May your day be...

Hello Crafty Friends!! It is week #2 of our June Sponsor, Latina Crafter!! And today I have another adorable card!! I am loving combining my eBrush with Latina Crafter's Stamps and Stencils!! I was amazed at the quality of their product! The stamps stamp nice and crisp and the stencils are thick and sturdy!! WOW... just, WOW!!

For this card I used Latina Crafter's Birthday Girl - Chica Cumpleañera. This little girl is just so sweet and I love her little bloomers and striped stockings!!

I started by stamping my image on illustration paper with my Momento Tuxedo Black ink pad. Then colored my image using my Spectrum Noir Markers.

I then cut out my image using my second to the largest Spellbinders Labels Twenty-Five die.Using my eBrush machine I airbrushed around the outer edge f my cut out with some of the same colors I used to color my image.

I also cut out heart patterned paper with my the biggest of my Darice Nesting Square dies. I also ebrushed around the outer edge of this cut out. I find ebrushing my cut outs defines the shapes more and makes them really "pop"!

Next I taped my shaped down to my work area. I will be applying modeling paste and taping down whatever it is I'm working on helps minimize bulging and warping. 

I applied a thin layer on top of my stencil... the stencil I used is from the Latina Crafter's Stencils Cumpleaños set. I used a spatula to apply my modeling paste and scraped off the excess and removed my stencil. I cleaned my stencil right away and set my modeling paste aside to dry.

Once it was dried I place my clean stencil back on top of my modeling paste fitting it back into the grooves. I covered the remaining stencil cut-outs with blue painters tape so I wouldn't accidentally spray into any of the exposed areas.

Then I eBrushed each pennant with the same Spectrum Noir Markers I used previously. Now I have individually colored 3D pennants!! Too cute!

I had a border punch that went perfectly with a birthday theme... so I cut out about a 6 inch chain... I don't need that much but this way I can pick and choose which section looks the best and crop it. I ebrushed my cupcake chain too... isn't it just too sweet?!!

After stamping my sentiment and assembling my card front together I did notice a little warping in my paper so I ran the whole front through my Xyron Create-a-Sticker. 

Once it was adhered I couldn't even tell it was warped to begin with.  And lastly, I also ebrushed some flatback pearls to make them look like cherries and added them to the top of the cupcakes.

And here is my finished card!!

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I hope you enjoyed today's project!!

Supplies and Tools used

eBrush  (Craftwell)

 Birthday Girl - Chica Cumpleañera (Latina Crafter)

Stencils Cumpleaños (Latina Crafter)

Spectrum Noir Markers (TN3, TN4, TN5, LG1, LG2, LG3, PP1, PP2, PP3, PP4, HB1, HB2, HB3, LY1, LY2, LY3, IB1, IB2, IB3, FS4, FS6)

Spellbinders Nestabalities Labels Twenty-Five

Darice Nesting Squares

Ek Success Cupcake Chain Large Edger Punch

Canson Illustration Paper 150 lb

Momento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad

Patterned Paper ( DCWV- The Countdown Stack, Sanrio-Hello Kitty Paper Crafting Pad)

White cardstock 

EK Success Corner Punch

Flatback pearls (Michael's )

Opaque Marker- Snow (Recollections)

~ Mitsy

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Be Joyful...

Just stopping in to share a quick "Inspirational" card! The sentiment is from Virginia Turtle's "Tree of Life" set. Thought the sentiment was beautiful and needed something equally as beautiful to compliment it... cue Anna Griffin... she makes such gorgeous and elegant craft tools and supplies!

Embossing folder is from Anna Griffin's Mix & Match series and is called "Calligraphy Scroll"

I embossed regular white cardstock and ebrushed it with Spectrum Noir Markers in HB1, LV1, PL2. The center rectangle was ebrushed with Spectrum Noir TB1. 

Super Simple but has a huge impact!! Simply gorgeous!!

Additional Supplies Used

Organza Ribbon

Adhesive Pearls ( Hero Arts)

Momento Ink Pad (Tuxedo Black)

Butterfly ribbon (brand unknown)

Double-sided Adhesive

Foam Adhesive

Stay tuned for more "inspirational" projects coming soon!!

Happy Crafting!!

~ Mitsy

TAGS!!!

Hello Crafty Friends... 

Just popping in to share a couple of t"tag" projects I recently made.

This firston is a submission I did for KaDoodle Bugs "Tag" Challenge.

For this my tag/ card hybrid I used KBD's new Eggie Buddies Dragon!! Isn't he adorable?!! You can find this as well as all the other Eggie Buddies here. 

I also used Virginia Turtle's "Does This Taste Funny" stamp set  for the "thanks a bunch" sentiment.

And, of course I just had to shade my paper piecing with my ebrush!! That was a no brainer!!

I ebrushed my dragon using Spectrum Noir Markers in LG1, LG2, DG2, & DG3, 

Additional Supplies Used

Patterned Paper by Craft Smith

Cardstock (brown, red, white, black, craft)

Momento ink pad (Tuxedo Black)

Black Artist Pitt Pen XS by Faber Castell

White Gel Pen by Ranger

Red and White Bakers Twine

Brown Stitched Double Stitched Ribbon

Red Button

Double-sided Adhesive

Adhesive Foam

Here is another Tag I made... not as huge as the other one but very pretty! And it gives you a sneak peek at one of the new stamp set that will be coming to Pink and Main this month!!

This butterfly  and "dream" are both from P & M's new "Inspire" set! I love this set!! It is filled with different types of butterflies and inspiring words to match like "create", "dream", and "inspire"! 

I stamped my butterfly image and hand cut it and added adhesive pearls for the body. I ebrushed the edges and pearls with a brown sharpie to add a little more dimension. 

I also used a couple of  borders from Pink and Main's "Bubbly Borders" set to accent my tag and distressed around the edges to give it a more worn look.

Additional Supplies Used

White cardstock

Accutcut Slim Gift Tag #1 (Large) Die- retired

Sizzix Sizzlit Flowers, Branches, and Leaaves Die Set

Sharpie Markers (brown, yellow, orange, green, lavender)

VersaMagic Ink Pads ( Brick Red, Jumbo Java)

Momento Ink Pad (Tuxedo Black)

Twill Ribbon

Paper Roses (brand unkown)

Tulle

Diamond Glaze

I love making tags!! They're great on gifts or as cards or make great labels for treats and favors!

I see more and more tag making in my near future!!

Hope you all enjoyed these tag projects and are inspired to make some tags of your own!!

Happy tag crafting!!

~ Mitsy

eBrushed Mixed Media Layout

Hello Crafty Friends... For today's project I went waaaay out of my comfort zone and did my very first mixed media layout. I've always wanted to give mixed media a try but was too scared to, but after this I can honestly say that it wasn't as scary as I thought it was going to be. I learned that any mistakes I thought I made were easily forgiven with more distressing and a lot more color. 

Supplies Used:

eBrush by Craftwell with the Spectrum Noir (SN) & Sharpie (SP) adapter heads

Crafter's Companion's Sheena Decorative Stencil- Nature

Spectrum Noir Markers (True Black, TN8, PP2)

Sharpie (Gold Metallic)

Tim Holtz Layering Stencils- Splatters & Measured

Sizzix Dies - Jelly Frames & Decorative Accents 

Hero Arts Stamp- Raindrop Background

Moment Ink Pad- Tsukineko (Tuxedo Black)

Gesso 

Mod Podge

Lace

Cheese Cloth

Patterned Paper (Fancy Pants- Fancy Free Collection)

Chipboard

Flat Back Pearls

Assorted Paper Flowers (Prima Marketing Inc.)

Bling (Prima Marketing Inc.)

Homemade Modeling Paste

I started by adhering a piece of patterned paper to a 12"x12" piece of chipboard. This will help prevent warping and keep my work surface flat. I then tore random pieces of coordinating patterned paper and glued and sealed it with Mod Podge onto the page.

Then, I stamped my layout using my Hero Arts' Raindrops Background stamp in Momento ink.

After stamping I created texture with my modeling paste and my Tim Holtz stencils in random areas around my page. Then I ebrushed over those same areas in my Spectrum Noir markers PP2, TN8, and True Black. The absolute best thing about ebrushing color onto my page is that there is virtually no drying time on the ink. So I can move right to the next step! 

I cut 3 frames from my patterned paper with my Sizzix Jelly Frame die and saved the centers on the side. I ebrushed the frames using my Spectrum Noir Marker in TN8 in the Spectrum Noir (SN) adapter.

I used my Sizzix Decorative Accents die and cut this regal shape out of chipboard. I then painted it with gesso then sprayed it with my eBrush with my Sharpie (SP) adapter and Gold Metallic Sharpie and then with my Spectrum Noir True Black marker again in the (SN) adapter around the edges.

I also used my eBrush to spray silhouettes from my Sheena Nature stencil onto the centers of my two of my 3 frames. For this I used my Spectrum Noir marker PP2 in my Spectrum Noir (SN) adapter head. 

I adhered all my frames and their centers onto a sheet of craft paper. Then I cut them all out creating solid pieces.

I also ebrushed my cheese cloth in Spectrum Noir TN8 to give it a more worn and aged look. Again no drying time!! Yay! 

I adhered lace and cheese cloth to my page with Mod Podge and then added all my finished pieces die cuts over top with more Mod Podge. This ensures a very strong hold. 

Lastly, I added my Prima flowers topped with flat back pearls and bling to the page. 

I hoped you like this project as much as I enjoyed making it!

Thanks for stopping by!!

~ Mitsy