The Painter ft. Polkadoodles

 

Hello everyone!  Spring is here and it's time to tackle all those household

projects - like painting!  Today I'll be using products from

Polkadoodles

Painter, Decorator Decorating Digital Stamp

Let's Hang Out Paper 1

Do you have a guy in your life who does everything?  Doesn't he deserve

card to let him know how special he is?  Let me show you how I made my

project.  I started by composing my image onto the digital paper in the

computer.  I also used a patterned piece of digital paper so I could paper

 piece the wallpaper.

I changed the color of the background paper to tan in the computer.  That small

strip on the bottom is the patterned paper for the wallpaper paper piecing.

To paper piece, I first print out the image in black and white onto copy

paper.

Then, using washi tape, I adhered the patterned paper to the area where

the wallpaper rolls were and sent it through my printer again.

I fussy cut the wallpaper rolls right up to the edges and then used a black

marker along the edges before adhering it to the card stock piece.

And it will fit perfectly over the uncolored wallpaper!

Next on to the coloring.  I kept things pretty simple and used the

wallpaper colors to determine my color palette.

I always like to color the face first.  It makes the rest of the coloring make

more sense somehow.  You'll notice that I extended his mouth a bit to make

it look like he's smiling...well, a half of a smile...LOL!

There's not a lot to color so this worked up quite quickly.  Even

before I finished the coloring I decided to die cut it using a die from

my stash.  Once the coloring was done, I splattered this panel

heavily using 3 dye ink colors that matched the wallpaper.  I also used a

small paintbrush and swiped ink on his clothing and face so it

looked like paint.  Once the coloring was done, I adhered the panel

onto some coordinating blue card stock and then used Glossy

Accents on the paint - the paint on the brush cans, and some on

him as well.  Once that was dry my card was finished!

I hope you enjoyed today tutorial!  You can find the products I used today

and many more at

Polkadoodles

Supplies used:

Painter, Decorator, Decorating Digital Stamp

Let's Hang Out Papers 1

Rectangle Die

Color card base

Glossy Accents

Black Marker

3 Coordinating dye ink colors

Copic: E0000, E00, E02, R00, R02, R20, YR00,

E30, E31, E33, E35, E37, E15, YG11, YG23,

YG03, YG25, YG67, C0, C1, C2, Y21,

BV0000, 100

Altenew Markers: C007, C005, B526

Til next time...

Betsy

In my capacity as a design team member for Polkadoodles, I do receive the products I use from them. 

All opinions and creative decisions remain my own, and I only work with companies/use products that I love.

Paper Piecing ft. Polkadoodles

 

Hello everyone!  Flowers are the epitome of Spring!  So

today I'm bringing you a card using products from

Polkadoodles

Alcea Hollyhock Flowers

I love paper piecing - especially with flower images.  There

are many others to choose from this collection as well!  Let

me show you how I made my card.

I started by printing out my white card stock which would be

my focal piece.  Then, I printed it out onto copy paper and then

printed it out 2 more times by taping patterned paper over the

design.

I also computer journaled the sentiment onto the light pink paper.

Time to start the coloring.  I used my Copic markers for this project

and felt that it would be best to do the coloring first.  I started

with the green leaves, buds and stems.

I started lightly and then went darker.

I wanted my coloring to be a bit dramatic so I kept going darker

and darker with the greens.

Next I fussy cut each of the flowers on the pink papers.  I started

with the light pink first.  

I also went around the edges with a black marker.

I went around the design and finished cutting out the flowers using

the dark or light pink.  I adhered these to the white panel when they

had all been cut out and edged with the black marker.

At this point I decided to add a touch of shading coming out of the

center of each flower.  I then die cut the panel to give a more fancy

edge.  Once the panel was die cut and I adhered a piece of green

card stock to my white card base, I used a metallic gold pen and

filled in the stamen bits in each flower.

I then die cut my sentiment and trimmed off the edges to fit where I

wanted it to go.

As a final embellishment I adhered some tiny gemstones around the

flower cluster and that finished my card!

I hope you enjoyed todays tutorial.  I love paper piecing and actually

this was how I made my very first card using digital stamps!  It

brings an interest that otherwise would be there!  You can find this

flower digital stamp as well as many others at

Polkadoodles

Supplies used:

Alcea Hollyhock Digital Stamp

White A2 size card base

White and green card stock

Fancy rectangle die

Gold metallic pen

Thin foam tape strip

Tiny Gemstones

Copic colors:  R81, R83, R85,

YG11, YG23, YG63, YG67, RV34

Til next time...

Betsy

In my capacity as a design team member for Polkadoodles, I do receive the products I use from them.

 All opinions and creative decisions remain my own, and I only work with companies/use products that I love.

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How to Make Seasonal Napkin Rings

llo everyone! Today I'll show you how to make seasonal

napkin rings using The Best Glue Ever!  They are so easy and can be made to match any decor!

These were really quite simple to make and they look so pretty!  I started by

die cutting my leaves.

I used 2 types of specialty paper here.  And the insides of my leaves come out, so I

traded inside bits within the outline.  This gives a nice variation on the leaves!

I used a piece of tape on the back of each leaf skeleton, but I also used the Best Glue Ever

as this would ensure my pieces would not fall out.

This was a 4" die so these leaves really make a statement!  To further stabilize the leaves

I backed them with a piece of dark brown card stock.

For the bands, I cut a 6" x 1" piece of the gold paper and a 6" x 1/2" piece of the

flowered paper.  I adhered the smaller strip on top of the wider strip using the

Best Glue Ever.

I glued each end of the strips together with the Best Glue Ever.  Then, I adhered the

leaves where the seam is and they are done!

I hope you enjoyed this project!  There are soooooo many possibilities to make your

table look festive and pretty!  And using the Best Glue Ever ensures that your project

stays firmly in place and able to use more than once!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Betsy

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