Best Friends Card - Freaturing The Robin's Nest and Gel-a-tins

 Sharon here again from the gel-a-tins Design Team. Today I want to share with you a card made combining Robin's Nest Glitter papers and some super cute gel-a-tins stamps. The two stamp sets used for this card were the gel-a-tins 'Once Upon A Time' and 'Over the Rainbow' which is a new release.

 

Products Used

 

gel-a-tins 'Once Upon A Time'

gel-a-tins 'St Patricks Day'

gel-a-tins gelly powder 'Jet Black'

The Robin's Nest Glitter Cardstock

Xyron Mega Runner

Crafters Companion Centura Pearl Cardstock

Crafters Companion Spectrum Noir Pens

Websters Pages Gem Border

White Glitter

Colorbox Black Pigment Ink Pad

6x6 Cardstock

 

 

Stamp the images onto the Centura Pearl cardstock with the pigment ink, sprinkle with the gel-a-tins gelly powder and heat emboss

 

 

Colour the images using the Spectrum Noir pens. Matt and layer with the Robin's Nest Glitter Cardstock using the Xyron Mega Runner.

 

Finish by adding the gem border and glitter around the edges of the Centura Cardstock and the Unicorn.

 

 

Big Hair layout by Kim

I love to create crackled backgrounds on my projects but I always found it such a long winded process to first coat the background with some paint, then a layer of crackle medium and afterwards another layer of paint.
Thankfully with the fabulous CRACKLE PAINT stamp, all you need is an ink pad at the ready

Instructions:

Stamp anywhere on your background and while the ink is still wet, sprinkle a few bits of embossing powder randomly onto the motif. Once you set the embossing powder with your heat gun, this will make for an interesting two tone/two textured look.

I also made use of the flower stem from the ONCE UPON A TIME set to enhance the cluster of flowers and leaves

And here is the complete layout again - it was a breeze to create it when you don't have to wait for layers of paint and crackle medium to dry.

Supplies used:
Cardstock - Donna Salazar Artistic Papers for GCD Studios
Mists - Donna Salazar Smooch Spritz for Clearsnap
Ink - Donna Salazar Mixed Media Inx for Clearsnap
Journaling Spots - Sassafras Lass, Elle's Studio
Stickers - American Crafts, Dymo
Pearls - Want2Scrap
Other - Embroidery Floss, Blossoms

Have a Magical Day!

Even though I loved using this month's brand new set ONCE UPON A TIME to create embellishments and backgrounds for layouts, I just could not help myself and whipped up a very quick and easy card making use of the "Princess and Unicorn" stamp.

Instructions:
Stamp your image to a piece of white cardstock (or bleedproof paper) and colour with pens.
Then tear a piece of patterned paper into a rectangle shape and run an inkpad along the edges for a distressed look. Take another smaller piece of paper and cut along the edges with a pair of decorative scissors (or use a border punch).
This piece of paper will be the base for you image. When you adhere it to the background, make sure to leave a little space to enable you to tuck a journaling card behind paper and image.
For the final touch, adhere the image to the background using adhesive foam dots to raise it slightly. Then you want to add a sentiment of your choice to the card and you are done.

Told, you it was quick and easy

Supplies:
Cardstock - Poundland
Papers - American Crafts
Journaling card - Belle Blvd
Pens - ProMarkers
Ink - Clearsnap Chalk Ink

Turn your stamps into coloring pages!

As soon as I opened this stamp set (Once Upon a Time), my daughter and I both fell in love with it! She is only 7 years old and I thought it might be a little tricky for her to colour in. I came up with the idea to stamp the image and then photocopy it and enlarge it on my printer at the same time. The idea worked perfectly and I was able to produce the same image on a large scale! I also run a home daycare, and it just so happens we are doing a Once Upon a Time theme, where we are learning about princesses, castles, and storybook fun! This stamp set was perfect even for little ones, to color, once the image was enlarged! I even did an introduction poster to hang up in the daycare: Here is the poster with the stamped image too!

This idea can be used for scrapbooking stores to make coloring pages for the little ones, while mom shops away too! I just LOVE this idea! To see more of what my kids have done, be sure to stop by my blog today: http://luvalotland.blogspot.com/!

Instructions:
Stamp a clear image onto white cardstock.
Place it on your printer and use the enlarge feature.
You may have to play around with how much to enlarge it, but once you have correct proportions, you will have coloring sheet that you can reuse over and over again!
Have the kids colour, paint, and even glitter away!

Some sizes when I photocopied:

With this technique, anyone can use "stamps". Here is my youngest daughter painting her picture:

Thanks everyone, for letting me share this fun technique! Have a great weekend!

Building Sandcastles - Layout

I had lots of fun this month creating my own background with the "Fairy Castle" stamp of the brand new ONCE UPON A TIME set to create this layout, showing yours truly digging away at the beach to create my very own sandcastle.

Instructions:
First I used a generous helping of walnut spray and spritzed it randomly over an 8.5 x 11 sheet of white cardstock. While the spray was still wet I sprinkled a few pieces of white embossing powder over it and set my heatgun to work. I love the effect the white embossed areas give to the overall look of the page.

I then decided where I wanted to place the photograph and stamped the image around the area in a slightly offset fashion.

All I needed to add now, were stickers and tags to add my journaling and the title.

Supplies used:
Cardstock - Poundland
Inks - Stampin' Up
Stickers - Jenni Bowlin, Making Memories
Tags/Journaling spost - Bella Blvd, My Minds Eye

A Note for my Princess

Having a 7 year old girl who took one look at the ONCE UPON A TIME stamp set, and said it was her most favorite stamp that I have, I knew I had to make her something, to surprise her! I often add little notes to her lunchbox, with a little treat, so I decided to create a little envelope that I can put little notes in for her! I LOVE how this turned out, and I can`t wait until she comes running off the bus to tell me all about her Princess note. Here is what I created:

Instructions:Stamp the castle image from the Once Upon a Time Stamp set onto an envelope of your choosing (I chose a kraft envelope). Color the image in with your copic markers. Add Patterned paper to fit the top half of the envelope and add ribbon and trim accordingly. Add your sentiment for your prince or princess. Add a flower.

Supplies Used:
Kraft Envelope, Felt Flowers, Ribbon and Trim, copic markers, Basic Grey Alpha Stickers, Pink Paislee Patterned Paper.

Summer Fun Layout!

If, like me, you do not have children you may wonder sometimes on how to make use of specific stamp sets that are geared towards kids' pages or cards.

During November I hope to show you that cute sets like the brand new ONCE UPON A TIME can be used in so many ways and are certainly not restrictive at all.

As soon as I saw the set I was taken by the gorgeous flower stem and knew immediately that I wanted this to become an important feature of my layout. I just LOVE fussy cutting images and the flower stem is perfect to be turned into an embellishment.



Instructions:
I tucked each of the hand cut stems underneath the papers edge and adhered them to the background with the aid of some adhesive dots, to get some dimension by raising the images.
As you have probably noticed, I love to layer papers and embellishments on my layouts and thought that adding the sentiment "One Upon a Time" from the set, would look really cute tucked underneath one of the background papers.



Supplies used:
Papers - Authentique
Stickers - American Crafts, Jenni Bowlin
Vellum Butterflies - Jenni Bowlin
Inks - Stampin' Up
Other - Gesso, Punchinella, Walnut Spray

Once Upon a Time

When I opened my stamp set for the month, I fell in love with this ONCE UPON A TIME stamp set! It is perfect for little girls! My first project was making a card:

Instructions:

I wanted the prime focus of the card to be the adorable image, so I stamped it in black ink, and colored the image in with my copics. I then added some glitter, with my 2-way glue! Love how the unicorn sparkles! I made the card as girly as I could with my favorite color gray with lots of pink! I tied a bow and then added a button with a bow of twine

Supplies Used:
Gel-a-tins Stamp: Once Upon A Time
Other: Black Cardstock, Momenta Patterned Paper, Jillibean Soup Patterned Paper, Ribbon, Twine, button, Signo White Pen