Paper craft project no. 441: Trendy Birds 2 mixed media projects

  

This week over at STAMPlorations, we're releasing a set I designed called Trendy Birds 2. We've got a mini hop for it -- hop on over the blog and leave a comment on the special stamp release post, as well as on the participating designers blogs for a chance to win this set.

To showcase this set, I created two non-card projects: an 8x10 mixed media artwork on gesso board and a mini canvas/magnet on thin balsa wood.

Be Free Canvas

I started by applying yellow Dylusions paint on an 8x10 gesso board. Penciled in the three rectangle blocks and painted each with green, orange, and blue/turquoise paints. Added the black borders using black Dylusions paint. I stamped the newsprint (Mixed Media Grunge) on the yellow background in brown archival ink and the borders (Artsy Border Maker) in black archival ink. Next, I stamped the sentiments on tissue paper and used gel matte medium to apply them onto the board. The birds I stamped on an old book page and then fussy cut before decoupaging onto the board with gel matte medium. I added some faux textures with ARTplorations stencils (Nestled Circles, Old Rose Prints, and Tribal Weave). I sealed the canvas with gel matte medium.

All Your Heart Mini Canvas/Magnet
To create this canvas/magnet, I applied gesso and then yellow Dylusions paint on a 5 1/2 by 2 1/2 thin balsa wood. Then I sponged dark yellow archival ink through an ARTplorations stencil (Bloom Factory). Next I stamped the grungy border (Mixed Media Elements) in black archival ink. I stamped the sentiment (Born to Roam) in sienna archival ink on tissue paper and used gel matte medium to apply it. I stamped the newsprint bird on an old book page, fussy cut it, and used gel medium to apply it. The flying birds I stamped directly onto the balsa wood. I sealed the mini canvas with gel matte medium. I trimmed a couple of adhesive business card size magnet sheets and stuck them to the back.

Check out what Susanne, Carol, Tanja, Irit, and Asmah created using the Trendy Birds 2 set -- leave a comment here, on their blogs, and on the STAMPlorations blog by Friday and you could win this set :o) And until June 1, Trendy Birds 2 is 10% off.

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Paper craft project no. 440: Be ready to soar one layer card

We have a brand new challenge at Time Out. For the next couple of weeks, it's the Inspired by Words challenge. Here's the inspiration: May all your weeds be wildflowers.

I took my cue from "flowers" and created a one layer CAS card. I stuck with a limited palette: black, coffee brown, and butter bar (dark yellow). First, I stamped the grungy bird and sentiment (from the soon-to-be-released set, Trendy Birds 2) in black. Then I covered it with the coordinating mask (ARTplorations Some Birds) and stamped the large daffodils in coffee brown ink. I gave the flowers a pop of color by stamping the centers with a splatter stamp in dark yellow ink. I finished the card by rounding one corner.

Check out the cards the team + guest designer Julia made and then link up your own project inspired by the phrase. We can't wait to see your creations!

Linking up to these fun challenges:

• Addicted to Stamps and More #194 - CAS
• The Paper Players #295 - CAS + Wild Animal - I'm going on a limb to say mine is the silhouette of a wild bird :o)
• STAMPlorations CAS Card Challenge - Anything Goes (I skipped the optional color twist)

  

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Card ingredients

Inks: Ranger Archival, Hero Arts Mid-Tone

Stamps and Stencil:

      

Trendy Birds 2 (ETA May 25) | Narcissus - Large | Art Marks | Some Birds

Paper craft project no. 439: Happy, happy, happy birthday one layer card

Popping by today with a card for someone who's celebrating her 50th birthday today: Sandie of London Days and co-owner of Time Out Challenges. We TO girls thought to surprise Sandie with an extra challenge just for celebrating her birthday: CAS with the optional twist of purple. Play along and you could win a $25 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp courtesy of Sandie's cousin, Lynn.

Happy birthday, Sandie!

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Card ingredients

Inks: Ranger Archival, Hero Arts Mid-Tone, Crafter's Companion Spectrum Aqua markers

Stamps:

      

The Birds and the Blooms | Floral Bliss | Blossom Overture | Art Marks

Paper craft project no. 438: I hope you dance one layer card

We have a brand new challenge at Time Out. For the next couple of weeks, it's CASE with your own twist challenge. We are CASEing the card by Kay Miller of My Joyful Moments. Here's her card:

I was inspired by the frame, flowers, splatters, sentiment placement, and minimal color scheme in Kay's gorgeous card. I kept it all one layer instead of using actual layers. I stamped the large narcissus in black Versafine ink and colored it with Inktense pencils. Next, I masked it before stamping the grungy frame (from Blossom Overture). I masked the frame as well before stamping the splatters and grungy stars (from Art Marks). I finished the card by stamping the sentiment (from Strong Women) in black,

Check out the cards the team + guest designer Marlena made and then link up your own project inspired by Kay's card. We can't wait to see your creations!

Linking up to these fun challenges:

• Addicted to Stamps and More #192 - Make Your Mark
• Crafting by Designs - May Anything Goes
• Crafty Creations #314 - Black and White + A Pop of Color
• Crafty Gals Corner #70 - Celebrate Mom
• Mod Squad Challenge - April Showers Bring May Flowers
• Deep Ocean Challenge #128 - Flowers Everywhere
• Fusion - Sweet Orange Blossoms (I went with the photo)
• The Card Concept #54 - Spring Flowers (my card is CAS)
• Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday - Flowers

     

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Paper craft project no. 437: Follow your bliss one layer card

This month, the STAMPlorations girls in the Inspiration team are CASEing my card for CASEplorations. Maria picked a one layer mixed media Mother's day card I made two years ago to CASE. Here it is:

The card's on my old blog and I used two of my favorite techniques: watercoloring and stenciling. I haven't thought about CASEing myself or CASEd any of my cards before so this is a first. (Thanks, Maria!).

Anyway, I stuck with the floral theme (I used the Bloom Factory stencil and Bloom Factory stamp set), colors (pink and yellow using spun sugar and mustard seed Distress inks), techniques (watercoloring but this time with Distress inks instead of Gelatos and Inktense block, and stenciling but this time using the stencil for the monoprint technique), layout, and subway art sentiment (Typografia). I would've added some splatters, but I was working on a space that was literally the size of my card on my craft table that I didn't want the splatters to get on the rest of my mess. Still a graphic card -- an encouragement card instead of a Mother's day card.

Do check out how the STAMPlorations girls CASEd my card in this month's CASEplorations post. Then why not try CASEing my card and linking up? CASEplorations is open until the end of May. Gift certificates await the best CASEs, plus I'll randomly pick one CASEplorations player to receive some goodies from me, including the encouragement card I made :o)

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PS: There's still time to join our April Stamp Release blog hop for a chance to win one of many prizes, including the ENTIRE release! Comment by Tuesday, May 3. The hop starts here.