Stacy's Paper Crafts

Make It Monday

The other week I made a card featuring a flower made with burlap and I commented on how it frayed when I cut it. Well this week's Make It Monday Challenge showcases the perfect solution... Heat N Bond. I've never used it before, and I couldn't run to the store to pick some up. The laziness got the best of me! LOL But I decided to see if I could use another fabric stabilizer that would give me crisp clean die cuts.

Mod Podge isn't exactly a fabric stabilizer but it works extremely well with burlap. The burlap I used this time is a much more tightly woven material, so I think that helped also. I just drizzled the Mod Podge on the back of my burlap, and spread it around using a brayer. I set it aside to dry for several hours before cutting.

 

I used PTI's Flower Fusion #3 floral die to cut my flower. I ran it through my Cuttlebug & added a cardstock shim to insure it would cut all the way through, & it worked like a charm! I cut a few extra flowers that I'm going to use on another project so stay tuned.

Papertrey Ink Products used:

Stamps: Fillable Frames #7, Background Basics Text Style II, Background Basics Houndstooth, Dies: Flower Fusion #3, Fillable Frames #7, Paper: Kraft, Ink: Kraft

 

Alcohol Inks

I've been missing out! I would describe my crafty style as mostly clean and simple. I love the vintage look & the "mixed media" look but my brain just doesn't know how to create it! LOL On purpose anyway that is.

Stephanie Ackerman of Homegrown Hospitality does some amazing things with distress inks & stains, and I am just so inspired by her work that I decided to reach outside of my comfort zone and try something different.

Alcohol inks aren't a new craft medium, they are just new to me. I used a 50% off coupon and purchased a trio of brown inks by Ranger, grabbed some glossy cardstock and just played. It was so much fun!

After fooling around with the ink for awhile I decided to create a fall-ish card.

Once I was happy with the alcohol inked background, I randomly stamped one of the leaf images from Red Rubber Designs' Luscious Leaves stamp set over it using black archival ink. I can't wait to get some brighter colors! If you've never used alcohol inks before, Tim Holtz has a great video tutorial showing different ways to use the ink. Thanks for looking, don't forget to click the photos for a closer view.

Celebrate Autumn

Wow, I can't believe that it's been more than a month since I last updated my blog. Thanks for your sweet e-mails regarding  my absence. I'm here, just a little preoccupied by some things but I'm still crafting.

My mojo was MIA for so long and now it's back. Yay! I've been watching YouTube videos featuring mixed media art... so fun! I'm really a "clean & simple" kind of crafter but I'm so intrigued by the layering, gluing, and "go with the flow" vibe that seems to go along with mixed media art.  I think I may just have to give it a try. My walls could definitely use some art so hopefully I'll be able to pull it off! 

I've been working on Christmas cards too but I decided to take a break from them to create another fall card. I found this fall text patterned paper at Hobby Lobby, they have some cute patterned papers I haven't seen at my other local craft stores. I paper pieced the pumpkin and added some texture to it using an embossing folder & some inking. 

Thanks for stopping by :)

 

Happy Thanksgiving

I soooo love this stamp set by PTI. It's been on my wish list for a long time. I used SU's Pumpkin Pie & Really Rust inks to give the flower an earthy fall feel. Hope you're having a great day! 

Supplies:

Stamps:    TAC & PTI
Paper: Basic Grey PP, TAC US white CS, SU Pumpkin Pie & Really Rust CS
Other: SU Pumpkin Pie & Really Rust ink pads, Palette Jardin Moss ink pad
     edge distresser, & 3 gold mini brads