DCWV Watercolor Smile Card

DCWV EMBOSSED SMILE CARD TUTORIAL

SUPPLY LIST

DCWVEmbossed White Stack

DCWV Two-Tone Solid Cardstock

Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Dried Marigold, Ripe Persimmon and Seedless Preserves

Ink Blender Tool

Flower Embellishment

Chipboard Letters

Ruler

Scissors or Paper Cutter

Glue or Double Sided Tape and Hot Glue

Spray Bottle and Paper Towel

 

Grab your DCWV Embossed White Stack and find this floral sheet. Using Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Dried Marigold, Ripe Persimmon and Seedless Preserves, blend theses colors around a 7” x 8” area. 

Spritz some water on the paper and let sit for a few seconds, then blot with a paper towel. Repeat this again. 

With your blender tool, and the same distress inks, lightly add more color to the sheet. Make sure you do this lightly so the color only transfers to the raised design on the paper. This will give a little more definition and make the print more visible.

Set this aside to dry.

Find a solid color cardstock that coordinates with your inks. I chose a 2 tone cardstock from DCWV. The other side of this paper is a different shade.

Cut a 7” x 10” piece, and fold it in half.

On the front of the card, measure in 1/8” on the 3 sides. Using scissors or a paper cutter, cut off those 1/8” strips. 

If done correctly, once you fold the card, you will see the second color shade from the other side of the paper. This will give a border effect to the card. 

Cut a piece from your embossed floral sheet. The dimensions will vary, depending on the cut of your card base. I measured my piece so it will be constantly 1/8” smaller on all sides. 

Secure this piece to the card using glue or double sided tape. 

Grab some chipboard letters. I had these darling DCWV Polka Dot letters in my craft stash, but they were silver in color. I wanted them gold, so I grabbed my metallic gold spray paint and sprayed them. If you paint your chipboard, make sure they are completely dry before handling them.

Once you are ready, secure them to the card, centered horizontally. I used a ruler to make sure I applied them straight. 

Since the embossed paper I used was a floral print, I wanted to add some flowers to the card.

I dabbed this white flower on the distress ink pads to get a little coordinating color on them. I then hot glued them to the bottom right corner of the card. 

Now you have your finished card!

Mantra Me Jewelry

Do you love Mantras?

Have you heard of the new Mantra Me line by Bead Landing?

This line is incredible. They offer a wide variety of base options, such as bracelets and chain necklaces. Then, you can choose from small charms, mini tassels and plaques to attach to fully customize your jewelry.

For this bracelet, I used a bracelet base, a word plaque, a bead charm, arrow charm and a cute mini tassel.

This necklace is a combination of the chain base, feather connecting charm and a word charm to finish it!

 

This bracelet set is made from some beautiful Blue Moon Beads large beads, and a couple of the Mantra Me Charms.

The number of unique design combinations you can create are endless!

[ Some products used on this project were provided to me for review by DCWV, but all comments, ideas and images are my own ]

DCWV Mini Album

I have been completely inspired by the new Paint & Create Project Stacks by DCWV. The prints are so fun!

I decided to make a fun mini album with this darling Gold Heart.

I added some watercolor splashes on this fun geometric heart, added a corrugate piece in the center connecting area, to create the binding for the album. 

I cut some hearts out of the Corrugate Stack, and added a bunch of fun cut outs, prints and pictures.

I used a variety of DCWV products including Gilded Geo Paint & Create, Burlap Stack, Stateside, Watercolor, Scripts and Music Notes Stack, and some Instafun sayings and stickers.

[ Some products used on this project were provided to me for review by DCWV, but all comments, ideas and images are my own ]

National Scrapbook Day

Happy National Scrapbook Day!

What an incredible thing to celebrate, a hobby that not only preserves life's memories, but also reduces stress! And I know I could use more de-stressing!

This month, as a Brand Ambassador for Tombow, I was completely spoiled with a large package of goodies from a couple different craft brands. But I pulled out a few of them to work with on my NSD project.

Once again, Tombow knocks it out of the park with an easy to use adhesive! The Mono Permanent Adhesive tool fits perfectly in my hand, glides on easily and has a handy little plastic flap that closes over the strip, so it doesn't get dirty or stick to everything in sight!

I loved this Simple Stories Carpe The Heck Out Of This Diem saying from their Carpe Diem Collection Kit. I thought I would make it stand out a little more, and colored it with the Tombow Irojiten Vivid Colored Pencils.

Here is my Carpe Diem Layout:

On this layout I also used items from the Fancy Pants Attwell Collection, they blended perfectly with everything I picked out for it!

How are you celebrating National Scrapbook Day?