Card topper or journal panel - you choose

Hi it's Brenda here today with a small panel or topper meaning you can choose how to use it OR just re-create the steps onto larger card for a laeger page or card blank.

Take a piece of media card and scrape some gesso over it and dry. Then take some of the mini Artistic Flair tab stencils - these are so cute and great for small projects - with a palette knife again scrape gesso through it creating random areas on the card.

When dry spritz little areas with water and with a brush dip some of the Amsterdam  Acrylic Ink Cool Grey into it, tip the card to let the colour swirl into the recesses etc. Dry and repeat with Burnt Umber.

Put one small drop of the Burn Umber ink onto a craft mat and smooch it into a smudge shape and quickly before it dries drag the card through it and the colour will transfer randomly.

Distress the edges and blend in ground espresso distress ink. The gather some little bits for a collage or add embellishments of your own and use as a journal panel or a topper for a card. I used a photo booth pic and a type charm with some of my collage scraps.

If you like this design you can find another made in the same way over on my blog - Bumblebees and Butterflies.

Thanks for stopping by.

hugs Brenda xxx

Ocean Adventure

Hello Everyone, Jennie here with you today and welcome to the first of my projects for this month. I am back making another page in my Big Ticket book and had great fun experimenting with the wonderful new Mermaid Lagoon and Twisted Citron Distress Inks.

I started my background by first stamping that wonderful Dream stamp (one of my all time favourites) with Versamark and embossing with white embossing powder. I used the Wrinkle Free Distress technique to get the ink on the cardstock (the Tim Holtz video for this technique can be found HERE). I used Mermaid Lagoon, Twisted Citron and Blue Sapphire - such a gorgeous mix! I added a little Vintage Photo around the edges and used a small text stamp and Mermaid Lagoon Distress Ink to add a bit of interest.  Finally I added some splatters of Picket Fence Distress Spray Stain.

I wanted to use one of Tim's Flashcards and overstamped with some of the small stamps from the Correspondence Set.  I found some other corresponding elements and gave the die cut cog a covering of Mermaid Lagoon and Blue Sapphire. (You can see how good I am at die cutting !)

Then I assembled all the elements using some foam pads to create a bit of depth.

And the cog fitted perfectly under the flashcard! nobody will even know it was a fluffed cut!

And so another page for my book! I do find that the size of this ticket die at 51/4" x 31/2" is just perfect for experimenting. Not too small but large enough not to feel daunted by it.  I will certainly be back with some more experiments!

Thank you for joining me today. Have fun.

Jennie x

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Big Ticket	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Classics #14	Versamark Watermark stamp pad	Ranger Superfine White Embossing Powder
Tim Holtz Distress ink pad - Mermaid lagoon	Distress Ink Pad Twisted Citron	Tim Holtz Distress ink - Chipped sapphire	Distress ink pad - Vintage photo
Ranger Distress Spray Stain Picket Fence	Tim Holtz stamps - Going somewhere	Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Mini Holiday Flashcards	Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Photobooth
Tim Holtz Ideology Small Talk Sticker Book	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Correspondence Stamp Set	Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Big chat sticker book	Tim Holtz - Gadget Gears die

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Don't forget .. to follow your dreams

Well Trace here and for my third and final make this month I have made some little notebooks/ post it note holders that are small but make such a difference and would make a great small gift for friend.. so here they are :

I made them using the brenda walton notelet die and they are so simple to put together and can really be embellished in whater style you like... but you know me I do love my photo booth and guess what , they are the perfect fit for these.. I wanted to try and coordinate the colours to fit how I saw the women in the photos...and also managed to make al of these quite colourful...well for me anyway x

I have embellished each one with some quilled flowers using the tiny tattered floral die and some of the tiny leaves...

I added some dyed seam binding to compliment to colour and the photo booth picture and a chit chat word.

here is the inside...step x steps to follow ..

I started by die cutting the shape from card , I didn't use too tick card and it helps if you have a crease pad instead of one of the cutting pads ....as this applies just the correct pressure to cut where it needs to cut and crease where it needs to crease...if that makes sense!

I inked up the distressed damask stamp with perfect medium and then stamped the design randomly over the surface, sprinkled on clear embossing powder and heated until the powder went clear and shiny.

(sorry about the photo)

Then it was time to add some colour...for the pinky toned one I applied some tattered rose distress ink on the outside and also on the inside, as this will be seen when the notelet/notebook is opened.

It really makes the design pop out...

here you can see the whole piece coloured and folded, ready for some added stamped detail..

For the stamping I used a text stamped, inked in similar colour as background, as it still stands out a little bit and I didn't want it to be too prominent.

here is how it looks ..sorry forgot the picture for the pinky one, so this is the antique linen one ..

For this one I also used the new distress distress spritzer to give a splattered effect, spritz the cover with water, leave for a few seconds and then heat dry...

To complete I added a hint of colour to the photo booth piece , using distress marker and then heat dried..I also scuffed the edges and sanded the edges, adding a bit of walnut stain distress ink using blending tool..

I also added some of the tiny tattered floral thinlits ..but got so carried away I forgot to take a picture!

I brushed some colour over the tops, dried with heat tool, brushed with glue and seal and dusted with rock candy distress glitter. I then added these to the front with a chit chat sticker, edges swiped with distress ink too.

Finally, on the bottom opening part I tied around some dyed seam binding to form a bow.

Here is the one using antique linen, for some reason it makes me think of weddings?

 

And a light purple one , as it is my little Lucy's favourite colour..

This is such a versatile die and I cannot wait to play and make some in a different style..so watch this space!

keep those fingers inky!

see you soon

trace x

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