Lone Wolf Designs Design Team Showcase: Canvas Corp Cardstock

Welcome back for another LWD Showcase. As you may recall, I used Canvas Corp mini canvas rounds to create a couple cards last month. Well, did you know that Canvas Corp has other products besides canvas? They carry several different designs of cardstock, canvases, hardware, ATC cards, envelopes, and so much more! 

Today, I used a sheet of postcards and altered them for a swap in one of my favorite crafty Facebook groups, The Scrap Cafe. You get 6 (4x6) postcards on a 12x12 sheet. I cut 4 postcards and used my Paper Distresser to really rough up the edges of each postcard. 

I inked the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I also used Vintage Photo to stamp my sentiment (from the Mini Muse set) and then heat embossed it with clear embossing powder.

I stamped the birds (from the Anthology set) with VersaMark embossing ink and set it with clear embossing powder.

Next, I used Vintage Photo to add a little bit of color to my lace. I just pounced it on with the Ink Blending Tool.

I added a stick pin from my stash, some pearl strands, and a paper flower. I inked the edges of the flower with Vintage Photo.

 

Here is a picture of all 4 of the cards I made. Obviously, these are not made to go in the mail, unless in a well padded envelope. These can be used as a page in a mini album, an embellishment on the top of an altered box, or simply display it on a shelf with other travel memorabilia.

Canvas Corp has a lot of cardstock (and other items!) for your paper crafting and decorating needs. You can find these and many more products for your crafting projects at 25% off MSRP at Lone Wolf Designs, LLC. All you have to do is join the Lone Wolf Designs Discount Craft Supplies Facebook group. If you haven’t joined us yet, you’re paying TOO MUCH for your craft supplies!

Products available from LWD:

CCCCP2624 Canvas Corp - Black & Kraft Postcards 12x12 Paper

TO370 Tonic-Tim Holtz Paper Distresser

STCMS063 Stampers Anonymous - Tim Holtz Cling Mounted Stamps - Mini Muse

STCMS026 Stampers Anonymous - Tim Holtz Cling Mounted Stamps - Anthology

THTIM19527 Ranger - Distress Pads by Tim Holtz Ranger - Distress Ink - Vintage Photo

TSVM001 Tsukineko - VersaMark Ink Pad

RIIBT23616 Ranger - Ink Blending Tool Handle and Replacement Foam Ranger - Ink Blending Tool

Scraps to Treasures: Pink!

Today I'm a guest designer on the Scraps to Treasures blog. Here, we use our scraps to make fabulous projects. This week, we were to use pink and/or red in our project. I created this super cute card. Using a pile of pink and tan scraps. Since they are scraps, I don't know the brands, except for the tag...it is from a piece of Cosmo Cricket cut-aparts. The flowers are Recollections and the doily is Wilton brand.

Robin at Scraps to Treasures will be having a special RAK once the blog has 100 followers.

My card was based on this card image that I found on Pinterest.

This card is also entered into the February 2014 Card Challenge in my favorite crafty Facebook Group The Scrap Cafe.

"Your Style" Stick Pins and ATCs

The theme for the June Swaps at The Scrap Cafe is "Your Style." We had the choice of stick pins and/or ATCs to swap. I almost always do the stick pin swap. (My husband says I'm a stick pin hoarder!!!) This month I also decided to try out the ATC swap. I have never made them before, but they were kind of fun.

I'm not real sure what my style is, but right now it's HOT HOT HOT in South Carolina, so I'm thinking about the beach. My Lone Wolf Designs Design Team Project for June was a beach themed canvas and I loved the colors that I used, so I decided to carry them over into these swaps as well. I used my favorite distressing technique, Tim Holtz's Wrinkle-Free Distress Technique, to color my #8 tags. I used Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Salty Ocean, Broken China, and Evergreen Bough.

I used Studio 490 Wendi Vecchi Embossing Paste and the Polka Dotty Stencil to add some texture to the tag. After the paste dried, I rubbed Salty Ocean ink over the top. I used a Prima flower (Giselle-Mermaid) to anchor my stick pins.  To keep with the ocean theme, I used blue, green, and turquoise beads.

In this photo, you can see a bit more of the texture. I used a plastic knife to spread the paste. Instead of spreading it smooth, I used the teeth of the knife to add extra texture.

I used the same technique and ink colors to create the background for the Artist Trading Cards (ATCs). I used watercolor paper for the card base. I used the embossing paste and Lovely Leaves stencil to create some texture on the card. After the paste dried, I put the stencil back on top of the card and used Evergreen Bough to color the leaves. I finished the card off with some May Arts pleated ribbon and a Prima flower (Avante-Teal). I really am trying to use up my stick pins and added one to each card. (I did not make any of these stick pins. I have received them in swaps.)

Instead of smoothing the embossing paste flat, I used my finger and "lifted" the paste on each of the leaves.

Many of the products used for this project can be purchased at 25% off MSRP at Lone Wolf Designs, LLC. All you have to do is join the Lone Wolf Designs Discount Retail Sales Facebook Group. If you haven’t joined us yet, you’re paying too much for your craft supplies!

LWD Design Team Showcase: Romance in Paris Tags

My Lone Wolf Designs Design Team Showcase this month features tags I made for a swap at The Scrap Cafe. The theme was "Romance in Paris" and we were to use the colors red, pink, and/or white.

I used #8 Manila tags and 3 colors of Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Barn Door, Victorian Velvet, and Spun Sugar). I used Tim's wrinkle free distress technique to color the front of my tags. I love how they are all different even though I used the same colors and the same technique each time.

Next is the stamping. I used a stamp from Stampers Anonymous (Heartfelt). I stamped the image with Black Soot Distress Ink and then used clear embossing powder to finish it off.

This is NOT how I envisioned this tag when I started. I had planned to use some Core'dinations cardstock that I embossed with a French Script folder and put that on the bottom portion of the tag. When I placed it on the tag, it did not "go" at all....so, the black braid trim and bling mesh is all I have for the Parisian theme. I'm not even sure that it's *really* Parisian, but I'm going to go with the color theme instead of the Parisian theme, here, ok? 

The rose started out white. I used some homemade metallic shimmer spray to color it pink. I used Glossy Accents on a Tim Holtz Adage Ticket and then used my Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher to staple it to the tag.

And here's another look at the finished tag.

Those who know me can attest to the fact that I do NOT like to get my hands dirty. I am a very "neat" crafter. However, I was not able to keep my hands clean for this project and it was kind of fun to get all inky! I just might do it again!

Many of the supplies I used for my project can be ordered or purchased (at 25% off MSRP!) through Kris at Lone Wolf Designs. Please join her Facebook Group Lone Wolf Designs Discount Retail Sales to make a purchase.

Romance In Paris Stick Pin Swap

One of the swaps that I participate in at The Scrap Cafe is the stick pin swap. It is my favorite swap and I participate in it every month. This month the theme is "Romance In Paris" and we are to use the colors red, pink, and/or white.

I started out with a #8 tag (cut with the Tim Holtz Sizzix die) made out of Core'dinations cardstock. After I got the tag assembled, I had too much empty space at the top, so I cut off about an inch. I inked all the edges with Victorian Velvet Distress Ink.
The image is a vintage postcard of the Eiffel Tower that I downloaded from The Graphics Fairy.

For the bottom of the tag, I layered black braid trim, lace, and heart trim. The lace was originally white but I sprayed it with homemade rose shimmer spray. I also sprayed the large paper flower and the smaller ribbon roses with the same rose shimmer spray.

Here is a close up of my stick pins. All the beads are from my stash.

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"Black Tie Event" Stick Pin Swap

These are the stick pins that I made for the January Stick Pin Swap at The Scrap Cafe. The theme this month is "Black Tie Event" and the color choices are black, white, and/or silver. 

The beads are probably from Hobby Lobby. I used from my stash, so I'm not sure, but that is where I usually get my beads. I used the Tim Holtz "Postal" Texture Fade and embossed vellum for my card base. I attached it to a piece of black cardstock that I sprayed with homemade silver shimmer spray and then attached that layer to a piece of blue cardstock. I made a rosette with the Tim Holtz Mini Rosette Die with a piece of Colorbok silver-grey paper. I attached the rosette with 2 layers of foam tape and used that to hold 

my stick pins in place. The finished size of my tag is approximately 4.25"x5.5."

A close-up of the stick pins:

Have you tried your hand at making stick pins? They are so much fun to make! They add a nice touch to a card or scrapbook page. I encourage you to join us over at The Scrap Cafe on Facebook. It is a drama-free group and we love to share our projects. There are 2 swaps per month. You are sure to find something to interest you and expand your creativity.