Gone Fishing...

Hi everyone! Sharing a layout I did featuring Clear Scraps XL Deco Shape and Crafters Companion Mulberry Wood Gone Fishing. 

Love this photo! DH took it on the ride home from Cabela's, back when they first started fishing. DS was SO excited to get this large bucket of worms. To him it was a bucket of possibilities. 

Here's a closeup of the stamped image. I extended the bank by simply drawing a pen line. Now the stamp fits perfectly with my layout!

Supplies Used:

• Clear Scraps (XL Deco Shape)
• Creative Companion (Mulberry Wood Gone Fishing Stamp
• Spectrum Noir markers: EB1, EB2, CG2, CG3, TB1, IG1, IG3, IG5, EB6, Blender
• UmWow Chipboard
• Quick Quotes pattern paper
• Basic Grey stickers
• Doodlebug stickers
• Distress Ink (Salty Ocean)

Patriotic Pride...

Hope everyone is having a fabulous holiday weekend! Today's card features the newest stamp set at Crafters Companion...Patriotic Pride. This set is Awesome!!! 

Supplies Used:

Crafters Companion Patriotic Pride

Spectrum Noir Markers: TB1, TB2, TB4, GB4, DR2, CT1

UmWowStudio- Star Confetti Mask

Quick Quotes Powder Puff Ink- white

Spring Wreath...

Today's project is a fun wreath for spring! The Clear Scrap XL Chipboard Birds make a fun addition to the wreath! I painted the birds with gesso and then inked them up with Distress inks, layering the Mascils for a pretty background design. 

I created the leaves by stamping multiple leaves, inking with various Distress inks and spritzing with water. The water droplets create a cool effect when they dry. 

I kept the coloring on the daisies simple, by blending a bit of Distress Inks in the centers.  

Here's another peek at the birds and flowers together on the wreath... 

Supplies Used:

Clear Scrap Mascils (QuarterFoil,Corner Flourish) and  XL Birds in Chipboard

Crafters Companion (Sheena - Paint Fusion Daisies)

Rangers Distress Inks

DIY Bangle Wreath Blank

Quick Quotes Pattern Paper

Wings of the Morning...

I recently had a chance to play along with the Stampendous team and create samples for CHA and the October catalog. I had a lot of fun getting messy and creating this altered art piece with the Winged Cross Cling stamp. 

  

Instructions:

1. Swipe Powder Puff inks across canvas and brush with a damp paintbrush to blend the colors on the canvas.
2. Stamp Winged Cross on canas.
3. Sprinkle Silver EP on canvas and heat.
4. Ink scrap of cardstock with Versamark and emboss with Silver EP. Repeat until you have a thick enough surface to stamp into. 
5. Ink stamp with Archival Jet Black and stamp into the molten Silver EP. Trim out cross image. 
6. Adhere Shaved Ice and Cross image to canvas. 
7. Add highlights of white acrylic paint.

Supplies Used:

Stampenous CRR189 Cling Winged Cross, Aged Silver Embossing Powder, Shaved Ice

Quick Quotes Powder Puff Ink (Plum Crazy, Purple Passion, Blue Hawaiian, Baja Blue)

Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink

Tsukineko Versamark

canvas

white acrylic paint

Quick Quotes Christmas Cards

Hi everyone! Wendy here and today I'm sharing a few Christmas cards I created with the new pattern papers and Holiday Quotes Bundle.

Here's a closeup. Biscotti Powder Puff ink is one of my favorites for adding vintage aging to stamped images.

The Holiday Bundles Pack comes with lots of vellum and cardstock sentiments perfect for your cards and layouts. I love layering the vellum over pattern paper.

Quick Quotes Supplies
•Holiday Bundle
•Treasure Chest 200
•Happiness 200
•Biscotti Powder Puff Ink

Christmas Tree

Hi everyone! Wendy here and today I'm sharing a 8.5 x 11 Christmas layout.

Directions:
1. Stamp ornaments in Memento and color with markers. To add a shadow, outline with black colored pencil and blend with baby oil. Cut out stamped images.

2. Trim pattern paper to 8.25 x 10.75 inches. Ink edges with Powder Puff ink and adhere to cardstock.

3. Trim pattern paper and add machine stitiching.

4. Adhere twine and tie knot.

5. Embellish with photo and stamped image.

Quick Quotes Supplies Used: 
Back to Basics BT100, Treasure Chest TC100, Cherry Truffle,  Powder Puff Biscotti

Other Supplies: Spectrum Noir markers, There She Goes (Tis the Season), colored pencil, May Arts twill

Wine Bottle Tags

Today I'll show you how to transform a bottle of wine into an adorable hostess gift for holiday parties. 

Instructions:
1. Trim pattern paper to 9.5 x 3 inches. Cut tail edge. Mat with creme cardstock.
2. Score at 3 inches from the top.
3. Cut 1.75 inch circle in top section.
4. Create tag with Quotes Bundle sentiment and pattern paper.
5. Embellish with ribbon, stamped image, brads and bling.
6. Fold tag on the score line and hang on the wine bottle neck.

Quick Quotes Supplies:
•Treasure Chest 100 
•Dusty Road 300
•Cracklin' Rose 300
•Quick Quotes Holiday Bundle

Other Supplies:
•There She Goes Stamps (Tis the Season)
•Copic and Blick art markers
•Zva Creative Bling
•Beacon Zip Dry adhesive

Perfect Day

Hi everyone! Wendy here and today I'm sharing a layout using some of the newest Quick Quotes paper lines. 

I die-cut 16 circles from a sheet of pattern paper using my Silhouette Cameo. Next I adhered lots (and lots and LOTS) of foam adhesive to the back of the paper. After picking out my favorite pattern papers, I cut scraps of paper to fit the windows. Once they were adhered in place, I matted the entire piece with white cardstock.

I added a die-cut title, stamped images and a bit of twine for embellishment.

I trimmed the paper line title from the bottom strip and used it on the layout. To make the words pop a bit I outlined them with an alcohol marker.

Quick Quote Supplies Used:

Beautiful Life 100

Beautiful Life 200

Beautiful Life 400

Happiness 300

Treasure Chest 100

Java Powder Puff Ink

Other Supplies Used:

Alley Way Stamps (Iconic and Tagalongs)

Silhouette Cameo

twine

Beacon Zip Dry Adhesive

I'm entering this in the following challenges: 

Alley Way Stamps- Be Inspired #42

Addicted to Stamps- Make your Mark

Creative Embellishments- inspiration photo

Rochelle Spears- Family (LO of special day with son)

ClubQ Gift Box

Hi everyone! Wendy here and today I'm sharing a gift box I created with the November ClubQ kit. Everything you need for this project can be found in the kit! 

I trimmed pattern paper to fit the box sides, lid and bottom. Before adhering the papers to the box, I inked them with Java Powder Puff ink to age them.

The November kit came with lots of gorgeous flowers to punch out. I inked them up, added bling and adhered them to the box lid.

Quick Quotes Supplies:
•November 2013 Club Q Kit
•Java Powder Puff Ink

Suitcase Mini Album

I'm back to share a suitcase mini album that I made for Clear Scraps. My husband went away on a motorcycle trip to New York last summer. Clear Scrap's Chipboard Travel Brag Bag was perfect for this project! 

I used lots of inks and stamps to distress the album. One of my favorite ways to add a look of texture is my inking through a piece of dry wall mesh. 

I had to laugh when my husband shared his photos with me. I had asked him to take lots of photos. Out of the ((maybe)) ten photos he took, 80 % of them are of his bike. LOL!

Head on over to ClearScraps for more photos and a tutorial.

Supplies Used:

•ClearScraps Chipboard Travel Brag Bag

•Stampendous stamps (CRN252 Wonder Lost, Air Travel, Luggage Labels, Travel Words, Vintage Lowercase Alphabet and Baggage Claim)

•Quick Quotes Pattern Paper

•Ranger Inks

•Beacon Adhesive (Zip Dry, Fast Finish)

•washi tape

•dry wall mesh

Christmas Ornaments

Hi everyone! Wendy here and today I'm sharing a Christmas ornament I made using the November ClubQ Kit. 

I love creating photo ornaments of the kids. I used a wood cube for my base and drilled a hole down the center. I cut 5 pieces of pattern paper and 1 photo to fit the sides of the cube and adhered them with Mod Podge. When the glue was dry, I sanded the edges and inked it with Powder Puff Ink.

The banner tags were part of the November ClubQ Kit. I stamped a sentiment and added a diecut stamped holly image for embellishment. Bling from the Kit was added for berries.

The ornament is held onto the ribbon with an embossed bead and knot. A pretty bow finished off the ornament.

Quick Quotes Supplies
•Club Q (November 2013)-papers, wide ribbon, bling)
•Powder Puff Ink

Other Supplies
•There She Goes (Snowman Soup, Snowman Soup Dies)
•Stampendous Aged Embossing Powder
•Copics
•Tsukineko Memento ink
•wood cube
•Mod Podge

TSG231- Leaves

This week's There She Goes challenge is leaves! I used the new set Happy Fall to create a wreath of fall leaves. 

To be eligible for the giveaway, create a NEW card or project using the leaf theme, and then head back to the TSG Blog to add your name and a link to your project in the InLinkz that is located at the bottom of the challenge post. This challenge is open until the winner has been announced on the following Monday (November 4th). The winner will get a $5 gift certificate to use in the TSG Web store!

Saturday Morning Out...

Hi everyone! Wendy here sharing a layout I created with the new Beautiful Life, Treasure Chest and Back to Basic Quick Quote collections. 

To add a bit of yellow to the Back to Basic script paper, I stenciled Lemonade and Biscotti inks. 

I kept the yellow and beige color combo, by coloring my stamped bird image in with matching colors. 

Don't forget this month's Quick Quotes Challenge is STAMPING. The deadline to enter is October 25th. 

Quick Quote Supplies:

Back to Basics, Treasure Chest and Beautiful Life Collections

Powder Puff Inks

Other Supplies:

Stampendous stamp

Copics

Clear Scrap Mascil

I'm entering this in the following challenges:
•SirStampAlot- animal

Halloween Wreath

Hi everyone! Today I'm sharing a Halloween wreath using the new Beautiful Life and Happiness Collections found in the Quick Quotes ClubQ kits. Love this yellow and grey combo and thought it would be fun for Halloween!

Instructions:

1. Paint wreath with black acrylic paint. Allow to dry.
2. Cut pattern paper and adhere to wreath.
3. Stamp images, color and cut out. 
4. Trim papers to fit acrylic banner pieces. Heat acrylic with heat tool and curl edges slightly. Layer pattern paper and acrylic. Punch holes and thread onto twine. Add hanging Dracula.
5. Embellish with other Dracula image and bow. 

(note: for the hanging Dracula image, cut two images, omitting the legs in the second piece. Layer images with pop dots. This will allow it to hang on twine.)

Supplies Used:
Quick Quotes (Happiness , Beautiful Life)
Powder Puff ink (Midnight Confession)
Clear Scraps (Pennant Embellishments)
There She Goes (No Tricks Only Treats)
DIY Bangles craft ring
Memento Ink
Copics and colored pencils
May Arts Ribbon
twine

I'm entering this in the following challenges:
•AI Challenges- Perfect Papers
•Bastel-traum- Halloween
•Kreativekauf-Halloween

Quick Quotes October Challenge- Stamping

Hi everyone! Wendy here with October's Quick Quotes Challenge...Stamping! I've added a bit of embellishment to the layout with the collage stamping in the corners, the "Mi Primera" title and the border strip. 

Aren't these new papers gorgeous? As soon as I saw the yellow chevron paper in the Happiness line, I knew I had the perfect picture for it!

I fussy cut the circles from the Beautiful Life sheet and layered them over the Back to Basics paper sheet.

Quick Quotes Supplies Used:
Happiness QQP-HA300 (Oct ClubQ)
Beautiful Life QQP-BL100 (Sept ClubQ)
Treasure Chest QQP-TC100 (Nov Club Q)
Back to Basics QQP-BT100
Powder Puff Ink (Midnight Confessions, Mocha Mama)

Other Supplies:
Stampendous (Spanish Invite, Vintage Frames, Air Travel)
Basic Grey alphabet stickers
Ranger Archival Ink
Memento marker

So are you ready to get out your stamps and ink and get stamping! Can't wait to see what you create for this month's challenge!

Halloween card

Hi everyone! Wendy here and I'm back with a Halloween card mixing papers from different Quick Quotes Collections. 

1. Trim Simple Elegance pattern paper to fit card front. Mat with Just Because 200 pattern paper and adhere to card.

2. Stamp spider web image on piece of Just Because 200 and ink edges with Midnight Confessions ink.

3. Adhere pattern papers to card front.

4. Stamp image and color. Cut out and adhere to card.

5. Embellish with Halloween sentiment from the Holiday Bundle.

Quick Quotes Supplies Used:
•Simple Elegance (February ClubQ kit)
•Cherry Truffle 100 
•Just Because 200
•Holiday Bundle
•Midnight Confession Powder Puff Ink

Other Supplies:
•Stampendous stamps (Scared Cat Kiddo & Spider Web set)
•Copics

Follow Your Art...

Hi everyone! Wendy here and today I'm sharing a decorated composition notebook. I'm not sure about your kids, but  my kids are required to bring in a few composition notebooks each year. When they bring their stuff home at the end of the year, I'm always disapointed to see that they only used a few sheets of paper. It seems like a waste to just throw the books away so I decided to cut the few used sheets of paper out and use the book for a design notebook. 

I cut sheets of Cracklin Rose to size, stamped them, machine stitched them for detail and glued them down. I added a swirl of embossing paste and dusted it with copper glitter while it was still wet.

Supplies Used:
•Cracklin Rose
•Powder Puff Inks
Stampendous stamps
colored pencils

Image transfer Canvas Note Holder

Hi everyone! Wendy here and today I'm sharing a canvas note holder to hang on the fridge and stay organized with all the kids school activities. This would also be cute for kids to hang in their lockers! 

I wanted to keep the canvas texture while using the Quick Quotes star pattern paper. An image transfer is the way to do this. Here's how you do it..

1. Begin by painting Mod Podge all over the canvas. You will want to make sure you have total coverage on the canvas. (note: you can also gel medium if you have it on hand)

2. Next lay the side of the pattern paper you want to see face down on the canvas. In this case, both sides of the pattern paper have stars on it. Press the paper down well. Unlike when you decoupage, DO NOT apply Mod Podge on top of the paper also.

3. Allow the canvas to dry completely. I gave it 24 hrs to make sure it was dry.

4. Spray water on the canvas and when damp, begin rubbing the paper off the canvas. Keep wetting the canvas, as you need and rubbing off the paper. The image from the pattern paper will have transferred to the canvas with the Mod Podge. Be careful around the edges where the paper might not have adhered down completely. You can see in the photo, that I still had a few areas to work the paper away.

I added a few strips of Quick Quotes pattern paper, a chipboard sticker and a post it note pad.

On the back of the canvas, I applied magnets so it can hang on the fridge or locker.

Quick Quotes Supplies:
Pattern Perfect Papers QQP-PE100, QQP-PE200
Back 2 School Chipboard Diecuts
5 x 7 Blank Canvas Panel

There She Goes- Fur Friends Challenge

This week's There She Goes Challenge is to make a card or project using the Fur Friends theme!!  

Supplies Used: There She Goes (In All The World, Gloria), Copics, Quick Quotes Powder Puff Inks, washi tape, pattern paper

To be eligible for the giveaway, create a card or project with a Fur Friends theme, and then come back to the TSG Blog to add your name and a link to your project in the InLinkz that is located at the bottom of this challenge post. This challenge is open until the winner has been announced on the following Monday (August 26nd). The winner will get a $5 gift certificate to use in the TSG Web store! 

Quick Quotes and Sketchabilities

The Quick Quotes is sponsoring  Sketchabilities this week and the Quick Quotes team is playing along! There's a $25 Quick Quotes Gift Card up for grabs! Be sure to head on over to the Sketchabilities Blog to check it out! 

Supplies Used: Quick Quotes August Club Q Kit

Here's the sketch so you can play along...