Merry Christmas Gift Bag

Hi everyone,  Steph Ackerman here today finalizing last minute Christmas projects.

I love giving gifts in hand made gift bags and wanted to create something special.  Using a variety of stamps and stencils, it's easy and fun to create the perfect gift bags.

Using a white gift bag, I inked The Crafter's Workshop Vineyard stencil with ColorBox Crafter's Ink for Ann Butler in Evergreen.  The large sized stencil make it possible to ink the entire bag without moving the stencil.

 

 

Die cutting red and green ovals, I placed them in the center of the gift bag, then used the Crafter's Workshop North Star stencil with Art Anthology Frost Sorbet on the red oval.  This provided some nice dimension.

 

 

To finish, I stamped and fussy cut the house from the Unity Little Haven stamp set on Beautiful Daydreams pattern paper and the clouds from the Unity Fly Away stamp set on white cardstock.  Reindeers were added to the roof with foam adhesives, and Stickles were placed on one reindeer's nose and the roof line of the house.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Merry Christmas.

Steph Ackerman
Design Team Member
Susan K. Weckesser 

Card fun with stencils

Hi everyone,  Steph Ackerman here today. 

I find there is nothing more soothing or enjoyable than creating cards with pretty papers.  I also love texture and creating texture with stencils can be a lot of fun.

The Live In Color Collection has beautiful shades of blues and pinks and yellows and more and the flowers are whimsical and fun.  I chose to fussy cut the flowers then place them on cardstock which  had been stenciled using the Crafter's Workshop Tiny Circle stencil.

Since this paper is double sided, I used the striped side for the card  base and placed the stenciled panel on top.  The flowers were then added to the card with foam adhesives for dimension.

 

 

A simple sentiment finishes the card.

 

Thanks for stopping by today.

 

Steph Ackerman

Design Team Member

Susan K. Weckesser

 

 

 

Let It Snow Tag

Hi! Dana Tatar here today sharing a frosty tag that I created with Susan K. Weckesser patterned paper and stamps and some lovely products from The Crafter's Workshop, Canvas Corp, UmWow Studio and Prima.

I started with a piece of Beautiful Daydreams patterned paper and cut it down to the size of a standard shipping tag. I then cut circles from the Color Burst patterned paper and glued them randomly to the striped tag. I used The Crafter's Workshop Mini Folk Art Flower with Martha Stewart Sparkle Texture Effect to create the large "snowflake" pattern on the base of the tag.

I used the Susan K. Weckesser One of a Kind Winter Stamp Set to stamp the "Let it" portion of the sentiment. The letters for the word "SNOW" were cut from a piece of Live, Love, Create patterned paper. I outlined the letters with a white gel pen and topped the "O" with flowers. The chipboard is from UmWow Studio. I colored it lightly with acrylic paint, dabbing the color on with my fingers.

I finished the tag with floral trim, lace and adhesive pearls.



Thanks for stopping by today!
~Dana Tatar - Susan K. Weckesser Designer

Thanks so Much

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.  Steph Ackerman here today hoping your day is full of wonderful things.  At this time of year, it's always nice to thank those who have helped us in some way.

I created a fun shaped card using a Spellbinders die.  Using a smaller die, I created a second lighter brown layer which I inked with Clearsnap Chestnut Roan ink using a Crafter's Workshop stencil - Positive.  After tying some May Arts brown lace around the lighter brown panel, I added the panel to the card with foam adhesives for dimension.

Fussy cutting a flower from the Live in Color collection, I added another flower to the center with a brad and then added it to the card front with foam adhesives.  Using a scrap of  pattern paper from the Live In Color collection, I used Clearsnap Design Adhesives and Designer Foils on top to create the perfect sentiment.

I finished the card by tying the sentiment to the lace.

 

Thanks for stopping by today.

 

Steph Ackerman

Design Team Member

Susan K. Weckesser

Bless our Nest

Hi everyone, Steph Ackerman here today.

I created a 5 1/2" square card from brown cardstock, then using papers from the Live in Color collection, I randomly added Art Anthology Copper Sorbet paint through  The Crafter's Workshop  Beaded Curtain stencil.  Once dry, I finger painted more paint around the edges before mounting it on some white cardstock.  I wrapped some ribbon around the panel before adding it to the card.

 

"home" from Unity Stamp Co.'s Little Haven stamp set was stamped on the Live in Color Tag as was "Bless our Nest" from Unity Stamp's Grandma's Needlepoint stamp set.

 

 

The panel was then added to the card with foam adhesives for dimension.  A quick and easy card is the result.

 

Thanks for stopping by today.

 

Steph Ackerman

DT Member for

Susan K. Weckesser

 

Creatastic Blog Hop with The Crafter’s Workshop-Day 5

Welcom to day 5 of our inspiration-filled, fun-filled festival during our team’s Creatastic Blog Hop.  Join us each day as we share amazing projects created by our Design Team members.   The Crafter’s Workshop Design Team will be sharing projects they create over on their site too.  Both teams will be using Susan K Weckesser Inc products as well as stencils by The Crafter’s Workshop. 
Now, make sure you visit both blogs, because we are going to have some fun prize packages given away each day on both sites.  You need to leave comments each day for a chance to win!  We also encourage you to stop by and become a fan of Susan K Weckesser Facebook Page and The Crafter’s Workshop Facebook Page because that is where we will announce our winners each day!
Steph Ackerman finishes our Creatastic Week with her altered letter!
Hi everyone, Steph Ackerman here today and I am so excited to be working with some amazing stencils from The Crafter's Workshop. 
I found a chunky letter recently and I decided to alter it.  This is a faux leather letter that was bright orange, a bit gaudy for my taste so I thought I'd see what I could do with it.

I mixed Art Anthology Gesso with Mi Bella Sorbet paint to create a lovely shade of pink.  I painted the letter and, once dry, I placed The Crafter's Workshop Fireworks stencil on top and spritzed it with Art Anthology's Colorations in Heart.

Once dry,  I spritzed the letter with Art Anthology's Colorations in Patience using The Crafter's Workshop Lace Stencil.   Not wanting to waste any paint, I placed white cardstock on top of the wet stencil and got this lovely pattern.  I put this aside to create something later on.

Using an art dauber with ColorBox Crafter's Ink in Stone, I inked the edges of the letter.  It added a nice contrast to the soft colors.


Cutting apart one of the tags from the Live in Color collection, I inked the pieces and added them to the letter.  Then I stamped and fussy cut the girl and butterfly from Unity's Grandmas' Needlepoint set.  A few dew drops from the Robin's Nest provided some nice bling to the letter.

Next, I created a card from Core'dinations cardstock.  Using beige cardstock with the Lace stencil on  a panel of Core'dinations cardstock, I added color with ColorBox Stone Crafter's Ink and ColorBox Chestnut Roan Chalk Ink using an art dauber.


Using a Live in Color Tag, I inked it and added it to the card with brads.  I fussy cut the rose from the Live in Color Collection, inked it and added it to the card with foam adhesives.

Stickers were added to the tag to finish the card.
Thanks for stopping by today.
Steph Ackerman
DT Member for Susan K. Weckesser
 
Don’t forget to leave a comment here and over at The Crafter’s Workshop for a chance to win a prize that will be given away each day!  

Creatastic Blog Hop with The Crafter’s Workshop-Day 4

Welcom to day 4 of our inspiration-filled, fun-filled festival during our team’s Creatastic Blog Hop.  Join us each day as we share amazing projects created by our Design Team members.   The Crafter’s Workshop Design Team will be sharing projects they create over on their site too.  Both teams will be using Susan K Weckesser Inc products as well as stencils by The Crafter’s Workshop. 
Now, make sure you visit both blogs, because we are going to have some fun prize packages given away each day on both sites.  You need to leave comments each day for a chance to win!  We also encourage you to stop by and become a fan of Susan K Weckesser Facebook Page and The Crafter’s Workshop Facebook Page. 
Dana Tatar and Erin Reed both have great projects to share today .
Dana Tatar has a fun mixed media canvas.

Hi! Dana Tatar here today sharing a canvas that I created with some of my favorite Susan K. Weckesser products and several stencils provided by The Crafter's Workshop. This canvas measures 6x6 inches so I selected several mini (6x6 inch) stencils; Rib Cage, Beaded Curtain, Positive and Heartstrings Frags for this project.

I cut a vibrant section from a piece of Live In Color patterned paper and added some stamping using the Susan K. Weckesser A Little Bit Washi Stamp Set. I added more patterns to the background of this canvas using the Mini Beaded Curtain and Mini Positive stencils with a black pen and yellow Clearsnap Smooch.

I applied whipped spackle over the Mini Rib Cage stencil and then added a black crackle heart using the Mini Heartstrings Frags stencil. While the crackle paint was still wet, I sprinkled some pink glitter over the top for a pop of color.
I finished this canvas with a multicolored bow and some Diviney song lyrics that read:

Your skeleton is heaven but your heart's pitch black.
And I like ya like that.
Thanks for stopping by today! I'd also like to thank The Crafter's Workshop for the amazing selection of stencils!
Dana Tatar - Susan K. Weckesser Designer

 
Erin Reed has a lovely card that is so very special. 
A mommy group friend of mine just lost her mother, so as a gesture I made this card for her for our group to all sign.  I wanted to make this feminine and soft, to show our love for her, like giving her a hug with a card.

I used lots of layers here, the bottom layer of the card is a mauve colored cardstock that I then took the wonderful Vineyard TCW stencil and outlined the edges of the paper with brown ink creating my own patterned paper.

TCW Vineyard Stencil
I then added in some other colors of cardstock and papers, but then I crated this little frame with the TCW Hand Drawn Frames Stencil.  I used a gold glitter paste to fill in the stencil as a mask, then after it dried I cut it out to size (about the size of an ATC).

TCW Hand Drawn Frames
I then took the the same cardstock as the little gold frame and stamped the wonderful pennant banner stamp from Susan K. Weckesser in brown ink.  I cut out the banner and left it in section of 3 or 4 triangles and then tucked them in and around the card as seen in the picture below.

Supplies Used
Cardstock - Core'dinations
Patterned Paper - Kaisercraft
Stamp - Susan K. Weckesser
Stencils - The Crafters Workshop
Ink - Prima
Stickers - American crafts & Prima & Kaisercraft
Paste - Bo Bunny
Flowers - Petaloo
Leaves - Prima
Pearl Flourish - Kaisercraft
Twine - May Arts
Adhesive - Scotch
Enjoy!

 
Don’t forget to leave a comment here and over at The Crafter’s Workshop for a chance to win a prize that will be given away each day!  

Creatastic Blog Hop with The Crafter's Workshop-Day 3

Welcome to day 3 of our inspiration-filled, fun-filled festival during our team’s Creatastic Blog Hop.
  Join us each day as we share amazing projects created by our Design Team members.   The Crafter’s Workshop Design Team will be sharing projects they create over on their site too.  Both teams will be using Susan K Weckesser Inc products as well as stencils by The Crafter’s Workshop. 

Now, make sure you visit both blogs, because we are going to have some fun prize packages given away each day on both sites.  You need to leave comments each day for a chance to win!  We also encourage you to stop by and become a fan of Susan K Weckesser Facebook Page and The Crafter’s Workshop Facebook Page because that is where we will announce the winners!

Sandee Setliff and Daniella Hayes have projects for us today! 
Here is Sandee’s-
I am in so much trouble because I didn't send my best friend a birthday card!! YIKES!
I whipped out my Susan K. Weckesser stamps, What's Up Gnomey? and The Crafter's Workshop stencil, TCW474 Hand Drawn Frames and got to work on a quick and easy card.

The sunflower is made from a paper towel that I sprayed with Dylusions Tangerine Dream ink. OK, I really didn't spray the paper towel, it was more like I spilled it all over my craft table and the towel was what I used to mop up the mess... shhhhh, don't tell anyone! But didn't it turn out great? I used stippled acrylic paint through one of the journal boxes and then cut out around the design. I also adore the cute little ladybug stamp which is a perfect embellishment.

I continued using the same stencil and stamp set to decorate the inside of the card and the outside of the envelope. I figured I better do a little extra decorating to hopefully get me out of the dog house!

Sandee
waving hi from the hills of North Carolina!
Now to get this puppy in the mail!
*************************
And next up is Daniella-
What an awesome combination!!
The design team got a wonderful package from The Crafter's Workshop, filled with awesome stencils!  I used mine with some fabulous stamps from Susan K. Weckesser and made an art journal spread and a card!
This is my finished art journal spread.  The different stencils paired with the stamps is an awesome look!  I used 2 of Susan's stamp sets, "At Ground Level" (for the bird) and "Heartfelt Warmth" (for the Love).

I used acrylic craft paints, from Bella Acrylic, with my TCW stencils 

• TCW473~ Fireworks 12"x12"
• TCW490~ Tattered Lace 12"x12"
• TCW124s~ Mini Capricious 6"x6"
• TCW2049~ Heartstrings Fragments

I put the stencils on my art journal and applied paint directly on top with a sponge.  I sprayed some ink on top after I removed the stencil.

While the paint was still wet on the stencil, I flipped it over and put the paint side down on a piece of watercolor paper.  I used a brayer on top to get the negative image of the stencils.

Stencils + Paint + Stamps = AWESOME FUN!!


I cut a square from my reverse stenciled paper and used it to make a card.

Thanks for visiting today!  Keep checking back this week because we will have TONS OF INSPIRATION!!  And please visit The Crafter's Workshop, they have amazing products!!


xxDaniella

Don’t forget to leave a comment here and over at The Crafter’s Workshop for a chance to win a prize that will be given away each day!

Creatastic Blog Hop with The Crafter’s Workshop–Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of our inspiration-filled, fun-filled festival during our team’s Creatastic Blog Hop. 
Join us each day as we share amazing projects created by our Design Team members.   The Crafter’s Workshop Design Team will be sharing projects they create over on their site too.  Both teams will be using Susan K Weckesser Inc products as well as stencils by The Crafter’s Workshop. 

Now, make sure you visit both blogs, because we are going to have some fun prize packages given away each day on both sites.  You need to leave comments each day for a chance to win!  We also encourage you to stop by and become a fan of Susan K Weckesser Facebook Page and The Crafter’s Workshop Facebook Page because that is where we will announce the winners each day. 

Let’s see what Dawn created for us today -

Welcome, Today our Susan K Weckesser design team is teaming up with TCW -The Crafter's Workshop. TCW was so generous and sent our team so many fabulous stencils that we have all been using for awhile. Let me share a fun project I created for this special post.

I decided to create a scrapbook page with my beautiful daughter and her fur-babies.Using several of TCW stencils I created a fun background with lots of color and texture.  I used: Beaded Curtain, Bee On Time,Vineyard, Labyrinch.

 

Stamping with the Autumn Grunge stamp set on some of Susan's fabulous papers I was able to give some fun colors to the leaves. I covered all the leaves with crackle medium and then used TCW stencil to add molding paste wile I had distress ink drying.

Sorry for the fingers but I needed to hold so you didn't get the glare.

 

The Garden Whatnot Collection

Well of course I had to add one of these great new tags Susan created.

Just wanted to share a couple close ups of all the layers and details on my scrapbook page.

 

Painted Sentiments

I so hope you enjoyed my project today, if you have any questions please leave them in the comments and I will do my best to answer. Hope you join us all week and see all the wonderful projects all my team mates have to share.

Don’t forget to leave a comment here and over at The Crafter’s Workshop for a chance to win a prize that will be given away each day!