After-Hours Ink & Flowers

Saturday, October 13, 2018

Capture Moments Hoop and Card

Hello Everyone!

After pondering over a project to feature for the final step of Level 3 for AECP , I ventured to teach a card and stitching combo, using Mini sets from Altenew.

So many, if not ALL of the sets, mini and larger, have SO much stitching potential! There just isn't enough time to get my ideas down on paper, let alone in a hoop! I have found the dreaming and planning of them to be almost as enjoyable though!

Here is a photo of my finished card and hoop using the Capture Moments set.

Here is a Video..of the process, watch it below or in HD at my YouTube Channel .

Supplies List:

Capture Moments stamp set
Crisp Inks
Artist Markers
A2 size Card stock
A2 size Cardbase
Acrylic Blocks
Tape Runner
Fabric
Hoop
Embroidery Floss that coordinates with the markers chosen....this is where Marker Re-fill dyed floss comes in handy:))
needle
Pattern Paper
Halftone Circles Nesting Dies
Die Cutting machine
Glue
Stamps for personalizing the back of the hoop
scissors

Instructions:

stamp the camera image from Capture Moments onto A2 size Cardstock with Rocky Shores
add the sentiment, stamping happy with a shade darker....Mocha
color quickly with the Artist Markers

Repeat the first three steps onto the Fabric ...changing the color and position of the sentiment if desired
Place the stamped and colored fabric in a hoop and begin stitching
Simple stitch Suggestions

Satin
Wagon Wheel Rose
French Knot
Seed Stitch
Back Stitch
Split Stitch

After stitching is complete:

take the fabric out of the hoop
using the outside of the hoop as a template, trim fabric down with scissors
color outside hoop ring with Artist Markers
place the finished stitched project back into the colored hoop, make sure fabric front is nice and tight, no wrinkles
flip hoop over and glue the raw edges of fabric onto the backside of the hoop, being careful not to get glue onto the stitched area
cut the largest of the Halftone Circles Nesting Dies from coordinating paper
add some stamping to the cut circle..don't forget to add you name:))
glue paper circle to the back of the hoop

Finish the card:

add a few finishing touches to the card front..I added a pop of color on the edge with marker and repeat stamped words around the camera after cutting a simple mask
using the tape runner, adhere to the card base

Now, present your handmade gift and card to someone you love:))

I am so pleased to have reached this level of the Altenew Educator Certification Program! Both Virginia and Nicole have been gracious and encouraging along the way. Thank you!

Check out these posts if you like my 'Card to Hoop' projects!

Click the caption below each photo to betaken to original post

Guest Post for Altenew Card Blog

Refresh Your Alcohol Markers

Build-A-Flower: Peruvian Lily

Recap of just my Hoop Art :)

Click the caption below each photo to betaken to original post

Altenew July 2018 Stamp/Die Release

Altenew Build-A-Flower: Flourishing Zinnia

Build-A-Flower: Anemone Coronaria

Thanks for stopping by. Hope your weekend is Blessed!

LauraJane:)

****I am part of Altenew's affiliate program. Which means I earn a small commission at no additional cost to you every time you click through and purchase product(s) linked in this post. Thank you for your support!

You can also find me:
Instagram @mammacooksalot
YouTube: Mamma LauraJane.

Saturday, October 6, 2018

The Ton’s Fall 2018 Release Blog Hop

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HAPPY World Cardmaking Day!!

Welcome to The Ton’s Fall 2018 Release blog hop! For this release, The Ton has debuted 11 new stamps and a new pop up floral die. There are free gifts with purchase promotions also! There’s also a little surprise for today since it is World Cardmaking Day. Head over to The Ton’s blog for more details.

I'm so happy to be a part of the Bloghop celebrating the new release at The Ton:) There are so many new goodies to suit any style of crafting! Two stamp sets made it to my desk to play with... Take a look:
I had the pleasure of coloring Gardenia Wishes with Zig markers:)

Inked into a A2 size Solar White cardstock.

It's almost a one layer card! The sentiment is heat embossed on a strip of Vellum, layered over white cardstock and wrapped around the cardfront.

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If you are getting in the Holiday Spirit, the Wonderland Print Stamps are just the ticket for creating quick cards!

The extra single images make it fun to fill in the spaces to make a FESTIVE background!

I LOVE how easy it is to ink the multi image stamps with different colors and layer them up for knock-out interest.
Another Onelayer card begun on Solar White cardstock.
Distress Oxides: Abandoned Coral, Candied Apple, and Fossilized Amber
The Ton Couture inks: Soft Garden, Everglades Moss, Deep Emerald, Caribbean Turquoise, and Bright Emerald

I hope you enjoyed my creations today and remember to leave a comment as you HOP along for chances to win!

Giveaway Prizes..
For today’s hop, there are giveaways on each stop so be sure to leave a comment on each blog for a chance to win a stamp set of choice from our new release! The comment period for this giveaway will close on Monday, October 8 at 11:59pm EST.

Bloghop List:

Thanks for stopping by!
LauraJane:)

Friday, October 5, 2018

STAMPlorations October Theme & Sketch Challenge

Hello friends! Now that October is here, the challenges at STAMPlorations have started back up. So get your STAMP goodies out and play along :)

Stamps and AUTUMN is the THEME:

Here is the sketch:

Here is my take on the THEME.
STAMPloration Supplies used:Trendy Leaves 2,
SET YOUR AFFECTION

Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies

Using Trendy Leaves 2 and Autumn distress Ink colors, I randomly stamped the various leaves on the top and lower portions of my card fronts.
Then Heat embossed, with black EP, the SET YOUR AFFECTION sentiment stamp as the focal point...I LOVE the new Typografia series at STAMPlorations.
Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies finish the cards nicely with a clean look.

I layered the middle sized Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Die on top of the largest for the second card as a variation:)

Hope you have enjoyed my creations today!

Can't wait to see what you create for the Theme & Sketch Challenge! Your project can be based on the theme or the sketch or both.

THEME & SKETCH CHALLENGE GUIDELINES
This challenge starts on the first Friday of the month and ends on the last day of the month.

Link up any type of project(s) based on the theme, the sketch, or both.
You must use stamps in your project(s) -- rubber, clear, or digi from any company. Non-STAMPlorations stamps are OK.
Link up to 6 entries and link up to as many other challenges as you want.
You must display the challenge graphic in your post (if linking from your blog) and link back to the challenge post (not just the main blog) in order to be eligible to win (and receive the corresponding prize).
Link up by the last day of the month, 11:55 p.m. Pacific.

Be sure to check out ALL the challenges at STAMPlorations :

MixedMedia*CUTplorations*TAGplorations*CAS CardS

Join in for more chances to win prizes!

Thanks for stopping by!

Monday, October 1, 2018

Altenew Build-A-Flower: Flourishing Zinnia Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello and welcome friends! It's a lovely first day of October, which means a NEW Build-A-Flower is being released at Altenew!

The new Build-A-Flower Flourishing Zinnia has multi- layers to build a gorgeous bloom and 3 layers for the leaf image.

I'm excited to be part of the Blog Hop; sharing inspiration samples using the newest BAF family member, Flourishing Zinnia. This is your last stop on the Hop list. If you are hoping from the beginning, you should be arriving from Jung AhSang's blog.

**Remember to leave comments on each blog for chances to WIN gift certificates to the Altenew Shop.

**Prizes:

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to six lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog for a chance to win. Three winners will be announced on the Card Blog, and other three winners will be announced on the Scrapbook Blog on 10/9/2018.

**Optional Giveaway:

I will draw a winner from comments left here on my blog post, to receive a $20 gift certificate, generously given by Altenew:)) The winner will be announce by 10/7/2018.

Thank you for all the lovely comments left here on my blog! Your encouragement makes my day!

Annalisa YoungOctober 4, 2018 at 11:01 PM

I love the pastel colors of the first one. Those are so pretty and delicate. And I love how you basically turned the leaves into feathers with your modified herringbone. So creative. Thanks for sharing your projects with us. I am always inspired to think about products and stamp sets differently when I see how you use them.

Congratulations ANNALISA! Please contact winner@altenew.com by 10/20/2018 with the subject line BAF: Flourishing Zinnia Release Blog Hop Winner from LauraJane's Blog.

Happy Shopping and creating with Altenew:)

Here is a simple card stamped with all the layers of the Flourishing Zinnia .

The First and last layers are inked with Blush Crisp ink. The following layers were inked with Rouge, Coral Bliss, and Peach Perfect.

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For my next card,

I used the coordinating dies in the set to cut masks and built a background of Zinnias with leaves tucked in behind them.
Zinnia layers inked with a combination of Blush, Rouge, Coral Bliss, and Peach Crisp Inks
Leaves are inked with the Warm Gray mini cube set
For a little garden scene, I created a gate by adding the SHUTTER COVER DIE turned on it's side, glued to my inked background panel.
Added the sentiment, heat embossed with Antique Silver Crisp EP, onto a strip of vellum and wrapped it around the cardfront.
Then I stamped another Flourishing Zinnia and two leaves that were die-cut and popped up with foam tape as one beautiful embellishment
Finished with a few dots from the Coral Berry Artist Marker at the center of each zinnia

Build-A-Flower: Flourishing Zinnia

Layering guide

While playing with the many layers of the Build-A-Flower: Flourishing Zinnia,
I found that using just three colors for the all the layers of the bloom created a fresh variation.

I masked a straight line on a cardfront and stamped the first and second layers only, repeatedly to create a unique pattern on the left side
Then added some flicks and dots with the Artist Markers , creating a faux banner effect, learned in the One Layer Wonder class at the Academy.
Stamped some outline images from the Floral Art stamp set
Die-cut several BAF: Flourishing Zinnias and leaves
Arranged them onto the cardfront
Stamped the sentiment with Moon Rock Crisp Ink

Hope you have enjoyed my cards so far...here is the full Blog Hop List:

Altenew Scrapbook Blog

Zinia Redo

Therese Calvird

Kimberly Wiener
Jung AhSang

Laura Jane<<YOU are here!

Build-A-Flower: Flourishing Zinnia and Ink Bundle to make it easier for you to start creating beautiful projects. Get the bundle and save 5%!

I have a Bonus card to share with you!

Going for a more MIXED MEDIA style, I inked the layers of Build-A-Flower: Flourishing Zinnia with several colors from the WaterColor 36 pan set and the MISITI tool.

I die-cut several leaves from the set and arranged them in a wreath shape, then machine stitched them on to a cardfront, splattered with greens and yellows from the pan set.
Stamped the sentient in the center with Jet black ink
Added the new LEAF washi tape and the GOLDEN EDGE washi tape to the top of the panel
Layered the LEAFY GARLAND die (covered with Pastel Strokes Washi)
Stacked three die-cut Flourishing Zinnias on top of each other with a few French knots at the center, Popped them into place with liquid glue
Embelished with Thread nests and nuvo dots

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Before you go, take a look at my stitched hoop inspired by the wreath in the card above:)

I used the solid leaf image from Build-A-Flower: Flourishing Zinnia to stamp a wreath onto % 100 cotton fabric. Then added the sentiment in the center. Evening Gray is my ink of choice on white cotton.

I practiced a modified Fishbone Stitch on the Wreath of leaves in DCM floss #s 3752, 3768, and 3813
A single strand of DCM # 3371 worked for a Split Stitch for the smaller words..
AWESOME is Split Stitched using 2 strands of the same #3371 floss. Leaving a dropped shadow in ink... It's amazing how changing the number of strands can alter the look of a stitch:)
I then freehand stitched some twigs all around the wreath, 2 strands: #3371 floss
The Lazy Daisy stitch created tiny blossoms in DCM #712
Finally, a carefully stamped 3rd layer of the Flourishing Zinnia, Satin Stitched with DCM #712
more twigs for balance
Colored the hoop with WG03 and R056 Artist Markers

Do YOU like stitching?? Let me know in the comment section below.

Thanks for stopping by!

LauraJane:)

You can also find me:
Instagram @mammacooksalot
YouTube: Mamma LauraJane.

Thursday, September 27, 2018

Altenew September 2018 Washi Tape Release Blog Hop

WOO HOOO! Happy dancing with the entire September 2018 Release Washi Tape Release! Feeling privileged to be on the Altenew September 2018 Washi Tape Release Blog Hop Roster and having a chance to create with some of the goodies:))
****If you are hopping along from the beginning, you should be arriving from the ever clever, and Most talented, Norine Borys' blog.

Here is a card I made mostly from Washi Tapes, before venturing to other mixed media projects!

Check out my video showing the creation of the card, start to finish:) You can watch the video below or in HD at my YouTube Channel.

Altenew Washi Tapes used:
Galaxy Washi Tape
Gilded Ombre Washi Tape
Glitter Flurries Washi Tape

Signature HELLO die cut from gold paper.

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All the washi tapes are BEAUTIFUL and can make anything look amazing!

So I couldn't help but add Gilded Ombre Washi Tape to my

Plain Jane tape dispenser and fussy cut a few Glitter Flurries blooms to adorn my WaterColor 36 pan set.

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To make finding all my Crisp ink mini cubes easier, I added Washi tape around the edges of the storage case. Each case holds the corresponding color palette of cubes:))

WASHI on EVERYTHING!!

Yes, even on a water-bottle!

The Mandala Die set, cut from Watercolor Nebula Washi Tape, really dresses up this otherwise boring steel water bottle.

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I then moved on to stitching my own hand-bound notebook covered with Watercolor Nebula Washi Tape. It's such a happy place to keep my STITCHING project ideas tucked inside:)

I even taped up a few paperclips for added FUN!

The washi taped cover is Heat embossed in gold using the Floral Art stamp set and then I stitched just a the simple sew in love, from Oval Embroidery Hoop die set.

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And for one final project celebrating the new Washi Tape release and my Grand-daughter:

The Party Banner & Pocket Banner Dies are so festive cut from # 110 cardstock and covered in washi, then embellished with Mega Alpha dies, also washi taped.

The tiny ribbon tags on each side of the Pocket banners are washi tapes folded over onto themselves. Then stapled together and clipped on with micro clothes pins:)

Here is the list of all washi tapes used in this FUN bunting project.

Washi tapes used for the banner:
Painted Fantasy Washi Tape

Washi Used to cover Mega Alpha Dies:

Red Ombre Washi Tape

Dotted Washi

Washi used to make tiny ribbon tags:

Pastel Strokes Washi Tape

Swirlies in Pink Washi Tape
Leaf Washi Tape

Gold Glitter Tape

I hope you enjoyed all of my projects shared today! Let me know what you would create with the new Washi Tape release. Leave me a comment below:)

Prizes:

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to six lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog for a chance to win. Three winners will be announced on the Card Blog, and other three winners will be announced on the Scrapbook Blog on 10/6/2018.

Additional Giveaway:

I will draw a winner to receive a $30 gift certificate from comments left on this post! Thank you Altenew for generously sponsoring this giveaway:) I will post the winner right here, after 10/3/2018.

The winner from comments left on this post is:

Helen KalbSeptember 27, 2018 at 12:57 PM

YAY! Washi on everything, I love it!
Beautiful creations LauraJane

Congratulations HELEN, please contact winner@altenew.com by 10/15/2018 with the subject line Altenew September 2018 Washi Tape Release Blog Hop Winner from LauraJane's Blog.

Full Hop List:

Thanks for stopping by!

LauraJane:)

You can also find me:
Instagram @mammacooksalot
YouTube: Mamma LauraJane.