New Holiday Collection Stamps - May

Happy May everyone, and I believe it's May Day too...reminds me of the dance around the May Pole I did in primary school. Anyway, here are some samples from my new Holiday Collection Stamp Series for May, from WeCraft, featuring Mother's Day, Graduation, Memorial Day, and Thank You images.

May Set - 9 Images

I used Tim Holtz paper for all of the cards. For this Mother's Day card, I stamped the sentiment and the tulips in Ranger Glacier White Pigment Ink a few times onto black cardstock, and filled in the open areas with Wendy Vecchi's Enamel Accents. I accidently covered up some ink, so I went over several parts with a white pen. I sewed around everything it seems like, and then foam taped the images on the card. The paper was perfect as there are tiny tulips in the design.

Again, another perfect paper for these Dahlia stamps! I stamped the flowers on Deli Paper with Jet Black Archival and dried that with a heat tool, as somethings ink bleeds a little on Deli Paper. I cut them out and collaged them on with Tim's Collage Medium. I colored them in with Faber Castell Pit Pens, and then with to town with Gel Pens. The Mom was embossed with Clear Embossing Powder from Ranger. 

I loved doing the Deli Paper collage so much I did it again with the Graduates here, and colored them the same as above. Again, perfect paper and ephemera with writing paper, report cards, rulers, alphabets...I had so much fun with this card, and made a larger one for my daughter who is graduating this month.

More collage again...I told you I loved this technique...with the flag. More perfect paper and paper dolls and washi tape, and photo booth image, and stars...thanks Tim for making all this stuff to help me out! ;0)

I stamped the Dahlias onto the tag in Jet Black, colored the centers with a Pit Pen, and then used Distress Micro Glaze over the top of them. I inked the open areas of the tag with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink, and then flicked more of it all over. The Micro Glaze protects the flowers from getting inked and splattered. I did the same to the little tag, after embossing the sentiment with Clear Powder.

Well, I hope you are like these images...they were very fun to draw. I'll be back soon.

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

Distress Collage Medium Proud Patriotic Card

Hello Crafty People! Since Memorial Day is right around the corner here in the U.S., I thought I'd show you this simple simple patriotic card, using Tim Holtz Distress Crazing Collage Medium from Ranger, and lots of ephemera. This card was also showcased at Creativation this year in the Ranger booth.

Gather and cut all the papers (Cut paper into tags.) and ephemera you want to use and arrange them as you like. Ink the edges of everything with Black Soot or Walnut Stain Archival.

Very quickly, as Collage Medium dries fast...begin brushing on the Crazing and then sticking your papers, ephemera, and textures in place, with brushing over them as well. When dried, stitch around what you wish, and attach the card to a base card in black. Adhere charms on with Multi Medium.

 

 

 

 

The most sincere thanks to all those who have served and have died for our country. I am so proud to be an American.

Supplies:

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Mixed media Palette	MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS	Tim Holtz Idea-ology 12 x 12 Paper Stash DAPPER	Tim Holtz Photobooth Vintage Photos	Tim Holtz Idea-ology TISSUE TAPE ELEMENTS
Tim Holtz Elementary Flash Cards	Tim Holtz Idea-ology 2015 TEXTURED SURFACES	Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium in Crazing	Tim Holtz Collage Brushes	Sizzix Tim Holtz Paper Punch in Small Star
Eanger surfaces Black cardstock	Ranger Adhesive Strips	Multi Medium Matte

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

Remember: Memorial Day

TWO POSTS IN ONE DAY! To see the Artistic Outpost May Release Set, Kudzu Kafe, please view it here. 

 It's time for the 'funkie' side to be shown at Frilly & Funkie's fortnightly challenge of "stencils & masks", hosted by the uber talented Marjie Kemper of  She Who Stamps And Scraps. In case you have missed it, Marjie challenges you to use stencils or masks in your artwork.  Use a purchased item or create your own stencil or mask using positive/negative space from die-cuts, stamps, or punches. You still have a week  (May 29th) left to participate and upload your project. We can't wait to see your creations! And, if you need a little inspiration please visit the other members of the Design Team and ogle over their fantastic creations.

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

Marjie Kemper - She Who Stamps and Scraps 

Teresa Kline - Paperie Blooms

Terry Horrall -  Terry's Work In Progress 

Sue Carrington - Stamping Sue Style 

Tammy Roberts - Paperie Sweetness

Since Memorial Day is just around the corner, I decided to make a tag to mark this extremely important occasion in the United States. My step father serve in WWII, Korea (where he was a prisoner of war), and Viet Nam. He is one of few still alive who have done so, so this tag is in honor of him and those who have served our country.

I decided to create my own mask of sorts by taping off an area that I didn't want my stencil misting to mar.

I misted Dylusions Ink Spray onto a sewing stitches stencil to create some funky stripes.

I removed the tape, and then blocked off the stripes so I could mist the blank space with Dylusions to create a blue field.

I did not want this is be a clean stenciled image, because I wanted this to be symbolic and war is not clean, so I misted this with water to create a water color effect.

I used a stencil with circles of dots to mimic stars, and I painted over it with Snow Cap Dabber.

I used Tim's Americana Silhouettes Stamp Set and the dabber to create a larger star and more definitive stripes

I stamped all the words from this except the July 4, using Pumice Stone, so the images didn't overpower the flag.

I support the DAV and they send me cards and stickers. One of the cards had this image that I loved, so I distressed and inked it, to be used as my focal image on the tag. I wrote 'remember' on it with a Glaze Pen, and covered the sentiment with Crackle Accents.

 

I am also submitting this tag to the Sunday Stamper for "circles", Simon Says Stamp & Show's Challenge of "summer holidays", and  Artistic Stamper Creative Team Blog challenge of "spots & stripes".

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I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!