New IAR Challenge... Nerd Alert!

Hey, Friends! Happy Good Friday! 

It is the 15th of April and you know what that means... time for another I Am Roses Blog Challenge!!

What is an I am Roses Blog Challenge? Well, It is a crafting challenge held monthly by I Am Roses over on the IAR Challenge Blog. Participants can enter their projects for a chance to win amazing IAR merchandise.

Here is how to enter...

RULES:

•  Participants are limited to one project entry.
•  Create a project using a minimum of 3 I Am Roses Products.
• Post your project onto your blog or forum and Label it "April IAR Challenge". 
• Add a direct link to your blog to the IAR challenge blog the InLinkz tool.
• Must be a current IAR subscriber/ Follower to participate.

The theme for the April Challenge is- Anything goes,

The Contest will be open from April 15th to May 8th.

Once closed, IAR will choose 5 WINNERS to win a $30 IAR Voucher.

Winners will be announced on May 15th alongside of the next monthly Challenge.

For more details and additional inspiration, head over on over to the I Am Roses Challenge Blog!

And finally, here is my project for this month's Challenge...

I Am Roses Products Used

Soft Pink Arabian Jasmine Flowers

White Achillea Cottage Flowers

Pink Achillea Cottage Flowers

Other Products Used

Marquise (Diamond Press)

Border Die (Diamond Press)

Foliage- Leaf Die(Diamond Press)

Scalloped Border (Diamond Press)

Mega Runner (Xyron)

Creative Station Lite (Xyron)

Stamp (The Greeting Farm)

Pink Diagonal Striped Paper (Bella Blvd.)

Clean Color Real Brush Markers (Zig/ Kuretake)

VersaFine- Onyx Black ink (Imagine Crafts)

Distress Oxide- Black Soot (Ranger)

Cardstock- Black, Gray (Recollections)

White Cardstock

Tacky Glue (Thermaweb)

Label Maker (Dymo)

 

Aloha Card - IAR February 2022 Challenge

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Hey there, Crafty Friends!! It's February 15th! And you know what that means... Time for another I Am Roses Blog Challenge!! And boy, do we have a surprise for you!!

If you are new here or are unfamiliar with the I Am Roses Challenges, it is a crafting challenge that is held monthly on the I Am Roses Challenge Blog.  Participants create a project using at least 3 I Am Roses products and uplink them to the I Am Roses Blog to enter for your chances to win amazing IAR prizes! Each new challenge starts on the 15th and runs throughout the remainder of the month.

Aaaaand... SURPRISE... instead of our usual top 3 winners, IAR is now choosing 5 WINNERS to each win a $30 voucher to the I Am Roses website!! How AWESOME is that?!!

For additional information, head on over to the I Am Rose Challenge Blog.

And here is my project for this month's challenge...

I am an island girl, born & raised, and I miss home so much! During these cold winter days, I miss it even more! So I created my card to be Hawaiian-themed and surrounded my little hula girl with bright and sunshiney colors! 

I hope you enjoyed my card and that it inspires you to create something beautiful!

THANKS for stopping by!!

~Mitsyana

I Am Roses Supplies Used

Medium Red Gardenias

Yellow Spring Cottage Flowers

Yellow 2-tone SemiOpen Rose Buds

Tangerine Orange Variegated Cherry Blossoms

Small Green Rose Leaves

Tiny Green Rose Leaves

Other Supplies Used

Big Shot Foldaway (Sizzix)

Eileen Hull Heart Mandala Die (Sizzix)

Patterned Paper (Simple Stories)

Hula Anya (Greeting Farm)

Creative Station (Xyron)

Mega Runner ( (Xyron)

Mini Multi-Stick Glue Gun (Xyron)

Alcohol Markers (Diamond Press)

Black Craft Foam (Creatology)

White Cardstock

Gnome For The Holidays Blog Hop

WELCOME to the I Am Roses "Gnome for the Holidays" Blog Hop!

Season's Greetings from all of us at I AM ROSES! There will be no IAR Challenge this month but we have a festive blog hop for you. We'd like to THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts for all your support this year. There will be TWO Prizes up for grabs!
 

(2) $50 Voucher

 

Sit down and relax with a warm hot cocoa or the holiday drink of your choice.

 

Here’s how to play:

 

Hop along to each of the Designers’ blogs and be sure to comment on their individual IAR Blog Hop Post

• There are 2 HIDDEN BLOG CANDY PRIZES up for grabs spread throughout our  Designers’ blogs!

• Be sure to Subscribe/Follow the I Am Roses Challenge Blog

• Commenting along the way highly increases your chance of winning a Prize Voucher.

• Comments will be CLOSED on 11:59pm PST on December 21st (This blog hop has a duration of one week)

• We will be randomly selecting 2 winners from the comments made on our Designers' blogs and will announce the winners here on the I Am Roses Challenge Blog on January 1st!

Let's get this hop started!

 

(*November Challenge Winners will be posted tomorrow on the 16th)

And now it's time for some holiday inspiration... Here is the card I created for this month's Blog Hop!

Here are all the different I Am Roses Flowers I used...

And here are close-up views of my card...

I am Roses Products Used

Red Semi Opened Rose Buds

Red Mini Open Roses

Red May Roses

White Summer Cottage Flowers

Green Tiny Roses Leaves

Other Products Used

Santa Claus Paper- (Authentique)

Red Polka-Dot Paper

White Cardstock

Scalloped Background Die (Diamond Press)

Mega Runner (Xyron)

Don't forget to visit my crafty design team sisters!!

Alexandra Vologdina
Aleksandra Ziomek

Mitsyana Wright
Roselany Caroline

Rosemary Bridges
Tamara Potocnik

 
Enjoy the hop! Please come back here and comment that you finished!

 GOOD LUCK!!

Eileen Hull - Marker Forte August Stamp Release

 Hey, Crafty Friends!!

I'm so excited to finally share some awesome news... 

Eileen Hull partnered up with Marker Forte to produce premium quality clear stamps!! How exciting, right??!!

 Today, marks the launch of the first 3 stamp sets. In celebration of this occasion, the Inspiration and Education teams have collaborated to bring EH fans an assortment of creative ideas using these stamps!!

Here are a few projects I made with the NEW stamp sets...

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The first card in my lineup uses 

Buttons, Cards, and More 

the stamp set...

I inked the library card stamp with Versafine black ink and stamped it onto white cardstock. 

Then cut out it out and inked the cards with Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Inks. 

Then I labeled one of the library cards "OVERDUE" (included in the set) stamping it in Candied Apple Distress Oxide ink.

Then stamped a couple of tickets onto coral Colored cardstock, cut them out, and inked the edges with more Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink.

I layered these Ephemera over Eileen Hull's beautiful Mandala die, surrounded them with flowers and leaves, and attached them to front of a 5"x7" card.

For this next card I used the 

Vintage Damask

stamp set...

This patter measure 4"x 6" but as you can see I used it to create a slimline card.

I simply stamped the image twice. Getting the inked impressions as close as I can together without overlapping them.

The image doesn't make a continuous pattern...

But since I used Eileen's Mandala, no one will even see or notice it. I die-cut 2 Mandalas, 1 in a coral cardstock and 1 in white, and offset it a bit so the white peeks through on the side. Then laid it over the area where the pattern doesn't perfectly match. This creates an illusion that it is a continuous pattern.

I also incorporated the dainty wreath from Eileen's  Wreath and Snowflake die set, I die-cut 2 and stacked them directlyon each other for more dimension...

And I also added the William Wordsworth quote from the previously shown "Buttons, Cards, and More" set.

I stamped the background as well as the quote using Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide ink.

And last, but certainly not least, I created a bright and cheerful card using the

Snail Mail- Everyday Sentiments

stamp set...

I loved the blocked grid frame. You can use it to put any of the included stamped images into the coordinating sized blocks. Or you can also as a interesting background stamp, like I've done below.

I've used the little flowers and leaves as accents, stamped multiples of each, then fussy cut them all out, and added a single flatback adhesived pearl to each flower center.

I grouped my flowers and leaves catty corner from each other.

And use a heart-shaped tag in the center. I inked the edges of my tag with Mustard Seed & Carved Pumpkin Distress Oxide Inks.  Then tied a button topped bow on top.

In the center of the heart tag. I used the little solid heart stamp from the set stamped in more Carved Pumpkin ink.

I also stamped the word " Congratulations" in more Carved Pumkin ink and cut it into a thin strip.

And I attached both to the center of my heart.

I love how each of these card turned out. Each are so individually different and yet components from each set work so beautifully together!

If you're like me and can't decide on which one set to get, think about getting all three!! Eileen has a great deal on a bundle below...

BUNDLE- GET ALL 3

Other Supplies Used (*Affiliate Links)

Eileen Hull *Mandala Die (Sizzix)

Eileen Hull Wreath and Snowflake Dies (Sizzix)

*Big Shot Foldaway (Sizzix)

*Chrome Precision Cutting Plate (Sizzix)

*Standard Magnetic Platform (Sizzix)

 *Creative Station(Xyron)

*Mega Runner (Xyron)

Glue Gun (Xyron)

*Distress Oxide Inks- Tea Dye, Vintage Photo, Candied Apple, Worn Lipstick,

Mustard Seed, Carved Pumpkin (Ranger)

Tim Holtz- Big Chat (Advantus)

Yellow Small Curly Flowers (I Am Roses)

Yellow Gardenia (I Am Roses)

Small Green Leaves (I Am Roses)

White Cardstock (Accent)

Colored, Craft Cardstock (Recollections)

Green Twine

Fashion Button (Buttons Galore)

I really hope you enjoyed my projects for today!! 

For more inspiration using these sets, check out the rest of the Eileen's Inspiration and Education teams. They are packed full of creative ideas!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Until next time...

HAPPY CRAFTING!!

~Mitsyana 

IAR April 2021 Blog Challenge

Hey, Friends!! It's that time again! It's time for another I Am Roses Blog Challenge!

If you don't already know... Every 15th of the month, I Am Roses holds a Blog Challenge. To enter, all you have to do is create a project using I Am Roses products and link them up onto their blog. The winners of the challenge will receive gift vouchers to the I Am Roses website. More details are available on the IAR Blog.

Here is what I created for this month's challenge...

I Am Roses Products Used

Indian Jasmine Rose- Mauve

Sweet Moon Roses- Purple

Achillea Cottage Flowers- White

Other Products Used

Big Shot Foldaway (Sizzix)

Magnetic Platform (Sizzix)

Sending Hugs Die Set (Diamond Press)

Faith-Based Foliage Dies- Berries (Diamond Press)

Creative Station (Xyron)

Pam Bray Carefree Paper (Wild Whisper)

110 lb Cardstock- Greens, Cream (Recollections)

Shimmer Cardstock- Purple (DCWV)

Quik Grip Glue

Craft Foam

These deep purple (mauve) Indian Jasmine Rose are what really inspired this card. The darker hue really caught my eye and I built this card around those particular flowers. Usually, when creating, I build my project around the biggest flower... but not this time. This time I focused on the smaller deeper colored flowers and went through my stash to find the perfect accompaniment to them.

Even though it is smaller in stature, these Mauve Indian Jasmine Roses have a much bigger impact compared to the much larger Lavendar Sweet Moon Roses. Depth and richness of color will do that when laid alongside softer and more muted colors.

I added sprinkles of natural-white Achillea Cottage Flowers for balance and they actually pop from their lack of color since it's such a stark contrast.

Then, I kept my wired stems, created spiraled accents, and tucked them in between the flowers to act as a filler.

It looks like a little garden and I couldn't be happier with my results!

I hope you really enjoyed my Blog Challenge creation!!

Don't forget to head over to the I Am Roses Blog for more details on how to enter this month's challenge and to see what the rest of the team created!!

Until next time...

HAPPY CRAFTING!

~Mitsyana

 

How to make an album cover from a table placemat

Hi, Friends! I'm back with my as-promised tutorial of last week's Mini Album made from the New Eileen Hull Folio die. I will be breaking this tutorial into segments this time around. The entire project was just way too long to cram into a single tutorial. In today's segment, we will be covering how I made the outside cover of my album using a plastic table mat. Let's get started!

Supplies Used

Eileen Hull Folio Journal (Sizzix)

Eileen Hull Mandala  (Sizzix)

Big Shot Foldaway  (Sizzix)

Chrome Precision Base Plate (Sizzix)

Magnetic Platform (Sizzix)

Mat Board (Sizzix)

Luster Wax- Silver (Sizzix)

Creative Station (Xyron)

Vinyl Table Mat

Black Gesso (Golden)

Red Peonies (I Am Roses)

Red Rose Buds (I Am Roses)

White Achillea Cottage Flowers (I Am Roses)

Daisy Leaves (I Am Roses)

Red Crinkle Ribbon

Paint Brush

Kitchen Shears

Ruler

Fine Tip Permanent Pen

These are the two Eileen Hulls I used in today's tutorial...

The Folio Journal and...

The Mandala die.

I started with a plastic table mat I bought at my local dollar store. It was highly detailed with a lace-like pattern. But it was 1) plastic and 2) gilded gold and blindingly ugly (to me- seriously not my taste but I'm not knocking it if it's yours-seriously. To each his own).

I really loved the pattern and could easily envision it toned down and believed it would make a gorgeous cover.

I started by laying my mat board onto my mat and using it as a guide to cut the table mat into long enough strips to cover the back and front of my cover. I used a permanent pen to trace a thin line and then hand-cut the strips with kitchen shears. This material is somewhat thick and would have been too difficult for my crafting scissors to go through without overworking my hands. The serrated edges of kitchen shears, on the other hand, cut through the mat like butter.

I made sure to get the flowers all along the top edge onto one strip and the latticework all on the other.

Since both my mat and my mat board materials are on the thick side, I decided to die-cut them separately as to not overstress my machine. If the material you're cutting is too thick you could potentially break your machine if you force it. 

Before die-cutting, I ran my mat board through my Xyron Creative Station. I covered both the back and front of 2 whole pieces of Sizzix mat board. I left the protective film on, then die cut my mat board piece with the Folio Album die. Then Die-cut the plastic mat strips, with the gold side down facing the die.

Once die-cut, you'll see the lined impressions left by the crease blades. I used a pen and ruler to enhance all these lines so I could see them better. Then used my kitchen shears once again and snipped apart my mat.

I only needed one spine of each side (pattern). I will be gluing the spines together so I needed full contact free of the mat in this section.

Then I removed the protective film off the mat board and individually added my mat pieces onto it.

The top row pictures below show the inside of the folio cover. The next row is for the front cover. Take notice the gap of bare matboard in the last picture, that is where the spines overlap and connect. Remember, the entire matboard is cover in adhesive already so all I have to do is press the pieces together and adhere the spine.

Once both the back and fronts were adhered to the mat board, I applied and completely covered it with black gesso. I waited until one side was dried before proceeding to the next side.

At this point, I'm very pleased. The cover looks tons better already just covered in black!

But I did want to accentuate that gorgeous detail. I used Sizzix's new Luster wax over the raised edges. I simply dipped my finger into the wax pot, dabbed or scraped off the excess, and rubbed the raised details of the table mat. I continued this until both the back and front were completely covered.

For the outside of the front cover, I die-cut a mandala from heavyweight cardstock. Because this is a heavily detailed die I made sure to line my cardstock with adhesive first before die-cutting and also die-cut it using a Sizzix Chrome Precision Plate.

I adhered it to a piece of patterned paper that I had previously used on another part of this project (it will come into play in another follow-up segment). Then cut it out with my craft scissors. Cutting a background helps to ground the mandala. I'll be adding this to my from cover and I didn't want the intricate details of the mandala fighting with the lacey details of the mat. Matting the mandala focuses your attention on the mandala and brings it to the forefront.

Up till this point, the cover has been very monochromatic. I wanted to give it a pop of color. and added a splash of RED with peonies and rosebuds. Then surrounded it with daisy leaves and sprinkled in tiny white flowers. I attached the flowers using Quik Grab adhesive, a heavy-duty glue that grabs almost immediately.

Then finished off my cover by adding a crinkle ribbon in a matching red color.

Here is my finished album cover...

I love how this turned out! The details of the mat are accentuated beautifully with that gorgeous luster wax!

I think that red color is striking against the black, don't you?!!

Well, that's it for this portion of the tutorial! I hope you enjoyed how I transformed my dollar store mat into a beautiful album cover!!

Stay tuned for the next installment of this tutorial! We will be diving into the GUTS of this folio album and working on all the inside pieces- POCKETS, TUCKS, PAGES, & MORE!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

And until next time...

HAPPY CRAFTING!

~Mitsyana