Mixed Media Scrapbook Page: Grumpy Chick

Hi all 

It's Katie here with another design team  post for the blog. 

I have a mixed media layout to share using the A Little Bit Washi stamp set, it's one of my favourites so I've had a good play with them. The theme of this month is exploring our backyard which over the summer had a few little visitors. I went into the shed to find a robin's nest wedged onto one of the shelves so I snapped a few pictures as it is wonderful to be so close to nature.

I love this stamp set because not only does it produce clean images that will stick to anything, The textures are brilliant and are versatile enough to use on any project.

For the base I used the Color Bust 12 x 12 sheet by Susan K Weckesser and I used a layer of texture paste before spritzing the background  with Inks In A Bottle Brazil Nut, Pumpkin and French Lavender to get an Earthy colour, I then took the Doodle Stencil and used white texture paste to create a few rows of flowers. I added some to the layers as well

I loved stamping over this canvas bunting by Prima which the Susan K Weckesser stamps work well with. Again I stuck with Earthy Autumn colours and used Colour Chemistry ink pads Spring Green, Golden Yellow and Fire Brick. I then threaded twine through the bunting and glued it all down.

For the flower I used plain cream card and stamped over the petals using the A Little Bit Washi stamp set and then I coloured in the circles with gold accents.

I called him grumpy chick after a friend pointed out his moody little face.

The stitching pattern is from the Grunge Fun stamp set which i stamped across the page along side the A Little Bit Washi stamps. 

Thank you for visiting

Exploring an Art Journal Page

Hello all you wonderful Blog Followers!  Lynne here today with my first design team post for the month of November.  This month our theme is "Exploring Our Backyard" and we will be using our Art Journals to share with you what we see around us as we explore our world with "new" eyes.  But I would like to take this one step further and I will be using this time to also explore new techniques and new products, as well as to try and use old products in new ways, because, to me, that is what Art Journaling is all about.  Here is the Art Journal Page I created:

This page was a week-long art journey, with me taking my time and layering and layering with no real outcome in mind, allowing myself to just DO whatever came into my mind with whatever products I wanted to use.

Taking all the pressure off myself to "make something pretty" or to achieve a final outcome allowed my Art Soul to fly free and allowed me to really explore Who I Am as an Artist, a Crafter, a Woman, a Beautiful Soul, a Child of God, a Human Being Residing on this Earth... See what I mean? (smile)

If you are interested in my Art Journey and want to see how what started as THIS page:
Turned into THIS page:

Please do Pop on over to MY BLOG and read all about it as well as hearing a bit about what I think Art Journaling is all about!  Thanks for stopping by today ((Hugs))

Lynne Mizera
for the Susan K. Weckesser Design Team

Products used on this project:
Susan K. Weckesser Unity Stamps "Sail Away" and "Journal Doodles with a Heart"
Close to my Heart Liquid Glass
Derwent Inktense Blocks 
Golden Fluid Acrylic Paint
Idea-ology Tissue Wrap - Composer
Ranger Archival Ink, Stickles and Liquid Pearls

Sharpie Oil Based Paint Pens
Sharpie Black Ultra Fine Point
UniBall Signo White Gel Pen

Christmas Love Campaign 2015

Hello!

I am SO excited to be starting the SEVENTH ANNUAL Christmas Love Campaign! I LOVE sharing love with all though around me through art and creativity. I LOVE doing this campaign with YOU!

So, what is The Christmas Love Campaign?

My Story:

The 'CLC' is a very dear event that I started seven years ago shortly after losing my father to cancer. My dad had lived a life of always doing kind things for ANYONE & EVERYONE. When he passed away suddenly I didn't know what I could do to continue spreading his kindness and love that he showed and gave everyone.. One day at a scrapbooking crop I noticed how kind scrapbookers can be to each other even though most of the time they are total strangers. I noticed that even happens on the internet. Crafters reaching out to other crafters with words of encouragement in hard times and in good times. After seeing this, I approached The Canadian Scrapbooker in the fall of 2009 and I asked Katharina Doyle and Jackie Ludlage if I could write an article for their magazine on a topic that was very important to me, entitled 'Scrap Matters'. It talked about the awesome power of arts, crafts, and scrapbooking and I asked people how they brightened other people’s day by being creative?

'Simple Acts of Creative Kindness is an such AWESOME TOOL!'

Last December, right before Christmas, the CLC touched my heart at a entirely new level! I thought it was my kidneys bothering me. I was also told in last June that my jaw and teeth were softening and that I would need reconstructive surgery…a big surgery that meant having my teeth replaced with implants and bone graft in my jaw. So, I figured my feeling not good was all that and a LOT of nerves too. So I went into hospital for what I thought was a simple surgery to have some of my kidney stones removed, however, it turned into a bladder biopsy that totally surprised me. I tried not to think about it . However my doctor called to chat. I guess it turns out that I had Bladder Cancer. The word CANCER, still echoes in my ears. Never saw that coming. I didn't even know that there was such a thing. He said that he was really surprised because I am so young.

Continued.......with update...

It has been almost a whole year since been diagnosed with Cancer. What a year it has been. It feel like it has only been a week or two but at the same time so much has happened. I am not Cancer free yet. I have a long road ahead of me. I am so grateful for the support that I have received from my friends, my fans, and my fellow arts. ART DOES HEAL!!! The cards, little notes, and artwork that I have received lift me up and make me feel like I can do anything!!

THIS IS WHERE IS NEED YOU!!

I want to create my little heart out because it is SO healing!!!! It really is! I want to create and I want to share some Christmas LOVE with as many people as I can! Please help me!!! PLEASE help me share some creative LOVE with neighbour , strangers, and the people around you!!!!

LET us SPREAD CREATIVE LOVE ALL AROUND THE WORLD!!!!

Let’s have an AWESOME 2015 Christmas Love Campaign!!!

You all mean the world to me! Let’s have some fun together!!! Invite everyone you know to join in with us! xo

SO here is what you do….

Grab an image and join us to share some love!

This year so far we have some awesome sponsors joining us to help us #craftuplove, including Fancy Pants, Clearsnap, Canadian Scrapbooker & Scrapbook & Cards Today.

This is going to be one amazing fun & event!

Hugs,

Susan xo

 

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In My Garden

Hello friends. Larissa here today using one of my new favorite stamp sets from Susan K Weckesser. This is In My Garden. 

I love the detail of each image. I stamped a few of the images on a piece of Kraft cardstock using Versamark ink. I then heat embossed using clear embossing powder.

I colored each image using my Prismacolor pencils and blended the color with OMS.

I love the way the color is sort of muted into the Kraft cardstock and that you can not see the harsh lines you would normally stamp with black ink. 

I used a few fall colors but you could use bright colors on a piece of light blue cardstock or even stamp these images with black ink on white cardstock. Oh the possibilities are endless.

Have a wonderful day friends.
Don't forget to check back to see what the amazing design team has made for you using Susan K Weckesser products.

Larissa Pittman

"Home" Is Where You Plant Your Flower Seeds...

GOOD DAY all you lovely Susan K. Weckesser followers... SMILE. Lynne here today on this almost last day of October sharing one of the last posts for our October theme of "Home".

Today I want to share this sweet little project that is dear to my heart because not only am I featuring Susan's "What's Up Gnomey" stamps from Unity Stamps for the first time and I am also creating ART out of garbage as I re-purpose this old Coffee Mate Tin.

It is REALLY hard to photograph a round item properly to show off all sides to their best advantage, but I will try to give you a sense of how wonderfully textured and dimensional this project is through all these photos:

This Tin makes me just plain Happy and I love how every side is a little bit different.  I don't know yet where this tin will end up but where ever it is it will absolutely brighten someone's day.

Here is a list of some of the other items I used to create my little tin of Happy:

Susan K. Weckesser's "Little Haven"  and "What's Up Gnomey" Unity Stamps 
Ranger's Stickles, Liquid Pearls and "Ideaology" Tissue Wrap
Stazon Ink
Colour Arte Silks Acrylic Glazes
Sharpie Black Marke
Copic Markers
Liquitex Ultra Matte Medium
Derwent Inktense Blocks

You can view more photos and my creative process over at my blog... Smile.
Scrapbook Lynne Mizera
Susan K. Weckesser Design Team 

 

 

Live, Love and Create!

Hello Folks! Peggy here, today I would like to show you my card design with Susan K Weckesser Paper and Stamps. I loved coloring this little stamp.

I chose background paper from the Susan K Weckesser Color Burst Collection  and the Live, Love, Create Collection. 

 I fussy cut flowers from the Live in Color Paper Collection. 

My sweet girl is from the Love Ya Whole Bunches Stamp Set.. Is she not the cutest!.

I stamped her using Memento Black ink so I could color without my image bleeding into the colors. 

I colored my image with Copic Markers  . I just love this card.. and the details in the stamp images make coloring these images a pleasure. 

I placed all my paper pieces on black cardstock. 

    

I hope you enjoyed today's card. Check out the Susan K Weckesser Store for the cutest stamps and paper line!

Two Little Dickie Birds

Hello lovely creative friends :)

Samantha here with my second make for October and I couldn't resist altering a cute little wooden bird house with Susan's fabby 'At Ground Level' stamp set, how adorable is this cute little bird?

I do feel so sorry for the birds in cold weather, they all need little houses like this!

I began by cutting strips of card and punching flower shapes and gluing on the house before painting. It gives a wonderful layer of texture.

The tree, flowers and bird were stamped on some shrink plastic using black Staz On, I find this best for shrink plastic. Then I used Prismacolour pencils to colour. I shrunk them using a heat gun and glued in place.

The final touch was some a little heart for their homestead and some green paper rafetta for some bird bedding.

The whole project took just a couple of hours and was great fun.

The lovely stamps I used are shown below and can be found here

I do hope I have inspired you and I wish you a lovely day, 

Samantha Read

Susan K. Weckesser Design Team member