Using up washi tape

I have a lot of washi tape (like who doesn't) 

and I really don't use it a lot. 

I see others that use it and it looooks sooo good.

Mine not so much.

So I have a lot of washi and blank notebook.

Well we can't have a blank, boring looking book cover

so...........................

I just slapped washi everywhere 

willy nilly.

Some had no adhesive so modge podge to the rescue.

And then.....I decided that maybe some gesso

is required to tone it down.

And then I thought maybe stamps

would work in another willy nilly kind of way.

Too much???

I kind of like it.

And why not.

 

Challenge #3 - Brooke & Lynn rocks it-totally

Having a BLAST!!!!

We both love how our challenge turned out.

This was the sketch for Brooke

8"circle as background

cardstock

design your own pattern paper

watercolors

something handmade

She totally nailed it and 

I LOVE THE TITLE.

Awesome play on words involving her hubby.

and in her words.....

So, it's on 9x12 watercolor paper. Background done with oxides and shimmer mists, with various stencils, bubble wrap. Strips under pic also done on watercolor paper. One is embossed with scales them misted with shimmer mist. Other one is done with handmade "wave" border with oxides. Oxide colors used are speckled egg, broken China, pumice stone, black soot and blueprint sketch. Shimmer mists are patina, sea glass, honeydew mist and walnut shine. Even added some magic mesh!

Brooke's challenge for me:

Nuvo glimmer spray

heat emboss title

envelope

6 different color cardstock

3 washi tape

WELL.....I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!

It was so much fun.

So I did use 6 different cardstock colors for 

both the flowers and the banners 

with the flowers tucked nicely in the envelop.

The nuvo spray color I have does not match the

cardstock colors so I sprayed it on

a tag and tucked it into the envelope.

3 different washi is stacked on each other

and the heat embossed title.

Well...I used a puffy title and had some shabby chic

embossing powder and it worked

great until I got a little too close to the J and

it started to melt the actual J. 

Ooops.

It works.

We are currently thinking of tossing another challenge

SO STAY TUNED...

 

Traveler's Notebook - celebrating going into year 2 on the road

So during all the hubbub of COVID-19 we

have reached either our ONE year anniversary on the road

in the books OR

we're celebrating going into year TWO.

We are excited about year TWO. 

We'd be even more excited

if we could reach our first destination in KY on time,

however, we're gonna hang in place until

the hubbub dies down.

It'll be fun.

 Some really old Studio Calico project life cards

and some Tim Holtz going on.

And yes I handdrew the 2020 (pencil lines are your friend)

and you are gonna see more handdrawn stuff

because it gives me the illusion that I can draw stuff.

On the back side of the card, I made a pocket

 to inse rt a tagfor journaling that talks about our fun year

that we had and are gonna have.

Campground Pages

I decided to go easy on the colors because

well - the pages were UGLY.

Coyote UGLY.

So I had already gessoed it and went with that.

 Finally USED that CACTUS.

Woohoo!

We really enjoyed this camp, our friends Paul and Sharon

camped there and we had a lot of fun.

 After 10 days we moved to the Pio Pico

and that is a lovely camp, just a lot of hoop 

jumping to get there.

 Lots of leftovers and washi tape.

Guess who didn't let the writing dry before

slapping their arm on because she

decided that a doodly border was needed.

We're gonna be here for awhile exploring San Diego.

Fun stuff already.

Those Tim Holtz birds

just crack me up and they're perfect

as a birthday card.

I mussed up the edges on some blue & black

Recollections cardstock.

I also, in a moment of confidence (due to the Grinch)

I hand wrote the "title". 

Not bad. I did stress out on sez though

couldn't decide caps - no caps.

 I also used some washi to kind of "ground" him.

I love that "confetti" stamp.

It's soooo much fun especially using different

color inks.

Last card I think  - also could've 

used something like that on the first 14 cards LOL.

And I just had to have

that cat peeking about behind the happy birthday.

I think it turned out fun.

Recollections, Studio Calico, Tim Holtz, washi tape

Black on White & Black

I hope everyone had a wonderful

Easter celebration!

We did and I have put together a PL page,

and hopefully I'll get it photographed tomorrow for your

viewing pleasure.

Love how these photos came together and it became

a drive-by page as Easter edged closer

I had some chores that need doing so the page

stayed on my desk and as I passed by

it sort of came alive.

 I loved the photos on black but I became bored with layering

if you know what I mean but the photos popped.

But I felt the black needed something, so I know Soaphouse Mama

and many others layer big mats on a 12x12

and this turned out perfect- and I used washi tape to 

bump it off the background page.

Favorite youngest son loves his job and his truck

and I couldn't be more proud.

After I put this together, I realized that I added

stars and some milky stars

that he does most of the driving at night.

Wish I could say that was deliberate on my part but alas,

the photos just looked good on black. LOL.

And yellow with black is always a good call.

So this is Studio Calico, with Paper studio, Quickutz and

Spellbinder die cuts.  

8x8 size for an everyday moment

Love how this turned out and the size.

I was going to use this paper for another photo and it 

didn't quite work out.
This photo really worked well for it.

Love the transparencies where I layered on two.

Anyone else have issues with the tiny attacher bending

the staples when they go in???

Raise your hand if that makes you crazy.

I can't figure out why it happens.

Anyhoo, love that an everyday moment was caught -

Ms Amelia playing with play doh.

Artful pages

Thankfully art is alive and well in schools and

my grandkids are quite talented artists.

So it was really fun to document 

and today I have created two layouts

for your blogreading delight.

So how about that adorable pup.

He's a very old Technique Tuesday stamp.

 Again I used most of my Studio Calico

and Creative Cafe stamps around this page 

 and

because that wasn't busy enough

I threw in the Tim Holtz stencil, using yellow paint

with modeling paste.

 Added a few do-dads namely my homemade enamel dots, arrows and a heart sticker and called it a day.

 Kraft paper is the base cut down to 8x8

And honestly all 3 artists made some mighty fine art

AND I WANT THEIR ART FOR SCRAPBOOK PAGES.

How cool would that be....

 I didn't want to be a copy cat on the second page

so I lifted once again a prize ribbon from Soaphouse Mama

- she does them all the time and what better

embellie could there be but that.

And I cut the circles myself - mostly because I didn't have 

punches that nested that closely and I'm normally not that brave LOL.

 The little bird is from some no-name embellishments

I picked up at Michael's and

those stars are from Studio Calico kit and finally

used them babies all up.

Yay!!!

Because it was a wild background that I keyed off

of from the artwork I gessoed where the photo and do-dads are

and found I liked it just fine and left it there.

The heart arrow is wooden - and stuck out like a sore thumb

in its pure form so I smooshed some watercolors

around to match the stars and wa-la.

Worked out well.

DIY - Washi Tape In case you missed it on OTR

Last month I kicked the tires on making your own enamel dots.

I loved doing that and decided that maybe I'd

test drive making your own washi tape.

Again - there are a bunch of tutorials out there and I thought I'd narrow it down.

You'll need parchment paper and I used a 1 inch roll of masking tape.

I did  pick out some paints and stamps and then decided to change things up a bit.

 Lay out strips on your parchment paper - which allows you to remove

the finished product without losing the sticky.

 I used a craft smart mustard yellow enamel paint and slapped it on the tape end-to-end.

 The next I wanted to try a Ranger dauber - green - but all it says on the label is earthtones.

 I also tried an ink pad - that has chalk in it.

  It does take the chalk ink a bit longer to dry.

 And depending how much color you want you have to dab a few extra times.

 Since there was a lot going on I decided that StazOn ink would be best.

 I'm not the greatest stamper in the world - but I really liked the outcome on each.

 I liked the swirly texture from the dauber and used another chalk ink-Studio G 

to stamp the adorable "prima looking" flower stamp from Studio G.

 So far so good.

 Went back to StazOn because I wasn't sure of chalk ink on chalk in.

And the stamp is from Creative Cafe. A total blast from the past.

 And wa-la used the heat gun to get them dry and left them under the lamp for good measure.

As you can see the "washi" tape lifts right up.

 I used pincher clothes pins to wrap the "washi" around.

You are good to go as long as the front and back don't meet. 

So wrap the first little bit around one of the pins.

 From there you can wrap around both pins and it won't hurt the "washi"

doing that. It pulls off rather nicely and rips off easy.

There you have it - 3 varieties of "washi" of which I used one for a page.

Guess?

 The green worked out so perfect on this page.

Blending in nicely with the watercolors and embellishments.

 Used it in 3 places and love how it turned out.

 Can't see much of the flower but it works.

The finished product.

I'm not concerned about the tape per se, as I kept it from the photo.

Also I really don't get overly concerned anymore about items not acid and lingen free.

I found a scrapbook my mom made back in high school with

all the things they tell you NOT to use - and after 60 years it was practically

pristine. It was kept in a cedar lined chest for some time but,

I have been a rebel for about 12 years and never had issues with using

shall we say, non sanctioned scrapbook supplies.

Paper Studio, Kaiser Craft and Bo bunny papers.

#scrapbooking