Sin City Stamps Design Team - Elementary School comes to an end mini book

So as the title reads my son is Graduating 8th Grade - time has really just gone into fast forward motion at this point.

I can't believe that I will not have any kids in Middle School - a school that I attended.

Very weird.

So I made a mini-book on the yearly School Photo's

Here's Chris - Kindergarden

8th Grade 

Here's the process

Supplies:

7 Gypsies - Sizzix Stamp & Die-Cut #659083 

Sin City Supplies

View Master Die Cuts

Chipboard Pieces - Gears & Dials

Plate of Rubber - Classic Spark

Steampunk World Balloon

Here's the photos of the process

I glued photo's  onto the cut outs.

I used Aleene's Tacky Glue

Punched Holes

Hope you enjoyed

Larger Documented Life Journal - Design Team Sin City Stamps Cover

Hi All Lisa Here. 

So I love my Smaller Documented Life Journal - but now that I merged it with every calendar I have going - Work, personal - Kids…  since it's a 5x7 journal was having some issue with getting everything into the journal….  Decided (since Michaels was having 40% sale) to get the larger Smash Journal.

Here's my old one.

The journal Started out like below:  I believe it's a 9x12 size

I started with Gel Medium and the Hazel & Ruby Tissue Paper and Sin City Stamps

I pulled from my 2 favorite Plate of Rubber

Classic Spark

Terri Sproul's Leaves

Using Tim Holtz Distress Inks

I love so much how the stamps just pop over the tissue paper.

Using different colors as well on the stamps.

Then I added Gelatos on top…  using my finger to move them around and I also didn't rub them over the stamped images.

Did different colors in layers all the way down the page.

And More

Once that set I pulled out the Washi Tape and just went at it!!!

Hint - Put a layer of Gel Medium over the washi Tape to make sure it doesn't peel up.

Here's what the inside looks like - I made via Excel the pages they are 2 weeks per page - and as you can see Football is taking over my summer.  My son is doing Swimming & Football - my daughter is Cheerleading and Surfing - this year working towards a competition. 

Now to have some fun…  I pulled out my #1 favorite Sin City Stamp Stencil

Flower #2 Stencil

You will see I use this stencil in a lot of my art projects - I just love it…  

I used 3 different color paints.  Red, Orange and Yellow - and put on 2 layers of each just blending the color with a makeup sponge.

I LOVE how they came out.

You can see above how they just pop out…

I then pulled out my Liquid Acrylics I used 2 different color greens a dark and light.

Color Up.

Then pulled out the black paint and did the other side of the Journal.

more

Here's the final…  Tell me you don't just fall in love!!!!

I hope you like the blog post.  As always love your comments.

Wanted to share another canvas I'm working on… it's not done but love how it's coming along.

I've been invited to do an art exhibit in September in New Jersey and I've started to make the pieces for the show.  I'm so honored to be part of it and nervous...

Thank you

Lisa

Mixed Media Safe Travels Tag - Sin City Design Team

I have a friend moving away (boo) and made her a care package for her car didn't want to do a card since I handed it to her before she left figured a nice tag with a hand written note on the back would be enough.

Life has been crazy here - funny how you get on a Design team and doing your own blog and time just seems to disappear - plus 2 weddings - and well… Life 3 Kids & 3 Dogs (yes I'm crazy) My thought of each kid walking a dog didn't work out the way I was thinking..

Below is a photo of the kids..

Ella - Shiztu

Cleo - Yorkie Poo

The brand new one Hollister - Short Hair Terrier, Jack Russell Mix

OK Enough sharing of my personal life….

Below is photos of putting the tag together.  Started out with a Blank Tag - you can use any brand - I got these off ebay.

I then pulled out a Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - Bubble and my Pan pastels

I sprayed the tag with Helmar Crystal Kote Fixative Workable Matte

Then I added some washi Tape on the Left Hand Side

Then pulled out my alphabet Stencil and Used Dylusions Crushed Grape Ink Spray

Wanted something else - so pulled out some old stickers - not sure of the brand they are out of the package - and just placed them in random way on the bottom of the stamp..

Then I went over it with Gel Medium to make sure they don't lift.

I then pulled out some Yellow Paint by Blick Art Store and went over the whole thing.. was trying to lighten it up.   HATED IT.

So Stamps to the rescue and nothing better than Sin City Stamps.    I used the Classic Spark - they come in a great Plate of Red Rubber you just cut them to size. 

It's hard to see it but I used the large Triangle Background with a Silver Ink Pad - close up you can see the image.

Then used the Car stamped on a separate tag and then cut out.

Once cut out - I used Silks Acrylic Glaze - Carmen & Silver Bells to paint the car and mounted it on the bottom of the Tag.

Then used the Angel Wings stamped them onto a piece of grey card stock - cut them out - and then used Viva Decor Inka Gold Indian Yellow to just put some gold on them.. I know the photo doesn't show it well but you can see it up close...

The tag still was too dark & yellow at this point so I pulled some Gesso out and a just smudged some onto the tag.   I then mounted the wings on the tag as well.

Finally I pulled out some alphabet stamps - Very sorry but I don't know the brand but if I had to guess they are either Close to my Heart or Stampin up product.

I stamped out the letters - Safe Travel onto the same Grey Cardstock - cute them out and mounted them on the tag.  I used Stayon Jet Black Ink.

I then pulled out my Pitt Pen - Black Medium to fill them in and make the black pop.  I planned for the letters to be took big and have to layer them on top of each other - I just loved that look.  

I also used a White Gel Extreme Pen and did some doodling on the Angel Wings and Car headlights..

Added some handmade Ribbon (purple) and had the tag.  

The final tag…  Oh an by the way - my friend just loved it - she has it hanging off her radio button in the car…

Thank you for looking at the blog - please make sure to stop at the store and pick up some great rubber stamps.  The quality is top notch!!!  I just love them.