Crafter's Companion USA's is having a great contest for the month of August. The Challenge theme this month is "Thank You". You can make a card, gift, or any other project using Crafter's Companion Stamps like this cute "Thank You Door Hanger I created as inspiration for the challenge blog. I really enjoy using the Humprey Stamp Set. These cute little elephants are so cute!
Check out the Crafter's Companion USA challenge blog to see the challenge rules, the beautiful samples from the design team, and how to sign up and share your creation.
Hi Everyone! Finally, I can show my first project I designed for MayArts as one of their official May Arts DT Member. I am excited to share some Ribbon Art Canvases I created using MayArts Ribbons and the Stampendous Jumbo Peony Stamps. I was inspired with some Fabric Art Canvases I saw online so I decided to try it with ribbons. I love to incorporate 3D items that are functional in my projects, that's why I make sure that there are 3D objects on these Ribbon Art Canvases.
Don't you just love my 3D Stamp Peony Flower? It looks so real, beautiful and Jumbo! I love it ! To get more realistic look, shape your flower cut-outs using a bone folder and use a 3-dimensional adhesive when you create your layers.
Closer look of 3D Peony Flower
Supplies:
A piece of pre-stretched canvas (I used 3 pieces)
Acrylic Paint
Paint brush Stampendous Cling Jumbo Peony Stamp Set Stampendous Jumbo Perfectly Clear Handle
Stamp Ink Pad (I used Eggplant Purple & Cameo Pink)
Versa Mark Ink Pad
Embossing Powder
Heat Gun
Adhesive Spray
3D Foam Dots/ 3D Silicone Glue
Sponge Daubers
Sewing Machine(optional)
Paint up your canvas using a color that harmonizes with all of your ribbons.
Cut enough ribbons depending on the design you want to achieve. Add enough length to each end to allow it to wrap around to the back of the canvas.
Lay out the ribbons on the canvas to get an idea of the look you want to achieve. At this point, also decide on the placement of your stamp image if you are stamping your canvas.
Stamp canvas, emboss and color depending on your liking. ( I did stamp my canvas using the Stampendous Cling Jumbo Peony Stamp Set+ Stampendous Jumbo Perfectly Clear Handle + Eggplant Purple ink pad . For the focal point, I used VersaMark Ink and heat emboss it. I then stamp more Peony image on a textured paper and color ed it with Cameo Rose using the sponge dauber. I cut-out the flowers image from the textured paper and created a 3D Peony Flower.
Spray adhesive directly at the backside of the ribbon and attach it to the canvas. Note: if you are covering the whole canvas with ribbons, it is more easier to spray the canvas with adhesive and lay your ribbons on the canvas.
Optional: If you want to create a Ruffle Pleated ribbon. Just create pleates on the ribbon of your choice and sew a straight stitch.
Attached the 3D Peony Cut-Outs right on top of your embossed flower. This is your focal image.
Hang on your wall and admire!
I enjoyed making these Ribbon Art Canvases. I made a couple more. I think they are beautiful. I will try to make more with some hardware embellishments attached to it. And when I'm all finished I will hang it on my home office wall.
Pink & Black Ribbon Art Canvas
Give this awesome project a try . This is an inexpensive way to decorate a wall. You can even make a new look on every season or when you are tired of the design. Just remove the ribbons and re-use them on other projects and start over!
Orange+Purple+Green Ribbon Art Canvas
Thanks a lot for stopping by. I hope you LIKE my projects and that I inspired you today! -Jinky
Congratulations to Amber S for winning my Crafter's Companion Blog Candy last month. Please provide me your complete name and snail mail address so I can send out your prize. Thanks!
Hello everyone! It's the first Thursday of the month and I have some very exciting news to share with you. This is my scheduled post for Crafter's Companion blog and I am very excited to let you know that the most awaited Paint Fusion products by Sheena Douglas are now available on the Crafter's Companion USA site!
The Paint Fusion products include:
Rubber stamps - Simply Sweet, Berries, Daisies, Rosebud, Sweet Pea and Poppies
Laminated practice sheet + four page inspirational samples inserts
Paint Fusion DVD - over 3 hours long of step-by-step instructions to help you get started
Die-cut mount board shapes
Acrylic paint sets
High quality Royal and Langnickel Paint Brushes
It does not matter if you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced crafter, the Paint Fusion technique will help you achieve a stunning result.
Honestly, I am a newbie to painting. I was terrified at first, but after watching the Paint Fusion DVD, I finally developed the courage to try. The practice sheets + the rubber stamps + the step-by-step tutorials on the DVD helped me to get started. Sheena Douglas made everything look so simple and achievable.
For my first two Paint Projects, I made an altered clipboard and Easel Card for Mother's Day. I used the Sweet Pea Stamps and Crackle technique for my background.
Mother's Day Easel Card with Paint Fusion
Altered Clipboard with Paint Fusion
I also gold embossed some swirl from the Sweet Pea Stamp set and painted a flower bud on vellum to create a 3D- effect on my Paint Fusion project. I love how it all came together.
I can not believe I was able to create this piece of art considering I have never painted before. Give this a try and I know you will be painting like a pro in no time.
Hello everyone! Finally, the wait is over! This awesome Fairyopolis Card Kit that I used on today's project is Now Available! Today, Crafter's Companion launched this Flower Fairies Card Making Kit ! This card-making kit is filled to the brim with crafting goodies - cards, envelopes, stickers, rub-ons, 3D Decoupage, embellishments, designer papers and much more! I can go on and on with the goodies..but I'd rather just show it you.
Flower Fairies Fairyopolis Card-Making Kit
When I received this Fairyopolis Card- Making Kit, first word I say was "Ohlala!" Yes, it was that amazing! Everything you need to create easy and beautiful cards are already in the kit. You can practically make all the cards in the kit and still have two-thirds of the kit left over! How cool is that?!
So, if you look on my Gatefold Party Invitation Card, you can see that I almost want to put everything in my card. See the 3D Decoupage Flower Fairies? They were raised with the aid of foam squares that are also in the kit! That's very easy to make. The 3D Decoupage sheet was already numbered so even a newbie Crafter's can make a 3D card. The flower fairies on the card are a combination of 3D Decoupage + stamp image and rub-ons stickers. Having this amazing Fairyopolis Card-Kit in your collection is a MUST. You can create a beautiful and stunning card in just minutes!
I used my Ultimate Crafter's Tool to make this perfect Gatefold Card. I love Crafter's Companion. This company has wide variety of products. They keep on impressing their customers by their forward thinking, designs and innovations. It's your one-stop shop for craft essentials!
Hope this card inspires you!
Thank you for stopping by. If you like what you see, please leave me a COMMENT. I LOVE reading COMMENTS!
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Happy Thursday Everyone! Today is my turn to post for Crafter's Companion as one of their Design Team members. I made this Tri-Fold Shutter card and used the iconic kissing couple of S.W.A.L.K. stamp sets as my focal point. The S.W.A.L.K. rubber stamp set is called " A Little Kiss" and it is launched today along with the other 5 sets. You can check more details about my shutter card here.
Below is the tutorial on how to make this unique Shutter Card.
Today, April 1st is the kick-off of Crafter's Companion Challenge Blog. Here's my design idea for this month Flower Challenge. A Watering Can Flower Arrangement. The stamps I used is the beautiful "Thank You" S.W.A.L.K stamp set. I created a 3D effect by cutting out the stamp image and raising some of the flowers using foam dots. I also used Embossing Liquid on the flowers and hair clips to give dimension on the image. The "Thank You" sentiment I used is part of the S.W.A.L.K. stamp set. I love everything on this picture. The pearlescent cardstock, the Spring colors, the flowers and the stamps. They all blend perfectly. I love it!
April 1st - News and Events
Congratulations to Rhonda Alman (Tillie65)! You are drawn randomly by Contest Burner as the winner for my first Crafter's Companion Blog candy. Please email me your snail mail address so I can send out your prize.
This is the Fairyopolis Prize Package the first Blog Challenge Winner (U.S.) will receive. It's valued at $109.70 and includes a Complete Cardmaking Kit, Fairyopolis Triple Disc CD Set and all 4 Fairyopolis Clear Stamp Sets! This Fairyopolis collection will not hit their ONLINE STORE until April 21st, and it is expected to sell out...FAST. Head over to Crafter's Companion Challenge Blog and find out how to win this awesome prize.
Watch for my April Blog Candy prize. It is gonna be awesome so please stay tuned.
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