Friday, March 15, 2024

Add a Layer of Shine

Hello friends!

I am delighted to share one of the new products from Spellbinders March release.


This Peony Celebration Die is from one of the fabulous collection. 

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About Peony Celebration Etched Dies: This set is from the Let’s Celebrate Collection by Yana Smakula. When cut and assembled, this set of two thin metal cutting dies creates a stunningly intricate peony bloom and leaves! If you are a fan of the Peony flower, this one is for you!

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 This die set is quite straightforward. I die cut the detailed and solid pieces in white and gold. 

Peony Celebration Etched Dies from the Let's Celebrate Collection by Yana Smakula

 After ink-blending the colors with Distress Oxide, I assembled the Peony dies. That's when I decided  to add an extra piece of gold die underneath for the extra details and shine.

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 This solid piece of die is perfect for adding the dimensions without using foam tape. On top of that, the subtle shine underneath and die is outstanding! 

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To show the color contrast,  I inked up the background with Vintage Photo.

Peony Celebration Etched Dies from the Let's Celebrate Collection

 What do you think? Adding that extra gold is easier than you think. I love small details like this that makes a huge difference. I appreciate that you use ANY of the affiliated links for your craft shopping. Simply click on it before you check out.

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Friday, March 8, 2024

Textured Background Made Easy

 Hello friends!

I am back to share a project with lots of textures! This was made easy thanks to the dry embossing folder I used:  Bee-Cause 3D Embossing Folder is a 5.50 x 8.50-inch embossing folder.

 This versatile 3D Embossing Folder can texturize a surface of various card sizes from A2-size (4.25 x 5.5-inch) to a Slimline Size (3.5 x 8.5-inch). For the most detailed impression, lightly mist the cardstock with water before embossing.

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 This embossing folder has some empty space along with the honeycomb. I love that it has these openings as they make the design look more natural and organic.

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 Shop the Carnation Die (shop Spellbinders, Scrapbook. comSimon Says Stamp)

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 For the honeycomb, I applied Watercolor Pencils yellow onto the textured background.

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  The carnations was made with color cardstock.

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  Nasturtium and Galvanized Wash Bucket Etched Dies 

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Friday, March 1, 2024

Savvy Use of Craft Supplies

 Happy March, friends!

I am popping in to do a follow-up post on my previous share. If you miss my previous post about using wax paper, you can check it out HERE.

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Today's post is photo-heavy as I share the process photo of the use of wax/paper (aka exam room paper) with Alcohol ink.

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 A little review: I created the color paper with the wax paper (I took Dr. John's exam room paper roll) and alcohol ink.  I mixed the colors a bit and let the color speak for themselves.

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 I didn't follow the exact guide of assembling the carnations. However, the dies are so awesome that you do not need to follow the guide.... I simply used as many petals as I see fit.

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 I love the grey bucket as Michele ( I Card Everyone) said it.... gray makes everything looks beautiful.

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 The durability of these wax paper is far superior to the gift-wrapping tissue paper. It is much more sturdy and durable.

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 I find that using wax paper is a great idea. It is sturdy and the petals are strong. The non-porous side is perfect with the Alcohol Pearl (like this and this and this).

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 What do you think? I am so in love with Alcohol Ink....with wax paper. I hope to come up with more ideas on using everyday items. 


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Monday, February 26, 2024

Use Your Household Item for Crafting

Hello friends!

I am super excited to share today's project. My pace of blog-posting is not as fast as before, but my heart is still in this blog and I still have the passion for paper-crafting.  I finally gave in and ordered myself a BetterPress! I absolutely love the clean and crisp images from the BetterPress system. I look forward to sharing more with you about BetterPress.

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 Today's collection is absolutely amazing that you can easily use any craft supplies that you have on hand. It occurred to me that I can use one of the common household items....

Shop Through the Arbor Garden Collection at Spellbinders, Scrapbook. com
 
In my project, I am highlighting the Carnation Die (shop Spellbinders, Scrapbook. com

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About the Carnation Etched Dies: This set is from the Through the Arbor Garden Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn. Assembled, this set of three thin metal cutting dies creates a wonderful and delicately ruffled multi-petaled blossom. Finished Flower with Foliage measures approximately 0.75 x 2.75 x 3.00 in./1.90 x 7.00 x 7.60 cm.

As you can see the colors of the carnations are super vibrant and the petals are thin and fluffy.
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The carnation paper? Wax paper. I have lots of exam room paper from Dr. John's office. These wax paper are not super thick, but it's still durable. I inked up the paper with Alcohol Pearl (like this and this and this).

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I was so pleasantly surprised that with so little effort ( simply inking up the wax paper with Alcohol Pearls and die cut), the results are fantastic. I enjoyed creating these projects that I made another. I will share the process photos in my next post.

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

Recycle with Packaging

Hello friends! 

It has been a while since I share projects with recycling elements. Well, well, I am back to share a project with "nearly-trashed" piece. 

 
They are from the Through the Arbor Garden Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn. This set of four thin metal cutting dies includes a wash bucket as well as bright and colorful Nasturtium five-petal blooms to fill it. A fun set for flower loving papercrafters! Finished Flower with Foliage in Container measures approximately 0.63 x 5.25 x 5.25 in./1.60 x 13.30 x 13.30 cm.

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You might say that you can't see the recycling piece. You are absolutely right.

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My recycle element is a piece of acetate which was used as an underlay of the wash bucket and flowers. If you look closely at the top of the card, you can see the clear acetate!

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With the acetate piece, I can easily adhered the random "flowers and leaves" on the upper left.

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I also want to point out a "mistake" ... not really a mistake. It's how I used the leaf die. I turned the leaf die into flowers (see the tiny dotted lines on the "flowers"?). Yeah, those are meant to be just leaves!

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I just love paper-crafting ....there really is no right or wrong. It's however you want to make/fake it. I am sure you'd agree to some degree (if not all).

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Sunday, February 18, 2024

Focal Point Made Easy

 Hello friends!

I am finally feeling more back to normal after getting over the cold. What a difference when you do not feeling achy and sneezing non-stop.... anyways, hope you are keeping healthy and happy!

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  Let's get to today's project about adding a focal point. I am using the following as my example.

Cupped Flowers Stamp ( Simon Says Stamp HERE)

Cupped Flowers Die Set (Simon Says Stamp HERE)

 As mentioned in my previous post, Cupped Flowers is easy to stamp. I am using all the leftover pieces from my previous projects. With the random pieces, it is more of a task to arrange them in a cohesive way. I realized that I need a focal point!

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To start my focal point, I took out the Cloud White Pigment Ink and swiped it over the kraft cardstock. After repeating this process for 4-5 times, I now have a white circle in the middle of the card.

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With the circle, I started to build up the floral arrangement.

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The white-stamped focal point was helpful to help me compose and arrange. I later stamped smaller leaves around the stamped dies.

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For extra interest, I added splatter and gold sequins. What do you think? The focal point help elevated my card design. Hope you are inspired and try out this idea, especially if you have a few loose pieces on your craft desk!

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