You - Mad Tea Party by Kim Price

Hello all! I'm so happy to be dropping by today to share my first layout using the brand new Mad Tea Party collection by Marion Smith Designs. This collection is nothing short of stunning - the colours and style just make me happy to be creating with it.

This page started out as a plain 12"x12" chipboard sheet which I roughly painted with gesso to seal and create a base with which to add my color. I then painted a layer of Distress Paint in Victorian Velvet which coordinates so well with the Mad Tea Party collection, spreading the color with a large paintbrush not quite to the edges for a shabby worn look. After this had dried I spread a little texture paste to the middle of the layout to break up that large color block and then began to add my paper layers.

Here is a closer look at some of the detail. Don't you just love those adorale fussy cut mushrooms! I've taken them from the Wonderland and Cut & Create Ephemera patterned papers.

These are the MSD product images used in this layout:

Materials Used:

12"x12" chipboard sheet

gesso

Tim Holtz Distress Paint - Victorian Velvet

Tim Holtz Distress Stain - Antique Linen

Tim Holtz Distress Stain - Gathered Twigs

Texture Paste/impasto medium

large resin round frame

Prima and Wild Orchid flowers

Washi tape

dimensional dots

Prima alpha

Marion Smith Designs Mad Tea Party patterned paper - Rabbit Hole

Marion Smith Designs Mad Tea Party patterned paper - Wonderland

Marion Smith Designs Mad Tea Party patterned paper - Spot Of Tea

Marion Smith Designs Mad Tea Party patterned paper - Cut & Create Ephemera

Marion Smith Designs Mad Tea Party Stamp Set - Curious

Thanks for calling in today, hope you are inspired to create somethint with Mad Tea Party soon!

You can find more of my designs on my blog

Up and Away with Nirvana!

Happy Halloween season to you all!  While in New Zealand, we don't traditionally celebrate or even really recognise Halloween, it is still a chance for us to get a bit gothic with our creations! 

Using a brilliant template designed by the talented Laura Carson I created a gothic themed hot air balloon using the very versatile Nirvana range of papers, some embossed metal tape, beads, lace and the inevitable peacock feather!

 



 

There now seems to be some heated competition amongst the kids as to who gets to hang this in their bedrooms!  Perhaps I'll just have to make another!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Maggie

Curious Stamp Coloring by Tonya Gibbs

Today, I would like to share with you a tutorial for coloring the rose from the Marion Smith Designs Curious Stamp Set. I used my rose on a A2 birthday easel card. 

 

 

 

The rose from the Curious stamp set will be the focus of this post today.  I also used the large doily from the Tea Party set.  I stamped the doily image and cut it in half. Then tucked it under the lace at the top of the flower cluster on the inside of the card.

 

  

 

I have a limited selection of markers, so I had to work with what I have. I suggest that you experiment with your own color combos. Also, I'm not a copic coloring expert by any means! So please don't critique my coloring too much. Trust me, if I can do this, anyone can. Just takes a little practice.

 

 

To color the rose image, I used these Copic color combos....

Rose:    YR24, YR23, Y23, Y21
Leaves:    YG95, YG23, YG13

Sky:  BG10

 

 

I'm not doing a tutorial on coloring the entire rose, since I'm not an expert. Just offering a suggestion for stamping your image.

 

 

I started by coloring my stamp with my the darkest colors YR24 for the rose & YG95 for the leaves. Make sure you work fast before the colors have a chance to dry. 

 

 

Squirt blending solution on the stamp to moisten the stamp before stamping. (WARNING: The blending solution contains alcohol and is highly flammable. It should not be sprayed, or dried with a heat tool. ) The colored lines will lighten a bit when you use the blending solution, so I started out with my darker values.

 

  

 

Stamp the impression onto Copic Coloring paper. I used Neenah Solar White Classic Smooth paper. Allow the image to air dry completely before coloring - usually only a few minutes. WARNING: DO NOT HEAT SET THIS IMAGE - The Blending solution is flammable. As you can see above, the image is not completely clear and bleeding did occur from the blending solution.  No worries, since we stamped with the colors that we intend to use, we can correct these imperfections when coloring.

 

 

 

 

Color your rose one petal at a time. I started with my shadowed area of the petal, then filled in with a highlight adjacent to the shadowed area.  Change your color combos for your highlights and your shadows to give more contrast to your image. Reference a rose photo from the Internet to get a feel for what areas should be dark, and which areas should be highlights.

 

For your highlights use colors light - med (omitting the darkest color, YR24),  then for your shadowed areas use your darker - med. colors.  (omitting the lightest color, Y23).   Here is a quick color reference.

Shadow color combos: YR24, YR23, Y21

Highlight color combos: Y23, Y21, YR 23

 

 

 

Your lines will start to disappear as you begin moving across the rose, so be sure to work in small sections.    

 

 

 

 

Once the image was colored, I used a Spellbinder's bracket die to cut out my rose. For the card base, I used the damask from Marion's Scarlet collection. I also added a few butterflies and the frame from the Scarlet collection as well. I love how my flower looks perched on the easel when the card is open.

 

 

 

I didn't get into too much detail about coloring since I'm learning myself.  However, I hope you consider these techniques when using the stamp with your own projects.  

 

Thanks for stopping in today,

 

Tonya A. Gibbs

http://www.psychomomscrapbooks.blogspot.com

 

Layout Loved by Ana Paula Leal

Hello.

 Ana Paula here and I wanted to share a new layout today.

 I used the Bliss paper from the Nirvana collection as my background.

 On the right side I applied a big chipboard frame

 and I painted using gesso and toned 

with various colors of Glimmer mist (a mix of pink, blue and green)

 I cut out different sizes of circles from the Document Paper and

 after I adhered them to the paper 

I highlighted them using a metallic water color paint .

 Some cards from the papers Documented, Family record e Typograph 

were used to compose the layout and paper flowers as well.

 For my title I used a black acrylic worldet and some splats of black and white

 paint to give an artistic touch to the page.

 Hope you like it. 

Mine Would Be You

Hey there happy Sunday!! Sarah here and I wanted to share a layout with you, using the brand new and gorgeous new line "Mad Tea Party!" These papers are so beautiful, the colors, the roses, everything is amazing. As soon as I saw the patterned paper with the roses on it, I could not WAIT to start fussy cutting lol! The inspiration I used for this layout came from a new song that I love by Blake Shelton, called "Mine Would Be You." I love this song! It makes you think about all the little things that you love about someone, good things and even difficult times. That's what life is about, that is what it is made of. All the things that make us who we are. A messy mix of good and bad and trials and beautiful and difficult and busy and frustrations and blessings and what a wild ride it is! My favorite line of the song is "What's the greatest chapter in your book?" That's the line I based my page on, and my favorite chapter is my beloved boys.

 

To create the journaling part, I combined two new sets of stamps from Marion's new products, one is alphabets and one is a really cool mixture of elements that you can use to create your own "chalkboard art" like line breaks and things of that nature. This was so fun! I'll admit I was scared of them at first, but I just got out a scratch piece of paper and started playing and it is really neat!  Yes, my letters and things are crooked, and I'm sorry. But the important thing is that you can read it and totally get the point right? I like to call it a fancy mess, kind of like me haha!

 

 

 

 

Another new stamp I used from the new sets was this darling little butterfly! I heat embossed them with light pink powder. They have a lot of pretty details that make them look so dainty, something I know my boys will love (haha!!)

 

 

I used an older picture, but I don't scrap chronologically, I like to use pictures that tug at my heart strings and will trigger a special memory or a tricky time we were in at that moment.

 

Lots of fussy cutting and tucking ;) I used some vintage book paper to go along with my book and chapter theme, but I wanted to add some pink so I sprayed it down with the new Blush Color Shine by Heidi Swapp. I was a little nervous at first because it's old paper but it took it like a champ and it looks very shimmery and pretty!

 

I hope I inspired you today! If you haven't already, check out the new Mad Tea Party Line and Marion's new stamps!!  They are so so beautiful! Have an amazing day!

 

Love, Sarah

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweet Gift Box

Are you a Handmade Gift Giver?  I hope so and I hope this project will inspire you to make More Gifts!!  I wanted to make a special little album and box as a gift for my mom, so I used the Scarlet collection to decorate a little metal lunchbox.

I started out with a small metal lunchbox I bought at Michaels measuring  5 1/2 X 4 1/2 tall.  I spray painted it with flat black paint inside and out.
I cut the Scarlet black damask paper to fit on both sides of the box, rounded the corners,  and adhered it with Mod Podge after the black paint was dry. rounders to

The sides are covered with a muslin washi tape that has black stitching.
After adding some layers of paper elements, I brushed on some white paint and used stencils to create some patterns and textures. 

This is the other side, decorated with clocks, butterflies and some glittery roses.  I also used some pink floral leaves and a wooden ticket from Prima.  Stickles Icicle glitter is brushed on some places for Cute Sparkle! 

I made a little mini album to fit inside the box.  

I took Manilla tags that measure 2 3/4 X 5 1/4 inches.  I also cut out some more the same size using the Scarlet papers.  These little tags make the album to house photos and places to write a message to the birthday girl! 

It was fun to decorate these tags with all the little elements from this collection

I left room to write notes to my mom on the back sides of the tags 

Here's the final product bound together with a book ring.  Add your own special touches and create a lovely gift.  

This was a very fun project and YOU can get the awesome Scarlet Printables on Marion's website!!! Hope you will make one for the next gift you need!!!

http://www.marionsmithdesigns.com

Thanks for stopping by!!  Have a lovely weekend!

Colette Nederhoff

A mixed media card using Nirvana by Nadia!

Hi everyone!

It's Nadia here with you today sharing a mixed media card I created with the Nirvana collection. 

To start with, I used a Strathmore Mixed Media card, which is heavy in texture so it can withhold the mediums I would place on it. 

I then applied gesso and tissue paper on the front cover, before adding some Tim Holtz stamps with Archival ink. 

I then used some Crafter's Workshop stencils and gesso to create some more texture, before adding some mists for that gorgeous colour. 

For added detail, I used some black ink to create the splatter effect. 

Once the background was done, I cut out some images from the "Documented" and "Typograph" paper from the Nirvana collection which where JUST perfect for an awesome contrast between the black on the cut outs and the bight colours on the background.

These are the 2 papers I used ..

 I then added some flowers and other embellishments to finish them off. 

Materials List

Paper: Marion Smith Designs Nirvana collection

Card: Strathmore Mixed Media cards

Tissue paper: Canvas Corp Tissue Stock

Background Stamps: Prima Marketing Notary Stamp, Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous ATC stamps

Tissue Tape: Tim Holtz

Mist: Lindy's Stamp Gang Industrial Chic

Black Ink: Liquitex Professional Acrylic Ink Carton Black 

Black Drops: Viva Paper Pen Black

Flowers: Prima Marketing

Resin: Kaisercraft

Thank you so much for having a look today. 

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Bye for now :)