Simple Joys!

Good morning, Sherry here!  Today it’s my turn to post another project on the eP Blog.

I have a different card for you today.  Well different from me anyway!  First, it’s an A2 size card which is not one I normally make and secondly, it’s another quick to put together card.

The center panels (My Mind’s Eye Lavender paper and blue cardstock) on the front of the card were die cut/embossed with Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A and B.  They were then glued down to the gray panel with Glossy Accents and trimmed just around the edges.  That panel is raised on the front of the card with foam mounting tape.

The sentiment, Hooray, from Market Street Stamps – Simple Joys, was stamped in black on a scrap of the Simple Joys paper, then die cut/embossed with Spellbinders Ovals.

The flower is made from another piece of the My Mind’s Eye Lavender paper, die cut/embossed with Spellbinders Spiral Blossom Four.  A glue dot was used to hold the flower together at the base and to attach the leaves, which were die cut/embossed with Bitty Blossoms from a manila tag and inked with Peeled Paint Distress Ink.  All the edges of the paper were sponged with Antique Linen Distress Ink.

The seam binding was dyed with Wild Honey Distress Ink.  I have an old video tutorial that I did for eclectic Paperie some time ago on how I dye my seam binding.  You can find the video here.

That’s all for me today except to say thanks for stopping by!

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Up Up and Away

TGIF friends!  Friday sure came around a bit quicker this week, yet the week seemed kind of long at work! Micki here to share a quick card.
I have been wanting to play with the Old Fashioned Afternoon stamp set from the Sweet Stamp Shop and knew I wanted to do some paper piecing with Basic Grey's PB&J 6x6 paper pad.

I stamped the balloon once onto the pattern paper and again onto the card stock.  The complete air balloon was cut out from the card stock but I only cut the top part of the balloon from the pattern paper.  I like to use Inkssentials Glue N' Seal for paper piecing.  It allows me a little time to move the paper to ensure that I align it correctly.  After gluing the paper piece to the card stock piece, I use a black copic marker to go around the edges which blends everything together and adds some depth.  The trick when using markers is NOT to let the tip of the marker linger to long in one spot or the ink will bleed (voice of experience talking here :-).

This Sweet Stamp Shop set is quickly becoming one of my favorite sets!  And when paired with the gorgeous Basic Grey papers and coordinating embellishments..... you can't go wrong!

I hope this inspired you to sit down this weekend and create!

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Seeing within

Happy Thursday!  Life has been super busy for me over the past couple weeks but I must say I just love when it’s my turn to host the eP blog.  It pushes me to create, get my fingers covered in paint and loose myself in my art studio. 

So, I have a bit of a confession.  I have a “thing” for vintage books.  Recently I went to my local vintage market and scored some books to add to my collection.  This is one of my new little gems.  It’s just adorable and the perfect size for a little art journal. 

 

 

Of course because I wanted a tall bouquet of flowers, so for this page, I had to flip the book....but I kind of liking.  I'll add some personal jounraling to the page later. 

 

 

Thanks for visiting the eP blog today and I hope I was able to inpsire you just a little bit.

-Michelle

 

Here’s what I used:

Basic Grey What’s Up Paper Pad

Graphic 45 Metal Butterflies

Basic Grey What’s Up Mixed Brads

Wplus9 Design Basic Background Stamps

Inkssentials Glue N’ Seal

Claudine Hellmuth - Teal

Ranger Distress Ink – Tea Dye

Staz On Jet Black

Inkssential Foam Blending Tool

Various Faber Castell Pitt Markers, vintage book paper, vintage sewing pattern and glitter

Feeling Crabby Card and Tutorial

Hi everyone! Kim Teasdale here with a card and a little tutorial for you today :D I made this card a little while back and as I created the image for the card, I shot a little tutorial to show you how I made it :D In the video, I did use a variety of inks that eP does not carry, however here is a break down of Ranger Distress Inks that you could use to create a similar scene :D

• Ranger Distress Tumbled Glass - for the sky and first layer of water (in place of Baja Breeze)
• Ranger Distress Broken China for the second layer of water (in place of Bermuda Bay)
• Ranger Distress Stormy Sky for the third layer of water (in place of Pacific Pointe)
• Ranger Distress Chipped Sapphire for the last layer to the water (in place of Not Quite Navy)
• Ranger Distress Antique Linen for the sand closest to the water
• Ranger Distress Vintage Photo for the sand extra sand "drifts" (in place of Creamy Caramel)

Are you all ready to see it now? It's been a few years since I made any sort of video tutorial and I was a little nervous but here goes and try and not laugh me out of the building, 'Kay? ;)

So, what did you think? Think that you can create something like this yourselves? I can assure you that it is very easy and it goes quick once you get started! After the tutorial was shot, I did add a little bit of shading under my crab and some highlights with my white chalk pencil (you could use a white gel pen too) to create the waves! Easy Peasy and it's perfect for all of those images that you colour up ahead of time...just leave a little extra white space around your image and you are good to go for creating the scene of your dreams!

To finish off my card I paired the image with some My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Rosy paper because it had some lovely understated vintage prints that allowed my image to really pop off the card. I completed the look with some vintage seam binding and funky cross stitched twine treatment and added a button from the Buttons Galore and More Color Set - Mint Cooler set to coordinate with the image colours :D

Stamps: There She Goes - Beach Bums
Paper: Gina K, 90lb Coldpress Canon Water Colour Paper, Black, My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Rosy
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Baja Breeze, Bermuda Bay, Pacific Point, Not Quite Navy, Creamy Caramel, Ranger Distress Antique Linen, Ranger Distress Vintage Photo
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cloud Template, 2-Way Glue Pen, Twine, Scrap Paper, Sponges, Masking Tape, Tombow Dual Brush Pens, Chalk Pencil, Water Brush, Twine, Paper Piercing Tool, Buttons Galore and More Color Set - Mint Cooler, Seam Binding, Corner Chomper, Tombow Multi Adhesive

Product Spotlight - Graphic 45

Graphic 45 combines the vintage style of the 1920's and 30's with vibrant color, irresistible texture and imaginative design to create paper collections with a decades-old appeal that's both fresh and familiar.  There's so much to love about Graphic 45...the vintage style, the wonderful combination of patterns, and the unique style of their papers, embellishments, and stamps. 

In today's newsletter, we announced that our order of new Graphic 45 paper pads, Bird Song and Nutcracker Sweet, are now in stock and shipping!  We also have a selection of coordinating stamps and those stamps are what I was excited to tear in to and share with you today!

Since I am a fan of Asian inspired stamps and patterns, I opted to use the Bird Song I stamp set combined with some Ladies Diary paper that I had in my stash.  To create the background for my image I first spritzed my cardstock with some Perfect Pearls.  I then used Distress Markers to color directly on to the stamp.  Before I stamped the image, I used a Mini Mister to spritz the stamp with water before stamping.  Because the Distress Markers react with water, my stamped image has a nice watercolor effect.  Then I added the sentiment in Tuxedo Black on top of the cherry blossom image.  The I assembled my card, adding Graphic 45 metal brads and a button from the Fanciful collection.

Thanks so much for visiting today and be sure to check out our entire Graphic 45 collection!  (And give the stamps a try...you'll love them!)

Sweet!

Happy Labor Day to all our U.S. friends!! It's traditionally the last big fling of Summer but you'll never get me to say that! :)  We have a treat for you all - how about a sale to celebrate?!  For today only, use coupon code LABOR25 and receive 25% off your order - Woohoo!!

Now how about a little project?  Oh, forgot to say, it's me - Julie - posting today!  When I got my super DT goodies I was so excited to see this cool Wplus9 set, Fresh Picked.  The berries, the fonts, that awesome label (which also has a coordinating die available!) - love it!  So here's my little project.

I made a tag using the super cute raspberries - which were also cut using another coordinating die!  The mason jar tag itself was cut using my Silhouette Cameo and I was so tickled to find that awesome jar design!  It goes perfectly with the tag image, I didn't even resize it!

Wouldn't you just love to get this coordinated gift- the berry box with the raspberry bath products all wrapped up with a fun tag - SWEET! :)

Have a great day everyone!

Fresh Picked - Wplus9 Design Studio	Label Layers 5 Die	Fresh Picked dies	Sweet Day
Pink Sorbet Twine	Summer Seasonal Distress Inks	Scotch Foam Mounting Tape	Inkssentials Specialty Paper

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Let's Hold Hands

Hello, eP friends!  It's Broni and I'm your host today!  I made a cute card with a clean design to share with you!

I recently received a goodie box from eP with all sorts of scrumptious crafting supplies.  And I couldn't wait to play with this Lil' Sweet Peps stamp set with coordinating Sweet Pieces Snapshot Fun die.

I stamped the little girl and the 3 flowers, colored them up with my Copic markers (shown below), and cut them out.  The snapshot die is awesome!  I use wax paper between my dies and cardstock when I cut them to avoid the "dirty" edges that dies will sometimes leave.  When I pulled the snapshot frame from the die, the wax paper was still on it and I couldn't believe how much it really looked like a true "Polaroid" picture frame.  So I used a couple of tiny, strategically placed, dots of Ranger Glossy Accents to  permanently adhere it.

Can you see the slight shine to it?  Very cool!  You could also just use some glossy paper!  I also used some Ranger Stickles (Aqua and Black Diamond) to give the flowers some sparkle.

The patterned paper is from the Basic Grey What's Up 6x6 paper pad and I thought it lent just the right amount of whimsy to complement the images.  I used some foam tape to mount the girl to the frame and the frame to the card.  Then I stamped the check list and attached it.  How cute is it??  I used a Copic marker to check the "Let's hold hands" box!

Lastly, I tied it all up with 3 different colors of twine (Mandarin Orange, Caribbean, and Charcoal).

That's it!  This is a fun card, and wouldn't the check box sentiment be perfect for Valentine's Day cards?

Thanks for stopping in!

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