Weekend napzzzzzzz....

Hello and Happy Friday.  Tina here today with my first official Design Team project for VLVS.  I am SO excited to be here with y'all for the next 6 months and can't wait.

My first project is a Mixed Media layout.  I had wanted to use this stamp, 'Tangle' on a project, but only wanted a portion of the stamp for my project.  No worries; you can either ink up a portion of the stamp for using, or cut out the portion desired.  

After stamping the image 2 times, I painted it using watercolors and doodle pens.  I then cut out the stamped portion I wanted.  I also cut the 2^nd image into 2 pieces and placed them along the edge of my layout.  I added a brad and extra large sequin to the center of each image and used them as an embellishment on my page. 

Using this technique, I can create a customized embellishment that coordinates with the color scheme on the background.  It’s a great way to extend your stamps to create an endless supply of embellishments.

I really love the versatilty of stamping.  You can create so many amazing projects using stamps!  I hope you enjoyed my layout today!

Have a great day!

Tina

Animal Farm Housing

Did you ever wonder about the housing in Animal Farm?  No? Me, neither.

But for some reason, when I saw this strip of farm animal stamps from Viva Las VegaStamps! I thought of Animal Farm, and how their houses might look as designed and lived in by animals.  I know--my brain is a wild and woolly place, lol!

Supplies:

VLVS! Images Used--

Farm Animals 1 1/2" Cube Item CB31 Plate 1055

Sakura of America Pigma Micron pen

1 sheet 180 g Garza Papel engraving paper
StazOn Jet Black Inkpad
Strathmore Vellum Envelope Scrap
Gelli Plate
Acrylic Paint-yellow, pink, white
Golden Light Modeling Paste
Miracle Tape
stylus

A while back I used a gelli plate to print on some Strathmore Vellum Envelopes. I wanted to try a parchment effect with the vellum, so I had printed on them with white acrylic, and splashed a bit of yellow and pink here and there for a very light mottled effect.

Although, there are four images here, they all come on one rubber strip, which I stamped on a scrap of the envelope.  I know from past experience that StazOn Jet Black, blends well with the black ink from a Pigma Micron pen, so that is what I used.

I cut each image out, turned it over, and used a stylus to dry emboss each animal into relief.  This particular vellum isn't the best for a parchment effect.  It doesn't turn white, or hold the relief very well, but it did well enough.  

After embossing, I filled the back of the relief images with light modeling paste so they wouldn't totally flatten out.  I used the light paste so that I wouldn't add a lot of weight to the drawing.

With a .03 tipped, Pigma Micron pen, I traced the outline of each image, where I wanted it to fall on the finished piece, and then started drawing.  I had a rough image in my head, and drew on my tangling experience to add detail.  This might look complex, but actually took only about 1/2 hour to do, and with Zentangle® patterns to rely on for detail, the houses almost drew themselves.  The engraving paper is soft with some tooth, so I could build up the values and gets lots of grayscale shading.

When the drawing was finished, and the modeling paste was dry, I attached the stamped images with Miracle tape.

The scan at the top doesn't show the 3D relief, and I had to take a photograph with lots of shadow to pick it up.  I didn't quite get the parchment look I was shooting for, but I'm am pleased with the result.  I love when that happens!  

  

For more of my work with Viva Las VegaStamps!, Amazing Mold Putty, zentangle-inspired art, and daily links to tangles, tutorials, and giveaways please visit my "Life Imitates Doodles" blog.   ~ Sandra Strait

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Tangling with Stamps!

Today is the first time I have stamped any of the new TANGLE stamps from Viva Las Vegastamps! I had a lot of fun. 

The images are stamped on Kromekote Cardstock. I was very pleased with the detail of my images. 

I stamped and masked the Flying Bird, Pen Tips and Steampunk Alphabet "X" before I stamped the large Tangle from Plate 1424. Then I used my Tim Holtz Distress Markers to add a bit of color. 

 Masks of the images before stamping the Large Tangle / Zentangles.

Viva Las Vegastamps:
Flying Bird
Large Tangle From Plate 1424
Steampunk Alphabet "X"
Pen Tips (from plate 1424)
Kromekote Cardstock
Tim Holtz Distress Markers

I did add a little bit to the tangles... it was a lot of fun!!  I may have to try my own now!

No Evil in a Pound of Rubber

 I'm sure there are those of you out there that look at the pound of rubber and think that that can't be anything "good" in it. I'm here to tell you that there is "no evil" in a pound of rubber! That is EXACTLY where I found these jewels!! This set of three fun chimpanzees representing the addage See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil was in my pound of rubber!!

Chimpanzee Set 3 - 1 3/4 x 2

 I will not lie there were some stamps that I know I will never use and I have passed them on to fellow stampers who love them more than I ever will. The amount of stamps in there that I L O V E though, at least $50 worth or more. Give a pound of rubber a chance, you will see that there is no evil in a pound of deeply etched red-rubber goodness...it's pure happiness!  I hope you enjoy my Tangled Trading-card Trio! Have a super Saturday~ leslierahye