Stacy's Paper Crafts

Spray Mist ♥

I've always considered my crafting style to be clean and simple, but lately I've been experimenting with collage art, and supplies that are commonly used in mixed media art... like spray mists! 

Yesterday I shared an art journal page Cultivate, my OLW for 2013, but I didn't provide any details about the supplies or techniques I used to create it. I can't share specifics because I don't really remember exactly what I did! LOL

However, I can tell you that the background was created using Heidi Swapp spray mists, white acrylic paint, Studio Calico's Bubbles Huey's Mask, PTI's Background Basics Text Style II, black archival ink, and tissue paper. I used Heidi Swapp's Color Shine sprays in the colors Sweet Cherry & Mustard. These two colors have a shimmer finish, it's really pretty! I like the shimmer/glimmer finish for more feminine projects, but I prefer the more pigmented sprays without the shimmer/glimmer added for everything else. 

Joann's now carries some Dylusions Sprays which have a beautiful vibrant color. I love these sprays!  After watching the video below, I had to sit down and try the ghosting technique Dyan demonstrated. Ghosting Technique

This card was created using a scrap paper that I "stamped/inked off" from one of the pages I ghosted. This is such a fun technique! The blue color that I used is called London Fog. I thought it would make a great card for a teen so I whipped up this birthday card. I added some stitching, polka dot washi tape, & a button to complete it. 

I believe Joann's only had 6 different Dylusion Spray colors, packaged 2 to a pack, for $9.99, which is a great price compared to some of the other sprays sold individually... and you can use a coupon! I love a great deal :) I can't wait to get my hands on more colors. I hope that you'll take a few minutes to watch the video I posted above. If you create something I'd love to see it, you can just post a link to your project in the comments section or e-mail me directly at stacyscards@gmail.com

A Messy Valentine

Valentine's Day isn't a big to do at my house, but I always look forward to DS's class parties. But he's in middle school this year and they don't have holiday parties. But I wanted to create a few Valentine's Day cards this year anyway.

You won't find any pinks, red, or purples here! Just some cardstock, book paper, stamped images, inks, paint, distressed edges, messy stitching, and a mini heart die cut with a mini button & scrappers floss.

I've been so facinated by mixed media art lately. I tried to incoporate some of the layering techniques commonly used in mixed media and art journaling, with paper, paint, and inks.

This card was inspired by the works of Roben Marie Smith, LOVE her work! Be sure to stop by her blog and take a peek around.

 
 Thanks for looking!

 

 

CPS 256 & Art Journaling

Happy Sunday!

Hope you all are enjoying your weekend... minus DLS time! While I appreciate the extra sunlight, I'm a little off today with the time shift, but I'm hoping to have a productive day somehow! LOL 

It probably didn't help that I stayed up really late last night playing in my craft room :) I decided to work on a card for this week's CPS Sketch Challenge.

I used some paper from the Awesome collection by Simple Stories... which is pretty darn awesome! :) Love the earthy tones and fun patterns in this collection. 

I also rotated the sketch to create this masculine birthday card. The sentiment is from PTI's Modern Basics stamp set. I used a lot of pop dots, ink, and edge distressing to add some texture to this card. I think I may have to stock up on a couple more sheets of this lovely paper! 

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Last week I finally put the bones of an art journal together using an old composition notebook. It's something I've been wanting to do for awhile now. I love the freedom that art journaling allows! Here's a great tutorial that I used... Art Journal Tutorial. I've got all the pages Gesso'ed... is that a real word? LOL This week I'm going to add some paint and texture and then figure out what to do with it next. 

Do you Art Journal? Who inspires you? Do you have a favorite tip or trick I could borrow from you?

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

A Valentine for Him

 

Hi, hope you all had a great weekend! Today is my "Monday," DS had a teachers workday yesterday. I didn't craft this weekend but I did clear off the table today to make the a few Valentine's so I can get them in the mail early... meaning on time before Valentine's Day! LOL

 

This one has a more masculine feel, I really like how the grey patterned hears turned out. I stamped the images and layered them behind the white panel that I adhered using pop dots to give it some dimension. Easy peasy :)

Are you getting excited over all the CHA sneak peeks?  Here's a great website where you can check out a lot of the sneak peeks in one place...

CHA 2012 Sneak Peeks

I'm really looking forward to the new Unity Stamps Christy Thomlinson designed...

CT Unity Stamps I  and  CT Unity Stamps II

I'm still browsing the sneak peeks but those stamps and the album kit Simple Stories is introducing are definitely on my wish list!  Documented how fun is this??!

What's on your wish list?

A Masculine Thank You Card

Hi All! Hope you've been enjoying this warmer weather. Our summer vacation started a couple of weeks ago. I always make it a point to send Tim's main teachers a thank you card at the end of the year to thank them for their hard work. Sadly I often forget to thank the other staff members who offer support to the teachers & also the students.

This year I had several opportunities to interact with several "support" staff members including our school principal who happens to be a guy :) Can you believe I did not have a single card that would be appropriate for a man??? I whipped up something really quickly but didn't get a chance to photograph it. It was a nice reminder of why I like to have several cards on hand for those moments when I don't have time to create a card.

Which brings this little card into play. I like to keep my masculine cards pretty simple, so I chose two patterned paper scraps, PTI sentiment, a little distress ink, & some foam tape to create this CAS card. 

Thanks for looking!

PTI Blog Hop

Hey All! Hope you had a great Easter! 

This month's PTI Blog Hop is all about the boys! The last time I checked there were 115 participants so if you're looking for ideas for masculine cards you'll find tons of inspiration here!

I created a birthday card using PTI's Make a Wish die, love them! They make creating birthday cards & tags in a jiffy super easy! I used some paper scraps from a card I created last week to die cut the present. The sentiment is from Father Knows Best stamp set. 

I also used lot's of foam adhesive & a little button to add some depth to this card. Thanks for looking! Don't forget to check out the other 100+ masculine card ideas. I'm sure you'll find yourself book marking a card or two to scraplift later!  Hop this way :)

Mostly patterned paper

 
It's hump day! Well actually it's almost over, which is fine by me! I'm really looking forward to the weekend. Anyway I whipped up this quick card using CPS sketch #203 It works so well for those patterned paper prints that are either really busy or ones that you just want to be the focus of your project!

 
This patterned paper is from DCWV's Sweet paper stack. I'm slowly working though using up this paper stack... slowly! LOL I don't know what it is about glittery paper, sometimes they are a challenge for me to work with. I kept this one on the masculine side since I never have enough of those, this sketch works really well for them!

Thanks for looking!

SOC Weekend Challenge

Mornin' all!

This past weekend the ladies of SOC were challenged to create a Valentine's Day card using non-traditional colors. This was a fun challenge! I even used my Karen Foster Snap Stamps to stamp "amazing." Remember how popular they were years ago? I still love them, it's so easy to customize your own sentiment and line each letter up perfectly! This color scheme works well for a masculine card, I've been making a lot of them this year. 

You are amazing: Paper: Basic Grey patterned paper, Bazzill & PTI cardstock, Stamps: Studio G, PTI, Karen Foster, & TAC, Other: Tim Holtz distress ink, mini button, & scrappers floss

Thanks for looking!  

Time to Relax!

 

I am certain that I can't be the only one who purchases items for a specific project and mind... and then the project just never happens!!! I got PTI's On My Couch set to create some "we've moved" cards and I just never got around to making them.

Last night I worked on organizing my craft room and thought about different ways to use the images in this set and came up with this. Wouldn't this make an awesome Father's Day or masculine birthday card??? I used a scrap of Basic Grey patterned paper & a few buttons from my stash to finish this card. The pillow is popped up using foam tape. 

I know, I know... holiday cards??? But I have a TON Of Christmas & winter-y patterned paper scraps in my stash and decided to get a head start for next year! LOL This card measures 3.5 x 3.5 inches and has a plastic glittery snowflake embellishment I bought several years ago. I finally used the last 5! The patterned paper is by Scenic Route, it's got a slightly dirty/distressed thing going on. I kinda like it! Thanks for looking!

 

Celebrate! a masculine birthday card

Recently I received a request for a set of masculine birthday cards. Handmade versions can be a challenge for many, myself included! But you can whip some up in no time using a sketch, a few great sheets of coordinating patterned papers, a bold sentiment stamp, and a metal embellishment or two.

Basic Grey and Scenic Route are two of my all time favorite manufacturers for masculine prints! I hope this card inspires you to create your own man-ly cards. 

This card is also available for purchase in my ETSY store My inventory is pretty low right now but check back over the next couple of weeks. I'll be adding more Holiday & birthday cards.

Says the wise owl...

This is another card for my stash. I combined the owl image from TAC's Artsy Owls with a sentiment from Inkadinkado's Humorous Birthday set. 

This was a quick and easy card that can be created in about 10-15 minutes. I stamped the card base using one of PTI's polka dot background stamps, colored the image using Copic markers, cut out the owl, and then popped him up with foam tape. I used a scalloped punch to create the grass. Thanks for looking :)

A Cupcake... for HIM!

For some reason, when ever I go to color these cupcake images I'm always drawn to pink frosting but not today! My card stash is very low on birthday cards, especially masculine birthday cards so I've been working on a few cards for the guys. This card features Basic Grey patterned paper & a PTI sentiment. I colored the image using Copic markers and used a glitter pen to accent the sprinkles. 

Thanks for looking!

Happy Father's Day!

It's time for another Angel Art Blog Hop! This month's theme is Father's Day so if you haven't created your Father's Day cards yet you'll find plenty of inspiration here!

 

 

This card was so quick & easy to make I think I'm going to use this same layout to create a few all occasions cards for my stash. I used TAC's Penelope patterned paper collection for this card. It's not your traditional Father's Day Card color scheme but I like it! :)

 

Supplies:

Stamps:     Trendy Greetings

Paper:     Penelope patterned paper collection & kraft cardstock

Other:     Black & Brown ink, brown button from my stash, & white scrappers floss

I created this card a couple of months ago for a limited supply challenge. We were supposed to use a circle stamp, a button, & ribbon. I used one of the circle stamps from TAC's Circle Sampler to create the background paper.

 

 

I also used scrappers floss on the button & a nestabilities label diecut. One of my faves :)

Thanks for looking!

Supplies:

Stamps:     TAC's Circle Sampler & Trendy Greetings

Paper:     TAC's Premium white CS & Bazzill

Other:     Black ink, black button, ribbon, & scrappers floss 

Don't forget to check out the other Angel Art creations below...

Jamie

Carol
Bridget
Christina
 Rita
Seleise
Laurie
Heather

Ellie

 KellyRae

Father's Day???

So I know I always complain about the retail industrty skipping holidays or placing emphasis on one over another but I just had to share this card with you. I'll be sharing some Mother's Day cards very soon.

 

 

 

 

This card was created using The Angel Company's newest download...

 

 a collection of Black & White printable papers... and they're FREE!! :) You can download yours here.

 

 

I printed the paper used for the first card on white cardstock but decided to use TAC's ultra-smooth ivory cardstock to use on this card. It gives it a slightly different look. 

 

Thanks for looking! 

 

Supplies:

Paper: TAC: Printable papers, white & ivory cs, & DCWV black cs

Stamps: TAC: Trendy Greetings

Ink: Palette Noir 

Other: Mini brads, Labels I Nestabilities

 

Ways to use it: Scrapper's Floss

 

I really like the clean lines of this card but It also makes me realize that I really "NEED" the skinnier rectangle Nestie dies LOL I think the ballons would look nice on a smaller mat. The background paper is from Basic Grey, and I used Scrappers Floss for the little bow tie. I never really understood the point of Scrappers Floss when I first heard about it but I'm finding all kinds of ways to use it :)

 

Most of the time I use it to thread buttons like on this card.

 

But it's also nice to use to add little tags to different projects too.