Experimenting

Good Morning!

I decided to do some experimenting with some pens, pearl watercolors, stamps from Unity Stamp Co, and ink to see how it would turn out.  Using some scrap pieces of watercolor paper, I stamped with StazOn ink.  For the top sheet I used the pearly watercolors to paint over the top and the bottom sheet I used Tombow pens to color in and then used water to color in the ink.  The list of stamps inlcude

Feather Light

Direction of Your Heart

Dream Big {Webster's Itty Bitty} 

Adventurous

Unity Stamp Company had a challenge going on for paper piecing so I tried my hand at it.  It was really fun!  I had some scrap pieces of paper laying around and got to work.  I first tamped the image from their KOTM on the card and then stamped the image on the different papers and cut out the portions I wanted.  I stamped the sentiment and then drew a random boarder with hearts around the edge.

I hope you have a wonderful day!

Naomi

Class Update

Good Evening!

I wanted to update you on the crafting class that I will be holding on March 18th!  I love experimenting and trying out new techniques.  This card class is putting a lot of basic techniques together and I had so much fun creating these cards.  Here is a photo of the three we will be making in the class.

 Have a wonderful night!
Naomi

Crafting Class

Good Afternoon!

I am so excited to announce that I will be holding a crafting class in my local area!  You will make 3 spring inspired cards.  Check out the information in the link below!  I will also be featuring more of my own little videos to help inspire you so be on the lookout for those in the near future!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/card-making-class-tickets-32245401865

I have been busy watching tutorials and videos online to learn some new techniques and ideas.  Unity Stamp Company has some wonderful little tid bits of information and new ideas.  On their website, click on Quick Tips at the top.  They also do some amazing live videos on their Facebook page that are fun to watch.  Here is a fun Quick Tip video using Distress Crayons and water.  You could also use watercolor pencils and add water.

I have an update on the smooth embossed coasters that I made a few weeks back.  I put a coat of Mod Podge, with a matte finish, and they turned out really nice.  I put 4 coats on.  Unfortunately there was one coaster that lost some color by the 4th coat.  I believe it was the embossing powder because the rest are just fine.

Have a great day!

Naomi

Card Making!

Good Afternoon!

Last Saturday I signed up for a fun Valentine's Day card making class and crop!  Becca from http://damselofdistressedcards.blogspot.com/ hosted the class and it was so much fun!  I learned some new techniques and made some beautiful cards pictured below.  We made three cards but I gave one away to my husband and he stashed it!

 Some really cool techniques learned:

1. Emboss an image and it will resist Distress Ink 
2. Take the Distress Ink pads in different colors, wipe across your ranger craft sheet then spritz with some water so it beads up a little.  Take your paper and lay it on top then turn it some and lift up off the craft sheet.  Dry your paper and press it again into the sprayed ink until you get the desired effect you want.
3. Use Ken Oliver Craft Color Burst Splash to add an interesting effect.  It is a powder that you lightly tap on and activated with water.  This was used on the pink card.
4. The best adhesive to use is Beacon 3 in 1 Advanced Glue because it won't wrinkle the paper and has great adhesion.

After the card class there was a crop night and here is a sample of what I made!  For all these I used Unity Stamp Company stamps and colored pencils.

Have a great night!

Naomi

 

Challenge

Good Afternoon!

I had a wonderful week with everyone visiting my blog and projects and it was so fun to see all the responses!  Thank you for all the support!

Today I have a tag that I made for a challenge last week.  I plan to make some more because it was so much fun and easy to do.  I first realized that I didn't have any tags readily available so I found a scrap piece of paper and cut the top corners off.  The stamp I used is from Unity KOTM January 2017 called When You Smile located here, https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/when-you-smile-kom-117/.  I punched out a shape on some cardstock, took my distress tool and distress Ink from Tim Holtz and made some images in the background.  I used a bit of washi tape and colored in the image lightly in spots with a colored pencil.  I think it turned out nicely.  I would probably put a hole at the top next time and add some ribbon.

Have a great evening!

Naomi

GIU Day 5

Good Morning!

Today is the last day as a GIU girl!  My last project that I am showcasing is a candle.  This was so much fun to do!  I bought a candle from the local dollar store since they melt a little easier.  The stamp I used is from Gina K. Designs line from Unity https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/only-you/. I stamped an image on white tissue paper and then cut out the image as close to the lines as I could.  Next I placed the image where I wanted it to be on the candle and used wax paper to wrap and hold the image in place.  I made sure the wax paper was long enough so I could hold onto it on the back side to protect my hand from the heat of the heat gun.  Next, turn on the heat gun and you will see the wax start to melt and the image will become a little darker.  This is the wax melting over the image.  Once you can’t see the paper lines anymore, slowly pull away the waxed paper.  If the edge of the tissue paper is still visible, just heat up the image and melt again.  These would make amazing gifts.

Please comment below and let me know what you think!  There will be 2 random winners picked from the comments on my blog for the week to win 25 stamps from Unity!  It was fun sharing all my projects with you this week!

Naomi

GIU Day 4

Good Morning!

Today I bring you a project that was really fun and actually was a little harder to do then I had thought.  I stamped an image on a mug that I purchased at the local dollar store.  I used jet black StazOn ink.  The mug was not round but has 4 flat sides but they are a little wonky.  I’ll admit it took three tries to get the image.  The nice thing is that baby wipes took the image off and I could try again.  Once I completed the image, I set the oven to 300 degrees and stuck the mug on a pan for 30 minutes.  I put the mug right in the oven while it heated up.  Once it completely cooled, I sealed it using 2 coats of Dishwasher Safe Mod Podge.  The directions say to let it cure for 28 days.  I think the green and brown give it nice character.

Please comment below and let me know what you think!  There will be 2 random winners picked from the comments on my blog for the week to win 25 stamps from Unity!  Come back tomorrow and see what fun project I will share!

Naomi

 

GIU Day 3

Good Morning!

I have a really fun project today to share with you!  I stamped the mug image from the Unity January 2017 KOTM (https://www.unitystampco.com/product-category/kit-of-the-month-exclusive-unity-subscription/current-kit-of-the-month/ ).  I purchased some tiles from a home improvement store to make some coasters.   I used embossing clear ink and stamped the image right on the tile, poured the embossing powder over the image, and then took my heat gun and melted the powder.  CAUTION:  The tile will get really hot!  I used an oven mitten to protect my hand and any surfaces.  You could use a thick wood cutting board and put down a towel that you don’t care if it gets dirty to help protect any surfaces.  Since the surface of the tile is slippery, I am going to add Mod Podge to help seal the image so it does not come off and add some felt to the back since it is very rough.  These would make great gifts!  I have a set of 4 and an up close pictured below.

Please comment below and let me know what you think!  There will be 2 random winners picked from the comments on my blog for the week to win 25 stamps from Unity!  Come back tomorrow and see what fun project I will share!

Have a wonderful day!

Naomi