Color for Fun and Happiness

Thursday Challenge

Today's project is based on a template from one of our wonderful design team members.

 

 

And here is what I did with that idea:

 

Ingredients

Dreamweaver StencilLJ899 Leaflet background

Ranger Adirondack Dye Ink Pads

Stencil brushes

Paper: cream, glossy white and kraft. Card stock, bright green

Method

I colored all three pieces of paper in the same color pattern. 

Then I cut a one inch square out of the glossy, mounted it on the kraft paper and trimmed that. Quartering the cream paper, I layered the kraft-glossy square on it to line up the pattern. It is all mounted on a bright green card stock. 

Another easy card for any occasion. Check out what everyone else has done today and be inspired. 

Make art today and have fun. 

Lee

Frida and Catrina Card

Hi Crafters!

Today's blog is focusing on StampaFe images. I figured it was time to toot my own horn a wee bit and feature my images on various projects. 

This card was fun to make, but then I guess they all are really. 

Ingredients

Card stock by Paper Cut

Manila Paper by American Tag

Inks by Ranger

Stamps from Stampafe: Frida, Frida and Catrina and the leather tooling on the sides of the card. 

Ticket stamp is from the Tim Holtz line at Stampers Anonymous along with the number line inside the ticket

The numbers are from a very old set by PSX

Tim Holtz dies for the shapes

 

Method

Using manila paper from American Tag I die cut the shapes out. Then I colored the edges of the shapes with a Ranger Ink blending foam. Stamp the stamps on the shapes. I used the leather tooling for the sides of the card. 

I adhere the pieces to the card stock with double sided tape. Glue sticks in my part of the world dry out just way too fast for me to use them.

Now you have an idea for all those shapes you bought to use with your die cut machine. 

Make art every day and have fun!

Lee

Stampa Barbara

I have been playing around with the re-released Stampa Barbara Halloween rubber stamps that my friends at StampaMania are producing. I have had the most fun with the Haunted Halloween set. You can get the stamps from me at Guadalupe's Fun Rubber Stamps or from StampaMania. 

 

Ingredients

Stamps from the Haunted Halloween set FP-SB100

Tag from American Tag

 Inks are Ranger Distress Inks

Ribbons by May Arts

Tools: Ranger ink bleding tool

Method

Age the sides of the tag with Vintage Photo. Stamp the cemetery with Vintage Photo. The house is stamped with Old Paper. The moon with Pumice Stone and the witch is in coal black. 

I cut out one of the Ghosts and adhered it to the tag. Then added the ribbon at the top. 

Done! Another easy tag for Halloween. 

Do art today, every day and have fun!

Lee

Thursday Dream Schemes

Hi Crafters!

It's a free day for the Dreamweaver stencil design team. As you may have guessed, I am into Halloween and keep making the tags for our late October fun.

I know I did a tag with the raven on it a few blogs back, but what can I say? I love the stencil and ravens. These three stencils work so well together for fall. 

Ingredients 

Dreamweaver Stencils: LL3015 Raven on weathervane, LL515 Pumpkins, and LJ849 Bare trees

Tag by American Tag

Inks are Ranger Distress Inks

Ribbon by May Arts

Tools: Ranger ink blenders and Dreamweaver stencil brushes

Working on my craft sheet, I first aged the edges of the tag with Rusy Hinge. Then I stenciled in the pumpkins with Spiced Marmalade and Peeled Paint. Used a dash of Vintage Photo for the pumpkin stems. 

The raven is positioned such that it is standing on the pumpkin and colored in with Coal Black and Vintage Photo, by mixing the colors the raven appears more life-like rather than flat. The background was then added using Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Aged Mahagony and Dusty Concord. 

That's it, a quick and simple tag for fall. Check out the other blogs today to see what's instore and leave a note so we know you visited. 

Be creative and have fun!

Lee

Thursday Dreamweaver Schemes

Hello Everyone!

Today is a color way challenge: Lime and Gray. I have been thinking about this color combo for a few days, thought I had everything planned and pulled out the umbrella stencil and it all changed. Here is what I came up with:

 

Ingredients

Dreamweaver Umbrellas Stencil, LJ908

Postcard Tag by American Tag

Ranger Distress Ink – Shabby Shutters

Ranger Adirondack Dye Ink – Slate

Ribbon by May Arts

Dreamweaver stencil brushes

Painters tape

Working on your craft surface, tape over the one umbrella that is to be green. This will protect the paper under the stencil while the gray is added. Position the stencil on the tag; tape the tag down to the work surface then tape the stencil down. Mask the top of the tag at the end of the stencil.

 

Using a stencil brush, pick up color from the slate inkpad using a round motion, or a rouging motion and rub it on the paper through the stencil. Cover the open areas on the stencil with gray. When you think you have enough gray on the tag, carefully lift up one end and check the coloring. Add more if you desire.

 

Above:gray with the stencil on. Below: stencil folded back to reveal the coloring.   

 

 

When the gray umbrellas are finished, remove the tape from the masked umbrella. Keep the stencil in place and carefully brush on the green ink, trying to not get any green on the gray.

Once finished with the ink add the ribbon and you are done!

Contact me if you need this stencil and related supplies. 

Now go visit the other stencil artists and see what they did with the color challenge. The links are to the right. Leave us a comment so we know you stopped by.

Have fun and make something everyday!

Lee

 

Microscope Card

Hello Everyone!

Today I am starting a new weekly addition to my stencil blog, a blog about my rubberstamp line: StampaFe! My husband and I make the stamps in our home and sell them in our stamp store and on line. You will be able to see all the stamps on the web. It's not neat and tidy, but they are there. Please contact us to purchase any of the stamps. 

Ingredients

 White card stock

Old Dictionary Page

Ranger Distress Inkpads

StampaFe Art Stamps: Zodiac Wheel SF5036,Bamboo Forest OM0781, Microscope SF5035, Compass SF5034, Pocket Watch, front view OM1002, Roma Centro postmark OM0741, Swan postmark OM0771, France postage stamp OM0224,  Russian postage stamp OM0223.

Tear the dictionary page cross ways, using double stick tape, adhere it to the card. Trim with scissors on the back side.

Using the Ranger blending tool, choose a background color and smuge it on the card. Work carefully around the old paper, smooth with the paper, not against it.  Stamp images around the card. Using the zodiac wheel, ink it with Old Paper and stamp the back ground. Old Paper Distress Ink is beautiful for background images.

Done! A quick, fun card.

Enjoy and make art today.

Lee 

 

Fall Thursday for Dreaming

Hello Crafters!

It is very fall like here in Santa Fe. Summer has gone and we are now approaching fall. Since fall brings Halloween, I made the first of many Halloween tags that you will see here. 

 

Here's what I used to make this fun and simple tag:

Dreamweaver Stencils: Leaf LS78, Raven LL3015, Spider Web LJ816

Tag by American Tag

Ink colors by Ranger, both Distress and Adirondack dye

 

How to make the tag:

Using a Ranger Ink blending tool, I applied Vintage Photo around the edges of the tag. Then I used Slate Adirondack Dye Ink to brush on the spider web. I then layered on the Raven with black and Vintage Photo inks using my stencil brush. The leaves came next, using Rusty Hinge, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed and Aged Mahagony Distress Ink pads. I flipped the leaf over to use the other side and rotated it so that each leaf is slightly different. 

That is it, a simple fall or Halloween tag. This one is off to my Dad. 

Now visit the other design team samples that are posted today. The links are to the right. 

Make art and have fun!

 

Lee

I have selected a winner for the blog hop from my blog. SherylH is the winner! Congratulations Sheryl.