Dream BIG!

Hey there stamping friends,

The Fun Stampers Journey Convention is HERE!  WOOP!  I'm so excited to be able to gather with my stamping family for some fun, education and inspiration!  I'll be coming home with TONS of motivation and a few HEAVY suitcases!

While I'm headed off on a jet plane to Arizona, I'll leave you with a little share and a HOW I MADE IT!

I'm participating in a fun Mixed Media swap (there are SO many amazing swaps) and this is the card I created.  I love the way it turned out.  It's artsy, inspirational and oohh so yummy!  I grabbed the theme and the color palette from the Convention logo...(can you tell?)

To create this card, I started out by rubbing a bit of Pool Play Pan Pastel (from Confectionary Days Collection) over Canvas using my finger.  After that, I placed a tad bit of Pineapple Smoothie Acrylic Paint onto my finger and rubbed it across the canvas.  After it dried, I used my sewing machine to add a meandering stitch across the canvas.  

Next, I stamped the Create a Dot stamp onto the panel using clear ink then applied some silver embossing powder.  I wanted just a hint of this image so I used a light hand with the ink pad and rubbed unwanted embossing powder off the canvas with a dry brush before heating.  

After that, I scribbled a little Silver Pen onto my acrylic block then spritzed it with my Spritzer bottle. I applied that directly to the canvas then swiped it gently down the canvas.  This created a fun distress-like gray watercolor look that I love.  When that was done, I added a Scribble Stroke using the Silver Marker.  I stamped and embossed the sentiment (from Dream It set) using Clear Pigment Ink and Black Embossing Powder.  

Finishing the card up involved flicking a little Sparkle Silk onto the panel then stamping the floral image from Bird Melody.  I rubbed these Black Licorice stamped flowers with PanPastels and applied Journey Glaze with a tad bit of Sparkle Dust sprinkled over it.  I then Popped Out the flower over some loops of thread using a foam square.  

I can't wait to share another fun creation!  Stop back again for another fun share from Convention! PS...I'll be back to add the printable tutorial for this card when I return from convention so watch for it!

Dream It! July's Bloom Box is HERE!

Hello Journey Friends!  I'm so excited that my July Bloom Box is here!  I tore open the box as soon as it arrived and headed right to my room to play.  Although this kit includes supplies to make the four cards featured above, I always seem to diverge from the "plan" and explore the set for myself.  Joining the Bloom Box Club with me gives you the opportunity to receive FOUR additional card kit projects...Just sign up for the monthly Bloom Boxes and I'll send you FOUR additonal card kits to create some amazing new designs.  That's a total of 8 kitted projects, a complete stamp set, an inspiration and instruction booklet with new techniques and products featured and SOOO much FUN!  Join the club today! :)

I started off with adding some FSJ acrylic ink to my Gelli Plate.  After rubbing it in a bit with my finger, I applied the watercolor paper to lift the ink off the Gelli Plate.  After that, I added some additional ink to the plate and used a pin to scribble a few lines into the ink for texture and movement.  Did you know that Fun Stampers Journey carries Acrylic paints?  Oh yes, there are seven yummy colors to choose from right now.  I hope the collection expands to more colors too.  I selected Blue Lagoon and Butter Cream Ink for this background.  

After finishing the background, I sprinkled some Gold Embossing Powder onto the paper in some of the wet locations.  I used my heat gun to set the gold embossing powder and set the panel aside to work on the stamped image.

I stamped the dream catcher with Black Licorice ink then used FSJ reinkers:  Butter Cream, Blue Lagoon, Sweet Pear and some Fusion Blender Solution to color my image.  I also added a little bit of Prismacolor Pencil coloring to add extra detail.  I highlighted some areas with a gray Copic Marker.

After completing the image I andded some gold ribbon and handcut fringe then used my sewing machine to stitch a black line.  I set the background panel onto some Blue Lagoon cardstock, popped it up onto some Butter Cream cardstock (that I stamped Clear Pigment Ink, Gold Embossing Powder to emboss) and mounted the panel onto the cardstock.  I selected an Oatmeal Cookie card base.  With the leftover thread from the machine stitching, I applied it to the back of the dream catcher and popped that image onto the card.  Adding some Sparkle Dust with Journey Glaze here and there added a bit of pop!  

Thanks for popping in today.  Hope you have a fabulous rest of the week!  :)