Every Day Notebook :: By Shona Cole

Every Day Notebook
By Shona Cole

Step 1 Trim a piece of textures cardstock to fit on the front of a ready made notebook
Step 2 Stamp text stamp onto the cardstock
Step 3 Cut a crescent shape from old book paper and adhere it by the words

Step 4 Print out some photos that you have taken as images, trim and adhere to the cardstock
Step 5 Adhere this panel to the front of the notebook
Step 6 If your notebook is spiral bound attach some fibers with large holed beads.

Watercolored and Stamped ATCs Tutorial :: by Jenny Doh

Watercolored and Stamped ATCs Tutorial
by Jenny Doh
{Featuring Romantic Botanicals and Petals and Script

Apply washes of watercolor onto ATC-sized watercolor paper panels.

Stamp image onto the ATCs with brown chalk ink (ColorBox)

HAPPY ACCIDENT NOTE: When I applied the watercolors to the paper panels, there was a slight convexed curling of the paper that happended (like the pink one shown below). I allowed all the papers to dry in that convexed state but the yellow one, I straightened and popped it so that it would have a concave arch while drying. When I did this, the small pool of yellow watercolor at one end started to move toward the center while drying, causing the mottled effect.

Adhere strips of sheet music to the ATCs using a glue stick.

Add dit dots with a tracing wheel and acrylic paint. Add text stamp image with black inkpad.

Stamped Love Shoes Tutorial by Cynthia Shaffer

Stamped Love Shoes Tutorial
by Cynthia Shaffer
{Featuring Live to Love and Little Miss Mason}

Stamp (Love to Live Clear stamps and Little Miss Mason stamps) heart, words and frame images onto a scrap piece of printed fabric using black Ancient Page ink.

Cut out around the image and paint with acrylic paints.

Iron on a small piece of Wonder Under to add stability.

Remove the paper backing of the Wonder Under and then iron the piece to a scrap of muslin and cut out around the shape.

Paint on a small amount of white glue around the outer edge to keep the piece from fraying

Using Black perle cotton, stitch the pieces to black cloth Mary Janes, using X's and French knots.

Walk in the Park Wall Art by Shona Cole

Walk in the Park
by Shona Cole

{Featuring Woodland Friends and Flowering} 

Step 1 – Cover a canvas board with old book paper. Paint with a wash of white paint. Let dry.

Step 2 – Stamp Girl and flowers directly on the board with Staz On ink.

Step 3 – Color the girl and flowers with colored pencil.

Step 4 – Add some scraps of material or paper to the image.

Step 5 - To create the hanger, drill 2 holes in the top of the canvas board.

Step 6 – Thread ribbon through the holes and tie in front of the board. Curl the ends of the knot into a ’flower’ shape and use a dab of glue to keep it in place. 

Stamped Love Cards Tutorial :: by Shona Cole

Stamped Love Cards
by Shona Cole
Featuring Live to Love

Step 1 – Spray three colors of ink on a sheet of watercolor paper

Step 2 – Stamp hearts and the word Love from CRESCENDOh ‘Live to Love’ clear stamps by Rebecca Sower with Staz On ink.

Step 3 – Paint parts of the images with watercolor paint.

Step 4 – Trim the images and layer on to torn bits of old book and decorative papers.

Step 5 – Cover the front of a folded card with torn old book pager. Spray this with inks. Step 6 – When the ink is dry, adhere the collage to a card.

Alice in Wonderland Spool Dolls Tutorial :: by Sarah Meehan

Alice in Wonderland Spool Dolls
by Sarah Meehan
{Featuring Alice in Wonderland Stamps}

Stamp images of Alice, Rabbit, the Queen of Hearts, and the bottle onto cardstock using black ink. Carefully cut out each of the images using a pair of sharp scissors. Use watercolor paints to fill in portions of each image as desired. Let dry completely.

Glue each of the figures onto the top 1" (approximately) of a toothpick, allowing the rest of the toothpick to extend beneath the figure. Let dry completely.

Cut approximately 18" of yarn or twine for each spool (this may vary depending on the size of spools being used). Apply a small amount of glue to the center of each spool, then wrap the yarn or twine around as desired. Tie to secure, then cut off any excess from the ends. Let dry completely.

Insert one of the toothpicks into the hole in the center of each spool, and trim any portion that extends beyond the end of the spool. Pull each toothpick out of the spool, then apply glue to the toothpick. Reinsert the toothpick into the spool so that the glue is in contact with the spool. Set each spool upright to dry.

DIY Stamped Tags Sweet Treat Favors Tutorial by Jenny Doh

DIY Stamped Tags Sweet Treat Favors Tutorial
by Jenny Doh
{Featuring Little Miss Mason Stamps}

Stamp scallped oval with red inkpad onto shipping tags.

Hand letter sentiments into the ovals and color with colored pencils.

Stamp circles with a pencil eraser, using a yellow pigment-based inkpad.

Use washi tape to adhere small packets of necco wafers or other sweet treats. Cut strips of muslin fabric and tie them to the top of the tags.

Altered Clothespins Tutorial by Becky Shander

Altered Clothespins
by Becky Shander
{Featuring Wee Knitting Love Stamps}

Stamp image onto neutral colored paper with black ink and let dry.  Then hand tear around the image. Use a glue stick to adhere the stamped image onto a clothespin (if you like, prep a clothespin by using a sponge brush to apply a light layer of ivory acrylic paint for a soft wash of color.)  Next, use a toothpick to fill in the heart shape with craft glue and sprinkle some glass glitter onto the glue, and then shake off the excess glitter and let dry. 

Type a special message onto a piece of scrap paper and then cut or hand tear around the message.  Wrap vintage silver thread several times around the rim of an antique salt shaker and knot the ends to secure.  To display, clip the message to the altered clothespin and place it in the salt shaker.

Stamped, Doodled, and Splattered Tags Tutorial by Cynthia Shaffer

Stamped, Doodled, and Splattered Tags Tutorial
by Cynthia Shaffer
{Featuring Portrait Sketch Stamps}

Peach and green tag: Smear a small amount of gesso in the middle of tags. Let dry.

Sprintz the tag with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist and wipe away the paint where it hits the gesso. The gesso acts as a resist.

Drop FW Pearlescent liquid acrylic paint on to the tag and then spritz it with a little water. 

Hold the tag up and let the paint drip down the tag. Let dry.

Using StazOn ink, stamp face image on the tag.

Using a fine tip permanent marker, doodle around the face and in reaction to the drips and splatters.

Pink, blue and yellow tag: Using StazOn ink, stamp the face image onto the tag. Using a fine tip permanent marker, doodle in reaction to the lines of the stamped face.

Drip FW Pearlescent liquid acrylic onto the tag and then spritz it with water. Hold the tag up and let the paint run down the tag. Let dry. Continue adding more Liquid acrylics to the tag

Using a white get pen, add while doodles and highlights to the tag.

Stamped Mason Jar Shrinky Dink Pendants Tutorial :: by Shona Cole

Mason Jar Shrinky Dink Pendants
by Shona Cole
Featuring Wee Mason Jars
And other Clear Stamps

Step 1 – Stamp Wee Mason Jar onto a sheet of Shrinky Dink plastic. "Fill" the jar with another image, such as hearts from "Live to Love" clear stamps by Rebecca Sower or "Art Saves" clear stamp.

Step 2 – Color the images with chalk or pastels, you need to use only a very light dusting of chalk

Step 3 – Trim the image

Step 4 – Punch a hole in the top of the image

Step 5 – Hold a heat tool or hair dryer straight above the image and let the heat shrink the plastic. As the plastic shrinks it will curl up. You may need to hold a pencil or craft knife in your other hand to guide the image flat and keep it from folding in on itself completely. It will be very hot, so use caution when shrinking your image.

Step 6 – When the image has shrunk, thread a jump ring though the hole and attach to a chain.