Different Direction.

I am on a roll today!

 This one required A LOT less time etc. The stamp is called PenPattern Flower, from Stampendous. I just took it in a whole different direction than their "PenPattern" style.

I white-embossed the flower multiple times on the back ground, then used the Fresco JOFY Limited Edition paint set and painted over the flowers. Wipe the paint off with a light touch and a baby wipe. Lay down each color on a separate paper and white emboss the flower on top of each color. Then just cut them out, do a little shaping and glue in place. I thought the little saying went well.

Stampendous' Blossom Beauty

This face stamp (Blossom Beauty w/template) is so cool and versatile. I stamped it in black ink, used PanPastels to color the skin. Then I went to town on her "hair". It's a technique I picked up from a Donna Downey video. I took different kinds of flowers, the biggest ones I assembled myself, then I glued them down in an arch, which I drew using the Blossom Beauty template. Since none of the flowers matched color wise, I slathered them with Gesso until I felt they had good coverage. I painted them with Art Anthology Sorbet paints, using the colors Just Peachy, Mi Bella and Coral. When everything was dry I took clear embossing ink and dabbed away, then poured Clear UTEE on and melted it. This last step was repeated a couple of times to get the desired effect - a sort of glass look.

The background was sprayed with a Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst blue spray, then I added the falling stars with a stencil and Golden's Glass Bead Gel. I went over the stars with a little bit of Perfect Pearls for some extra shimmer. The fence is a Tim Holtz die and I punched it out of cardboard, peeled away a layer here and there and painted it with Art Anthology Cotton.

Fun Class!

We had fun and were creative at the last class. Here is a picture of Libby's finished project. Perfect for her Steampunk bathroom. When it's ready.

Fresco Finish Chalk Paints

Finally got ALL the colors uploaded to the website. These are awesome paints from PaperArtsy in the UK.
Their tutorial videos are what got me interested, so I tried a few, and now, The Stamproom carries the the whole line. Opaque, Semi-Opaque and Translucent matte paints.
You have to check out their YouTube videos, here's a link to an informational video they have:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5DmP4AncA4&list=UUs9MVeZCc8hFqi2_T7ygsfA

Then look at some of their paint projects, this "bump" technique looks so cool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nujTk7tGzM&list=TL7qDvyeTizzUnX3xc2grWmTAK9_NfzA3A

"Special Delivery!"

Here's a little quick card using Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps, the stork and the sentiment,

as well as their new Flourished Oval Nesting Die. The paper is from  "Bundle of Joy" 6.5 x 6.5 paper pad from Kaisercraft. I embellished with some brads, a flower and the metal heart from Junkyard Findings - Metal Hearts by Prima. I linked all the items I used to their page in my store. Just in case anyone is interested in taking a closer look.  ;)

April Class Sample

Next class, on Sunday 4/6, this is what we will be working on. Or something similar, since I know my ladies like to "do their own thing". 

Colors, colors, colors!!

Lots of new colors from Art Anthology in their Sorbet Line, Colorations Sprays and they have added "Metal Effects" (Gold, Silver, Copper and Bronze) and "Stone Effects" (Lava, Bone, Brick and Sand Stone).