PLACE CARDS WITH TERRI SPROUL LEAVES AND COTTONWOOD ARTS

I am having a total of 9 people for Thanksgiving dinner this year and thought pretty place cards would be perfect for my table.  I only have 4 so far, I better get busy!!

Materials:

• SinCity Stamps "Terri Sproul Leaves" Stamps
• Cottonwood Arts Cold Press Blocks 6"x6"
• DecoArt Media Acrylic Paints, Cadmium Red, Primary Yellow, Titanium White
• Tombow Mono Removable Adhesive
• Misc.: Leaves and Pearls

Score both sides of the cold press block in the center. 

By scoring (not cutting) the cold press block on both sides, you get a perfectly folded card.

I squeezed some paint on my craft mat and mixed them to tone down the yellow and make the orange.

Using the removable adhesive I put a 1.5" x 2" piece of cardstock in the center of one side of the place card.  This space will be saved for the names.

Use all of the colors to paint the blocks, make sure to show the different shades of yellow, orange and red.  When the paint is dry, stamp the leaves with brown ink and let them dry.  Then remove the cardstock from the center.

Add the names and embellish the place cards with pearls and leaves.

Thanks for visiting!  Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving!

xxDaniella

COLD PRESS BLOCKS

I love Cottonwood Arts Cold Press Art Journals.  I have 2 of the 6"x12" journals and use them all the time.  The pages are thick and you don't have to prime them.  They do not leak or bleed in the spine.  They are thick and perfect for mixed media art journaling.

So when I got my package from them (to use this month~they are our sponsor) filled with delicious 6"x6"  "Cold Press Blocks", I couldn't wait to dig in!

These blocks are "Cold press paper, laminated for stability".  These cold press blocks are "easy to use and give you the flexibility of a stiff board without the warpage of a normal cold press block."

I made 2 blocks. 

They were so fun to make!  It was true, I used gesso, spray ink, water, regular ink, stamps and paint and they didn't warp at all!  Amazing!  I might frame these and put them on my foyer table.  Or, I could add them to my art journal.  Taking several of these blocks and binding them into a journal would be a fabulous use for them.  There are so many possibilities!

SUPPLIES:

• Art Journaling with Terri Sproul Stamps
• Terri Sproul Leaves Stamps
• SinCity Stamps Peacock Stencil
• Cottonwood Arts Cold Press Blocks
• DecoArt Media Gesso
• Ranger Dylusions Spray Ink and Distress Ink
• Colorbox Petal Point Ink

I also made a Snapguide tutorial for you.

Check out How to Make Mixed Media Cold Press Blocks by Daniella Hayes on Snapguide.

Thanks for visiting!  Make something AWESOME today!!
xxDaniella