Technique Hop: Resist

Welcome to the Technique Blog Hop for June. This month, we're hoping to dazzle you with some varied resist techniques. Did you arrive from Shirley's?

Resist comes in many forms, wax, embossed, glossy papers. I went with embossing.

Supplies:
L8ter Skater paper
pear and lagoon inks
Finger Daubers
Card Chatter: focus on the little things stamp set
grey baker's twine
sparkles
Versamark
Clear embossing powder

stamp image in Versamark, sprinkle clear embossing powder, and heat



sponge coordinating colors over clear, wipe off excess ink from embossed image.




Really pops, eh?

Please hop on over to Penny's blog to see another technique you may not be able to resist. ;)

June Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to the blog hop, did you arrive from Alisa's blog? She is one hard act to follow!

I made this card with much inspiration from Take Ten magazine in February. It was simple and quick.

First, the card was stamped in creme Brulee for the tulip and black for the sentiment. I then stamped in black Staz-on and used a waterbrush to color my focal tulip (stamped on the script paper from For Always), popped it up, added some pearls and tah-dah, my card was done.
Please hop on over to Katy's blog to see what she's prepared for your viewing pleasure!

Use Your Stash: Metal

Hi, Welcome to the Use Your Stash Blog Hop. You've probably come from Wendy's blog, did she rock you with her metal?

Today, I used several metal items, both current and retired. The hinges, swirl clips, and metal plate on the photo are retired. Both the Zipper Lace and the Silver Pen I've used for journalling are IN. Also, I've sprinkled some of the wooden trinket assortment and  more Dream Pop paper.

Please hop over to Nikki's blog to see her Heavy Metal!

Technique Blog Hop: Textiles

Welcome! Thanks for joining in with our Blog Hop for May.

This month, we're showing papercrafting projects with Textiles included. For a How-To video that totally inspired me, click here.

Did you arrive from Shirley's Blog?

Below are a couple of layouts I did using some of the video techniques for the Textiles and my swap card for the Humble Artist's Swap. All are using For Always paper pack. The black and white fabric is the For Always textiles. The card is using the Chantilly Textiles.



photo by Nancy Ball


Now, please hop on over to enjoy Debi's offering this month. Thanks for stopping by.

May Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to the May Stamp of the Month blog hop. We're featuring Pinwheels, a set of 10 stamps. You should have arrived from Vicki's blog.

It was fun latering the pieces!



Supplies used:

I used 6 of the stamps from the set!

Kraft, Sweet Leaf, Lagoon, Creme Brulee, and Smoothie cardstocks

Smoothie, Sweet Leaf, Lagoon, and Creme Brulle inks

Cricut Artiste and Art Philosophy cartridges

twine

bling

Please hop on over to Traci's blog to see some more whirling good artwork. ;)

If you get lost along the way, you can go here for a complete list of hoppers.

Dream Pop Blog Hop

Welcome to the Dream Pop blog hop! You should have arrived from Laurie's blog.

Our 35 art contributors are showcasing the Dream Pop paper pack which is the National Scrapbooking Month special from Close To My Heart. This special is only available while supplies last from May 1-31.

As a consultant, the "preview period" with Dream Pop allowed me to have my own pack to work with ahead of time. I experienced a few distinct stages of developing a relationship with Dream Pop:

1. wow, those are yummy colors, and it's so trendy...Dream Pop will make some great cards
2. I cannot wait to use those "cheater papers" to make really quick scrapbook pages.
3. uh oh, I don't want TO CUT the pretty paper...
4. I love THAT sheet, and even though I have 2 of each sheet in the pack, I'm not sure if I want to USE It right now...
5. I have to make a project for the blog hop, go ahead, cut some Dream Pop, use THAT sheet.
6. Hey, I can get MORE Dream Pop all of May so use Dream Pop to my heart's content!




Title: A Moment on the Lips



 



see the shine?



 




cute little icons on zip strip...



a lifetime on the hips!

                                                                                           
Supplies:
Dream Pop
Slate Cardstock and Ink
Z1844 Trinkets Wooden Shapes
Artiste Cartridge (dress form)
In The Background set for stripes on dress form
Sightseer Stamp Set  for little arrows
Z1825 Keyboard Kraft alphabet
Bling from For Always card kit
ricrac (retired)

You can get Dream Pop for $10 with a $35 purchase* From your consultant or  Here after May 1st. Also, when you buy Dream Pop, you are only $5 away from qualifying for the May Stamp of the Month for $5 more!

Thanks for stopping by, and please head on over to Melinda's blog to see another Dreamy project.

Shipping/handling and tax apply. Not available for purchase at full retail. Offer valid May 1–31, 2013, while supplies last. *Qualifying purchases must be current, retail-priced product.

Use Your Stash Blog Hop: Waterfall Technique

Welcome to the Use Your Stash Blog Hop. You should have arrived from Judy Faye's place.


This round, we're showing the waterfall technique which is a great way to use bits of cardstock and papers. A waterfall effect/technique allows several images to stack, then you can pull the slider to show the ones underneath as the top ones cascade away.

Since I am not the swiftest at spacial reasoning, this waterfall effect took me some time. I wound up following a tutorial on Split Coast Stampers here.

My layout features the new Surfs Up paper pack with photos from 1971. (I won't be caught in a bathingsuit these days.) The waterfall effect section uses the Adventure America set which was perfect for making little items to flip through.

I love all these little icons, don't you? The set is available here for $17.95.



Journalling added to slider strip.

 Now hop on over to Melinda's Blog to see how things are waterfallin' over there! Thanks for stopping by.