Snowflakes and Faux Batik!

Christmas, Faux Bleach/Batik, Holidays, Quietfire Design, Spellbinders, Tag Art, Techniques 5 Responses »
Nov 302012

Wow I can’t believe I did it . . . but here’s the last project for the month.  I hope you can stand another snowflake tag.  Well even if you can’t, I’m probably not done making them.  I do believe though that with this one I have just enough tags to go with all the presents that will be under the tree . . . that is IF I get the tree put up.  Right now things are looking that promising that I’m even going to have time to decorate for Christmas.

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The base of this tag was made using the Faux Bleach/Batik Technique.  The snowflakes from the new Quietfire Design set, Snowflakes are the Butterflies, were stamped in VersaMark and embossed in clear.  Mist sprays made with Heirloom Gold Perfect Pearls and Tumbled Glass/Shaded Lilac Distress Ink Refills were misted over the embossing.

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Spellbinders™ Create-A-Flake Three was used for the snowflake, which was covered in Glossy Accents and then sprinkled with Krystallos Vintage Glass Glitter.

The sentiment, stamped in VersaMark and embossed with Queen’s Gold Embossing Powder, is another from Quietfire Design.

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This really is all from me today.  I have another project to get ready for the eP Blog tomorrow . . . .

. . . and then I have a Spellbinders project due Monday (which shhhh don’t tell anyone), is for the CHA Sneak Peeks that we’ll be doing prior to CHA.

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Posted by Sherry Cheever at 2:42 pm

Snowflakes and Butterflies!

Chipboard/Illustration Board, Christmas, Holidays, Quietfire Design, Spellbinders, Tag Art, Techniques 4 Responses »
Nov 302012

Good morning!  Well I’m still playing with the watercolor paper and embossing and I’m still making snowflakes!

Yesterday in the mail I received the newly released Quietfire Designs set, Snowflakes are the Butterflies.  What a great set to go with my snowflakes!  I couldn’t help myself but to make another tag with snowflakes.

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I’ve posted this over on the Quietfire Creations Blog today.  To see more photos and to get all the details on the tag, please visit the Quietfire Creations Blog.

Thanks for stopping by and remember . . . life is short, make the most of the adventures that come your way today!

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Posted by Sherry Cheever at 4:45 am

Roly Poly Winter Joy!

Spellbinders, Techniques, Unity Stamps, Watercolor 6 Responses »
Nov 282012

Wow this day totally got by me . . . as did yesterday.  The end of day three on the Hadlee watch and I’m absolutely exhausted . . . and she’s not even moving yet!  We just need to get settled into a routine is all . . . and I need to try and get to bed a little earlier each night (this 5:30 am thing is murder).

Here’s a little tag I made this evening, and I must admit that I did have Hadlee’s Christmas present in mind while I was making it . . . guess that explains the colors.

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The base of the tag was die cut from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White with Spellbinders™ Labels Ten and then I die cut/embossed another layer from some old Christmas paper, Memory Box – Yuletide.  The edges of the Yuletide were distressed and then sponged with Spun Sugar Distress Ink.

The snowman and ticket are from Unity Stamp Company.   The snowman was water colored with Distress Inks and then die cut/embossed with Spellbinders Circles.

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Ranger Crystal Stickles were used on the fur of the jacket and hat.  It looks pink here in the picture, but when looked at from another angle, they look green.  I love the way they change colors with different light reflections.  Sadly, you can’t get the true glimmer in the photo.

The seam binding was dyed with Spun Sugar and the Winter Tag was stamped in Evergreen Bough.

That’s it for me today . . . I’m totally whipped and almost brain dead.    Thanks for stopping by and I’ve got a few more projects remaining for the week.

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Posted by Sherry Cheever at 8:55 pm

Embossing Watercolor Paper!

Christmas, Holidays, Spellbinders, Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, Tag Art, Techniques 19 Responses »
Nov 262012

Happy Monday!  I was able to get some crafty time in the studio this morning . .  . which was really nice.  I put Hadlee in her swing and while she dozed, I was able to get in 4 episodes of Malibu Country and make a Christmas tag.

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I’ve had this idea to try watercolor paper in a Spellbinders™ M-Bossabilities™ Folder.  I know that watercolor paper embosses well in Nestabilities® and it’s one of the papers that I love to work with quite often.  Because watercolor paper is thicker than normal cardstock . . . and knowing that normal cardstock sometimes splits when embossed . . . I wanted the watercolor paper to be damp when I ran it through the Grand Calibur® for a couple of reasons.  First I didn’t want the paper to split, but secondly and most importantly, if the paper was damp I knew the embossing would be deeper.

After die cutting the watercolor paper with Labels Eleven, it was misted with a combination of Tumbled Glass Distress Ink Refill, a smidgen of Heirloom Gold Perfect Pearls and water, all mixed together in a mini mister.   When the watercolor paper had absorbed some of the water, but still damp, it was placed in the Holiday Magic M-Bossabilities Folder and embossed.

Here’s a close-up of the background where you can see not only the embossing, but also the Heirloom Gold Perfect Pearls that were mixed in with the water.

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The snowflakes were die cut/embossed with Create-A-Flake Four from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, covered in Glossy Accents and then sprinkled with Vintage Glass Glitter Diamond Dust Fine.

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The bits of flourishes were die cut from a manila tag with the flair from Venetian Motifs.  The flourishes were then covered front and back with Krylon 18kt Gold Leafing Pen.

The sentiments are from the Sweet ‘n Sassy set, Christmas Joy.  They were stamped in Tsukineko Delicata Golden Glitz Ink on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White and then die cut/embossed with Labels One and Back to Basic Tags.  The larger sentiment was mounted on another piece of watercolor paper that had been misted with the Distress Ink/Perfect Pearls mist, then die cut/embossed with Decorative Labels One.

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The ribbon is seam binding dyed with Tumbled Glass and then spritzed with the same mist containing the Heirloom Gold Perfect Pearls.  The white ribbon is some silk that I had laying around, misted only with Heirloom Gold Perfect Pearls and water.

I suppose that’s all for me today.  Time to think about something for dinner and work on finishing up a video.

Thanks for stopping by today!

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Posted by Sherry Cheever at 4:33 pm

Merry & Bright!

Christmas, Holidays, My Mind's Eye, Sewing/Stitching, Spellbinders, Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, Techniques, Watercolor 5 Responses »
Nov 252012

Hey y’all!  I hope you had a great Thanksgiving and unlike me, didn’t eat too much.  We had two days of family gatherings, the last being yesterday with my family all coming over.

I’ve got to tell you that with my trip out to Phoenix for the Spellbinders Blog Team Retreat and Thanksgiving Holiday that I’ve found myself sooooooo far behind in DT commitments for the month . . . I’m going to be bombarding you with projects over the next week.  Who knows . . . you might even spot some help from Hadlee along the way . . . she’ll be staying with me during the days now that her mommy is going back to work tomorrow.

Last week I received a new stamp set from Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps and really couldn’t wait to put some ink on it.  It’s actually for a bigger project next month, but I couldn’t wait to use a portion of it today.

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The cardinal was stamped in Adirondack Pitch Black Pigment, embossed with clear embossing powder, then water colored with Distress Markers.  I picked up a new pad of watercolor paper a month or so ago and for some reason the ink was feathering outside the stamped image  . . . that’s what I get for purchasing cheap paper.  Embossing the image solved that feathering problem and it only took me three different tries to figure it out . . .

The paper is from last year’s Lost & Found Christmas pad.  The seam binding ribbon was dyed with Forest Moss Distress Ink.

That’s it for me right now . .  . I’m heading back to the studio to work on some more projects.

Thanks for stopping by today!

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Posted by Sherry Cheever at 5:44 pm
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