A Fairytale Art Journal Layout by Jenn

Hi Sin City Friends and fans! It is my turn on the blog to share some of my work to inspire you to create something amazing with Sin City Stamps!!

 I just love these whimsical fairy and dragon stamps! You can purchase this set by clicking the image below. There is a sequel to this set available as well!

For this journal layout, I used a combination of products and several techniques. I started with a script stamp that was inked with a rainbow of colors as the base.

I used chalk inks. Let this dry before proceeding to next steps.

Spritz some ink in colors of your choice on a craft mat. Spritz with water and then dip stencil and lay on your page. Dry and repeat with next color. I used Art Anthology Colorations in Timeless and Waimea Bay here.

Stamp images onto a watercolor heavy paper with black ink and sprinkle with clear embossing powder to achieve a raised outline. Activate powder with a heat tool.
 To color images, use a water brush and watercolor pencils or paints.
Once dry add a pearlescent spray or powder for some glitz!

**TIP** cover your colored images with a watermarking or clear embossing ink and coat with clear embossing powder. Activate with a heat tool. This enables you to add water and other wet mediums once these images are on your page without changing the image colors.
Blend and dry in between colors.Fussy cut fairy image and use a circle punch for dragon and set aside.

 On to the circles.......................................................................................................................................
Using a heavy cardstock create a background that uses the same color palette as your images. For this I used stencils, texture paste, and spray inks. Use a variety of coordinating ink colors with stencils, drying in between. For texture add texture paste through another stencil. You can layer as much as you like so play! Have fun!

Once you achieve the pattern you like, use circle punches in various sizes to cut out and set aside. I added a few other colors than what is shown above. A pink and a purple were used.

Using a matte gel or other adhesive arrange and adhere your circles to your page.

On the other side add some hand drawn circles with watercolor pencils and water brush. Then adhere the fairy image.

Choose a pencil in a bright coordinating color such as the hot pink I used here and outline circles. Go over the drawn outlines with a paintbrush or water brush. As a final touch, I spritzed a few colors on the back of a stencil in a rainbow and lightly patted on this side to add a bit more color.

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So that is how I did this! As always thanks so much for viewing my post and I hope you are inspired to get crafty!! Until next time! Jenn

Fabulous Fall

Hello All Lanette Here!

Today I'm going to share a festive fall tag featuring a couple of Pam's fabulous Fall stamps!


First lets take a look at my card and then I will take you through my process.

Blank Page Muse Stamps Supplies Used:  Pam Bray's Fall Collection

Other Products Used: Ribbon, Twine, Cardboard, StazOn Ink, Art Anthology Paint & Colorations Spray.


Now lets look at my process......

I started by stamping one of Pam's Fall Stamps at the bottom and flipping it over and re stamping an inch above the first image.

Next I choose a warm color comb and sprayed my background.

After the golden colors were dry I added a bit of red to mix it up a bit.

Just to add a bit of sparkle I added a bit of  Art Anthology Sorbet through a leaf stencil.

Next I stamped several of the leaves from the Fall Collection. After I stamped the images I painted them using a mix of Art Anthology paints.

After my paint dried I cut my leaves out and began building up my embellishments. 

Next I knew I wanted to use one of the verses from Pam's collection but I wanted it spaced a little differently so I just stamped it a few times and cut away...

Same verse just a little different look...

And there you have it easy peasy a fun little tag to celebrate the fall season!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

I hope that I have inspired you to have some inky fun of your own!

After all time flies! You gotta get inky when you can!

Remember to like us on Facebook and stop by the store for all your stamping needs!!

As always feel free to stop by my blog Stacks of Scraps anytime!

I'm in love with Mixed Media!

Hello All Lanette Here!


Today I'm going to share a pretty little layout that I created using the fun Anime Fairies 2 Art Rubber Stamps & Art Journal 3 Stamp Sets.

First lets take a look at my layout and then I will take you through my process.

Sin City Supplies Used  Anime Fairies 2 Art Rubber Stamps & Art Journal 3 Stamp Set

Other Supplies Used: Stazon Ink, Faber Castell Markers, Distress Ink, Art Anthology Velvet, Art Anthology Colorations Spray, Creative Embellishments Chipboard, Liquitex Modeling Paste, Misc Stencil, Prima Flowers, Misc Lace, Cheese Cloth & Twine


Now lets look at my process......


I started by building my background up using a a few scrap dictionary pages. After I added my pages I randomly stamped over the dictionary pages with a fairy stamp from the   Anime Fairies 2 Art Rubber Stamps. (This gets covered up but its all about the layers !!)

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Next I addded a layer of modeling paste for a bit of texture.

My next step was to start adding color I added a mix of Art Anthology Colorations and Velvet.

I continued to add to my background by randomly stamping words from the Art Journal 3 Stamp Set with coordinating Distress Ink colors.

 After I added the words, I continued adding random images with darker inks, I used a mix of  stamps from the  Anime Fairies 2 Art Rubber Stamps & Art Journal 3 Stamp Set.

You can see a bit of this stamping here ;) 

After I was happy with my background I started making a few layered butterfly embellishments. First I colored a dictionary page with Art Anthology Colorations spry, After it was dry I stamped the page repeatably with a butterfly from the Anime Fairies 2 Art Rubber Stamps.

Then I fussy cut all theose little guys out and layered them up, aren't they cute! 

After I added these little guys to my flower clusters my page was complete!!

A few Details just for Fun!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

I hope that I have inspired you to have some inky fun of your own!

After all time flies! You gotta get inky when you can!

Remember to like us on Facebook and stop by the store for all your stamping needs!!

As always feel free to stop by my blog Stacks of Scraps anytime!

Fairy Fun!

Hello All Lanette Here!


Today I'm going to share a few Fairy ATC Cards created using the fun Anime Fairies 2 Art Rubber Stamps! 

First lets take a look at my finished ATC's ,then we can take a look at how I made them :)

Sin City Supplies Used  Anime Fairies 2 Art Rubber Stamps & Art Journal 3 Stamp Set

Other Supplies Used: Stazon Ink, Faber Castell Markers, Faber Castell Gelatos, Art Anthology Sorbet, Art Anthology Colorations Spray, Misc Stencil, Uniball & Gel pens


Now lets look at my process......

I started by choosing a few Fairies from the Anime Fairies 2 Art Rubber Stamps along with a couple of verses. I even mixed in a verse stamp from the Art Journal 3 Stamp Set. After my decision was made I stamped my cards using a waterproof ink.

Using a mix of watercolor pencils and a water brush colored in my fairies.

After my fairies colored and dry I added a thin coat of Art Anthology Sorbet Frost, to create a resit against the next layer of color and add a bit of glitter at the same time.

Next I colored the backgrounds using several different Art Anthology Colorations sprays and a mix of stencils. After all my backgrounds were dry I added a bit of doodling.

And there you have it a quick set of ATCs to trade with your artsy pals!!
Now  Before you go lets take another look at all four tags....

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

I hope that I have inspired you to have some inky fun of your own!

After all time flies! You gotta get inky when you can!

Remember to like us on Facebook and stop by the store for all your stamping needs!!

As always feel free to stop by my blog Stacks of Scraps anytime!

ATC fun with the Wizard!

Hello All Lanette Here!


Today I'm going to share a few Wizard of Oz ATC Cards created using the fun Wizard and Dorothy art rubber stamps set.

First lets take a look at my finished ATC's ,then we can take a look at how I made one of them :)

Sin City Supplies Used: Wizard and Dorothy art rubber Stamps et & Art Journal 3 Stamp Set

Other Supplies Used: Stazon Ink, Faber Castell Markers, Faber Castell Gelatos, Art Anthology Sorbet, Art Anthology Colorations Spray, Misc Stencil, Kaisercraft Rhinestones, Distress Markers, Glossy Accents & Foam dots.


Now lets look at my process......

First I stared by building my blue background. I used a bit of Gelato and a touch of gesso to make the sky. To add a bit of movement I stamped a few of the swirls from the Art Journal 3 Stamp Set using gelatos ad ink.

Next I stamped my image a few times using waterproof ink of coarse. I stamped my ATC, and another watercolor tag for all the extras I needed to cut out. I used Dorthy standing in Sunflowers from the Wizard and Dorothy art rubber stamp set.

Then I moved on to coloring, I used a bit of Distress Markers for this :)

Now it was time to add the grass. To create the crass I used a thin brush and more Gelato. 

 Next it was time to cut all my bits and pieces out.
(I cut Dorthy out and two additional sunflowers.)

After cutting all my bits I placed them on my ATC, I even gave my Sunflowers a little pop with a couple foam dots. To finish the ATC off I edged it with my Black PITT Marker.

 And there you have it a quick ATC to trade with your artsy pals!! Before you go lets take another look at all four tags....

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

I hope that I have inspired you to have some inky fun of your own!

After all time flies! You gotta get inky when you can!

Remember to like us on Facebook and stop by the store for all your stamping needs!!

As always feel free to stop by my blog Stacks of Scraps anytime!