Can you feel me? Texture Challenge with Amplify!

This month our challenge for the Artist in Residence for Imagine was to create texture for the “Can You Feel Me?” concept.  It is hard to tell in a photo, but the texture of the Neon Amplify! ric rac is very soft and cozy.  I thought about ways I could mask sections of the card and came up with the following technique that uses painter’s tape and left-over sticker sheets.  Never to waste product, the excess Neon Amplify! is brayered off on more cardstock then used for the die cut sentiment.  This technique is fun and messy and a great way to create a card that will brighten someone’s day with a colorful smile!

Level:  Intermediate

Time:  45 mintues

Step 1

Apply low-tack painters tape to a section of sticker backing sheet.  The backing from a Xyron X machine is used here.  Run the layer through and die cut ric rac.

Step 2:

Apply painter’s tape to card front and press down for good adhesion.  The tape may be pieced to maximize the use of the die cut pieces.  Strathmore Bristol Board Smooth in 100 pound weight is used for the card as it will hold up to more aggressive techniques such as this and allows the painter’s tape to be removed without damaging the cardstock.

Step 3

Apply Neon Amplify! in various colors in the open sections between the ric rac painter’s tape.  Electric Pink, Electric Orange, and Electric Yellow are used here.  It does not need to cover the space perfectly.

Step 4

Use and acrylic brayer to spread the Neon Amplify! in the open areas.  Notice the extra section of painter’s tape to protect the open section of the card.

Step 5

Brayer excess Neon Amplify! onto a section of cardstock.  Quickly clean the brayer with a baby wipe or warm running water.

Step 6

Heat card front with a heat gun.  When the Neon Amplify! is fully cured and puffed up, remove painter’s tape.

Step 7

Using the cardstock with the extra Neon Amplify! die cut the sentiment.  Adhere the sentiment with On Point Glue.

Supplies

Imagine

Neon Amplify!—ElectriCardc Pink, Electric Orange, ElectricYellow

On Point Glue

Other

Strathmore Bristol Smooth Surface 100 pound cardstock

Low tack painter’s tape

Xyron backing sheet

Sizzix—Loops & Ric Rac

Echo Park—Sentiment Word Die Set

Acrylic Brayer

Heat Gun

Die Cut Machine with extended plates         

Remember I’ve decided to offer a bit of blog candy to my loyal readers and followers.  I will draw a name at the end of March from my followers who comment on any of my posts by March 31^st.  Click either method to the left to become a follower or follow Snippets of Time via email.  I have a few things in my stash that need new homes, both new and gently used.  So, hang out with me during March, follow the blog, and comment on your favorite blog posts.  To win the blog candy you must comment and be a follower, or follow via email.  Thanks, and good luck!

I am delighted to enter this card in the following challenges:

The House That Stamps Built M817 Tic Tac Toe (Texture, Bright Colors, Off the Edge)

Cards in Envy Keep it Simple

Alphabet Challenge Blog Zero Embellishments

Worship Him GDT post for Joy Clair

This is my second post as a Guest Designer for Joy Clair and the Color By Faith Bible Journaling stamp sets.  My second choice for the month of March was the Worship Him stamp set.  It reminded me of so many of the old hymns I grew up singing in church.  

I choose to journal Psalm 142 with the Worship Him set.  Psalm 142 was written by David while he was hiding in a cave.  Bible commentaries indicates that it most likely occurred when David was hiding from King Saul.  David felt like a prisoner that no one wanted to help him, a dismal place to be!  It is a prayer to God to send him help.  David is reminded that even though he feels weak, the Lord makes him brave.

My first step was to highlight Psalm 142 and the adjacent area with Imagine Creative Medium in Iridescent Pink.  It is applied in a very thin coat with a foam brush.  I allowed ample dry time before moving on to the next step.  The Creative Medium acts as a gesso and gives a very slight Mother-of-Pearl iridescence to the page.  (It is also a forgiving surface if you accidentally smudge a stamp before the ink dries and allows you to start over!)

Because of David’s prayer in the Psalm, I choose to use four of the sentiments from the Worship Him stamp set.

All of the images are stamped in Brilliance ink—Pearlescent Orchid, Pearlescent Purple, Pearlescent Lavender, Pearlescent Thyme, and Starlight Black.  I placed the clean stamps on the page first to determine placement and then practiced on a scrap paper to determine which colors I wanted to use.  For the final image and the arrow, I stamped in Starlight Black as I felt it was the focus of the passage for me.  The verses are tied to the sentiment stamp by the color matching between the highlighting and stamping.  To highlight the passage, I masked the surrounding area and used an ink blusher to gently tape ink on the page.  The ink was heat set with a heat gun as the Creative Medium slowed down the dry time.  Swirls and hearts are added to tie the section together.  The final touches are hand-written on the page in Memento Dual Marker in Rose Bud.

This is a wonderful Psalm to meditate on when life seems to be surrounding you with enemies and tribulations.  I know that it has brought me peace and joy in the Lord during troubling times. 

Remember I’ve decided to offer a bit of blog candy to my loyal readers and followers.  I will draw a name at the end of March from my followers who comment on any of my posts by March 31^st.  Click either method to the left to become a follower or follow Snippets of Time via email.  I have a few things in my stash that need new homes, both new and gently used.  So, hang out with me during March, follow the blog, and comment on your favorite blog posts.  To win the blog candy you must comment and be a follower, or follow via email.  Thanks, and good luck!

GDT for Great Impressions Jelly Bean Time Sping Card

This is my second project for Great Impressions as the Guest Designer for March.  It is fun to work with these sweet images!  Jelly Bean Time H284S is combined with Life is Sweeter E890S and several layers to create a springy card.  Jelly Bean Time is stamped on white cardstock in Memento Tuxedo Black and then colored with Chameleon Pens.  The sentiment is stamped in Radiant Neon Electric Pink and the panel is die cut with Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Rectangles.  Thin pastel pink ribbon is looped around the corners and a small bow is attached in one corner.  A second Stitched Rectangle is die cut from white cardstock and sponged with Radiant Neon Electric Blue.  The bottom layer is white cardstock brayered with Radiant Neon Electric Pink.  Darice Plaid embossing folder is inked with Radiant Neon Electric blue and the layer is pressure embossed creating a blue and pink plaid pattern.  The embossed layer is attached to the card front, and the top two layers are adhered with dimensional foam adhesive. 

 The inside of the card is embellished with Border of Jelly Beans B246S. 

Join along with the Challenge at Great Impressions and you can win a prize!  I promise it is fun!


They have really cute stamps for all seasons! 

Remember I’ve decided to offer a bit of blog candy to my loyal readers and followers.  I will draw a name at the end of March from my followers who comment on any of my posts by March 31^st.  Click either method to the left to become a follower or follow Snippets of Time via email.  I have a few things in my stash that need new homes, both new and gently used.  So, hang out with me during March, follow the blog, and comment on your favorite blog posts.  To win the blog candy you must comment and be a follower, or follow via email.  Thanks, and good luck!

I am honored to enter this card in the following challenges!

Guest Designer for Joy Clair

I am delighted to be invited to join Joy Clair as a Guest Designer for the month of March.  There are so many wonderful stamps sets in their Color by Faith Bible Journaling stamp line, it was hard to choose which to work with first!  Joyful Noise is a great set that can be used with so many passages, especially those of the Psalms.  I was drawn to the wonderful guitar and look forward to using it in Bible Journaling as well as for cards for my musical family and friends. 

  

 I choose to journal Psalms 13:8 with the Joyful Noise set focusing on the “Your Praise will ever be on my lips”.  My personal preference for Bible journaling is that I like to be able to read the other passages on the page and so it is more clean and simple.  

I started by stamping the guitar on a piece of brown Mulberry paper I had in my stash.  I used Brilliance ink in Coffee Brown with an accent of Brilliance in Rocket Red.  The Rocket Red was applied with an Imagine Fantastix Brush Tip.  This is a great little tool to use when coloring with inks. 

  

 

The image was fussy cut, then adhered with Glue Dots Vellum Adhesive.  What a perfect way to create a light-weight embellishment!  I also like that the reverse side of the page is ready for journaling as well.

 

Once I had the guitar adhered I moved the remaining images around on the page to see what I could fit. It was easy to use an acrylic block to lift them up and have the placement already set for the majority of the musical notes.  The sentiment and heart swirl image are stamped in Brilliance in Rocket Red.  The musical notes are stamped in Brilliance Galaxy Gold.  The Brilliance inks are pigment based and need to be heat set with a heat gun, or allowed to air dry before closing the Bible to prevent transfer. 

The verse Psalms 13:6 “I will sing the Lord’s praise, for he has been good to me” is underlined with Memento Dual Tip marker in Lady Bug. 

There are many other Psalms I plan to use the Joyful Noise set with in the future.  Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your time reflecting on God’s word.

Remember I’ve decided to offer a bit of blog candy to my loyal readers and followers.  I will draw a name at the end of March from my followers who comment on any of my posts by March 31^st.  Click either method to the left to become a follower or follow Snippets of Time via email.  I have a few things in my stash that need new homes, both new and gently used.  So, hang out with me during March, follow the blog, and comment on your favorite blog posts.  To win the blog candy you must comment and be a follower, or follow via email.  Thanks, and good luck!

GDT for Great Impressions and Blog Candy

I am excited to be Guest Designing with Great Impressions in March, thank you for having me!   

This is my first of three GDT post with Great Impressions.  Stay tuned for more Spring and Easter related projects featuring Great Impression stamps. 

Happy Spring!  This bright and cheerful image, Springtime Louie (H263S) is so sweet he couldn’t be hidden.  So I started by die cutting a circle through the front of the card and the front pink paper panel.   Louie is stamped in Memento ink and colored with Chameleon pens.  The white was a little stark so I masked him and sponged in some Memento Bamboo Leaves ink.  A yellow scalloped die cut is the bottom frame topped with Spellbinders Wreathe.  A few die cut leaves and flowers from the same set finish the frame.  The flowers were colored with the coordinating Chameleon pens so they would match the image.  A strip of patterned striped paper is topped with yellow, with the Happy Everything (B246S) stamped in Versa Color Cyan.  All the edges of the panels are inked with Cyan before the card is adhered together. 

When you open the card, Louie is smiling away and ready for your handwritten sentiment!

Go check out the Great Impressions Blog and enter your project in their challenge.  You may win the prize package as well!

Remember I am having a blog candy give away during this month.  I will draw a name at the end of March from my followers who comment on any of my posts by March 31^st.  I have a few things in my stash that need new homes, both new and gently used.  So, hang out with me during March, follow the blog by clicking the button to the left or subscribing by email, and comment on your favorite blog posts.  To win you must comment AND be a follower, or follow by email!  Thanks!

I am delighted to enter the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge week 405 Spring Inspiration

Double D Challenges Think Spring

Kitty Bee Designs #89 Flowers

STAMPlorations March Stamps and Spring Theme

HIMCR #291 Spring Colors

Tuesday Throwdown #332 Things with Wings

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #143 Spring Colors

 

Pet Sympathy card

A dear friend of our lost his beloved Doberman Pincher this week, so I sat down to create a pet themed sympathy card.  To jump start the creativity I decided to play along with a few challenges.

I started with the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches and kept the design clean and simple.  To stamp around the edges of the card base used Versa Fine Sepia and Stampology Ink Bone.  The next layer is Coordinations cardstock pressure embossed with Darice Paw Prints then sanded to make the design pop.  The hand-cut banner is a scrap from this project and is stamped with Great Impressions “So Sorry for your loss” sentiment.  A Quickutz mini heart die cut is the final touch to the front of the card.  The inside of the card has two more Quickutz mini hearts and a sentiment of unknown origin. 

Thanks for stopping by! In honor of all the fun goings on I’ve decided to offer a bit of blog candy to my loyal readers and followers.  I will draw a name at the end of March from my followers who comment on any of my posts by March 31^st.  Click either method to the left to become a follower or follow Snippets of Time via email.  I have a few things in my stash that need new homes, both new and gently used.  So, hang out with me during March, follow the blog, and comment on your favorite blog posts. 

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches 277

Stampavie and more #281 Embossing

Creative Moments #122

Creative Knockouts #183 Die Frenzy

Green the Color of Spring and Blog Candy Give AWAY!

March will be a busy month here on my blog, Snippets of Time to Craft.  First off I had a project over at Imagine on the 1^st, but life got in the way for me to post here.  Better late than never!  Go check it out along with the projects of my fellow Artist in Residence. 

Green is a wonderful color to celebrate the coming of spring!  After the winter, we have had I am looking forward to seeing green in a few weeks.  To jump start the spring feeling, Kaleidacolor ink is used to create this quick thank you card.  The brushed look is created using a soft sponge brayer on white cardstock.  Die cutting stars from the frame and through the black backing to show off the multi-hued nature of the Kaleidacolor ink pad.

Imagine

Kaleidacolor—Fresh Green

OnPoint Glue

Other

White and black cardstock

Soft rubber brayer

Sizzix Framelits Drop-Ins Stephanie Barnard 661563

Dimensional foam adhesive

I am Guest Designing for two different companies this month, shhhh, it’s a surprise until the posts go live!  In honor of all the fun goings on I’ve decided to offer a bit of blog candy to my loyal readers and followers.  I will draw a name at the end of March from my followers who comment on any of my posts by March 31^st.  I have a few things in my stash that need new homes, both new and gently used.  So hang out with me during March, follow the blog, and comment on your favorite blog posts.  

Thanks and have a lovely day! 

I am delighted to enter the following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks #340 Green

DL.Art #199 Green

Simply Create Too #125 Lots of Green