One Stamp, Five Ways: Love You, Mama
Hi friends! Please join me in welcoming back special monthly guest Suzy Plantamura with another fun rendition of “One Stamp, Five Ways” featuring our newly released Love You, Mama set! Read on and learn more! Enjoy!
It’s that time of the month for my “one stamp, five ways” post! I used the new DARLING Love You, Mama stamp and die set as well as a few other products from the You Are My Favorite release. I always love the stamps that this illustrator designs, so I end up using them for my guest post often. Who can make only one card with these cute little stamps? Here they are!
I stamped all the images in the Love You, Mama stamp set with Versafine Ink and colored them all in with Copics. I die-cut them all out with the matching dies. I always do this step before I think of card ideas! These images are large enough that you can use only one on a card if you prefer.
I made the background with Tim Holtz Heavyweight black cardstock using the Dibble Tile embossing folder, I rubbed some SSS white ink over it very lightly to the raised portions. I cut it down a little and attached it to a white card base. I die-cut one of the new Petal Tipped Label Dies from white cardstock. I applied a little bit of Sprout Ink to the bottom and Marine Ink to the top and attached it to the black background. I added the bears (making them pandas for this card) over the background with foam tape behind them. I stamped a sentiment from the set and added that to the bottom.
I wanted to make a CAS card because it’s so not my style, but I admire them so much. I attached a piece of removable tape to the bottom 1/3rd of a white card. I rubbed Seafoam Ink over the top of it for a sky. I left the edges white and only applied ink to the inside area.
I attached the dog images to this one a little below the sky line. I stamped a few more of the butterflies (from the dog stamp, but die-cut out separately) and colored them to match. I attached 5 butterflies to the sky. I stamped a sentiment with Versafine Ink and attached that to the bottom of the card. Does this count as a CAS card???
I used the new Sqouvel Dies for the base of this card. I attached the largest die to a white A2 card base, keeping the left edge of the die over the edge of the card so it wouldn’t cut through. This gave me a sqouvel shaped card base. I die-cut another one the same size and then embossed it with the new Hopping Hexagon Embossing Folder. I attached the embossed background to my card base. I rubbed some Cabbage PSInk to the top center and right edge.
I attached the elephant stamp that I had colored to the right side and slightly trimmed some off the neck area so it would fit on the edge of the card. I stamped and die-cut a few more of the leaves from this same stamp and tucked them under the others so it was “leafier”. I die-cut another one of the Sqouvel Dies that is smaller for a sentiment. I rubbed some Cabbbage Ink around the edges and stamped two sentiments from the stamp set with Versafine Ink. I tied some twine to the left side attaching it with glue on the top and bottom of the inside of the card so it would stay in place.
I cut a piece of white cardstock to be 3.5” x 8.5”. I applied Marine and Seafoam PSInk to the top 2/3rds and Sprout and Fairway Ink to the bottom1/3rd. I stamped another set of the bears and this time I turned them into brown bears.
I used three of the stamped/colored images on the front of the card with foam tape underneath their heads. I stamped and colored a few of the hearts in the stamp set and glued them around the sky. I also stamped a sentiment from the stamp set and die-cut it out using the matching dies.
This new Scalloped Floral Tag set might be my favorite item in the new release! I die-cut two of them for my last project. I applied Sprout and Fairway Ink for the grass and Marine and Seafoam Ink for the sky on both. I glued the scalloped tops to the two tags leaving them white. I added a bunny, and a kitty set of stamps to each tag and trimmed off any that hung over the edges. I added some stamped hearts as well. I added a straight sentiment to the bottom of each. Last, I tied some ribbon and twine in the top. These are perfect to tie onto a treat bag!
Thank you for visiting today. I hope you enjoyed this “one stamp, five ways” post using the Love You Mama stamp and die. Too bad I don’t have more than one mama to send cards to as I have quite a few made now. I guess my daughter’s will be mama’s soon enough! Have a great May friends! -Suzy
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From Palette to Project: Tim Holtz Fabric Artistry with Paula Cheney
Hi friends! Happy Monday! Please join me in welcoming special guest Paula Cheney to our blog to show a really fun mixed media piece featuring new Tim Holtz Neutral Palette Fabric! Read on to learn more! Enjoy!
Hello! This is my first time sharing a make here on the Simon Says Stamp blog using fabric – Palette Fabric that is! I love the Palette Collection from Tim Holtz because it reflects all the things we all love about idea-ology, but in fabric form! We are showcasing the Neutral Palette collection during the month of April, so I was able to create a project with a more masculine vibe. I did use my sewing machine, but if you are not a sewer you can still make this project using fabric glue or Collage Medium. Let’s get started!
Fabric Panel
- Use Black Soot Distress Paint to paint the edges of a Etcetera Square Panel.
- Cut 9 x 9” pieces of both Pallet Neutral Collage fabric and cotton batting. Place the fabric over the batting. Tip: You can use a bit of glue stick to keep the two pieces together before sewing.
- My piece of Palette Collage fabric had the same photographic image twice but I only wanted it to appear once. The simple solution was to cut a patch using a scrap. Collage Medium works perfectly to adhere the patch over the top. You could use this method to cover any area of the collage.
- Once the patch is dry, you are ready to go to the sewing machine to stitch the fabric and batting together. You can use any pattern of stitching you wish.
- I chose to stitch around the boxes that make up the collage. If you are not a sewer, just skip this step. You will still need to adhere the fabric to the cotton batting with either fabric spray glue or Collage Medium. Once quilted, use a rotary cutter to square up your panel to 8 1/4 x 8 1/4”. The fabric square will be slightly smaller than the Etcetera Square Panel so you will have a painted black edge as a ‘frame’.
- Go back to the machine and add stitching around the outside edge of the Collage panel.
- Adhere the quilted panel to the Etcetera Panel with Collage Medium. Press down to secure.
While the glue is drying, work on the pieces that will make up the collage.
Ruler
- Choose a ruler from the Ruler Pieces pack. 1. Rub a Gathered Twigs Distress Ink pad directly over the ruler. 2. Using the tip of your finger rub Collage Medium over the ink. The ink will wick to make create a rich finish. 3. Once dry, use the small hole on a Crop-A-Dile to punch a hole on each end of the ruler.
- Use a clear Tonic Media Ruler to center and level the wood ruler on the fabric panel. I love being able get a clear visual so I know the wood ruler is straight. Drive a Tack Nail into each end of the Ruler Piece with the Tonic Texture Hammer. Using the textured end of the hammer, purposefully bend the nail up, so it does not go all the way through the board.
Window Frame
- The Baseboard Window Frame is great from the package, but to up the ante I wanted to create an easy painted finish. The first step was to paint it with Black Soot Distress Paint.
- Once dry, sand away some of the paint and surface with steel wool.
- Scribble over the surface with a Walnut Stain Distress Crayon, then rub the crayon with your fingertip to disperse. Pounce with a wet wipe to remove some the crayon.
- Use a dot runner to add a Transparent Layer to the back of the Window Frame.
- Drip Gunmetal Mixative over 2-3 Screw Heads (remember to shake up before use). Once dry, color surface with crayon to add some grunge to the metal.
- Add Screw Heads to the window frame with Collage Medium. Let dry before standing the window up.
- Add four 3D Foam Squares to the back of the Window Frame so it will sit above the fabric backing. Add a bit of Collage Medium to the 3D Foam Squares to secure them to the fabric below. Let dry.
Pocket Watch
- Add a Gauge Dial to the back of a large Pocket Watch. The pack comes with so many choices it will be hard to decide which to choose! You may need to trim just a bit around the edge to make it fit comfortably in the back of the watch. Secure Gauge Dial with Collage Medium.
- Use Gold Mixative to color both the small bird from the Adornments Sweetheart pack and a large arrow from the Quill and Arrow pack. Once shaken, I like to drip the Gold Mixative over the metal, then soak up any excess with a felt pad, leaving a slightly aged appearance.
- Adhere the tiny bird to the center of the of Pocket Watch with Collage Medium. Add a Clipping sentiment to the watch.
- Adhere the back of the Pocket Watch to the front with Collage Medium. Let the two pieces dry before adding it to the panel.
Paper Dolls
- I wanted to add an image from the Paper Doll Groups pack. I chose these boys and colored them with Distress Crayons. It does not matter what colors you use (anything goes) but I do like to use rich, dark colors when the clothing is dark. I color directly over the clothing, then rub the crayon with my fingertip to smooth it out. The final step is to use a cotton swab to thin it out so the clothing details come through the crayon. If you take too much off, just add more crayon and start again.
- Adhere the paper dolls to the Window Frame with 3D Foam Squares + Collage Medium. The Pocket Watch was also added with Collage Medium. I like how you can make the boys arm look like he his leaning on the big Pocket Watch.
Bringing it all Together
- Now the main sentiment. I picked one from the Quote Chips Labels pack. I colored it with Walnut Stain crayon, then added Stormy Sky on the edges and rubbed it in. I also rubbed a bit of white paint on Tiny Clip that will appear to hold it in place.
- Add the Tiny Clip to the end of the Quote Chip Label, then add a double stack of 3D Foam Squares on the left side. Add Collage Medium to secure it directly to the Window Frame. Add a few small 3D Foam Squares to the back of the arrow. Tie a string around the neck of the arrow and added it to the collage so it is pointing to the quote above.
- One last thing. Cut out a group of stamps (9-12) from the Palette Neutral Stamps fabric. Stitch around a few of them (I did better on some than others so I decided to give myself a selection to choose from). While the stamps are still in a group, paint the back with Collage Medium and dry with a heat tool. Once dry, cut the stamps out (so easy to cut small things with this method).
- Add some string to the back of the stamps with Collage Medium so they hang in a row. Add a Mini Pin to the top stamp.
- Use Collage Medium to add the stamps to the right of the Window Frame so they appear pinned on.
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