C O L O R S T Y L E...add color with CLEARSNAP

At the Lake

A trip to the lake is always fun.  It's even more memorable when it's your first child's first trip.  

Last summer's trip to the lake is captured here - in shades of blue, with a bright accents of red.  The Smooch Spritzed background of Grape Burst and Splash over The Crafters Warehouse Flower Frenzy template creates a nice backdrop for Jenny and Nicholas at this summer outing.

"pho-to-graphs" from the Sentiments Design Adhesives is flocked in a plush red from Hampton Arts Sprinkle Flocking Set.  Adhesive foam dots sparkle brightly when teamed up with Cherry Pie Designer Foils.  A row of mixed-and-matched blue buttons adds the final touch.

Here are the directions for this project:

Clearsnap Products    

• Color Catcher         
• Splash Smooch Spritz
• Grape Burst Smooch Spritz    
• Sentiments Design Adhesives
• Cherry Pie Designer Foils

Other Products

• Paper Accents Muslin Assorted Textured Cardstock (red, medium and dark blues)
• Memory Box Kraft Cardstock 
• The Crafter's Workshop Flower Frenzy 6x6 Template
• Hampton Art Sprinkle Flocking Set
• 2-3/4" Circle Punch or Die
• 1/4" Foam Dots
• Blue Buttons
• Red Twine
• Gill Sans Font

Directions

• Assemble the Color Catcher and place a 6 " square of medium blue cardstock in it
• Place the Flower Frenzy template over the cardstock and spritz it with Splash and Grape Burst
• Dry the inks, then trim the cardstock to a 5-1/2" square
• Attach the square to an 8" square of dark blue cardstock
• Crop the photo, mat it with red cardstock, and attach it to the spritzed background
• Burnish "pho-to-graphs" onto a strip of medium blue cardstock and brush red flocking onto the adhesive
• Trim the cardstock into a strip and attach it to the background with foam dots
• Print the journaling on Kraft Cardstock and punch it into a 2-3/4" circle
• Punch a 2-3/4" circle of medium cardstock
• Layer and attach the circles
• Press foam dots along the top edge of the circles and press Lucky Penny Designer Foils onto the adhesive
• Layer three sets of buttons and tie them together with red twine
• Attach a row of buttons along the bottom edge

Special thanks to Jenny, Art and Nicholas for the great photo!

 

 

 

Spring Spritz

 

April showers  bring fleece-and-wool-weather instead of flowers here.  Not a problem - let Log Cabin Smooch Spritz create a quick background for a bright chipboard flower.   A few foam dots, adorned with the new Lucky Penny Designer Foils, add bright highlights and a bit of spring  bling.   

Here are the instructions for this easy card:

Clearsnap Products

• Log Cabin Smooch Spritz
• Color Catcher
• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Tangerine Inkpad    
• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Deep Lagoon Inkpad
• Stylus
• White Foam Tips
• Lucky Penny Designer Foils

Stamps and Screens

• Hampton Art Elegant Alphabet Cling Stamps 
• Hampton Art Nature Spritz Screens

Other Products

• Bazzill Sour Apple Cardstock (3-12" x 8" card)
• Bazzill Hillary Cardstock
• Paper Accents Muslin Aloha Cardstock
• Blue Hills Studio Irene's Garden Chipboard Flower
• Orange Buttons
• May Arts Gold Cord
• 1/8" Foam Dots 
• 1" Circle Punch
• 1-3/8" Circle Punch

Directions

• Assemble the Color Catcher
• Place  a 3-1/2" x 6-1/2" strip of Hillary Cardstock in the Color Catcher
• Place the leaf screen on the cardstock and spritz it with Log Cabin
• Remove the screen, dry the ink, and trim the cardstock to 2-5/8" x 5-1/2"
• Use a Stylus and tip to ink the flower with Tangerine
• Stamp the "h," "i," and asterisk onto Aloha Cardstock with Deep Lagoon
• Punch the letters into 1-3/8" and 1" circles and ink the edges with Deep Lagoon
• Punch additional circles of scrap cardstock and layer then behind the alphabet circles for dimension
• Assemble the card, using foam dots or the "i" circle
• Attach foam dots along the top edge of the flower and press Lucky Penny Designer Foils onto the adhesive
• Tie gold cord through the buttons and glue the buttons to the center of the flower

Send the card to someone special with wishes for a Happy Spring!