Stained Glass Technique

I found a beautiful piece of art while browsing through Pinterest one day and thought my Comfort Zone leaf stamp could create a very similar look. Here is a link to Lynn's mosaic tile creation.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/14133807@N04/2324139609/in/photostream/

I brainstormed several ways I could create this look and settled on heat embossing. My niece came over for a crafty playdate and we gave my technique a workout. Here is how you can create this faux stained glass look in your stamping.

1. Stamp image on white cardstock using Club Scrap® Onyx Hybrid Ink. Sprinkle the stamped image with clear embossing powder and melt with a heat tool.

4. Use a Marvy Uchida Wet Looks Embossing Marker to color in the leaves and the surrounding areas. Sprinkle with clear embossing powder and melt with a heat gun. Tip: Heat emboss after each color application. For example, color in the yellow and orange leaves first, sprinkle with embossing powder and heat set. Then repeat with all the colors until the image is finished.

5. Stamp the gear border from the Time of Your Life Unmounted Stamp sheet.

6. Cut along the straight edge to create two border strips.

7. Cover the raw edge of the embossed panel with the stamped strips and attach to a folded Dark Pink card base.

Sentiment - Share the Love UM sheet

Here is my niece with her Hydrangeas stamped image . . .

. . . and the finished Hydrangeas card I created using the stained glass technique.

The stamping, coloring, and heat embossing process for the Hydrangeas card.

I hope you are enjoying your week and find a little time to get crafty.

Julie

How About a Little Pinspiration?

Okay, Club Scrap Creates! has been going strong since May and I've been posting every week since we started. Normally, I really enjoy coming up with something new to chat about, but this week, I was at a loss - I didn't have an idea about what to write (and I really didn't have time to write a digital tutorial - it's just been one of those weeks!), so when I got home from work today (um, it's Wednesday, so I needed to come up with something!), I pointed my browser to Pinterest - I thought if I spent a few minutes hours browsing, I might come up with an idea.

I decided to do a search for 'Club Scrap' just to see what would come up and, WOW - such wonderful things showed up!! Yes, a lot of the photos are directly from Club Scrap - cards made by Tricia and projects made by Kay (and even a few digital layouts of mine!) showed up, but I was pleasantly surprised to see a bunch of cool photos from other places - all using Club Scrap products!

So for your review, here are just a few of the really beautiful things I found…

First up, this nifty card by Lisa Dolezal using the Wildflowers kit:

Wildflowers is one of my favorite kits - I just love the imagery, don't you?

Next, is this great digital layout by Cathy Gray:

This is the Come Sail Away Digital kit and I love how Cathy blended the sailboat image with the photo - so cool!

Cindy made a couple of wonderful cards using a stamp from the Full Circle kit. This photo is in the Club Scrap® Galleria, but I managed to miss it - so glad I found it on Pinterest!

Cindy used colors that are so different from the Full Circle palette, but it really pops - well done!

BobbiesGirl from Splitcoast Stampers created this amazing card using one of my favorite stamps from Nature's Wonders:

I love the technique and will definitely be stealing borrowing it as soon as I have a chance to spend some time in my craft room!

Last, but certainly not least, here's a terrific calendar project from Deb Charlesworth:

She used Comfort Zone (another favorite of mine!) to make it - this would make a great gift for someone this holiday season!

I've just scratched the surface with these 5 offerings. I hope they've 'pinsipred' you to create something wonderful. And if you've got a few minutes hours to spare, go to Pinterest and see what you find - it's amazing!

See you next week!

Inked Gradient Technique

I saw a nifty set of cards on Pinterest this weekend, and I loved the simplicity of the technique which requires only three ink pads . . . two colors and one black.

I thought I'd give it a try with a few of my favorite CS® inks and stamps.

I started with Leaf ink and sponged it onto the bottom half of a 4x5.25" White panel with a CS® Ink Applicator.

Next up, Lagoon ink, sponged onto the other edge. I have a few sponge edge marks on there, but we'll take care of those in the next step.

Stamp images onto the card with black ink. The images from the Orient Express collection make a great masculine card. And I added that crackle noise to the background with matching ink colors for a nice finishing touch.

Next, I tried it with Ruby and Topaz inks along with stamps from the Comfort Zone kit. Yummy! I love how the two ink colors combine to make a secondary color in the middle. Here are the two completed cards.

I hope you give 'er a try!
Tricia

For the Love of Leaves

The fall equinox is on Saturday. And if you're from 'round these Midwestern parts, that means fresh apple cider, fresh cheese curds (they go with any season), crisp mornings, droppin' leaves and fall colors.

In honor of fall, I wanted to remind you of this nifty Jumpin' Leaves card. You may have missed it last year, and that would be a bad thing. Grab your Comfort Zone Unmounted Stamps and a few other simple tools. (Scoring tool or bone folder, CS® Grid Ruler, Comfort Zone paper, craft knife, CS® Earth ink and cutting mat.)

Here are the steps in written form:

1. Score a 4-1/4x11" sheet horizontally every 1-3/8". Cut the scored sheet vertically at 2-1/8". Stamp the unmounted leaf image onto each scored section with CS® Earth ink.

2. Place a grid ruler 1" from the bottom edge of a stamped strip and cut a slit between each stamped leaf. Repeat for the second strip.

3. Cut out the tip of each leaf with a craft knife, starting at the horizontal cut line. Stamp the leaf image on the back of each trimmed leaf. Use a craft knife to cut a 1/2" slit from the bottom edge of the first, third and fifth score lines of one strip. Cut a 1/2" slit from the top of the first third and fifth score lines of the second strip.

4. Interlock the corresponding slits to weave the two paper strips together. Pull apart the pairs of leaves on the score lines to create the pop-up. Adhere to each side of a folded card.

You and I both know that a video is worth a billion words. And it's SO much easier for me to show you than it is to explain! I know, right?



I'll bet you're just jumpin' outta your seat right now and on your way to go make this. Now, don't forget the cheese curds.

Tricia