August 30, 2015

I Gear It's Your Birthday

Hi, everyone! Here is a mixed media masculine card that I made using Spellbinders, Sprightly Sprockets die cuts for Scrap n' Art magazines.  I love using gears when making guy cards or layouts, so I use these dies a lot.


After cutting the gears out on black cardstock, I painted them with some Prima Texture Paste in Copper Crackle.  I printed the sediment out on my printer and then traced it with an Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko VersaMark Pen and then embossed it with some Stampendous Penny Copper Opaque embossing powder.


On the background, I sprayed some Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Antique Brass and Tokyo.


Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting! :)

August 19, 2015

Back To School Card for CropStop

Hello, everyone! I hope you all are having a great month so far. I don't know about all of you other moms out there, but I am so ready for school to start back up again. So with back to school on the brain I decided to make this fun back to school card that is perfect for teacher's or anyone going back to school.


The Alphabet Border - Dyan Reaveley's Dylusions 5"x 8" Stencil is perfect for school themes. I used the Texture Paste Platinum Crackle - Art Extra Vagance - Prima over the alphas on the stencil. I love how this texture paste crackles as it dries!

It's Back To School Time
I printed the sentiment out with my printer and used a 2" circle punch to cut it out, then matted with a yellow and black circle. Added some foam adhesive to pop the sentiment up and then added Idea-ology - Tissue Tape - Laboratorie Black and Yellow Chevron - Trendy Tape Core Collection 10yds washi tape behind that.

Thank you for looking and I hope I inspired you to give it a try! Be sure to check out the CropStop Shop to find all the supplies to create this project and so much more!

August 12, 2015

Snap Shot Layout and Sketch

Hello, crafty friends! Today I'm sharing a sketch I designed and the layout I created to go with it for Scrap n' Art magazine.  I had a lot of fun making this grungy page of my son, Trevor.


Imagine Crafts Amplify! is such a cool product! When you use a heat gun on it, it puffs up like how you see on the title letters and on the gears.



I used a sponge dauber brush to paint the gears with Imagine Crafts Creative Medium in Bronze to give it more of a rustic texture.


Here is the sketch I designed for the May Get Sketchy with Us article in Scrap n' Art Magazine.


Supply List:

Adhesives: Beacon AdhesivesZip Dry”; Die Cuts: Spellbinders® "Sprightly Sprockets"; Embellishments: Jillibean Soup "Corrugated Alphas: White"; Inks: Imagine Crafts "Memento™ Dew Drop: Peanut Brittle", "VersaMagic® Dew Drop: Midnight Black"; Mixed Media: Imagine Crafts "Amplify!™: Black", "Creative Medium™: Bronze, Silver"; Tattered Angels "Glimmer Mist: Beetle Black"; Paper: Fancy Pants Designs "About A Boy"; Chipboard Paper; Stamps: Unity Stamp Company "Chicken Wire"; Tools: Imagine Crafts/TsukinekoCraft Mat”; Spellbinders®Grand Calibur® Machine”; "Westcott®Westcott® Craft Self Healing Cutting Mat, 12" x 18", Pink and Purple”, “Westcott® Craft Titanium Non Stick Scissors, 8" Bent, Pink”, “Paper Trimmer: TrimAir Titanium 12” Wide (Pink)”, The Creative Workshop Stencil; Miscellaneous: Bubblewrap, sponge dauber.

August 11, 2015

Dream Layout & Video

I was so excited to have Prima sponsor us over at Scrap n' Art magazine! I made this mixed media layout using the products we received. Loved them all!! See video below to see how I created this page.






To see how I made this page watch the video. Follow me on my YouTube channel for more of my videos.


Supply List: Prima Marketing, Inc.: Embellishments: “Del Mar - Quarter Flowers”, “SIIS - Timeless Memories Crystals”, "Metal Trinkets - Remembrance", Wood with Gold Foil - Keys & Doilies"; Mixed Medias: “Art Basics - Heavy Gesso: White”, "Art Basic - Modeling Paste", "Art Extravagance - Texture Crackle Paste: Copper", "Art Ingredients - Mica Powder: Rust, Teal", "Art Ingredients - Micro Beads: Copper"; Paper: "4x6 Journaling Pad - Bella Rouge", “6x6 Paper Pad - Bella Rouge”; Stamps: "5x3 Clear Stamps: Messy"; Tools: "6x6 Stencil: Anenome"; Adhesives: Beacon Adhesives3-IN-1 Advanced Craft Glue”, Love My TapesDouble sided adhesive tape 33' length tape runners”; Inks: Imagine Crafts/TsukinekoBrilliance: Cosmic Copper", “StazOn: Ivory Black”; Paper: Bazzill "Cardstock: White"; Ribbon: May Arts "1.5 Inch Tulle: Robin's Egg Blue"; Stickers: American Crafts "Amy Tangerine Stitched Thickers"; Tools: Imagine Crafts/TsukinekoCraft Mat”, Westcott®Westcott® Craft Titanium Non Stick Scissors with Microtip, 5", Pink”, “Paper Trimmer: TrimAir® Titanium 12” Wide (Pink)”; Miscellaneous: Baby wipes, paintbrush, spatula, tray for beads.