Alcohol Party card with video tutorial

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It's Monday and that means a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week it's all about "Alcohol" Inks  or Drinks...

I rarely use Alcohol Inks for my projects, but I have quite a few. So this Alcohol challenge is perfect to break them out again. I notice that I often grab the same colors and this time is no different. I started with a sheet of Yupo and different colors Alcohol Inks. I applied them with a blending tool with Felt, but I find the hard lines with the small ones really cool, so I used a heat tool to stop the process of the Alcohol Inks wicking.

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Recycle art journal spread with video tutorial

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It's Monday and that means a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week it's all about "Recycle Something".

I had fun making an art journal spread last week, that I've decided to make another one. I started with the background stamp from Simon Says Stamp, called Deco Diamonds. I gave it a coat of Clear Gesso. When it was dry I applied the first layer of color with Distress Oxides. Because the Oxides are on top of Gesso it reacts water really well. So with a spray bottle I created a drippage effect on the top and bottom of the page.

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A Bug's Love art journal spread with video tutorial

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It's Monday and that means a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week it's all about "Use Something New".

It has been some time since I made an art journal spread and I thought this perfect to start with that as the beginning of the new year. First I stamped randomly with the background stamp of the Entomology set. On top of that I used  a brand new product Nuvo Expanding Mousse (thanks, Marzena!). I used it first with the Tiles stencil. I hadn't read the instructions on the package properly, and thought it would expand on its own as it dried, but it really needs heat. So when I heated it, it didn't work, so I thought I was too late. Then I used it with the Numbered stencil and immediately used the heat tool. Then I found out that it just takes a very long time before it expands, it has to be really, really, really hot. It's really cool that it becomes completely puffy as if it were foam or something.

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Party Invite with video tutorial

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It's Monday and that means a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! The next two weeks it's all about "Party Time".

Every year around this time I send out invitations for my birthday. So this party theme fits perfectly. I started with Heavystock and 3 different colors Infusions, Blackcurrant, Slime and Green Man. While the paper was still wet from the water, I used some extra Infusions and immediately stamped the Papillon background stamp and used it as ink on the part of the paper without Infusions. This gives it a very nice colorful watercolor effect.

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Stitch it Up Birthday card with video tutorial

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It's Monday and that means a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week it's all about "Stitch it Up".

I was in the mood to make a black, white and gold birthday card. I started with a few washi tape. I can't live without my washi tape;). Then I stamped the Mixed Media Strips stamps above and below the tape. But also with the Checkered and the Read to Me stamp with Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink.

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Merry December card with video tutorial

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It's Monday and that means a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week it's all about "Warm Winter Wishes".

Christmas is getting closer and I still haven't got all my Christmas cards ready. I was in the mood for a green Christmas card. I grabbed some Christmas green with gray Distress Inks and got started. I went for an old technique called the "Wrinkle Free Distress" with Pine Needles, Iced Spruce, Evergreen Bough and Hickory Smoke. My paper was certainly not wrinkle free after that... So I ran it through the Vagabond with a few sheets of paper and that really helps with the wrinkles.

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Blue Butterfly Brutus Birthday card with video tutorial

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It's Monday and that means a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! 'B is for...' is this weeks challenge. We're also showcasing Brutus Monroe Products.

Actually it's time for making Christmas cards, and I'm behind with those, but there are also need birthday cards to be made. This week I made a Blue Butterfly Brutus Birthday card. I started with the Brutus Butterfly Garden Paper Pad. It's not actually a Pad, it's a Paper Pack. I already thought that this could possibly be used with a laminating machine (or a Minc) because it looked like it had been printed black with toner, and that was the case. I used blue foil to make the black butterflies blue ones.

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