Today Is Magical

Hello, my dear stampahiolics!

 

I hope you're having a wonderful day!

 

I have an art journal page to share with you today,

using two Viva Las Vegastamps, Pan Pastels, and of course,

Stickles!!

 

I hope you like it!

 

 

Want to make it?

Alllllrighty, then!

 

What you'll need:

Book to work in (mine is watercolor paper)

Pan Pastels (or other soft pastels)

Permenant inks- brown & black

Spray sealer (I use Krylon)

Tree stencil

Scraps of white card stock

Scrap of colored card stock

Die cutter

(or, alternatively, you can use a stamped sentiment)

Stickles

Scissors

Stuff to color with (I used markers)

Miracle Tape sheet

Stamps- Fairy and Lilly of the Valley

 

Create your background using the pastels.

I started with the grassy area and used three greens.

Start with the lightest color first, and work your way to

the darkest color.

Once the grass is laid in, start on the sky. I used three blues.

Once all the color is on, blend it.

Spray with sealer.

Add the trees using a stencil and brown pastel.

When you life of the stencil. lightly swipe over the page with

a cloth or paper towel, to seoften the edges.

Spray with sealer.

 

Now start stamping the flowers across the bottom of the page.

I stamped some in brown and some in black.

Color as desired.

(I used a white gel pen on some of them)

 

Now, get that white card stock out and stamp some flowers and a fairy.

Trim closely and stick the images onto the Miracle Tape sheet.

Color as desired and cut out.

I cut the flowers and just used parts of them.

Remove the liner from the Miracle Tape and place the

fairy on the page. Add the flowers in front of and around her.

 

Cut out or stamp your sentiment and add to the page.

Scribble Stickles around the words,

and use your finger to tap the Stickles around and up the page.

 

I also added black Stickles to my words.

 

Set aside to dry, and you're done!

And, here's your wiener!

 

My Dachshund Valentine card from my post on the 1st.

 



 

Wieners Full of Love

Hello, hello, hello!

 

Aimee here, with  a cute little Valentine's day card to share.

 

I would bet that by now, you know how I love

my Dachshunds...Wiener jokes abound at my house.

 

Well, when I saw the "bark if you love somebody"

stamp, I had to have it to use with my wieners!!

 

 

So, do ya wanna make it?

 

Alllllrighty, then!!!

Here's what you need:

a folded card

cardstock to mat with

watercolor paper

watercolor paint

paint brush & water

paper towel

heat gun

any clear Stickles

scissors

colored pencils, markers, whatever you want to color with

pop dots or foam tape

corner rounder

paper trimmer

ribbon, trim, etc

Miracle Tape

permenant ink - I used Ranger's Archival ink

stamps: Dachshund, words, hearts

 

Of course, you can create this card

with any colors, but I'm a pink girl,

so of course I made a Valentine card in pink!

 

 

 

Slap some pink watercolor paint onto some watercolor paper.

Dry with the heat gun about half way, then flip the

paper over onto your work surface and pick up the spots of paint.

Dry the rest of the way with the heat gun.



Paint your hearts stamp with the same watercolor paint.

Stamp repeatedly on the watercolor paper.

When I did this, I stamped once, blotted with the paper towel,

dried with the heat gun, and repeated a few times.



Pretty, isn't it?

Stamp hearts again with permenant ink.

Trim to fit your matted card front.

Use corner rounder on upper left corner and lower right corner.

Wrap ribbon around this panel, securing with Miracle Tape on the back.

Wrap some baker's twine or other trim around a few times, knot, and trim if needed.

Attach to the card front with pop dots/foam tape.



Outline some of the hearts with Stickles.



Stamp Dachshund on white card stock with permenant ink.

Color and trim. Place on card front.

Stamp sentiment with the same ink, trim, mat, and place on card front

with foam tape or pop dots.

 

 

 

 

I have something else I want to show you...

Here's an art journal page I did this week, using one of the

washi tape pattern stamps.

 

And.....

Here's your wiener....

and a cattle dog!

December.....weekly?

Hello, gang!!

Aimee here with another fun project for you!

I've really been in the holiday spirit the last couple of weeks.

We lost our leaves, it's stinking COLD outside,

and we've had snow once (it didn't stick around, but we got it).

Bring on the turkey and Christmas!!

For those who find the idea of a

  DAILY album 

overwhelming, 

why not create a week-by-week album instead?

This little cutie is 6x6.

Want to make it?

Here we go....

You'll need:

STAMPS!

Dachshund With Antlers 10991 

Teeny Tiny Santa from plate 1363 (do yourself a favor and get the whole plate!)

Numbers from the new plate!!

Patterned papers (mine are from October Afternoon)

Chipboard for the covers

Miracle Tape

Paper trimmer

Scissors

Ribbons & trims

Scrap of burlap, canvas, etc.

Spellbinder's dies and die cut machine

Tag die or punch

Tiny Attacher

Wood buttons

Inks (I used Vintage Photo Distress & a brown pigment)

Inking handle (Distress item)

VLVS Super Gloss Embossing Powder

Heat gun

Tiny letter stickers

Scraps of white card stock

Stickles!

Binder rings

Hole Punch (I used a Crop-A-Dial)

Markers

Tacky glue

1. Cut your papers into 6x6 to create pages...

make life easy and use the sheets that are divided into four 6x6 sections!

2. Cut chip board into two 6x6 pieces.

Add Miracle Tape to the chipboard pieces and cover with patterned papers.

Do both sides.

3. Ink all edges- pages and covers- with brown ink.

4. Use tacky glue to add trims to front cover.

5. Add piece of burlap/fabric to front cover at an angle with tacky glue.

6. Die cut two nested shapes using Spellbinder's dies.

Ink edges of both shapes. Stamp December with brown pigment ink and add embossing powder.

Stamp week with brown pigment ink (twice, leaving space between for the letter stickers) and 

add embossing powder. Heat to melt powder. let cool.

6. Ink the edges, and add 'by' between week & week. Layer the shapes and add

to front cover with Miracle tape.

6. Stamp numbers 1-4 with brown pigment ink and emboss.

7. Punch tags for the numbers, adhere numbers to tags.

(for number three, just cut the number square out)

8. Ink edges of tags. Staple ribbons to tags using Tiny Attacher.

9. Add tags to pages using Miracle Tape.

 10. Hand cut a small tag from card stock. Stamp Dachshund on a 

scrap of white card stock. Color. Tear ends, and ink the edges.

Adhere to small tag. Add tag to page for week three, using Miracle Tape.

 11. Punch/die cut a tiny tag and stamp tiny santa in brown ink.

Dot red Sharpie or other permanent marker over Santa's clothes.

Staple ribbon to top of tag.

Cute, isn't it!

Here's a tip to add a folder to your book:

Cut a piece of paper (patterned, card stock, whatever ya like) 

12" wide by 9" tall.

Fold in half vertically.

Open back up, and fold 3" from the bottom horizontally.

Open up, fold back in half, and then fold the bottom back up.

Punch holes and add to the binder rings.

The rings hold the folder together.

Embellish!!

Anddddd.......

 Here's your wiener!

Daisy Dog saying

"bring on the turkey, momma!"

Art Journaling with Viva Las Vegastamps!

Hello everyone!

Aimee here, with my last post for VLVS!

I've had a GREAT time with the design team, and Wayne, and Terri.

I'll be re-applying in another 6 months for sure!!

So, this time I thought I'd do an art journal page.

I love to art journal. I've got two going right now, and just got a 3rd in the mail.

They are all different sizes, so I use the one whose size fits my mood.

 So... would you like to art journal with me?

Yes?

Yippee!!

On with the show:

SUPPLIES:

Journal or book to work in (mine is a Moleskin watercolor book)

Gesso

Spray mist (I used Memories Mist from Stewart Superior in Copper)

Pan Pastels (Turquoise, Green and Red)

Sharpie marker

Paper scraps

Miracle Tape

Black ink (I used memories ink)

STAMPS!!

Gems

Stencils

Crystal Laquer 

Terri Sproul Mixers glitter

Extreme Glitter paint (Blue)

Tim Holtz Filmstrip Ribbon

Xyron "X"

Scissors

Heat gun

Paint brush

Spray sealer (I use Krylon Workable Fixative)

Paper towel

Markers/colored pencils/or crayons

Stickers

 Paint a thin coat of gesso on your journal page.

 Rub some turquoise Pan Pastel on the page.

 Add some Green pastel.

Blend and add till you like it. Then spray with Fixative.

Dry with heat gun.

 Lay a stencil on your page, and paint with gesso.

Lift stencil, and blot with paper towel.

Dry with heat gun.

 Add a second stencil and use Red pastel.

 Cool, isn't it!

 Place stencil on page again and use a little gesso. 

You'll end up with a light pink.

Remove stencil, dry with heat gun.

Spray lightly with fixative. Dry with heat gun.

 Paint some Extreme Glitter on the left side.

Dry with heat gun.

 Lay down a third stencil, and spray with Memories Mist.

Dry with heat gun.

 Seriously, are ya loving it??

 Add a little Sharpie doodling!

 Stamp Caped lady on page and on a scrap piece of paper.

Paint a little gesso along the bottom. Dry with heat gun.

Stamp words.

Add some color to the Caped lady on the page- legs, neck, hat.

Color the arms on the lady on the scrap paper. Cut out the body section.

Run body through Xyron and add to page over stamped image.

 Add scrap papers.

Put some Crystal lacquer in a cup. Add some Terri Sproul mixer. 

Paint this onto the body of the Caped Lady.

Spread some around her, and around the words.

Run a piece of Filmstrip Ribbon through the Xyron and add to page.

Place stickers on the filmstrip.

Add gems using Crystal Lacquer.

Here's your wiener!

My Sammy enjoying our first spring outing. 

We're very fortunate to live near a wonderful park.

He LOVES the swing.