Why Not Win Wednesday

 

Hello! How are you doing? Here in Alberta it has been a little chilly the last couple of days. It is only the beginning of September but we have been seeing snow. Some areas have been seeing lots of it too! Too early! So, I am trying to focus on garden things and keep warm too!

Canadian Scrapbooker is having Why Not Win Wednesday over on their blog right now. 

You have until Friday Sept 12th midnight  to enter to win!

To enter this contest , leave a comment on the Canadian Scrapbooker  blog- The link is  HERE !

Good Luck!!!

PS. I have some exciting news coming out tomorrow! I am SUPER excited about it! So come back tomorrow! I can’t wait to tell ya! Thank you for all your kind words. You support means the world to me!

BIG Hugs,

Susan xo

PPS. Here is a picture of my missionary; Elder Kurt Weckesser. He has been in Japan for just over a year now. I can’t believe it! He is doing so wonderful but,  oh my do I miss him! And for being a country boy, I can’t believe that that he rides train across a whole country all the time and speaks Japanese like it is nothing! Wow! I am SO going to have to go there with him when he is done his mission!

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Time Flies

****confession  time****
Just between you and me, I occasionally mess up a journal page in my art journal book and the only way to cover it up is by adding some beautiful paper over the top of it. This particular page "time flies" will be glued into the book to cover up a previous mistake.

I used the Live in Color stencil as a template to create the criss cross sewing which attaches the 2 Live in Color papers together which creates the heart. Sewing is very simple to do on paper, mark your spots through the stencil to punch the holes, tape your embroidery thread down and sew away. It gives a great dimension to any project without adding any bulk.

 I love to embellish Susan's papers by out lining them with a

Pigma Sensei Manga  pens by Sakura. Waterproof pens are a must have for any of my mix media projects.

I also enjoy pulling out my magazines to cut out an image that speaks to me or my box of "eclectic stuff" that is filled with delicious tactile materials like the netting, and an old book that I can tear up and ink with some sepia toned Lindy's Stamp Gang Spray inks to get a nice aged patina.

Just remember, no one has to know you made a mistake ;)

other products used:
Helmar Tacky Glue
The Crafter Workshop - stencil 478 Beaded Curtain
Rangers - stickles, yellow and star dust
 7 Dots Studio - moon die cut
Heidi Swapp - time flies embellishment
Inktense Blocks
water brush

Sandee
waving hi from
the hills of North Carolina

Paint the Town Red

Hi everyone, Steph Ackerman here today with a 5" x 7" canvas board project.

We had a flood in our home recently and many of my pretty papers got wet.  Rather than throw them all away, I decided to see what I could create with them.

I cut my damaged Canvas Corp. cardstock to 5" x 7", then crumpled it and spritzed it with more water.   

Once dry, I unraveled it and used Clearsnap's Mixed Media Inx in Schoolhouse to ink the creased paper.  Then I adhered it to an inked canvas panel with Mod Podge.

 

       

Placing The Crafter's Workshop stencil - Be on Time - in the corners, I inked portions with Clearsnap Licorice Ink using an art dauber.

A large flower was fussy from the Live in Color Collection and added to the canvas with foam adhesives for dimension.  Several Robin's Nest dew drops were added to the floral center. 

 

I cut apart the tag paper, inked it with red ink and added it to the canvas with foam adhesives for dimension.   A small Canvas Corp. clothes pin was the perfect final embellishment to hold the tag to the canvas board.

 

 

 

Steph Ackerman

DT Member for

Susan K. Weckesser

Be your Own

My Brandon is a feisty, hardheaded, loving, energetic, wonderful child.  He has these looks that make you wonder what he is thinking, what is he ready to tackle, what is he scheming?  It never fails he makes some of the best pictures, you just get lost in the possibility of what he is thinking.  He is really is my sweet Brandon!!

I did lots of layers here, layering in all the different patterned papers from the kit, chalkboard cards, and a few fun embellishments.

 

Here I took strips of papers from the end of the 12x12 sheets (the end with the bar code on them) and layered them on the left side of the layout in various lengths and added in bits of the sparkly trim, burlap, some stamps from Susan K. Weckesser saying "Celebrate the Simple Things" and "Don't go through life, Grow though life", sequins, grey enamel dots and the little camera sticker.

 

You can see more of the Susan K. Weckesser stamps saying "Create your day" and "Don't go through life, Grow though life" from the stamp set above along with her stencil.  I used some new Graphite paste from Prima with Susan K. Weckesser zigzag stencil going vertically and also the dots along the bottom edge of the layout. 

Here you can also see some more Susan K. Weckesser Stamps and stencils in the zigzag and now in the line of "x" in the same graphite paste.  To learn how to tear paper, please see my tutorial on the Art of Tearing Paper.

Supplies Used
Cardstock - Core'dinations - Birds of a Feather Aug Kit
Patterned Paper -  Kaisercraft & Marion Smith- Birds of a Feather Aug Kit
Chalkboard Tags - My Mine's Eye -  Birds of a Feather Aug Kit
Glitter Dots - KI Memories -  Birds of a Feather Aug Kit
Sequins - Hazel & Ruby -  Birds of a Feather Aug Kit
Grey Alpha Stickers - American Crafts -  Birds of a Feather Aug Kit
Trim - Mon Ami Gabby -  Birds of a Feather Aug Kit
Burlap Trim - May Arts -  Birds of a Feather July Kit
Enamel Dots - Simple Stories -  Birds of a Feather May Kit
Instaframes - Simple Stories -  Birds of a Feather May Kit
Camera Sticker - KI Memories -  Birds of a Feather May Kit
Metal - Prima & Tim Holtz
Twine - May Arts Ribbon
White Alpha Stickers - Momenta
Ink - Prima & Tsukineko
Paste - Prima
Stencil - Susan K. Weckesser
Stamps - Susan K. Weckesser
Adhesive - Scotch & Beacon

 Enjoy!!

MIXED MEDIA ART

Susan asked the design team to create something "mixed media" any way we wanted to this month.  I used several different techniques and mediums for this card.

I started with a piece of Susan K. Weckesser's Live In Color paper and a piece of Cordinations Cardstock.  I distressed the edges of both papers.  Then, I used  The Crafters Workshop, Folk Art Flower stencil.  I used molding paste from Golden and an old credit card to apply the paste through the stencil.  I LOVE how it came out!!

I used Tattered Angels Gilmmer Mist - Suede and Ranger Dylusions inks over the molding paste.  Awesome!  The orange, green and suede colors work wonderful together!  I also went around the edges of the paper with Ranger Distress Ink - Mustard Seed.  Some paint drops finished the background off.

When we got our design team packages from Susan, this card was inside.  I have been waiting for the perfect place to use it, and here it is!  The colors are gorgeous and the saying is so true, "Believe follow your dreams".  I also added some gauze behind it and a parenthesis stamp from Susan's A Little Grunge Love stamp set.  I finished it off with a flower.

I hope you are inspired to make awesome mixed media art today!!

xxDaniella

Susan K. Weckesser Design Team Member

Create to Live Journal Page

Good morning everyone! Larissa here with you today to share my journal page.

Today I decided to do a two page journal entry instead of just one.

I started by taking some modeling paste and layering it in different areas

of the pages using a couple of different stencils from The Crafter's Workshop.

Once that dried I sprayed two different colors of spray ink on the top and bottom of the page.

I then stamped my favorite Gnome on a piece of white 110 lb card stock and colored him using 

my Copic markers.

I added a couple pieces of pattern paper to each page. I then stamped some Washi Tape right over the top of the spray ink.

I love this saying and had to add to my page. 

After coloring my little Gnome I decided to draw some white stars on him. 

I cut him out and adhered him to the journal page with some liquid adhesive.

I decided to do some doodling around both pages. 

Hope you enjoyed today's post. I will have a list of all supplies used at the end of my post.

Enjoy the rest of your day everyone.

See you next time.

*Liquitex MODELING PASTE Gel Acrylic Medium	*Ranger DYLUSIONS INK SPRAY PURE SUNSHINE Dyan Reaveley DYC33929	*Ranger DYLUSIONS INK SPRAY VIBRANT TURQUOISE Dyan Reaveley DYC33943	The Crafter's Workshop - 6 x 6 Doodling Template - Positive
The Crafter's Workshop - 12 x 12 Doodling Templates - Swiss Dot	Susan K Weckesser Live in Color Scrapbook paper collection	Susan K Weckesser A Little Bit Washi Unity Stamp Co	What's up Gnomey? by Susan K Weckesser
*Copic SKETCH 72 PC SET B Markers BBBS72B	*Faber-Castell VIOLET Stampers Big Brush Pens	*Faber-Castell BLACK Stampers Big Brush Pens	*Faber-Castell WHITE Stampers Big Brush Pens 770013 New 2012
*Faber-Castell 12 BIG BRUSH Pitt Artist Pens	*Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two Applicators 62191

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