Wild Wyoming Art Cafe'

A Jillian Vance Design ~ Tooth Fairy Ensemble

I am so very excited and honored to be a Guest Designer for Jillian Vance!!!  I have always adored her stamps.  It's been a pleasure to get to know her and see her at each CHA show.  Her story is inspirational and you are going to be blown away when you hear that she started designing stamps at the age of 10!!

You can read about Jillian Vance Here.  She is such a brilliant young entrepenuer and if you're a paper crafter or mixed media artist, I hope you will support her by visiting the Jillian Vance Website and buying truck loads of her stamps!

She has created so many fabulous stamps, it's really hard to choose my favorite.  But today I'm going to show you the Tooth Fairy Stamp Set.

The Tooth Fairy Stamp Set has so many fun stamps in it and is so versatile!  My youngest daughter Mackenzie Hope just lost a tooth, and this stamp set was the perfect inspiration for my project today.

I created a Tooth Fairy Ensemble to share with you today!! A Card, A Tooth Box and Tooth Fairy Dust! This was so much fun to create!  Here is a sneak peek of the ensemble for you......

Please make the jump over the Jillian Vance Blog by clicking on the link to see the entire project and visit her website.

It would mean the world to me.

Leave a comment and let me know what you think!

 

You can see all her amazing stamp designs on the Jillian Vance Website.

Be sure to check out her blog ~ The Princess and the Paper as well!

 I had so much fun being a Guest Designer for you Jillian!  Thank you for being such an inspiration to young women around the world!

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Hugs

Holly Simoni

www.hollysimoni.typepad.com

 

National Scrapbooking Day! ~ And a Giveaway!!

May 5th is officially National Scrapbooking Day!  I just had to create a Scrapbook Page for my blog today.  I'm also giving away a brand new set of Spellbinders Paper Arts Decorative Dress Forms die templates!    

I created this Scrapbook Page, just for me.  No deadlines, no directed themes, no products to feature.....just creating with my favorite things for pure enjoyment.  I can't tell you how long it has been that I have been able to create like this.  I just haven't had the time.  It's so freeing, and really helps the creative process to just be able to create for yourself.  Don't get me wrong, I love creating for companies of course, but I have recently changed the work I do for some companies, and it's been such a wonderful change.

I find that I reach for my favorite products time and time again. I also realized that my favorite products are usually the companies I design for.  That's why I design for them, they make products that fit my style and sense of creativity.  Funny how I'm drawn to them, and they in turn are drawn to me.  

I love to distress, ink, stamp, layer, and then add a touch of bling.  Want2Scrap makes the most beautiful bling ever.  I used the new and Beautiful Bling Borders - Fancy That designed by Nina Brackett.  OMG have you seen their new Iphone cases with bling?  Eeeack!!

The lovely stamp is a new release called Garden Delights by QuietFire Designs.   Suzanne Cannon designs these lovely stamps, and I just can't get over how beautiful the quotes and the fonts are.  So gorgeous.

The paper is My Mind's Eye - Miss Caroline.  I love the feminine look, with a bit of a rustic Wyoming look.   I distressed the edges, added some ink and used Spellbinders Paper Arts Jar Labels designed by Becky Fleck.  I love to hide die cuts to create the look of a tab.

 

 Adding tiny buttons by Buttons Galore, and using your own handwriting with a Copic black AtYou Spica glitter pen, really adds some fun details to this layout.

Velvet ribbon, decorative stick pins, and of course several Spellbinders Bitty Blossoms were added to finish off this layout.  

Bitty Blossoms were colored to match this layout perfectly by cutting them out of pure white cardstock, then misting them with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist.  I love being able to make my own embellishments, and getting that perfect color match and shimmer.

 

I hope you've enjoyed the Scrapbook Page, learning about my creative process, and hearing about all the details......now on to the Giveaway!

I will randomly choose a reader that is subscribed to all my channels.  So, make sure you are a subscriber to Wild Wyoming Art Cafe' (my blog), My Facebook Page, Twitter Account, Pinterest Account and YouTube Channel by Sunday May 6, 2012 at midnight mst.  

I will email the winner on Monday May 7th.  (You'll have 24hrs to respond, or I'll have to choose another winner. )

That's all there is to it!  Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today.

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!

Hugs

Holly

Layers of Color Ornament Blog Hop!

 Welcome to the Layers of Color Ornament Blog Hop.

Make sure to leave a comment to win!

The beginning of the blog hop is at the Layers of Color blog. If you came here from Grace Nywening blog, you are hopping in the right order.

This is the place to discover the newest creative paper ornament ideas, be inspired by talented designers, and get showered with gifts! Layers of Color is giving away:

FREE Ornament Templates!,

FREE Vintage Roses Ornament Tutorial!, and

6 drawings for a $20 Layers of Color Gift Certificate!

First, some ornament inspiration!...

 

I created a Christmas Ornament Tag!

 

Yes, that is real snow in the picture.   

Supplies Include:   Layers of Color ~ Christmas Blessings and Holly Angel; Spellbinders Paper Arts ~ Holly Accents and Postage Stamps; Graphic 45 ~ Christmas Emporium; Copic Markers ~ Sketch Markers; Buttons Galore ~ Buttons; Scrapbook Adhesives By 3L - 3D Foam Squares; Clearsnap ~ Pigment Ink in Gold; Tattered Angels ~ Chandelier Glimmer Glam and paintbrush.

GIFTS FOR YOU!...

Come get a FREE Vintage Roses Ornament Tutorial tomorrow, October 27th on Layers of Color blog!

My gift to you are chances to win a $20 Layers of Color Gift Certificate! To enter the drawing, you and at least one friend “like” Layers of Color Facebook page then comment on my blog. When they “like” ask them to comment on LOC Facebook that you sent them. Refer more friends for more entries! Leave me a comment mentioning which friends participated. And there are more gifts for you!...

...With every online purchase from Layers of Color boutique you will get an exclusive FREE Vintage Ornament Template designed by Laura Campbell! She made this sample using Glad Tidings art stamp set and Feather Twine. Your gift will be printed on cardstock ready for you to add your creative ideas with stamps and ink! Limited time only!

Let's get hopping to discover lots of gorgeous ornament projects to add sparkle to your Christmas preparations! There are drawings for $20 Layers of Color Gift Certificates as surprise gifts for you along the way, so be sure to visit each designer blog!...

Diana Queen * Gini Cagle * Grace Nywening * Holly Simoni

Jennie Harper * Jessica Fick * Keri Lee Sereika * Linda Beeson

Linda Lucas * Melisa Waldorf * Nina Brackett

* Rae Barthel * Savannah O’Gwynn

 

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!  I hope you have enjoyed the Layers of Color Christmas Ornament Blog Hop, and found some inspiration along the way.

Hugs

Holly

 

 

 

 

Spellbinders Bunny Hop!

Welcome to the first day of the Spellbinders™ Bunny Hop!  In honor of National Craft Month and spring, we’re showcasing our spring themed die templates.  We have ten talented designers – two each day for five days – ready to usher in spring with creative projects and fabulous prizes!  

The Bunny Hop is from March 21-25, each contest is midnight to midnight EST (that’s 24 hours only).  Be sure to mark your calendar!  Each day the Spellbinders Blog will direct you to the participating blogs.

It’s so easy to win!  Simply visit each blog and leave a comment! We will randomly draw one lucky winner from each blog to win that blog’s featured die templates. Winners will be announced on the Spellbinders Blog!  Winners must respond within 48 hours of their names being posted to claim prizes.  

Spellbinders Bunny Hop Schedule:

March 21

Linda Duke 

Holly Simoni ~ That's ME!

March 22

Becca Feeken  

Debbie Olson  

March 23

Heidi Blankenship 

Kazan Clark  

March 24

Sherry Cheever  

Beth Pingry  

March 25

Julie Overby  

Jerri Jimenez 

 

I'm so excited to be part of the Spellbinders Bunny Hop!  I have such a good time participating in blog hops, seeing all the wonderful creations, getting inspired and saying to myself - wow what a cool way to use that die template!

I have created a Counting Book for a toddler using S4-262 Nested Ducks and S5-052 Creative Page Tabs.

The Counting Book is an accordion folded mini album that is held together

with a ribbon which ties in a bow in the back.  

It is created with October Afternoon Schoolhouse paper line!  I love all the fun colors and graphics.

I used LF-168 Grand Large Labels to create a total of 10 panels. Five panels are shown on each side.

Each panel has a pocket sewn to it with a stamped Nested Duck die cut adhered to the pocket.

October Afternoon counting cards have been colored with Copic Sketch Markers.

A Creative Page Tab die cut is adhered to the card making it easy for little hands to pull them out!

 

Supplies include: S4-262 Nested Ducks, S5-052 Creative Page Tabs, LF-168 Grand Large Labels, S5-028 Nested Pennants, Beacon Adhesives Zip Dry Glue, October Afternoon Schoolhouse patterned paper, WorldWin cardstock, Copic Sketch Markers, Flourishes Birthday Pennants and Strips and Stripes, Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink in Creamy Brown, Offray Ribbon in black and hand made beaded stick pin.

 

Thank You Spellbinders Paper Arts for sponsoring the Bunny Hop and the prizes today. For questions about this contest, please email [email protected] .

Please leave a comment to be eligible to win the Spellbinders die templates I featured today!

S4-262 Nested Ducks

 

S5-052 Creative Page Tabs

Then check the Spellbinders Blog tomorrow to see if you are the winner! 

 

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Flourishes Blog Hop! (Birthday Pennants and Strips and Stripes)

So happy to be part of the Flourishes Blog Hop today!  They have created the cutest set of Birthday Pennants and Strips and Stripes stamp sets that go perfectly with Spellbinders S5-028 Nested Pennants and S5-029 Lacey Pennants!

The fun Birthday Pennants set just screams celebration!  It offers 6 different pennants and flags all designed to coordinate perfectly with S5-029 Lacey Pennants and S5-028 Nested Pennants. There are also 9 sentiments and 8 accents in the set that you can use to deck out your pennant shapes in fun and different ways!

Want a little more to coordinate with your cards? How about our new Strips and Stripes background set? This set offers three strips to use together as one background or separate as three different strips that coordinate with our Birthday Pennants set! Since the set was just released last night, we can show you it in its entirety now!

 

 

These stamp sets were so much fun to work with.  I loved creating flags and pennants.  I colored in the mini flowers with a Copic AtYou Spica pen.  I adhered the flags and pennants to toothpicks, pierced a small hole for each in the lid with my Memory Makers Piercing tool and inserted them into the lid.

I stamped along the top edge of the lip of the lid using the dotted straight stamp.  I cut and embossed 15 of the S5-028 Nested Pennants, stamped with Versa Mark and sprinkled on Embossing Powder by Sparkle and Sprinkle, then heat set.  I adhered 5 of the flags to each side of my triangular shaped box.

I lined the box with white tissue paper and filled it with Hershey's Hugs.  Yumo!!

I also stamped the floral striped pattern on each side of the box using a brown ink.  I used My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Paper and Beacon Adhesives Zip Dry to cover the entire box.

Flourishes and Spellbinders Designers have joined together to show you some amazing projects using  Birthday Pennants and Strips and Stripes and Spellbinders S5-028 Nested Pennants and S5-029 Lacey Pennants!

Make sure to hop on over and see....

Barbara Anders
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Danielle Kennedy
Dawn Burnworth
Julie Koerber
Leslie Miller
Stacy Morgan
Jan Marie Caruso
Heidi Blankenship
Beth Pingry
Margie Higuchi
Holly Simoni
Mona Pendleton
AJ Otto
Latisha Yoast
Deborah Young
Kazan Clark
Terre Fry

Would you like to win these sets? Just leave a comment on the Flourishes Blog!

We'll draw one lucky name for both sets and announce it tomorrow on the Flourishes blog!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!  Hope you have a fabulous day full of art!

Holly

 

Spellbinders Holiday Hoppin' ~ Grand Nestabilities Calendar!

Welcome to the first day of the Spellbinders™ Paper Arts Holiday Hoppin’ Blog Hop!  Spellbinders, along with Spellbinders are showcasing their newest products just in time for your Holiday crafting and gift giving.  Lots of creative ideas are in store, as well as prizes galore!  Each participating company has generously donated towards the prize package listed on the Spellbinders Blog. 

 

A total of two identical prize packages, one for each day, November 18 and 19 will be given away!  To enter, just leave a comment on a participating blog!  Comments in the first 48 hours of the post are eligible.  One commenter each day will be randomly selected as the winner.  Winners will be announced on November 22, on the Spellbinders Blog!

 Today I am using LF-111 Grand Scalloped Ovals, LF-110 Grand Ovals, and S4-299 Fallen Angel.

I created a 2011 Calendar made entirely out of die cuts!  I absolutely love all the Grand Nestabilities that allow you to create so many home decor projects.

 

These die templates are an excellent value.  The Grand Nestabilities retail for $49.99; making them about $8.00 per die template!  Very reasonable for an invaluable tool that can be used again and again.

I used a total of 16 Spellbinders Die Templates in this project!!

 

This Calendar is packed with loads of Spellbinders die templates, and our Cross Promotional Partners products as well!  Click on any picture to view it in a larger format.

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

Additional Spellbinders products used include:  F-012 Precious Metal Premium Craft Foil, F-013 Jewel Tones Premium Craft Foil, S4-294 Beaded Ovals, S4-286 2010 Snowflake Pendants, S4-296 Nested Hearts, S4-300 Heraldry, S4-297 Nested Crowns, S4-298 Antiquities,  S4-288 Classic Diamonds, S4-302 Crown Circles, S4-284 2010 Holiday Trees, S4-285 Nested Mittens, S4-283 Heirloom Ornaments.

Cross Promotional Partners Products used include:  Tattered Angels Midnight Blue Glimmer Mist; Donna Salazar Artistic Paper and Calendar Cards; Pink Paislee Bayberry Cottage patterned paper; Creative Impressions Bits of Bling, Ribbon, Turn Buckles and Mini Safety Pins; Robin's Nest Tear Drops; Copic Sketch Markers and AtYou Spica pens; WorldWin - Aspire Silver Ore Linen paper in 8.5x11"; Sparkle and Sprinkle Embossing Powder - Antiquities and Brushable Glue; Glue Dots - mini; and Beacon Adhesives - Zip Dry.

Other supplies include: Jenni Bowlin tickets; black tulle; and May Arts Ribbon

Visit all of today's Holiday Hoppin' Blogs!:

Latisha Yoast
Judy Hayes
Kazan Clark
Ashley Cannon Newell
Holly Simoni
Debbie Olson
Heidi Blankenship
Sherry Cheever
Linda Duke
Laurie Schmidlin
Cheryl Marie Walker
Jill Jacobsen
Jennifer Priest
Christina Klauer
Jodi Sanford
Leslie Miller
Mimi Leinbach
Robyn O'Crowley
Sharon Harnist
Liz Hicks
Sarah Hamer
Christie Bryant
Wendy Sue Anderson
Anary Baumgarth
Jenifer Dove
Gina Krupsky

Simply leave a comment on my blog to be eligible to win the Spellbinders Holiday Hoppin’ Prize Package . 

One winner will be chosen from all the comments on all the blogs participating today.  Comments made in the first 48 hours of this post will be eligible to win.  Winner’s names will be published on the Spellbinders Blog on November 22, and they will have 48 hours to reply to Spellbinders to claim the prizes.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Holly

My Little Artist...

This is my nine year old, Arianna Faith.  She has such an artistic spirit.  I love that about her. 

She saw these shoes at The Children's Place.  She loved them instantly!  You see they are made for coloring. 

I let her use any of my Copic markers she wanted.  She would color and bit, then switch to a different shade, then ask me what I thought.  She chose to color just a little here and there, and leave some black and white. 

They turned out beautifully and everywhere she goes, she gets lots of compliments!  She's my little artist.

Thanks for looking.  She's so excited to be the topic of my blog this time. :)

Holly

Flourishes Blog Hop!

What do you get when you mix the beauty of stained glass images with the fabulous shapes of Spellbinders Nestabilities? A fabulous new set from Flourishes called Beauty Within. This stamp set was designed to take the guess work out of cutting and trimming an elegant shape. With the help of Labels 11 and Labels 13, you can color to your heart’s content and then trim your image perfectly with these beautiful dies. 

This set, designed by artist Becky Fleck, will be released first thing Friday morning and is available now for pre-order! Would you like to win this set? Simply leave a comment here and you’ll be in the running! Winners will be announced Saturday at 12 PM CST on the Flourishes Blog.

I created an alered journal using the Iris' in the fabulous stamp set Beauty Within.  I have loved Iris' since I was a little girl.  My Grandma Theresa always grew them in her garden.  I lived in Iowa for about 5 years and have some dear friends - Beth and Julie - that grow the most amazing Iris' you've ever seen.  The photo on the cover of the journal is one Beth took of her blooming Iris'.  Isn't it gorgeous?  It goes perfect with Flourishes stamp set.

I began by trimming a piece of white cardstock to fit the cover of my journal.  I used the single Iris stamp and some brown ink to create my own patterned paper!  The trick is to stamp some images darker than others, by loading the stamp with ink, and stamping two images.  I also like to have some Iris' going off the page for added interest. 

I adhered the one of a kind stamped patterned paper to my journal, and layered a piece of My Mind's Eye patterned paper on top.

I cut/embossed S5-011 Scalloped Edge Frame and S4-239 Classic Scalloped Borderabilities Petite out of My Mind's Eye patterned paper.

I lightly sanded the embossed areas of the frame.  I adhered ribbon to the small border.
 

I stamped the gorgeous Iris scene image using Memento ink and set aside to dry.  Once the image was dry, I chose various colors of Copic Markers that blended well and matched my photo.  I colored in the Iris' first and layered the three colors you see grouped together in this photo. 

I started with the lightest color and layered the middle color and then used a touch of the darker color on the center of the base of the flowers.   I used the yellow for the sky and the lightest color I used on the Iris', for the ground color.  The green was used on the leaves and stems.

 

I also picked my favorite sentiment from the set Beauty Within and stamped it on white cardstock.  I cut/embossed S3-149 Double Ended Tags and S4-24 Labels Thirteen being careful to line them up perfectly around the images, and using a piece of removeable tape to secure the die in place and keep it in place while going through the Wizard (TM).

Doesn't the Labels Thirteen die just match perfectly with the stamp?  It's simply gorgeous!

Trim photograph to fit inside frame die cut.  Adhere ribbon, frame die cut, photograph and border as shown.

Use a total of 12 adhesive backed foam squares from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L to adhere Iris stamped image. 2 foam squares, stacked on top of each other, in six places on the backside of the stamped image really gives a lot of dimension and helps the image to really pop!  Adhere sentiment in center of border as shown.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!  I hope you enjoyed my altered journal.

Holly

Some of the Spellbinders’ Designers have teamed up the Flourishes Design Team to show you the beautiful potential of Beauty Within!

   Spellbinders' Designers:

•   Holly Simoni - ME
•   Beth Pingry
•   Margie Higuch
•   Heidi Blankenship 

 

Flourishes Design Team:

·     Julie Koerber
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Danielle Kennedy
Dawn Burnworth
Laura Fredrickson
Leslie Miller
Stacy Morgan

Spellbinders (TM) Surprise Party!

SPELLBINDERS™ SURPRISE PARTY!!

January 7- 13, 2010

Commenting on this post is welcome but does NOT enter you into the contest. This contest is sponsored by Spellbinders™ Paper Arts. Directions on how to enter are in the Blog Post and Official Rules at http://spellbinderspaperarts.com/blog/spellbinders-suprise-party/. If you have any questions, please e-mail [email protected]  

Welcome to the sixth day of the Spellbinders™ Surprise Party!!

Spellbinders™ Paper Arts is hosting Spellbinders™ Surprise Party!! We will introduce 25 new Die Templates and 2 Impressabilities™ templates! These sneak peeks are part of the collection that will be released at the Craft and Hobby Association Trade Show on January 24, 2010. We want to invite YOU, our greatest fans, to join the party from January 7-14, 2010! See the newest Spellbinders™ products, visit our Designers’ Blogs, and win fabulous Spellbinders™ prizes!

Today you have the opportunity to win a Spellbinders™ prize package (including all three Spellbinders™ Die Templates revealed today) through the contest entry email address listed below. Be sure to visit the other Designers’ Blogs participating today, and enter from those blogs for additional chances to win! You may enter once from each Blog! Each Spellbinders™ Surprise Party!! blog post is open to contest entries for 48 hours. You have until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time January 13, 2010 to enter this contest through my blog. Be sure to read the rules at the Spellbinders Blog before entering so that your entry will be valid!

To see previous Spellbinders ™ Surprise Party!! posts or to go to any of the future blog posts, feel free to visit the following:

January 7

Debbie Olson

Julie Overby

Lesa Rapp

January 8

Becca Feeken

Janine Blackwelder

Debbie Seyer

January 9

Heidi Blankenship

Karen Taylor

Cathy Chlebana/Beth Pingry

January 10,

Linda Duke

Jennifer Davis

Terre Fry

January 11

Keri Lee Sereika

Kazan Clark

Mary Pfaff

January 12

Karen Hunsaker

Christy Farneth Kerr

Holly Simoni

January 13

Sherry Cheever

Kimberly Crawford

Sharon Johnson

After the entry deadline is reached, Spellbinders™ Paper Arts will randomly pick one winner from each Spellbinders™ Surprise Party!! blog event as stated in the rules at http://spellbinderspaperarts.com/blog/spellbinders-suprise-partyspellbinders-suprise-party/. Winner will be contacted by email within 24 hours of the contest deadline. The winner will have 72 hours to reply to that email to claim prize. If Winner fails to respond within 72 hours, a new winner will be drawn for said prize.

Entrants visiting all 21 Spellbinders™ Surprise Party!! events and correctly enter the drawing on each Blog will automatically be entered into the SPELLBINDERS™ SURPRISE PARTY!! GRAND PRIZE give away with a retail value of over $350.00. The GRAND PRIZE will be announced on January 24, 2010 on the Spellbinders Blog and consists of super secret products being released at the Craft and Hobby Association Trade Show. You WILL be excited!!

I’m thrilled to share my Spellbinders™ Surprise Party!!

project with you!

It's my Surf's Up Mini Album!

Supply List for Surf's Up Mini Album:

Spellbinders™ - Wizard™ Die Cutting and Embossing System,  I2-1016 Sea Scape Impressabilities, S4-272 Surf's Up, S4-235 Fancy Tags, S5-019 Labels 8

• Clearsnap - colorbox fluid chalk ink - lettuce, blue lagoon, citrine, rouge; Smooch in Pearl
• Copic - black Spica pen
• Core-din-ations white core cardstock
• My Minds Eye - Penny Lane patterned paper
• Magic Mesh - black and turquoise
• Ranger - Distress Stickles
• Dymo - Label Maker
• Jenny Bowlin - minature tickets in pink

The two new Spellbinders™ products I am introducing today are I2-1016 Sea Scape Impressabilities and S4-272 Surf’s Up!  Check it out!

 

I absolutley loved these 2 new products!  I have created so many projects with them I just can't stop myself!  I'll share more pictures of them in future posts.  So make sure to check back often or better yet, subscribe to my blog!

To begin, I used 1016 Sea Scape Impressabilities™ and Core’dinations cardstock.

     

To create base of cover and back of mini album: Cut S5-019 Labels Eight #6 (with #1 being the smallest) out of Core’dinations cardstock. To emboss the Impressabilities™, layer a Master Mat, I2-1016 Sea Scape Impressabilities™, cardstock in the die, Tan Embossing Pad, Master Mat, then feed through the Wizard™. You will notice the gorgeous embossing that has occurred. Take the card stock out of the die template and sand with a sanding block as shown above.

To create base of all inner pages of mini album: Cut/emboss six S5-019 Labels Eight #6 out of your favorite Penny Lane patterned paper by My Mind's Eye. Lay out your pages as desired and glue them back to back to create a total of four two-sided pages.

Print out your photo's: I chose to print all of my photo's 2 1/2 x 3 1/2” using Adobe Photoshop Elements. I printed them out on white card stock on best quality setting.

Using S4-272 Surf’s Up die templates, cut/emboss 2 sets of Flip Flops in a coordinating My Mind’s Eye patterned paper. We'll use one for the cover, and one for page 3. I loved how the Copic Spica black pen added some glittery details.

Let's alter some Surf boards next!

I found the easiest way to use this die template as a stencil is to make a “mask” for it. Here's how: Cut/emboss a Surfboard out of heavy weight cardstock. Use your scissors to cut apart the de-bossed section of the surfboard. This will allow you to actually have 2 “masks” to use while stenciling your surfboard!

  
  

I also used S4-235 Fancy Tags for the cover, and applied a bit of Clearsnap blackbird Fluid Chalk ink. I used my Dymo label for the title.

Creating pages 2 and 3:  
Line up the Surfboard die template over a picture that will fit within the surfboard size. Cut/emboss for a unique picturesque surfboard!

I used black Magic Mesh for an edgy masculine feel. Black matte buttons are used throughout as well.

Creating pages 4 and 5:

  
  
On page 4: I used 2 different widths and colors of ribbon, a tad of bling, a matte black button and a beach ball that was cut out of Core’dinations cardstock and then embossed with my I2-1016 Sea Scape Impressabilities™, just as we did for the front and back covers.

On page 5: I traced and filled in the debossed areas of the surfboard with the Copic atyou Spica black pen. I also used the atyou Spica pen to write “Carla” on the surfboard. Next I used Distress Stickles on the surfboard and allowed it to dry.

Cut and emboss the umbrella out of the pink striped Penny Lane patterned paper. Apply Rock Candy Stickles and allow it to dry.

Cut/ emboss/stencil with the Beach Ball as shown. You can use removable tape or create a mask for the sections of the beach ball die cut to successfully apply various colors to the embossed areas. Add a bit of bling and a matte black button.

Pages 6 and 7:

Cut/emboss/stencil surf board and beach ball die cuts as shown.

Reverse Stenciling Technique:

Apply ink to the cut edge side of the Umbrella die template as shown. Then cut/emboss with the Umbrella die template and pink patterned paper.

 

Use the Reverse Stenciling Technique to create the black and white surfboard. This time apply embossing ink on the die template, cut/emboss out of black paper. Sprinkle white embossing powder, shake off excess powder and heat with heat gun to finish. Layer photos, die cuts, magic mesh and other ephemera as shown in photo above.

The back cover is created the same way the front cover is.

 

The album is bound by using a Cropodile to punch 2 holes in each page. I inserted 2 silver rings and tied a bit of black ribbon on each ring.

I hope you enjoyed the Surf's Up mini album!

 

S4-272 Surf's Up $19.99

Limited Edition Summer

Surf Board is 3 3/4 x 1 1/8”

Ball is 1 9/16”

Umbrella is 2 x 2 3/16”

R Flip Flop 1 13/16 x 7/8”

L Flip Flop 1 13/16 x 7/8”

Impressibilities™ Sea Scape

I2-1016

MSRP $6.99

Limited Edition Summer

5 3/4 x 4 1/2”

 

Now here's my 2^nd project using these two fabulous new Spellbinders™ products!

 

It’s an altered 10x10” canvas. Can you guess how I used the I2-1016 Sea Scape Impressibilities™ and the S4-272 Surf's Up die template?

 

Check back for a future post on my blog for all the details on how this was made.

RULES

For the complete Spellbinders™ Surprise Party!! rules go to http://spellbinderspaperarts.com/blog/spellbinders-surprise-party/ .

TO ENTER CONTEST:

1) Send your email entry to: [email protected]

2) Type the name of the die template being revealed on my blog in the “subject” line of the email.

3) Click send!

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Copic altered wallet

I decided I wanted to alter a wallet to go in my new awesome Paris purse my sister made for me.  I'll be posting that in a few days. :)

I gathered some of my favorite supplies: Spellbinders die templates, JustRite Font stamps, Tim Holtz stamp by Stampers Anonymous and fabric flowers by Heidi Swapp. 

I started wih an $8 white clam shell vinyl wallet.  It was a bit scratched and dirty, so I just knew I had to alter it somehow.  I started by thinking about the theme....it needed to go with a French or Paris theme to go inside my new purse.  I also needed to alter the vinyl with something....but what.....I decided I would use my totally cool COPIC Markers!

I used 3 Copic Markers to color the white vinyl, taking are to try and overlap and blend the colors as best as I could.  Sometime I let the colors set for a few minutes and then applied another layer.  Once  had the look I wanted.  I used a script word stamp with StazOn black ink and stamped on the right 2/3 of the wallet.  Then I sprayed a clear matte finish sealer over the entire wallet and let that dry overnight. 

Next I got out those Ginormous fabric flowers by Heidi Swapp.  I love the white one's, as they are so easy to alter!  I used the previous 3 colors of Copic Markers and added the 4th color.  I altered one white flower with the pink and orange color, making sure that the dark pink was the center and the orange was on the tips, and they were blended mid way down the petal.  I used the same procedure for the dark purple and light purple, which you can see in the above picture.  The Copics worked fabulous on these fabric flowers.

Next I got out 3 colors of StazOn ink and my gorgeous Tim Holtz stamp by Stampers Anonymous.  As you can see in the above picture.  I applied all three colors of StazOn to the stamp.  It gives it a blended look.

First Turn the stamp over, take the lids off the Staz On and ink left hand lower corner with the blue, the middle of the tower in purple and add a smidge of blue on the postage stamp, then use the black n the right hand side of the stamp.  Work quickly so the Staz On doesn't dry completely.

I used StazOn because I stamped my image on a piece of vinyl typed paper. 

I decided to cut out the stamped image using my Spellbinders die template and my Wizard die cut machine. 

Notice how I placed the stamped image face up.  Then I placed the die with the cut edges face down on top of the stamped image and was careful to line it up exactly how I wanted it.  You can always use a piece of re-positional tape to hold the die in place.  Next layer the magnetic spacer place and the other white mat.  Then run it through your Wizard. 

I adhered the layered flowers, stamped image and bling with E6000 industrial strength glue.  I love the stuff and use it all the time.  I also stamped and die cut my monogram "H" with JustRite font Times New Roman in 95pt.  I love their monogram sets.  They are fabulouso!