Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Stamping & White Crayon Resist INCHIES

I thought is was about time to create some INCHIES again. Not just any kind of inchie. But a stamping and white crayon resist inchie. I made 4 of them for the swap. Here they are...

Title: Spring Fever
Date: July 19, 2014
Swap: Stamping & White Crayon Resist INCHIES #1

More Crayon Resist ATC's

Here are more ATC's to check out....

Title: Freedom
Date: July 16, 2014
Title: Spring Fever
Date: July 19, 2014
Swap: Stamping & White Crayon Resist ATC #2
Title: Two Hearts
Date: July 19, 2014
Swap: AI Group ~ Stamping & White Crayon Resist ATC

Supplies Used:
  • Watercolor Paper
  • Cardboard (Cereal Box)
  • Scrapbook Paper
  • Stamps
  • Ink Pads
  • White Crayon
  • Watercolors
  • Paintbrush
  • Gloss Medium

Sunday, July 20, 2014

A Birthday Gift for a Friend

One of my friends had a birthday this weekend and this is what I sent in the mail for her.

Handmade Birthday Card, Envelope, Letter and ACEO's.
Card & Tag Insert

Completed Birthday Card Tag
Idea used from "Card Sketches For Paper Crafters" (Pages 124-125)
Art on Pocket from Fresh Cuts
Title: Friendship
Date: July 16, 2014
Type: ACEO
Title: Golden Summer
Date: July 16, 2014
Type: ACEO

Friday, July 11, 2014

I'm On Creativity Mode

This new technique has gotten my creativity mode going. I made more Art Trading Cards (ATC's) using the Crayon Resist technique. I used the following supplies to create these fun cards.

  • Watercolor Paper
  • Cardboard (Cereal Box)
  • Scrapbook Paper
  • Stamps
  • Ink Pads
  • White Crayon
  • Watercolors
  • Paintbrush
  • Gloss Medium
  • Salt (Only used on the Starlight ATC)
  • Glitter (Only used on the Starlight ATC) 

Title: Spring Dance
Date: July 8, 2014

Title: Starlight
Date: July 8, 2014
Swap: Blue ATC ~ USA

Title: Sun-Rays
DateJuly 9, 2014
Swap: Blue ATC ~ USA


Now I have to find myself a new technique to try and mix with what I do. The next post will be a Show and Tell of the new technique. So... be on a lookout. 

Thursday, July 3, 2014

Round Robin # 22

There is another Round Robin I am participating in on Swap-Bot. This piece involves Blackwork Embroidery. I have never heard of this type of stitching before, so I looked in my cross stitching books and studied up on it. Very interesting and tedious. So I gave it a try and created a pattern of my own with the patterns provided in one of my books.

Round Robin #22


Source: The Cross Stitcher's Bible (Page 62)
Title: Blackwork Patterns
Date Completed my Section: June 21, 2014
Theme: Blackwork

I used the patterns to create my own from "The Cross Stitcher's Bible" by Jane Greenoff... (Pages 60-62)

I used step-by-step techniques from "Reader's Digest: Complete Book of Cross Stitch and Counted Thread Techniques" by Eleanor Van Zandt... (Pages 98-101)

Full of Love ATC

Here is a Crayon Resist ATC, made up of Stamping Supplies, White Crayon, Watercolors and more. This one has been sent Finland.

Title: Full of Love
Date: July 1, 2014
Swap: Stamping & White Crayon Resist ATC

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Sweet Summer ATC

I made another Crayon Resist ATC... Sweet Summer.... using stamps, ink pad, white crayon, water colors and more. So much fun.

Title: Sweet Summer
Date: July 1, 2014
Swap: Swap Yours Or Mine #5