Guest Designer Jenn ~ Home Decor Anything But a Card Challenge

Hello everyone! I'm so happy to be back on the blog today with this month's theme of Not a Card.

I created a little piece of home decor—something you could put on a desk or a shelf or anywhere really!

I started with a small wooden pot that I picked up at a local craft store.

I painted it with some acrylic paint in yellow and a sort of raspberry color. I am really into this color palette lately. I like how the colors combine to make orange so you really end up with three colors. (At the last minute, I added some Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide Ink and a little white paint as well. You can see that in the pictures at the end.)

Once the pot was dry, I stamped all sides of it with the gorgeous Fancy Curls & Flowers Flourish Art Rubber Stamp by Terri Sproul. I love this stamp!!

Next, I stamped the Bird Open Wings Patterned Art Rubber Stamp with black ink and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. Once I fussy cut it, I colored it with Distress Oxide Ink in Mustard Seed and Picked Raspberry. I ended up cutting the bird shape on another piece of paper and coloring that with Distress Oxide Ink as well. I needed to be able to hide the wire I was going to use to hold up the bird. (A photo of that is at the end.)

I got a piece of floral wire, cut it to length, and wrapped it in washi tape.

Then I took my stamped, embossed, and colored bird along with my plain bird shape and put them together on the wire using mounting tape. I put a small piece of floral foam in the bottom of the pot and put the wire in.

I added some Spanish moss and dabbed it with some white paint for a little contrast.

Finally, I stamped the Dare to Fly Small Word Art Stamp on white paper, cut it to size, layered it with black paper, and adhered it to the pot.

I really enjoyed making this! It was just the right project to welcome spring.

This is my last post for a bit while I deal with some medical issues. I hope to be back in a couple of months. In the meantime, stay safe and healthy and kind. Remember, we're all in this together!

-Jenn

@littlejennvirginian

@paperchicks


Thanks so much Jenn! All our thoughts and best wishes to you! Please find the link to the challenge either up top or to the side!

Guest Designer Jenn Durand ~ Step by Step Distress Oxide Card Background with Focal Point

Hello everyone! It's Jenn back on the blog today for the February theme of Use Any Three Stamps.
The stamps I chose are:
 Pressed Metal Look Filigree Background
 Dare to be Different
Vintage Style Hybrid Mystical Character Bird Man

I started by stamping the background with Distress Oxide Ink in Weathered Wood, Faded Jeans, and Black Soot. I spritzed the Weathered Wood and Faded Jeans layers with water to allow the colors to bleed. I wanted Bird Man to really stand out and have the spotlight so I did the ink leaving a bit of an open area. This was achieved by inking around the area on the stamp and also wiping away ink with a paper towel.

I did not use water with the Black Soot layer because I wanted more of the gorgeous details to show. Seriously, this background stamp has amazing details! Look at the edge! I'm swooning!

Next I stamped the Bird Man with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and fussy cut it. He is so weird and surreal and that is what I absolutely LOVE about him.

Although he can stand on his own, I decided to give him a little something extra. I started by coloring his cape with Faded Jeans. I smooshed a little ink on my craft mat, sprayed a tiny bit of water, and used a brush to apply the color.

Because Bird Man is all that, he got the sparkle treatment. I hit his plumage with a Gelly Roll pen. 

I stamped Dare to be Different with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and cut it to size.

Time to put it all together! I layered the card panel with black and adhered it to the card. I also layered Dare to be Different with black and adhered it to the to the card panel with foam tape. Bird Man also got foam tape. This made him the same height as Dare to be Different so I put a little glue on his sword to stick to the sentiment. The finishing touch was some Nuvo Drops in Ebony Black.

I hope you like it! I enjoyed making it so much that I decided to do it in brighter colors, too.

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. I hope to see you again next month. In the meantime, please check out my Instagram accounts:

@littlejennvirginian and @paperchicks.

Hope you have a craftacular day!

-Jenn

Thanks so much Jenn! Our challenge link up to use at least 3 stamps is open until March 5th. You still have time to play and this technique is so fun, we'd love to see your take on it! Come back on March 10 to play in the next challenge!

Guest Designer Jenn Durand~ Hap-bee Birthday!

Hap-bee birthday!

Hello everyone! This is Jenn and I’m here for my first Blank Page Muse blog entry. I’m going to show you how I made this HAP-BEE BIRTHDAY card using the Flowers and Leaves Border Art designed by Pam Bray and Bee Line Art Drawing stamp designed by Pam Bray.

 

I began by creating a background with Tumbled Glass and Peeled Paint Distress Spray Stains from Ranger Ink.

 

Next, I stamped the Flowers and Leaves Border Art stamp twice with Memento ink in Tuxedo Black.

I stamped the Bee Line Art Drawing three times and fussy cut. Once cut out, I colored the bees with a Cadmuim Yellow Copic marker and added some Nuvo Glitter Drops in White Blizzard for a little sparkle. I put a tiny, little drop on each wing and spread it around with a toothpick (high-tech crafting, right?).

I decided to spread the joy of sparkle (who doesn’t love a little sparkle?) by adding some of the Nuvo Glitter Drops to the Flowers and Leaves stamped images. I put a couple drops on a craft sheet and used the handy toothpick again, this time by picking up some of the liquid and putting in on the flowers.

I got a label maker in a white elephant gift exchange this past Christmas so I put it to use by making a custom sentiment (HAP-BEE BIRTHDAY!). I actually stole it (in the gift exchange, not in real life) and everyone seemed confused that I would steal a label maker when there were so many other gifts to be had, but I knew I could use it in my crafts!

Finally, I put everything together. I used foam tape to give the bees some dimension. The card panel was layered with a black panel and adhered to the card.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog! Hope to see you again soon!

Jenn
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I hope you all enjoyed this wonderful project by one of new Guest Designers! You still have some time to enter our creative challenge. The link is HERE and off to the side there>>>>>