The No Prob-llama stamp set is so fun! It is a perfect excuse to use bright colors. I created two projects with it this month. The first is a twist on a traditional Birthday card. Instead of using paper I used a Birch Clear Scrap mini album. The added Color Burst was just right for the background. The glittered cupcake gave it just enough sparkle to complete the front.
One thing that I am trying to do with each stamp set I get is create an ATC. By working on such a small substrate it is fast and really stretches my creativity! I also tend to remember the stamp set down the road. Usually if I get a new stamp and stash it I forget about it and it never gets played with. By playing with it right away it is like it is etched in my brain that I have it and am more likely to use it again! Hopefully several times.
Here is the fun ATC I created with this stamp set:
Here is the video on how I created it:
This stamp set was a lot of fun to create with! I encourage you to create an ATC with a new stamp set and share it in the Joy Clair group on Facebook. Please tag me in it! I would love to see!
There is a fun trend happening in the arts and craft swap — stacked letters! The name is a bit deceiving in that it really us stacked envelopes, but it still is a wonderful thing to create and receive. The stacked letter I created and received were uploaded on YouTube and had several request on how to make them.
Videos
Instructions
Create at least a dozen envelops and stuff with cardboard. You want it to be about 6 inches tall! I decorated mine with glimmer mists, but anything you want to add to them is great!
I used regular envelopes to add more height!
The staked letters need to have “feet”. I glued some buttons together to create them.
To assemble the stack simply pile the envelopes on top of each other. Add in scraps of cardboard for height.
Once the envelopes are stacked decorate the top!
I wish that I could give you a list of supplies. This was originally suppose to be on the Canvas Corp Brands blog. Sadly, the company has been dissolved. I do think the tutorial is relevant in that you can use pretty much any paper line to create it.
Are you ready for another wonderful blog hop? Today the designers for Joy Clair have teamed up to bring you more new stamp projects featuring the new Color Faith line!
My stamp set is the large Saved By Grace. It has the most beautiful doodled flowers and large script words! Alll of my projects are created with gelatos.
Faith Bible Art
This is not my favorite Bible art page I have ever created. I have decided to share it with you because it is the base of what got me started with this set and the gelatos. I learned a lot as I completed it. My intention was to create a watercolor page. By doing so I learned how to use water with the gelatos.
First I tried to create an ombre affect by mixing gelatos with water and painting them on a clear gessoed Bible page. Once it dried, I tried to stamp with the gelatos, but did not like the look, so I stamped with a waterproof ink and colored them in the same way I colored the background. The page was finished off by stamping “Faith” and “Love”.
The Card
To create this card I first stamped a bunch of the words with white and heat set it with embossing powder. I applied my gelatos on top of the stamped image and wipped of the words as I blended out the gelatos.
To create the flowers, I first stamped the images, painted them with gelatos, cut them out and layered them.
This card turned out super cute! A few gems to make up the center and a couple dots of Dew Drops to finish it off.
Grace ATC
My expectations for this ATC were not high. I was not sure how the gelatos would react with the vinyl , but I tried it and ended up liking it a lot!
The texture makes this interesting! To create the ATC, I first stamped the flowers and heat set them. I applied the gelatos directly on the ATC and rubbed it out with my finger. I took a baby wipe and lightly buffed the top of the flowers to let the embossed image shine through for more definition. Grace was stamped with white pigment ink and embossing powder that I heat set. A few dots of Dew Drop was the final touch.
Now it is time to hop! Please hop through all the blogs to see the rest of the fantastic new releases! Don’t forget to leave a comment in each blog along the way.
Joy Clair Blog – https://joyclair.typepad.com/blog/2019/05/color-by-faith-collection-new-release-may-inspirational-blog-hop.html
To announce our upcoming vacation I decided to create each family member a Harry Potter glass mug full of a Butter Beer float! We are heading to Universal Studios pretty much for Harry Potter. Two summers ago we visited and went crazy over the Butter beer they served in the park. I knew this was the perfect hint to our vacation.
Not only have I created a pictorial tutorial for you I also created a video of how to etch on glass and as a bonus the Butter Beer Float recipe!
Video
Tutorial:
Cut a Circle from vinyl
Save the circle for another use and keep the frame.Flip the frame over to adhere to a transfer sheet and remove the backing.
Adhere to mug.Remove transfer sheet.Place vinyl image in center of frame using the same process.Carefully apply a thick coat of etchall to circle.Let it sit for at least 15 minutes and remove etchall….…making sure to return the etchall cream to the jar for a later use.Rinse with warm soapy water.Remove the vinyl image.And remove the frame.Your mug is now ready to be used!
Butter Beer Float Recipe
Ingredients:
2 C Heavy Whipping Cream
1/4 C Starbucks Caramel Syrup
1/4 C Sugar
1 gallon of Vanilla Ice Cream
Butterscotch syrup for ice cream
Serves 4 (with left overs)
Directions:
–Beat the whipping cream, caramel syrup and sugar until fluffy.
— Drizzle Butterscotch syurup along inside of mug.
— Scoop icecream in mug.
–Drizzle with more Butterscotch.
–Top with Caramel Whipped Cream.
–Finish it off with more Butterscotch syrup.
I hope you enjoyed this post! We had a lot of fun creating it and my kids wanted me to let you know that if you want any more sweet related projects they will happily help test them out! 😉
I rarely have a coffee can because I don’t make my own coffee. I buy it at a local coffee shop. It is a small luxury in life allow myself. You can imagine that when I finally did have one I had to alter it and put it in my craft room! I originally thought it would be a pretty spring center piece made up of flowers I create with Rinea Foiled Paper and felt! In the center there would be a cute little fairy popping by to say hello!
Rita Barakat has one of my favorite books for creatives. It is a digital download — Magical Theater. The background in which I wrapped the can with is the background coloring sheet.
Fairy
The little fairy is also from the book! I used the little face she created and used colored pencils to bring her to life.
Wrapped Can
For the coffee can I used the new Eileen Hull Color Blends 2 to color the flowers. Tutu pink and Frog were the perfect shades! Using a paint brush I carefully painted on the flowers edge transfer gel, allowed to dry and foiled with rose gold.
It never did turn into a spring floral arrangement. Instead it homes my stickles The fairy is waiting to adorn a project in the near future.
