DD Inspiration Day #3

Hello!! Welcome back to our week full of inspiration using Plate1430! Stay tuned all week for some amazing works in which the Viva Las VegaStamps! Design Team has utilized our "December Daily" plate.

 

We've got two more lined up for today!!!

First up is Pinky! with this magnificent Magnetic Christmas Countdown!!! I love how bright and cheerful this is, and that she stamped in RED.

1. Spray paint cookie tin.
2. Cut out 2" circle using Silhouette Cameo & Jillibean Soup paper. 
3. Stamp out 25 days using December Daily VLVS set & American Crafts Cherry Ink.
4. Hand cut each number.
5. Using foam pop dots attach one number to each circle.
6. Add Pink Paislee Snow Day embellishments to each circle/number. 
7. Adhere magnet to the back of each completed circle. 
8. Punch Holes into top of painted cookie tin using Crop A Dile.
9. Thread tulle through holes to create hanger. 
10. Create "Days Til' Christmas" using alphas and leftover patterned paper. 
11. Arrange magnets.

Supplies Used:

Cookie sheet, Krylon Paint (almond), December Daily VLVS set, Pink Paislee Snow Day embellishments, Jillibean Soup paper & alphas, Red tulle, magnets, American Crafts Cherry Ink, Silver Stickles, Silhouette Cameo, and Crop A Dile

And 2nd is my project! I've created a 31 page mini album specifically as a December Daily, with pockets, tags, pages and envelopes. 

Other VLVS! used: Chevrons, Miracle Tape

Other supplies: circle punch, scalloped circle punch, paper trimmer, tag die cut, May Arts ribbon, Gauche Alchemy tape, paper clips, walnut stain distress ink, archival black ink, water, zutter binding, bind it all, floral dots, martha stewart punch, black pen, Authentique paper, kraft paper, black cardstock, bobunny vintage double dot. 

Leave your comment for another chance at winning this plate of rubber!! Come back tomorrow :)  

DD Inspiration Day #2

Hello!! Welcome to our week full of inspiration using Plate1430! Stay tuned all week for some amazing works in which the Viva Las VegaStamps! Design Team has utilized our "December Daily" plate.

Today I have two stunning posts for you!!
The first is by Aimee, a long time DT member for VLVS! and a lover of all things wiener dogs! Check out her super fun and FULL album:

Besides the December Daily plate, Aimee used stamps:Lighted Christmas Tree 12813

Santa With Candy Cane 17830

Santa Reading List 17832

Harlequin Diamond Background 18920

Dachshund with Antlers 10991

Santa's Face 17828

Pine Branch 4526

Miracle Tape 1/4"

and Ultra High Gloss EP

Other supplies: Tiny Attacher, tag punch, Graphic 45 chip board album, Glitz designs papers, Zip Dry glue, bling, ribbons, trims, Glitz embellishments, Prima wood buttons, Distress Inks, Memento inks, Adirondack inks, card stock, scissors, heat gun, colored pencils, Stickles, craft knife & glass mat (to trim card stock around the fancy edge), dies & die cut machine, letter stickers.

Next up we have Ellen!! Ellen has taken the December Daily plate and used in a Birthday Month Meandering Mini!!!

Besides the Plate1430 Ellen used:Miracle Tape - 1/8" and 1"

Practice Random Acts of Kindness

and May Arts Black Leather Ribbon

Other supplies : 12" x 12" Kraft paper, 7 Gypsies Paddington paper, Index cards, Vintage Photo Distress Ink

 Directions

Using the Kraft paper make  a 3" square Meandering Mini Album. (There are lots of YouTube Tutorial videos with great directions.) You will need to use the 1/8" Miracle Tape to attach the pages together.  

Cut  sixteen 2  3/4" squares of Paddington paper. Attach using 1" Miracle Tape to Kraft pages.

Stamp out numbers from the December Daily Plate onto plain paper. Cut and attach to Index cards. Add your Random Acts of Kindness.

For the cover cut two pieces of 3 1/2" square cardboard. Cover both front and back with paper and attach to Meandering Mini using the 1" Miracle Tape.

Decorate the cover and tie with leather ribbon from May Arts.

Enjoy giving gifts to strangers in celebration of your Birthday!

See!! Each day - new ways to use the plate! Leave a comment for your chance to own the whole plate! Come back tomorrow :) 

DD Inspiration Day #1

Hello!! Welcome to our week full of inspiration using Plate1430! Stay tuned all week for some amazing works in which the Viva Las VegaStamps! Design Team has utilized our "December Daily" plate.

I love giving the team a theme, or certain stamp to use and seeing how each project turns out completely unique and wonderful.

First up we have Kersten!! She's put together this lovely Soltice Shrine for us to feast our eyes upon. The color palate is to die for, and the whole piece makes my mouth water:

Here are the steps used to create this beauty:

1.  Wash and dry tin.  Pry apart and set the top aside for a future project.

2.  Gesso the tin so as to cover all images, etc.  I used white, but black could be used just as effectively.

3.  Paint with acrylics using two shades of blue, teal and turquoise.  I was hoping for a northern lights effect.

4.  When completely dry, stamp back and sides with December Daily images. I used all images associated with December 21st, the date of Winter Solstice.

5.  Layer two pieces of patterned, snowflake card stock inside the tin.  Adhere with Miracle Tape.

6.  Stamp snowflakes on top of patterned paper and inside tin.  Apply glue to all areas around snowflakes.  Shake Stampendous Shaved Ice Glitter on top of glue.  Shake away loose glitter when finished.

7.  Stamp goddess on Kromecote Cardstock.  Color in with Copics and Distressed Ink markers.  Layer goddess into tin so that she rests higher than the Shaved Ice Glitter.  Add punched snowflake with star embellishment.

8.  Add quote to goddess.

9. Glue in small tinsel wrap around inside of tin.

10. Cut "Winter Solstice" letters and add to front of tin.

11.  Add embellishments at the top:  beads and sun button.

12.  Finally, clear emboss snowflakes on back of tin and add silver stars.

Along with Plate1430, Kersten used Don't let anyone ever dull your sparkle, large snowflake, medium snowflake and small snowflake. She also used the Lady with arms up stamp which was stamped on Kromecote cardstock.

Second for today is this piece by Lea. She's put together this beautiful altered tray for us! Lea really has a huge passion for stamping and never fails to impress with her skills:

Lea purchased the shadowbox and added wire (drill screw 1/2 way, wrap wire around screw and then finish drilling all the way in)

Large rectangle:  decorative paper spruced up with rub ons to add more contrast.  add green paper, then the library date due paper. Had an old fashion date stamp- stamped Dec. 25 Rec'd on it.  Distressed a bit, added rub on as a "bridge" to tie all papers together. Santa was colored with Copics.  Gel pen, white, used on beard for different texture - Copic gray added for shadows.Christmas tree I used Plaid's Papier Metallic Pearl White paper paint.  Adds dimension for more real snow look - sprinkled USAQ Crystal Effects (the smallest glitter possible). Christmas sentiment rub on.  Glue Dots pulls Santa forward.

Top Square:  Stamp Daily 25 in Grape Memento ink.  Studio G gold paint brush to paint numbers and half the stripes.  Green Copic for the rest of stripes.  "Joy" from Daily plate alphabet  - put letters on block and stamp on white cardstock, edge.  Add bulb.  Rub on on top to add an extra pattern.

Other 2 Squares:  Rub on to match rectangle, tiny bit of Crystal Effects added.  Bottle Cap adhered.  Bottom square, rub on on bottom (top square has same rub on, on top ) to add a pattern, pointsettia adhered. Shadowbox can be set on a shelf or table, hung by wire, hung on a tree or door of a room, etc.

Now leave these ladies some love (it enters you into a giveaway for plate1430, also!) and come back every day this week for new ways to use our December Daily plate!

We can do it!!

Hi everyone Glenda here! Today I would like to showcase the We can do it! Lady stamp.

I have had alot of fun with her as she is the perfect size for ATC's, journal pages, cards and scrapbook layouts! I stamped her and then colored her in with watercolor pencils for this scrapbook layout

and here is a close up of the lovely lady

Isn't she fabulous?? For this project I used the following:

We can do it! Lady stamp
Miracle tape
12 x 12 scrapbook paper
White cardstock
Letter stickers
Smiley face sticker
Versafine ink
Staedtler watercolor pencils
Die cut corners
Plastic button

I have also used this stamp on an ATC

I stamped her, colored her in and then placed her on some peace sign patterned paper and then matted it onto black cardstock.

I hope you enjoyed seeing this stamp and until next time!

Glenda

Just clowning around



"Just clowning around"

An art journal page made with acryllic paints and stencils.

 

 

 

Started with this background but then went with the flow, never have a plan when it comes to art journal pages.

 

 

 

1. Background made with acrylic paints. Take a sponge and drag 3 colours of acryllic page all over the paper. Then take a round sponge and make the circles with white acrylic painty.

2. Take a scrap piece of paper and stamp with Stazon Black the clown nr. 7658 and clown face nr. 6727.  Colour them with water colours and cut out. Decide where you want them to be and put aside for a while.

3. Take the circle stencil and sponge with copper acrilic paint. Do the same with the stripes.

4. Glue the clowns in place and make some shades with watercolour wax crayon.

5. Handwrite with a Pilot Permaball the text following the line outside the circle stencil.

6. Take different kinds of washi tape and glue them at the top and bottom.

7. With the Pilot pen you make some faux stitches to accent the stripes. And draw lines around some of the circles so they look like balloons.

 

Hope you like this page. Have fun playing around.

 

HERMINE

 









Guest Designer : Sandy!!

This month I have the distinct pleasure of sharing the work of TWO Guest Designers with you :) I may have flopped some words in an email and scheduled two designers for the same month, but it turns out to be a real treat for our readers!!

Welcome our 2nd November 2012 Guest Designer... Sandy Alsfasser! 

Sandy says "Mixed media is my favorite art form. Searching for just the right color paint or stamp pad and item to finish a piece is all part of the adventure.  Each piece fills in a piece of a puzzle where the outcome is unpredictable until the last piece is in place.  I'm always searching for new techniques and new altered art projects and love playing with dyes, inks, and stamps.  Viva Las VegaStamps! quirky stamps always make me smile - please feel free to check out my blog to see what I'm up to." Her blog can be found @ http://altered-artifacts.blogspot.com/

Today she has this magnificent card and envelope for us:

From plate893 she used:
Large Wasp

Time Flies

Hot Air Balloon with Flags

and the Flying Watch

She's also used

Einstein's Tongue and Fly

About her project:

The background on the stamped card front was created on white card stock using three colors of Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Pumice Stone, Weathered Wood and Stormy Sky.  Words, watch, Albert Einstein and hot air balloon were stamped with StazOn's Midnight Blue ink pad; and the flies were stamped using StazOn's Jet Black ink pad.  An extra hot air balloon was stamped, trimmed and colored with a yellow highlighter to mimic a light bulb going off over Al's head.  His hair was colored in with a white opaque pen from Ranger; another clock face was stamped on white card stock, outside colored with a red Sharpie marker and affixed on top of original stamped watch with pop dots.  Various areas were then "painted" with Elmer's White Glue and dusted with Martha Stewart's extra fine crystal glitter (my very favorite go-to glitter) for a more fun look.  This sheet was then attached to a slightly larger piece of navy blue card stock using double sided tape.  Navy background card stock was attached in the same manner to a stock white blank greeting card.

The words "Time flies" were stamped again on the left side inside of the card using Midnight Blue StazOn ink.  Another watch and wings image was also stamped with the Midnight Blue StazOn on an additional piece of the white card stock.  This image was then colored, glittered, cut out and attached to the right inside of the card with a tiny spring coil made from very fine metal beading wire coiled around a pencil and then attached to the card and cut-out with double-sided tape.

 

The red envelope was purchased, stamped on the front, and stamped on the back utilizing the flies and watch once again.  Stamped images were decorated and glittered; and the inside of the envelope was lined with navy card stock to complement the card.  Enjoy!

Give Sandy a big round of applause and leave her some nice comments for taking the time to share her work with us today :)

Spruced Up Card Tricks

 Happy Wednesday! Leslie-Rahye here sharing with you a fun technique to do on the Kromecote card stock. We have some beautiful new plates for winter scene building and I couldn't wait to try out some resist and background coloring techniques with them as well! The slick surface of the Kromecote card stock allows Distressed Inks to float on the surface of the card stock when it is spritzed, creating some fun texturey backgrounds!

For this project you will need:

Distress Inks

Archival Black Ink

Versamark Ink

Foam Tape

Kraft Card Stock

I began by layering a background of colors where I would later stamp my Christmas Trees in small and large. After basing in the colors, I spritzed with water and letting colors puddle and then heating then to try. Where I felt I needed more color, I added another layer and heat set again.l Heating between layers keeps you from smearing inks.

Next I layered on Christmas Trees with Black ink. I heat set them so the black would not smear off the Kromecote. Next I stamped with Versamark the three sizes of Snowflakes and dusted them with High Gloss Emboss Powder. While the heat set powder was still warm, I dusted it with Silver mica powder and heat set the embossing powder again so that it would hold the silver mica powder--it remelts just slightly capturing the mica so that it does not rub back off. I then use a soft cloth to wipe the surface of the card before proceeding further.

For the sentiment, I created a background in the same manner as above and stamped my sentiment in Black Archival. The pieces of card stock were edged with black. The sentiment was lifted off the surface of the card with foam tape. The cards were layered onto the Kraft card base.

Thank you for looking I hope you enjoyed my tips! ~leslierahye

Collaged Season's Greetings with a View of the London Skyline

Welcome to Viva Las Vegastamps!!! I hope you are having a terrific Tuesday. Susan here sharing a stamped Holiday Card with a collage background using some homemade tissue tape.

A Reminder - this month we are having a special "December Daily" week-long event in which the whole design team has been challenged to create with the VLVS! December Daily plate #1430.

For today's project I made homemade stamped tissue tape... YES - I made it myself! It's pretty easy, too. All you need is some tissue, a stamp, ink and your trusty Miracle Tape in whatever width you desire your tissue tape to be.

Using a warm grey ink, I stamped Jingle Bells #10686 repeatedly across a section of recycled tissue {that has already been gently crinkled here and there}. I tore stamped tissue into strips - I might add this really looks like the ready-made store bought stuff, too!

Then I grabbed my Miracle Tape and adhered it to the back of the tissue strips. I varied the thickness of Miracle Tape to the width of my torn musical tissue strips.

I stamped Fancy Border #18951 with Versafine Black Ink onto lower section of my kraft card base. I peeled off the backing and collaged my tissue tape to my card base. Easy peasy! Then I rubbed with a gesso acrylic mixture to mute the color and aged with Old Paper Distress Ink.

Stamps used: London Skyline #10597, Christmas Trees Small #18941, Fancy Border #18951, Jingle Bells #10686, and Season's Greetings #18944.

I masked off the border with post-it notes and began stamping in the scene. Using black Versafine ink, I stamped the Christmas Trees, then overlapped London skyline, and finished off with "Season's Greetings" sentiment. I gently heat set ink to dry and rubbed antique gold dew drop ink around card edges. The card is finished off with May Arts paper raffia and by adding some black gems along the fancy border.

Presenting my collaged "Season's Greetings" card!

Thanks so much for dropping by today! Hang around a little while and check out what the rest of the Viva Las Vegastamps! Design Team has been up to. Don't forget to visit the Viva Las Vegastamps! store - for all your stamping needs and for every occasion...and MIRACLE TAPE, too!

If you would like to see more of my creations please visit my blog, sbartist : painting in the dark HERE. I'll be back with another stamping adventure real soon! Hope you have an inky day! Sb

Stamp eight different ways with Birgit Koopsen!

I know it's been a while but this month I bring back to you the Guest Designer feature.. with a big KAPOW!!! Introducing Birgit Koopsen:

I'll let Birgit take it over from here:
Hi! My name is Birgit Koopsen. I'm married to Erik and mom of 3 beautiful kids. I live in a little village called Winsum in the north of the Netherlands.

I started scrapbooking officially when my youngest child was one year old, in 2003, but actually I've been doing it since I was a teenager. I always enjoyed photography and "pimped" my photo albums, just didn't know there was a name for it and special products. I love how scrapbooking keeps all the beautiful memories of special events and everyday life alive. Especially for my children! But I also love the creative outlet it gives me! I just love to get my hands dirty! Be creative, play, experiment! I love color! Bright, happy and bold colors are my favorites to work with. Lime Green, turquoise, pink, orange, yellow and red. My style goes from clean and geometric to “busy” layouts with lots of details and colors, I  love to play with paints and inks and use non-scrapbooking products! In the last few years I fell in love with mixed media and I very much enjoy creating “off-the-page” projects like canvasses and Art Journal style mini albums.In the last 8 years scrapbooking slowly turned into a job. I teach and demonstrate in my own studio at home as well as in scrapbook stores and at (international) scrapbook events, shows and conventions. Also I do freelance work for magazines. I was given the privilege to work on a couple of wonderful DT’s like in the past for Infocrea, MyStampBOX and until last year Prima. Currently I’m a DT-member for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L, a certified Tattered Angels Designer, an endorsed educator for WOW! Embossing Powders and designing for Sizzix.

You can find more of my work on my blog: www.birgitkoopsen.nl, on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Birgit.Koopsen, on Twitter: @BirgitKoopsen and on Instagram: birgitkoopsen. I would love to see you there!

And here is the project I would like to share with you today a mini art journal:

1 stamp – 8 techniques

I  took 1 stamp and used it with 8 different techniques. You can find the stamp I used here!

To create the cover I stamped the image with Versamark and added WOW! Bonding Powder. When you heat the powder it turns into a hot glue and you can add Fab Foil (also from WOW!). Rub it, let it cool down and then carefully remove the foil. You now have a shiny stamped image. I colored in the open spaces using Faber Castel Gelatos and a water brush.

I didn’t throw away the negative left over piece of foil but covered a tag completely with Versmark and bonding powder. Then I added the left over foil.

To create the black and white shipping tag I just stamped with black Stazon and colored the flowers with a white pen.

The next page was stamped with Versamark and colored with PanPastel. The PanPastel gets a darker color in the places where the Versamark is.

For this page I stamped with Versmark and then embossed the image with white embossing powder. The embossed image creates a resist for water based spray paints. The image was spray painted with several colors of Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist.

For this colorful page I colored directly on the stamp with Faber Castel Gelatos, sprayed it with water and then stamped on white cardstock.

To create this page I first colored a piece of white cardstock with Ecoline (water color ink). I covered the stamp with a very thin layer of blue Ecoline using a brush and then stamped it on the colored cardstock.

This little tag was also created using Ecoline, only this time there is a layer of gesso underneath the pink. If you now stamp with another color of Ecoline the original color will be “pushed away” and leaf you with a water colored look.

I hope you like my little project and that you got inspired to get out one stamp, a lot of different mediums and experiment on all the different looks you can accomplish with only that one image!

Thank you for stopping by today and a big thank you to DeeDee for inviting me to guest design for VivaLasVegaStamps!

Wishing you all a wonderful day! Happy Stamping!

Love, 

Birgit