SSIB - July Inspiration and....

...HAPPY CANADA DAY!!!

ScrapStuffz "Inspired By" (SSIB) official challenge is UP! And I am proud to be one of their Inspirational Team Member. SSIB is a new challenge blog that provides photo each month. We inspire and challenge everyone to create a page inspired by our photo.

Please find below photo for this month challenge. Use it as your inspiration. It can be the colors, shapes, design, elements, ANYTHING! Please come and play with us.

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JULY INSPIRATION

This is my take for this month photo.

I am inspired by the colors and star element.

Two big arrows are made from

negative shape and washi tape

Supplies :

•  patterned paper - Pebbles
• cardstock, badge, brads - American Crafts
• wooden stars - Recollection
• tab- Pinkpaislee
• note card - Heidi Swapp
• spray ink - Tattered Angels

PLS (Paper Lovers Studio) Card Sketch#3

Just love the simplicity of their sketch. Neat and easy to follow. Works well in any kind of occasions. Combined with Kay's monochromatic card challenge over at Scrappin Peeps.

PLS(Paper Lovers Studio)

 Card Sketch#3

 

 

 

Supplies :

• cardstocks - DCWV
• sentiments - stamp from Hampton Art
• ink - Memento, tuxedo black
• washi tape - Target and Bazzil
• others - Fiskars Circle cutter



 

Mixed Media Card

**Please visit My 1st Anniversary Giveway, Recipe Challenge and Card Challenge too, thanks!!" 

 

I used watercolor paper to create these cards.

 

For Club CK - Card Challenge April 14-20, 2013

  



 

Can someone please tell me how to call this paper? *embarrased* It's a kind of heavy tissue paper use to wrap flowers. A mulberry paper? I don't know, I'm not sure...Anyways, I used this paper to create this "Happy Bee Day" card.

 

 

Prepare your sheet.

 

 

Lay a mask/stencil on top.

 Mist with your favorite color spray ink.

 Let it dry completely.

 

• watercolor paper - Michaels
• stencil - TCW Hexagons
• string - American Crafts
• "Happy" - RAK from Laurie - Jenni Bowlin
• "bee" - altered BG chipboard letters. Just painted it with black and straw color from Ceramcoat by Delta
• "day" - American Crafts
• spray ink - Dylusions , cut grass color
• bee - cuttings from an old birthday card

 

 

 

 

Lay a mask/stencil on top.

I used tape to keep the stencil in place.

 

 

Apply ink.

 

 

For paint splatter, I mixed  paint with a little amount of water .

 Mix to get the water down consistency.

 

 

Splatter the paint down, tap your brush freely.

Let it dry completely.

• watercolor paper - Michaels
• stencil - Plaid Folk Art - Pebble design
• bicycle stamp - Recollection/Michaels
• "love you" sentiment - Hampton Art
• ink - Versa Magic , turquoise gem and tuxedo black from Memento
• patterned paper - Pebbles Seen and Noted
• wooden buttons - Dollar Daze
• embroidery floss - RAK from Laurie

 



 

Please check this link how to make the background, thanks.

 

 

Stamp images onto a vellum paper. Set the ink to dry.

 

 

Paint the back of the image.

You can use, colored pencil, ink, or even watercolor pencil.

Let it dry completely.

 

 

Fussycut them and you are ready.

 

• watercolor paper - Michaels
• pearls - Dollarama
• vellum - Recollection/Michaels
• punch - Fiskars
• friendship quote - DCWV
• ink -  tuxedo black, lilac posies and grape jelly from Memento
• cardstock - from sticker packaging

 

Thanks for looking!

 

 





 

 

Nanaimo Visit 2012

Instead of double pager layout, I decided to try different approach for this one. I honestly don't know how to call this  but my inspiration is from a wedding invitation.

 

 My page :

 

For Club CK - ISSUE Challenge #5 - Mar/Apr 2013

 

 

 

 

 

Cover

 

I used this --->

 

as my stencil.This is actually from pizza box. Instead of putting the pizza directly on the box, our favorite pizza parlor use this to keep the pizza crust "crispy". Mist with Dylusion ink - lemon zest and cut grass color. Twine and wooden buttons - Michaels; chipboard letter - Basic Grey 

 

 

 

 

 

I used masking tape to attach sides patterned paper, doodled dots and lines to get "spiral notebook" effect.

 

• patterned paper - Crate Paper
• cardstock - Recollection
• masking tape, rhinestones - Michaels
• envelope - Dollar Shop
• doily - Wilton
• twines - American Crafts
• frame, vellum envelope - Colorbok (goodies from Frances)
• ric rac ribbon - Michaels (RAK from Laurie)
• bird cage, bird stamp - Michaels
• "Go Places", "ice cream" stamp - Imaginisce
• ink - Memento
• canvas tag - Making Memories
• journaling card - Bo Bunny
• printed canvas banner - American Crafts
• pens and markers - Sharpie
• others - net (kitchen finds)



 

 

 

Cake Holder

Mixed media is not always something about working on canvas. Sometimes, you will be surprised to find out that your are doing it without knowing it. When you use different elements like paints, fabric, wood, metal or when you alter your embellishment to add texture, you are doing Mixed Media! Yey!

Like this one, I altered cake holder. Yes, cake holder from Aiden's birthday "ice cream" cake. And I think small cake holder (thick and hard) is also good for mini album with rings.

For Frosted Designs Scallops Challenge 

and Club CK - April Sketch It Out , twist - No patterned paper

Here's how :

 Apply thin, textured layer of gesso with palette knife or plastic card.

  Moist stamp lightly with water. I used crackle stamp from Stampin Up.

 

Press the stamp repeatedly into the wet gesso until you reach your desired design.

 Let it dry completely. Apply ink. Sometimes it requires a little practice to obtain good color combo, so try your ideas on scrap paper first.

 

I used fuchsia dye ink pad Craftsmart and Colorbox blue lagoon for purple look. Versa Magic turquoise gem and Colorbox yellow citrus for teal with yellow effect.

  I altered  Basic Grey chipboard letter using fuchsia dye ink Craftsmart and TPC Studio Violet ink. I used small paint brush to apply ink.

• journaling cards - Basic Grey
• wooden bird cage, ribbon, rhinestones, flowers, pearls - Michaels
• cardstock, chunky glitter - American Crafts
• pens - Sharpie
• font - Papyrus
• die cut ticket - Bo Bunny

Fabric Flowers

I am loving these fabric flowers lately. I started with few strips of burlap and one day Kim gave me more fabrics to work on (",). Here's how I made them :

Strip of fabric (I used burlap) about 5cm wide, cardstock circle (approximately bigger than you want the finished flower to be.

Twist the fabric.

 

Secure the twisted end of the fabric to the center of the cardstock cirlce with hot glue gun or fabric glue and press it. Continue to twist and coil the fabric around the center and use hot glue gun as needed to secure the fabric in place.

 

 

If you meet your desired size , trim off any excess cardstock or fabric. Insert the tail of the fabric under and secure with hot glue gun.

Mist, paint, ink the flower or leave it as plain.

 

 

 Add button, pearls, brads, rhinestones or other embellishment.

 

For another twist, I used longer strip of fabric, about 60cm, about 5cm wide.

 

 

Twist and fold and follow the same instructions above.

 

 

 

 

 Here are some of my page with fabric flower

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scraps of Ribbons

A tag shaped card with looped ribbons to form a flower. I always keep cuttings of everything. I put all my loose cuttings in a jar, small things make big impression.

premade card - Studio G; sentiments - Hampton Art; wave stamp - Fancy Pants ; ink - Memento; pen - Sharpie; pearls, wooden and flower buttons - Dollar Shop; ribbons - Dollar shop, American Crafts, Michaels

Grateful

I made this page for Club CK - January 2013 OLW and I used Sue Sykes sketch for January 2013 Sketchy Challenge (Canadian Scrapbooker)

 

 

Journaling :

 

- I am forever grateful for all the blessings in m life. Things may not always happen in my own desired time but they always do in God's perfect time.

 

- Sometimes, I want to give up when life is rough and unbearable but in the end, I am still grateful because these experiences makes me a better and stronger person.

 

- I may not always show and tell my family and friend how much I care for them but in my heart, I am grateful for them. I am grateful for my family who love me and accept me for who I am and for my friends who are always there to guide me in every step I take.

 

patterned paper - Forever in Time; cardstock - DCWV; pens - Sharpie ; stamps - Tim Holtz (Birds) Studio G (Arrows) Stampology (House); ink - Colorbox; chipboard alphas - Basic Grey; fonts - Freehand591 BT; vellum - Recollection