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Monday, April 01, 2013
Friday, March 29, 2013
Mixed Media Canvas with Guest Designer Liz Hicks
We have one final project to share from our Naturals Mixed Media Guest Designer Liz Hicks. Been thinking about something to brighten up the season? We hope that this idea will inspire you to get out your inks, paints, mists, glitter and other
art supplies to alter and add our Naturals
to many of your own projects. We are so impressed again with how Liz used our Naturals in
her project. But first, let's finish getting to know Liz a little before we
take a look at her canvas idea...
LYB: Do you have a favorite adhesive?
LH: SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L… even though I use to
work for them… it doesn’t matter, they are the best.
LYB: Describe your style.
LH: Funky free and eclectic chic.
LYB: Do you use any tools that are not specifically designed for scrapbooking?
LH: Pliers, wire, beading, sewing machine… nothing is off limits.
Altered Canvas by Liz Hicks
I used the layered canvas flowers and pulled them apart as well as the canvas letters too. The project is watercolors and Inks and the for the outer edge I used masking fluid and white paint to create the illusion of an emulsified edge, similar to that in film development. The inks I used were Higgins, Clearsnap and Splash of Color.
NA-BF20 Layered Burlap Flowers - Mum
AS-211 Canvas Alphas - White, Esfera
We think Liz's bright and cheery canvas is a super way to kick off the holiday weekend! Please visit her blog for more of her inspiring ideas and techiniques. We hope you have beautiful weather for egg hunting or other activities you have planned...
Remember to come back on Monday for an exciting announcement!
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Making a Splash with Lisa Swift
Getting tired of winter? Does it seem like it has overshadowed the Spring that Punxsutawney Phil promised us? Lisa Swift shares two cards today that will make you yearn for summer....
Splash Card by Lisa Swift
I don't know about you, but I am so over this winter. That's why I turned to the fabulous Splash collection to make these cards. You can't beat these happy summer colors.
For this first card, I covered a piece of white cardstock with vellum strips. This became the mat for the rest of the card. A burlap circle (Naturals collection) was the perfect backdrop for the chipboard flower. It adds dimension and highlights the flower. I finished the flower off with a wood button (Naturals collection) and some red jute.
Splash Card by Lisa Swift
This second card shows how easy it is to layer embellishments...I put it together using bits and pieces left over from other projects. You don't need a whole journaling card or a full sticker to make these products work together.
Shop LYB Products:
NA-JT20 Jute Pack - Bright
NA-BSH10 Burlap Shapes - Circles
NA-WB10 Wood Buttons - Printed
SPL-102 Big Fishies/Kumquat Geo
SPL-105 Skinny Stripe Multi/Deep Blue Sea Solid
SPL-107 Little Fishies/Sea Swirl
SPL-160 Vellum Tape Strips
SPL-195 Dimensional Stickers
SPL-230 Clear Cuts
We'll be back tomorrow with another project from guest designer Liz Hicks. AND we have a very exciting announcement to make on Monday! Be sure to stop by...
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Naturals Canvas Sticker Ideas from our Design Team and LYB at Favecrafts
Have you discovered our Naturals Canvas embellishments yet? They are some of the most versatile elements on the market. You can stamp, paint, mist or ink them or even just leave them be and they add a fantastic natural texture to any project. Today our deisgn team has a few ideas to share...
Altered Frame by Lisa Swift
There is so much you can do with the canvas products in Little Yellow Bicycle's Naturals collection! I used a mix of canvas products to create an upcycled frame project.
I started with a trio of canvas daisies at the top of the frame. I cut small pieces from a strip of printed canvas tape to create banners beside the flowers.
To embellish the monogram itself, I used a canvas label sticker paired with the top from one of the Naturals wood stick pins (I just popped the wood portion off of the pin).
Lisa used elements of this package of Naturals Canvas Labels.
The bottom of the frame showcases the word "family" and the brackets from one of the Canvas Word packages. To finish this off, I used the Everyday stamp set to stamp the word "cherish" on a vellum banner.
Because I wanted an understated, classic look for this piece, I chose to stick with a neutral/white color palette. The Naturals canvas products can easily be stamped, inked or colored to match any project or decor.
NA-BF50 Layered Burlap Flowers -Daisy
NA-CV10 Canvas Stickers -Labels
NA-CVP20 Canvas Tape - Brown
NA-CW10 Canvas Words - Style 1
NA-SP50 Stick Pins - Wood Words
CSS-101 Cling Word Stamps - Everyday
Layout by Heather Leopard
I created this layout using the negative cuts from the paper hearts my daughter & I cut for her shirt to celebrate the 100th day of school. The canvas stickers were the perfect elements to anchor the rest of my page, from the canvas borders to the banner. The one thing I really like about the canvas elements is how easy it is to mist, paint and stamp on them to make them unique for whatever project I am working on.
Heather included this package of Naturals Canvas Flags on her project and used our Clear Stamps to add some of the wonderful words...
JB-107 Just Because 12x12 Paper
JB-134 Just Because Journaling Cards
JB-135 Just Because Cardstock Stickers
JB-201 Just Because Canvas Stickers
JB-230 Just Because Clear Cuts - Shapes
JB-279 Just Because Chipboard Shapes
NA-CVB10 Canvas Borders
NA-CV20 Canvas Words
NA-CV90 Canvas Stickers
NA-CV10 Canvas Stickers
It's National Craft Month and our friends at Favecrafts have been celebrating all month long. Today they are featuring a giveaway from us (see photo above). So be sure to head over HERE to enter to win this gorgeous prize pack...
Also - You can download this free ebook Favecrafts created for National Craft Month. Our very own Corrie Jones has a layout featured on the cover...
Download The Ultimate Craft Guide 25 Projects for Every Crafter
Have a wonderful day!
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Mixed Media Tags from Naturals Guest Designer Liz Hicks
We have another fun project to share from our Naturals Mixed Media Guest Designer Liz Hicks.
Today she shares some ideas that will inspire you to get out your inks, paints, mists, glitter and other
art supplies to alter and add our Naturals to many of your own projects. Her tags have such a personal and artsy feel to them and we are just tickled with how Liz used our Naturals in her projects. But first, let's get to know Liz a little bit before we take a look at her wall art idea...
LYB: Are you a morning bird or night owl?
LH: Night owl for sure.
LYB: Computer or handwritten journaling?
LH: Hand written for sure.
LYB: What’s the oddest embellishment you’ve ever used on a page?
LH: Ice Resin was pretty crazy, takes a while to dry but the effect is gorgeous.
Sunshine: I started with a tag, layered with different fabrics, inks and glitters. I took apart on of the white die cut canvas flowers and inked, painted and glittered the elements to create a cute sun.
From here I added a title and a "happy" wooden stick pin. I added some dye ink to color the wood to accent my tag.
Remember This: This project I used handmade paper that I added resin to in order to make it translucent. I layered masking tape, muslin, punchinella and canvas LYB borders for the base. from here I added the burlap bird, inked embossed and painted. I used a cardstock title as the sentiment.
Dream
Big: For this note card I used the LYB patterned paper as the base and used stamps
to create the border. I added the cork pin and made it into a daisy with
ink and sequin. to create the focal point frame, I used one of the
white canvas embellishments and adhered book print to its sticky side
and then trimmed it. I used some of the Art-C glitters for the pink art
sheets and added a fun clothes pin to top it all off.
NA-TC20 Tiny Clothespins - Words
NA-SP50 Stick Pins - Wood Words
NA-SP30 Stick Pins - Cork Flowers
NA-BF20 Layered Burlap Flowers - Mum
NA-CV70 Canvas Stickers - Plates & Flourishes
NA-BS70 Burlap Stickers - Birds & Butterflies
NA-CVP10 Canvas Tape - Color
NA-CVP20 Canvas Tape - Brown
JB-304 6X6 Paper Pad (24 sheets - 2 each of 12 designs)
Art-C Glimmer Mists
Inks, glitter, embossing powder and stamps are by clearsnap. Resin is by Ice Resin. stars are punches by Fiskars
We have another amazing project to share from Liz on Friday, but in the meantime please visit her blog for more of her inspiring ideas and techiniques.
Happy Tuesday!
Monday, March 25, 2013
Naturals Contest Winners
We had some wonderful submissions for our Naturals Contest! It was so fun to see the creative ideas submitted by our fans, especially in the wearables and home décor categories.
Grand Prize Winner: Irit Shalom
Irit won a $100 shopping spree in the LYB online store. Please email [email protected] and we will help you place your order of goodies.
Each of the winners below can choose either our brand new Fern and Forest Boy or Girl collection. Please email your shipping information to [email protected] along with your choice of collection and we will ship it out to you soon.
Paper Crafting
Rhonda Van Ginkel
Jennifer McCracken
Home Décor
Samantha Taylor
Rebecca Price
Wearables
Samantha Taylor
Courtney Lee
Sewing
Maya Oren- Dahan
Thank you so much to all who participated in the contest. We'll have another contest opportunity coming up soon.
We also have some exciting announcements and opportunities to share in April. We can't wait to unveil them soon, so stay tuned...
Happy Monday!
Friday, March 22, 2013
Introducing Naturals Mixed Media Guest Designer Liz Hicks
We are so excited to introduce our Naturals Mixed Media Guest Designer Liz Hicks. Liz is an artist who has been working in the craft industry for a long time and we thought it would be fun to feature a few of her projects that will inspire you to get out your paints, mists, glitter and other art supplies to alter and add our Naturals to many of your own projects. But first, let's get to know Liz a little bit before we take a look at her wall art idea...
LYB: What are your favorite types of projects—pages, mini albums, cards, altered projects, etc?
LH: Canvas or altered art
LYB: Any unique tips or techniques you use?
LH: I love layering in a peek-a-boo style… this offers visual interest and keeps my crafting interesting.
LYB: How long does it typically take you to complete a layout?
LH: An hour or so… depends on how organized my studio is.
Children's Wall Art by Liz Hicks
My daughter helped me come up with this concept as a fun canvas to hang on her wall. I kept the design simple with a few spots of color from the Just Because collection. I also thought it would be fun to use foam stickers as the background for the paper hearts.
Tip: Don't be afraid to use spray paint on your projects. I spray painted the hearts white and used the patterned paper along with Silver Inka Gold by
Viva Colour to accent the canvas. I also used smooch glitz
in silver to accent as well. The LYB canvas alphabets also add great texture and can be easily painted to compliment your project.
JB-304 6X6 Paper Pad (24 sheets - 2 each of 12 designs)
AS-200 Canvas Alpha Stickers
NA-BF50 Layered Burlap Flowers - Daisy
We'll be back next week with a few more projects from Liz, but in the meantime please visit her blog for more of her inspiring ideas and techiniques.
Have a wonderful and crafty weekend!
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Our New Fern and Forest Boy Collection...
Our Fern and Forest Boy collection is in our warehouse and shipping to your local scrapbook store as I type... But if you cannot wait a moment longer, you can also order it from our Online Store today!
Mini Album by Liz Qualman
Yesterday on the blog our Design Team shared some ideas on how to use our 5 and 10 Things Pockets on a variety of projects. There just happens to be a super cute 5 Things Pocket in the new Fern and Forest Boy collection, so I thought I would share an idea for how to use it with our canvas or burlap mini albums. The pockets can be filled with the numbered cards that come with it, or you can add your own ideas like photos or other memorobilia.
I decided to use the 5 Things Pocket numbered cards to make tabs for my mini ablum to make it easy to turn the pages. I went with a very simple approach to this album and used the 6 x 6 paper pad for background papers and photo mats.
It's always fun to capture a favorite item of your child's. My son loves these shoes, so it will be fun to remember when his feet were this little, because I am sure he won't be wearing these long and they are just the cutest.
I also wanted to add some very personalized journaling since most of the pages of the album are so simple. This is actually the 12 x 12 Imagination Journal patterned paper, which I trimmed to fit the album. Using the 12 x 12 paper made the lines a lot easier to write on. I added some of the Favorite Pieces stickers to break up the writing and for more interest the page.
Please visit our online store to check out the new collection. Our shipping department is really quick, bet you could have it by early next week...
Have a wonderful day!
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
A Pocket Full of Happiness
What do you have in your pocket today? Little Yellow Bicycle includes really fun pockets in most of our collections. We challenged our Design Team to include some of our pockets in their projects and we are pretty excited about what they came up with...
The Escape Collection Layout by Jen Chesnick
Sometimes you have to think outside of the box with your supplies. I am huge fan of pockets and tags, but the 5 things for the Escape line just didn't fit my page. I chose to alter the pocket by cutting the back down and using it as my major embellishment to tuck little bits into. I used the extra flag to weigh down my title.
Jen included our 5 Things Pocket from The Escape Collection. This is what it looked like before you altered it to fit in with her project idea.
ESC-105 Big City/Click - Yellow
ESC-308 5 Things Pocket - with embossing (11 pieces)
ESC-140 Cardstock Stickers - Fresh Verse - with thermography and debossing (67 pieces)
ESC-160 Vellum Tape Strips (8 pieces)
ESC-1100 Tear Out Ticket & Journaling Card Book - with embossing (24 pieces)
ESC-230 Clear Cuts Shapes (26 pieces)
ESC-133 6" x 6" Decorative Edge Double-sided Textured Cardstock - with thermography (5 pieces)
ESC-122 12" x 12" Decorative Edge Textured Cardstock - with embossing
ESC-220 Fabric Favorites - self adhesive (15 pieces)
NA-TC20 Tiny Clothespins - Words
NA-SP30 Stick Pins - Cork Flowers
NA-CW20 Canvas Words - Style 2
Pocket Gift Card Holder by Suzanne Sergi
I decided to use these pockets in a different way than they are intended. I thought they were perfect for tucking in gift cards to a special person. I layered the Just Because journaling pocket onto two pieces of vellum that I stitched together. There is an opening at the top. Another way to enclose a card, or special treat. I also stitched along the journaling pocket to add a homemade touch.
I love the Burlap flowers, and use a large one that I used to embellish
the pocket. I also pulled out the scallop canvas circles to layer
chipboard hearts on top of them. First I stamped the canvas circles to
dress them up a bit. I also pulled out one of the new stamps, to include
my sentiment along the bottom.
Shop LYB Products:
NA-TC20 Tiny Clothespins Words
NA-BF50 Layered Burlap Flowers-Daisy
NA-CVH10 Canvas Shapes Scallop Circles
JB-277 Stick Pins
JB-308 10 Things Pocket with embossing (17 pieces)
JB-304 6x6 Paper Pad
JB-279 Chipboard Shapes-with foil accents
CSS-104 Cling Word Stamps-Faith
Pocket Gift Card Holder by Suzanne Sergi
I pulled out my Making the Grade 6x6 paper pad, and journaling pocket for this next gift card idea. Here I dressed up this cute notebook paper bag, to layer the pocket onto. This time I embellished the inside of the pocket with the fun alphabet pattern found in the 6x6 paper pad.
Tucked in some tickets from the Tear Out Ticket & Journaling Card Book. I used one of the pinwheels, and embellished with a circle that I embossed. Also found in the papercrafting kit with this collection. I dressed this bag a bit more using the chipboard banner, and the adorable fabric owl. I finished the edge of the bag with a red stitch, and using a punch, punched the edges to give that torn look of paper. Now you have a gift bag, with two different options of tucking in special items to one very lucky person!
MG-167 Cork Word & Shape Stickers
MG-305 Paper Crafting Kit
MG-308 5 Things Pocket with embossing
MG-304 6x6 Paper Pad
MG-230 Chipboard Shapes
MG-220 Fabric Favorites
Be sure to check out our online store for pockets to create your own wonderful project ideas!
Monday, March 18, 2013
Projects from the Peloton
It's Monday and we have been scouring the Internet all morning looking for projects from our fans. AND we are so happy with what we found. Take a look...
Just Because Layout by Renee Zwirek
Emailed to us
Just Because Layout by ekskou
Found at Two Peas in a Bucket
Just Because Layout by Deraslee
Found at scrapbook.com
The designers at My Creative Scrapbook Kit Club have been busy working with our Just Because collection in one of their latest kit. See some of their designs below or visit the MCS gallery for more ideas...
Layout by Jodi Baune
Layout by Delaina Burns
Layout by Erica Houghton
You can still find this collection at your LSS or out online store. Click HERE for details...
ALSO - for those of you playing along in our Naturals Contest, the deadline was extended through today.
Happy Monday!
Friday, March 15, 2013
It's a Naturals Evolution with Tim Holtz Ranger Ink - Final Day
It's our last day with Tim Holtz Ranger Ink! It has been an AMAZING two weeks of ideas and projects and we hope you have found some great inspiration to include our Naturals in your everyday lives. We also hope that you will enter our Naturals contest - see the end of this post for details.
Greta Hammond has such a fun project to share today. We love how she included our Naturals collection, Tim Holtz Ranger Ink and Clear Stamps in her party decorations. The colors are so bright and festive and the project is super easy to make!
Altered Drink Bottles by Greta Hammond
I am always looking for ways to add a little personalized touch to
party decor. I thought these canvas, burlap, and cork shapes would be
perfect to dress up my little milk bottles for drinks.
I loved the blue jean look along with the red and natural colors and
easily took apart the shapes to use the Distress Stains to change their
look. I then layered pieces together to fit onto the front of the
bottles. I finished them off with canvas borders along the bottom. Add
in some fun straws and you are ready to party!
NA TC20
NA-FB50
NA-CR10
NA-CR20
NA-CV60
NA-BS80
NA-CVP10
Ranger Ink products:
Archival Ink - Vermillion
Distress Stain - Faded Jeans
Prizes: We already gave away one big box of Naturals and we have another one to give away this Friday, March 15th. Just leave a comment here on the blog and/or on our facebook (maybe do both just to be safe) to enter to win. Leave a comment each day and increase your chances.
AND we are giving away a set of stamps each day on each of our social sites: Blog, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Leave a comment at each of those sites each day and increase your chances to win some of our amazing stamps. We gave away stamps to 20 people last week!
Also, be sure to visit our friends at Ranger Ink on their facebook page. They have wonderful inspiration to share on their FB and blog each day. And, quite frankly, we love how their ink works with our stamps.
Don't forget... to use all of the inspiration from our Design Team to enter our Naturals Contest. See details HERE.
Happy Crafting!
Thursday, March 14, 2013
It's a Naturals Evolution with Tim Holtz Ranger Ink - Day 9
Can you believe we only have two days left with Tim Holtz Ranger Ink? We have had so much fun sharing projects each day. However, we still have a few more AMAZING ideas and projects to unveil, so stick with us...
Today, Vicki Boutin does what she does best and shows us how to get really creative with ink. Her fantastic idea for using our Naturals collection, Tim Holtz Ranger Ink and Clear Stamps is something we can all aspire to, but let's have Vicki tell you all about it...
Layout by Vicki Boutin
I have to say that the LYB Naturals are a new LOVE of mine!! Combine those with a little Ranger magic and it is pure inky bliss! I pulled out the Burlap circles and a bunch of Ranger goodies and got down to business.
These are the burlap circles before I added a little splash of color.
Here is what I did:
1. Add “polka dots” with Picket Fence Distress Paint dabbers. Let dry completely.
2. Color the burlap with Distress Stains (Barn Door, Broken China). Buff color off of the “polka dots” (paint will work as a resist) to expose the white. Let stain dry completely.
3. Ink one side of each circle with Distress Ink (Barn Door, Faded Jeans).
4. Dip the rim of a plastic cup in black paint and add circles. Let paint dry.
The other little trick I added with my Ranger tools was the “delight”ful shadow stamping using the new LYB stamps!
This is a great way to add an extra touch to patterned paper. I stamped the word “delight” in Tumbled Glass Distress Ink (light) and Aquamarine Archival Ink (dark). Note the Canvas banners in the upper corner. I stamped the words with Archival Ink…works great!!!
I love LYB’s Clear Cut Shapes and I am always looking for new ways to secure them to my pages. Step in Tim Holtz Idea-ology Memo Pins! What a great solution for the clear stuff!
Hope this gives you a few ideas for altering the new Naturals line!
I used the distress stains as watercolors to paint the canvas bird. Put the stain on a non-stick craft met and place a pool of water beside it. Dillute as needed. The Picket Fence colored Distress Paint is great to cover any "boo boo's."
Tip - you can use Distress ink as paint, too. Stamp on the craft mat, dillute with water...voila...watercolors...or stain, really.
Love the effect of the double stamping on the sentiment on the card.
Little Yellow Bicycle Products:
JB-107 Let's Do Coffee/Jot in a Journal
B-109 Tiny Blossoms, Birds & Blooms
JB-106 Diamond Doily/Loops & Stitches
JB-103 Linen & Lace - Aqua/Tiny Stripes Aqua
JB-140 - Cardstock Stickers - Fresh Verse - with foil and thermography (43 pieces)
JB-279 Chipboard Shapes - with foil accents (28 pieces)
JB-230 Clear Cuts Shapes - with foil accents (27 pieces)
NA-BSH10 Burlap Shapes - Circles
NA-CV20 Canvas Stickers - Whimsy
Prizes: We already gave away one big box of Naturals and we have another one to give away this Friday, March 15th. Just leave a comment here on the blog and/or on our facebook (maybe do both just to be safe) to enter to win. Leave a comment each day and increase your chances.
AND we are giving away a set of stamps each day on each of our social sites: Blog, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Leave a comment at each of those sites each day and increase your chances to win some of our amazing stamps. We gave away stamps to 20 people last week!
Also, be sure to visit our friends at Ranger Ink on their facebook page. They have wonderful inspiration to share on their FB and blog each day. And, quite frankly, we love how their ink works with our stamps.
Don't forget... to use all of the inspiration from our Design Team to enter our Naturals Contest. See details HERE.
Happy Crafting!
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
It's a Naturals Evolution with Tim Holtz Ranger Ink - Day 8
Who needs big box stores for beautiful wall art for your children's rooms? Today we have a fantastic idea for using our Naturals collection, Tim Holtz Ranger Ink distress paints and Clear Stamps to create a fun wall art project that is both easy and ready to decorate. We also have a home décor category in our Naturals contest - just sayin'
We asked our design team to give you a great idea each day, and today is no excpetion. Tania Willis shares a super cute and inspiring idea that is ready to hang on a wall or sit on a side table in a special someone's room.
Plus there are prize opportunities at the end, so keep reading...
Framed Mixed Media Project by Tania Willis
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I am not exactly a mixed media expert so when I sat down to alter the Naturals Canvas with the Tim Holtz products I felt more than a little intimidated. I kept true to my paper crafting style, yet still had fun playing and experimenting with the Distress Paints to create a playful home décor item. This is a project very simply framed in a RIBBA frame from IKEA.
You can easily speed the process with a heat gun. I really love the
look of mixing altered canvas stickers alongside the unaltered canvas as
you see with the large layered butterfly. The memo pins, also from Tim
Holtz, make for adorable antennae that hold a small sticker from the
Just Because collection.
JB – 140 Fresh Verse Cardstock Stickers
NA – CVT10 Canvas Tags
NA – CV90 Canvas Stickers – Flags
NA – CV60 Canvas Stickers – Birds & Butterflies
NA – CV40 Canvas Stickers – Nature
JB – 230 Clear Cuts Shapes
JB – 135 Favorite Pieces Cardstock Stickers
NA – CVT10 Canvas Tags
NA – CV90 Canvas Stickers – Flags
NA – CV60 Canvas Stickers – Birds & Butterflies
NA – CV40 Canvas Stickers – Nature
JB – 230 Clear Cuts Shapes
JB – 135 Favorite Pieces Cardstock Stickers
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Prizes: We already gave away one big box of Naturals and we have another one to give away this Friday, March 15th. Just leave a comment here on the blog and/or on our facebook (maybe do both just to be safe) to enter to win. Leave a comment each day and increase your chances.
AND we are giving away a set of stamps each day on each of our social sites: Blog, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Leave a comment at each of those sites each day and increase your chances to win some of our amazing stamps. We gave away stamps to 20 people last week!
Also, be sure to visit our friends at Ranger Ink on their facebook page. They have wonderful inspiration to share on their FB and blog each day. And, quite frankly, we love how their ink works with our stamps.
Don't forget... to use all of the inspiration from our Design Team to enter our Naturals Contest. See details HERE.
Happy Crafting!
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
It's a Naturals Evolution with Tim Holtz Ranger Ink - Day 7
Are you thinking about a unique décor piece to add to your home? Today we have a fantastic idea for using our Naturals collection, Tim Holtz stains and Clear Stamps to create a fantastic tartan/plaid frame. We also have a home décor category in our Naturals contest - just sayin'
We asked our design team to give you a great idea each day, and Robbie Herring has come up with a really creative one. Not to mention that the Clear Stamps and Ranger Ink totally enhanced the look of this project and really make the colored stains pop.
Plus there are prize opportunities at the end, so keep reading...
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I have never used the Tim Holtz Stains before and was so excited to see the applicator when I opened them! They are kind of like an old-time bingo marker. My first thought was how fun it would be to make polka-dots with them. After I purchased my frame, I decided to experiment and the plaid look is what I came up with. I still think it would be cool to add polka-dots and I'm going to do that soon, but I like the look of the plaid. I picked up this frame at Michaels. It has a 5x7 opening for a photo, but I chose to use a sheet of cork instead. It's also available at Michaels. The bird is a wooden bird that I picked up at a craft fair. If you can't find a shape you like, I think this would be great with a wooden initial instead.
The tartan/plaid is SO easy to do!
All you have to do is choose your first color, grab a ruler and get
started. Make some random lines
going each way with the first color.
After that, you have a 'pattern' to follow. Simply start filling it in randomly with the other two colors. No need for a brush, just use the
applicator tip.
Tips:
1. Have some paper towels handy. As I did each of the stripes, I ran a paper towel over it. The wood on my frame was very pourous, so this helped cut down on bleeding.
2. To get deeper colors, go over the lines again until you have the look you want.
For the stamping on the bird, I wanted softer edges to go with the
softer edges of the frame. I chose
to use the distress ink to get softer stamped words that are still great
images, just not quite as crisp as the archival ink stamps.
Coloring the flowers was very simple, too! Little Yellow Bicycle has made them so easy to separate. Did you know that each layer has a thin foam dot between it? If not, now you do!
Tip: Just pull apart each of the layers. Let them dry completely. Re-assemble them and adhere to your page!
I also stamped on the tag and used some Walnut Stain to color the lace.
Tip: If you don't like your initial color choice, try stamping slightly off-set with a second color. The clear stamps make this so easy to do and to line up.
Little Yellow Bicycle Supplies:
NA-JT10 Jute Pack - Light (4 colors, 72" each)
NA-WB10 Wood Buttons - Printed
NA-SP20 Stick Pins - Wood Beads
NA-BF20 Layered Burlap Flowers - Mum
NA-BS10 Layered Burlap Stickers - Tags
CSS-104 Cling Word Stamps - Faith
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Gathered Twigs
Ranger Tim Holtz Archival Ink - Aquamarine
Ranger Tim Holtz Stain - Walnut, Peeled Paint, Faded Jeans
Michaels Frame
Wood Craft Bird
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Prizes: We already gave away one big box of Naturals and we have another one to give away this Friday, March 15th. Just leave a comment here on the blog and/or on our facebook (maybe do both just to be safe) to enter to win. Leave a comment each day and increase your chances.
AND we are giving away a set of stamps each day on each of our social sites: Blog, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Leave a comment at each of those sites each day and increase your chances to win some of our amazing stamps. We gave away stamps to 20 people last week!
Also, be sure to visit our friends at Ranger Ink on their facebook page. They have wonderful inspiration to share on their FB and blog each day. And, quite frankly, we love how their ink works with our stamps.
Don't forget... to use all of the inspiration from our Design Team to enter our Naturals Contest. See details HERE.
Happy Tuesday!
Monday, March 11, 2013
It's a Naturals Evolution with Tim Holtz Ranger Ink - Day 6
It's time to use our Naturals collection and Clear Stamps to dress up your wardrobe. Did you know they are super easy to include on clothing items and accessories? We even have a category in our Naturals contest for wearables - please see the end of the post for details...
We asked our design team to give you a great idea each day, and today is no exception. Not to mention that the Clear Stamps and Ranger Ink totally enhanced the look of this project, were easy to use, and included just the right amount of pizazz.
Plus there are prize opportunities at the end, so keep reading...
Altered Sun Hat by Heather Leopard
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I just love to accessorize and when I saw the new Naturals collection, I just knew I had to make a hat for those fun Spring outings.
The Ranger Archival Ink is also waterproof and will not bleed due to rain or washing.
Naturals Clear Stamps CSS-104 Faith
Naturals Clear Stamps CSS-101 Everyday
Layered Burlap Flowers NA-BF30 Dahlia
Layered Burlap Flowers NA-BF50 Daisy
Burlap Flowers NA-BF20
Wood Buttons - Etched NA-WB20
Ranger Ink Products:
Tim Holtz Distress Paint Bard Door
Tim Holtz Archival Ink Jet Black
Tim Holtz Archival Ink Aquamarine
Hat from Hobby Lobby
Prizes: We already gave away one big box of Naturals and we have another one to give away this Friday, March 15th. Just leave a comment here on the blog and/or on our facebook (maybe do both just to be safe) to enter to win. Leave a comment each day and increase your chances.
AND we are giving away a set of stamps each day on each of our social sites: Blog, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Leave a comment at each of those sites each day and increase your chances to win some of our amazing stamps. We gave away stamps to 20 people last week!
Also, be sure to visit our friends at Ranger Ink on their facebook page. They have wonderful inspiration to share on their FB and blog each day. And, quite frankly, we love how their ink works with our stamps.
Don't forget... to use all of the inspiration from our Design Team to enter our Naturals Contest. See details HERE.
Hope you have a sunny and wonderful day!
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