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Good morning! We are so proud of our son who graduated last year from college on the deans list and as a Canadian Scholar. Covid really put a damper on everything...no ceremony with his cap and gown so we improvised!
I then used one of my new favorite stencils, the AALL & Create splatter Stencil, with coarse texture paste and brown brusho powder mixed in. I added a little green colorant to add some interest.
I misted some flowers from my stash and inked some chipboard
I added the graduate charm I received in one of my orders!
Welcome Back! I'm sharing another layout for Gabriel's Scrapbook. As I mentioned last blog post there are a few layouts that I made 17 years ago that need to be updated. His 2 week layout was so poorly made initially and I just needed to update it.
For this layout I combined KaiserCraft & Asuka Studio paper and embellishment. Some stenciling, inking, and clusters t make it all come together. Most of the goodies used today can be found on the White Rose Crafts Store.
Here is the layout I completed:
Stencil Work:
I also did some stenciling with the Lotza Dotz stencil from AALL & Create #39. I used Bronze embossing paste. I also Used Tim Holtz Distress Ink. I also incorporated old embellishments into the new layout.
It is Release Day here at White Rose Crafts and we have all kinds of new international crafting supplies to our store! We have added new papers and paper packs from several companies, toppers, and what we are most excited about a new line of stencils from 13@RTS.
We have been loving the Polish line of 13@RTS ever since we started carrying them, and are so excited to be expanding our collection. Today our design team has been playing with a few of the new stencils and we wanted to give you first peeks.
Design Team Member Chris is playing with the the new stencil Moment in Time from the new Unforgettable Collection. We love how this stencil can be used as one piece or used as two different stenciled images.
Design Team Member Bernadette created this gorgeous mixed media project using the new Grungy Butterflies stencil. Needless to say, we are in love.
Design Team Member EK created this holiday card using the new Falling Flowers stencil. We just love how she turned the floral stencil and snow flurries. Pop on over to her page to see a full pictorial tutorial on how she created this card.
Make sure you hop on over the store and check out all of our new products. They can all be found in the NEW ARRIVALS section of the store.
Hello! Alison Heikkila here. I have been altering playing cards lately. It's a fun way to make quick projects, use up scraps, and try out techniques. For this altered playing card, I used 2 Gel Press print scraps that I had, that were too small to put on a card front, but they were also too nice for me to just throw out.
I had made both of these prints during a FB Live for White Rose Crafts. I used a gears stencil for these prints which has since sold out, but you can get a similar one from AALL & Create, called Steam Cogs. I used fluid acrylics from Golden and Deco Art Media too.
I pulled out the Steampunk Alchemist set from AALL & Create once again, and chose a lightbulb to put on the altered card. I stamped it with VersaFine Clair ink in Twilight, and then applied clear embossing powder so that it wouldn't smudge. The paint that's on the paper from the gel print makes the surface slick, so if you don't dry the ink, it could smudge easily. Using an embossing powder ensures that the ink is completely dry and won't move. I wanted to seal the edges of the playing card and add more texture so I used an ultra thick clear embossing enamel that I had in my stash and applied a few coats around the edges. It looks like water.
I really love those little green marquise shapes near the light bulb....they look like it's the light shining from the bulb, even though it was originally part of a cog. Altering these cards is fun and pretty fast, since there's not a lot of room to work on. Have you altered playing cards before? White Rose Crafts is going to be closing the shop for the summer, in preparation for a brand new website! Stock up while you can! Thanks for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!
Hello! Alison Heikkila here. I have a new mixed media card to share with you today for the White Rose Crafts Shop. I started off with a monoprint that I made on my 3" x 5" Gel Press during a FB Live, and was inspired to pull out the Steampunk Alchemist from AALL & Create once again.
The monoprint was made with a few colors of Golden Fluid Acrylics and the Heapza Hexagonz from AALL & Create. The green used on the stencil is what inspired me to give the alchemist his velvety green coat. I stamped him with Rich Cocoa Memento ink and then I colored him with Copics.
I tore the edges of my monoprint, but the white edges were too...white, so I applied some Antique Linen Distress Ink reinker to those edges with a brush, and it dulled it down perfectly. I used the reinker because I wanted those edges really saturated. I ink smooshed Ground Espresso Distress Oxide all over my card base for some interest. I popped up my chemist with foam tape and decided I needed another element. So I stamped out and colored one of the bottles from the Steampunk Alchemist set and tucked it underneath him. I had some old Tim Holtz Halloween stickers laying around, and that's where my sentiment came from.
I love how old all of the elements on this card look. It's a lot of fun to pull colors from monoprints to help you steer the direction of the rest of your projects. I'm finding that the Steampunk Alchemist stamp set is so versatile because it has a ton of stamps in it. It's just fun to experiment with them all (pun intended). Please head over to White Rose Crafts to check out the thousands of items they have. Be sure to use my code, “Alison15” to save 15% off of your purchase. And, hang out with us in the White Rose Crafts Gallery on FB! Thanks so much for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!
Hello! Alison Heikkila here. I have a new project for White Rose Crafts today, which uses a Gel Press print that I made during a FB Live (check it out HERE), plus Distress Oxide Inks and some AALL & Create items. I love making mixed media cards, and I am really happy with how it turned out.
I really wanted to use the seahorse from AALL & Create's Sea Life stamp set, which I also used in a post last week. You can check that out HERE. I pulled out a bunch of my monoprints and chose a 3" x 5" print that I thought worked well with the sea horse. It was made with acrylic paint from Golden and Deco Art Media, and has the Lotza Trianglez stencil and a brick stencil from Studio Light. The one I used is sold out now, but this one HERE is still available.
I decided that I would stamp the seahorse image twice. Once directly on the card, and once on another piece of cardstock so that I could cut it out and pop it up with foam. I stamped it both times with Twilight VersaFine Clair ink and clear heat embossed the one I cut out. I also inked that one with Shaded Lilac Distress Ink.
I wanted to integrate the print into the card base a bit better, so I added some Twisted Citron Distress Oxide to my work surface, spritzed it with water, and smooshed it on to my card (I had not yet added the popped up seahorse yet). I dried it with my heat tool and then I did the same thing again, but with Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide. These colors really pulled out the green from the monoprint nicely and tied everything together. I wanted a bit more texture, so I added Sea Breeze Jewel Drops by Nuvo, which is my favorite of all the Drops. I added droplets on various parts of the card as well as on my die cut sentiment. This color really looks like water to me.
When I have a gel printing session, I accumulate a lot of prints quickly, so I really try to use them on different projects so that I don't have too many to sift through. Using them on cards is a great way to get through the stack, especially if you have stamps that have a grungy or collage-like look to them. White Rose Crafts has lots of wonderful products that lend themselves perfectly to this style. And if it's not really your thing? They have plenty of other products that you're sure to love. And, hang out with us in the White Rose Crafts Gallery on FB! Thanks so much for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!
Hello! Alison Heikkila here. I have an art journal page to share today that features a Gel Press I did on a past White Rose Crafts FB Live. Many of the products I used on this spread can be found in the White Rose Crafts shop.
I had started this journal page with some of the leftover paint from my previous spread. There was also a little bleed through from the sprays I had used. I like using these things to help determine what the next pages will be like. Turns out, that this 3" x 5" monoprint (shown above) worked perfectly with the colors I already had going. I pulled out the same Dragon Scales stencil I used on it, and added it to both pages with Peeled Paint Distress Oxide Ink. I also stamped bits and pieces of the AALL & Create Celestial Navigation stamp with VersaFine Clair Ink in Pinecone.
I needed to soften the edges around the monoprint a bit, so I tore some orange mulberry paper into strips and adhered it to my page with Gel Medium. It added nice texture and movement.
I wanted to pull out some of the purple that's in the monoprint, so I stamped the seahorse from AALL & Create's Sea Life set with Dusty Concord Distress Oxide Ink. You can see in the photo above that the Heapza Hexagonz stencil also makes an appearance.
I haven't journaled on this spread yet, as I tend to keep that stuff private. I also don't always have something to write immediately, so it's nice to have a bunch of pages ready to go for when the words start coming to me. I love incorporating all of these different elements and layers into my pages. It gives you plenty to look at. I hope you’ll visit White Rose Crafts because they have so many cool products that can be used on art journal pages like this. And, hang out with us in the White Rose Crafts Gallery on FB! Thanks so much for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!
Hello! Alison Heikkila here. Today I have an art journal page to share that uses 2 Gel Press prints I made during my last FB Live for White Rose Crafts, as well as a number of products that are available in the White Rose Crafts Shop. If you'd like to check out the FB Live, please click HERE.
I wanted to use a few of my Gel Press prints with the Cosmos paper pad from Stamperia. I chose two that I thought coordinated well and I tore the edges.
I painted my background with some cool colored paints from DecoArt Media and Golden. You can't see it here, but I mixed some Interference Gold with the Turquoise to make it shimmery.
Next, I applied the 2 prints with Matte Medium. The stencil used on the print on the left is AALL & Create's #85 Abundance Stencil. The one on the right uses Studio Light's Cogs & Gears.
This is the point where I start to play. I've gotten my background painted and the large, focal images down, so now it's time to choose smaller images and to add additional colors. I picked 2 tags from the Cosmos pad and I cut them out. I even used the excess paper that was around the tags and added them here and there on the spread. I added some bright colors that didn't quite work, but added a nice punch of color...so as I progressed through the process, I dulled those colors down and worked other mediums on top of them.
I decided I needed some texture, so I took out Stamperia's Pasta Scultura, mixed with Prussian Blue acrylic paint and added it to the AALL & Create Spiral Checked Stencil. I added parts of this stencil to 3 areas on this layout, and I scraped up any excess and simply added it to the edges with my palette knife.I added more paint (using assorted brushes and my fingers), plus some clear embossing powder here and there for shine. I also added the Lotza Trianglz stencil here and there.
Here is the completed left side. You can see the shine on top from the embossing powder. I love all the texture and the various colors. The gel print seems to have completely blended into the background that it doesn't even look like I added it on top of the pages.
I wasn't sure what I was going to journal on this page when I started...but towards the end of the process the song "Sleep to Dream" by Fiona Apple popped into my head and I thought it was perfect. I wrote part of the chorus on the right page.
Here is the finished spread. There's so much to look at and lots of cool layers. I may add a bit more embossing powder, but i haven't decided yet. I'm really happy with how it turned out. I hope you’ll visit White Rose Crafts because they have so many cool products that can be used on art journal pages like this. And, hang out with us in the White Rose Crafts Gallery on FB! Thanks so much for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!
