Stampers' Sampler Publication

Hello friends!  We had some errands to run yesterday and we got home a complimentary copy of Stampers' Sampler was in the mail.  Woo-hoo! The first thing I do is flip through the pages looking for my art and there it was, an embossed friend card with a cute little acrylic bird :)  The "friend" stamp and embossing powder are by WOW!
Cotton Candy Embossing Powder.  Love this shade of blue.

Hobby Baby Design Team

Hello friends!  Not long ago, I saw a Design Team call for "Hobby Baby".  I hopped over to check out their products to see if it might be a good fit for my personal style...and, it sure seems to be!  They have some awesome products and I'd like to get my little hands on several of them :)  You can check out the blog to read the Design Team details.
One of the requirements is to post a project with a tutorial.  I've decided to show you how to make flowers out of foam packaging sheets.  One of the Companies I design for uses these foam sheets in the monthly shipment of product. You know me, I couldn't throw them away!  LOL!
So here's how to make the foam flowers.

Start with foam sheets.

Using Tattered Florals die and Accucut, diecut several flowers.

Using Alcohol Ink (Kuretake) and a paint brush, brush the ink on the foam flowers.

The more ink you add, the darker the color.

Stack and layer the flowers and insert a brad in the center.

After the brad has been added to secure the flower, add drops of alcohol ink to random areas of the flower.

Using a heat embossing tool, heat the petals of the flower.  The foam will curl and melt when heat is applied.

A Fun Technique That's Eco Friendly

Hello friends :)  This morning I was looking around my craft room and spotted my Glue Arts Design team box that came in the mail yesterday.  The pad the contents with sheets of thin foam.  I've always kept these sheets because I knew that one day I would find a great use for them.  I used my Accucut and Tattered Florals die and cut some foam flowers.  I wasn't really sure if the Kuretake Alcohol ink would take to the foam but it DID!  EDITED:  This is my idea and technique.  Please feel free to use it, but please give credit to me <3.

Don't these look cool with the all that texture?  I heat embossed over them lightly and that added more dimension!  Don't heat too much because they will melt.  This is made using Kuretake Brown Alcohol Ink.

Here's one that was actually done with Kuretakes, Deep Pink Alcohol Ink...because the flower is saturated with ink, it turns out a deep purple.  (Mom would love this one :)

These are so fun to make, eco friendly and costs almost nothing :)

Here's what I did.

Start with  your foam sheet.

Using Accucut and Tattered Florals die, diecut.

Using a paint brush and brown alcohol ink, brush the foam flower.

Push a brad through the center of the flowers.

Saturate the flower with Brown Alcohol ink

Lightly heat emboss.

Together We Are A Family Album

Hello friends!  It feels so good to have all 25 CHA projects done  !  If you’re going to CHA, let me know if you eye spy any of my projects.  There will be several in Basically Bare and WOW Embossing Booth, as well as Amazing Mold Putty and Robin’s Nest.  This Tabs Album is one of the projects you may see in Basically Bare Booth.
Made using Generations by Simple Stories, lots of mediums by Golden, Kuretake Markers, WOW!  Embossing Powders.  Album and Fanciful Frame are Basically Bare.
Once my album is returned, all I have to do is add pictures.

A peek inside

I'm So Excited, I Just Can't Hide It. I'm About To Lose Control.....

and I think I LIKE IT!  All because Quick Quotes has picked me to be a designer!  I want to thank them for choosing me.  What a wonderful opportunity and because I don't design for any other paper companies, you'll be seeing a lot of Quick Quotes...lucky you <3.  Hop on over and have a look at Club Q (monthly kit club), tutorials, challenges and a gallery full of beautiful projects.
I decided to make a little chipboard house (Crafty Secrets) to celebrate!  I've embossed random areas with WOW! Embossing Powders.  Kuretake Purple Calligraphy Marker.

Inside

close ups

Mom and Donna

Dad, Donna, Pam, Jan

The child on the left is my sister, Donna.  I'm on the right :)  I love working with these family photo's...it's a way to get them out of the book and into the home.

2012 Quick Quotes Design Team

Adora Concepcion

Barb Craft

Christine Meyer

Jan Hennings

Jennifer Sodowsky

Julie Walton

Karan Gerber

Marcia Dehn-Nix

Misty Willis

Rhonda Van Ginkel

Suzanne Spokus

Tanisha Long