Sweet Dreams of The Big Eyed Kitty

The Big Eyed Kitty and his Sweet Dreams poses gives me endless opportunities for great photos. The October 1st sketch from Stuck?! Sketches lent itself perfectly to this photo of kitty relaxation. It also left plenty of room for a bit of mixed media play time.

~ Sweet Dreams ~

I didn't do a complete step-by-step photo session for this scrapbook page, but I caught the highlights and that means a few tips for you. The first is the distressed edges of the paper inside the coral zipper. To get the roughened look I laid the paper on a ruler and used a finger nail file on the edge.

I wanted a bit of metallic shine on my page so I dabbed DecoArt acrylic paint through a stencil.

I added more layers and texture with a different stencil and Liquitex modeling paste. I painted random paisleys with peach Color Shine.

The multi-faceted gem die cut served as an unusual mat for my title. I needed the vellum to stick to the paper without leaving unsightly marks. I used the No-Clog Cap and Best Glue Ever from ScraPerfect to accomplish this chore.

The finished title reclines dreamily on a rub-on couch with a periwinkle flower.

I added wood elements to my page in the form of gears and book plates.

A generous helping of tangerine and periwinkle flowers decorate the gears.

See the Sketch by Laura Whitaker at
  Stuck?! Sketches   

He sleeps like that all the time. Isn't he just too cute!!!
He even has his own Insta Tag: #theBigEyedKitty 

Supplies:

Paper:Craftsmith, The Paper Studio

Vellum:The Paper Company

Rub-Ons:Glitz Design
Flowers:Prima

Zipper and Trim:Stash
Wood Shapes:Peachy Cheap

Paper Dies:Spellbinders

Ink:Close To My Heart

Stamp:Martha Stewart
Embossing Powder:Wow

Alpha:American Crafts

Border Punch:EK Success
Stencils:The Crafters's Workshop, Stencil Grid Products

Modeling Paste:Liquitex
Acrylic Paint:DecoArt

Scrap On!

~charity~

How To Make a Terrific Card Using Gears for a New Look

Today I have instructions on how to make a terrific card using gears for a new look. My favorite card sketches offer placement for flowers. To use such a sketch for a masculine card apply gears or stars as your go to shape.
~ Today, Be You ~

When using a gear the shape can be punched into the base of the card. Back it with a contrasting color and the card design begins to take shape immediately. Here the 4.5x6.5" top layer is cut from Blue Robin Glitter cardstock. The 5x7" contrasting under layer is the reverse of Witch Accessories Glitter cardstock.

These gears are punched with Kreaxions Punch #902 which can be purchased from Just Imagine Crafts. They work for a steampunk style as well. To add to this theme fussy cut a trellis or other wrought iron shape. If the design is overly involved cut portions with a craft knife and leave the rest.

For this card I used a Horse tag from the Cowboy Sticker sheet. I also punched stars, circles, and gears from the Witch Accessories Glitter cardstock and the Getaway Stripe cardstock.

As a final touch I added Amber Dew Drops to the centers of the gears.

ScraPerfect has adhesive and tools that are very effective with these type of embellishments. The Dew Drops adhere easily with the Best Glue Ever. It's a breeze to add drops of glue to the thin portions of the gears by attaching a No Clog Writing Cap to the glue.

Supplies:
Paper, Dew Drops, Tag:Robin's Nest
Adhesive:ScraPerfect
Sentiment:Bella Blvd
Gear Punch:Stampin' Up
Star Punch:The Paper Studio
Border and Corner Punch:Kreaxions #902

Scrap On!

~charity~