Red, White and Blue

One of our assighment for this month is "Red, White and Blue"

This time, I wanted to try on unfinished wooden frame in artsy way.

1. Started with IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® All-Purpose Ink™- White  as base coat.
Using IMAGINE Crafts® InkBlushers™ spread ink thinly.

2. Stencil (Plaid, Stampendous ) star patterns here and there with IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento Luxe™ Mixed Media Pigment Ink. Colors ofDanube Blue, Bahama Blue and Love Letter are used here.

3. Applied thin coat of IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® All-Purpose Ink™ - Champagne to give a little glare. 

4. Stamp (Stamington & Co., Limited Editions) with IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento Luxe™ Mixed Media Pigment Ink - Espresso Truffle.

5. Add some accent using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Fantastix™ Multi-Purpose Applicators

6. Stencil with IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento Luxe™ Mixed Media Pigment Ink - Espresso Truffle for finishing touch.

Add some Espresso Truffle to the edge, and done!

Blog Hop - Maya Road

Another Blog hop, yay!   This time is for Maya Road.

I like their chipboard cutout, embellishment, stamps, ribbons... many of them, LOL.

Again, I used  IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento Luxe™ Mixed Media Pigment Ink for coloring chipboards and papers. 

1. Ink edges of printed paper (K company) with IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento Luxe™ Mixed Media Pigment Ink - Toffee Crunch with Jumbo Dauber.

2. Add some Black color -IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento Luxe™ Mixed Media Pigment Ink-Tuxedo Black.  

3. Apply IMAGINE Crafts® Creative Medium™ - Vintage to paper box (Maya Road) with IMAGINE Crafts® InkBlushers™,  adhere printed papers on each side.

4. Dry Emboss (Cuttlebug) the chipboard (Maya Road)

5. Color the chipboard with IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento Luxe™ Mixed Media Pigment Ink - Gray Flannel.  

6. Add Tuxedo Black onto raised area.

7. Then apply IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Delicata™ Pigment Ink

8. Color the wooden bird (Maya Road) with IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento Luxe™ Mixed Media Pigment Ink - Gray Flannel.

9. Stamp pattern (Maya Road) with IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento Luxe™ Mixed Media Pigment Ink - Tuxedo Black.

10. Make some more chipboard embellishment, assemble on card box. 

(ribbon - unknown, ribbon buckle, chipboard, felt flower - Maya Road)

Blog Hop

Today is a fun day because Imagine Crafts® / Tsukineko® & Avery Elle have paired up for a blog hop!  There are going to be a lot of amazing projects on the hop today showing how well Avery Elle and Imagine Crafts / Tsukineko products work together.  We also have a fun giveaway, so be sure to visit all of the blogs participating.

Now my challenge!

When I see their website, I'm in love instantly for neat, cute, stylish designs.

For my challenge, I chose "Blossoms & Blooms" stamp set.

Before the IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento Luxe™ Mixed Media Pigment Ink came, I used to avoid solid images because I'm not good at stamping without missing spot. 

Now I'm pretty much confident to use solid images without booboo.  

How to:

Stamp stem with leaves with IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento Luxe™ Mixed Media Pigment Ink Northern Pine.

Keep on stamping without inking towarding down direction to make longer and shaded stems.

Stamp flowers on top of each stems with IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento Luxe™ Mixed Media Pigment Ink Love Letter.

Die cut stamped panel and scollped circle (Spellbinders).

Add trimmed design paper (K Company) onto folded card.

Sentiment (unknown) is stamped with IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento Luxe™ Mixed Media Pigment Ink - Tuxedo Black

Assemble card - that's it!

Good thing is IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento Luxe™ Mixed Media Pigment Ink won't stain clear stamps.  Just clean with water,  my new favorite stamps set is good as new :)

Please visit fellow artist for more inspirations 

Thank you for your visit!!

Avery Elle / Jamie
Chunyuan Wu
 Nina Yang
Heather Campbell
JJ Bolton
Donna Mikasa
Kasia Curry
Linda Lucas (Lovely Linda)   

Eric Ericson     

Taylor Usry 
AJ Otto  

Renee Zarate   

Tenia Renee Nelson  

Kazuko Kocho  

Emily Lanham     

Debbie Gaetz     

Maureen Cronin     

Jennifer Ingle     

Naghma Husain     

John Creighton Petersen

Now it is time for our giveaway! Leave a comment below and/or on any of the posts in the hop to be entered to win.  We will be selecting two random winners.  One will win a $50 Avery Elle gift certificate and the other will win $50 worth of Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko product! You have until June 14th to comment for a chance to win! The winner will be announced on the Avery Elle blog on Monday, June 17th.

Thanks for hopping with us!!

Artists in Residence third project for May

Usually, when I think of make a card, rubber stamp is my starting point.  However this time, I  chose to make a simple father's card using Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko products with NO STAMP!

SUPPLIES

• IMAGINE Crafts® PHOTO Elements™
• IMAGINE Crafts® GooseBumps™ Texture Spray
• IMAGINE Crafts® Fireworks!™ Craft Spray - RICH COCOA
• Print paper - Hero Arts
• Die Cut alphabet (can't find the source - sorry)

HOW TO:

trim PHOTO ELEMENT, spray FIREWORKS_RICH COCOA, let dry

layout, adhere to printed paper then spread GOOSE BUMPS with fingers

spray FIREWORKS - RICH COCOA to die cut letters, let dry

adhere to background, then folded card

Goosebumps give shine and little texture to the background. I like glossy finish for a very simple card like this.

Artists in Residence May project vol.2 MEMENTO LUXE + TACK N' PEEL mono printing

Second project for this month is "Self Portrait"

In the meantime, I wanted to try "mono print" style art - so here I made a little card。

Supplies

• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento Luxe™ Mixed Media Pigment Ink　- Dandelion/Love Letter/Bahama Blue/Northern Pine
• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Dye Ink Marker - Tuxedo Black/RHUBARB STALK/BAHAMA BLUE
• IMAGINE Crafts® Multi-Purpose Squeegee™ 
• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Tack ‘N Peel™ Reusable Cling Sheet
  Brayer - optional
  
  
  HOW TO:

DTP MEMENTO LUXE - DANDELION onto TACK N' PEEL (attached on acrylic block)

cover whole surface generously. brayer can be used for spreading ink evenly.

put cardstock on the surface, press evenly with hand or brayer

first print

add MEMENTO LUXE - LOVE LETTER to TACK N' PEEL surface

make wave lines with SQUEEZEE

bring back the card paper, press

second print
 

add MEMENTO LUXE - BAHAMA BLUE with stencil brush

set Magenta stencil, then put the card stock

third print - my background is done!

stamp (Impression Obsession) egg and carrots with MEMENTO LUXE - NORTHERN PINE

color with MEMENTO MARKERS, cut out

draw face, cut skirt from fabric remnant, assemble "me"

write journal with MEMENTO MARKER - TUXEDO BLACK, add shades with MEMENTO LUXE - BAHAMA BLUE with stencil brush

this is the other version. background was made from same ink application left on the  TACK N ' PEEL.

I found MEMENTO LUXE won't damage TACK N' PEEL.  To clean, just rinse under running water then air dry. (do not use paper towel - it will stick to TACK N' PEEL)

This technique is forgiving and additive.  I hope you like it too.

Artists In Residence for May vol.1

Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko announced brand new ink Memento LUXE at last CHA, and the shipment is about to start. 

So, our project is using MEMENTO LUXE.  OK, what is MEMENTO LUXE?

It is a mixed media ink which can be used on fabric, wood, leather, and of course on paper.

It will be washable after heat set on fabric - so you can make your own mixed media art paint on t-shirts, bags, shoes, you name it.

Ink is water based pigment ink, so easy to handle, easy to clean.  Actually it won't stain your clear stamps.

Actually I did used this ink once - March project tote bag - so, this time I tried on my little wooden bird house.

Supplies

• Wooden Bird House
• MAGENTA stencil
• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Sponge Daubers™
• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento Luxe™ Mixed Media Pigment Ink

                    Wedding Dress/Bahama Blue/Love Letter

• IMAGINE Crafts® Multi-Purpose Squeegee™
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  How to:
  
  
  
  1. apply Memento Luxe-Wedding Dress (white) on the birdhouse directly.

  

  2. apply Memento Luxe-Bahama Blue on the edge of top roof. Blend into white color

  
  
  3. apply Memento Luxe-Love Letter on the edge of lower roof. Blend into white color.
  
  

• 4. stencil swirls with sponge dauber.

done!

Try Memento LUXE on your wood pieces, you'll love them :)