Scrappin' the Details

Dream Canvas {Little Yellow Bicycle & Faber Castell}

Happy Monday!

Today, I have a project I created  for the Little Yellow Bicycle Blog. You probably saw the Product swap between LYB, and Faber Castell. The designers used the new Poppy line, and a varitey of different mediums from Faber Castell. I have used the gelatos in the past, and was happy to have another opportunity to play! I decided to create a mini canvas using bits, and pieces from Little Yellow Bicycle.

I first painted the background with white acrylic paint, and using a blue gelato, swiped the background. Then I got a bit adventurous, and brought out a waterbrush. I love how forgiving the gelatos can be. Once the background was dry, I pulled out a stencil dot background. Again, using the gelatos, I filled in some of the dots, and randomly placed them onto the canvas. I also played with another medium to create the clouds, but right now cannot find the jar that I used on them! LOL

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Here, I stamped the word dream using black stazon ink. I also pulled two different letter packages from Little Yellow Bicycle to finish the word "Life" above. Using the Poppy chipboard assortment pack, a small flower was used to dot the I. Pulled out the paper crafting kit to create the yellow pinwheel, and embellished it with more chipboard elements. 

I tried to achieve a rainbow background on the white canvas tag. Again, all done with different colors gelatos. I used a chipboard frame that I sanded the edges, right on top of the tag.

A finished mini canavas to serve as inspiration! I am loving the Faber Castell products, and cannot wait to receive my markers from Rubber Cafe! Anxiously, waiting to play with them!

Have a fabulous day! I have already been to the gym, and feel energize for the day ahead! 

Happy Father's Day 2013 {Card}

Happy Sunday!

I wanted to wish all the special Dads in your life, a Happy Father's Day! I spent the day yesterday at Timeless Treasures.  I was not working, but instead took some time to work on a few projects. I was able to begin work on new releases by Teresa Collins. I can't wait to share the new collections, and my designs soon!

I did take time out to create the following Father's Day Card for someone special in my life. I kept going back, and forth if I should simply purchase one. However, I wanted him to know how important he was to me, and wanted his card to reflect his personality. 

This card uses bits from Echo Park, and paper from an older collection by Teresa, called World Traveler. I also used hardware from Tim Holtz. I used leftover paper to cover the outside of the envelope, too. A fabulous way to use the scraps, and create a coordinating card set. Why, have I not done this before, yesterday?

I found this sentiment on a paper from Echo Park. The 12x12 paper had 4 different 4x3 cards on it. This certain sentiment began as the inspiration for my card. Every single word depicits exactly how I view this special Dad. 

I hope you enjoyed this special day, and I will be back with more inspiration this week! Thank you for stopping by!