Freedom Mixed Media Layout by Sherry Bienert

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Hey all my crafty friends, Sherry here with a splatter filled layout that I had a lot of fun making! Sometimes we forget that some of our products and tools have more then one use. All we have to do is think outside of the box, and BOOM our 'stuff' is more useful then before!

Today I decided to pull out a few fav spray colors, but didn't want to use them in the conventional way and just spray. I also wanted to use embellishments that were already on my table to create this layout! This is my favorite way to "clean.  I HATE to put things away, so instead I use them on upcoming projects!

I hope you follow along. I challenge you to pull out a few sprays and grab whatever embellies you have in your reach and create with me! (Full supply list below)

Step ONE

I selected a soft neutral background, this is important so that my color sprays will stand out. Then I pulled out my variety of sprays and unscrewed all of the tops. I lightly spritzed the page with water to damped the page. HINT: If you dont pre-moisten the page the spray will instantly soak onto the fibres of the paper and not work as well for this technique.

I pre-determine where my where my focal point would be, so that I can focus on this year.  Then, I dipped the 'straw' of one of the tops into its spray bottle and tapped the liquid onto the sections of the page where I wanted color. I repeated this step with each color until I felt there was enough on the page. Then I picked up water with a dropper, and tapped the end of the dropper, to create a bit of water splatters. Allow this to dry completely.

Step TWO

 

Next up are the AMAZING and NEW large industrial stamp set form Indigoblu and designed by Limor Webber Designs. Once I knew where my photo would be I 'hung' lamps and chains so they would peek out and show around the edges of the photo area. I did some in black ink and some in IndigoBlu Mega Flake metallics kit. This starter kit is one of the most amazing little gems in my stash right now. If you don't have one or haven't heard of it, you NEED to check it out! You're welcome!  It makes adding foil to your projects a cinch! Look at all this great foil!

 

 

 

Step THREE

 

Since I know where the location of my photo and embellishments are going to be situated, I spread glass beads along a few of the edges and on some of the corners. Once it was dry I used my finger to press clear gesso onto the clear beads. This will create a great base for my Magicals to stick to. Allow gesso to dry. 

 

I pulled out a couple magicals that match (or closely match) the splatter colors, and sprinkled them one at a time onto the clear beads and sprayed them with water. I kept layering these colors till they were just right!

 

Then with a bit of liquid glue I adhered some bundles of thread!

Step FOUR

I splattered a few tags with the same colors as the background and along with a few other embellies I had kicking around on my workspace I created a layered stack of deliciousness! I like to use pop dots when I create these layers and they will make things more dimensional and stand out.

Using the same Mega Flakes metallic kit I applied the word 'Freedom' to the bottom left corner.

Step FIVE

I found that the word I put in the corner of the layout didn't stand out well enough so I used sticker letters and repeated the same word, overlapping the slightly. Pop the layout into a frame and Ta-Da, it's ready to be displayed!

Now for a few close ups to check out the details a bit better!
 

 

 Thank you so much for stopping in and I hope you enjoyed my slice of heaven.  Creating should make you feel happy, it should make you feel like you're leaving a little piece of you on the project. It doesn't matter how you create or what you create, what's important is that you create. And don't forget to shop, I promise it's ok!

 

 

 

 

SUPPLY LIST

• Lindy's Stamp Gang: Limor Webber Designs-(sprays) Shabby Turbine Teal, Rusty Lantern Lime  and  Merry Go Round Green
• Lindy's Stamp Gang: Magicals  Rusty Lantern Lime, Shabby Turbine Teal
• Lindy's Stamp Gang: Flying Monkey Midnight
• IndigoBlu: Limor Webber Designs- Industrial Lamp stamp set
• IndigoBlu - Flitter Glue  starter kit
• 7DotsStudio: Messy Head 'Love Letter' (#SDPP00071)
• Liquitex: glass beads
• Prima Marketing: wood embellishments (#569884)
• Studio Calico: frames (#331131) 

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Mixed Media ATC trio by Zoey

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Hello everyone!

Zoey's here and today we will create together an ATC Trio by using products that you can find in Limor's store.

I started by cutting three pieces of upcycled cardboard, and ripped off some of the paper coating here and there, just like I did in my last project here. Using Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Gel Medium, I covered the surface with small pieces of an old book page. I applied Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Gesso with a wet baby wipe.  This gesso is really fluid, but using the wet baby wipe, makes it even thinner and semi-transparent.

When the Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Gesso was dry, I added some colors with Lindy’s Stamp Gang Industrial Chic by Limor Webber Designs.  I sprayed then heat set the color. Then repeated this process three times, until the desired color was reached.

I stamped these wonderful lamps from the new stamp collection by "Industrial Lamps" Limor Webber Designs Stamp by IndigoBlu. Since I wasn't sure if I was done with the background or adding color, I stamped the images with Archival Ink.

 

 

I LOVE these Industrial Lamps!!

I grabbed a piece of manila paper from my stash that was previously inked, and I stamped the  "Industrial Lamps" Limor Webber Designs Stamp by IndigoBlu. One of each Industrial Lamps.

I fussy cut them and adhered to the background with foam adhesive.

I also decided to add some dark around the border, so I added a SMALL drop of Liquitex Professional Acrylic Ink - Carbon Black& and with a wet brush I let the ink go all over the background and sides. To add even more interest to my background I used another great stamp by Limor Webber, "Rugged Edge Stamp" Limor Webber Design stamp by IndigoBlu.

 

 

I stamped the sentiment and added to the background using again foam adhesive and I also stacked a bit of green thread behind it to give even more interest.

And here's each ATC I made... this first one might be my favorite one, I love the color on the dimensional lamp!

And here's a look to the whole trio together!

What do you think about it? I hope you will like it! I had so much fun playing with all these great products that you can easily find in Limor’s Store. See below the complete list of materials I have used! 

Stay happy, stay creative…till next time! 

Ciao, Zoey

Complete Supply List:

• Lindy’s Stamp Gang “Industrial Chic” by Limor Webber Designs
• “Rugged Edge” Stamps Limor Webber Designs by Indigoblu
• "Industrial Lamps" Limor Webber Designs Stamp by IndigoBlu
• Liquitex Professional Acrylic Ink - Carbon Black
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Gesso
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Gel Medium

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Simple Sentiments by Sherry Bienert

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Hey ladies and gents, Sherry here with another fab tutorial using the ever amazing Limor Webber Designs products!

For your convenience, I have linked up all the supplies at the bottom of this post.

Sometimes life gets crazy and events sneak up on us. Or does this only happen to me? I love to give handmade cards. For some reason, it gives me a little bit of pride when the recipient opens it and smiles! The effort put in, is totally worth that smile. However, shhhh don't tell, sometimes I have to whip it together quickly, because I realize **DEEP SIGN** I have no card as I'm preparing to leave! Can you relate? I'm sure we have all been there. Here is a quick technique for creating dramatic and beautiful cards in minutes, while they look like you spent days creating them!

 

Here is a view of today's finished card.  

Now let's get started.

The focus of today's post is Magicals by Lindy's Stamp Gang. Oh I just love them, because each pot of color has multiple pigments that make them truly unique and well, "magical". For those of you unfamiliar with Magicals they are a highly pigmented permanent powders with shimmer. A small amount of pigment offers an INTENSE amount of color. They come in a variety of colors that also match Lindy's Starburst Stains. Magicals are different than other mica powders on the market, because of the unique color system developed by Lindy's Stamp Gang.  The pigmented powders in Magicals are often variegated so it gives you unique results on every project.  My favorite thing about magical powders is I have control over their concentration, since I'm controlling the pigment to water ratio.

You can use Magicals in many ways to achieve different looks. It is so fun to play with them. With today's technique, I will show you how to create an amazing 'tie dye' effect by just adding water to your project first. The results are STUNNING! Just like magic! Before we get started, I challenge you to pull out your Magicals and play along. This card is completely adaptable, and can be done in any color scheme that suits your fancy. If you don't have any Magicals on hand - HOLD ON TO YOUR WALLET - cause you are going to want them all after today's post!

I cut a 12"x12" sheet of watercolor paper to 6"x12" and scored at 6" to create a folded 6"x6" card. You can have your card open from the top or the side, but mine will open from the right side. For this technique I opened my card (so I wouldn't get color on the back of the card), as shown in Picture 1. In the bottom section (below the score mark) spray the right and left margin with water. Try to avoid adding too much water to the center of the card. Using a small fluffy clean and dry brush pick up a few pieces of Magicals powder and tap them onto your wet cardstock along the right and left edges.

You can see the pigments start to blend with the water as it bleeds out around your paper. TIP: If some powder sits in a small cluster, you can add a touch more water to encourage it to spread. Try to avoid adding too much water. Too much water will cause colors to run together and blend. As you can see, a small amount of powder packs a powerful punch! As it touches the water, you can see the multiple colors of pigments come to life creating our variegated 'Tea dye' effect. When these pigments are mixed with water and stirred, you don't notice the color combos that create the final color. This method helps each pigment color stand independently.

Allow this to dry completely. I set my cardstock aside to dry rather than using a heat gun. If you chose to use a heat gun, note that the air flow will move the pooled water around the card creating a pattern as the cardstock dries. To avoid wasting product, I didn't add Magicals to the center of the card, as I knew that it would be covered by my next pieces.

On the piece of watercolor paper that is left over from step 1, I sprayed a section with water and sprinkle my second color, Summer Lovin Sun, over the entire surface. Allow this to dry. I picked an area that I really liked the color tones and cut a 4.5"x6" section. Added bonus - you can save the left overs in your scraps for die-cutting or punching.

Foil accents are trending right now, so I decided to use my favorite new tool kit, the FlitterGlu/MegaFlakes by IndigoBlu! This little baby will give a stamped image a metallic finish in seconds. It is SUPER simple to do, and the instructions are in the box. I chose Limor's new 'Industrial Lamp' stamp set that she designed for IndigoBlu to make yummy metallic images on my card front! I wanted to use multiple layers of lamps using a different colored MegaFlake Foil for every layer. So before adding the glue to the stamp, I arranged them, image side down, on the 4.5"x6" panel piece I made in the previous step. Once in place, I place my acrylic block on top and pressed firmly to insure that all stamps were on my blog in the proper location. Following the instruction in the kit, I applied my first layer of glue/ink to my card front. **NOTE: The kit ships with Winter Dawn Foil, but I used other colors of Foil on my lamps to create an interesting scene.** For the first stamp impression, I used Autumn Blaze MegaFlakes. Once I burnished the image, I added my second stamp impression, and used the Chariot of Fire MegaFlakes. The third time, I used the Yorkshire Dales MegaFlakes. Using these three different colors on my lamps gives them interest.

To add a bit of back for my sentiment I used Limor Webber Designs 'Ink Splatters' stamp set and a black ink pad under my lamps.

To finish this little gem off, I used Lindy's embossing powder, Bonjour Butter, from Limor's Tres Chic Collection. Using pop-dots, I adhered this panel to the main base card that we made in the first step. I centered it to cover the white areas. My card opens on the right.

Thank you so much for following along today! Hopefully you are inspired to play around with Magicals. If you don't have any, I'm sure you are itching to get your hands on them now - aren't you? For more tutorials and inspiration head over to my blog for a  peek! beautifulmess5891.wordpress.com

SUPPLIES:

Lindy’s Stamp Gang Magicals: T-bird Turquoise
Lindy’s Stamp Gang Magicals: Summer Lovin Sun
Embossing Powder: Bonjour Butter
IndigoBlu Limor Webber Designs: Industrial Lamps Stamp Set
IndigoBlu Limor Webber Designs: Ink Splats
IndigoBlu Flitter Kit
Strathmore: 12"x12" water color paper

OTHER SUPPLIES:
IndigoBlu MegaFlakes: Autumn Blaze, Chariot of Fire and Yorkshire Dales
Pop-dots
Small, fluffy brush
Black ink pad

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