Mixed Media Ballerina

Hey Guys,
Visit The Artistic Stamper's blog today to see my complete tutorial for this mixed media ballerina card.  Today is my final post as the July Guest Designer.

The Artistic Stamper Images:

Tracy Scott Background 8

Dance Set A5 © Sioux Jenneys

Music Background size A6

Other Supplies:

cardstock (black, white)

transparency / pattern papers

ink pads (black, brown, watermark, silver, red)

heat gun, embossing powder (black, clear, red)

red gelato or watercolor crayon

silver acrylic paint / white texture paste

paint brush / ink blending tool / needle & thread

tulle / micro-beads / glitter glue
wooden window frame / washi tape / music note metal brads

silver gems (Dew Drops - The Robin's Nest)

liquid adhesive (Best Glue Ever - ScraPerfect)

I Am Four - Layout

Hey There,
Cutting balloon shapes out of vellum paper really enhanced the appearance of realistic depth to the layout. When embellishing a layout, I always select the placement of the largest embellishments first and continue to embellish in decreasing sizes. Therefore, Dew Drops are the last finishing touch for a layout as they are the smallest embellishment.

I will warn you now, there is an over-abundance of cuteness ahead!

You can find the tutorial for this layout HERE at The Robin's Nest Blog.

This layout is entered into the following the online challenges...

Scrap Our Stash (pick a word)  FOURTH
F (flowers)   O (opalescent paper / overlapping elements / odd # photos) 
 U (ultra-fine glitter)  R (Robin's Nest Dew Drops/ribbon) 
T (transparency)   H (Heidi Swapp papers)

#324 CSI July Challenge

Creative Embellishments July Challenge  (birthday twist)

Time Out Challenges


The ScrapRoom Sketch Challenge

Pink Punch Dew Drops                   Easter Dew Drops 

Petunia Dew Drops                Daughter Mini Dew Drops

Other Supplies:

pattern paper / vellum

scallop border strips

chipboard alphabet

3 photos (4x6")
liquid adhesive

The Robin's Nest Shop

Come back soon!

Art is My Home

Hello Ladies,
For the first time, I was invited to be a contributing Guest Designer to The Artistic Stamper's Blog.  The July challenge theme "In the Home" seems so fitting as most of us have been isolating at home due to the pandemic. Hopefully, my bright little neighborhood card will lift your spirits just a little.  Please head over to The Artistic Stamper Blog to see the Design Team reveal their inspirational creations for the July Challenge.  (Be brave and join the challenge HERE!)

The Artistic Stamper Designs

  Our House A6 - Kathleen Fullman         Tracy Scott Background 8

Supplies:

ink pads (black, shades of blue, yellow)

watercolor paper / watercolor crayons 

paint brush / water mister / craft knife 

permanent black marker

black card base (5x7")

Have a wonderful day!

Ballet Dancer Swirl Card

Well, I must confess I'm a bit out of my comfort zone but I had a great time making a messy background with texture paint. I think the little window was a perfect addition. The red spirals were heat embossed onto acetate which was a great way to add more color and layers when working on a black background.

 

This card is entered into the following challenges...

Bleeding Art Challenge (mixed media)

Scrap n Me Challenge #69 
(Bingo - middle column - pearls/flowers/die cuts)

Supplies:
stamps - flower, spiral background, music notes (The Artistic Stamper)
liquid adhesive - (Best Glue Ever - ScraPerfect)
silver dome gems - (Dew Drops - The Robin's Nest)
chipboard scroll accent - Creative Embellishments

American Flag Card

Hi There,
Come on over to The Robin's Nest Blog and I will show you how to make an American Flag with Diamond Dew Drops.  It's super easy to do and even though I used the flag to embellish a card, I think the flag would look fabulous on a patriotic scrapbook layout as well.  Three cheers for the Red, White, & Blue!  The complete step by step tutorial is HERE.

This card is submitted into the following challenges...

• Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #208   (You're the Man)
  
  
  

  
  Supplies:  Old Glory Diamond Dew Drops
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  liquid adhesive
  red/white/blue card stock
  card base (5x7")
  bracket die cut
  

  
  
  The Robin's Nest Shop
  
  
  Come back soon!

Lavender Ballerina Card

I love silhouette images but I especially love this ballet dancer.  I used the same flower stamp to create all the flowers with different mediums...heat embossing, vellum, watercolor, ink, & pink patterned mulberry.  I only recently discovered micro-beads and I love the realistic look it gives to the center of flowers.   I don't use washi tape as much as I should so I was feeling so proud to finally use some as a faux lace strip along the bottom edge.  Some simple hand stitching allowed me to make a quick ruffle tutu from glitter netting to mimic the ruffles on the cake.

This card is submitted into the following challenges...
Creative Embellishments June Challenge

Scrap n Me Challenge #69 

(Bingo - middle column - pearls/flowers/die cut)

Academy of ScrapArt Challenge (June moodboard)

Time Out Challenge (photo inspiration)

Rubber Stamps:

flower, ballet dancer, music notes (The Artistic Stamper)

Knock Knock - I'm Home Layout

I was inspired by the window theme and making my layout segmented into four boxes.  My sister and her husband had just bought their first house and so the photo is meaningful to me as they are standing by the front door.  They lived in college dorms and many apartments before their "One Day" dream of buying a house came to be.  My title for the layout really should have been "Hello, Welcome, Come In" but once I found that metallic word "Loving" I had to use it.  I used primarily navy blue and yellow gold to keep a simple balance of masculine and feminine qualities.

This layout is submitted into the following challenges...

More Than Words June Challenge


CSI June Challenge #322


The Scraproom June Sketch Challenge