Category Archives: Craft Critique Project

Now and then I buy something that I really want to try and there it sits. Hmmm….what’s with that? It may be a case of too much to do and not enough time. The Making Memories Grommet Tool Kit is one of those items and I used one of these Jumbo eyelets here on this wedding design. I especially love the look of the word grommets and I used one of them as an accent. I just love words!

Fairy Tale

After playing around with this tool…I’ve written a review on it for Craft Critique on the ins and outs of it. 🙂

Take care!

Supply List:

Stamps: Aged Sheet Music Scrapblock™, Wedding Centers (Mona Lisa Moments line) by Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Tsukineko, Antique Linen Distress ink by Ranger

Paper: Black & Natural Smooth  cardstock by Prism, 6×6 paper pad by Basic Grey

Other: dies by Spellbinders, ribbon and flower by Prima, rhinestone flourish, Wedding Word Grommet and Grommet Kit by Making Memories

Happy Saturday! I like to keep Saturdays as simple as possible around here. So many people home and so much to cram into one day! I have two simple cards to share with you today, both using some quick and simple airbrushing. I’m loving how fun this airbrush is to use! In both these designs it gives a fresh graphic look. My first design doesn’t even use any stamping. Simply a masked, airbrushed background, a rub-on transfer and a couple embellishments.

Holiday Ornament Design

Supply List: Simply Smooth White Cardstock by Prism, Copic markers and airbrush, rhinestones by MAMBI, blue Velvet ribbon (airbrushed to purple) – May Arts

Airbrush Elvis

Now this Elvis image is so cool and funky looking…I thought it just had to be airbrushed. Since the image is quite large and indestinct in style…I didn’t even mask. I think Elvis is lookin pretty cool! The background is stamped with my Aged Sheet Music Scrapblock™ and then airbrushed in two blues and a pink. This was just so fun and quick to do!

Both these projects were part of a Craft Critique Copic Airbrush Review. If you’re thinking of buying this airbrush…you may want to check it out.

Enjoy your weekend!

Supply List:
Stamps:
–Sheet Music Elvis by Cornish Heritage Farms
–Aged Sheet Music Scrapblock™ by Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink:
-Black Memento Ink by Tsukineko

Paper:
-black Prism
-Simply Smooth White Prism

Other:
-stars by creative Impressions
-black velvet ribbon by Creative Impressions
-Copic Markers
-Copic Airbrush system

I adore lighthouses. They remind me of wonderful trips to the East Coast as a child and more recently as an adult. I’m so excited about this new stamp set from Cornish Heritage Farms called Beacon of Hope. You may have seen some of them before. It’s a compilation of images and now they are all scaled and designed to work together with each other and some incredible sentiments.  This new line is called Scene-it and you’ll want to watch each month for the release as they are stunning, bring you limitless ways to stamp scenes, and put together in a set, they are an incredible value.

Sorry I’m just getting back to you with the winners of the blog goodies. I’m announcing them at the end of the post so keep reading. 🙂

Never Give Up Hope

I’ve been having fun with my Copic Airbrush over the past few weeks and have gotten quite addicted to it. I know you’ll be seeing a lot of airbrushing in the weeks to come.This lighthouse background was created by stamping my image and then airbrushing over the design. No masking! I’m lazy! 😉 Because there wasn’t a large amount of white area..I simply took my Colorless Blender pen and removed the color from the lighthouse and seagulls. I used this same pen to color in clouds. To get the white glow around the light, I put my blender pen right into my airbrush and sprayed to remove the color softly.

To create my background I stamped the Cheesecloth Backgrounder onto my kraft cardstock card base. Seagulls from the Beacon of Hope set are stamped on my Clear Card Sheet layer before stitching it to my design.

This design is part of a new Craft Critique article that I’ve written on the Copic Airbrush System. If you’re interested in this product…check it out here.

Quick Tip: When airbrushing with Copic markers, make sure you use the same ink you would when coloring so that the image doesn’t bleed. I like to use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Tsukineko and Pitch Black Adirondack ink by Ranger is a good choice as well.

And now those winners! I used an on-line random number generator to choose two winners from the comments left. Thanks so much to everyone who stopped by!#16 Amy is the winner of the first package of goodies and #119 is Carrie…the winner of my second package of blog candy. Please e-mail me ladies with your addresses and I’ll get them out to you!

 Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you have a fabulous Friday!

Supply List:
Stamps:
–Beacon of Hope (Scene-it Collection) by Cornish Heritage Farms
–Cheesecloth Backgrounder by Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink:
-Black Memento Ink by Tsukineko
-Black Stazon ink by Tsukineko
-Brushed Corduroy Distress ink by Ranger

Paper:
-Simply Smooth White by Prism
-Kraft Cardstock by Prism
-Clear Card Sheet by Cornish Heritage Farms

Other:
-hemp cord
-sewing machine
-markers by Copic