March AIR project - custom tote bag

This month, I made a kind of big project for AIR of Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts.

The theme is "All Purpose Ink" with Fabric... so I made a tote bag from scratch.
I haven't used my sewing machine for years, this was a great chance to put myself in thread and needle work.  I'm glad I did.  It turned fun project for me.

If you are not seam stress, you can just paint, stencil or stamp on fabric with All Purpose Ink.

Supplies

Canvas Fabric

All Purpose Ink

Ink Portion No.9

Stencil

Fantastix

Jumbo Dauber

Stamp

Masking tape

Iron

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Sewing Machine

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Step 1.  Cut canvas fabric to desired size.

Step 2.  Make background,  i used Jumbo Dauber as applicator. 

Colors are All Purpose Ink - Lemon Yellow(11), Cerulean Blue(19) and Celadon(60)

 Step 3.  Add pattern using stencil (The Crafters Workshop - Chickenwire Reversed TCW259) with API - Cerulean Blue (19)

 Spray Ink Portion No.9 to bleed the pattern.

Step 3.  Draw twigs.  Using Fantastix Brush, draw twigs with API - Truffle (55) by free hand.

Step 4.  Add Birds.  With the template (Gourmet Rubber Stamps), stencil a bird on the twig.  

API - Black Pearl is used for this.

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Step 5.  Add more stencil patterns (The Crafters Workshop) with API - Vegas Gold and Tangelo 

Step 6.  Stamp (Penny Black) tiny flowers.  Using sponge applicator (here I used Ink Sweeper) as inkpad, 

Step 7.  Add border line.  With 2 strips of masking tape, make a mask on right side and bottome to make accent border.  API - Cerulean is used for this.

Step 8.  Heat set.  Using dry iron, heat set API inks.  A newspaper is used to cover the surface when ironing for protecting my iron.

After this, I did simple sewing to make a tote bag..

The painted piece is used as a large pocket.

It's just an idea to play with your canvas fabric.  

I hope this project inspires your next one.

Happy stamping

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AIR 2

Here's next project for AIR.

Supplies

• Ink - Kaleidacolor "Tahiti"
• Stamp "Thanks" Heidi Swapp,   Script Background - Hero Arts
• Glossy Card stcok - Folded in half, 2 slightly smaller panel.
• Jumbo Dauber
• Embossing Folder 

How To

1. Ink the background stamp. For inking bigger stamp, start with right up corner,  going straight down while tapping.
Then, turn your stamp 180 degree, then repeat the same procedure.  This way, color is matching at the center.

2. Stamp on the smallest panel.

3. Ink up "Thanks" stamp with same way.

4. Stamp over background.
   Sponging the edges with Jumbo Dauber.

5. Re-inking each time, stamp "Thanks"cover the folded card.

6. Assemble card. Adhere dry embossed  panel onto the folded card, then stamped top panel.













Enjoy :)

AIR 3

One more to go!

On this project, I paid my attention to colors.  
I picked colored cardstock, then matching ink for background and copic for fill in.

Supplies

• Inks: VersaMagic - Pink Grapefruits, Sea Foam,  Memento - Espresso Truffle
• Stamp - Penny Black Tweet Tweet
• Card Stock - Astrobright,, white card stock.
• Jumbo Dauber
• Copic markers
• Embossing Folder

How To

1. Stamp leaves with Pink Grapefruites sevaral times at th top.
2. Stamp words and 2 birds with Memento Espresso Truffle. TIPS: since Copics wil be used to color the image, it is important to use MEMENTO inks.
3. Stamp tiny flowers with Sea Foam at the bottom.
4. Color lined images with Copic markers.
5. Sponging th edges with Jumbo Dauber.  
6. Assemble card with dry embossed blue panel.

Until next time!

Artst In Residence[AIR]

Hi stampers!

As some of you has already know, I've been a member of AIR (Artist In Residence) for IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko since last year.

This year, each member asked to upload our monthly projects to own blog, and this is my first one.  

Artist Challenge - New Kalaidacolor ink pads

There's 4 new color combinations, and "Denim" and "Tahiti" are my assignment.

Square page layout

I used Kelidacolor "DENIM" for this project.

SUPPLIES

• Glossy cardstock in 8.5x8.5 inchess, 7.5x7.5 inches, 6.5x6.5 inches
• Printed Paper (7 gypsies)  
• Stamps - Heartfelt Creations - Posy Patch Clusters PreCut Set & Rye Grass Flourish PreCut Set
• Dies - Heartfelt Creations - Posy Patch Die, Spellbinders - Fleur de Lis Squares
• Ink - IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko - Kaleidacolor DENIM, Fireworks Paris Dusk.
• Jumbo Daubers,
• Washi Tape (Kodomo)

HOW TO

1. Stamp Posy Patch to the edge of 8.5 inch square paper with DENIM.

2. Stamp Posy Patch again onto scrap paper, then die cut the flowers.












3. Color the flowers using 2 as stencil, sponging with Jumbo Dauber

4. Fill in all the flowers, set aside.

5. Repeat 1-4 on 6.5 inch square paper.

6. Stamp Swirls to fill in blank area.

7. Die cut a lot of flowers from scrap paper, spray Fireworks, then form each flower.

8. Die Cut the frame from white cardstock, layer the picture. 

9. Layer 3 panels (8.5, 7.5-blank, 6.5) and layout the picture. 

Add washi tape as accent.  

Apply cutout flowers for decoration.

Enjoy!

Another project will be followed shortly :)

Artist In Residence

Artist In Residence (AIR)  is the design team for IMAGINE CRAFTS/Tsukineko.
I'm honored to be a member with 11 great artists all over the world.

We've just started project program on each member's blogs. 
Each month, we have 3 projects to share.

Here's list and schedule for each artists.

• Renee   3, 14, 22 (days AIR project to be posted)
• Laura    4, 13, 23
• Maureen 5, 13, 21
• Beate    6,16, 24 
• Eric       7, 15, 25
• Linda     8, 17, 23
• Emily     9, 17, 27
• Taylor   10, 15, 25
• Cyn      11, 20, 28
• Debbie   11, 19, 28
• Nancy    12, 19, 27
• Kazuko (me) 9, 18, 26

I'm excited to see everyone's project. Can't wait!!

  

CHA was over!

Thank you for coming to the booth, watching my demo, playing with Make N' Take also attending night before the show. 

All those magical "inky" days were very much inspiring to me, and passed so quickly, I couldn't take any picture!!  Thank you again for you gents and ladies to make me that busy.

Memento Luxe is our new products.  It is the newest Memento family, colors are matching to Memento inks, waterbased pigment ink made for mixed media.

You can stamp or color on many surfaces, paper, fabric, wood, leather. When you heat set the ink becomes permanent so that you can wash!  

At the demo table I've played with tiny piece of wood cutout, lace trims, PVC sheet (which is made for garden sign! - John has unusual antenna to find the material, woo hoo!!) and on canvas.

I'll make more samples and take picture for blog and tutorial asap.  

Sorry for no eye candy today.

Memento Luxe is 24 colors, will be shipped from early summer, so there's plenty of time to think about what to do with them.

CHA is approaching

CHA (Craft & Hobby Association) winter trade show will start this weekend at Anaheim convention center.   I'm working on my samples for showing at Demo table of Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko booth.

Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko has exciting new products. They will be another must-have inks shortly... please await for a few days!!

I'll be demoing at Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko booth for all four days.
If you are coming to the show, please drop by say hi.