The Stamp Review Crew: Sunshine Sayings

Welcome to another Stamp Crew Review Blog Hop!  We share our take on a selected stamp set every first and third Monday.  Today we stamp with another set from the main catalog, Sunshine Sayings and coordinating Sunshine Wishes dies.  If you are following the hop in order, you have just arrived from Mike Funke's blog.

I have used the sentiments from Sunshine Sayings many times to complement my other cards, but I have yet to break out the Sunshine Wishes dies.  Such a shame!

I had a photo of my daughter sitting on my desk from a previous project, and I thought it would be fun to combine Sunshine Sayings with Splitcoaststampers' Mix-Ability Challenge #209, Brr! Make It Frosty!, which is a mixed media challenge to add something sparkly.

I often make a half-page journal entry with these mixed media challenges in my retired This & That journal.  But, you know, any creativity journal will do!  Or you can incorporate ideas onto a scrapbook page.  To make it a true mixed media page, I added embossing paste through the Hearts Decorative Mask to create some fun texture.

Stamps: Sunshine Sayings; Paper: Basic Black, Neutrals DSP Pack, Watercolor Paper, Red Glimmer Paper; Ink: Watermelon Wonder, Real Red, Versamark; Accessories: Blushing Bride Sequin Trim, White Embossing Powder, This & That Journal, Hearts & Stars Decorative Masks, Embossing Powder, Sunshine Wishes Dies, Big Shot, Sewing Machine, Thread.

And along the same vein, a heart die-cut watercolor card.

I stacked three layers of "love" die-cuts to make the word thicker and pop out.

Stamps: Sunshine Sayings; Paper: Watermelon Wonder, Real Red, Basic Black, Watercolor Paper, Urban Underground DSP; Ink: Pink Pirouette, Watermelon Wonder, Versamark; Accessories: Rhinestone Jewels, White Embossing Powder, Sunshine Wishes Dies, Big Shot, Sewing Machine, Thread, Dimensionals.

Hop on over to Mickey Roberts's blog to see what fun projects she has put together with this week's set.

 

Mix-Ability Catch-Up

Time for more Mix-Ability Challenge catch-up.  It is a learning process for me to dabble in different art media, and I hope you are inspired to try it too!

 

MIX42 - Heavy Metal

This challenge originally called for covering die-cut chipboard pieces with aluminum foil and acrylic paint.  I went to the interwebz for some metal art inspiration, and ended up with another process: onto a chipboard piece glue a canvas sheet piece, dry & flattened leaf, and aluminum foil.  I used spray adhesive.  I didn't like the look of the acrylic paint, so I used black spray paint, dried, then rubbed gently with soft steel wool.  It was coming along nicely until I broke through the aluminum foil, so I stopped.  Very fun learning experience!

MIX45 - Chalk It To Me! - Poppin' Pastels

I started off my sponging Versamark and Stampin' Pastels through a stencil.  From there I built up the scene with Dictionary background and Barnyard Buddies stamps and acrylic paint applied by credit card and bubble packing material.

MIX46 - Merry Mixed Media - Bright projects with two different art media

Little Missy and I finally got a chance to play with the Gelli plate. We had fun layering the stencils, using Birgit's sample as a model. For dimension, I added embossing paste to the Falling Snow stencil. A folded tree with some glitter trim finishes it off.

If you are interested in the supplies used for these projects, you can find them in my SCS gallery.  Thanks for stopping by!

Mix-Ability Catch-Up Cont'd

I have more Mix-Ability Challenge projects to share. Well, what the heck is up with me and all the mixed media projects?  Sigh, our Florida trip was cancelled with this weather, so I have been relaxing this weekend and doing what I wanna do.  It is a small consolation prize; I'm still pretty bummed.

 

MIX39 - Watercolor-It

This is for LOVEFEST2014C Doodle-Do, doodling on your project, as well as watercoloring.   I traced the background of my scene with pencil (with the help of the internet), stamped the images with the help of some masking, then erased some pencil lines. I watercolored the main images. I was aiming for a clean scene; I only wished I hadn't screwed up the sentiment.  DH bakes quite often, and he always says this. Funny guy.

MIX41 - No Paper Allowed!

Here we were only to use paper as our base, all other layers should be art media (paint, gesso, etc.) or other type of materials (chipboard, metal, canvas, wood).  In this case, I applied gesso to my creativity journal page, which really wasn't necessary, because I then applied layers of gesso mixed with acrylic paint.  I applied embossing paste with the SU Build-a-Banner stencil.  The house was created using a retired chipboard piece, traced onto canvas.  I applied gesso to the chipboard clouds, then stamped with Good Grid to create texture, and finally sponging with Smoky Slate ink.

If you are interested in the supplies used for these projects, you can find them in my SCS gallery.  Thanks for stopping by!

Mix-Ability Catch-Up

Time for more Mix-Ability Challenge catch-up. I list these here more as a diary for myself, but you are welcome to read along. :)

 

MIX36 - Anything Goes! - Create a mixed media project that you love. 

This is based on Carrie Cudney Pattern-Mixing Pro class from Convention 2012, with a few additions.  I was crafting right in my creativity journal.  How can this not make you happy?

MIX37 - Gridiron and Hash Tags

This would be one of my 365 days of thankfulness... coffee!  As I am making this card on Valentine's day, I'm feeling the love for my warm little friend.  Creating a grid background with pencil/pen was the challenge, and I created my cup background with Cherry Cobbler and Stampin' Dazzle gold markers.  I carried the grid through with patterned paper, stamped background and sponged drywall tape.  This card uses Retro Sketches #101.

MIX38 - CAS Mixed Media

It is snowing again today... so sick of it!  I grabbed some First Edition DSP and applied some melted crayon for the background.  This is also for LOVEFEST2014B Lovey Dovey Spring and SCS Sketch Challenge 475.

If you are interested in the supplies used for these projects, you can find them in my SCS gallery.  Thanks for stopping by!

Mix-Ability Catch-Up

I've got some mixed media challenge projects to share.  It's been a while since I've been able to dabble in mixed media (I love to get dirty!), and a couple of these I hadn't posted.  Most of these didn't become cards, but rather pages in my creativity journal, aka This & That journal.

 

MIX22 - Use Your Credit Card

The background is created by scraping acrylic paint across the paper with a credit card.  Fun!  I created the windmill with embossing paste and pastels.

MIX23 - Multi-Surface

Create a project using 3 or more surfaces.  My "Note to Self" ATC uses cork, vellum, post-it note, and burlap.

MIX25 - Unfinished Business

Create a mixed media project on a white background, finishing only part of the stamped or sketched image, i.e. spotlighting, and using 3 or more mediums.  For mediums, I used watercoloring, acrylic paint for the sentiment, and clear embossing powder on the background.  I kept the background fairly neutral to focus on the globe and sentiment.  I colored the watercolor paper with an aquapainter, then I spritzed it with water to mix the colors.

MIX26 - Stencils!

Use stencils with two types of mediums.  I created a starburst stencil, inspired by the Nov/Dec issue of Stampin' Success magazine, and spritzed with Coastal Cabana ink/water solution.  Of course Little Missy helped me make a mess!  :)  I used a circle template to sponge bubbles in Pool Party and Soft Sky ink.  I now realize I used two different stencils and techniques, but both water-based ink.  Oops!

If you are interested in the supplies used for these projects, you can find them in my SCS gallery. Thanks for stopping by!

More Mixed Media Challenges

I've got more mixed media challenge projects to share. 

 

MIX19 - Smudgin' Around

This ATC was an experiment.  I took the smudge MIX challenge to the next level by smudging some acrylic paint on my stamp first. I created the stars with paint and a toothpick. The base was created with paper scraps in the starburst pattern, and then smearing the edges with acrylic paint and my finger.

Here's another one for this challenge, an entry in my daughter's Creativity Journal.

I figured my daughter would love to have a picture of her new kitten (which we don't yet have).  She was thrilled!  I smudged Sahara Sand on the polaroid frame to comply with the challenge.

MIX20 - Ack!! Black??

The challenge here was to use black for shading.  I went with a vintage circus-themed card, similar to a card I made for the last SAB blog hop.  Eek, I am totally in love with this one, and I have to give it away, since I made it for my nephew.  Sniff.

MIX21 - Brilliant Pastels

Start with brilliant, bright colors and then tone them down with gesso or acrylic paint.  Using Ky's video as inspiration, I applied Daffodil Delight and Basic Gray ink to a craft mat and smashed my card stock into it. Then applied a layer of gesso with a sponge brush. Another layer of Summer Starfruit and Basic Gray ink. Too bright... another layer of gesso. Too muddy... another layer of Summer Starfruit and Daffodil Delight ink. Then I dabbed more gesso on with the sponge brush. I ended up with a cool marble look. But what to do with it? I ended up making an simple antique-y looking sky scene with a vintage plane image.

If you are interested in the supplies used for these projects, you can find them in my SCS gallery.  Thanks for stopping by!

More Mix-Ability Catch-Up

Hi Everyone, I've got some more Mix-Ability challenges to share with you.  The challenges use a lot of techniques we stampers are already familar with, but I love playing with media I haven't tried yet, and I love getting messy!  :)

 

MIX16 - Glitter under Glass

I had a vision for this card, and I'm super happy it worked out.  I stamped and punched some Mosaic Madness images, then I wanted to apply Dazzling Diamonds glitter. The two-way glue pen would smear the ink, so I pulled out my glue pad instead and pressed it face down into the pad, applied glitter, then a thick layer of Crystal Effects. It took FOREVER to dry since it is so humid in the Northeast right now (READ: took much longer to dry than my patience).

MIX17 - Yin/Yang Part II

This challenge called for a smooth and rough media on the project.   For smooth texture, I heat embossed my lobster. For a rough medium, I used dry embossing and stitching. The humidity is wreaking havoc on my stamping... the ink pads are super wet. We will press ahead anyway. The chevrons were made by stamping on the back with the Oh, Hello chevrons and then trimming and shortening them.

MIX18 - Simple Shapes = Art

This challenge called for coloring shapes freehand and then outlining them.  I totally froze.  Hey, I stamp because I can't draw!  My daughter helped me out by coloring some shapes for me, and I outlined them and cut them out.  For the background, I used the acrylic paint/credit card technique (MIX22), then added acrylic paint on bubble wrap, acrylic paint on chicken wire stamp, and sponging for clouds.

If you are interested in the supplies used for these projects, you can find them in my SCS gallery.  Thanks for stopping by!

Mix-Ability Catch-Up

I've got more mixed media challenge projects to share.  These ones didn't become cards, but rather pages in my creativity journal, aka This & That journal.

 

MIX13 - Mr. Squiggle

We needed to hand-draw on our project - yikes!  I wasn't sure I wanted to share mine.  I swear, Lydia really makes me work and stretch for these challenges, and the first one isn't always stellar.  But secretly I've been thinking about zentangle and going back to try again.  This card uses a spare base I used in a previous challenge and also used in class.

MIX14 - Modern Art

Modern art, as in different or new style of art movement.  In this case, use two color mediums you usually don't use.  Dina had provided such a fun video in Mix Challenge #12, DD and I thought we would try to recreate it with our supplies.  Boy, did we have fun!  Different media includes acrylic paint, plastic wrap, bubble wrap, stamping with acrylic paint, paint + ink splatter, and journaling pen for some hand squiggles.  Oh, and maybe this is funny, but at the splatter step, my computer cover got it too.  I didn't clean it off; artistic charm, you know.  I will remember this challenge for a while!

MIX15 - Scene-It Scraps

Make a scene with some paper scraps.  The Sprinkles & Sunshine paper pack is perfect for this. I didn't have an immediate idea for the main image, so we'll just call this one a work in progress.

If you are interested in the supplies used for these projects, you can find them in my SCS gallery.  Thanks for stopping by!

Mixed Media Challenge Catch-Up

Little Missy and I took some time this past weekend to play along with the Mixed Media Challenges on Splitcoaststampers.  We're having lots of fun getting messy!  :)

 

MIX6 - Newspaper and Gesso

I made a page in my creativity journal using gesso, which didn't turn out too well.  This was the second time I used gesso, and then I realized the problem.  I had transparent gesso.  A trip to the craft (crap) store and another try remedied the problem.

MIX7 - Splatter-ific

There was some splattering with a paint brush this weekend (which DD totally loves!), but specifically for this challenge, I previously shared that we played with ink bubbles. 

MIX8 - Rip It, Paste It, Ink It (scraps of DSP)

I had a bunch of little scraps from the Sunshine & Sprinkles paper pack, so I made this sample for my daughter to stick into her creativity journal. I used gesso to mute the background a bit. There's a little bit of blue splatter background (more splatter!)  She did that part for me.

MIX9 - Metal & Paint or Ink

We saw Dina's video for this challenge (from her sample), and Little Missy was all in, inspired by Dina's bird.  We glued aluminum foil (with a glue stick) to thin card board, die cut, then painted with acrylic paint. We were battling about how to finish off the project.  She let me stamp once with script on the bird's tail, and gluing onto the lattice was her idea.  This one also went into her creativity journal.

If you are interested in the supplies used for these projects, you can find them in my SCS gallery.  Thanks for stopping by!

Mixed Media Challenges

Hi Everyone, I've been playing along with the Mixed Media Challenges on Splitcoaststampers.  It uses a lot of techniques we stampers are already familar with, but I love playing with media I haven't tried yet, such as acrylic paint, and I love getting messy!  :)

 

Actually Missy and I have made this a regular weekend event; we make pages in our Creativity Journals together.  She actually asked me a couple weeks ago if we were going to do a challenge again.  LOVE!

The first two challenges were posted here and here.  But since I moved from cards to journal pages, I've posted most on my SCS gallery.  I thought I'd share a few here to catch you up.

MIX3 - Text paper and red

For reds, I used brick red acrylic paint, Cherry Cobbler ink (splatter and sponging), red card stock, and red washi tape. Mediums include acrylic paint, stamping, and My Digital Studio.

MIX4 - Make water-soluble color move

Watch Dina's video for lots of fun color-moving tricks.  How fun is this drippy water scene?

MIX5 - Masking

Here I used My Digital Studio to add some Project Life-type elements.  I used downloads Box of Chocolates (free) February Wallpaper,  Hello There kit, and Candid Frames, added photos, and printed.

Edit to add: I forgot about this half-page I made a few weeks ago.  My first stab at the Sent with Love set.

Thanks for stopping by!