Butterfly Paper Clip - tutorial

I thought I would bring you a touch of spring today with this tutorial on how I created these cute butterfly paper clips.  They are perfect pocket buddies in your mini albums, add a magnet to trap notes on your fridge, or remove the clip and add a pin as a charm holder.  

 

 

Wood pieces are so popular in scrapbooking and paper crafting right now. You can really find all shapes and styles and they are so fun to docorate.  Mine were created with the following supplies, but please experiment with different products when making your own.

• Recollections - Wood Butterfly
• Tattered Angels: 
• Glimmer Mist  - Jack O'Lantern
• Glimmer Mist  - Taffy
• Plain Jane - Rosey
• Glimmer Glam - Stiletto
• Glimmer Glam - Twinkle Toes
• Ranger:
• Glossy Accents
• Distress Crackle Paint - Rock Candy
• Adirondack Alcohol Ink - Caramel
• Archival Ink - Coffee
• Office Supplies:
• Large Metal Paper Clip
• Sharpie - Gold & Black
• Stampabilities - Faded Text Background Stamp
 

Here is a step by step video tutorial on how these were made. 

 

 

If you make these cute butterflies, please be sure to tag me on facebook, or youtube. I would love to see them.

 

Thanks for stoppig in today,

 

Tonya Gibbs

http://www.psychomomscrapbooks.blogspot.com/

 

 

 

 



 

 

Crackle Tutorial and Sneak Peek

                                   Crackle Tutorial
Step 1 - Brush on crackle medium onto a surface (here I am using a $1 box from the dollar store) coat evenly over whole surface.
Allow to dry (better dried naturally-but you can use a heat tool just don't leave it on the surface to long).

Step 2 - Brush on your choice of paint this will be the top coat and the black will show through the cracking process. (apply a nice coat of paint with one swipe).

Step 3 - Allow to dry and see the lovely crackle appear. Now just embellish your project.

Crackle sneak peeks!!! 

 Yes that is my Cottage Chic Mini-I so love this crackle technique that Marion Smith showed us on her ustream video on her channel (apieceofcraft).

I did try the copic stitch and oh yes it's easy! Love how it looks with the crackle technique, I wanted to use chicken wire but the holes were to big, so laying around my studio was this heavy duty wire mesh...love how it looks on my Cottage Chic Mini.

This tutorial was inspired by Marion on her youtube channel.

Youtube -apieceofcraft (Marion Smith)

happy creating, Peggy Lee

http://pegbaker.blogspot.com

Supplies:

Box

Folk Art Crackle Medium

Apple Barrel Goose Feather Acrylic Paint

Supplies in sneak peek:

Marion Smith digitals cottage chic

Claudine Hellmuth Studio Multi-Med. Matte

Ranger Distress ink-brushed corduroy and pumise stone

Ranger Distress Stain-walnut stain

Twine and Wire Mesh

Marions' 31 Day Journal Days 5 -11

I wanted to catch you guys up today on my entries into the 31 Day Challenge Journal days 5 -11. Looking back, I love the pictures, but my favorite parts of the past 11 days are the handwritten journaling and the doodling. I love building this habit. Since I began this process, I have started 2 other journals
1) project planning
2) Favorites

Here is a glimpse into my 31 Day Journal.


Thanks for stopping in today,
Tonya Gibbs
Psychomoms.com

Product Review: GooseBumps - Tonya Gibbs

I'm excited to announce that Marion & Angee have asked me to be a permanent blogger for Artsy Addicts. Thank you so much for this opportunity.

Today I would like to introduce you to a new product from Tsukineko called GooseBumps. It is a clear texture gel medium that acts as a resist while also providing an “orange peel” like texture to the surface of your project. I first saw Kristina from YourMemoriesHere.com (one of our fellow members) use it in a YouTube video. She used it with stamps for a clear emboss look, and as a resist on tags.

For my project sample I used it as a resist with a Prima mask to create a great texture on a mini notebook I’m sending to a friend.

I started with a mini Kraft notebook that I got from a $1 bin at a local craft store.



I used Honey Dew Glimmer mist and Peeled paint distress inks to color the background of my album cover.


Once the base coat color has been applied to the entire surface, cover your work surface so that the over spray does not ruin your table top.


I positioned a Prima mask over the notebook cover then sprayed the GooseBumps over the mask making sure I covered the entire notebook. Immediately remove your mask and wash it with warm soapy water to remove the Goosebumps residue.

Allow the Goosebumps to dry (usually 5 – 10 mins on its own), or you can speed up the process with a heat tool.

This is what your project should look like. You can really see the resist on the project, and this would be great left as is. But adding a little more color will really help you see the texture.

I chose a heavy contrasting color – Aged Mahogany distress ink to resurface my notebook cover. I applied the color using an ink applicator tool.


Use a baby wipe to remove the excess color from the top of the Goosebumps.



You can really see the two toned effect now, and the second color enhances the texture of Goosebumps.


Then I decorated the cover of the book and it is ready to send off to a friend.

I could see me using this product on frames, cards, scrapbook pages, tags, flowers, and so much more. The possibilities are endless.