Garden Mother's Day Card - by Tonya Gibbs

Hi everyone, I hope you're having a great weekend.  Mother's Day is in a few weeks, and I thought it would be fun to inspire you with a Mixed Media  Mother's Day card tutorial using Marion's new Bloom Impression Dies and her amazing Curiosity, Texture, and Garden Rose Stamp sets.    

I coffee stained some card stock, then folded it in half. I wanted my card to have a shape to it, so I used my Grand Calibur  and placed the fold just inside the edge of the die so that it wouldn't cut along the spine of the card. 

Now the fun can begin.   I folded down the flap because I plan to create a pocket card.  Then using Marion's new Texture fade stamps  I used heat embossed the design with Queen's Gold Embossing Powder by Ranger.    I love the texture that was left behind and the card is starting to look RICH!

Now for a little more texture.  I used Gesso and texture with the lines found on this Crafter's Workshop "Well Rounded" 6x6 Stencil. 

I still felt that the card was a bit naked in the bottom, so I used Marion's Curiosity Stamp and the Queen's Gold embossing powder to add the giant rose at the bottom of the card.  

Now for  a Splash of color.  I used water color paints to paint the rose.  I love how the Gold foiled outline pops against the vibrant watercolor.  Also note that the embossing helped keep the watercolors from fading. 

A little more texture was needed at the top of the card.  So I reached for my Archival Ink and Mairon's newest Stamp "Garden Rose"  to apply the Chicken Wire design on the flap. 

I then stamped the bee from the same stamp set directly onto the card.  He looked a bit flat.  So I stamped him again onto a piece of scrap.  And used a Versa Ink Pen in the negative areas and the Queen's Gold embossing powder to give him a bit of shine.  I also only glued him down int he center so that his wings were elevated.  (He symbolizes - my Mom being the "Queen Bee"  (HAA - SHHHH don't tell her!).   I used the same Versa Pen to trace the edges of the card and gilded them with the Queen's Gold powder as well.  I love the fact that the powder was not uniformly applied. It gives the card a nice grungy feel.  

Now for the top of the card.    I wanted to create a dimensional spray at the top using Marion's Bloom Impression Dies.   Last post I shared with you how to make the flower.    The only thing I did different was spray the flower Tutti Fruity Glimmer Mist so that it matches my water colored flower.   I also used the same Gold powder on Marion's Junque and Gems Filigree flower and added a gold button from my stash for the center. 

With all this gold I wanted the leaves to really pop,  so I used drawing paper to cut them out, and sprayed them with Tattered Angels Grass Plain Jane Baseboard Spray and the Mantis Chalkboard Spray (These are my go to leaf colors LOVE THEM!  The Mantis has a nice Gold shimmer which nicely complimented by Gold Embossing.   All that was left was to use the Versa pen to apply gold embossing powder to the tips of the leaves.   

The tag topper was finished off with a Jute bow. 

The Sentiment was added across the flap, and finished off this card.  I have plenty of room on the tag to write a message.    I love the overall finished look of this card.  

My Mother loves to garden, so I know she is really going to cherish this card.  If you have these dies and stamps, please make sure you share photos of your projects with us on Instagram and Facebook.  Don't forget to use the   #MarionSmithDesigns  so that we can find your creations easily. 

Thanks for stopping in today.  I hope you have a creative week! 

Tonya Gibbs

http://www.psychomoms.com

Reference:   Here is the link to the Post where I made the flower...

http://www.marionsmithdesigns.blogspot.com/2014/04/shabby-fabric-flower-tutorial-by-tonya.html

3D Egg-"Spring" Home Decor Tutorial

Happy Monday morning, to you all!!!

It's Peggy Lee here to share with you a little spring inspiration

and an egg tutorial on how I created this

little pretty!

3D Egg-"Spring" Home Decor

Grab a hot cup of coffee and enjoy it's a long blog post,

tons of photo-inspiration....

3 D Egg Tutorial

Grab your favorite paper I used the Mad Tea Party papers...

1. Draw an egg shape onto your papers 

and cut out.

2. Fold in half, use a bone folder 

to give you a good crease.

3. Distress the egg edges

4. Adhere your egg paper pieces 

together 

keep going until all the egg paper pieces 

are all adhered together

I used about 8 egg shapes

5. I like the shabby look so I distressed

again after adhered...helps hide the uneven edges.

6. Also for another shabby feel, I like to

brush gesso over the edges...optional

All together now decorate to your hearts content!

I used a dollar store candle stick,

Die cut out some flowers, embossed them adhere together....

Nestled the egg in the center of flower on a bed 

of cheese cloth!! Added some flowers, pearls and butterfly cut out 

of the papers....

A little banner touch-fussy cut out a few banner shapes...

stamped "spring" using Marion's Typo stamp set

adhered to a pink string floss-gesso the edges!!!

Thanks for stopping by today....

hugs,

Peggy Lee

Supplies:

Marion Smith Designs-Mad Tea Party Collection, Typo Stamps

Petaloo-flowers in Spring Berry Spray-pink, Flora Doodles-velvet hydrangeas aqua blue,

Botanica-mini lav/purple, Printed Darjeeling-wild blossoms in pink, white

Sizzix-Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Die Cut

Doilies, cheese cloth and pearls

Stocking Gift Card Holder by Tonya Gibbs

Hi everyone, just a few more days until Christmas, and time for me to start my wrapping.   Today, I  wanted to share with you a little gift card holder I made using Marion Smith's Nirvana and Mad Tea Party collection.

 

 

For the stocking I used the Bliss page from the Nirvana Collection.

 

 

Then I used the Tim Holtz Poinsettia die and cut the b-side of the Alice Paper to make the flower.  I have a tutorial on my YouTube channel that shows how to make the flower.

 

 

 

 

 I used the Typograph stamp to personalize the gift tag.  

 

 

 

The flower actually holds the flap down when the stocking is closed.

 

 

I love how elegant this gift card holder looks.  I think it would also be super cute for a baby shower.   The stocking shape is a cut file in the Silhouette store by Lori Whitlock. 

 

 

Thanks for stopping in today.  I hope you guys have a super awesome Christmas and a Happy New Year! 

 

Tonya Gibbs

http://www.psychomomscrapbooks.blogspot.com

 

 

 

 

Peace!

Hey paper peeps! Tis the season for creating cards, and I have a simple yet elegant one for you today! It is non-traditional Christmas colors, but it could still pass for a Winter card as well!

 

I used these papers from Marion's new collections;

 

 

 

 

I layered them, and then added a die cut deer (Sizzix die), a die-cut frame with Seafoam Color Shine (Heidi Swapp), and ribbon with a button (Stampin Up!). I wish I had an easy tip for you for creating a card, but all I can tell you is what helps my creative card process and that is to layer layer layer!

 

 

Oh and use sparkly paper whenever possible, that helps make it look fancy schmancy lol!

 

Thanks for stopping by and have a beautiful day!

 

Love, Sarah xoxo

 

 

 

Curiosities Layout by Tonya Gibbs

When I first saw Nirvana I knew it was going to be one of my all time favorite collections.  I love the neutral design. This collection is on its way to becoming a CLASSIC in my scrappy world!   Today I'm going to share with you a Christmas layout with some of the scraps from my previous projects.

 

My photo was taken with my phone and ran through an Instagram filter.  Yes, I had just gotten the ap and did this with every photo (haaaaaa).  While the quality of the photo isn't perfect, it is trendy and fun with the high pass faded colors and lens blurs.  I loved how I captured that one moment of curiosity in her face - pure bliss and so precious.  This photo had to be scrapped!

 

 

To mimic the softness in the photo, I decided to watercolor my background.  I used Gelatos from Faber Castle Design Memory Craft on white watercolor paper.  For texture I made a ruffle out of crape paper streamers.  The ruffle reminds me of  a tree skirt.  

 

 

    

 

 

For the Christmas tree. I decided to keep the tree simple, and free of ornaments. It was already so full that I didn't want it to compete anymore with my small photo.  The Gold Color Shine gave the sparkle but kept the simplicity.

 

 

To create the tree, I punched scraps of the following  Nirvana designs with the Martha Stewart Medium Branch Punch. 

 

 

 

Most of the tree was punched from the B side of this paper. I love the look of the ledgers when punched.    The Curiosities title on the A side was perfect for my layout title.

 

Both sides of this paper were perfect. 

 

I used the A side of this paper.

 

 

 

 

I started at the top, then formed a triangle overlapping the branches for a dense look. Apply glue only to the base of  the leaf, so that the tips can be elevated.  I made sure all my branches where pointed upward except the ones on the sides, they were tilted to a slight angle.   To give a spruce look, I focused on the brown tones towards the bottom, and the bluish green punched pieces on the top layers.   This variation in color gives depth to your tree.  The text and patterns on the paper give interest. 

 

 

For the stack of presents under the tree I used the Tim Holtz Collection Sizzix Bigz Die - Packages & Bows with scraps of these papers from Marion's Nirvana and Mad Tea Party Lines.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think this layout is going down as one of my all time favorites.  I love the softness, and sheer elegance of the design.   I know I hit a home run when my teenage boy walked in and said "hey that tree is cool!"  

 

 

Thanks for stopping in today.

 

Tonya A. Gibbs

http://www.psychomomscrapbooks.blogspot.com