5 for 5 Blog Event: Valentine's | Day 5

Welcome to day 5 of our 5 for 5 Blog Event. For the past 5 days our 5 designers have created Valentine's Inspired Projects based on a theme. I have enjoyed this week so much and we hope you have as well! I'm already looking forward to the next Holiday Blog Event! Have you been inspired to create any Valentine's projects - if so leave me a comment with a link to your project - I'd LOVE to see what you have created! Todays theme is "Collage" and for my final project I started with a 4 x 4 canvas. I added some cheesecloth, punchenella, microbeads, modeling paste and a LOVE chipboard piece that I used as a focal point. I collaged all these elements onto my canvas and covered the whole canvas with gesso. I then added various colors of spray inks in Valentine's colors. I lost the focal point a bit so I applied UTEE (Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel) and heated it. This created a waxy finish and the focal point finally popped ...

 

Here's another view - you can see the waxy shine on the love chipboard...

and here's a close-up of the beads ...

I added some black splatters to give the piece some pop!
Some of us are offering prizes during this blog event. Here's a peek at my Valentine's giveaway. To qualify for this fun prize, please be sure to comment on each of my 5 for 5 posts on my blog. I will randomly chose a winner and announce on Monday February 2, 2015!

Please be sure to visit the designers blog and leave them some love too! Thanks so much for all your lovely comments during this event. We hope you enjoyed this and we will return soon for another Holiday 5 for 5 blog Event!!

5 for 5 Designers:

Donna Bowman

Rachel Kleinman

Jen Cuthbertson

Lynn Kopas <<< you are here

Alanna Moses

 

5 for 5 Blog Event: Valentine's | Day 4

Welcome to Day 4 of our 5 for 5 Blog Event. Each day for 5 days our 5 Designers will post one Valentine's Inspired Project based on a theme. The theme for today is "Glitter". I created a fun card using some Stampin' Up! products. I fell in love with this adorable "Hey, Valentine" clear stamp set and it allowed me to practice more with my Blendabilities. I stamped the image on Neenah Solar White cardstock with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and cut it into a banner shape. I colored the cute fish with Blendabilities. I used Lawn Fawn's Stitched Rectangle Stackable Die to cut a piece of paper from the "Let's Polka" 6x6 paper pad. I added a doily to the mix and here's my card ...

 

 

I used a Wink of Stella Brush Pen to add glitter to the heart and the bubbles ...

We have only one more day to share some fun Valentine's inspired projects with you. Tomorrow I will share my giveaway and all you need to do is comment on all 5 days of our blog event to qualify. I will chose a random winner and make the announcement on Monday February 2, 2015. Thanks for stopping by and I will see you tomorrow!! Please visit the designers blogs below for even more inspiration!

5 for 5 Designers:

Donna Bowman

Rachel Kleinman

Jen Cuthbertson

Lynn Kopas <<< you are here

Alanna Moses

5 for 5 Blog Event: Valentine's | Day 3

Welcome to Day 3 of our 5 for 5 Blog Event.
Each day for 5 days our 5 Designers will post one Valentine's Inspired Project based on a theme. Some of us will be offering prizes - MYSELF INCLUDED - stay tuned!! The theme for today is "Arrows". I created another card today - I am fairly new to card making but I really enjoy making them! For this card I continued to use My Mind's Eye "Cupid's Arrow" papers. I used Lawn Fawn's Stitched Rectangle Stackables to create several layers for my card. I love the stitched look and the stackable dies are fun and easy to use! Here's a close up of the stitched look ...

And here's my card...

 

The smallest layer is backed with fun foam for dimension - a great tip I picked up from
Jennifer McGuire. Fun foam is very inexpensive and the same thickness as foam tape. It's great for a solid backing of an element or photo and is more cost effective. I still use foam tape ALOT, but this is a great supplement to make your foam tape last much longer! I punched out three hearts, one out of red glitter paper and added them to the center of the card. A simple sentiment was the perfect final touch for this card!

Thanks again for stopping by and leaving your lovely comments. Please check the designers blogs below and leave some love! I will have a fun giveaway that's Valentine's Day related. Simply leave a comment on my blog for each 5 days and I will randomly choose a winner!! Hopefully we are inspiring you to create some Valentine's projects! See you tomorrow!!

5 for 5 Designers:

Donna Bowman

Rachel Kleinman

Jen Cuthbertson

Lynn Kopas <<< you are here

Alanna Moses

5 for 5 Blog Event: Valentine's | Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of our 5 for 5 Blog Event. Each day for 5 days our 5 Designers will post one Valentine's Inspired Project based on a theme. The theme for today is "Pink and Orange". I decided drag out my awesome Stampotique stamps and create a colorful mixed media tag. The tag base started as a mop up page from some older art journal pages that I was working on. Any stencils with paint or spray inks on them get wiped off onto another clean page which then starts another background! I added some
 Dina Wakley paint, gesso and black paint to complete the background. I then stamped my Stampotique image onto Neenah Solar White cardstock with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. I colored this little lovely with Stampin' Up!'s Blendabilities! Blendabilities are alcohol based markers that allow for blending several shades of the same color.

Here's a close-up of the coloring ...

When using a "figure" image, it helps to have the image standing on something so it doesn't look like it's floating. I added some lines with black paint and some glitter hearts ...

I forgot how much I love these stamps!!! Thanks for stopping by and please be sure to check out the blogs below for more Valentines inspiration!! See you tomorrow for more 5 for 5!!

5 for 5 Designers:

Donna Bowman

Rachel Kleinman

Jen Cuthbertson

Lynn Kopas <<< you are here

Alanna Moses

5 for 5 Blog Event: Valentine's | Day 1

Hello Everyone! Hope you are all doing well and had a great weekend. I hunkered down and finished some projects - deadlines can be quite motivating! It was a perfect weekend for crafting since we had a mild snow/rain storm on Saturday - mild for New England that is! We have been lucky so far this winter - however that is due to change today and into Tuesday ... we're always on our toes!!  

I have a new crafty endeavor I'm very excited about and it starts today! I want to welcome you to a new Blog Event  - "5 for 5"! A few designers, 5 to be exact, will create Holiday Inspired projects for, you guessed it, 5 days in a row! Each day our 5 Designers will post one Holiday Inspired Project based on a theme. Some of us are offering prizes, so be sure to visit all the blogs listed below and leave a comment.

So, without further ado, Welcome to Day 1 of our 5 for 5 Blog Event! This month's event runs from January 26th (today) until January 30th and is based on Valentine's Day.

Today our theme is "Hearts". I created a simple square card (4.5 x 4.5) by layering some older papers from My Mind's Eye "Cupid's Arrow" collection. I used the heart on the back of the "Confetti Hearts Foiled Paper" as the focus of the card.

I embossed the sentiment "Be Mine, Valentine" with gold embossing powder.

To add more gold I spattered some Heidi Swapp Color Shine in Gold onto the card - masking off the heart to keep the splatters off of it.
For a final touch, I added some fun Martha Stewart Iridescent Heart Glitter from a set I picked up at Michael's with a coupon.

This card was very easy to put together and perfect for today's theme.
Please visit the 5 for 5 Designers, check out their cute projects and leave them some LOVE!!
 

5 for 5 Designers:

Donna Bowman

Rachel Kleinman

Jen Cuthbertson

Lynn Kopas <<< you are here

Alanna Moses

Thanks for stopping by today and be sure to stop by tomorrow for a new Valentine's Inspired themed project.