Staedtler and Stampendous DT's Sweet Summer Blog Hop - Daisy

Welcome to the STAEDTLER and Stampendous Design Teams combined hop! This is my second post for the hop this week, if you missed my previous hop post, be sure to click here, to see my project.  Along with the projects shared by the STAEDTLER designers, each designer is giving away a Sweet Summer prize package!  Stampendous will be giving away a prize every day!  Don't forget, that Stampendous is also giving a way a prize package, to one person who comments on the participating designers blogs each day.

I created another Mixed Media canvas piece using both companies products.  I placed the mask from the Jumbo Daisy onto my canvas, then colored the Daisy using STAEDTLER Watercolor Crayons.  I repeated this process with all three colored daisies, then embossed the flowers using the Encrusted Jewel Teal and Encrusted Jewel Bronze Kits.  To add color to the background I applied the mask to the daisies then colored around them with the watercolor crayons, blending them with a waterbrush, adding additional colors as needed.

To add a little more texture and interest, I used the Embossing with Stencils Technique from Club CR8, and embossed the Roman Letters Stencil over the piece using the Golden Sand Embossing Powder.  Then added added a little more stenciling using the Diamonds Stencil with watercolor crayons.  Once the piece was completely dry, I embossed the edges with Vintage Mahogany Embossing Tinsel.

Details:
Stamps - Stampendous Jumbo Daisy
Ink - Versamark
Other - Canvas, Stampendous Encrusted Jewel Teal Kit/Encrusted Bronze Kit, Heat Gun, Waterbrush, STAEDTLER Watercolor Crayons, The Crafters Workshop Roman Letters/Diamonds Stencil

As I mentioned above, each STAEDTLER designer is giving away this fabulous Sweet Summer prize package shown below!  To be eligible to win, please leave a comment on this blog post (or Monday's Blog Hop post)  by Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 11:59pm CDT.  I'll use the Random Number generator to select a winner, and will post the winner here on my blog on Friday, May 31st, so be sure to check back to see if you've won!

For more inspiration, visit the Design Team members who are participating in today's hop:

STAEDTLER DT:
April Derrick * Lisa Somerville (you are here) *Kellie Mowat

Stampendous DT:
Stampendous Impressions *  Cyndi Bundy * Jamie Martin * Janelle Stollfus * Jennifer Dove * Krissy Fossmeyer * Kristine Reyonlds * Lea Kimmel * Rhea Weigland


Thanks so much for stopping by!

Bloggers Challenge - Red, White and Blue

Happy Bloggers Challenge Friday! Thanks to those who played along with last weeks For the Grad Challenge.  This weeks challenge is Red, White and Blue.

In honor of the Memorial Day holiday here in the US on Monday, I used this weeks colors to create a patriotic card, using the Hero plate from Artistic Outpost.

The sweet little solider boy is stamped in Black Archival on Watercolor paper, then colored with STAEDTLER Ergo-Soft Pencils, blending with Gamsol.  All papers are from the Bo Bunny Anthem Collection.

Details:
Stamps - Artistic Outpost Hero
Ink - Ranger Black Archival, Ranger Gathered Twigs Distress Ink
Card Stock - Cherry, Black, Watercolor
Other -BoBunny Anthem Pattern Paper Collection, Ink Blending Tool, Gamsol

If you'd like to play along with this weeks Bloggers Challenge, please link back to this post on your blog and mention you created your card for the Bloggers Challenge For the Red, White and Blue Challenge. Please add your link using the Link Tool below, your link should be a direct link to your Bloggers Challenge Post, use your name as the Title. Please do not link to cards that were created prior to the challenge date. Entries not linking properly, or backlinked will be removed. If you have the captcha enabled on your blog, please consider turning it off, as it makes it so much easier to leave comments.

Thanks so much for stopping by, have a great weekend!

Under the Boardwalk - Artistic Outpost May Release Blog Hop

Down by the Sea.....

Now that I have you signing along with me, I'm excited to share with you a project using images from Boardwalk, the latest release from Artistic Outpost. 

For my first project, I used SVG Cuts Summer Holiday Kit, cutting the Suitcase pieces from Brown card stock and KaiserCraft Pattern Paper using the Silhouette Cameo. The images are stamped in Ranger Coffee Archival on White card stock, then colored with a combination of STAEDTLER Karat Aquarell Watercolor Pencils and Ergo-Soft Pencils, blending the colors with Gamsol.

Details:

Stamps - Artistic Outpost Boardwalk

Ink - Ranger Coffee Archival, Ranger Gathered Twigs Distress Ink

Card Stock - Brown, White

Other - Silhouette Cameo, Ink Blending Tool, STAEDTLER Karat Aquarell Watercolor Pencils, Egro-Soft Pencils, Gamsol, KaiserCraft Pattern Paper, Tacky Glue, Scor-Tape, Brads, SVG Cuts Summer Holiday Kit, Twine

My card uses a left over piece of MonoPrinting that I created with some Acrylic Paints and the Gelli Arts Printing Plate.  The houses were masked and stamped in Ranger Black Archival on the mono printing.  The "bathing beauties" were stamped in Black Archival on White card stock and colored with STAEDTLER watercolor pencils.

Details:
Stamps - Artistic Outpost Boardwalk
Ink - Ranger Black Archival, Ranger Gathered Twigs Distress Ink
Card Stock - White, Black, Pumpkin
Other - STAEDTLER Karat Aquarell Watercolor Pencils, Gamsol, Ink Blending Tool, Acrylic Paint, Brayer, Gelli Arts Printing Plate


The Boardwalk plate features the Atlantic City historic boardwalk, along with an ATC sized collage of the Steel Pier.  This plate also includes other fun summertime images, and is available in both unmounted and precut/mounted on EZMount cling, in the Artistic Outpost store.

To celebrate this release, and the upcoming days of summer, from now through June 8th, 2013, you can save 15% on all Artistic Outpost rubber stamps!  No coupon code is required, the discount will be reflected in your shopping cart.

For added inspiration, be sure to stop by the other Designers Blogs:

Gerrie  * Suzanne * Tracy * Linda *Alison * Terry * Kate

Thanks for stopping by!

For the Bride and Groom - Creations by AR DT Blog Hop

Welcome to the Creations by AR Design Team Blog Hop! This month the Creations by AR Team members are sharing creations made with the new Tux and Gown Box Set . These templates are available for use with Cutting Machines and also as PDF's for those who do not yet own machines. Continue reading below to see how you can win this new template! 

I used the Silhouette Cameo to cut my templates from Black, White and Blush card stock.  If you don't own a copy of the Silhouette Studio Designer Edition Software, click this link for your chance to win one of four copies!

To embellish the tux box, I added pleats to the shirt, a Pink Mini Rose from Zva Creative and some Jet Black Crystals (CRS-05CB-112) for buttons.  To embellish the Gown, I added some Smoke Crystals (CRS-05CB-113) for a necklace and trim around the bodice.  I also added tulle as the dress, and tied a seam binding bow around the box.

Here's a view of the back of the dress

To participate and be eligible to win, simply leave a comment on each designers blog hop post by Friday, May 24th, NOON EDT.  Comments will also be accepted on the Creations by AR PCP Group and Facebook Page.  The random winner will be announced on Saturday, May 25h, on the Creations by AR PCP Group, Facebook Page and Adela's Blog.

Looking for more inspiration using the new Tux and Gown Box Set, be sure to stop by and see what the other designers created:

Adella Rossol * Jak Heath *  Julia Aston * Lisa Somerville (you are here) *  Lyn Bernatovich * Patti Gilliam * Sue Kment *  Sue Morris

Thanks for stopping by!

Staedtler and Stampendous DT's Sweet Summer Blog Hop - Beautiful Butterflies

Welcome to the STAEDTLER and Stampendous Design Teams combined hop!  This week design team members from both STAEDTLER and Stampendous are sharing projects created with products from both companies.  Today, I'm sharing one of the projects I created, and will be sharing another project on Friday, May 24th.  Along with the projects shared by the STAEDTLER designers, each designer is giving away a Sweet Summer prize package!  Stampendous will be giving away a prize every day! Stampendous will randomly choose a winner from one of the comments left on the designers who are participating on that given day.  Continue reading below to see how you can enter to win!

To create the background for my card and butterfly, I used the Gelli Arts Plate and STAEDTLER Mars Grapic Markers.  I began by applying a thin layer of Gesso to my card stock, as I wanted a bit of texture on my paper, and I wanted to float the Marker colors, instead of having them absorb into my card stock.

Once the Background panel was dry, I cut the panel to size, saving the scrap piece for the butterfly.  On the layer panel, I embossed the flourish from the Jumbo Peruvian Lily from Stampendous, with Aged Teal Embossing Enamel.  The edges of the card are also embossed with same Embossing Enamel.  I embossed the word "dream" using the Vintage Lowercase alphabet, and the smallest butterfly from the Jumbo Butterfly Trio in Vintage Mahogany Embossing Tinsel.

To add a little more interest to the background, I used the Embossing with Stencils Technique from Club CR8, and embossed the Roman Letters using the Golden Sand Embossing Powder.  The embossed butterfly was cut out, sponged and popped on dimensionals over the embossed background.

I layered the stamped/embossed panel onto a White panel, then embossed the edges with Vintage Mahogany Embossing Tinsel.  Then layered onto a Cameo base card.

Details:

Stamps - Stampendous Jumbo Butterfly Trio, Jumbo Peruvian Lily, Vintage Lowercase

Card Stock - White, Cameo

Ink - Versamark, STAEDTLER Mars Graphic Markers, Ranger Gathered Twigs Distress Ink

Other - Heat Gun, Dimensionals, Ink Blending Tool, Gelli Arts Plate, Sprtiz Bottle, Brayer, Gesso, Stampendous Encusted Jewel Bronze Kit/Encrusted Jewel Teal Kit, Embossing Buddy, The Crafters Workshop Roman Letters Stencil, Diamond Stencil

As I mentioned above, each STAEDTLER designer is giving away this fabulous Sweet Summer prize package shown below!  To be eligible to win, please leave a comment on this blog post by Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 11:59pm CDT.  I'll use the Random Number generator to select a winner, and will post the winner here on my blog on Friday, May 31st, so be sure to check back to see if you've won!

The "Sweet Summer" Giveaway includes the following:

1 Set of 6 Triplus fineliners, pastel assortment

4 blocks of FIMO soft oven-bake clay in vanilla, peach, lilac and mint

1 Mars plastic eraser

1 Double hole metal pencil sharpener

1 Mars Lumograph sketch pencil

1 Pigment liner sketch pen

2 Creative idea brochures

Don't forget - Stampendous will be giving away a prize every day to one lucky winner!  The winner will be chosen from comments left on the participating designers blogs for that day. 

For more inspiration, visit the Design Team members who are participating in today's hop:



STAEDTLER DT:
April Derrick * Lisa Somerville (you are here) * Kellie Mowat

Stampendous DT:
Stampendous Impressions * Kristine Reynolds * Tobi Crawford

Thanks so much for stopping by, I'll be back on Friday with another STAEDTLER/Stampendous project.  Be sure to check the Stampendous Blog each day this week for links to the participating blogs.

Have a great day!