My Favorite Things...

Hello and welcome! Today I made a double page journal using Cottonwood Arts Coldpress Notebook and SinCity Stamps.

Todays supplies include:

Sin City Stamps Terri Sproul Art Journaling 2

Cottonwood Arts Coldpress Notebook 6.75 x 12

Stencils

Dictionary Paper

Molding Paste

Matte Medium 

Watercolor Paints

Lindy's Sprays 

Grey Stazon Ink

Black Stazon Ink

Gesso

Magazine Picture

Cardstock Flower

small lid

This month we are teaming up with a fabulous sponsor Cottonwood Arts. They have produced a line of coldpress journals and notebooks that can handle a large amount of medium for mixed media projects.

Today I am showing a double layout journal page featuring 

Sin City Stamps.

I started  with some ripped dictionary pages.  I placed small pieces horizontally and glued them down with Matt medium.

Next I used stencils with some molding paste. I knew roughly where I was going to place my focal image and worked around it.

With Grey Stazon ink  I started stamping with the background images from the Terri Sproul Art Journaling 2 line.

I also wanted these images in white so I used white gesso with my stamps. Keep in mind Gesso is an Acrylic so cleaning your stamps immediately is a must.  I used my finger to apply the gesso directly to my stamp. I used a small lid with white gesso to create  circles.

Next I started laying down some color with watercolors. I got a really cool resist effect when coloring on top of my stamped images.

I glued my focal image of Marilyn down with matte medium being careful not to get any medium anywhere but under my image as it will resist any colors I place on top. I wanted to tone down my colors so I created a wash with water and gesso and covered both pages. Seeing my focal image is black and white I wanted some darker colors. So I brought out my sprays and went to town with green, gold and browns.

More Stamps! Layers, layers, layers! Brick background stamp in black stazon. Next more stamping with gesso. I stamped the background words, I also stamped "My Favorite Things" beside her coffee cup.

I placed a cardstock rose in her hair and I made some of my texture pop by outlining certain elements with a black fine point pen. 

I hope you have enjoyed todays tutorial. I have to say I added alot of water and medium to this coldpress notebook and there was no piling or warping. Very impressed with this fabulous journal/notebook from Cottonwood Arts.

Check out Sin City Stamps for Journaling and crafting needs! Stamps, stencils and more....

Warmly, Peggy Oliver 

Colorful Canvas

This month Sin City Stamps is partnering with Cottonwood Arts. Cottonwood Arts offers a variety of art products: canvas notebooks, sketchbooks, cold press blocks and more.

Today I want to share with you a mixed media project I made with a 6 1/2" x 4" Cottonwood Arts canvas. This canvas is really great quality... It can hold many layers of products, which makes it perfect for mixed media.

Main Supplies
Sin City Stamps Rosette Hearts stamp set
Sin City Stamps Chickenwire with Butterflies chipboard sheet
Cottonwood Arts 6 1/2" x 4" canvas
Other
Pan Pastels
Crafter's Inks
Sponge applicator
Die cuts
Gold acrylic paint
Tacky glue
Homemade gesso
Textured cardstock in white and beige
Gold embossing powder

I have a complete step by step tutorial on how to make this colorful canvas. Start the guide below to check it out!

Check out How to Make a Mini Canvas With Lots of Texture and Color by Gracie CH on Snapguide.

I hope you enjoyed seeing my project and tutorial. If you have any questions feel free to leave me a comment here or at my blog.

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

Great Things Art Journal Page

Hello everyone, and welcome back.  This month, the Sin City Stamps design team will be sharing projects using some fabulous products from Cottonwood Arts.  I was lucky enough to receive their large canvas notebook.  It has thick chipboard pages covered with canvas, allowing it to hold up to lots of wet, heavy mixed media.



For my first project of the month, I made a journal page using my notebook, some stencils, rubber stamps, and lots of mixed media.

I have prepared a Snapguide tutorial for your viewing pleasure.  I hope you enjoy it.

Check out How to Art Journal With Cottonwood Arts Canvas Notebooks by Barbara Rankin on Snapguide.

Supplies:

Sin City Stamps: Art Journal 3 stamp set; Clockworks Inspired by Terri Sproul set; Flower Stencil, Entangled Stencil; Fleur de Lis die cuts

Cottonwood Arts Canvas Notebook (6.75" x 12")

Ginger Peach, Emperor's Gold Acrylic Glaze

Homemade Spray Inks:  Liquitex Prussian Blue and Sap Green Inks

Indian Corn, Cork Glimmer Mists

IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko Wedding Dress IrResistible Texture Spray; Versamark ink

Detail Black embossing powder

Light Molding Paste

Cheesecloth

Mixed Media Adhesive

Metal filigree butterfly charm



Thanks so much for stopping by.  I always enjoy seeing you and I hope you are inspired to give art journaling a try, especially with these wonderful journals from Cottonwood Arts and stamping products from Sin City Stamps.  And check back often throughout the month to see what wonderful projects the team comes up with.



Have a wonderful, arty weekend, my friends!



Barbara

HOO HOO HOO Canvas

Hi! Today I am sharing a canvas I made for Sin City Stamps.

Our sponsor this month is Cottonwood Arts.

I used one of their 6 x6 canvas's to make my project.

I made an altered canvas.

Supplies Used:

Sin City Stamps: Hoot Owls by Michelle

Cottonwood Arts - 6x6 canvas

gingham paper, white gesso, burlap,twine and mod podge.

I also used two stencils and glossy accents (for the eyes)

I also used copic markers to colour the owls.

I painted gesso on the blank canvas.

I then tore the gingham into strips then started layering them on the canvas.

I used mod podge to adhere the strips to the canvas.

(I did stamp some snowflakes on the strips.. this was an afterthought)

This picture shows the mod podge  (which will dry clear)

and the layers.

I stamped the owls three times each and then cut into pieces.

I coloured the owls and branch with copics.

I added glossy accents to the eyes.

I added burlap and twine...

I also used white gesso and stencils on the corners to add detail.

The Hoo's are hand written.. 

I was thinking of Christmas... 

Be sure to check out all the amazing products in the store.

http://www.sincitystamps.com/

Thanks for stopping by..

Laura

TERRI SPROUL INSPIRED ART JOURNAL PAGE

Hello!

Today I am sharing an art journal page I made for our Design Team leader Terri Sproul's  Tuesday Night Art Journal Class.

SUPPLIES:

• SinCity Stamps "Skeletons" Stamp Set
• Cottonwood Arts 6" x 12" Art Journal
• Stewart Superior Ink~ Artprint Brown and India Ink
• Faber Castell Gelatos~ Yellow and White

I made a Snapguide Tutorial to show you how I made this page.

Check out How to Make a Halloween Art Journal Spread by Daniella Hayes on Snapguide.

Thanks for visiting!  Please be sure to check out all the amazing things that SinCity Stamps has to offer.  And check out Terri's Live Art Journal Class!

xxDaniella

Happy Haunting Card by Pam Bray

Wow can you believe Halloween is in a  few days!!!! ...Today I am sharing with you my Happy Haunting Card using the Halloween Collection Stamp Set from SinCity Stamps. It is a super easy card to make...

so get yourself a blank white card base and stamp the "Happy Haunting" to the center bottom of card. Stamp the spider web randomly around the front of the card and inside edges with black ink and set to one side. Now the fun part...die cut out a frame that will fit the pumpkin stamp, stamp it with black ink and then stamp a second on white cardstock, color both pumpkin images our using your favorite markers (I used Copic Markers), fussy cut the one that is on the cardstock out to layer onto the framed stamped one. place both on a second frame that has been cut out of black, wrap in twine or ribbon and add to the front of your card base that you set to one side. 

 Here is a closer look at the card at an angle so you can see all the dimension that it has but yet so simple to make. I hope you checkout my SinCity Stamps, Chipboard, Stencils, Mask, etc as well as the rest of the store and try making some easy and simple cards. Pammejo

Supplies:

SinCity Stamps Halloween Stamp Set by Pam Bray

Black Ink

White Cardstock

Copic Markers

Fall Berry Pick

Twine

Pop Dots

Adhesive

Tags Tags Tags with Sin City Stamps

 Hello! Peggy here to show you my tags made with some fabulous stamps! As soon as they arrived I had to play!

Supplies used today:

• Sin City Stamps Pam Bray Fall Collection
• Sin City Stamps Terri Sproul Art Journaling 2
• Tags
• Gelatos , orange , yellow, black
• Distress Inks, broken china, peeled paint
• Lindy's Sprays yellow, blue, red green
• Color Box Ink
• White acrylic  paint
• Ribbon
• Clear embossing powder 
• Heat Tool

I started with some shipping tags 4 3/4 x 2 3/8 and sprayed yellow, red and orange with Lindy's. Next I layered some texture on top with background stamps from Terri Sproul's Art journal 2 set. As I put the color box  ink down with my flourish stamp I quickly poured clear embossing powder on top and heat set with a heat tool.

Next I stamped my sentiment and edged my tag with white acrylic paint.

Below I made my second tag with Lindy's Sprays  the same as the first but I added green at the bottom. I layered another background stamp from Sin City Stamps Pam Bray's Fall Collection. When stamping this background I used my stamp unmounted. I stamped many times to give the illusion of distance.

 I used two sentiments  one from the Fall Collection and one from the Journal collection.

Below I made an Autumn tag mixing both collections of stamps. Terri Sprouls fabulous background stamp of bricks in disress ink peeled paint. Pam Bray's leaf and autumn were used also using distress ink. The leaf was colored with red and black Gelatos. Using my disttress inks I shaded the whole tag. I used white acrylic  paint on the edges.

Here are the stamp sets used:

Art Journaling with Terri Sproul 2

Pam Bray's Fall Collection 

Here is the progression of layering a background using one stamp. Rocking portions of the stamp unmounted. Some layers darker than others using one distress ink. Next I colored the flower and leaf with gelatos. 

I edged the tag again with white acrylic  paint.

I added some hand dyed ribbon to match.

I hope you get a chance to pick up these great stamp sets, I can't wait to play with them again!

Pick them up here Sin City Stamps

Shabby Chic Canvas

Hello and welcome! It's Graciellie posting today.This month Sin City Stamps has partnered with Gelli Arts! What a great combination of products! I've had a great time creating personalized backgrounds with Gelli Arts' Gel Plate, and adding details with SCS stamps. It's almost therapeutic the way the projects come together, and how we have no precise control of the resulting background using the Gel Plate (a truly spontaneous artistic process).

Today I want to show you a 6"x 6" pink, gold, and silver canvas I made.
 

Main Supplies
Sin City Stamps:
Butterfly Mask
Chicken Wire with Butterflies Mask
Love of Butterflies Plate of Rubber
Gelli Arts 5"x 7" Gel Plate
Cotton Wood Arts 6"x 6" canvas (to be released)
Other
Crackle Embossing Paste
Palette knife
Brush
Baby wipes
Paints: Poster paint in pink and metallic acrylic paints in gold and silver
Embellishments: 2" lace, 3/8" gross grain ribbon, gold vintage buttons, Fused string pearl beads, pearls, crystals
Adhesives: Uhu all purpose adhesive, Bazic two sided tape

I layered many butterflies that I stamped, heat embossed in gold and fuzzy cut to create a 3D effect. The background was created with Gelli Arts Gel Plate. I also stenciled the canvas with crackle embossing paste, which added to the shabby chic design.

I prepared a step by step tutorial for you. Start the guide below to check it out!

Check out How to Make a Shabby Chic Canvas Using a Gelli Plate by Gracie CH on Snapguide.

I hope you like my project and tutorial! For more about the products used, click on the links added to the supply list. If you have any questions feel free to leave me a comment here or at my blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Bird Cage Mini Album

Today at Sin City Stamps 

October is not all about Halloween.

Today I am going to show you a Bird Cage Mini Album.

I have been wanting to play with these die cuts since I got them.. 

so today is the day.

Products used:

Sin City Stamps :

Bird Cage Die Cuts  sccb68

in gorgeous bling paper!

Stamps - The Simple Things CTMH

Charms, Pearls

Seam Binding 

First I inked the inside pages and the die cuts 

(hearts and flowers and flourishes)

Then I added some pearls and gold pen dots here and there.

I then put the album together with seam binding.

I added the charms with some seam binding.

I also added a bow and more pearls.

As you can see this album with be about my Mom.

Every year at this time I think about her more than usual.

I miss her every day.

The charms I added are special just for my Mom.

The dragonfly, a key to my heart and a butterfly.

The layer on the front of the album is glued down only

at the top and bottom so I can add a picture.

The flourishes on the inside pages are also only

glued down on the sides so photos can be added

to them.

I am not sure if you can see the paper this birdcage is

made of but its so shiny it is perfect for the birdcage.

The back page is the same as the front.

I can add photos under the top layer.

Check out all the wonderful die cuts.

Sin City Stamps

Thanks for stopping by..

Laura 

Sin City Stamps and Gelli Plates Backgrounds

Hello everyone, and welcome back for more Halloween fun!  I just love October because I love making anything related to Halloween.  I've always been a fan of spooky movies, and this genre is just my thing!  

Today's project is a very colorful and a bit creepy card that I made using my Gelli Arts printing plate for a background, and a few of my favorite Sin City Stamps rubber sets.

While playing around with my gelli plate, I also made this same or similar background on a different color card stock to see what the difference would be.  Then I couldn't help myself.  I had to turn it into a  tag, or a card to slip into a pocket, or even used as a focal point on a card.  

I have prepared a bit of a tutorial for you using Snapguide.  All you have to do is click START THE GUIDE for complete instructions.

Check out How to Use a Gelli Printing Plate for Card Making by Barbara Rankin on Snapguide.

Supplies:

Sin City Stamps:  Urban Grunge stamp plate; Clockworks Inspired by Terri Sproul stamp plate; Metal Madness stamp plate; Entangled stencil; Honeycomb chipboard pieces
Gelli Arts:  5x7 gelli printing plate

Other:  5" x 7" pre-folded kraft card; Card stock:  Orchid, black, kraft
MME Haunted 12x12 paper pad
Ink Pads:  Versamark, white pigment, dark brown chalk ink,
Distress stains:  Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Peeled Paint, Shabby Shutters
Black and lime green glitter; Black lace ribbon; White gel pen; Clear acrylic squares (1" and 1/2") 
Momenta wooden tickets; Detail white embossing powder; Glimmer Mists:  Dewberry, Olive Vine, Bittersweet

I hope you enjoyed my gelli printing plate project today, and that I have inspired you with all of the great products available at Sin City Stamps.  And be sure to stop by the SCS Blog regularly for more inspiration from the team!

Thanks for stopping by!

Barbara

USING YOUR GELLI PLATE AS A STAMP!!

How would you like to use your Gelli Plate like a stamp?  It is such a fun way to Gelli!!

This month, the design team was given a 3"x5" Gelli Plate to use.  What a fun size to play with!  You can put it on an acrylic block and stamp with them!  Stamping color blocks that are 3"x5" is cool, but what if you added punchinella or a stencil on top?  AWESOME HAPPENS!!

I made 2 cards with my Gelli Plate and my Halloween Bingo Stamp Set.

Are they fun or what!!

Check out my Snapguide tutorial to see how!!

xxDaniella

Check out How to Use Your Gelli Plate as a Stamp. by Daniella Hayes on Snapguide.

Sin City Stamps and Gelli Plate Printing

Hello fellow crafters, Peggy here to share my Gelli Printing fun.

This month we are partnering with Gelli Arts and I must tell you it is Very addicting!

Supplies used today are:

Gelli Arts Gelli Plate

Sin City Stamps Stencil

Sin City Stamps laser die cut

Acrylic Paint 

Brayer

Vellum Paper

Cardstock

Punch for trim

Enamel Accents

Embellishments 

I started out with a clean gelli plate and I randomly placed acrylic  paint sparingly. Using my brayer I spread the paint evenly. 

This picture below shows using only white paint. 

After laying down color I placed my stencil on top of the paint and added a second layer of paint. Since the first layer on my gelli plate was wet and sticky the stencil stayed in place. I used my brayer to spread secondary colors on top.

Here is my gelli plate ready for printing.

I placed a sheet of vellum on top of my gelli plate

And gravity pulled my sheet toward my gelli plate. Because the vellum is semi transparent you can see which spots needed a gental touch to adhere to the vellum paper.

As you can see this process is very addicting.

Here is one of my favorite  prints cut out and ready for mounting. I desided to make a few cards.

Below I used a flower cut out from Sin City Stamps to place over my print.

Here is my finished product. I layered yellow cardstock on black cardstock. Next I used a MS punch on black cardstock for the bottom. I also used ribbon and lace embellishments and finished it off with enamel accents.

Below is a print with the background paint made into a card using the same process.

So much fun! I had a great time making prints. Next time I think I'll include the kids!

I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial and check out Sin City Stamps for your stamping, chipboard , stencil needs and more!

I would also like to thank Gelli Arts for their fabulous  Gelli plate!

Warmly,  

Peggy Oliver