The Perfect Blend

Ah, the delicious smell of coffee when heating embossing powder. 

Wait. What?

Yes, you heard me right. Kim, the creative genius behind the embossing powders of Emerald Creek Craft Supplies has brought together a perfect blend of gorgeous java colored embossing powder and the yummy scent of fresh brewed coffee. She's has called it Just Java and it's addictive. This embossing powder will be available on January 20th. Ask your local retailer to carry it or order it directly from Emerald Creek.

I recently created a card for a friend who shares my love for a great cup of coffee and I couldn't resist using this Just Java embossing powder.

To see how I created this card you can check out the video on YouTube

Products Used:

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Emerald Creek Craft Supplies:

Just Java Embossing Powder - available January 20, 2018

Creative Scrapbooker Magazine:

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Stampin' Up!

Perfect Blend Stamp Set

Halloween + Etc Tag

Hello! I am so happy to be sharing a Halloween project that has been published in the 

Fall issue of Creative Scrapbooker Magazine. 

I started with a small Ecetera tag that I had painted with gesso +and applied molding paste through the woodgrain stencil. (Sorry no pics).

Once the paint/molding paste was completely dry I used Distress Paints in various brown tones: Ground Espresso,Vintage Photo, Black Soot & Walnut Stain.
I dry brushed over the surface of the tag until I was happy with it. To finished off the tag I added some script stamping with Archival Ink in Potting Soil

To create my focal point I first took a piece of watercolor paper and Distress Oxide Inks in Spiced Marmalade, Fossilized Amber & Vintage Photo.

I used the largest die from the Stitched Rectangle Thinlit die set to die cut out my background frame.

The image of the 4 boys holding the pumpkins is from the Found Relatives Occasions set from Tim Holtz Idea-logy. I gave it a very light sanding to add some distress, coloured the pumpkins with my Spiced Marmalade Distress Marker and added some Ground Espresso ink with my Tim Holtz Spritzer Tool.

It was time to start assembling my tag!

I stamped some pumpkins on the scraps of Distress Oxide watercolor paper I had leftover and layered these over the Twisted Edge die cut.  A page torn out of an old book that I inked up and stamped a spider on made a another layer. I added some Halloween Rub-Ons to my tag as well.

I found this pumpkin in my stash - its from the Tim Holtz Idea-ology Oddities & Charms set that made the perfect addition to my  focal image. All I did was use my Spiced Marmalade Distress Crayon to add some colour.

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Products Used:

Etcetera Tag - Small

Distress Oxides: Spiced Marmalade; Fossilized Amber; Vintage Photo

Distress Paints: Ground Espresso; Vintage Photo; Black Soot; Walnut Stain
Distress Marker: Spiced Marmalade
Ranger Archival Ink: Potting Soil

Golden Molding Paste

Liquitex White Gesso

Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Layering Stencil: Woodgrain

Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Stamp Set: Carved Halloween

Tim Holtz/Sizzix Thinlit Dies: Twisted Edge; Stitched Rectangles, Mixed Media

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Remnant Rubs: Gothic Halloween; Found Relatives Occassions; Oddities, Adornments & Charms pack.

140lb Cold-Press Watercolor Paper

Tools Used:
Tim Holtz Spritzer Tool
Big Shot

Botanical Card

Welcome to my blog!

Today I am sharing a card that was selected to be published in the current issue

of Creative Scrapbooker Magazine. I was thrilled as this was the first time

I had a project published in this amazing magazine.

I was inspired by the Tim Holtz Botanical Sketch stamp from Stampers Anonymous.

I started with a piece of cold-pressed watercolour paper that was larger than my stamp.

I stamped and embossed my image with clear, fine detail embossing powder.
Before I moved on to next step I tore post it note into a rough circle to mask off the centre.

Next I took my Color Burst Pigments from Ken Oliver and sprinkled these over the embossed image.

A few sprites of water and the pigments burst to life. I love this!

I removed the mask and used a watercolour brush to fill in the centre with Yellow Ochre Color Burst.

I dried the background with my heat tool before stamping 'Mom' on to the front the card.

Beautiful Moments - Mixed Media Layout

It's day 1 of The Great Canadian Scrapbook Carnival with Creative Scrapbooker Magazine.

If you get a chance to head out to Spruce Meadows and take in the show - there are lots of vendors, demo's & make & takes.

Here is a mixed media layout I designed using products from 3 vendors that be at the Carnival this weekend: Southern Ridge Trading Co, Emerald Creek Craft Supplies & Treasured Memories.

The amazing background paper is an exclusive line from Treasured Memories. 

It is gorgeous and includes florals, travel & vintage.

Karen from Southern Ridge Trading Co is a chipboard die & stencil manufacturer from Kamloops. Her products are fantastic and there are hundreds of designs!

I also used some charms & embossing powder from Emerald Creek.

Now on to the steps -

To start, I spread a layer of matte medium of the paper to protect it from the paint, gesso & 3D gel I would be using.

Next, I applied a coat of clear gesso to give the base some grip.

To start adding some texture I spread some crazing medium and random spots. 

I used some 3D gloss gel and stencils to add some more texture but not take away from the background paper. Once everything was dry I used my black soot Distress Crayon around the edges. 

I splattered some watered down white gesso & black gesso on my layout and finally dripped some Twinkling H20's.

I altered the chipboard pieces with Distress Paint and Twinkling H2O's. I also added some Burnt Copper Leaves Embossing Powders to the mushroom chipboard pieces.

I added a tiny porcelain flower to my faerie flower.

I added the Emerald Creek Faerie charm to the sentiment chipboard die with a jump ring.

Products used:

Treasured Memories Exclusive Paper

Southern Ridge Trading Co Chipboard

Mushroom Mix

Leafy Frame

Flower Fairy

Moments word

Emerald Creek Craft Supplies

Burnt Copper Leaves Embossing Powders

Wish Charm

Pinecone Charms

Faerie Charms

Distress Paint

Distress Crayons

Twinking H2O's

Matte Medium

Clear Gesso

Black Gesso

White Gesso

3D Gloss Gel

Tim Holtz Layering Stencils