Masked Daisy Embellishment

My daughter Alicia turned 17 last month. Time flies the older our kids get, and I wanted to freeze this moment in time with a layout of my bee-autiful girl.

Jac's gorgeous artwork on this 8.5x11 Daisy Print in the Oopsie Daisy kit was the inspiration behind my layout.

1. Trace the large daisy using the masking stencil.

Add more details to the flower using a pencil.

2. Use a craft knife to trim out the small sections between the petals.

3. Cut out the daisy with scissors and add color with Gelatos and your white wax pencil picker upper. 

Did you know the wax pencil picker upper tool can double as a crayon? 

4. Spray the Gelatos with a bit of water to activate the color.

5. Fold the petals along the pencil lines to add dimension. Color the petals of the daisy using Topaz ink.

6. Use a fine tip black pen to add detail lines and dots to the center of the daisy.

 7. Punch 4 small daisies and add details using instructions above.

Add details in the center of only one daisy cluster.  

Stack daisies together and adhere.

8. Create the layout using Oopsie Daisy plain papers and based on Tiare Smith's Sketch from her January Pajama Party.

9. Create a title using the fabric Thickers included in this month's kit. Adhere to an acrylic block and add color with Topaz ink. This made inking a breeze!

10. Stamp the honey bee and "Beeeeeee happy!" sentiment from the Border and Backgrounds UM sheet with Black ink. Add detail to the wings with a white gel pen, and paint gold Gelatos onto the bee with a waterbrush.

11. Attach the striped grosgrain ribbon to the layout, and it is complete!

What other interesting ways have you used your Masking Stencils?

Here's to a wonderful week!

Julie

Dungarees - Pocket Full of Posies

May's Dungarees kit is just the right mix of elements to create masculine or feminine art. The adorable pocket stamp makes the perfect embellishment for a scrapbook page or card.

Here is how to create your own pocketful of posies with the help of the Borders & Backgrounds UM.

1. Stamp jean pocket image onto white cover stock with Sapphire Hybrid Ink.

2. Fussy cut and rough up the edges with the Tonic distress tool; ink edges.

3. Stamp Hydrangeas blossoms onto light blue and rust papers from the Dungarees collection. Stamp Hydrangeas leaves onto dark green paper from the Trees collection.

4. Fussy cut blossoms and leaves; ink edges.

5. Add dimension to blossoms and leaves by pressing into the back of the petals with a ball stylus tool on a foam sheet.

6. Layer the pocket onto a cream card base with foam adhesive. Stamp the sentiment from the Dungarees Greeting UM sheet onto cream with Sapphire ink and layer onto a Russet panel. Distress the edges.

7. Cut narrow strips from the same paper used for the leaves to create stems.

8. Adhere blossoms and leaves to the pocket with your favorite adhesive.

9. Squeeze a dab of "Platinum Pearl" Liquid Pearls onto the center of each blossom.

10. Create a second pocketful of posies to add to a scrapbook page as a dimensional embellishment.

This is my nephew Ben, isn't he the cutest?!  Last year his school had a visit from a local landscaper and they challenged the kids to grow some seeds at home. Ben sent an email when his flowers bloomed and he was the only child in the school that had these great results because of the care he took. The company came back to the school, presented Ben with an award, a gift basket, and he even got a photo in the local paper. Way to go, Ben!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial, and here's to a creative week!

Julie

Stamped Spring Wreath Framed Project

Spring is in the air and my gardens are finally looking green and more lush after a very long cold winter. Let's celebrate the season with a framed project. It will make a nice Mother's day present, don't ya think?!

Here are the steps for creating this project.

1. Choose a selection of blue Gelatos to stamp your Hydrangeas blossoms.

2. Scribble some Gelatos onto an acrylic block and "ink" the Hydrangeas bud stamp by pressing randomly onto the colored acrylic block. Stamp onto plain white paper. Form the semblance of a wreath shape, alternating the direction of the Hydrangeas blossoms as you stamp. Leave spaces for the second stamped layer of flowers.

4. Mask the Hydrangeas blossoms and stamp the Wildflowers blossom inked with Neon Pink dabber.

5. Create a similar mask for the Wildflowers blossom and stamp the Hydrangeas leaves with Neon Green dabber.

6. Color the pink flowers with a combo of white Gelato and Neon Pink dabber ink. Add adhesive pearls from Bookshelves to the center of the pink flowers.

7. Use the same technique to color the leaves. *Note: Use blue metallic Gelatos (not combined with white) to color the Hydrangeas blossoms. Fussy cut the wreath from the card stock.

8. Cut a piece of dark pink paper to fit the size of the frame you plan to use.

9. Use dimensional medium and the Tiny Treasures stencil to create faux stitching along the sides of the cardstock. Note: Do this in stages, allowing the medium to dry between applications.

10. Stamp the Textiles and Notions sentiment within the center of the wreath using Sapphire Ink. Adhere the wreath to a paper doily with foam squares.

11. Die cut stems and butterflies from Take Wing Lime Green paper. Attach the doily and die cuts to the dark pink background paper with bookbinding glue and a fine detail paint brush.

12. Complete the project by placing it in a frame.

I hope this project inspires you to create something to celebrate spring. Enjoy the week!

Julie