And what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, and to love kindness
and mercy, and to humble yourself and walk humbly with your God? (Micah 6:8)

Showing posts with label Faith. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Faith. Show all posts

Monday, April 13, 2015

Tiles Tutorial

Hello, everyone!  Hope you were able to enjoy the wonderful weekend weather.  It's my turn to share a tutorial on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog today so I thought I would share it here as well.  Before retiring from teaching, I used to make coasters out of unglazed tiles for my parent helper gifts at the end of the school year.  I often get asked at paper craft festivals how they are made, so I thought I would share my process in this tutorial.

Begin by gathering all of your materials.

Supplies:
Non-Stick Craft Sheet
4" x 4" Unglazed Tiles (purchased from building supply store)
Adirondack Alcohol Inks in a variety of colors
Adirondack Metallic Mixatives (Optional)
Alcohol Blending Solution
Felt Applicator Tool
Archival Inks
Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps
Sharpie Markers (Black and White)
Paper Towels
Vinyl/Latex Gloves
Cork
Tacky Glue
Spray Varnish

Lightly sand your tiles and wipe off the fine dust with a damp paper towel or baby wipe.  Make sure the tiles are completely dry before beginning to apply the inks.


Be sure to put on those vinyl/latex gloves if you don't want inky fingers!  Choose three or four colors and give a little squirt of each into the felt on the applicator tool keeping each of the colors separated on the felt.  Then add a little squirt of metallic mixative to the middle of the felt. (Optional)  If you use the metallic mixative, you must remember to shake it well before using. 



Dab and swirl the colors onto the tile remembering to cover the sides as well.  No need to worry too much about what it looks like at this point…just be sure to cover the tile with color.


Now comes the fun part!  Squirt some Blending Solution on the felt applicator tool.  You can even squirt some right on the tile if you want.  The more blending solution you use the lighter the colors will be.


Continue dabbing and swirling with the Blending Solution until you get the look you like.



Here are several color combinations, although using exactly the same colors will yield entirely different results.


Allow the tiles to dry.  You can stop at this point, but we are going to add some stamped images to the tiles, so grab your Archival inks and choose the stamp sets you want to use.  


Generally I like using SNSS silhouette images, but the for the tile on the left, the coneflower from the Flower Blocks 3 set was used.  The middle was masked and the Typewriter Text Background was stamped in Jet Black Archival ink, then the coneflower was stamped.  Tender Thoughts and the new For My Father set was used for the tile on the right.  A black Sharpie pen works great for any touch ups that are needed.


Nature Silhouettes 2, Faithand Serene Silhouettes stamp sets were used to make the tile on the left.  For the tile on the right, the Typewriter Text Background was stamped using Deep Purple Archival ink.  The flourishes from the Leafy Flourish
Background and More stamp set were then stamped using the Jet Black Archival ink.  White accents were added using a white Sharpie Paint Pen.

To make your coasters water proof, give the tiles several coats of clear glaze or acrylic varnish.  Allow the tiles to dry between each coat…about 1/2 hour.  (I applied 4 coats of Clear Glaze to mine.) Be careful to use the spray in a well ventilated room or outside.


Trim cork to fit the back of the tile using a craft knife.  Apply Tacky Glue to the back of each tile making sure to cover all the way to the edges. Stick the piece of cork to the back and place a lightweight object on top of the tile until the glue dries.


The tiles are now finished and ready to be used or given as gifts!


Here are the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps used for the tiles above:

Thank you for joining me today...I hope you've enjoyed this tutorial!
Have a marvelous Monday!  

Hugs,
Cathymac

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Delightful Doilies

Happy Sunday friends and welcome to Day 2 of Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps July Release Features.  I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!  Get ready to be awed by some beautiful samples created just for you!
Today's Features are:
Delightful Doilies and Faith

  • Stamp set includes 6 images and 3 sentiments
  • Set measures approximately 8" x 6"
  • The image measures approximately 3 1/2" x 3 1/2"
  • Designed by Dina Kowal
  • Stamp set is priced at $26
  • Stamp set includes 7 sentiments
  • Set measures approximately 4" x 4"
  • Martin Luther quote measures approximately 1 3/4" x 1 1/8"
  • Designed by Korin Sutherland
  • Stamp set is priced at $11

My sample uses both Delightful Doilies and Faith.
Creative Nugget:  The inspiration for my card came from Jeanne (aka akeptlife), todays Featured Stamper on Splitcoaststampers.  I CASEd her Dollface Red card and turned it into Turquoise Doilies. The doily image was stamped in a pattern with Tempting Turquoise ink on a Solar Crest panel.  A strip of retired SU! designer paper and a turquoise Doily Border were added to the left side of the card.  This panel was matted in True Black and attached to a Solar Crest card base.  The sentiment was cut with a Twisted Metal tag die from Spellbinders.  A dyed seam binding bow and black Twinkle Goosebumps finish the card.  This card is rather CAS for me and came together very quickly.

To see more fabulous samples created by the talented Design Team, click on the thumbnails below!

Be sure to leave a comment on each blog along the way because we're giving away 1 of these sets to two lucky commenters!

The deadline to comment for a chance to win is Friday, July 19th at midnight EST.  The winners will be announced on our website homepage on Monday, July 22nd.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Enjoy the hop and be sure to stop back again tomorrow for Day 3 of the features and some more fabulous eye candy!

Hugs,
Cathymac

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

ODBDSLC153 SPRING Word Challenge

Hello Friends!  It's Tuesday so I hope you are ready for a new Shining the Light Challenge.  It's finally beginning to feel like spring...at least in the northeast!   This week we are going to think Spring.  Maybe this will bring some of that spring-like weather to our friends in the mid west!

This week's challenge is:
Spring Word Challenge
Use four letters in the word Spring for your ingredients on your card or project.  Please write the letters and the items you used in your post.


Example: S-Scripture, P-Pearls, R-Ribbon, I-Ink, N-Nestabilities, G-Green

To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a PRIZE, a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs Store!!  Entries for the prize must be submitted by Sunday, May 12 at 8 p.m. EST.  One random winner will be chosen and announced with the next challenge.

While it is not required to use Our Daily Bread Designs images and sentiments, we would love to see them if you have them.  As a way of recognizing those who do use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing three or more of our participants for the Shining the Light Award.  In order to qualify for this award, you must use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Sunday, May 5 at 8 p.m. EST.  If you upload your creation to Splitcoaststampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword ODBDSLC152.  When creating your posts on blogs, please include a link to the challenge.  Thanks you!  We love seeing your creations!

This is how the word SPRING was used on my card:
S=Scripture/Stitching, P=Pearls, R=Ribbon, I=Insects/Ink, N=Notebook Paper, G=Green


Creative Nugget:  Papers from the Country Garden Paper Collection by Bo Bunny were stitched to True Black card stock and a Vintage Cream card base.  The panels were separated by a Fiskars Border Punch and some black wrinkled ribbon.  The sentiment from the Faith stamp set was stamped on a coordinating piece of DP and punched to make it look like a piece of notebook paper.  The butterfly branch from the Faith stamp set was stamped on Solar Crest paper, colored with Copic Markers, and cut with the matching Butterfly Branch Die.  A few pearls and a wrinkled ribbon bow finish the card which will be given to a friend of mine who is in the hospital.

Supplies used on this card that are available from Our Daily Bread Designs include the Faith stamp set and the Butterfly Branch Die.



I hope you will be able to join us this week for the SPRING Shining the Light Challenge at the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog.  If you need more ideas for using the letters in the word SPRING for the supplies on your card, check out my Challenge Team sisters.  They have created fabulous samples for your inspiration!

and our guest designer again this month is Gloria Stengel

Thanks so much for stopping by...have a wonderful day!

Hugs,
Cathymac

Card Recipe
Stamps: Faith (ODBD)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Walnut Stain Distress Ink (Ranger)
Paper: Solar Crest (Neenah), Vintage Cream, True Black (PTI), Country Garden Collection Paper Pad (Bo Bunny)
Accessories: Butterfly Branch Die (ODBD), Sew Mini (Janome), Border Punch (Fiskars), Spiral Punch (SU! - Retired), Wrinkled Ribbon (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Kaiser Pearls, Copic MarkersB0000, B12, B14, B16, YR30, YR31, YR61, YR65, YR68, Y21, Y26, YG21, YG23, W5, W7

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

ODBDSLC152 Needle It

Hello friends!  It's time once again for a new Shining the Light Challenge at the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog!  If you enjoy sewing on your cards as much as I do, you will love the challenge this week!


This week's challenge is:
Needle It!!
Use piercing or real stitching on your creation.

To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a PRIZE, a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs Store!!  Entries for the prize must be submitted by Sunday, May 5 at 8 p.m. EST.  One random winner will be chosen and announced with the next challenge.

While it is not required to use Our Daily Bread Designs images and sentiments, we would love to see them if you have them.  As a way of recognizing those who do use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing three or more of our participants for the Shining the Light Award.  In order to qualify for this award, you must use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Sunday, May 5 at 8 p.m. EST.  If you upload your creation to Splitcoaststampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword ODBDSLC152.  When creating your posts on blogs, please include a link to the challenge.  Thanks you!  We love seeing your creations!


I had a lot of fun with this one!  Here is my card:

Our Daily Bread Designs, Faith, Apron & Tools Die Set

Creative Nugget:  I began by piecing 1 1/4" squares of patterned paper to a 5" square of card stock.  A zig-zag stitch was used to sew the pieces together after they had been tacked down.  The Apron & Tools Die set was used to cut the Apron.  The pockets and gardening tools were also cut with dies from the Apron & Tools Die set.  The pockets were embellished with piercing, seam binding, a button, and a mulberry rose...thanks, Sabrina!  Button twine was attached for the apron strings, and the apron popped onto layered DP and stitched to a Vintage Cream card base.  I found a little gardening tool in with my charms that I've had for years and had never used, so attached it to the corner of the card with some twine and seam binding.  The sentiment from the Faith stamp set was added to the large pocket to finish the card.


Here are the supplies from the Our Daily Bread Store used on this card:



My challenge team sisters have created gorgeous samples for your inspiration.  Be sure to check out their blogs and leave a little love behind...we enjoy hearing what you like about our creations!

and our April Guest Designer, Gloria Stengel

Thanks so much for stopping by...blessings to you!

Card Recipe
Stamps: Faith (ODBD)
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black (Tsukineko), Walnut Stain Distress Ink (Ranger)
Paper: Vintage Cream, True Black (PTI), A Ladies Diary Paper Pad (Graphics 45)
Accessories: Apron & Tools Die Set (ODBD), Sew Mini (Janome), Kaiser Pearls, Seam Binding (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Button (PTI), Mulberry Rose, Tool Charm

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

ODBDSLC151 Cherish God's Nature

Hello friends!  Hope you are having a good week!  All of my major commitments have been completed, so I'm looking forward to slowing down a little bit this week, and getting several stamping projects finished.  I hope you'll be able to do the same, because it's Tuesday and time for another Shining the Light Challenge at the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog!

This week's challenge is:
Cherish God's Nature
Create a card or project with nature and scripture/spiritual quote.

To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a PRIZE, a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs Store!! Entries for the prize must be submitted by Sunday, April 28 at 8 p.m. EST.  One random winner will be chosen and announced before the next challenge.

While it is not required to use Our Daily Bread Designs images and sentiments on your creations, we would love to see them if you have them.  As a way of recognizing those who do use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing three or more of our participants for the Shining the Light Award.  In order to qualify for this award, you must use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Sunday, April 28 at 8 p.m. EST.  If you upload your creation to Splitcoaststampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword ODBDSLC151.  When creating your posts on blogs, please include a link to the challenge.  Thank you! 

I have had the Simple Things stamp set for a while, but have never used it or the matching Clover Die.  This challenge provided the perfect opportunity to bring them both off the shelf!


Creative Nugget:  Basic Grey papers from the Lemonade collection were used to create the card front.  A Tim Holtz embossing folder was used on the yellow DP to make the honeycomb pattern.  Both of the coordinating papers were stitched to True Black card stock and mounted to a Vintage Cream card base. The scripture verse from the Faith stamp set was stamped, cut with a classic circle Nestie, and pierced before mounting it to a Lemonade classic circle, and then to a True Black Exquisite Circle Die.  The clover image from the Simple Things stamp set was stamped twice on Solar crest card stock, colored with Copic markers, and cut with the matching Clover Die.  Some Spring Mix Flower Soft was added to the clover flowers.  The bees and a pearl trail were added as well as a seam binding bow to finish the card.  

The stamp sets used and the matching clover die is available at the Our Daily Bread Designs Store.













As always, my Sister Sticks have some amazing creations to share to inspire you!  Check them out and join the Shining the Light Challenge this week at the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog!

~~and our April Guest Designer, Gloria Stengel~~

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs,
Cathymac

Card Recipe
Stamps: Faith, Simple Things (ODBD)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Walnut Stain, Mustard Seed, and Peeled Paint Distress Inks (Ranger)
Paper: Vintage Cream, True Black (PTI), Solar Crest (Neenah), Lemonade DP (Basic Grey)
Accessories: Clover Die (ODBD), Clasic Circle Nesties, Exquisite Circles Die (Spellbinders), Sew Mini (Janome), Diamond Stickles (Ranger), Spring Mix Flower Soft, Kaiser Pearls, Piercing Tool and Template, Seam Binding, Copic Markers YG00, YG21, YG25, YG67, R81, R85, R89