Silent Night

Hope everyone is having a grand day today.  It is 110 degrees in sunny Arizona and I so miss the cold snowy weather of Michigan. So in honor of the upcoming Christmas season.  I made a festive card with Ching Chou Kuik's beautiful new stamp Scarlett Holly from Sweet Pea Stamps.  You can get this gorgeous image at 7kidscollegefund.com and sweetpeastamps.com

 

 

 

To start off my card I used heavy cardstock in white in roughly 5 1/8" X 7" measurements.

 

 

 

I then colored in my image using Copic markers.

 

 

 

 

 I also used We R Memory Keepers Sew Easy Ribbon in Red with the Leave it to Weaver EK Success craft punch to create the Ribbon border on the bottom of the card.

 

I then used Art Glitter Designer Dries Clear adhesive to set the ribbon.

 

I then cut out the frames for the image with SpellBinders Matting Basics both A & B and stamped the sentiment Silent Night by Hero Arts Rubber stamps.

 

Then the fun began......

 

I mixed Art Glitter's Faux Snow, Art Glitters Dazzler's line in Confection & Art Glittler's Ultrafine Transparent Glitter in Crystal and applied this mixture to the background of my card to make the illusion of frost for my card.

 

I then outlined the rest of the card in Art Glitter's True Red Ultrafine Opaque Glitter around the edges for some eye-popping bling. To get this neat of an edge you will want to use Art Glitter's Ultrafine Metal Tip and Designer Dries Clear Adhesive.

 

Thanks for stopping by...

 

 

The Red Violin

Hi, hope everyone is having a grand day today!  I had the distinct pleasure of attending the Red Violin performance at the Orpheum Theatre last night.  Elizabeth Pitcairn is beyond amazing, her bow work is flawless, and the "Red Violin" Stradivarius she plays brought tears to my eyes.  It is definitely the inspiration for today's card. 

I started out by stamping Penny Black's gorgeous rubber stamp called, "Music Collage" onto Georgia Pacific cardstock.  You can find that image and more at www.PennyBlackInc.com or www.PBstamps.com

I colored the image with the Copic Markers below.

For the Sketch Markers since the picture is a bit shiny... I used YR30, Y13, YR14, YR18, E25, YR24, YR21, T9, T3, T7, T4, T1 in no particular order...

I then used my favorite SpellBinder's die.  Grand Nestabilities Labels Four with a light yellow cardstock and a Yellow/Gold Bazzill Cardstock.  The Ribbon is Offray.  Now for the fun part:)

I glued everything together with my go to glue Art Glitter's Designer Dries Clear. 

http://www.artglitter.com/retail/Radhesives.htm

This time however instead of using the Ultrafine Metal Tip for this part of the project I used one of Art Glitter's fantastic glue paintbrushes.  I don't believe they are listed on the website, so if you want them you will have to call Art Glitter at 928-639-0805 to request them.

I usually use Robert Simmons brushes, but have found that my paintbrushes don't handle the glue well like the Art Glitter glue brushes do.  They were specially formulated to work with the glue and they are wonderful!

I then used Art Glitter's Designer Dries Clear Adhesive & UltraFine Metal Tip to write the Calligraphy on the bottom of the image, the dots, and the piano keys.

  http://www.artglitter.com/retail/Radhesives.htm

I used Art Glitter's Ultrafine Opaque Glitter in Black for the dots, calligraphy & piano keys.

http://www.artglitter.com/retail/glitterpages/ruoneu.htm

 

 

I used Art Glitter's Ultrafine Transparent Glitter in Halo for the rainbow effect on the labels four area.

http://www.artglitter.com/retail/glitterpages/rutroy.htm

I used Art Glitter's Ultrafine Transparent Glitter in Orange Crush for the rainbow effect on the Labels Four area and for the main image color.


http://www.artglitter.com/retail/glitterpages/rutroy.htm

 

 

 

 

I used Art Glitter's Ultrafine Transparent in Lemone for the ribbon edges and the rainbow effect in the Label Four area of the card.

 

http://www.artglitter.com/retail/glitterpages/rutroy.htm

 

 

 

 

I hope everyone likes the finished project as much as I do.  Thanks for stopping by!

 

XO Pamela



An Old Irish Blessing

An Old Irish Blessing

 

May the road rise up to meet you,

May the wind be always at your back,

May the sun shine warm upon your face,

And the rains fall soft upon your fields...

And, until we meet again,

May God hold you, in the hollow of His hand.

God's sweet creation of Ireland & shamrocks are the inspiration for today's card.

The stamp is by Stampworks (Peddler's Pack) called Shamrock Background.

I started off by selecting Emerald Metallic (shimmer) Cardstock from Envelopes.com

http://www.envelopes.com/cardstock/8-1-2-x-11-cardstock-emerald-metallic

Then I cut this out with SpellBinders Grand Calibur Rectangles from AJ's Scrapbooking. I also used a white Bazzill Cardstock.  It is the textured cardstock framing the shamrocks.

http://www.ajscrapbookessentials.com/Grand_Rectangles_p/slf-132.htm

I used Art Glitter's Designer Dries Clear Adhesive with the UltraFine Metal Tip to glue the paper, glitter and embellies:)

http://www.artglitter.com/retail/Radhesives.htm

Prior to glittering everything I used Copic Markers.

Sketch Markers I used.

Copic Ciao markers used.

Another shiny picture I thought this showed the shimmer of the metallic paper and the ribbon well.

This is how I cut the slots for the ribbon.

Another picture of the finished project.

I used Metallic Folk Art Paint in Metallic paint over the White Bazzill cardstock for the frame surrounding the shamrocks and I also used the paint on the gold part of the trim.

I love how this picture showcases the lovely Art Glitter. Take a look at the far right of the picture do you see two shamrock leaves not glittered? It is the second shamrock down. I wanted you to see the copic colors prior to glittering.  Now the opaque glitter will cover up the color of your copic coloring, but look at the transparent glitter and especially the shamrock on the bottom right hand corner and you can see how the copic colors come through. I posted the colors I used and links to buy in the pictures below.

The trim before I used it on the card.

Art Glitter Ultrafine Opaque in Emerald. I used this glitter on the outline of the Card Frame and on the shamrock leaves.

http://www.artglitter.com/retail/glitterpages/ruogrn.htm

Art Glitter Ultrafine Transparent in Arbor. I used this glitter on the shamrock leaves.

http://www.artglitter.com/retail/glitterpages/rutaqagrn.htm

Art Glitter Ultrafine Transparent in Rain Forest. I used this glitter on the shamrock leaves.

http://www.artglitter.com/retail/glitterpages/rutaqagrn.htm

Art Glitter Ultrafine Opaque in Turquoise. I used this glitter on the shamrock leaves.

http://www.artglitter.com/retail/glitterpages/ruoaqua.htm

Art Glitter Ultrafine Transparent in Angel Dust. I used this glitter on the shamrock flowers. The last picture shows how the transparent glitter allows the Copic shading and color to shine through. Take a good look at the flowers.


http://www.artglitter.com/retail/glitterpages/rutneu.htm

Art Glitter Ultrafine Transparent in Hot Kiss. I used this glitter on the shamrock flowers.

http://www.artglitter.com/retail/glitterpages/rutpink.htm

I love glitter.  Be sure to check out a video on you tube by Art Glitter's creator, Barbara Trombley, for an awesome technique in Rainbow Glittering. I've added the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26OOtrGdniQ

I hope everyone has a grand day!  Thanks for stopping by.

Coloring over Art Glitter with Copics

Hope everyone is having a grand day.  As promised here are several pictures that show the results of coloring over your Art Glitter with Copic markers and letting the Copic markers shine through after you glitter.

 

 

I got this adorable stamp from Lili of the Valley LOTV.  It is called "Dropping the Shopping" and although in the Christmas/Winter theme this image could be so versatile.

 

I used Art Glitter Ultrafine Transparent in Angel Dust, which I used on the outline, on her ruff, on the tree, and in the center of the flower.

 

 

http://www.artglitter.com/retail/glitterpages/rutneu.htm

 

See how on the outline it looks clear, on her ruff it takes from the lavender Copics I used and on the tree the glitter has been colored over with various G-line Copic markers starting with G0000, G000, G00, G02.  I used the sketch tip of my Copic with the ultrafine glitter.

 

Tip: I wouldn't suggest using your Copics with other glitter though.  Art Glitter has very fine glitter which allows you to use your Copic without damaging the tip.  I used a scratch piece of paper to wipe between coloring.  The chisel tip works well too:)  The Art Glitter MicroFine in Winter White or Shell White would look amazing as well and with that I don't use a piece of scrap paper.

 

 

http://www.liliofthevalley.co.uk/acatalog/Stamp_-_Dropping_the_Shopping_.html

 

I also used Art Glitter UltraFine Opaque in Black for the "Tis the Season" phrase. The Art Glitter UltraFine Metal Tip paired with Art Glitter Designer Dries Clear Adhesive  is how I was able to create such detailed lettering.  http://www.artglitter.com/retail/glitterpages/ruoneu.htm


http://www.artglitter.com/retail/Radhesives.htm

 

 

 

I used Art Glitter MicroFine in Fawn (on her steampunk wings) and then colored over the glitter when dry with Copic Marker E39 Leather.

 

http://www.artglitter.com/retail/glitterpages/rmft.htm

 

You can get this awesome image at Crafts & Me.  It is a Hannah Lynn Digital stamp called Miss Mirabelle.

 

http://www.craftsandme.co.uk/miss-mirabelle-digital-stamp-p-1405.html

 

I used the Art Glitter MicroFine in Fawn in its true color on the Rings the girl is wearing.  So you can see the difference.

http://www.artglitter.com/retail/glitterpages/rmft.htm

Thanks for stopping by.

Cupid's Arrow

Hope everyone is having another grand day today.  I created another Valentinesque card today, but decided in the final hours that adding heart grommets and a ribbon would make the perfect girly sign to hang in my (craft) walk-in closet. To create this card/sign I used products from my four favorite companies Art Glitter, Penny Black, SpellBinders & Copics.  As the old adage says, pictures speak louder than words.  Hope you enjoy.

 

I began my card with stamping Penny Black stamps' adorable kitty image, "Cupid At Work." and the lovely heart stamp, "Beau-Tied Heart". http://www.pbstamps.com   http://pennyblackinc.com

 

 

The lovely red cardstock is from Bazzill. I'm not sure which company made the red heart mulberry paper I used. 

 

 

 

 

 

The white Die-Cut that is framing our lovely kitty is from SpellBinders called "Persian Motifs" http://www.ajscrapbookessentials.com/Persian_Motifs_p/s5-079.htm  I love the versatility of this die and have used it for many of my creations. But, I think the SpellBinders Die that I come back to time and time again is The Grand Labels Four. 

http://www.ajscrapbookessentials.com/Grand_Labels_Four_p/slf-190.htm

 

Copics I used: http://www.dickblick.com/products/copic-sketch-markers YR21,YR23 & YR24 for the kitty's fur and the 0 Colorless Blender to keep his tummy white.
I used R32 for the kitty's nose and R22 for his cheeks.
I used R20, R21, R22, R24, R27, R29, R32, R35, R37 & R39 for the Hearts.

 

 

 

The ribbon I used for my sign is from The Heritage Ribbon Set by HOTP (Hot Off The Press) these and more lovely ribbons and scrapbook supplies can be found at PaperWishes.com http://www.paperwishes.com/products/5109100

 Product Review: I finally learned how to use my crop-a-dile when I was at CHA this year.  It is a great tool.  I was able to punch holes through thick cardstock, and set the heart eyelets I used for this product very easily. Now that I know how to use it. I'm happy to say it won't be sitting on my shelf unused anymore.  

 

 

Close up of the kitty and the luscious glitter. 

 

 I love that I can get very fine lines with Art Glitter's UltraFine Metal tip.  http://www.artglitter.com/retail/Radhesives.htm I used the Art Glittering Technique that in essence makes a rainbow with your glitter.  If you haven't seen it yet or even if you have, Barb Trombley, the creator of Art Glitter, has a wonderful video on youtube demonstrating this technique. It opens up a whole new avenue for creativity with Art Glitter. Here's the link to Barb's video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26OOtrGdniQ

 

I used Art Glitter's Designer Dries Clear as my adhesive. And the UltraFine Metal Tip.

http://www.artglitter.com/retail/Radhesives.htm

FYI, after the glitter dries (usually I wait a few hours or until the next day) I use a used dryer sheet to burnish the glitter.  It removes any glitter that is not adhered to the adhesive and creates a very neat look.  I will be doing that tomorrow.

 

 

http://www.artglitter.com/retail/glitterpages/ruored.htm

I used Art Glitter's Ultrafine Opaque in True Red for the hearts, the bow & quiver and the outside borders.

       I used Art Glitter's Ultrafine Transparent in Melone for the hearts, and the bow & quiver.

 

http://www.artglitter.com/retail/glitterpages/rutroy.htm

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

I used Art Glitter's Ultrafine Transparent in Hot Kiss for the hearts, and the bow & quiver.

 

http://www.artglitter.com/retail/glitterpages/rutpink.htm

 

 

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 I used Art Glitter's MicroFine Transparent in Tangerine for the Heart Ruffle.

 

http://www.artglitter.com/retail/glitterpages/rmft.htm

 

 

I used Art Glitter's MicroFine Transparent in Fair for another Heart Ruffle.

 

http://www.artglitter.com/retail/glitterpages/rmft.htm

Thanks for stopping by.  If there is any technique that you would like to see more of, or you have questions about products. Please send me an email or reply to this post.  I'm happy to help.

Here's a sneak peek of the next blog post......I will be showing how to use Copics over your Art Glitter and how your Copic shading can be seen under Art Glitter.