Inked by Eileen: January 2018

Sunday, January 28, 2018

Thinking Spring Flowers

Concord and 9th make these really cool stamps called “Turnabout” stamps. With four ninety degree turns of this stamp, you can make an awesome design. They have dots, triangles, and not this beautiful dahlia. The dahlia also comes with a turnabout die, which can also yield the same results. These two paired together can also create beautiful combinations, which I have yet to play around with.

There is a learning curve with the turnabout stamp, but once you have the hang of it you will have fun mixing and matching the colors. As you can see, I am still working on getting it 100%, but for the friend that is getting this for her birthday, she will not mind that it is not perfect.

As wee are nearing the end of January, I am thinking spring... so I went with soft color choices. The thought of snow melting and my early spring flowers in bloom left me with eager to stamp up more flowery images to help encourage Spring's quick arrival.

Here are the supplies I used:

Stamps:

Dahlia Turnabout (C&9)

Paper:

Thick Whisper White (SU)

Calypso Coral (Stampin Up)

Marina Mist (SU)

Ink:

Calypso Coral(SU)

So Saffron (SU)

Marina Mist (SU)

Wild Wasabi (SU)

Versamark (SU)

Accessories:

Marvy Heat Tool

Clear Embossing Powder (SU)

Tim Holtz Stamping Platform (Blitsy)

Sunday, January 21, 2018

Burst of Brusho

Upon first glance of the Spring Occasions Catalog, one of the items I knew I wanted to have was the Brusho Crystals. Many of you may know these watercolor ink crystals as Bister or Colorburst... but with my base knowledge and what I have seen on You Tube, it looks like it does about the same thing. I wanted to dabble with this fun product upon first glance, but at the time Tim Holtz just released his Distress Oxides and I wanted to learn those first.

The great thing about Brusho being part of the Stampin Up Spring release is that I can buy them to learn with before I share my experience with my customers. Even with the limited colors in this five piece set, you can mix the crystals to make new colors... all you need is basic knowledge of the color wheel. I found this medium easier to work with than the colored pencils, especially for beginner watercoloring.

Also!!! Congratulations to CarolinesBuzz for winning my blog-a-versary giveaway. Please contact we with your mailing address so I can get this out to you ASAP. Thank you to everyone who played along.

Here are the supplies I used:

Stamps:

Epic Celebrations (Stampin Up)***

Paper:

Thick Whisper White (SU)

Watercolor Paper (SU)

Dapper Denim (SU)

Ink:

Dapper Denim (SU)

Versamark (SU)

Accessories:

Marvy Heat Tool

White Embossing Powder (SU)

Brusho Crystals (SU)

Aqua Painter (SU)

***Stamp set available until March 31st with a qualifying order. Feel free to ask me or your Stampin Up Demonstrator for more details.

Sunday, January 14, 2018

Look who’s turning one...

Where has the time gone...? Hard to believe that one year has passed since I launched my blog. One whole year since I decided to start sharing my creations beyond just my circle of friends. In that time I have been introduced to new companies, learned new techniques, made new friends, you name it!

So this card is a celebration card of sorts... it’s a card to celebrate my one year blog-a-versary. Instead of getting presents, I am giving one away!!! I’m giving away a prize package featuring something from three of my favorite crafting companies: Papertrey Ink, Stampin Up, and Unity Stamp Company. All you need to do is comment on this blog post and you will be entered into the drawing. All comments received by Saturday January 20th at 8 pm (EST) will be entered to win, one entry per person. The winner will be announced on my January 21st blog post. Good Luck!

Here are the supplies I used:

Stamps:

Number of Years (Stampin Up)

Paper:

Stampers Select White (Papertrey Ink)

Spring Rain (PTI)

Spring Rain Bitty Big (PTI)

Ink:

Soft Sky (SU)

Accessories:

Sizzix Big Shot (SU)

Cricut Die Cut Machine
Balloon Bash Die (PTI)

Large Number Framelits (SU)

Rustic Cream Button Twine (PTI)

Saturday, January 6, 2018

Friends of Unity January Blog Hop

Welcome Unity fans to our Friends of Unity January blog hop! This month our theme is anything Winter that is Non-Christmas. Angie Girls are a main staple of the Unity line... and nothing like diving in head when learning coloring and shading than with an Angie Girl.

When we decided on a theme for our blog hop, this stamp set was first on my list. While I am my own worst judge when it comes to coloring, I really like how this one turned out. The open spaces in this stamp set pushed me outside of my comfort zone and had me utilize the skills I have been learning with my Copic markers.