Same Technique, Same Sketch, Two Different Cards — Monday Montage #5

Posted on October 20, 2013 by amyoneillblog

We have another Monday Montage blog hop prepared for you this evening. At the end of this post, just click on one of the buttons to continue or start your journey through all ten blog postings.

I have been wanting to play with a technique I first saw a few months ago — using stencils and fiber paste. I’m sure this technique has been around for a lot longer than that, but that’s when I first saw it. Another stamper, Mona Pendleton, uses this technique to perfection, and I love her style. Her style is totally different than mine — she uses lots of mixed media products and is able to incorporate so many beautiful elements onto each scrapbook page and card. Each of her creations is like a work of art.

I bought a jar of fiber paste at a big box craft store and decided to play around with it using the stencils from the Build a Banner Simply Created Kit. I made two cards last night using the same sketch.

On the first card, I just scooped out some of the fiber paste onto the stencil and spread it out with a popsicle stick. After the paste dried, I embellished the rest of the card.

I wanted it to have a rough and uneven texture, so I didn’t smooth it out completely. Here’s a closer view of the fiber paste:

For the second card, I wanted to see how the fiber paste would look if I added ink and colored it. I just mixed a scoop of the paste and three drops of Tempting Turquoise re-inker in a small cup, and then spread it on the stencil.

I love how you could easily make any color of fiber paste you like. It was really simple and fun. Here’s a closer look at the paste on this one:

When I try this again next time (there will definitely be a next time), I think I’ll apply a thicker layer of the paste and see how that works.

If you’ve used fiber paste before on your paper crafting, let me know any tips or tricks you have! I’d love to know!

Now you’re ready to hop on over to the talented Breelin Renwick’s blog, or you can work your way backwards by starting with Wendy Weixler’s blog. Either way, just follow along until you see all ten blogs. Enjoy!

Have a great Sunday evening! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used (Card 1):
Stamps: Magnificent Maple, Truly Grateful, Gorgeous Grunge
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango
Paper: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Sweater Weather dsp
Embellishments: Fiber Paste (non SU), Build a Banner Simply Created Kit, Naturals Designer Buttons, Crushed Curry 3/4″ Chevron Ribbon, Early Espresso Baker’s Twine, Color Spritzer tool (retired)

Supplies Used (Card 2):
Stamps: Hello, Lovely; Gorgeous Grunge
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry
Paper: Whisper White, Quatrefancy Specialty dsp
Embellishments: Fiber Paste (non SU), Brights Designer Buttons, White Baker’s Twine, Smoky Slate 3/4″ Chevron Ribbon, Build a Banner Simply Created Kit, Typeset Alphabet Bigz die, Color Spritzer tool (retired)

“It’s Fall Y’all” Banner — Monday Montage #4

Posted on October 6, 2013 by amyoneillblog

It’s another Montage Monday (on Sunday evening :)). I can’t wait to see what the other designers have created this time around!

I made a new Fall banner for our mantle. We actually had a taste of Fall this weekend in Texas, and I’ve loved it.

I used the Sweater Weather dsp and the large leaf image from the Bigz Autumn Accents die. The alphabet letters, which spell “Happy Fall Y’all,” are from the Bigz Typeset Alphabet die. Here’s a closer look:

I took the 7/16″ Natural Trim and layered it across the top of each banner. I’ve found that sewing all of the banners together works best for me. I just feed each banner through on my sewing machine, leaving a little space between each one. This allows me to easily fold the banner up for storage until the next year.

Here’s one more close look at an individual banner:

Now you’re ready to hop on over to incredibly talented Breelin Renwick’s blog and continue on the blog hop trail. If you’d prefer to work your way around in reverse order you can see the fabulously creative Wendy Weixler’s creation by hitting the Back button instead.

Enjoy your Sunday evening! Thanks for stopping by!

Tag It Scrapbook Page — Monday Montage 3 Blog Hop

Posted on September 22, 2013 by amyoneillblog

We’re back for another Monday Montage blog hop. I have another scrapbook page for you this week. It features the Tag It stamp set.

This is a picture of my youngest daughter on her last birthday. She wanted to go to the American Girl Doll store and eat in the cafe. She ordered a hot chocolate that was topped with whipped cream, and had such a fun and special birthday brunch with three of her best buddies and McKenna (her American Girl doll).

I used the Tag It stamp set, as well as Pennant Parade and the ABC-123 Sketch Alphabet sets. I also used a mix of dsp patterns that featured the colors pulled from her sweater in the picture.

Now you’re ready to hop on over to Breelin Renwick’s blog. Be prepared to be inspired! If you prefer to work backwards, you can go visit the amazingly talented Wendy Weixler’s blog. Either way, just make sure you make the full circle and visit all of the blogs in the hop.

Enjoy your Sunday evening and Monday! Thanks for stopping by!

Hello, Lovely Week —

Posted on September 8, 2013 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for another Monday Montage Blog Hop! I love seeing what the other designers have to share each time, and I hope you enjoy the links to see the work of these great designers.

I thought it would be fun to have another theme week on this blog where one stamp set is featured for the entire week. And the stamp set I chose for this week is Hello, Lovely.

I’m starting tonight with a scrapbook page that I made for the Convention display boards. It’s a page that features my youngest child.

To start this page, I started with a 12″ x 12″ page of Whisper White card stock and trimmed it down to about 11″ x 11″. I then mixed some Strawberry Slush re-inker and rubbing alcohol, and using a spritzer, I spritzed the page to add some color. I then used the Petite Pennants Builder punch and punched out a banner, which I then traced with a pencil across the spritzed card stock. I used an exacto knife to cut out the banners. I then placed a sheet of Coastal Cabana polka dot dsp from the Color Collection dsp stack behind the white spritzed sheet. My cut-out banners then appeared as Coastal Cabana polka dot banners. I added some punched out Crisp Cantaloupe patterned banners in between the Coastal Cabana banners, and lots of little embellishments.

I added some crazy machine stitching and other embellishments in the top corner.

I added some more embellishments in the bottom corner. The stamps in this set are so fun for scrapbooking.

Now you’re ready to hop on over to Breelin Renwick’s blog and check out her amazing project. If you prefer, you can go backwards and see Wendy Weixler’s awesome project. Either way, make sure you hop through all ten projects so you don’t miss out!

Enjoy your Sunday evening! Thanks for stopping by!

Merry in Gold — Monday Montage #1

Posted on August 25, 2013 by amyoneillblog

Welcome to our first Monday Montage! We had so much fun doing the Artisan Finalist Blog Hop that we decided we should get together a couple times a month and do more blog hops. So the ten of us who were finalists for Stampin’ Up’s Artisan Award, but not chosen for the design team, will be showing you various projects together.

One of the products in the Holiday catalog that I couldn’t wait to try was the Expressions Thinlits Dies. So I used them to make this Christmas card:

I also used the new Gold Foil Sheets to cut out the “Merry”. Isn’t that stuff beautiful!

I hope you’ll continue on the blog hop and go check out Breelin Renwick’s beautiful creation. You can also work your way backwards by starting with the talented Wendy Weixler’s blog. Either way, just make sure you work your way fully around the blog hop circle.

Enjoy your Monday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Paper: Crumb Cake, Season of Style dsp
Embellishments: Whisper White 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Regals Designer Buttons, Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine, Expressions Thinlits Dies