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I love cute stationery and have been collecting bits here and there for a while now so it was only a matter of time before i created my own whimsical stationery using the <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/going-wild/">Gone Wild Stamp </a>Set by Susan K Weckesser and Unity Co Stamps.<br />
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<a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/going-wild/">Susan K Weckesser Gone Wild Unity Co Branded Stamp Set</a></div>
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Trimcraft First Edition Marker Pens</div>
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White pen</div>
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Large paper clips</div>
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Hot Glue</div>
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Sentiment stamps</div>
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Note book </div>
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I started off by stamping out my favorite two characters on to thick card stock and coloring them in. I then bought some large paper clips and glued the characters to the back with hot glue. You could put them through a laminator to make them more durable.<br />
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The Note book was altered by stamping the main image at the bottom corner and then stamping a boarder around it. I added a few feathers to break the pattern a bit.</div>
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I colored in the details with a white gel marker</div>
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Remember when i said i had mermaids swimming in my head? No i am not going mad i just had a lot of craft ideas using mermaids at the time. Well i have an artist trading block to share using the Spirit Of A Mermaid stamp set designed by Susan K Weckesser</div>
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This started off as a plastic toy pirate chest. I painted it with Prima Rust Paste and once the first layer had dried, i added heavy gel medium and sprinkled on blue glass sand and added moss. I then added resin shells and other bits in order to make it look like it had been in the water for awhile.</div>
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Before i stuck the block together i gave it a coat of blue acrylic paint and then once it had dried i used a fish scale stencil over the whole thing using DecoArt modelling paste and left it to set. Then i used two different shades of blue acrylic paint over the top,painting each one half way up the front. I finished off by using the green iridescent paint for added shimmer.</div>
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I stamped out the mermaid and coloured her in before i cut her out.</div>
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I made the tail using a silicone mould and paper clay and left it to air dry. I then painted it green and covered it in Wow embossing powder before setting it all with a heat gun. I added a cute little mermaid heat on the fin to finish.</div>
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The rest of the pieces are covered in rust paste and moss for that undersea look. I love the mermaid pearls as they look like bubbles.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: purple;">5 years ago:</span> Shock, Flight, then Fight <span style="font-weight: normal;">- "You're to young, you are the wrong gender & you don't smoke or drink, but I'm sorry but YOU GOT CANCER." I couldn't breathe. I felt like someone had punched me in the stomach. And then I thought about my children and my husband. I didn't won't to wreck Christmas. As I Mom I wanted to protect them. I wanted to run to my Mom & Dad. I wanted them to hold me and tell me everything was going to be okay. But, I couldn't. Cancer had just destroyed their lives a few years before. i wanted to hide. I called my SIL & she convinced that my hubby would want to know. After talking & many tears..... i got ready for the fight of my life. Surgeries and treatment followed.....and followed .....and followed. I also learnt that my Cancer was different because it had a high reoccurrence rate. They couldn't just take it out, treat me and say congratulations you done. I was told that i would have to go in every 2-3 months for an invasive treatment for the rest of my live. I didn't give it a second thought. 44 years old, how bad could that be....I had given birth to 4 children. I could do it. </span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="color: purple;">4 - 3 years ago: </span>Still determined but a Monster appeared under my bed - </b>I kept driving myself to my appointments which were 2 hours away. A year of this time my husband had to live six hours away because of a new job and the fact the we couldn't sell our house. I thought to myself, No Problem, I can do this. I can be tough. I certainly didn't want to bother anyone because, well, everyone has things happening in their life and i didn't want to be a burden. If you are reading this and you are going through anything....even if you aren't....you just need someone to talk to or a friend, <i>PLEASE BE A BURDEN TO SOMEONE, BECAUSE you AREN'T BEING A BURDEN!</i> I am starting to slowly learn that people, especially your friends really do want to help. I know that I love helping and being there for people when I can. I just had it in my head that I was being a burden. I was raised & told all the time to keep a stiff upper lip and to be independent. Well, there is a time for everything. As I drove those long 2 hour drives, often having to stop on country roads because I felt so sick to my stomach I felt something else growing inside me. Something that scared me to death. One night, as i tried to fall asleep I suddenly realized the I had let a childhood monster move back in under my bed. I had become scared. I wasn't the same person that a couple years before had flown by myself to New York to have my artwork shown at Surtex just a couple months after being diagnosed & having surgery for Cancer. I had allowed the pain, and all the treatments consume me. I was SO worried about not being able to preform at 100%. I was so worried about pain. I was SO worried about those little tiny Cancer cells moving around my body and not having control. I had raised 4 beautiful children, and gone through all kinds of things of having a family alright....but all of a sudden I felt like I didn't have control. But, when everyone came home on weekends I did what a Mom does....make super, listen to problems & smile. Life goes on. The problem is...when everyone left at the end of the week-end....it was just me and that monster who seemed to like living under my bed. I certainly couldn't tell anyone about that....could I? So I thought.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">And WOW am I ever blessed to have such amazing CREATIVE friends. My design team behind the scenes the last couple years have been so incredibly supportive. I really do love those incredibly talented gals! Also all the amazing illustrators through Lilla Rogers and the designers & companies I have met through crafting and art..... I just love them all. Rhonna Farrer, Unity Stamp Co, Tim Holtz, Canvas Corp have been so amazing and I will never be able to thank them enough! You all ROCK! </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">It is my life and it always will be! Creating and designing lets me be free! It is amazing! It lets my mind escape and heal. It lets me meet amazing people! The colours, the shapes, even the feel of the brush or stamp or pencil in my hand is so therapeutic! plus....all the incredible people I meet and all the stories they tell me and the art I see them create with my designs....It brings me SO MUCH JOY!!!! </span></div>
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These words have gone over and over in my head constantly for the last four and a half years as I drove back and forth to doctor appointments, procedures, tests, you name. This last year was particularly hard on me and my wonderful family. I remember last summer coming home from a family reunion which had been trying because we, being the late one to the camp ground, we got the site right beside the outhouses. My sense of smell had become so heighten with all the treatments so I felt so sick the whole time, but I made the best of it. I remember getting home and being so happy to see my own bathroom but as I started to brush my teeth I felt like I was living a nightmare because they started to drop into the sink. Ya, did you ever have one of those nightmares as a kiddo where all your teeth start dropping out... this wasn't a nightmare, it was the beginning of a very long year of putting Humpty Dumpty back together again. A very painful year at that. I went through many surgeries but because of the discomfort that my body was already going through with the bladder cancer, kidney stones, gall stones, and Crohns , I opted to be put asleep with every surgery. I just couldn't, no....my body couldn't face any more pain. kinda strange. I survived. I'm not quite done. but, I have to say..... Art, Creativity, my Creative Friends, and my deep and STRONG FAITH keep me going. i still have a lot of healing but it feels so good to start feeling stronger and like myself again.</div>
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So I met with a really cool doctor who is also a guru and he has helped me and is helping me see that it is ok to live. To enjoy every moment...even if those moments aren't so good sometimes. Its ok to be afraid, or happy, sad ,or even mad sometimes. My family has really helped to....especially now that I have opened up to them and let them know how i really feel or am feeling. That was so hard at first, but all so liberating for everyone! </div>
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<b>Those smiles and that love from my family.</b></div>
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And Good Food!</div>
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And of course the silliness that i really thrive on!</div>
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I love writing letters and postcards. Snail mail has always been a big part of my life by keeping me in touch with friends near and far, especially before the days of e-mail. Even now, I don't think e-mail can come close to the feeling of holding a letter in your hands and anticipating what is inside the envelope. </div>
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I have been fortunate to become involved in the <a href="http://www.jenniferbelthoff.com/lovenotes/">Love Notes Postcard Project</a> , started by Jennifer Belthoff. I learned about it through their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/lovenotesjb/">Love Notes Facebook Page</a> . It is hosted quarterly and each Sunday for 3 weeks, you are sent a prompt. You then write a postcard to your assigned partner. I hope that you will check out the information for this project and join us as we make some amazing connections.</div>
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One of the prompts this Round was " I invite you to tend to your soul ". Instead of making or writing out a postcard, I decided to make a set of tags to remind my partners ( I had 2 this Round ) of ways to take care of themselves. I used my stash of tags from <a href="http://www.flowmagazine.com/">FLOW magazine</a> along with some perfect stamps by Susan K Weckesser. The wooden tags and Butterfly tags were purchased at Michaels on clearance. I tied them together with some colorful twine. The Special Delivery stamp is by Hero Arts and the Heart Made stamp is by Rubber Moon.</div>
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I believe it is so important to take care of ourselves, tend to our souls. We work, have families, take care of so many things.Yet, I think that sometimes we forget to take care of ourselves. Read a book, take a nap, meet a friend for coffee. Just do nothing !! Write a letter or postcard to a friend. Hang out at the bookstore. I just that did yesterday and it was a fabulous way to re-charge my batteries after a long stretch at work. I know that being creative tends to my soul. And sharing in my creativity hopefully tends to yours too !!</div>
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Debra Davisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199675099586260335noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768026356325121372.post-89581190366676378882016-12-30T07:00:00.000-07:002016-12-30T07:00:03.841-07:00Stamped clips <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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This time I decided to make something for the planners trend. And as I don't even have a planner, but I do use small notebooks, I made a few stamped clips for my notebooks as dividers.</div>
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1. Stamp Susan's houses with her <b><a href="http://www.clearsnap.com/colorbox-color-pop-archival-dye-ink-by-susan-k-weckesser">Clearsnap ColorBox mini Pop ink in Mystery</a></b> color twice using co-branded with Unity <b><a href="http://susankweckesser.com/product/tumbleweed-houses/">Tumbleweed Houses stamp set.</a></b></div>
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2. Color the houses with Susan's other<b><a href="http://www.clearsnap.com/colorbox-color-pop-premium-d"> Clearsnap inks in Fresh, Ice, Sky and Kiss</a></b> colors and as there is no Susan's yellow ink I used another Clearsnap ink in yellow. Don't try to make the best ever coloring and don't afraid to be out of the lines as we are going to cut the houses later.</div>
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I hope you enjoyed my final 2016 project, as I have enjoyed sharing ideas with you these past months. I hope you have a beautiful Holiday Season with loved ones and family. </div>
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https:decoart.com/ acrylic paints in red, yellow, light green, dark green. Decou-page, Acrylic matte sealer</div>
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<a href="https://kuretakezig.us/">https://kuretakezig.us</a> markers</div>
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miniature picnic baskets from Michaels</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00353238584133744401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768026356325121372.post-14148275004365867352016-12-15T02:00:00.000-07:002016-12-15T02:00:32.343-07:00Christmas Love ( and a Few Snowmen )Deb here sharing one of my favorite holiday crafts - and a whole lot of love this season.. This month, Susan's Creative Team is sharing the ways that we are brightening someone's day. It could be a friend or maybe even a stranger. But we all know that the holiday season is hard for some and it only takes a small act of kindness to let someone know that they are not alone.. Share a bit of your creativity -- a card, some beads, a drawing or jewelry. Whatever it is that you make from your heart. For the past few years, I have been making these glitter ornaments and I think they are just beautiful. Of course, my boyfriend has a different opinion of glitter overall ! But if you ask me, what are the holidays without <i><span style="color: red;">GLITTER</span></i> !!! I paired my love of glitter with my love of Susan's snowmen and came up with these tags...<br />
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<li>From the <a href="https://www.scrapbook.com/store/cra-sd800.html">Crate Paper "Snow Day Collection"</a>, I cut several different size squares out of the snowflake paper. I stapled the larger snowflake squares to a sentiment on the same size square and attached then to the left side of the tag along with a smaller square at the top of the tag. </li>
<li>The <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/snow-way/">Snow Way stamp set</a> has the cutest designs and seemed perfect for my tags. I used Colorbox Color Pop ink in <a href="http://www.clearsnap.com/colorbox-color-pop-archival-dye-ink-by-susan-k-weckesser">Mystery</a> to stamp the images and then colored them with a variety of my favorite markers. All elements were adhered using <a href="http://tombowusa.com/mono-aqua-liquid-glue.html">Tombow MONO Aqua Liquid Glue</a>, except for the snowmen which were popped up using foam dimensionals.</li>
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<li>I buy clear plastic or glass ornaments and Pledge Floor Care with Future. It has to have Future in it or else the glitter does not adhere as well to the sides of the ornament.</li>
<li>Using a funnel, put a small amount of Floor Care into the ornament and swirl it around to coat the entire inside. Pour the excess back into the bottle ( or small paper cup ) to reuse.</li>
<li>Place glitter into the ornament using either a funnel or else a paper cone. Swirl the glitter to coat the entire inside and then pour the excess out to re-use, I sometimes mix different colors of glitter so I don't waste any.</li>
<li>I use every kind/shape of ornament - heart, oval, lightbulb, plain, patterned. Some of the prettiest have designs of snowflakes or patterns that show through when rest of the interior is coated with glitter. </li>
<li>Every kind of glitter can be used in these ornaments. I used Martha Stewart glitter for these but have also used less expensive glitter, tinsel glitter etc... </li>
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So, what am I going to do with my cute little tags, you ask ?? Well, two of the places that give me joy are the book store and the coffee shop. So I will be dropping off a few at each of those places to some booksellers and baristas. Several more will be left on a shelf or table for anyone to find. I challenge each of you to share a bit of yourself this holiday season ( and all year long ) by creating something and giving it away.. I am doing this to continue in the spirit of the Christmas Love Campaign that was started by Susan K Weckesser to honor her late father. I hope that you will join me and brighten someone's day.</div>
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Debra Davisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199675099586260335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768026356325121372.post-73717412493117657612016-12-12T05:03:00.001-07:002016-12-12T05:03:26.457-07:00Waiting for Spring!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I really don't like the winter much - I spend a lot of time basically hibernating under a blanket waiting for the spring to come! So today I must apologise for my wholly unseasonable tag project!<br />
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I was thinking about something my teamie Joyce said when I created this - she was talking about how to use stamps creatively and so my 'flowers' were born. They are actually created using the leaf and feather stamps from Going Wild!<br />
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1) Stamp the leaf in pink ink creating a radiating pattern with multiple images. Fill in the gaps between the leaf images with feathers stamped in yellow.<br />
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2) Use the star from Unicorns & Rainbows to create a flower centre in each cluster of stamped images.<br />
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3) Use a black pen to roughly outline the petals with scribbly lines. Also draw in some swirly curls and teeny circle dots, freehand.<br />
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4) Go over the swirls and dots with green watercolour.<br />
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5) Stamp the sentiment onto kraft card, cut out in a circle and edge with Susan's Snow ink from Colorbox. Mat the tag onto kraft card edged with the same white ink and finish with ribbon and gems.<br />
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Hope this makes you feel a little warmer today!!!<br />
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Katy x<br />
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Unity/SKW stamp sets: <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/going-wild/" target="_blank">Going Wild</a>, <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/unicorns-rainbows/" target="_blank">Unicorns & Rainbows</a>, <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/in-my-garden/" target="_blank">In My Garden</a><br />
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I just loved the The Happy Homestead stamp, In circle me stamp and the the Live in Colour pattern paper.<br />
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I have completed lots of layers before taking the The Homestead stamp and stamping on to tissue paper and then using gel medium to adhere it to my page and then I took the flowers from the Live in Colour paper and cut them out and clustered them into the bottom corner of my LO. I have also used the In Circle Me stamp and just rolled it up and randomly inked across my page as you will from some of the close images. <br />
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Using the <a href="http://susankweckesser.com/shop/">Bouquet</a> paper from the Live in Color Collection, I placed her on top, then added the sweet sentiment which I also die cut. </div>
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The theme for this month over on the Susan K Weckesser team blog is Craft some Love. The idea is to create a home made gift to give out to someone even a stranger. Just spread the love.</div>
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I altered these jars i bought from Poundland and used the DecoArt Chalky Finish Glass Paint to alter the colour. It will take two coats and a day to fully dry before you seal it. I put the lid on a bit too early and took off a layer of paint.</div>
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I decorated the jars with anything that sparkled including tinsel trims and gems. I used a hot glue gun to hold everything in place.</div>
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The theme for this month over on the Susan K Weckesser team blog is Craft some Love. The idea is to create a home made gift to give out to someone even a stranger. Just spread the love.</div>
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I altered these jars i bought from Poundland and used the DecoArt Chalky Finish Glass Paint to alter the colour. It will take two coats and a day to fully dry before you seal it. I put the lid on a bit too early and took off a layer of paint.</div>
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I used Susan's Snow way stamp set to create these cute watercolor tags.</div>
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Hi folks! Katy here with today's tag project. I don't have any of Susan's lovely Christmas stamps, so I thought I'd adapt the cute fox from the <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/going-wild/" target="_blank">Going Wild</a> set to a winter theme! Mr Fox has his arctic outfit on today - appropriate as it's REALLY cold (about -5 degrees) in the UK today.<br />
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1) Paint the background of a tag with dark blue shades of paint (I used Prussian Blue Hue and Phthalo Blue by DecoArt Media). Mix the colours as you paint.<br />
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2) With Metallic Silver paint (DecoArt), stencil a snowflake design (Stampendous) onto the tag.<br />
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3) Add some embossing paste (Dreamweaver) to the bottom of the tag, making the surface rough like snow with a palette knife.<br />
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4) While the paste dries, colour Mr Fox with some markers (Graph-It) and paint a wooden snowflake white.<br />
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5) When the paste is dry spray lightly with blue shimmer mist (ColourArte Radiant Rain) and catch the tops of the texture with a little gilding wax (Treasure Pewter).<br />
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6) Mat the tag onto silver card. Assemble the tag with some pom-pom ribbon through the hole and a die cut greeting (Sizzix).<br />
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Thanks for your visit today!<br />
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Deb here with a fun holiday TAG project. I must admit that I am absolutely smitten with Susan's houses !! Big ones, little ones, tiny ones, plain ones, decorated ones. I have used them for a bulletin board, cards, tags etc.... And today I wanted to show you how I am getting ready for the holidays with these adorable houses once again !!</div>
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For the red bag, I used the <a href="http://susankweckesser.com/product/happy-homestead/">Happy Homestead</a> stamp. The blue bag has a house from <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/heart-full-homes/">Heart-Full Homes</a> , which is one of my very favorite stamp sets that I use often in my planner. All images were stamped with Susan's <a href="https://www.clearsnap.com/colorbox-color-pop-archival-dye-ink-by-susan-k-weckesser">Clearsnap Colorbox Color Pop Mini inks</a>. I stamped on both Kraft and patterned paper. The houses were highlighted using a combination of my favorite markers -- Stampin' Up, Faber Castell PITT Artist pens and Distress markers. The dots on the roof were made with a PITT Big Brush Pen in <a href="http://www.fabercastell.com/art-and-graphic/artist-products/pitt-artist-pens/PITTbigbrushartistpenWhite/800091">White 101</a> ( an absolute must-have pen ) !! The smaller house was placed on a piece of patterned paper that I cut into a tag shape. The sentiment on the tag is from the <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/very-very-merry/">Very,Very Merry stamp set.</a></div>
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Attached to the bag is a house from the <a href="http://susankweckesser.com/product/little-haven/">Little Haven</a> stamp set. Again, I used the White PITT Big Brush pen to color in the scallops below the roof. A piece of Susan's <a href="http://susankweckesser.com/product/live-color/">Live in Color paper</a> was paper-pieced for the roof itself. I added 3 sequins for some added dimension. The <a href="http://susankweckesser.com/product/le-mason/">Le Mason stamp set</a> was used for the house at the bottom and I again colored it a bit with a variety of markers. The tags were attached to the bags using <a href="http://www.mayaroad.net/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3_255">Maya Road Twine Cording</a>. </div>
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These tags all have space on the back to write TO and FROM. They are just the cutest for hanging from a gift bag or even taping onto a package. And I have so much fun coloring them in.An afternoon at Starbucks with my coffee and a few of these houses is absolute BLISS !! They are fun to fussy-cut too. In this age of new machines that cut out your stamped images, I am just old-school and continue to fussy-cut. I hope that you are inspired by my tags to start ( or finish ) some holiday projects. Thank you for taking the time to check out my tags. </div>
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<i>Debra Davison</i></div>
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Debra Davisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199675099586260335noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768026356325121372.post-85943297839647984982016-11-28T13:00:00.000-07:002016-11-28T13:00:51.509-07:00Stamping on vellum card tutorial with Irit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello my dear crafty friends and welcome to my last November tutorial made for<b><a href="http://mysweetearth.blogspot.co.il/"> Susan K Weckesser blog.</a></b><br />
I didn't make step by step photos this time, so it's just the step that you can do to make this fancy card.<br />
1. Make the basic card with stitched rectangle die and Susan's<b><a href="http://susankweckesser.com/product/live-color/"> Live in color</a></b> cardstock.(Use the back side for this card)<br />
Add another layer die cut in smaller size using Susan's <b><a href="http://susankweckesser.com/product/color-burst/">Colorburst</a></b> cardstock.(Use back side again)<br />
2. Die cut the third rectangle and die cut the honeycomb using Sizzix die. Glue the die cut layer as your third layer.<br />
3.Make yellow cardstock matting and the diagonal cardstock layer and glue them over the first three layers.<br />
4. Stamp the Susan's co- branded with Unity sentiment from<b><a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/in-my-garden/"> In my garden stamp set</a></b> with black pigmented ink and heat emboss with clear powder. Die cut the sentiment and make a yellow circled matting using Die Versions stitched nested dies. Glue the sentiment over the card as shown.<br />
5. Stamp the big flowers over clear vellum from the same stamp set in the same way and hand cut them. Color the flowers with Susan's inks from Clearsnap using them as water colors <b><a href="https://www.clearsnap.com/colorbox-color-pop-pr">(Kiss, Fresh and Snow).</a></b><br />
Glue the flowers with clear glaze and cover them with a glaze layer.<br />
6. Add some rhinestones and three yellow circles around the card. Make faux stitching as shown with black pen.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy,
Happy Day Everyone! Today I am sharing an oversized mixed media tag
created for my second Susan Weckesser design team project for November.
Tag making is something I have not done a lot of in the past, but </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I am loving it because this year</span>
I realized that: a) you have a tag which can be used instead of a card;
b) that a blingy tag is such a beautiful decoration, you can wrap your
gift in brown paper and it still looks good and c) you can hang it on
the Christmas tree as an ornament and a memory. Seriously Christmas
tags may be replacing my Christmas cards next year!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I created this tag for a special, extra Large Gift for someone wonderful, featuring my very favorite <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/one-of-a-kind-winter-christmas-campaign/" target="_blank">"One Of A Kind Winter</a>"
snowman stamp from Susan Weckesser/Unity Stamps. I Stamped the
snowman onto a piece of cardboard that came with a stamp set I bought,
because I loved the subtle embossed dots on it, and I colored the hat
and scarf using my Zig clean color brush tip markers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">For the background I applied a thin layer of white gesso and I stamped the small house from Susan's <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/create-your-day/" target="_blank">Create Your Day</a> Unity Stamp set onto a page of thin white paper from a second-hand medical book I bought for $2.
The paper in medical books or Bibles is wonderful for this technique,
tissue paper thin and brilliantly white, it is strong enough to hold up
to getting wet with Mod Podge and sprays and mediums. </span></div>
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of course the final step with everything I do, a layer of Rangers
Stickles and Close To My Heart Liquid Glass finishes everything off.</span></div>
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So that's my tag for today.... I hope it inspires you to go off and
create something that will "Warm 3 Winter Months" for someone!</span></div>
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Lynne Mizera, <i><span style="font-size: large;">Mixed Media Artist</span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">for the Susan K. Weckesser Design Team</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768026356325121372.post-67866248430026582922016-11-26T01:00:00.000-07:002016-11-26T01:00:03.718-07:00Quick and Easy Decorative TagsHi everyone, <a href="http://stephaniescraps.blogspot.com/">Steph</a> here today. This month's theme is tags so I've created two tags using an assortment of Susan K. Weckesser products.<br />
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I've used large office supply tags as the base of my tags, but you could easily use a heavy weight cardstock if you prefer. The tags were edged with Shimmer <a href="http://www.clearsnap.com/product-search.cfm?keyword=color+pop&x=11&y=5">Color Pop Metallic Pigment Ink</a>.<br />
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Cutting the <a href="http://susankweckesser.com/product/color-burst/">Color Burst</a> paper to fit the tag, I fussy cut a large flower from the <a href="http://susankweckesser.com/product/live-color/">Live in Color</a> paper and added it to the tag with foam adhesives. The cute fox from the <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/?s=susan+k.+weckesser&post_type=product">Going Wild</a> stamp set was stamped, colored and fussy cut then added to the left of the flower.</div>
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<a href="http://susankweckesser.com/product/bouquet/">Bouquet </a>paper was cut to fit the tag. A large flower was cut from the <a href="http://susankweckesser.com/product/live-color/">Live in Color</a> paper and added to the tag with foam adhesives. I also cut apart the <a href="http://susankweckesser.com/product/live-color-tags/">Live in Color tag sheet</a>, using 3 words which were inked and added to the tag with foam adhesives.</div>
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Tags are really fun to create and are perfect for using up left over scraps.</div>
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I have a mixed media tag using the Clearsnap Color Pop Mini Inks and Susan K Weckesser Unity Co Branded stamps</div>
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I started off by stamping over a white tag with In Circle Me background stamp and then i mixed the white and red inks to make a salmon pink. I painted this on to the background and left the circles blank for now.</div>
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I colored in the circles with Ice Blue and mixed Navy Blue and Red together to make purple.</div>
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I painted up the MDF mask using DecoArt Fluid Acrylics Magenta and glued it to the tag before coloring in two hearts from the Grunge Hearts stamp set.</div>
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I then dribbled some of the magenta paint over the paper flowers which i inked with the colour pop inks. I miked the inks with water and painted them. I used the sentiment from the Bunny Hugs stamp set</div>
Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08295284160415855308noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768026356325121372.post-52883528169960410672016-11-17T00:00:00.000-07:002016-11-17T00:00:03.999-07:00Warming Up Winter One Snowman At A Time...<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Well
here we are at the midway mark in November and just over four weeks away
from Christmas! Whooooosh... that's the sound of 2016 as it flies by
at light speed! Grin Today for my design team post here at the My Sweet Earth
blog I am sharing these two lovely tags I created specifically to start a little glow in the heart
of the person I am sending them to...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I am using Susan's <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/one-of-a-kind-winter-christmas-campaign/" target="_blank">One Of A Kind Winter</a> stamp from Unity Stamps. Susan created this
wonderful snowman stamp a few years ago and it is
still one of my very favorite stamps. I enjoy creating something different
with him every Christmas Season.</span></div>
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year I stamped my image onto a piece of cardboard that came with
something I bought... it had the most lovely embossed circles on it and I
love the way my snowmen look after I colored them using my Zig Clean
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the tag backgrounds I used gesso and pastes mixed media style and then
added embossing powders which I melted over the tag to create texture...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">But
for this tag I stamped the house and sun from Susan's <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/create-your-day/" target="_blank">Create Your Day Unity Stamp set</a> - once on the tag and once on a dictionary page which I
cut out and pasted to the background.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And of course the part I enjoyed the most was adding the embellishments and a thick layer of Rangers Stickles until those tags sparkled. These
were fun to make and will be even more fun to put on a package and gift
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Thanks for joining me today and I am sending you a warm winter
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Lynne Mizera,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">for the Susan Weckesser Design Team</span><br />
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Hello my dear crafty friends and welcome to my new tags tutorial!</div>
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This time I made a couple of fancy tags with <a href="http://mysweetearth.blogspot.co.il/"><b>Susan K Weckesser's</b> </a>Unity co- branded stamps, Clearsnap inks including Susan's gorgeous mini ColorBox Color Pop inks and the most gorgeous <b>Makin's Clay </b>casted in molds embellishments that were painted in gorgeous shimmery paints from Art Anthology.</div>
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1. Stamp two tags from <b><a href="http://susankweckesser.com/product/garden-collection/">The Garden whatnot collection </a></b>with black pigmented ink and heat emboss with clear embossing powder.</div>
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2. Hand cut the tags around the stamped images and made two copper glitter hand cut tags a bit bigger than the stamped tags.</div>
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3. Ink the stamped tags with a mix of Susan's Clearsnap ColorBox mini Color Pop inks in <b><a href="https://www.clearsnap.com/colorbox-color-pop-premium-dye-ink-by-susan-k-weckesser">Kiss, Fresh and Ice colors.</a></b> Just use them as a kind of watercolor over the tags. </div>
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4. And as a magic- your tags are just done!<br />
Glue the inked stamped tags over the copper glitter tags.<br />
Tie the twine and glue Makin's Clay embellishments that were previously painted and add some pearls on the side.<br />
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I added a couple of chipboard words to make those tags more artistic and not just usual gift tags.</div>
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I've been thinking and thinking outside the box to come up with a different kind of tag for this post. I had several unique ideas along with many traditional ideas. But then I saw a tag in a small acrylic globe that was made by my friend, Carly Pool and I knew I wanted to try one of my very own !! I think my days as a counted cross-stitcher helped me immensely with working in a small space. And my handy dandy tweezers !! I was happy with the finished result - which believe me, does NOT always happen when I am trying something new and different. A big shout-out to Carly for the inspiration !!</div>
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<li>I started with the <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/very-very-merry/">Very,Very Merry</a> stamp set and stamped the bird image with <a href="https://www.clearsnap.com/colorbox-color-pop-premium-dye-ink-by-susan-k-weckesser"> Colorbox Color Pop Mini ink in ICE</a>. A simple tree shape was cut out of Susan's <a href="http://susankweckesser.com/product/live-color/">Live In Color paper</a> and I adhered it to the inside back of the globe with some mini <a href="http://catalog.gluedots.com/item/consumer-products/craft-hobby/item-1001?plpver=1002">Glue Dots</a>. </li>
<li>I took 2 <a href="http://catalog.gluedots.com/item/consumer-products/craft-hobby/1004?plpver=1002">3D Glue Dots</a> and formed them around the bottom of the bird image, almost like a nest. I played with the Glue Dots until the bird stood up and didn't fall over. I then carefully placed the bird on the bottom of the globe using tweezers. </li>
<li>Artificial snow was then put into the globe using a small funnel and positioned around the bird. You could also use a small Dixie bathroom cup to put the snow into the globe. </li>
<li>I attached a small pink ornament to the hanger with <a href="http://www.mayaroad.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_255&products_id=173886">Maya Road Pink Lemonade Twine Cording</a>. This cording is also perfect for attaching the tag and also using it to hang it as an ornament if you'd like. For the picture, I sat the globe on one of my new favorite washis by <a href="http://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/878139O/scotch-expressions-tape-catalog.pdf">Scotch</a> which are now available at Target. ( I bought 6 different designs !! They had many more ).</li>
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I hope that my "outside the box" tag will encourage you to create something new. My teammates have created some gorgeous tags this month already and I am working on more for my next post later this month. Thank you for visiting { My Sweet Earth }.</div>
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