Celebrating 50 Years with an Art Journal Page~

Hi there!!
We recently celebrated 50 years of marriage and I 
wanted to document that achievement with an
art journal page.  I used 23 plus different stamps, stencils
and inks to tell our story. 

Looks like a hot mess but it was fun to put it all together.  I used a lot of
this and that and guess what , it all worked beautifully together.

I started adding color to the page and blending it all.  Distress Oxide inks
were used for this.  I then added some spirts of water to distress the page.
Stamps and stencils were added to the background.

I placed an acrylic sheet over the art journal page and stamped the fence in
to make sure the placement was perfect.  Then I stamped it on the page.
It is colored with pan pastels which is fast and easy to add color to an image.

The elephants are stamped on white cardstock, colored with pan pastels 
and then cut out.  The easel is also stamped. colored and cut out.
White acrylic paint is smeared on the page to lighten areas that I got
to dark.  Such and easy fix.

I had some fun mixed media stamps that were perfect to add some
interest to the elephants. The sentiments are stamped out (some of the 
words are computer generated) and then added to the page. I
speckled the page with white and black acrylic paint. 
Products used: KatzelKraft: Elephant Van Gough, Elephant Watson,
Los Numbers, Ephemera, Bidules & Things, Spiral Borders, Barriove (bench
& fence) and Les Accessories. Darkroom Door: Number Medley, Hearts,
Sketched Alphabet and Sm. Sketched Alphabet.  These products are carried 
at Topflight Stamps.   Creative Worship: Faith Wordfetti, too, Vintage
Type Alpha, Foliage Silhouettes and Leaf Fronds Stencil.  Scrapbook
Adhesives by 3L: Dual Tip Glue Pen, 3D Foam Strips and E-Z Runner
Grand Repositionable Dots.  Links to the companies are in the side bar.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Connie
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Letter Board update~

Hi guys!

Just a quick post~

A look at my letter board for this week.

I have always loved this verse and it means so much more lately.

You can buy these on Amazon and they have a ton to choose from. 

 Such a fun way to keep words and thoughts in front of you.

Have a great day~

Try It Tuesday~Heidi Swapp Letter board and how I'm using it.

Hi guys!!

I have wanting the Heidi Swapp Letter Board for sometime but the board alone, 

with no letters or words, was $59.00. EEEK!!!!! So I passed~

Then Hobby Lobby had THE SALE everyone is talking about on social media. 

 Glad I made the trip !!!

Everything in this photo cost me $31. including tax~

I'm going through a new season, in my life, so I wanted the board to reflect that.

Reading and remebering everyday is good~

{yes it sure does}

I decided to not hang it on the wall, just loving it hanging out on the old church pew.

Thanks for stopping by and always be encouraged in All things!!!

Clear Scraps~ A Mixable Medley Mini Album!

Hi , Connie here with a really cute mini album using the Mixable Medley Album by Clear Scraps.  This album is half acrylic and half chipboard.  I adore the look of both elements together!  I hope you do too!!!

Instructions~
* The chipboard pages are covered with pattern paper. The edges are sanded, so the paper doesn't curl up.
* The acrylic pages have journal boxes on them (front and back) the same place.  The adhesive won't show if the boxes are back to back.
* The embellishments are added with glue dots and Zip Dry by Beacon. Foam dots are used too.

* The album has five pages cascading down.
* The paper edges are inked for a shading effect.

* The album is ready for some cute photos:)


Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/ DT Member

The Everything Gift~ Darkroom Door!!!

Hi guys!

Hope you had a great weekend.  I had a sold out class and loved teaching
again at Craft Crossing.  You can go to Craft Crossing's Face Book page and see a couple of pictures of my class being photo bombed ~ silly peeps!!!
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So happy to back as a Contributing Artist for Darkroom Door.  
A brand new set of stamps are being released~ 
You can find them in the Darkroom Door store.
and Craft Crossing (LSS) has a great selection also.
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Supplies Used by Darkroom Door~
Texture Stamps~ French Script, Dots, Scratches.
Eclectic Stamp~ Coffee Stain
Frame stamp~ Polaroid
Other supplies~
October Afternoon, Heidi Swapp, Maya Road, American Crafts~
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Linked at ~ Paper Issues: Painting by the Numbers with Waffle FlowerCrafts
( numbers, stamps )

See ya tomorrow for 

Epiphany Crafts and Heidi Swapp, great together!

 Hi guys! I have a couple of scrapbook pages I did using the, fabulous, Epiphany Crafts tools and some ,awesome, paper by Heidi Swapp.  The paper is called September Skies!

On this one, I used the EC round 25 bubble cap for the lens of the camera.  Works so great, same size as the lens.

 Also the, way cool, Chevron 25 bubble caps (pointing the way to "our happy place"). 

 I love these pictures, so much.  It is always fun to play in the rain :).

  These kids think so anyway!

On this one I used the EC round 14 bubble caps.  Kinda of reminded me of rain drops!

And I love that I can custom my own rain drops, any color I want:)

Loved working with these products!!!  Thank You!

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Limked at~ Paper Issues
The perfect pairing with Epiphany Crafts

See ya soon~

Epiphany Crafts and Heidi Swapp~ a great pair!!

Hi guys!

I have some scrapbook pages done using the, very fun, tools

 by Epiphany Crafts!

This project is using the EC hexagon 25 bubble cap and the EC pennant 25 bubble cap with the September Skies collection by Heidi Swapp. Lovely together.  The title words are ink-able.  All you do is spray the words and it takes on the ink , leaving the word in white.  More customizing, just like Epiphany Crafts.

  On this project I used the EC round 25 bubble cap as the camera lens.

  A cute way to add dimension to your embellishment.

I also used some of the great Texture stamps by Darkroom Door.

  Page Maps  helped with inspiration for these projects!  to see all four scrapbook pages

 you can go to the Epiphany Crafts blog.

Hope to see you tomorrow for 

See ya soon~

Bird Cage mini album~Clear Scraps!

Hi !!

Yesterday I was up on Clear Scraps with a Bird Cage mini album.   It is much more than meets the eye

 ( always is, right):)  I have collected saying, words, special thoughts to put them in a special book.  This project was perfect for that.  Favorite mini, favorite paper and favorite embellishments!!!

This  Bird Cage chipboard album comes with five pages, the inside three, I covered with paper

( JBS/Wren) and the front and back cover I sealed with matte sealer.  I clipped the front cover and the first page together, so the pattern paper would show through.  On the front cover I clustered embellishments, using my favorite things and colors.

I added a couple library card envelopes (Curtsey Boutique) to several pages.  As I collect saying I will have a place to stick them in.  I used Beacon/ Fast Finish Decoupage and 3-in-1 for adhering the embellishments to the front cover.

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Would love for you to stop by Clear Scraps and look at all of the mini album , in acrylic and chipboard So many different styles:):)

Thanks for stopping by~

See ya soon~

(we are on baby watch :):) , any day!!!
Linked at: Paper Issues: Mix Tape with Hazel & Ruby
(using a MIX of products)

Try It Tuesday~Placemats, the scrapbooking kind!!!

Hi guys!!

Jillibean Soup makes these super cute placemats ( for scrapbooking)!! I love putting paper behind the cut out spaces.  If you have a Silhouette, you can cut your own (so I've been told:):):)

Here is one I did~

Another Disney picture and another favorite!!!

The embellishments and paper are  by Jillibean Soup. The title stickers are by Heidi Swapp.

My favorite stickers at the moment:):)

Glad I tried these~

Local peeps~ Craft Crossing has these Jillibean Soup  products!!!

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Linked at : Paper Issues 

        Tell Me Dies, Tell Me Sweet Little Dies with Jillibean Soup

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Thanks for stopping by

See ya soon~

The Play Date Cafe Challenge #153~

Hi everyone~this is the new color palette for this weeks challenge at The Play Date Cafe. I love these three colors together ~ bubble gum, tangerine and pear :):). Here is my take on challenge #153~

I used Bazzill cardstock, the yellow print is by Jenni Bowlin Studios, the stickers are by Heidi Swapp, the font stickers are by October Afternoon and the journal stamp is by Wendy Vecchi. We would love to have you play along either with a card or layout, the main thing is to use the color palette for the challenge week. You can post your entry on the PDCC blog.

Our challenge Sponsor is SimonSaysStamp.Com. I hope you visit the store and see all of the wonderful product they carry. Awesome selection of crafting goodies :):):)! Looking forward to seeing what you create!!!

See ya soon~