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How to Create a Beautiful Card with Prism Studio: A Step-by-Step Guide

July 2, 2024 No Comments

Creating beautiful cards with Prism Studio, Stampers Anonymous, Ranger and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L is a delightful way to express your creativity. Here is the “A Little Birdie Told Me” card designed by Karla Yungwirth. Follow this step-by-step guide to re-create Karla’s stunning card Materials Needed: Prism Studio – Acrylic Paint Markers – Canvas Paper – Cardstock – Glitter Cardstock – Blending Brushes – Dies Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz – Stamps – Stencil Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L – Adhesive Dots – 3D Foam Squares – Tape Runner Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink The Robin’s Nest Dew Drops Step-by-Step Instructions: Prepare the Canvas Paper: Scribble Prism Studio paint markers on canvas paper. Add water to the canvas and use a paintbrush to spread and blend the colors. This creates a vibrant and unique background. 2. Enhance the Background: Once the paint has dried, use a Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz background stamp…

In Mixed Media

OLFA Cutting Tools

June 23, 2023 No Comments

It definitely goes without saying that the quality of tools you use for any project makes a HUGE difference on the enjoyment level of creating!!!!! Not to mention the quality of the project. Last year I started using OLFA cutting tools and folks – they are a game changer! My favourites include their smaller scissors, craft knife and cutting mat. This company has been around since 1979 … so its safe to say – they get the CUT right! giggle giggle! CLICK HERE to check out their crafting cutting tools. AND take a minute or TEN – in this case – and watch Karla use some of the products to create a Mixed Media Chipboard tag. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrC4nrAKZ94&t=70s In this video Karla is using the following OLFA Cutting Tools OLFA Craft Knife and Cutting Mat OLFA scissors Happy Cutting My Friends! Here is an image of the final project that Karla…

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CARP! i missed your birthday ~ Mixed Media

May 8, 2023 No Comments

Good Morning! Kim here, haven’t seen you for a bit! Last December I officially backed away from Design Team assignments, life was taking up too much time and creative deadlines were harder to meet! I promised Jackie & Katharina that I was still their biggest fan and would send along a blog post whenever time permitted…so here I am! I find myself using up a lot of mixed media stash that I have these days; and there is a lot! This fun card for my nephew is a perfect example. I will often sit a have a gel plate printing session with my Ranger inks, paints and gel plates, they continue to be my favourites. Once complete I store all my prints in a ziplock bag to use in my art journal, card making and scrapbooking projects. That being said I cannot tell you exactly my process for the background,…

In Mixed Media

Grunge + Foil = FUN MIXED MEDIA CARD with Kerry Engel

May 4, 2021 No Comments

Hello everyone – Kerry Engel here today on the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine blog. The Kraft Slimline Toner Card Fronts from Therm O Web are the perfect substrate for some good old grunge. The kraft paper withstands embossing, folding, and inking like a champ. The Therm O Web Deco Foil Transfer Sheets in Opal is mysteriously different depending on how it was used. On the black toner front, it is moody but when used with the Therm O Web iCraft Deco Foil Transfer Gel Blanco, it looks like pearls. Layers of collaging help to create the perfect mixed media card. Here are the steps to create this gorgeous card! FOIL AND EMBOSS The top layer of this card was made by adding Therm O Web Deco Foil Transfer Sheets in Opal to a Slimline Foil Toner Card Front and then running the card through an embossing folder. I used the Bouquet…

In Tuesday with the Team

Tuesday With The Team – Kim’s Satisfying Technique

April 27, 2021 1 Comment

Kim here today! Welcome to another Tuesday With The Team! I’m excited to share my project and technique, it’s a process that I find to be really satisfying and the results keep making me happy! I LOVE making mono prints using my Ranger Gel Plates and all sorts of acrylic paints. I can get lost in creative play for hours during this process and life stress just melts away. When I make my prints, I most often use plain computer paper, the finished page is thin, which I like! I take my favourites and scan them into my computer, this allows me to use them in so many ways. I will often print four to a page on a nice sturdy card stock, they are perfect for card bases! I store them all in a ziplock bag and pull them out often for card making and mixed media projects. For…

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What’s Your Scrapbook Style? I Mix It Up!

February 23, 2021 1 Comment

Hello Creative Scrapbookers! Kim here! Have you ever thought about how you start a layout? Are you consistent or do you mix it up? I mix it up! Sometimes I love to start with a sketch or a particular photo may inspire me and sometimes I like to choose the product first. The project I’m sharing today was all about using my stash of Stampers Anonymous stamps! Please note…no patterned paper was harmed in the process! I pulled out a sheet of CSM Super Stock [primed with a thin layer of gesso] and brayered on some with some Distress Inks. I love the texture the brayer creates! I then removed some of the ink with a stencil and baby wipe.Next, I layered on some stamps of various patterns. This process of making a background is so fun and very relaxing. In the wise words of Seth Apter…if you don’t love…

In Mixed Media

Mixed Media Card by Pam Bray

February 17, 2020 2 Comments

Hi Creative Scrapbooker Fans!!!! Pam Bray here sharing “Dream Big Dreams” Mixed Media Card featuring Wild Whisper A Girl With Flair Watercolor patterned paper and Emerald Creek Craft Supplies Rock Candy Embossing Powder. Creating the background paper for this mixed media card is super easy using a Gelli Art Press Printing Press, DecoArt Paint, and brayer. 1. Begin by applying Titanium paint to the top of the Gel Printing Press; move around with brayer. Add a bit of paint here and there to achieve the colors on the press you like. 2. Press white cardstock to the top; pull off and set to one side. Repeat with a clean piece of cardstock. 3. Stamp background collage stamp to top of the prepared paper using Titanium White and Cadmium Red to the top. 4. Stamp here and there. Adhere prepared paper to Wild Whisper Watercolor Paper to green cardstock. Adhere…

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Mixed Media Thank You Card

February 13, 2020 2 Comments

Happy Day! Kim here on the blog today sharing a quick little card that was so satisfying to make! Why? Because I love dabbling in mixed media art supplies and when I can bring it into a card to give, it’s a win-win! First I cut a piece of Creative Scrapbooker Super Stock to work from. This 110 lb, bright white cardstock is my go-to foundation for scrapbooking and cardmaking. It holds up to everything I throw at it, it is my ‘workhorse’ in my craft room. I added a thin layer of gesso with an old credit card. I added 3 small blobs [such a technical term!] of acrylic paint to my Tim Holtz glass mat. I used a wet brush to add my paint to the background. Honestly, this step could also be done with a dry brush, it would give more opaque coverage. I like the colour…

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Mixed Media Floral Wreath with Gel Printing

January 28, 2020 3 Comments

Welcome to another exciting technique filled Tuesday with the Team. Nicole Wright here sharing how to use a gel plate to enhance your pattern paper for a mixed media vibe. Using pattern paper as a “base layer” to your next project you can create more depth with paint. Thus, coordinating your paper and paints to anything you create. Follow along and see how I created a Mixed Media Floral Wreath. 1 For this technique, I will be using Media Assemblage pattern paper (more info on that at the bottom of this post) and Dina Wakely Media Acrylic Paint by Ranger Ink. Apply paint to the Gel Plate as seen above. You can brayer the paint to blend or use your finger. Add texture to the paint with texture combs. 2 Once the paint is blended and textured, lay the paper right over top. Rub your hand across the paper to…

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Rock Candy Embossing Powder by Emerald Creek Craft Supplies and Pam Bray

November 18, 2019 1 Comment

Hi Pam here on the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine Blog with a tutorial on how to create a Coffee Time Mixed Media Record using Rock Candy Embossing Powder and Coffee Stamps from Emerald Creek Craft Supplies! Begin by apply embossing paste over your favorite stencil. Add Rock Candy Embossing Powder to the top; heat set. Add a bit of wash tape here and there on the record; dry brush white paint over the top. Emboss Boozy Bear Chipboard: Circle Envy with Rock Candy Embossing Powder. Adhere to top of Wild Whisper Watercolour patterned paper. Adhere to top of prepared recorded with adhesive. Apply embossing ink here and there on record; sprinkle Rock Candy Embossing Powder over top. Heat set. (Warping of record will occur if you are to close with a heat gun but it will give it added character.)Continue adding different colors of the Rock Candy here and there using…