D is for Distress

Today at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challegne, we love to see "Distress". From inking edges brown to Tim Holtz distress products, sanding paper to aging with tea stain – how will you distress? This week we challenge you to embrace all things distress – and have fun!

I decorated a jumbo clothpin with distress products to hold my notes.  

 

I've always wanted a jumbo clothpin to hold my notes on the desk. This week, I decided to decorate a 9" clothpin that I purchased at a local craft store with some distress products.

 

After applying a thin layer of Gesso on this wooden clothpin, I created some texture using modeling paste and sequin waste, then dabbed with Tim Holtz Distress Paint to distress the edges.

Another layer of distress paint was applied to created the distressed effect on the edges of this jumbo clothpin.

 

Of course I had to attach my favorite embellishments - Prima Flowers on it. The Tim Holtz Paper Distresser was also used to alter the aged look of my note card. I had some simple doodling around on the note card using Faber-Castell Artist Pen and coloring with Smooch Ink.

 

 

The American Crafts chipboard stickers and Prima Flowers metal embellishements were glued on the clothpin.



Supply List:

Prima Flowers AQUA Odette Fabric Flowers	Faber-Castell GESSO White Opaque Paper Crafter Medium 3.3oz	Faber-Castell GEL MEDIUM Translucent Semi-Gloss	Faber-Castell BLACK Essential PITT Artist Pens	Tim Holtz Distress Paint In Broken China	Tim Holtz Distress Paint In Bundled Sage
Liquitex - Modeling Paste	Heat it Craft Tool	DCWV Cardstock 6 x 6 CORRUGATE Paper Stack	American Crafts Dear Lizzy TRINKETS & PHRASES Chip Thickers Accent Stickers	Prima Flowers PETTICOAT COLLECTION DAMSEL	Prima Flowers HEARTS Tiny Treasures Vintage Trinkets Metal Charm
Mona Lisa CHEESE CLOTH Surface Cleaner Embellishment	Faber-Castell GELATOS TOOL SET	Cosmo Cricket JUST BECAUSE Tiny Text Stickers	Clearsnap Smooch SASSY PINK Pearlized Accent Ink	Martha Stewart HEART Craft Punch	Clearsnap Colorbox Pigment Ink Pads SURF′S UP Cat′s Eyes Queue

Hope you are inspired and join us for this week's challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $50 gift voucher and you might also be on our Friday Designer Spotlight. Have fun!

Thank you for stopping by. Happy crafting!

Meihsia ^_^




 

100 Tags 2014 1~9

Hi, everyone, so happy to have you back here. At the begining of this year, I planned to make 100 tags using the scraps and leftover coloring products from other projects. In fact,  I'd also love to make 100 cards or 100 pages of art journal, but tags are relatively smaller and easier to make, so I started with cutting 100 pieces of watercolor paper into 3" X 6" tags.

 

All these tags are fun and easy to make. Some of these tags become my kids' bookmarks now. As always I love to use Faber-Castell Gelatos to create most of my mixed media projects.  

 

 

I had so much fun playing and creating these tags, and hope you enjoyed them and are inspired, too. Thank you so much for looking. I'll be working on my next10 tags soon.

 

Have a wonderful day!  Meihsia ^_^

 

 

 



Tick Tock

Hi, there, my dear friends, we're having a winter storm with snow, sleet and freezing rain today, but it was almost 80 degree yesterday, can you believe that? Hope you all stay warm.

This week at Simon Says Stamp Monday Chellenge, our DT member Sandra challenges us to be inspired by TIME. From clocks to gears to challenging yourself to create a project in a specific amount of time – the choice is up to you.

I was inspired to create a canvas using some clock face and gears this week.

 

I took this photo of my children hugging and playing in the snow last year and I loved it. So I decided to create this canvas using this photo.

To make the textures on this piece, I embossed some clock patterns with the Sizzix Pocket Watch Embossing Foler and Core'dinations Distress Cardstock, then pasted them on the background with modeling paste.

 

After coloring the background with various shades of Gelatos, I decorated the photo with Prima Flowers Vintage Clock Face and some Prima Flowers. A thin layer of white Gesso was applied to soften the colors of Gelatos on the background.

The Faber-Castell Stampers Big Brush Pens were used to highlight the embellishments and make them dimensional.

Supply List:

Tim Holtz Mini Gears Set Movers & Shapers Dies	Mini Hearts- Movers and Shapers Alterations die	Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE	Tim Holtz Sizzix Texture Fade In Bubble and Honeycomb	Faber-Castell GESSO White Opaque Paper Crafter Medium 3.3oz	Faber-Castell GEL MEDIUM Translucent Semi-Gloss
Faber-Castell GLAZE Transparent Semi-Gloss Paper Crafter Medium	Faber-Castell WHITE Stampers Big Pen	Faber-Castell COCONUT Double Scoop Gelatos	Faber-Castell GELATOS TOOL SET	Faber-Castell DESIGNING WITH GELATOS KIT	Faber-Castell SCARLET Stampers Big Brush Pens
Faber-Castell BLACK Essential PITT Artist Pens	Faber-Castell COLD GRAY III Stampers Big Brush Pens	Faber-Castell BLACK Stampers Big Brush Pens	Tim Holtz Sizzix Texture Fades In Pocket Watches & Steampunk	Mini Sprocket Gears	Prima Flowers VINTAGE CLOCK FACE Sunrise Sunset Vintage Trinkets
Prima Flowers Coventry Rose NORTH COUNTRY	Prima Flowers ROSES Hello Pastel Paper Flowers with Glitter	Prima Flowers TASSELS Mechanicals Metal Embellishments	Numerals - Idea-ology	Bitty Grunge - Tim Holtz Stamps	Prima Flowers ANGEL WINGS Shabby Chic Resin Treasures
Clearsnap Colorbox ART DAUBERS 6 Pack	Mona Lisa CHEESE CLOTH Surface Cleaner Embellishment	Heat it Craft Tool

As awlays, Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $50 gift voucher that will go to a random entry chosen by Random Generator. You might also be on our Friday Designer Spotlight.

Don't forget to play with us for the challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge.  Good luck!

Thank you so much for dropping by my blog and hope you all have a great day!

Happy crafting! Meihsia ^_^