Stacy's Paper Crafts

Blessings

 

 

How is it that Thanksgiving is next week? This month has just flown by! I've been trying to get myself organized and de-clutter. It's not going well LOL, but I'm still chugging along. I think I need to make a list and just focus on one room, or one project and maybe It will help me to be more productive. 

I did mange to create another of the DIY home decor project I had on my to-do list for Thanksgiving. I used items from my Nov. Counterfeit kit to create this little banner. I adhered patterned paper using gel medium to some chipboard banner pieces. It was a very messy process, and I discovered half way through this project that liquid matte medium would have worked just as well! After they dried I used a sanding block to distress the surface of each banner piece a little bit.

I pulled some random chipboard alphabet pieces from my stash. I believe most are from Making Memories & Maya Road, I've had them forever! I applied Wild Honey distress paint to them, allowed them to dry, and then added some highlights using Vintage Photo Distress ink and my inking tool. I also applied Vintage Photo distress ink to the banner pieces & leaves. I attached mini gold brads to the leaves, adhered them with foam tape and added buttons & scrappers floss to accent the banner pieces.

I think I'm going to save the rest of my Thanksgiving projects for next year and get a head start on Christmas. I just might finish a few to enjoy most of the month of December.

Hope you all are well! Thanks for stopping by today!

Stamping with Distress Paints

Hi everyone! Hope you had a great weekend!

Last week I got a chance to play with some Ranger distress paints and I'm in LOVE. I really love how it reacts with water. I haven't mastered the "swipe" technique that Tim Holtz uses when he swipes his tags over the paint he lays on his craft mat, but I'm going to keep practicing.

I spent some time using the "direct to rubber" technique... I applied the paint directly on my rubber stamp. I wanted the edges of the inner most part of the petals to have a slightly darker shade so I dabbed on Fire Brick Red first, and dabbed Wild Honey over it and over the rest of the petals. I then stamped directly on the cardstock after inking it up.  I love how it turned out, and how easy it was to layer the colors directly on the stamp. I stamped the center of the flowers separately. I applied Walnut Stain distress paint first and then applied Wild Honey directly on top. After stamping the centers I brushed on some clear Wink of Stella glitter.

I added some ink splatters using the Walnut Stain Distress paint, and inked the edges with Vintage Photo Distress ink. I used my favorite brown ink, Versamagic Jumbo Java to stamp the sentiment.

The sunflower image is from an old TAC stamp set called Mini Sunflower. Red Rubber Designs carries many of the former TAC images but this particular set is not in the store. If you really like it, keep checking back, it might be added at some point.

Thanks for looking!

 ^{Supplies used not linked below: PTI Mixed Messages, Ivory cardstock, brown textured cardstock, lace trim, foam tape}

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

Thanksgiving... I'll be here before we know it.

Isn't that turkey fun? It's from a sheet of patterned paper from Authentique's Thankful Collection. I die cut circles from a 4in. x 5.25in. sheet of kraft cardstock, stamped the sentiment using Jumbo Java Versamagic chalk ink on the lower right hand corner. I  used the same ink with an inking tool to highlight and distress the edges.

I then used some circle dies to cut the images from the patterned paper and adhered them to the brown cardstock base, and layered the kraft panel on top using foam tape.

I added a die cut leaf, button, and a rhinestone to embellish the card. Thanks so much for looking, hope your week is off to a great start! 

 

Celebrate Fall 4x4 canvas

A few months ago Papertrey ink had a "Make it Monday" challenge that involved using dies to create die cuts from fabric.  The use of Heat N Bond  was recommended to help stabilize the fabric for easier die cutting but I didn't have any on hand. I remembered using Mod Podge before on ribbon and how stiff it became when it dried, so I decided to use Mod Podge instead, and it worked beautifully!

So anyway I had some extra fabric that had been Mod Podged left over from that challenge and decided to put it to use for some fall themed home decor.

This first project is a 4x4 mini canvas. This canvas actually has several layers of paint on it. I painted something on it and hated it. I started to throw it away but decided to just paint over it. After adding gesso, paint, fabric, & burlap you can't tell at all! 

I applied a layer of Mod Podge to both sides of the fabric and burlap and allowed them to dry over night. The Mod Podge helps stablize the fabric so that it cuts easily with wafer thin dies, and the Mod Podge applied to the burlap will help keep the fraying to a minimum when you cut it. Apply the Mod Podge liberally, and use wax paper or a craft mat so that it doesn't stick to your work surface after it dries. I then applied a layer of gesso on the canvas. Once that I dried I applied some basic brown acrylic paint over the canvas.

I used a scalloped border die & the largest leaf die from Lawn Fawn's Stitched Leaves die cut set to cut the fabric. I added some distress ink to the edges of burlap and fabric and then adhered the burlap over the edge of the scalloped using Scor-tape. I wrapped a piece of brown ribbon from American Crafts to cover the seam of the fabric and burlap.I also added distress ink to the edges and surface of the leaf.

I adhered the fabric and burlap piece to the canvas using Scor-tape. To create the sentiment label I used patterned paper and SU's word window punch. I trimmed it down and stamped the sentiment on the label and inked the edges.

I threaded a button and adhered it to the leaf, and adhered the leaf to the burlap using Scor-tape. I scrunched up the leaf a little to give it a little more texture. I then pulled some plain chipboard letters from my stash to create the title. I painted them black, added a layer of glossy accents, sprinkled on some glitter and let it dry. After it was dry I added a second layer of glossy accents to seal in the glitter. I then used glossy accents to adhere them to the burlap. You can click on the photos for an enlarged view.

 

Thanks so much for looking!

November Counterfeit Kit

It's a new month so it's time for a new kit!

This month Counterfeit Kit Club is counterfeiting Jenni Bowlin's October 2013 kits.

I decided to counterfeit the main kit...

{Photo Credit}

This kit speaks Fall to me and I love the little owl diecut, so I built my kit around that. I chose patterned papers and alphabet stickers that have a lot of brown and orange colors, but also some navy, yellow, and red.

 

I didn't include a photo of my cardstock, but I'll be working with my go to colors, white, kraft, brown, and I'll add orange, red, and cream. I'll also be using a variety of stencils and dies, and a 4x4 canvas also not shown.

 

Then I chose some embellishments. I have a to-do list of fall & Thanksgiving projects that I am hoping to complete so that was in the back of my mind when I chose my embellishments.

 

I added some fabric, burlap, lace ribbon, brown ribbon, brown twine, cream scrappers floss, some white pearls, a leather frame, some chipboard banner flags, chalk ink, dye inks, distress inks, and alcohol inks. I added a circle and an owl stamp set. I may use some other sentiment stamps.

I like to keep my kit embellishments in this little container. This month I filled it with buttons in different shades of cream and brown, some gold brads in two sizes, gold eyelets, some rhinestones, paper clips, and a few mini clothes pins.

I also pulled out some fabric re-enforcers I've had in my stash forever, and Lawn Fawn's Stitched Leaves Dies. I will probably end up using some other dies and punches, and maybe some distress ink.

So that's my kit. Are you Counterfeiting this month?