Creating with ColorSparx.

Hi everyone!

I have some cards to share with you one last time.

 I wanted to show your some different ways to use the ColorSparx watercolour powders.  

So here goes…

You will need: 

·         ColorSparx watercolour powders

·         Watercolour paper

·         Ordinary card

·         TCW Stencils

·         Water mister

·         Iron aid spray

·         Cling film

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I cut my watercolour paper roughly into 10.5cm x14.5cm pieces, (some are bigger, some smaller).

My first project is using the cling film and iron aid spray. (I used two different brands of spray and got two different results.)

 

First I sprayed the iron aid all over the piece of watercolour card and sprinkled some of the ColorSparx on it.  I cut off a large piece of cling film, scrunched it up a bit, laid it out flat onto the card. I used my fingers to smoosh the film into the spray and create creases.  I left it to dry. (Now I don’t recommend doing this when it rains… it took two days to dry while we were having a rain event/flooding… I was impatient… I used the heat gun... things did not end well… they are now in the bin.)

 

My next example was without the cling film. I sprayed the card with iron aid and sprinkled the ColorSparx.  Left it to dry.

 

Third example.  Sprinkle ColorSparx in one corner of the card.  Position iron aid spray nozzle at that corner and spray across the card. Two different brands, two different results.

 

I tried to do the cling film version without the iron aid spray. Again I was impatient.  I didn’t let it dry, and removed the film too soon, but I liked the colours and used it for stamping.

 

My last example was simple.  Two pieces of ordinary card, a stencil, water sprayer and the ColorSparx powders.

I did all of these on an old bath mat, to cover my work area and absorb spray.  It takes up less room that a spray box too.

Place card on work space with a stencil.  Sprinkle ColorSparx powders, mist with sprayer.  While still wet, place the other card beside it and flip the stencil over for a mirrored version of the original.  I roll my paper towel over it to absorb any leakage.

 

 

I chose which ones I wanted to use as backgrounds, ones for stamping and ones for future projects (maybe). I stamped and coloured my images and put together a couple of cards.

I have used both PaperArtsy and Carabelle Studios stamps.

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That’s it! I hope you enjoyed these projects and all of the other projects I have shared with you during my time as a design team member.

I am going to miss sharing ideas with you all.

Thank you to my other Design Team members.  It has been wonderful to meet you.  .  Your encouragement, support and advice have been valuable.  You have, and will continue to, inspire me.

And a huge THANK YOU to Vicki for asking me to join this team.  This has been a wonderful experience that I will always remember with pleasure.

I wish you all the best of luck in the future.

 Happy crafting.

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A gift... with TCW.

Hi everyone!

Happy 2021!  Another year done and dusted.

 While this year begins with some sadness, I will be thankful for being able to contribute to this blog, meeting all of the amazing team members and having a wonderful leader.

Today I have a layout to share with you.  I needed to make something in December for this month’s blog, and being busy with Christmas preparations, I decided to kill two birds with stone, so to speak.  This was my mother’s Christmas present.

 

 

In October, my husband’s family had a photo shoot to celebrate his mother’s birthday.  It was a dreary, grey day that threatened to rain at any moment.  We had our photos taken between showers at a local park.  I’m not a fan of having my photo taken but my hubby managed to make me smile with his antics, and the results weren’t too bad.  It’s a pity I forgot to take off my glasses. 

 

 

 

Let’s get started.  My mother has decided to decorate her home in black, white and red, so I went with that colour scheme.  7 Dots Studio’s Homegrown collection fit the bill.  I chose Snicker for my background, cropped it to fit the frame, and covered it with gel medium.  I then sprinkled TCW ColorSparx, Merlot and Fuchsia, over the page and misted it with water.  I moved it around with a brush and even shook the page a little to get it run and dried it with a heat gun.

 

Next I chose my stencil, TCW’s 12” x 12” Jungle Vine, and sponged black paint through it.

 

 

I was going to cut out the flowers on the 7 Dots Studio Attic paper but I didn’t like the result.  I turned the paper over and traced a vine from the stencil, filled in the gaps and cut it out.

 

 

I gathered some paper scraps, stickers and cut outs from the Homegrown range and sponged the edges with Pumice Stone Distress Ink pad and arranged them with my favourite photos. 

 

 

She loved it!

I also did a layout for my mother-in-law using papers from a kit in my stash.  This time I used TCW stencil Scalloped Mandala and Paperarsty paint.

 

 

(Sorry about the quality of the photo. It was already framed when I remembered to photograph it.)

That’s it for me now… I’m off to tidy my craft room and start my next project.

Happy crafting!

 

 

 

Jen's Tag Ablum

 

Hi crafty people! I hope you are having a lovely day.  

I’m sitting on my back patio enjoying the lovely breeze on this 31 degree day.  Yes, Summer comes early up here, (and stays far too long).  This month’s challenge (Arabian Nights) has me dreaming of cool desert nights, wishing for some relief from our hot, humid nights. The price you pay for living in paradise.

 Today I’m sharing with you my tag album. 

I decided to tidy up my craft room while I was waiting for my parcel of goodies to arrive from Scrap Matrix, and I found some old chipboard albums from Kaisercraft that I was going to do ‘one day’.  Well ‘one day’ finally arrived.  I started by applying gesso to the pieces and allowing them to dry for a few days while still waiting for my goodies.

 I wasn’t sure how it would work out, but I started by applying Dina Wakley acrylic paints with a sponge and my fingers to blend them. 

Next I grabbed a few stencils (Tim Holtz, 7 Dots Studios and TCW). I did two techniques, (1) sponging through the stencil and (2) wiping the excess away with a baby wipe.

When I was happy with those results I grabbed the Art by Marlene stamp set and my gold embossing powder and embossing ink. I randomly stamped these on my tags, (repeating some of the patterns, especially the smaller ones).

For my next step I used the Art by Marlene Collage papers. These I tore into strips and pieces and applied them with Matte Medium.  On a couple I sponged some white paint through my stencil on top of the papers.  I also added some marks with my paint pen.

Lastly I added the Art by Marlene sticker quotes.  To finish it off I added bits of wool, lace, ribbon, thread and some metal elements along with some tassels given to me by my friend. (Thanks Kylie). 

Now this was not so easy to photograph, and my skills in photography are lacking, but I hope you can see how much fun I had making this.  

 

 

Now don’t forget to join in and add your creations to the Arabian Nights album on the Scrap Matrix Facebook share page.  Have fun!

Jen