to piece together the tape (like this time) I will usually do the first one so it doesn't come off while I am inking up the image.

I then stamped the image on my book page.   The next step is to create the standard mask to use.  I stamped the full image on Eclipse Tape.  This is kind of like a post it note with it all being the sticky part.

I then cut out the image and placed over the one I had already stamped on the page.  As you can see, I didn't worry about the reverse masking when I stamped it here because I just cut the cattails away.

Once the mask was in place, I inked all around the image to create my scene.  I also spritzed some water on it without any problems.

When everything was dry, I removed my mask and completed the page.  I DID use just the face portion from the mask and glue it permanently on the image so that none of the words from the book page interfered with her face.

Added some coloring, some, ok a LOT, of Stickles and a word.  Here she is.  Siren's Call, all ready to be looked at, loved and admired.

Now it is your turn!

Get Inky!

Alex

Iris in Pink

Finally having a moment to sit down and get one of the images I used in my masking tutorial onto a card!

This is the sweet Iris from the Spring Flora Fairies.

For this sweet fairy I sponged ink around her when she was all masked off. I think it gives it a nice effect.

The little details~ Iris, Memento Tuxedo Black, copics, SEI With All My Heart-discounted right now!!, nestabilities, Crafts-Too Spots embossing folder, DecoArt Glamour Dust Ultrafine glitter paint , stardust stickles,

Friendship Rose

Good morning! Did you know that Susana recently released three adorable Spring Flora Fairies by Carmen Medlin for SCACD?? Some of the design team members have been sharing some gorgeous creations with these new fairies here at the SCACD Store Blog "Follow Your Heart".

Several months back, Susana released the Fall Flora Fairies by Carmen Medlin for SCACD. This is one of those pretty fall fairies, Friendship Rose. I paired her up with some papers from Basic Grey. You can find Susana's amazing selection of 6x6 paper pads HERE. Those gorgeous corner accents were created with the Memory Box Die Madera Corner. (click HERE for Susana's selection of Memory Box Dies) I absolutely LOVE this line of dies and there are several on my wish list. :) Susana has a lot of these dies back in stock...but they have a tendancy to fly off the shelves, so make sure to grab your favourites quickly!

Friendship Rose was stamped on Neenah and coloured with Copics. If you are a follower here at the SCACD store blog, you will likely have seen Danni's fantastic tutorial on masking. To create the sky behind my stamped image, I first masked the image and then cut out a cloud shaped template. I used a make-up sponge to apply Memento Summer Sky using my template to create the clouds. As you move around the sky, shift the angle of your template or even flip it so as to avoid any repeating patterns.The image was cut out and matted with Spellbinders Labels 18. Her wings were coated with Stardust Stickles.

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R02  Hair: E50, Y21, Y23, YR31, E33, E37  Dress: B91, B93, B95, B99, C5, E13, E17, E18, E59  Wings: RV000, YG11, BG0000, BG01

To decorate the inside, I used another Memory Box Die. This one is called Delicate Vine.

Both the Fall Flora Fairies and the new Spring Flora Fairies are available exclusively at SCACD.

Oh, and have you seen the newest Make It Crafty stamps to hit the SCACD shelves?? They are absolutely incredible!

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day. :)

Blessings,

Melanie

Masking- Danni style

It's been a while since I've done a tutorial so I thought I would do one on a technique I get questions on often~ Masking. 

Next to paper piecing, I think this is one of my favorite techniques as it allows your stamps to be so versatile!


Your first step is to stamp your image, here I used the super sweet Iris, from the Spring Flora Fairies.

Set that image aside for a moment. Your next step is to stamp the same image again, but this time on a post-it note, if your image will fit, or on scrap paper. Iris fits onto a post-it note so that is what I'm using here. When using a post-it note, be sure that some of your image is stamped on the edge where the "sticky stuff" is. 

After you have your image stamped on the post-it note or scrap paper, carefully cut it out.

Once you have your image cut out, then you place it directly over the other image you have stamped on your cardstock. The post-it notes should stick enough but you can add a removable adhesive if needed, same with if you used scrap paper, use a removable adhesive to hold the cut out image on top.

Be sure that there isn't any adhesive showing--make it hidden!!

From here you can let your creativity flow!!


You can ink around the edge of the image-

 

You can use a template/stencil--like the awesome Crafter's Workshop Templates- here I used the Cosmic Swirl- (I sponged ink onto the template and then sprayed it with Maya Road Iridescent Pearl Mist for some shimmer)

 

Or you can stamp another image next to your original one- here I put the cute Pansella next to Iris. 

 

When you're done, remove the post-it note/scrap paper and finish your creation! I always save my "mask" so that it's ready to be used another time!

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial ( I will share all the finished creations in the next few days) and hope it got some creativity flowing in you!!


We'd love to see your masked SCACD creations!! Just leave us a link in the comments!!

BEAT THE WINTER BLAH'S-GO SHOPPING!!!

It's getting that time of the year when so many of us have the "winter blah's"--let's kick them to the curb with some fun SCACD shopping!!! and a little winter bird told me that next week there is some BIG FUN coming to SCACD so get ready!!!


Here's some new goodies for you to add to your shopping carts, remember you can always click on the photos to go right to the products.

New Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps- HERE!!  Here's a few of them, but be sure to check them all out!!!

New 6x6 Authentique and Doodlebug papers- HERE

The Glitz Pretty In Pink 6x6 paper is back in stock as well!!! HERE!!!

New Watermark Ink Pads- HERE!!!

There are lots more new products heading to SCACD and lots of BIG FUN so stay tuned and happy shopping!!!