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Showing posts with label Dylusions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dylusions. Show all posts
Friday, May 31, 2013
Frilly and Funkie Friday Focus - Stencils
Hello and Happy Friday! Today I'm showcasing stencils over at Frilly and Funkie! Below is a little sneak peek of one of my projects.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Frilly and Funkie Challenge - April in Paris
Hello and welcome to another Frilly and Funkie challenge! The theme for this challenge, hosted by me(!), is April in Paris. Ooooh-la-la! Think Spring in Paris...outdoor markets and cafes, daffodils, tulips and lavender in bloom, and flowering trees. But to qualify, you must include an image of a French landmark, such as the Eiffel Tower, French text or a French word.
Well, in my entry I covered all three of those!! I used Karen Burniston's Sizzix Accordion Flip 3-D album die along with her Frame & Label-Bracket die to create this Paris-themed accordion album! The size made it a little difficult to photograph so if you click on the photos below you'll see more detail.
I started off with a paper from Tim's Lost & Found and Destinations paper stash pads. Then I pulled out some Tim stamps as well as various stamps from my own collection and stamped them on manilla cardstock with Ranger black ink. Some images were colored with distress markers using the detail water brush and all were distressed with brushed corduroy and/or walnut stain distress ink. Then the fun began! I chose which images to use and arranged them in the album, from beginning to end, to weave a journey through Paris!
A close-up of the front panel of the album shows the detail in the Eiffel Tower. It was die cut from chipboard using Tim's new die and then embossed using the matching texture fade folder. I confess I tried several different applications of paint and metallic stain, sanding and then repainting and adding stain again trying to get the right effect. I'm not sure that I did but I finally realized that I wasn't really getting anything different so I stopped!
And of course I couldn't neglect the back of the album so I used my Sizzix Serif Essentials dies to cut multiples of each letter and then stacked them for dimension. I also included the fleur-de-lis, interpreted "Lily Flower", which was cut and embossed with the same die mentioned above. Then it was painted with a gold paint dabber, sprayed with white dylusions spray and then distressed with walnut stain distress ink. Interestingly enough, even though the fleur-de-lis symbol is an enduring symbol of France it has never been officially adopted as such by any of the French republics!
Thank you so much for stopping by to check out my challenge project! I hope like it. Maybe you are inspired to create something very Parisian and enter it over at Frilly and Funkie, oui?! We'd love to see it!
I'd also like to enter this at Simon Says Stamp and Show where this week's challenge theme is "Fly". One of my other goals is to someday fly in a hot air balloon and I've included one on this album! Now if I was able to fly in a hot air balloon over Paris...that would be icing on the cake!!
The following items that I used on my project can be found at The Funkie Junkie Boutique! The boutique offers it's merchandise at up to a 20% discount from the typical retail price! That's a great deal and you should check it out!!
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Frilly and Funkie - Spruce it Up!
Hi Everyone! I'm here with my project for the Frilly and Funkie challenge hosted by Rebecca. The theme for this challenge is Spruce it Up! Rebecca's challenge to you is to take a look around your desk, or work space, and the things on it that you use to organize, communicate and run your life. Think of calendars, birthday/anniversary planners, writing implements, checkbooks, iPads, index card files, cell phones, file folders, etc. Then set yourself a challenge of making one of those Plain Jane items into something that makes you smile every time you use it!
I like to write things down. I know that might be unusual in this hi-tech age we live in. I have an iPhone 4S and I don't talk to Siri! I don't dictate my shopping list to her! I write it down. Along with my craft ideas, craft supplies that I want to buy eventually, blog sites I want to visit, etc. Because of this I end up using a lot of notepads and notebooks. So I decided to personalize a composition book that I purchased at the dollar store. I also found a package of 3 mini composition books at the dollar store. Both sizes are perfect for this project!
I started with Ranger Inkssentials Manila cardstock. I placed a sheet of cardstock on my craft sheet and misted it with water using the Ranger Mister. Then I sprayed Dylusions in Squeezed Orange, Bubblegum Pink, Pure Sunshine and Lemon Zest. I rolled the paper with a "kitchen roll" as Dyan would call it! Then dried the paper with my heat tool. Then I repeated the same steps with the second piece of cardstock. You can use any method to create your background paper or even use printed scrapbook paper.
Next, open the composition book and place it over one piece of the paper you want to use as your background. Line the edge of the paper up with the edge of the black spine and trace around the composition book with a pencil. Repeat this step for the back cover.
I planned my stamp layout as I wanted to use Tim Holtz word stamps and wanted to be able to see all of the images. You can also randomly stamp the background, going outside of the lines you've traced, and you'll end up with a collage background when the papers are trimmed to fit the book. I laid out the cling stamps in an arrangement that I was pleased with.
The beauty of the cling stamps is that you can leave them all in place while you're stamping the layout. I positioned each stamp in the corner of the stamping block so that I could stamp the image without removing the other stamps.
I stamped each image using Pitch Black Ranger Archival Ink. Once the front cover was completely stamped I repeated the same step for the back cover. Then I used a paper trimmer to trim the sheets along the pencil lines made when I traced each cover of the composition book. Then I applied cold laminate to each sheet to protect the cover from spills and make it more durable. Use scissors to hand trim the rounded corners along the pencil lines.
I like to add a decorative paper to the spine of the book. You can leave it black, if that's your preference, but I used Ranger Inkssentials Matte Glue N Seal to add a piece of coordinating marble paper to the spine of my book. Prior to gluing the paper to the spine I sanded the spine, and the cover of the book, with the Idea-ology Sanding Grip to remove the glossy finish. This will help the papers fully adhere when I glue them to the book.
The following items that I used on my project can be found at The Funkie Junkie Boutique! The boutique offers it's merchandise at a 20% discount from the typical retail price! That's a great deal and you should check it out!!
I like to write things down. I know that might be unusual in this hi-tech age we live in. I have an iPhone 4S and I don't talk to Siri! I don't dictate my shopping list to her! I write it down. Along with my craft ideas, craft supplies that I want to buy eventually, blog sites I want to visit, etc. Because of this I end up using a lot of notepads and notebooks. So I decided to personalize a composition book that I purchased at the dollar store. I also found a package of 3 mini composition books at the dollar store. Both sizes are perfect for this project!
I started with Ranger Inkssentials Manila cardstock. I placed a sheet of cardstock on my craft sheet and misted it with water using the Ranger Mister. Then I sprayed Dylusions in Squeezed Orange, Bubblegum Pink, Pure Sunshine and Lemon Zest. I rolled the paper with a "kitchen roll" as Dyan would call it! Then dried the paper with my heat tool. Then I repeated the same steps with the second piece of cardstock. You can use any method to create your background paper or even use printed scrapbook paper.
Next, open the composition book and place it over one piece of the paper you want to use as your background. Line the edge of the paper up with the edge of the black spine and trace around the composition book with a pencil. Repeat this step for the back cover.
I planned my stamp layout as I wanted to use Tim Holtz word stamps and wanted to be able to see all of the images. You can also randomly stamp the background, going outside of the lines you've traced, and you'll end up with a collage background when the papers are trimmed to fit the book. I laid out the cling stamps in an arrangement that I was pleased with.
The beauty of the cling stamps is that you can leave them all in place while you're stamping the layout. I positioned each stamp in the corner of the stamping block so that I could stamp the image without removing the other stamps.
I stamped each image using Pitch Black Ranger Archival Ink. Once the front cover was completely stamped I repeated the same step for the back cover. Then I used a paper trimmer to trim the sheets along the pencil lines made when I traced each cover of the composition book. Then I applied cold laminate to each sheet to protect the cover from spills and make it more durable. Use scissors to hand trim the rounded corners along the pencil lines.
I like to add a decorative paper to the spine of the book. You can leave it black, if that's your preference, but I used Ranger Inkssentials Matte Glue N Seal to add a piece of coordinating marble paper to the spine of my book. Prior to gluing the paper to the spine I sanded the spine, and the cover of the book, with the Idea-ology Sanding Grip to remove the glossy finish. This will help the papers fully adhere when I glue them to the book.
Allow the spine to dry. Once dry use Glue N Seal to glue the front and back covers you created to the book. Place a stack of larger heavier books on the book and leave it to dry.
And there you have it! A super easy way to personalize an inexpensive composition book. You can even take it a step further and put decorative paper on the inside of the front and back covers, add a pocket or envelope to the inside of the covers and even add an eyelet and ribbon for a closure. Do anything you want to make it yours!
Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you'll play along with us at Frilly and Funkie by showing us what you spruced up!
The following items that I used on my project can be found at The Funkie Junkie Boutique! The boutique offers it's merchandise at a 20% discount from the typical retail price! That's a great deal and you should check it out!!
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