Bear Christmas Shaker Card

Hey, Crafty Friends!! 

I'm back with Team Xyron today!!

Can you believe it's not even Thanksgiving?!!  Thanksgiving is tomorrow and it already feels like Christmas! So with that in mind, I'll show you how to make this adorable holiday shaker card that is bound to make you smile with Christmas cheer!

Supplies Used

Mega Runner (Xyron)

X150 Sticker Maker (Xyron)

Big Shot (Sizzix)

Magnetic Platform (Sizzix)

Beary Christmas Stamp Set (Maker's Movement)

Beary Christmas Die Set (Maker's Movement)

Stitched Circle Nested Essentials Die (Maker's Movement)

Versafine Onyx Black  (Tsukineko/ Imagine Crafts)

Distress Oxide- Abandoned Coral (Ranger Ink)

Water-Soluble Markers (Derwent Academy)

Watercolor Pencils (Derwent Academy)

Mixed Media Paper

110lb White Cardstock (Recollections)

Chalkboard Cardstock (DCWV)

Patterned Paper (DCWV)

Christmas Carnival Sparkletz (Buttons Galore and More)

Water Pen

White Pigment Ink

White Embossing Powder

Foam Tape

Clear Acetate Sheet (Grafix)

White Gelly Roll Pen (Sakura)

MISTI

Painter's Tape

I started by using my MISTI to stamp my images from the Beary Christmas Stamp Set in Versafine Onyx Black onto mixed media paper.

Next, I colored my images Derwent Academy Water-Soluble Markers and Watercolor Pencils and blended the colors out with a water brush pen.

I used my Big Shot with a Magnetic Platform and the matching Beary Christmas Die Set to die cut my adorable bears.

Then, I added tiny polka dot details with a White Gelly Roll Pen.

To build the card base, I folded an 8 1/2"x 4 1/4" piece of 110 lb white cardstock in half to create a standard A2 size card. I set the card to the side and worked on the card front.

I layered a 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" piece of red cardstock and a piece of 4" x 5 1/4" green chevron paper together and attached them using my Xyron Mega Runner.

Once layered together, I used a Stitched Circle die to cut a window through both layers.

I wanted to break up the stark white background but didn't want to get ink around the edges of the card. So I taped off about a 1/4" perimeter. Then used the cut-out as a template to trace a circle where the window would lay.

With a penciled outline, I shaded Distress Oxide- Abandoned Coral using my Picket Fence Studio Life Changing Brushes.

To create my shaker window, I attached a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of acetate behind the cutout using my Mega Runner. Then attached a border of foam tape around the perimeter of the window.

I ran my previously colored trees through my Xyron "X" Sticker Maker and attached it to the center of shaded area.

I sprinkled in a generous amount of Christmas Carnival Sparkletz and topped it the window panel.

I used my Mega Runner to attach the bears around the window. 

Then, I stamped my sentiment onto black cardstock with white pigment ink and heat embossed it with white embossing powder and attached it to my card front.

And here is my finished card... 

I hope you enjoyed today's Shaker Card project. I had so much fun making it!

I hope you all have a BEARY happy holiday season!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

~Mitsyana

Tropical Thank You Card

Hello, Crafty Friends!! I'm back again with Team Xyron today and we're teaming up with Derwent all week long!! 

\Summer is in full-blown HEATWAVE mode down here in Texas. With temps easily reaching well over a hundred! GAH!! I am melting and dreaming of the beach in a far away tropical location... home! This island girl wants to get back to her island! But that doesn't look like it's gonna happen anytime soon. **SIGH**

Oh well, I can dream.

At last those dreams do stir up my imagination and creativity... Like for this Tropical Thank You card, I created for today's project using Derwent's Watercolour Pencils, Paper, and Brushes!! Keep on reading to see how I made it!

Supplies Used

Derwent Academy Watercolour Pencils

Derwent Academy Textured Surface Watercolour Paper Pad

Derwent Academy Artist Brush Set

Xyron Creative Station Lite

Xyron Creative Station Lite 3" Permanent Refill Cartridge

Pam Bray Flamingo Row Red Rubber Stamps (Blank Page Muse)

Pam Bray Pineapple Red Rubber Stamp (Blank Page Muse)

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink (Imagine Crafts)

ColorBox Premium Dye Ink- Olive, Coral, Black Bean(Clearsnap)

Sizzix Big Shot

3D Textured Impressions Embossing Folder- Tropical Leaves (Sizzix)

Eileen Hull Leaves, Spring (Sizzix)

Eileen Hull Bookplate, Hinges,& Label (Sizzix)

Lynda Kanase Card Front Tropicool Leaves (Sizzix)

Tim Holtz Stitched Ovals (Sizzix)

Glossy Dots (Pink and Main)

White Cardstock (Recollection)

Chalkboard Cardstock (DCWV)

Tim Holtz Stamping Platform (Tonic)

PITT Artist Pen X (Faber-Castell)

3D Foam Dots

Glue

If you have never tried Derwent Academy Products before, you must give them a try!

The quality is absolutely amazing. I was super impressed with the thickness and quality of the paper. It holds up great to water and moisture with very minimal warping. So far I am loving it!! 

And these watercolour pencils are HEAVEN!! When water is added the pigment practically pours from off the tips!! So creamy, so rich, so yummy!! I know, it sounds a lot like I'm talking about food! I think once you try them you'll want to gobble them up too!

Ok, back to creating...

I started by using my stamps in a stamp platform. I inked up the flamingo from the Flamingo Row set with Onyx Black ink and stamped the same image a couple times for a deep and dark impression. I found when watercoloring outlines tend to fade. Stamping a couple of times helps preserve the dark outlines.

Then I used my Derwent Watercolour Pencils to color in the image. I applied water with a brush from the Artist Brush Set and blended the color out.

For deeper richer pigment, I dipped the tip of my watercolour pencil directly into the water. Then applied the dampened tip onto the areas that I wanted concentrated color... it spread like BUTTER!! OMG... I'm in love!!!

After my image was fully dried, I hand cut out my flamingos and set them aside to work on my card base and background.

I took out a fresh sheet of textured watercolor paper and scribbled light green color pencil over half the surface. Then with the other half, I scribbled dark green.

Then with a wide brush applied water over top to create a two-toned watercolor wash.

For my card base, I used 110 lb white cardstock to create a top folding A2 sized card. I inserted the front flap into my Tropical Leaves 3D Embossing Folder to emboss just the front. For 3D folders, it's important to only us one cutting plate when running it through. Otherwise, you could severely damage your machine.

I cut down my colorwash sheet down to 4"x 5.25" piece centering the gradient of color. Then also embossed it with the Tropical Leaves embossing folder.

I applied Olive dye ink and Coral dye ink over the embossed areas to really make all the details pop.

Then used my Tim Holtz Stitched Oval Dies to cut an opening to create a frame.

I removed the center oval. Then inked all the edges with Black Bean dye ink.

I stamped out these pretty flowers from the Flamingo Row Stamp set. I used the leftover watercolour paper from my flamingos so I wouldn't be wasteful of this fabulous paper. I've noticed when I find awesome products I tend to treat them like gold... and nothing goes to waste.

I wasn't' going to use the stems and leaves so it didn't need to be stamped perfectly. As long as I had a great impression from the flowers, that's all that mattered.

I also stamped out some pineapples on more remnant watercolour paper, then colored my flower and pineapple images with my pencils and blended them out with water.

Once my images dried, I hand cut them all out.

See, I told you I treat awesome products like gold... I used this big leftover piece from my color wash to die cut stemmed leaves.

Then added tiny details and outlined the leaves using an XS PITT Artist Pen.

I ran my embossed frame through my Xyron and attached the frame to the embossed card front.

I attached foam adhesive dots to the backs of my flamingos and attached them to the card, tucked their lags behind the frame, and had their bodies peeking out the center opening.

Then I adhered the leaves, flowers, and pineapples around the opening of the frame.

I die cut the word "thanks" from plain white cardstock using a die from Lynda Kanase's Tropicool Leaves Card set. Then attached it to a black label I created using a die from Eileen Hull's Bookplate, Hinges, and Label set from Chalkboard cardstock.

I adhered the word to the label. Then ran the label through my Xyron Creative Station. I switched out my 5" cartridge for a smaller 3" refill to cut down on waste...  this is another "GOLD" product... so I barely make waste. 

For a final touch, I added glossy dots to all of the centers of my flowers.

And here is my finished card...

I hope you all enjoyed today's tutorial!!

I really enjoyed using the Derwent products. The quality was just amazing!!

I hope you are inspired to give them a try!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Until next time...

HAPPY CRAFTING!!

~Mitsyana

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Journey Flower Card

Happy Manic Monday Crafty Peeps!!

Today I have a project that was once considered a coloring "FAIL". Yup, this was a FAIL!! Let me explain...

If you look closely at the first pic below, you will see where my pen had fell out of my hand and left a smudge smack dab in the middle of the card.

My immediate reaction... "AAAAAGGHHHHH"!! What was I gonna do now?? I had been coloring for a while and didn't want all my hard work to go to waste.

In the second pic (top right), I blended out the colors with my water brush. Including the color from the infamous "smudge". It seemed to help. YAY!!

Third pic (lower left), Went over with another layer of color. It's getting better!! Still a little visible... don't give up! It seems to be working!

Third layer... BOOM, ALL GONE!! What smudge??!!

But for an even extra measure of precaution I went ahead and gave it yet another layer!! Yes, FOUR LAYERS OF COLOR!!  This Final layer gave the picture an extra POP!! It made the colors so much more vibrant!! (see pics below)

Once I was satisfied with how it my card turned out I told myself I had to make something out of it... It was to pretty to just tuck away after all. I put a lot of sweat and tears into coloring that bad boy!

So, I ran my card through my Xyron Sticker maker, gave it a good burnishing, and adhered it to a this bright piece of patterned cardstock I cut from DCWV's Bright Patterns Cardstock Stack. I used this AWESOME pennant die from Lynda Kanase's Photo Banner die set. It's supposed to hold little instant photos but incidentally makes the perfect background mat for these sized cards (3"x4").

Once the coloring was adhered to the pennant, I ran it through my sticker maker for a second time. Then adhered it to the front of my card base. The card is made from DCWV's Natural Corrugate Stack and is a standard A2 (4.25"x5.5"- when folded) card.

I used more green paper from the Bright Patterns Stack to cut the leaves (also from Lynda Kanase Photo Banner set). This paper is double sided so the solid green that you see in the picture above is actually the same paper as the patterned green that was used for the pennant but just the opposite side.

I also cut a whole lot of orange leaves... yes, leaves (you'll see why), and a small  and large brown flower. All these dies are also included in the Photo Banner die set.

Then I used little dabs of liquid adhesive (aka Glossy Accents) to adhere the leaves slightly under my pennant.

Ok, wanted to show you something cool... here is where those leaves come into play. Remember in the main picture there was a rather LARGE orange flower... Go ahead and scroll back up and look, I'll wait. Yeah, that one! Well, this is how I made that flower...

To make that flower I started by first inking all my leaves (I mean "FLOWER PETALS"). I used a total of 21. 

Then I used my water brush to make them slight damp. Then curved my leaves, criss crossing the bottom ends of the leaves (I mean flower petals) then heat setting them while still crossed to hold the shape. Each should have a nice curved and STIFF shape.

Then I got the large brown scalloped flower and glued down a "flower petal" to each of the scalloped edges. The first outer row consisted of eight "petals". Then I made another row on the inside of that row, setting them between the petals of the previous row... and so on till you have three rows of flowers.

For the center, I used the smaller scalloped brown flower and completely covered it in Glossy Accents. While it was still wet I covered it in brown seed beads and left it to dry. Once dry I glued it to the center of all the "petals". Then lastly I attached my awesome flower to the corner of my card centering the leaves and attached a cute little wood veneer embellishment and multi-looped twine bow.

And here is my finished project...

I absolutely LOOOOVE how this card turned out!! Especially how I was able to transform my "oopsie" into a "wowza"! Sometimes I really surprise myself. I am in no way , shape, or form a professional colorist. I've never even had coloring lessons and am pretty much self taught everything. So to me, I was really quite shocked that I was able to do such a great cover-up job. 

YAY!!

**SQUEAL**

 **pats self on back**

Supplies Used

Lynda Kanase's Succulent Art Journal Coloring Book (Sizzix- May/ June Release)

Lynda Kanase's Photo Banner 9pk Thinlits Dies (Sizzix)

Tim Holtz Distress Markers- ripe persimmon, carved pumpkin, spiced marmalade, wild honey, crushed olive, mowed lawn, tumbled glass, forest moss, vintage photo (Ranger)

Natural Corrugate Stack (DCWV)

Bright Patterns Cardstock Stack (DCWV)

3" Disposable Sticker Maker (Xyron)

Wood Embellishment (Momenta)

Aquash Water Brush (Pentel)

Seed Beads- Brown

Hemp Twine

Glossy Accents (Ranger)

I hope you all enjoyed this project as much as I did!

I know it's a simple and sweet card, but as you can see it took a lot time and patience to get here.

Thank you for joining me in my little journey to get here!

Hope you all have a great day

AND 

Until next time...

HAPPY CRAFTING!!

~Mitsy

DCWV March Setch Challenge

Hello Crafty Friends!!

It's the beginning of a new month and that means there's a new Sketch Challenge happening right now over at DCWV!!

Here are this month's awesome sketches...

Card Sketch

Layout Sketch

For my inspirational project I made this super quick and easy card.

Supplies Used

Blue China Stack (DCWV)

Eileen Hull's Flower Layers w/ Heart Petals Die (Sizzix)

Tim Holtz's Garden Greens (Sizzix)

Stitched Greetings (Pink and Main)

Mega Runner (Xyron)

 Rhinestone (Heidi Swapp)

Versamark (Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko)

White Embossing Powder (Imagine Crafts)

Clean Color Real Brush Markers (Kuretake/ Zig)

2way Glue Pen (EK Success)

Fabri Tac

 For the flower on this card I die cut 4 of the smallest flowers with Eileen Hull's Flower Layers Die. 

I water colored my flowers using a pink marker and a water brush, adding more color to the edges of the petals.

Then I curled and formed the petals so that two flowers were mostly closed. These will be the two top layers.

I then layered all four clowers and glued them together with clear liquid adhesive.

For my  card layer I used plain white cardstock for the card base that I cut to be a standard A2 (4.25"x5.5" folded) sized card.

For my mat & overlay both measure at 4"x 5.25". I used a glue pen to attach the overlay to my mat then used my Xyron Mega Runner to attach my mat to the card base,

I cut out two leaves using my Tim Holtz Garden Greens Die from more white cardstock and attached it to the card front.

I hand cut a pennant measuring 1"x3" from more blue paper from the Blue China Stack then stamped thanks in versamark and heat embossed with white embossing powder.

And lastly, attached the pennant, leaves, and flower using Fabri Tac.

And here is my finished card!

This card came together really quickly and really love the look of the blue and whites!! These papers really remind me of these porcelain dishes and balls my mother-in-law collects. And just like those porcelain pieces, these papers are absolutely gorgeous!

I hope my card has inspired you to join in on the fun over at DCWV!

Don't forget to enter for chance to win 

Sweet Dreams

Hey there, Crafty Friends!! I have a super cute card for you today! 

This one was inspired by the youngest of my four children. He keeps me on my toes day in and day out... and more often than not drains the life out of me and worries me to death with his very boyish tendencies. He plays too hard and seems almost fearless. But once he drifts into a  peaceful slumber, everything seem alright in the world, and my mind (and body) are finally at ease. And as I look down at him fast asleep, I don't see that little mischief maker, all I see is a perfect angel

  

Sweet Dreams Baby                                    Sweet Dreams Baby Dies

   

Stitched Greetings              Stitched Greeting Dies

Other Supplies Used

Spectrum Noir Color Pencils

White Cardstock (Bazzill Basics) 

Patterned Paper (Playshop Paper Hawaii)

Odorless Mineral Spirits

Blending Stumps

VersaMagic Ink Pads-Sea Breeze, Aegean Blue, Thatched Straw (Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko) 

Momento Ink Pad- Tuxedo Black (Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko)

Sponge Sweeper (Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko)

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Pad

2Way Glue Pen (EK Success)

3D Dots (EK Success)

Ultrafine Iridescent Glitter

White Gel Pen (Sakura)

PITT Artist Pen XS (Faber-Castell)

Frame, Scallop (Sizzix)

I stamping my image with Momento Tuxedo Black Ink. Then I used Spectrum Noir colored pencils. I also used a 2 way glue pen to add glue to the sleeping cap rim and pom-pom. Then layered ultra fine iridescent glitter over both.

Then I used blue painters tape to hold my die in place and die cut my image(and clouds) using the matching Sweet Dreams Baby Dies.

For my card base I made an A2 sized card base and taped off the top half with blue painter's tape to mask off only half of my card. Then I sponged on Aegean Blue, Sea Breeze, Thatched Straw chalk ink. 

I shaded the edges of the clouds with Sea Breeze chalk ink and backed them with 3D pop dots. Then I shaded the frame with Agean Blue ink and added more 3D dots behind it. I mounted both onto my card base and a banner I made using the sweet dreams sentiment and double fishtail banner stamp from the Stitched Greetings stamp set. Then cut it out with the matching die and added it to my card with more foam adhesive.

For the final touch a drew tiny hearts onto my background with a white gel pen and added faux stitch lines with my PITT Artist Pen in XS.

And here is my finished card...

I hope you enjoyed this card... it really is such a sweet card!

Until next time...

HAPPY CRAFTING!!

~ Mitsy