The Leaf Studio: September 2017

Club Scrap September Blog Hop & Linky Party: Orchard

Hello, Kraftie Friends!

Welcome to Club Scrap's September Blog Hop & Linky Party!

This month, we're featuring the fresh Orchard Collection!

If you came from Kay's Blog, you're in the right place! This is your last stop!
Your next stop will be back to Club Scrap's Blog (Karen's Post)!

I was inspired by the layouts from the Deluxe Kit (click HERE and look for Layouts 9 & 10)...and made a similar one, with a few changes:

Left page:

Right page:

Here's a card, with watercolored images:

Challenges:

1. ATSM #261: AGoes

2. WordArtWed #302-#303: AGoes

3. Simon Says Stamp Wed: AGoes

Apples, Text, and Splatters are from Orchard Art Nouveau unmounted stamps, Peaches from Orchard Greeting unmounted stamps and Sentiment from Orchard Jumbo unmounted stamps.
Text and Sentiment were inked with a Blender Tool.
Here's a Video Tutorial on how I colored the images!

I also created these wall decoration, using the Orchard Digital Kit:

I use a background, and layered some elements.
Then, you could printed them out and frame them!

This is your last stop! Thanks for hopping with us!

Your next stop is back to Club Scrap's Blog (Karen's Post)!

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, by Lilian

Chipboard

EyeConnect Crafts: The Itsy Bitsy Totem Spider Card

Hello, Kraftie Friends!

Today was my turn to post at EyeConnect Crafts' Blog!
Check it out HERE...I have a Video Tutorial for this card:

I used Totem Spider chipboard and Mini-Brads (EyeConnect Crafts), Black Sharpie marker, Glitter Brush Pen (Spectrum Noir), sequined embroidery thread, foam tape for the white panel and the Totem Spider.

Challenges:

1. Simon Says Mon: Shimmer and Shine

2. WordArtWed #300-#301: AGoes

3. Simon Says Wed: Pop It Up

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, by Lilian

Cards

2017 Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Card

Hello, Kraftie Friends!!!

I had time to sneak in a card for 2017 Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop this week!!!

I used stamps from Planner Series: Coffee and Thankful stamp set, seam binding ribbon and sequins (Paper Sweeties).

I stamped the Planner stamps on green cardstock, embossed the panel with my Cuttlebug machine, and inked the edges in brown.

I added the seam biding ribbon on the top left corner and adhered the panel on the printed card base.

I stamped 3 pumpkins and cut them out. I layered them on card, using foam tape on the left one for dimension.

I added some sequins and finished the bow.

Challenges:

1. Addicted to Stamps #153: Stamp a Background
2. WordArtWed #300-#301: AGoes

3. Simon Says Wed: Pop It Up

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, by Lilian

{Tue} Technique

Club Scrap September Artist Team Challenge

Hello, Kraftie Friends!

Welcome to Club Scrap September Artist Team Challenge Blog Hop!
If you came from Club Scrap's Blog (Karen's post), you're in the right place!
Your next stop will be Debbie's Blog!

This month, Club Scrap's Artist Team Challenge is to incorporate Watercolor Techniques into our projects!

I love the watercolor look, so I grabbed my Derwent Artbars and put them to work:

Challenges:

1. Crafting with Friends #50 Extra Challenge AGoes

2. The Artist Stamper September's Creative Challenge: Take a Little Color

3. QKR Stampede #261: Agoes

I used Orchard Today's Special Stencil with brown ink for the background.

I stamped and watercolored the image (Orchard Jumbo unmounted stamps), trimmed and adhered it on the card.

Challenges:

1. Crafting from the Heart #175: AGoes

2. Retarte #106: AGoes

3. Simply PaperCraft #50: AGoes

I stenciled the printed paper (Orchard Today's Special Stencil) with brown ink, and adhered a strip of printed paper on the bottom.

I stamped the sentiment (Orchard Greeting unmounted stamps), cut it out, and inked the edges before adhering it on panel.

I stamped 2 pears (Orchard Greeting unmounted stamps), cut them out, watercolored them and adhered them on panel.

This is another way to achieve a watercolor look...use stamps! I stamped splatters (Orchard Art Nouveau unmounted stamps) on orange panel:

Challenges:

1. Always Fun #24: Fall Colors

2. Artistic Inspirations #186

3. Double D: Sentiments/Quotes

4. House of Cards: Add Text and/or Colors (text)

I stamped basket and fruit (Orchard Jumbo unmounted stamps), cut them out and watercolored them.

I used my craft knife to cut an opening on the basket and put my fruit in there.

I stamped and inked sentiments (Orchard Greeting unmounted stamps) and text (Orchard Art Nouveau unmounted stamps).

Then, I adhered the images onto the panel.

Don't forget to go to your next stop: Debbie's Blog!!!

Here are 2 videos on how I watercolored the images...

Video #1

Video #2

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, by Lilian

Cards

French Dies {Fri}: CWS #18 Leaves Mid-Month Inspiration

Hello, Kraftie Friends!

It's Mid-Month Inspiration time at Creative with Stamps Challenge Blog!

The theme is:

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3 images

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Here's my card:

I stamped A Grateful Heart (CTMH) on the light green card base. With the help of my MISTI, I also stamped it on a die cut white panel (ODBD Stitched Rectangles die).
Then, I die cut the white panel using a Stitched Circle die (ODBD)...and saved the die cut circle for another project.
I outlined the quote and colored the design on the white panel, with Sharpie markers and Spectrum Noir markers.
I adhered the panel on with foam tape.
Then, added some gold dots with dimensional paint.

Here's the close-up:

Challenges:
1. Heart2Heart CTMH: Negative Space
2. Simon Says Wed: Clean and Simple
3. WordArtWed #300-#301: AGoes
4. House of Cards: Add Text and/or Colors (text)

5. HLS Sep Anything Goes with Dies

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, by Lilian

Design Team

Paper Sweeties Plan Your Life Series - September 2017

Hello, Kraftie Friends!

It's Planner Inspiration time at Paper Sweeties!!!

I used my Mini Happy Planner, plus Paper Sweeties stamp sets (click to enlarge):

I stamped icons and words, using Planner Series: Get Your Craft On, Planner Series: Wedding and Planner Series: Shapes.
I stamped the pumpkin and vines (Thankful stamp set)...I also stamped the vines as "streamers".
I added some stickers and washi tapes.
Then, I stamped flower (Thankful stamp set), cut it out, added some dimensional paint in the center and adhered it on the left page.

Challenges:
1. Simon Says Wed STAMPtember: Stamp It

Supplies:

Planner Series - Shapes

Planner Series - Wedding

Thankful - Paper Sweeties

Planner Series - Get Your Craft On Paper Sweeties

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Please, don't forget to visit the PLANNER TEAM blog hop:

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Lilian Forsyth ---- You're HERE!
Lisa Bzibziak

Maria Patrick

Michele Henderson

Nancy Salkeld

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And don't forget to join our September Inspiration Challenge:

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, by Lilian

Block Stamping

Mixed Media {Mon}: Block Watercolor Stamping with Glitter Brush Pens

Happy Monday, Kraftie Friends!!!

I tried a technique - Block Watercolor Stampaing - using my Glitter Brush Pens...

I brushed colored Glitter Brush Pen on an acrylic block and smooshed it on white cardstock - I used yellow and green.
I trimmed the green panel and die cut the yellow panel using ODBD Stitched Circle die.
I printed the "apples" image (Club Scrap Orchard Digital Kit), cut it out and colored with alcohol-based markers. I also printed the sentiment and trimmed it.

Hope you can see the glittery watercolor effect in the pic below:

Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #304: a Sketch by Narelle (I goofed and was too late to link my card...but this is where the design came from...)

1. Just Us Girls #410: Trend Week

2. Addicted to CAS #119: Apples

3. Cupcake Inspirations #422:

4. WordArtWed #298-#299: AGoes
5. Double D: Glitter, Glitter, Glitter

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, by Lilian

{Sun} Sweets

{Sun} Sweets: Vintage Botany Card

Happy Sunday, Kraftie Friends!

I have a card to share today...

I die cut a red panel using a Sizzix die and stamped "text" (Club Scrap Orchard Art Nouveau unmounted stamps) in black.

I stamped flowers (Club Scrap Vintage Botany Jumbo unmounted stamps) on black cardstock and heat embossed it in white. I die cut the panel using ODBD Stitched Rectangles die.

I colored the flowers and leaves with Glitter Brush Pens (Spectrum Noir) and added some red enamel dots.

Challenges:

1. Color Throwdown #459

2. WordArtWed #298-#299: AGoes

3. Simon Says Mon STAMPtember: Stamp It

4. Simon Says Wed STAMPtember: Stamp It

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, by Lilian

Club Scrap

Digital Lunch Bag Cards

Hello, Kraftie Friends!!!

Yesterday was the First Day of School for my kids! It was kinda crazy...seeing my little babies in Kindergarten and 1st grade!

We usually make lunch for the kids, so I thought I would make some Digital Lunch Box Cards, print them out, and leave one in the lunch bag a day.

You could also include a handwritten note on the back!

I used the newest Digital Kit from Club Scrap that I received this month - Orchard Digital Kit!!! It was just perfect...look at all the graphics you get:

I start the process by choosing my background paper, then I add other elements, like an image and a sentiment:

I also used background papers + borders:

I added an embellishment on this one:

And this one has the background paper, an image and embellishment:

The size is 3" x 4" and you could also use them as pocket scrapbooking cards!

Challenges:
1. Digitally Made Challenge #5: Fall
2. WordArtWed #298-#299: AGoes