Whimsical Watercolor Tags- Video by Susanne

Hi my dear Viva Las VegaStamps! Friends!

I have two whimiscal watercolor tags for you today which are created with Brushos, the Leaf Lady and the Letter Man stamps.

I have a video tutorial for you today! Enjoy!

Here are some close-ups:

Thank you for stopping by today!

xx Susanne

Supplies:
Viva Las VegaStamps!

Whimsical Leave Lady Face

She war Courageous

Whimsical Lettered Man

Wire Rings
Stars
Butterfly Specimens
Others:
Brushos: Turquoise, Ost. Blue, Orange, Vermillion
Liquid Watercolor: Purple, Black
Sizzix Embossing Folder
Crealies Banners

Embossing Resist with Brushos - Tag by Susanne

Hi there!

I have a tag for you today with an embossing resist technique and Brushos! It's happening very often, that people asking me what I do with my tags? Well, I use them sometimes as a simple bookmark, I glue them into my art journal I use them as a tag topper or even to decorate my shelf.

For this tag I started by stamping the "Scribble Circle" with VersaMark ink and embossed it with gold metallic powder. After that I used Brushos (Sea Green and Purple) together with water and created the background. The inside of the Circles is colored with Yellow and Alizarin Crimson. The embossed images build a nice border, so the colors will not blend into each other, if you are a little careful.
To add a bit more texture and interest to the background, I used the "Spirit Animal" stamp together with a matching ink. I stamped it randomly onto the background. I used the "Rows of Numbers" and stamped it into the circles.
The tag is adhered to a slightly bigger one from Kraft cardstock. I finished it up by adding the "Deathhead Moth", a Tim Holtz sticker and a tiny arrow.

Thank you for stopping by today!
Have a wonderful Christmas time, xx Susanne.

Supplies:
Viva Las VegaStamps!:
Spirit Animal
Deathhead Moth
Scribble Circle
Rows of Numbers
Others:
ColourCraft Brushos
WOW! Metallic Gold Powder
Archival Ink
VersaMark Ink

Girly Envelope with Distress Oxide Inks - Mail Art Monday with Susanne

Hi there!

Today I have to share a girly mail art envelope for a friend of my daughter. I am sure nearly every girl loves unicorns and glitter....

Here is what I did:
I picked a piece of watercolour card stock and inked it up with Distress Oxide Inks. I used: Picked Raspberry, Peacock Feathers and Spiced Marmalade.
After that I sprinkled water droplets onto the surface and dried it with my heat tool.

After building the envelope with the Envelope Punch Board, I used the "Chevron Banner" and the "Whimsical Thatched Heart" to stamp decorative borders to the top and bottom of my envelope.

I stamped the "Unicorn" onto white cardstock, cut it out and adhered it to my project.

As I wanted the word "Birthday" being very BIG and glittery, I masked the rest of the "Happy Mail Enclosed" stamp before inking it up. So I was able to stamp only the word "Happy" with different colours and different intensities onto the front.

Finally I cut out the Birthday sentiment from cardstock that was completely covered with Miracle Tape. This makes it really easy to cover it with glitter completely after cutting.

Thank you for stopping by today!
xx Susanne.

Supplies:
Viva Las VegaStamps!:
Whimsical Thatched Heart
Happy Mail Enclosed
Chevron Banner
Unicorn 
Others:
Distress Oxide Inks
STAMPlorations "Birthday" die
Archival Ink
WOW! Sparkles

Mixed Media Tag Tutorial by Susanne

Hi there!

Susanne here today with a mixed media step by step tutorial. I created a mixed media tag with lot of texture.

Here are the step by step instructions:

1. Draw a simple flower and add Crackle Paste. Add some stamping after the paste is dry.

 2. Mix white and gold liquid acrylics and add a thin layer to the tag.

 3. Use acrylic paint to color the flower. Let it dry.

 4. Add DecoArt media Antiquing Cream, wait until it's dry and wipe it off. Add some more stamping to the background.

 5. Add some shadows with a black Gelato. Add some additional color with Oil Pastels to the flower.

 6. Add white paint splatters and a black border with an Oil Pastel to finish the tag.

Enjoy recreating you own flower.
xx Susanne.

Supplies:
Viva Las VegaStamps!:
Waybill/Invoice Background
Typewriter Keys
Spirit Animal
Deathhead Moth

Others:
DecoArt media Fluid Acrylics (Gold, Titanium White)
DecoArt media Crackle Paste
DecoArt media Antiquing Cream Black
Staz On Jet Black Ink
Faber-Castell Oil Pastels
Faber-Castell Gelato Black

Universe Inside - Art Journal Page by Susanne

Hi there!

I'm sharing an art journal page with you today. I used the Whimsical Leaf Lady stamp as my focal point. The colouring is made with Brushos and Aztec Metallic paints.

I recorded a video for you! Enjoy:

Thank you for stopping by today!
xx Susanne.

Supplies:
Viva Las VegaStamps!:
Whimsical Leaf Lady
Film Strip 1
There is a Universe 
Typewriter
Small Bee
Small Wasp
Large Wasp
Others:
ColourCraft Brushos
Molding Paste
ColourCraft Wax Resist Sticks
ColourCraft Aztec Metallics
Tissue Paper
Archival Ink

Altered Playing Card by Susanne

Hey there crafty friends!

Susanne here today and I share a altered playing card today. I have tons of 3 1/4" by 4 3/4" cards laying around. My kids got them twice during a promotion in our local discounter. I covered the card with gesso and started to play:

I used some light blue acrylic paint and applied it with my fingers. The "Dictionary Page" stamp is perfect for some texture in the background. I also used the "Writing Circles Background" for more interest. The "Wildflowers Silhouette" are a fab background for my main image. Everything is stamped with Archival Ink. I used some brown acrylic paint together with a stencil from stamplorations and applied some copper metallic acrylic paint with my fingers. Before I added the "Dancing Lady" I made some black splatters with a mix of black paint and water. The "Dancing Lady" is stamped onto the card and onto white cardstock. I cut it out and adhered it to my page. I decided to just add a tiny little bit of a skin tone to my main image and leave the rest black and white. Finally I used a black oil pastel to give the card a black frame and stamped the sentiment "She was a Wildflower".

Thank you for stopping by today!
xx Susanne.

Supplies:
Viva Las VegaStamps!
Dancing Lady
Dictionary Page
Wildflowers Silhouette
She was a Wildflower
Writing Circles Background
Others:
Archival Ink (Jet Black, Saffron)
Acrylic Paints
Gesso
STAMPlorations stencil
Faber-Castell Black Oil Pastel

Altered Paper Houses by Susanne

Hi my dear crafty friends.

I'm sharing two altered paper houses today. I cut the pieces with my Silhouette Cameo from Kraft cardstock.

Here are the step by step instructions:

Add some pieces of old book paper before you cover every piece with gesso. Use acrylic paint together with a baby wipe to add some color. I used DecoArt Fluid Acrylics.

Add some details with different stamps and waterproof ink. I used Archival Ink Jet Black.

Use Crackle Paste with a stencil to add some texture.

After the paste is dry, cover the texture with DecoArt Antiquing Cream Carbon Black. Let it dry and wipe it away with wet baby wipes. Wipe away the color just in one direction to get a deep shadow on one side of the stenciled image.

I added the Pair of Butterfly Wings, stamped on tissue paper, onto the roofs. And some dimensional Flowers and sentiments to the front of the houses.

The flowers are from the Sizzix Susan's Garden Collection and colored with PanPastels. I glued the pieces together with Miracle Tape.

 

Thank you for stopping by today!
xx Susanne.

Supplies:
Viva Las VegaStamps!
Miracle Tape
Doodle Flower Garden 3
Tired of Trying to Cram 1
Pair of Butterfly Wings
Flowers are Love's
Where Flowers Bloom
Butterfly Specimens
Writing Circles Background
Sizzix Susan's Garden Flowers
DecoArt Fluid Acrylics (Carbon Black, Green Gold, Cadmium Orange Hue, Quinacridone Burnt Orange)
DecoArt Crackle Paste
DecoArt Gel Medium
Americana Stencil Doily
PanPastels

Grungy Mixed Media Tag by Susanne

Hi there!

It's Susanne here today and I'm sharing a process video on our YouTube channel.

Grab yourself a cup of coffee and enjoy!

Here are some close-ups:

 Thank you for stopping by today! xx Susanne

Supplies:
Viva Las VegaStamps!:
Be Adorable
Stars
Wilderness
Discover
Explore
Ampersand
Redwood Trees
Others:
Brusho Crystal Colors
Neocolor II Crayons
Staz On Ink
Archival Ink
Sizzix BigZ Bird
Gesso
Gel Medium
STAMPlorations stencil "Stars"
Molding Paste
DCWV Maps, Text & Ledgers Stack