Bird Lady Art Tag

Greetings Chris here and today I am excited to share this artsy tag I created with my Blank Page Muse Stamps. 

How To Create Bright and Fun Scrapbook Pages

Hello all

Today I am going to show you how  to create bright and fun layouts with Sin City Stamps!

Product list

Sin City Stamps Hearty Doodles

Sin City Stamps Journaling

12 x 12 white card stock

12 x 12 patterned paper

Stencils

Modeling paste

Washi tape

Black ink pad

Dark Yellow ink pad

Trims

1)  Start adding colour to the background using powdered inks. Apply water before sprinkling them over the page.

2)  Use the Journaling and Hearty Doodles stamps to add a layer of texture to the background.

3) Mix some of the powdered ink with modeling paste and apply with a few stencils to the page.

4) Stamp a few rows of arrows  using the stamp from the journaling set.

5) Cut up a few strips off patterned paper and adhere to page,

6) Add a few strips of washi tape and trims.

7) Mount photo on to cardstock and trim to fit. 

8) Apply a little more modeling paste over the layers.

9) Decorate page with embellishments.

Thank you for visiting, don't forget to stop by our Fan Page for more idea's!

Embossed Resist Card Background

Hi There!

I love creating unique backgrounds because it is so much fun to emboss and then watch as the image pops out once you apply ink over it. You can easily create beautiful backgrounds by repeatedly stamping a single design and then heat embossing the image. Use a sponge applicator to add 2-3 shades of pigment inks over the embossed design. Go ahead and have a little playtime...you can build up a stash of backgrounds to pull out when you need that last minute card.

Supplies:

1.  Art Journaling #2 Rubber Set (Sin City Stamps) 
2.  Inhale Exhale Art Stamp Sheet (Sin City Stamps) 
3.  Flower on Stem Art Rubber Stamp (Sin City Stamps) 
4.  Watermark Ink Pad
5.  White Embossing Powder
6.  Heat Gun
7.  Anti-Static Bag- or cloth bag of cornstarch
8.  Pigment Inks / Sponge Applicator
9.  White & Pink Cardstock
10.  Pattern paper scraps
11.  Water Color Paints / Waterbrush
12.  Dimensional Foam Pads
13.  Permanent Black Ink Pad 
14.  Transparency (vellum)
15.  Card base (5x7")

Directions:

1. Fold the front panel of a white card base in half vertically. (Z-Fold Card)
Stamp the flourish repeatedly on the left half of the card front with pink pigment ink.

2. Adhere pink cardstock to the inside panel leaving a narrow white border.

3. Wipe white cardstock with an Anti-Static Bag (or cloth bag of cornstarch) to prevent static cling attracting stray grains of embossing powder to speckle the paper. Stamp the flourish stamp repeatedly with Perfect Medium. Be sure to overlap the edge of the paper and to rotate the stamp with each new impression to fill the page with a random design. Apply white embossing powder, remove the excess powder, and heat set.

4. Stamp the flower image twice with green pigment ink. Use watercolor paints to shade the leaves on one image. Next, paint the petals of the second image and fussy cut. Assemble the flower with dimensional foam tape and matte with patterned paper.  Tear the lower edge of the matte.

 5. Apply pigment ink over the embossed design with a sponge applicator. Matte with white cardstock.
(TIP: After applying ink over the embossed design, wipe the entire image with a facial tissue to remove any small beads of ink that are clinging to the heat set powder. The slick plastic surface of melted powder will resist absorbing the ink and will remain wet leading to the possibility of transfer to your fingers or smudging and ruining your project.)
6. Adhere the matted flower image by applying adhesive only to the left front half of the panel.

7. Use permanent black ink to stamp a sentiment onto transparency. Apply a small amount of adhesive to discreetly attach it. (TIP: Cut the transparency longer than the image in order to fold the excess, add adhesive to the flaps, and attach it behind the stamped background panel.)

A Closer Look:

Sin City Stamps:

Art Journaling #2 Rubber Set

 Inhale Exhale Art Stamp Sheet

Flower on Stem Art Rubber Stamp

To purchase these stamps, please visit www.sincitystamps.com

For more inspiring paper-craft projects from the Design Team, be sure to visit us at the

Sin City Blog  and follow us on Facebook.
You can also join our Fan Page HERE.

To learn more about our designer Karen, please visit her blog, Art & Soul.
Thanks for visiting!

Inspire Mixed Media Tag

Hello all,

 Katie here to show you how you can make this layered tag using Sin City Stamps.

Products used:

Sin City Stamps Wing It

Sin City Stamps Journaling

Blue embossing powder

White modeling paste

Green misting ink

Assorted blue acrylic paints

Stencil

Gelli plate 

Brayer

Baby wipes

Glue stick

Inspired charm and assorted embellishments

1) Use a Gelli plate to create the background with paint and ink. Clean your Gelli plate with the baby wipes, set the wipes side for later.

2) Use the random letters stamp around the edges and emboss with blue embossing powder.

3) Stamp another layer of texture stamps over the top and add a stencil.

4) Coat with a stencil using modeling paste and leave to dry.

5) Spritz with misting ink and leave to dry.

6) Stamp over the top with the random letter rubber stamp.

6)  Cut up the baby wipes from earlier into strips and glue to the tag.

7) Add another texture stamp from the Art Journal set. 

8) Stamp out the wings onto painted or inked paper and cut out. 

9) Finish the tag by adding a charm and other embellishments..

Thank you for visiting

Art is Therapy Art Journal Page

Hi all!

Today I am going to show you how to create this bright Art Journal page using the
 Sin City Stamps!

Product list:

Sin City Stamps Art Journaling Stamps
Dry Wall Tape
Black ink pad

Acrylic paint in White, neon pink, neon orange , neon green and neon yellow
Gesso
Bubble wrap
Favorite background stencil
Black modeling paste
Newsprint washi tapes
Neon 3D Pearls in Blue and Green

                Paint the page with green neon paint and then yellow.
Next paint over with white gesso and leave to dry.

Paint neon orange paint over the top and then another layer of gesso.

 Paint neon pink in the middle and splash over some blue paint and leave to dry.

 Using the random letters stamp from the journaling set and your black ink pad, stamp around the page in a no particular pattern.

 Apply some white paint to the bubble wrap and press onto the page, revealing a nice design.

Use a stencil to add modeling paste to the page and let it set.

 Add more paint over the stenciled design.

Tear up strips of washi tape and add them to the page before covering them over with a little gesso.

This time use black modeling paste with a stencil and let it dry before going over it with gesso.

Add more paint and then another stencil using black modeling paste.

Use the texture stamps from the journaling stamp set to build up more texture.

Cut up pieces of dry wall tape and paint over with gesso.
Stamp out the note pad stamp onto cardstock and cut out.
Add texture stamps around the edges and then stamp the word Art at the top.
Finish by adding the rest of the words using a label maker.

Art Journaling with Tamiko

I loved creating the cover to this small art journal.  I don't usually create small, but I said on this book, I wanted to concentrate on texture and details!  I did just that with the Art Journaling stamp set by Terri Sproul. 

I began with a blank page I took some torn patterned papers and added not only and implied texture by the pattern, but also a visual texture because the paper was thick. I adhered it to the page with matte medium from the Deco Art Media line.  I also added a piece of mesh I had sitting on my desk for texture with a little Whipped Spackle, which is a heavy gesso thats light and fluffy.

I then applied the Dylusions paint with my finger to the page rather freely, I love getting my hands all full of color! I stenciled through some punchinella with even more paint with my finger. 

Then I inked my stamps up with some Ranger Archival Ink and randomly stamped on the page.  Decided i wanted the word JOURNAL to protrude, so I stamped it on a painted piece of scrap corruagted board and adhered it to the cover page with my trust Helmar 450!  I then also took my Pilot Permaball and added some extra line details and tada!

I love the opportunity the stamps set gives you to play and add details to even the most texturous of projects!  I hope you decide to grab one and don't just take my word for it, play with it.. and see how often it easily becomes one of your favorite go to stamps sets!

Thanks for arting out with me and just take make it easier for you here is the link to the Sin City Stamps website.  It's beginning to look a lot like Christmasssss, buy you and a friends some stamps and CREATE SOMETHING!!  ::chuckles::  Thanks for stopping by!!!

Embossing Resist Techniques with Sin City Stamps

Hello everyone.  I hope you all have had a wonderful week and are ready for a fabulous weekend.  Today, I want to share a couple of embossing resist techniques that are more of those oldies but goodies.  I made a similar card using part of this metal foil sheet, and on my desk was the section I had cut off.  I did not want to throw it away, so I made this card in a similar fashion.  Nothing goes to waste, especially if it is metal.

Supplies Used:

Sin City Stamps:  Mannequin Tags 2 :  Dream

                            Art Journaling with Terri Sproul:  diamond border, solid bubble, notebook page

                            Time: Time clock face

Kaisercraft Check In 6-1/2"x6-1/2" paper pad

Off white textured card stock (cut to 10" x 7", folded in half to make 5" x 7" card)

Glossy White Cardstock

Wax paper

Ink Pads:  StazOn Midi:  Jet Black, Gothic Purple; Versamark; Evergreen Bough, Frayed Burlap

Versamark ink pad

Tim Holtz Fragments acrylic charms

Tim Holtz Compass embossing folder

Tim Holtz mirrored sheets

Sizzix Super Crescent Tag die

Glossy Accents

Seam binding ribbon

Pop Dots



Directions:



This is the metal foil sheet I embossed for another project, and cut off the portion you see on my card.  I used StazOn Orange Zest and Hawaii Blue to patina it.

I had just this small piece left.

Since I really wanted the compass for my card, too, I took a piece of white glossy card stock and wax paper, embossing together with the compass embossing folder.  I had already added color to the card stock using Evergreen Bough.

I used a hot iron to melt the wax from the wax paper onto the card, removed the wax paper, and added Frayed Burlap over the card.  The wax caused a resist, giving it this shabby look.  I really like it.

I began layering my papers, as shown.  First was a print from the Kaisercraft paper pad (4-1/2" x 6-1/2"), the embossed glossy card, and the scrap piece of metal, aligning it with the card stock.

Now to make my focal image.  I die cut another piece of glossy card stock into a tag shape.  Using Versamark ink, I stamped and then heat embossed the solid bubble image a few times.  Next, I sponged Gothic Purple StazOn over the entire tag.

I removed the ink from the embossed areas and wiped the whole tag with a baby wipe.  It actually blended the ink a bit more on the tag, too.

Stamp note paper with Gothic Purple onto scrap card stock.  Distress and ink edges with Frayed Burlap.  Adhere to tag.

Use black StazOn to stamp Time clock face onto mirrored card, cut out and adhere to tag.  Stamp diamond border along bottom edge of notebook paper.

Use black StazOn to stamp "Dream" onto Kaisercraft print paper.  Adhere clear acrylic charm with Glossy Accents.  When dry, cut out with craft knife.

Adhere seam binding ribbon to tag, then attach Dream charm to ribbon with vintage pin.

Close up of Time clock face stamped onto mirrored card, without my reflection showing in the mirror.

Lastly, adhere tag to card with foam dots and the cut out portion of a travel file label from one of the Kaisercraft printed papers, as shown.  Adhere to right side of tag.



I hope you have enjoyed my project today.  I hope you will visit often for more inspiration from the rest of the team.  And stop on over to see all the newest stamps and product releases in the online shop.



Have a wonderful, creative weekend!!!



Barbara