Peace

Hello again! I'm back with my second  Funky Fossil Designs project for this Saturday using the fabulous new release named the Modernist Medley. The Modernist Medley Core Collection is a great deal and available right now. Here's the information about it.

"The collection contains an A5 stamp set, set of 7 dies and 2 stencils - all inspired by the artwork of Matisse and designed to provide you with a range of abstract, organic imagery that will inspire bright, bold and eye catching projects. The rich colours of our Mediterranean Embossing Powders will work beautifully with these silhouette images."

This project was created with the Modernist Medley Stencil, a one stamp from the A5 Modernist Medley Clear Stamp Set, the In Repose Stencil, and a sentiment from the Sentimental Sticker Stack.

Funky Fossil Products Used:

Modernist Medley Stencil

A5 Modernist Medley Clear Stamp Set

In Repose Stencil

Sentimental Sticker Stack

Other Products Used:

Cryogen White Curious Metallic Cardstock

Raven Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Tumbled Glass, Stormy Sky, Spun Sugar, and Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Stone Blue Dye Ink by Catherine Pooler Designs

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Low-tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of Cryogen White Curious Metallic Cardstock to 6" and place it onto the STAY-tion.
2. Use magnets and/or low-tack tape to secure the Modernist Medley Stencil over the Cryogen White Metallic cardstock.
3. Sponge Distress Inks over the Modernist Medley Stencil onto the cardstock.
4. Remove the stencil and heat set the ink.*
5. Place a ruler horizontally across the panel where the stenciled area ends. Secure the ruler with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
6. Sponge Distress Inks over the ruler onto the bottom of the panel of Cryogen White Metallic.
7. Remove the ruler and heat set.
8. Place the square flower stamp from the A5 Modernist Medley Clear Stamp Set onto an acrylic block.
9. Ink the flower stamp with Stone Blue Dye Ink and stamp it onto the right side of the bottom of the image panel.
10. Rotate the acrylic block and stamp, ink the stamp with Stone Blue Dye Ink, and stamp it to the left of the first impression.
11. Repeat this two more times until you have four flowers along the bottom of the image panel.
12. Heat set the panel.
13. Place the panel onto the STAY-tion and secure with magnets.
14. Place the In Repose Stencil over the stenciled Cryogen White Metallic panel and secure with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
15. Sponge Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink over the stencil onto the image panel and let it dry with the stencil in place.
16. Sponge Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink over the stencil again to build up the opacity of the ink. 
17. Remove the stencil and heat set.
18. Trim the image panel and mat with Raven (black) cardstock.
19. Adhere the "Peace" sentiment from the Sentimental Sticker Stack to finish the project.

Notes:

• Cryogen White Curious Metallic Cardstock is an off-white shimmery cardstock that is compatible with alcohol markers. When dye inks are applied, they acquire a lovely shimmer, which appeals to my inner magpie. I hope you can see the shimmer on my card.
• All inks must be heat set when using this cardstock.

Thanks for visiting today!

Dance

Greetings! Saturday is my day to share a Funky Fossil Designs project. There's a fabulous new release named the Modernist Medley. The Modernist Medley Core Collection is a great deal and available right now. Here's the information about it.

"The collection contains an A5 stamp set, set of 7 dies and 2 stencils - all inspired by the artwork of Matisse and designed to provide you with a range of abstract, organic imagery that will inspire bright, bold and eye catching projects. The rich colours of our Mediterranean Embossing Powders will work beautifully with these silhouette images."

I'll admit that whereas I love Matisse, this collection presented a real challenge to me. As such, I've got two projects to share with you, but seeing my propensity to excruciatingly verbose instructions, I'll share them in two separate blog posts.

 Here's my first project, created with the A5 Modernist Medley Clear Stamp Set, the Modernist Medley Stencil, and Santorini Blue Embossing Powder from the Mediterranean Moods Wow Embossing Powder Trio. 

Funky Fossil Products Used:

A5 Modernist Medley Clear Stamp Set

Modernist Medley Stencil

Santorini Blue Embossing Powder from the Mediterranean Moods Wow Embossing Powder Trio

Other Products Used:

Desert Storm Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Aloe Vera, Oasis Green, Tea Leaves, Spanish live, Hint of Pesto, Turquoise Gem, Cloud White, and Wheat VersaMagic Chalk Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Warm Breeze and Sand Dune VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Low-tack Tape

Anti-static Pouch

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of Desert Storm cardstock to 6" square and secure it to the STAY-tion using low-tack tape and/or magnets.
2. Use Low-tack tape and/or magnets to secure the Modernist Medley Stencil over the panel of Desert Storm cardstock.
3. Sponge VersaMagic Chalk Inks over the Modernist Medley Stencil onto the cardstock panel.
4. Remove the stencil and heat set the panel.
5. Pounce the anti-static pouch over the stenciled cardstock panel.
6. Place the stenciled cardstock panel onto the base of a stamping platform and secure with tape and//or magnets.
7. Position the dancers and the "Dance" sentiment stamps from the A5 Modernist Medley Clear Stamp Set facedown onto the image panel.
8. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the stamps, lift, ink the stamps with Warm Breeze VersaFine Clair Inks, and stamp. 
9. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary to attain good impressions.
10. Remove the stamped cardstock panel from the platform, pour Santorini Blue Embossing Powder from the Mediterranean Moods Wow Embossing Powder Trio over the ink, dump the excess back into its container, and heat set.
11. Trim the image panel to 5.25", edge with Sand Dune VersaFine Clair Ink, and heat set.
12. Cut a piece of Desert Storm cardstock to 5.5" x 11". Score at 5.5" and fold to form a 5.5" square card.
13. Adhere the image panel to the card.

Notes:

• I mentioned that the Modernist Medley was a challenge for me as it's relatively abstract. I'm a Virgo and whereas my choice of themes is a bit eclectic, my style tends to me relatively clean and linear.
• However, after a bit of trepidation, I decided that I quite like the collection and know it will see a lot of use. Best of all, it will force me to grow and stretch, which is always a good thing (except if it's my weight).
• This was also my first time using Wow Embossing Powders. The Santorini Blue is sparkly and has a lot of texture. I can't wait to try the other two colors included in the Mediterranean Moods Wow Embossing Powder Trio.

Thanks for visiting today. Come back later for the second card.

It's Never Too Late...

It's Tuesday so it's time to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. The theme this week is "Anything Goes". I was inspired by the adage "April showers brings May flowers" since it's the first day of April. 

Here's a card created with the Bot-ology Rainy Day Cling Rubber Stamp Set by Andy Skinner for Creative Expressions and the Waterwall Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp by Katzelkraft. The sentiment is a mash-up of one from the Dreamer Sentiments Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set by Katzelkraft and the sentiment that comes with the Botology Rainy Day Cling Rubber Stamp Set.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Bot-ology Rainy Day Cling Rubber Stamp Set by Andy Skinner for Creative Expressions

Waterwall Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp by Katzelkraft

Dreamer Sentiments Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set by Katzelkraft

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Arctic and Nocturne VersaFine Clair Inks by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Other Products Used:
Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Raven Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Silver Metallic Cardstock by Recollections

Copic Markers:

 Robot: T5, T4, T3, T2, T1, E18, E07 YR24, YR23, BG78, BG72

 Outline: B41, <B41

 Grass, Puddles, Splashes: B52, B34, B32, B21,YG17, YG11, Y G05, YG03

Stormy Sky Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Industrial 3.0 15cm x 15cm Patterned Paper Pad by Studio Light Designs

Nuts and Bolts Punch Craftables Punch Die by Marianne Designs

Red Stardust Glitter Pen by Sakura

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Clear Glaze Dimensional Glossy Gel Pen by Sakura

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

Piece of clear acetate

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Place a piece of white cardstock onto the base of a stamping platform and secure with low-tack tape and/or magnets.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the robot from the Bot-ology Rainy Day Cling Rubber Stamp Set  twice — once onto a white cardstock image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
3. Remove the image panel from the stamping platform and use Copic markers to color the robot, the grass, puddles, and the splashes. 
4. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the robot and the ground and place them over their counterparts on the image panel as masks. 
5. Brush Stormy Sky Distress Ink over the masked images. 
6. Remove the masks from the images.
7. Place the image panel back onto the stamping platform and secure with low-tack tape and/or magnets.
8. Place the acetate sheet atop the image panel and secure with magnets.
9. Position the the Waterwall Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp facedown atop the acetate covering the image panel. 
10. Press the platform's lid onto the back of the Waterwall Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp and lift.
11. Ink the stamp with Arctic VersaFine Clair Ink and stamp onto the acetate to check the position of the stamp. Adjust the position if necessary.
12. Remove the acetate and clean it.
13. Ink the Waterwall Stamp with with Arctic VersaFine Clair Ink, stamp the Waterwall Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp onto a piece of scrap paper, then onto the inked image panel. 
14. Re-ink, stamp off, and stamp again if necessary.
15. Remove the image panel from the stamping platform and heat set it.
16. Use a White Gelly Roll gel pen to emphasize the highlights in the robot's eyes.
17. Use a red glitter pen to add sparkle to the tops of the robot's antennae. 
18. Use a black glitter pen to add a touch of glitter to the robot's loose wires. 
19. Trim the image panel and edge with a blue Copic marker. Set aside.
20. Take a piece of rust patterned paper and trim it to 4.25". 
21. Place the rust patterned paper onto a stamping platform and secure with low-tack tape and/or magnets.
22. Place the acetate sheet over the patterned paper and secure with magnets.
23. Place the "It's never too late to" sentiment from the Dreamer Sentiments Unmounted Red Rubber Stamp Set facedown on the upper left of the patterned paper. 
24. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the sentiment stamp and lift. 
25. Use low-tack tape to cover the second part of the sentiment. 
26. Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, remove the tape, and stamp onto the acetate sheet to check the position of the stamp.
27. Adjust the stamp's position if necessary and test again.
28. Remove and clean the acetate sheet.
29. Place the low-tack tape back over the second part of the sentiment, ink the stamp, remove the tape, and stamp onto the background patterned paper.
30. Remove the stamp from the platform. 
31. Place the acetate sheet back over the background patterned paper panel.
32. Position the sentiment from the Bot-ology Rainy Day Cling Rubber Stamp Set facedown below the stamped sentiment.
33. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the sentiment stamp and lift. 
34. Use low-tack tape to cover the first sentence of the sentiment. Ink the stamp with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, remove the tape, and stamp onto the acetate.
35. Adjust the sentiment's position if needed and test again.
36. Remove the acetate sheet and clean it.
37. Place the low-tack tape back over the sentiment, ink the stamp, remove the tape, and stamp onto the background patterned paper.
38. Remove the stamped background patterned paper panel from the stamping platform, edge with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink, and heat set.
39. Adhere the image panel to the background paper, then adhere the background paper to a black A6 card.
40. Use the Nuts and Bolts Punch Die to cut silver metallic cardstock. 
41. Adhere a silver screw die-cut to each of the four corners to finish the card.

Thank you for visiting today!