September Challenge for Darkroom Door FB Inspiration page~

Hi guys!

This months challenge is BLUE ~anything blue!!!

Who doesn't love the color blue with Darkroom Door stamps ~ I do!!!!

Stamps used:

Darkroom Door: Typewriter/Eclectic, Handwriting set, Carved Leaves Vol.1 and

 Brushed Sentiments.

Ink: Ranger Distressed Oxides / Blue tones

Scrapbook Adhesives

twine and button

Darkroom Door September FaceBook Challenge

September Challenge: Blue!

This month we challenge you to create a project using the colour blue! 💙💦👕🧦👡💎🐦🐳🐟🌀

Whether it's a card, art journal page, mixed media project, tag... anything goes! Your project just needs to include a Darkroom Door Stamp or stencil and blue as the main colour.

Here's how to enter the challenge:
* Create a project using a Darkroom Door stamp and/or stencil, using blue as the main colour. You can use other products and colours too, but DD products must be one of the main elements or features of the design.
* Post a photo here in the Darkroom Door Inspiration group
* You have until September 30th, 2018 to enter.
* Project must be new and not previously uploaded to the group.
* Create as many projects as you like! (of course you are always welcome to upload ANY other project you create with Darkroom Door products too, not just ones for the challenge! We like to see what you are creating!)

One winner will be picked at random (within the first week of October) and will receive a Rubber Stamp set and stencil (or equivalent) of your choice.

Good luck and happy creating!!

Rachel

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Try It Tuesday~ out dated phone books, keep em'!!!!

Hi guys!

A fun post today.  You know that stack of out dated phone books pull

a couple out before you get rid of the stack, trust me on this~

they are fun to craft with.  The tissue type paper covered in text make the thin dies

 so easy to cut several layers at one time.  They are great for journal pages

 and collage pages too.  I made vintage flowers !!!

Instructions:

1. Tear three to four pages out together (keep them together) and use a spray mist

 or ink to add color.

2. Heat dry to speed the process up. Add as many colors as you like.  Watercolors

 would be great too.

3. The half sheet made two complete flowers.  Each flower section has three layers.
 Scrunch the layers up for more dimension.  

4. Staple in the center, to hold the flower together. Shade with ink.

Supplies used:

out dated phone book

cardstock (for card base)

A Jillian Vance Design: Big Christmas Greetings, Sentimental Script, Leaves & Petals die and Pop Up Petals

Dylusions inks: Dirty Martini, Squeezed Orange, Post Box Red and Lemon Zest

Archival ink: Jet Black

Quick Quotes PowderPuff Chalk ink: Barn Red

FSJ: Cranberry Bliss Silk 

Buttons Galore & More

Scrapbook Adhesives (foam sqaures)

twine

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Connie M.

Wood Album with ephemera ~ Clear Scraps!

Hi, Connie here with a useful and cute teacher's gift using the Notes Wood Album by Clear Scraps.   My example is more like a junk album.  It holds duplicate photos and ephemera that is really cool.   It has envelopes for storage and blank pages for notes.  Let me show you~

Instructions:

·  Paint all sides with acrylic paint.  Let dry.

·  Stencil the front of the album using the 6" Bouquet Daisies flower stencil by Clear Scraps.

·  Acrylic paint options up to you.  Create what you love.

With a no.1 fine liner brush outline the flowers and leaves from the stencil with black acrylic paint.  Add a small amount of water, to the black paint,  so the brush flows smoothly.  The stencil was my guide.  By doing this the flowers really pop and look like they were painted on free hand.


Before the front was sealed, it was sanded lightly and then wiped down with a soft cloth.   The front cover was then varnished with a mat sealer.


The pages really reflect a junk album type look and I love it!!!  Add things you love to it.  The pages are made from cardstock and ephemera.  The photos are duplicates.  I used stamps to decorate and add interest to the pages.


Products used:
Clear Scraps: Wood (notes) Album and 6" Bouquet Daisies stencil
Other:
Darkroom Door stamps
Acrylic Paint/DecoArt
ephemera
seam binding trim/charm

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/DT Member

Try It Tuesday~ scraps, what they are good for!!

Hi guys!!

I know you have a box of scraps, I think everyone does.  I always try to use

 them for small 

projects.  Kinda of like a freebie to me~

I have a drawer for every color.  Comes in handy to

 have them labeled too.

Started out with these cuties~3 for $1 from the dollar store. 

Now is where the scrap papers come in.   Pick out papers that are big enough

 for the front and back of the small note books.

I used X-Press It tape (like score tape) and adhered the paper to the front cover.

Then take scissors and cut around the cover (don't even need to sand the edges).

Gather up chipboard stickers and embellishments to add to the front covers.

I just used odds and ends of paper collections for the decorations.  I added some

word stickers to the front also.

Now for the reason~

My mom is in an asisited living facility and my sister had this awesome idea  for us to make crafty gifts, for the ladies that assist my mom.  Sis put a basket in her room and we are trying to keep it full of crafty goodies.  Mom likes the basket too, she gets lots of vistors!!!

Just a little thank you and a little act of kindness go far:)

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Connie M.

Friday Challenge 91 with Quick Quotes~

Hi, Connie here with this months challenge.  You know I love photo strips, on scrapbook pages, so I got to thinking~what about photo strips on cards.  They are easy to make and look great on a card.
So let's do this~

Instructions for photo strips:
* First find a small stamp and get your Quick Quotes PowderPuff Chalk inks out, you will need them.

*Using white cardstock make swatches of ink down one side.
*Stamp your small image in the center of the color swatch.
*Punch the swatch out with a square punch.  can be 1" or 1 1/2" doesn't matter.
*Cut strips of paper from the Secret Garden collection (CN103) and then down the middle. See picture.
*Mount square swatches on white cardtsock and trim out into a strip.
*Add Secret Garden strip to each side of image strip.  Cut the strip at the length you need for the cards.

*Stamped sentiment using Quick Quotes PowderPuff Chalk ink.

*Adhere to card fronts.

*Decorate with twine and pearls.

The Secret Garden paper is so bright and vibrant, I thought I would try to scan them into my computer and print them out as note cards.

*You will need to flip the image so it comes out the right way.  I added a little ink splats and a hand made stamp at the bottom of the cards.  The white cardstock size is 6" X 12".   The Canon iP8720 printer was used for this.  The cards printed beautifully.  I will be doing this again!!!!

The scanned and printed out cards are slightly lighter in color but they look great. and will be gladly received by someone.

 

Products used:
Quick Quotes:  Secret Garden (CN103 and CN105)
Quick Quotes PowderPuff Chalk inks: Vanilla Cream, Tropical Punch, Capri Blue, Key Largo, Bermuda, Lipstick and Midnight Confessions.
Canon iP8720 Printer

Other:
Joy Clair
Darkroom Door
twine and pearls

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer

Try It Tuesday~ different ways to use those handmade cards!

Hi guys!

Thanks for stopping by for Try It Tuesday!

I create lots of cards and started to think of a couple of 

different ways to use them.  I know sending them in the mail is a great way, 

but what if you have that very special one you would like to keep~

Here's a couple of ideas~

Remember this pop-up card, from the Darkroom Door and Karen Burniston Blog Hop

a few weeks ago, it makes a great embellishment for this scrapbook page.

Instead of the sentiment and signature space I used that space for the journal space.

The perfect place to tell the story of that day. 

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Here is another idea, remember these cards from the

 Darkroom Door Monthly Facebook challenges~

I really loved them and thought they would look great as a cover for a note pad.

So I stuck a note pad inside the card.  I did score another 1/4" line below the fold line.

By adding a score line, the cover will lay flat. The back will be shorter

but with the note pad on it doesn't look short. 

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Hope you will give these ideas a try!!!

Notepads for teachers ~ Clear Scraps!!

Hi, Connie here with a cute and easy idea for those special teachers using embellishments by Clear Scraps.  Clear Scraps a great selection of chipboard, acrylic and mirror  embellishments.  They are super cute added to notepads. Let me show you what I came up with~

Instructions:

·  Notebook (from office supply store) 5" X 8" ~ have them cut  down the middle.  I usually buy the pack, that will give you 8 notepads.

·  Cut the pattern paper 3" wide X 10" long.

·  Fold the pattern paper over the top of the notepad, about 1 1/4".

·  Add a decorative edge with a border punch or steel die.

·  Adhere the notepad to pattern paper

Add color to the acrylic, chipboard and mirror embellishments.


The acrylic flower is colored with alcohol inks.  The mirror dragonfly is colored with alcohol inks.  The chipboard lizard is colored with embossing powder.  All embellishments are glued to the top of the notepads with Beacon 3-IN-1 all purpose glue.




To complete the projects, stamp a sentiment for the bottom of the notepads.



Supplies used:
Clear Scraps:  Acrylic Flowers, Dragonflies Mirror embellishments and Geckos Chipboard
Other:
Notepads (from office supply store)
Beacon
Alcohol ink and applicator /Ranger
embossing powder/Emerald Creek
Buttons Galore & More

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/DT Member