Sun Kiss Cards by Tonya Gibbs

Happy Friday everyone, I hope you are set for a super fab crafty weekend.  I am still on a card making mission.  Today I wanted to share with you another card sketch, and two versions of the same sketch.  

 

 

Confessions of a Paper Addict -  Prima's Sun Kiss collection was one of my all time favorites, and I bought several 6x6 pads.  I was planning to fussy cut and die cut one pad, and then create with the second.  Truth is, I ended up hoarding them both!   So I reached into my sketch arsenal and went to work.

  

 

 

Here is the first version of my card.  

 

Tip: The doily behind the butterfly was cut from the paper, I flipped it upside down and used the white side on my card!)  This is a great way to use up unwanted patterns.

 

I decided to recreate the same card, but rotate the orientation for the second version.  I didn't want to cover up the smaller butterflies on the right, so  I also changed up the location of the sentiment.    

 

 

 

 

I hope I've given you a few things to think about when using up those extra 6x6 pads.  If you decided to use my sketch, please share it with me on the Artsy Addicts Facebook Page.

 

Thanks for stopping in today,

 

Tonya Gibbs

http://www.psychomomscrapbooks.blogspot.com

 

Love Note by Tonya Gibbs

Last week I shared with you my little "How I Love You Mini Album".  When I was clearing off my desk for my next project, I realized I had enough scraps to make a few more items.  So today I'm sharing with you a card and treat bag that I made with the scraps.

 

This card came together quickly and I love how it matches the gift that will accompany it. (My little mini).   The sentiment is from a Studio G stamp and was heat embossed with Ranger's Red Glitter embossing powder.  The flags and heart were left over from the Count Down to Kisses Sampler paper.  To give the card some depth between layers,  I added a Cheery Lynn Designs Polynesian Sails Oval Die cut in black cardstock between the background and overlaying banner cluster.   The banner is the b-side of the swirls paper.

 

For the candy treat bag, I used a couple of  'Mini' candy bars and wrapped the 'Lips and Stash' paper around them, Then placed them into a clear zip bag, and topped it with more of the paper. A little seam binding finished off the top of the bag.  These make super simple Valentines for the little ones  in my world.

 

 

As you know, I love using my scraps.  But I find it super rewarding to use them immediately after a project is complete. 

 

Thanks for stopping in today. 

 

Tonya Gibbs

http://ww.psychomomscrapbooks.blogspot.com

 

Resources:

• Canvas Corp Papers - Red & White Swirls
• Canvas Corp Papers - Count Down to Kisses
• Canvas Corp Papers - Lips and Stash
• Cheery Lynn Designs - Polynesian Sails Oval Die
• EK Success - Scallop Circle Punch
• Clear Bags - Zip Bag
• Twix Miniature Candy
• Seam Binding Black
• American Crafts - Jute Twine
• Spellbinders - Square labels die
• Studio G - Love you stamp
• Ranger Ink - Red Glitter Embossing Powder
• Ranger Ink - Distress Embossing Pad
• Cardstock - Red & Black
• Sizzix - Swiss Dot Embossing Folder

 

Play Time Layout by Tonya Gibbs

Hi everyone.  Over the holidays I was able to spend some time with my dies, punches, and Silhouette and clean out a lot of my scrap piles.

 

I cut everything down to what I call "layering pieces".  I love to use my stamps on these little pieces too.  So while I'm at it, I start stamping as well.    I find that when I do this I use the supplies I've invested in more. When I'm busy with a project, I don't want to drag out the dies, and stamps.  This way I'm sitting in front of the TV and completing a mindless task with no agenda and no deadline!

I store all these individual pieces in a container by Iris.  Ephemera from used up collections are also stored here.

I have found that when I leave scraps un-managed they seem to take over my space.  I try to use them the minute I'm done with a project, but sometimes this just doesn't work out.  So I have a small container next to my cutting station.  When the container starts over flowing it is time to start cutting.

Today I want to share with you a layout I decided to make last night, only pulling out the dies and pieces that I have created.  

 

When you take random objects and sort them by "color"  they all seem to work together.  I love the eclectic feel of this layout.  I love the grungy ADHD randomness of the entire thing. Because the day that I am capturing was just that type of day.   A little coloring, A little punching, A little stamping. 

 

My favorite part of projects, is that I'm not enslaved by a particular collection or set of supplies.  I have used my scraps and stamps to make something unique.    

 

I encourage you this year, to free yourself from all the left over collections and scraps around your studio, and see what you can make!  

Thanks for stopping in today,

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

Flying High Altered Book Page

Happy New Year everyone!!

This year I have decided to do more creative play.

Since I created this altered book last year for Marion's design team blog...so it's time to fill it up.

This altered page is called "flying high"!!

I used Marion Smith Designs stamp sets

 called "Flying High and Curious.

These balloon stamp images I had laying around my work table...

so why not use them up...on a page.

Enjoy the eye candy of inspiration!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Happy Year of creating and exploring your art supplies.

hugs,

Peggy Lee

http://pegbaker.blogspot.com

Supplies:

Marion Smith Designs-Stamps Flying High and Curious

Ranger-Archival ink in jet black, Perfect Pearls Mists in sunflower sparkle and biscotti

Distress ink in brushed corduroy

Tim Holtz-Dot Fade stencil

Tattered Angels-glimmer mist in coffee shop, graphite, riptide, english ivy

simply sheer mist in chilli pepper red

Plaster/Gesso

StampersAnonymous-stamp Tim Holtz Mixed Media 

Faber-Castell-Gelatos

Persimmon Cards by Tonya Gibbs

Well, last week I told you that my objective was to finish off the Persimmon line from Basic Grey that I have in my stash.  Well this post will be the end of the line.

I decided to work on some simple card designs. 

This card is one of the crisscross cards where the tag pulls out of the top to add your sentiment.  The card is about 5.5 x 5.5 so it will fit into an envelope nicely.  The burlap was a piece of scrap left over from my ustream, and I just added a few buttons and clothespin from Canvas Corp.  Then a few strips of glitter paper from Cosmo Cricket to make it sparkle.

 

On this one, I punched the leaves from a Fiskar's punch and added some peeled paint distress ink to the leaves.  The flowers are from Prima, and I colored rhinestones with my Copics for the centers.  The birds are wood veneers from Studio Calico and the sentiment is from a Fiskar's stamp set.

 

 

I thought this little bird saying from the collection would make a great baby boy birth announcement or baby shower card.  love the simple elegance of this.

 

 

Thanks for stopping in today. I have officially finished this collection up. It feels so good to have the products and the scraps completely gone.   I hope I've inspired you these past few weeks to use your supplies.   I have completed a mini album, two layouts, and three cards with these papers.

 

Thanks for stopping in today. 

 

Tonya Gibbs

http://www.psychomomscrapbooks.blogspot.com

 

 

Two Cards - Same Design by Tonya Gibbs

I've shared many times that I love to make cards from my scraps.  To make this process move quicker, I find it best to design the first card so that it is easily duplicated.  As you work through your scraps, you will find the cards take on a unique look by using different patterns, and sentiments. Many times I wait until I need the card to add the sentiment.

These two cards are great examples.  The hard part was coming up with the design, after that the workflow becomes easier.

 

 

 

 



I've prepared video for making the second card.

 

 

I hope I have inspired you to use up those scraps.  As I stated in the video, I find it helpful to use them immediately.  You can never have too many cards laying around.

 

Thanks for stopping in today,

 

Tonya A. Gibbs

http://www.psychomomscrapbooks.blogspot.com

 



Emblishments from Scraps

Last weekend I was in my studio and really not feeling like starting a new project. Can you say brain dead?  Well, when I get like that I always clean.  I just made a mini album, that I will share with you in a future post, and I had a lot of little pieces left on my desk, floor, and scrap box.  I set out to make cards (as I usually do with these little pieces), but I really wasn't in a 'card' making mood. I recently made a large stack of them so I didn't need any at the moment.  Well,  I was hanging out with a friend and piddling around  (pid·dling  To spend time aimlessly; diddle.).   Yes not giving much thought into what I was doing.  The next thing I knew I had stapled a few scraps to a tag, stamped a few images and fussy cut them out, and first scrap embellishment was born.   By the end of the day, I had made 8 of these from various scraps, stamped images, die cuts, and extra ephemera pieces. 

 

 

 

I have a bucket on my desk that includes what I call One Hit Wonders.  These are small pieces that were left overs from recent projects (not worth keeping the packaging) so I toss them in the bucket.  A single flower, a stamped image that wasn't used, an inch of ribbon/lace, a button, a die cut etc... they seem like pieces that you would just toss, but clustered together, they are cute!  

 

On YouTube a few weeks back I shared a video on making small banners that were sewed together.  One of them is being used in the tag that says fun times above.  Clustered together these itty bitty pieces of nothing form a cute layered embellishment to be included on your scrapbook pages, cards, or in your mini albums.

 

 

I had a variety pack of small papers from 7Gypsies laying on my desk.  I clustered those around this 5x7 photograph on my desk,  placed a few photo reels that I cut from a 6x6 paper pad from Echo Park, a few paper doilies die cut from an MFT doily die out of scrap paper and this layout was born.  Since the photograph had so much negative space in the upper left hand corner, I decided to use one of my embellishment pieces for the journaling to hide the wall.  Then I sprinkled a few sequences to mimic a flash.  I love how this  "Scrap" layout turned out. 

 

Oh btw those are my beautiful children all grown up!

 

I would love to see your scrap embellies - please post them on the Facebook page and make sure you tag me in them.

 

Thanks for stopping in today,

 

Tonya Gibbs

http://www.psychomomscrapbooks.blogspot.com

Washi Cards

Have you ever had one of those weeks where you just can't think creatively no matter what you do?  This week has been that way for me.  I've been really sick and NOT motivated to do anything.  My studio is A MESS.  So instead of creating I decided to clean.  I was putting away some new Washi tapes and the inspiration hit me square in the face.  Make some cards and use washi tapes as your backgrounds.  Why not?  I own lots of tapes, they are so beautiful, colorful, cheery and fun. It makes me happy to collect them, so perhaps it will make me happy to use them.

 



 

So my mission was to make five cards using only washi tape, scraps, or ephemera pieces (as I have tons of these too).  I'm a total scrap collector - I buy ephemera packs even when I don't buy the entire collection, then I never use them!  Those days are over!

 

I pulled out my punches, Spellbinder's dies, MFT dies, scraps, tapes, and card stamps  and started trimming, sorting, and stamping.

 

 

 

My first card was inspired by a school days theme.  I have several nieces and nephews who are elementary aged children and I thought this collection of scraps would make a cute birthday card.  I used the ruler washi tape on this card as a border, and the dictionary tissue tape as tape on the notebook page. 

 



 

Keeping with the monochromatic theme, gave a degree of sophistication to this card. I cut the washi into arrows for a soft simple background. The hints of silver and pearls gave it life.  I just love this the simple elegance of this card.

 



 

I loved the look of the grey card so much, I decided to use it with teal and blue washi tape. This time I kept the edges of the tape torn to give a more masculine feel to the card.  I love how simple, yet whimsical this card is designed. 

 

 

 

 

A few of my nephews will be graduating to middle school this year, and I thought this card was a fun end of year graduation card.  The Tissue tape was used as a background here, and pieces of ephemera and wooden clocks border a metallic embossed tag.  I also embossed the card with  gears to give it a little texture.  

 

 

For my final card today.  I covered a piece of scrap paper with green and blue washi tapes and cut it into a giant banner.  I continued my banner theme, my sewing together scallop ovals that I cut in half and a MFT tiny banner die with some scraps of coordinating card stock.  I sprinkled the giant cupcake with Rock Candy Stickles and used it for my birthday focal point.  This card screams birthday party, and I love all the celebration layers.  

 

I encourage you to spend an afternoon thinking about your scrap pile and "overstock" and make some cards.  This is a great way to breathe new life into your scrap, and eliminate them from your room.  Most of the time, I lose my inspiration because my room becomes messy and over crowded.  Simply spend the day die cutting your scraps into small pieces and you will be amazed at how fast you find your inspiration again.

 

Thanks for stopping in today,

 

Tonya Gibbs

http://www.psychomomscrapbooks.blogspot.com

 



Smash Pages

Today I would like to share with you some of the pages that I've created in my K & Co. Smash book. All of these pages were desinged using scraps.

Since these journals are pre-bound with a rather small coil, it is important to keep the pages somewhat flat.  I build out my layers with paper, since they are not too bulky.  I try to use as many of the smaller pieces as possible to hide the patterns that are pre-printed on the journal pages.

In this layout - I only had a few of the chipboard letters left, so I abbreviated the words Love and You so that I could use what I have. 

 

 

I just love to layer  scraps of paper.  Feel free to rip, tear, punch pieces of scrap to give your layouts more interest. Other awesome products to include are paper clips, washi tapes, journal cards, tags, envelopes, flat flowers, buttons, rub-ons, ribbon, staples and transparency lay-overs.

 

 

This layout is a photo I took at Easter of the Gibbs kids. I wanted the photo to really pop and I loved how the blue theme of this page worked well with my Easter photo.  To tone down the bright colored background, I layered some softer pastel banners  in the negative space aross the top. Don't forget to pull out your stamps for these books too.

 

Thanks for stopping in today,

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

Tattered Angels' - White Washed Pine

I have totally fallen in love with the new Tattered Angels' Naturally Aged Paint System Kits.  I have been using them on EVERYTHING lately, as you can tell from my last few posts.  I'm totally in LOVE!  I haven't been this excited about a medium in ages!

 

Today's project is using these two kits:

 

 

 

 

You guys know I love to make cards from my scraps. I had a couple of inches of the grey Maya Road trim, the perfect amount to make a dress.  So I pulled out my Tattered Angels Naturally Aged Fine Wood Paint System Kits-White Washed Pine  to paint the cardstock used with Tim Holtz Sewing Room dress form.  I love how the grey in the trim pulls out the grey in the paint kit.

 

Prima's Tea Thyme paper offered the perfect shabby chic background for this dress form. I also had small pieces of flowers that were remnants from previous projects and clustered them around the dress form to offer the look of a garden view. 

 

The butterfly was cut from a scrap tag that had the Tattered Angles' Naturally Aged Precious Stone Paint System Kits-Turquoise. The rich colors and variegated effects from the glazes and sprays offer the perfect texture for the butterfly.

 

Finally a Martha Stewart frame was used to capture the sentiment on this card. 

 

I'm having so much fun playing with these paint systems. 

 

Thanks for stopping in today,

 

Tonya Gibbs

http://www.psychomomscrapbooks.blogspot.com

 

Resources:

• Tattered Angels Naturally Aged Fine Wood Paint System Kits-White Washed Pine
• Tattered Angels Naturally Aged Fine  Precious Stone Paint System Kits-Turquoise
• Maya Road - Grey Trim
• Martha Stewart Crafts - Craft Punch - Classic Butterfly
• Martha Stewart Crafts - Crafter's Clay Collection - White Clay
• Martha Stewart Crafts - Crafter's Clay Collection - Silicone Mold - Frame and Flourishes
• Prima - Valentine Vine Collection - Heart and Flower Embellishments - White
• Prima - Melisse Collection - Flower Embellishments - Nature Garden
• Prima - Tea-Thyme Collection - 6 x 6 Paper Pad
• Sizzix - Tim Holtz - Bigz Die - Alterations Collection - Die Cutting Template - Sewing Room
• Cardstock
• Trim
• Inkadinkadoo - Happy Birthday Stamp
• Ranger - Archival Ink - Sepia

You Make Me Smile - Garment District

Seriously this is one of my favorite printables by Marion Smith Designs.  The Garment district paper is just awesome and so versatile.  I shared with you guys a mini album, and layout.  Today I want to share with you a card I made from the scraps from both the Mini and the layout. 

 

 

I sewed some of the smaller scraps together to create the background, and then proceeded to layer a few of the other journal cards, ephemera, and scraps together to form the focal point of the card. I used a spell binder's label die to showcase the sentiment. Then added some sprigs of flower pieces from a left over Prima vine.  The tiny roses are one of my all time favorite Prima flowers, and they are awesome for cards because of their size.

 

It is so fun using my scraps up, and creating such a wonderful piece.  The tiniest of pieces can be used as banners, or peeking from a layer.

 

Thanks for stopping in today,

 

Tonya Gibbs

http://www.psychomomscrapbooks.blogspot.com

 

 



Garment District: Mini Tag Album

I was in need of a mini album for a special gift and I wanted this mini album to be able to hold only a few photos. Laying on my desk top was a plain shipping tag, and I knew that's it I could create shabby chic mini tag album for my friend. I couldn't resist I knew the Garment District Printables were just perfect for the album, plus I could use up my scraps from my other projects.

 Supplies: are simple one shipping tag to trace on backside of printable, pencil to trace and scissors to cut out tags. Distress inks (brushed corduroy) and edge distresser to rough up the edges, hole punch and eyelet setter.

 Garment District printable scraps, journal spots and embellishments, assorted trims, twine, lace and buttons/gems.

 Making sure to used 3D pop dots to help give depth and places to tuck in little gems here and there.

 For the little trim on the bottom of the tags, was a pretty bright white, I used Perfect Pearl Mist (blue patina) to help tone down and give a hint of vintage.

Hope I have inspired you to create your own personal gift tags from the new Garment District Printable designs available at www.marionsmithdesigns.com

Handmade for you, Peggy Lee
http://pegbaker.blogspot.com

Stashed Treasures Part 2

Last week I shared with you a layout that I was making. The layout is going to be used as a collaborate book with a group of other friends.   My theme was to use something that I had never used before or scraps. 

Today I wanted to share with you the other side to the layout.

Everything on this side was a scrap. The paper in the background was scraps from the other side, and was quilted together to form the base. A Strip of Prima Almanac paper was used to form a pocket in the middle of the page.  The Inspire label was a remnant from the April Journal from Marion, and the Pocket was also one of the left over pieces from one of Marion's Journals.  The two flowers were cut from scraps of book pages, and the trim and lace were all less than 3 inch pieces that were in my stash.

I love using my scraps, and look how beautiful this all turned out.  I hear people say all the time, I toss my scraps.  Well I don't when I'm between projects I pull those scraps out and I make cards, layouts, journal pages.  

I love how the small pieces of trim on the right side mimic the piano keys on the left.  Funny thing was I didn't realize I had done that until the photographs were taken.

I have a challenge on my blog http://www.psychomomscrapbooks.blogspot.com for using your scraps and/or a product that you have purchased and never used.   Contest ends Sept. 1.  See my blog for details.

Thanks for stopping in today,

Tonya

http://www.psychomomscrpabooks.blogspot.com

RESOURCES:   

1. Prima:   Reflections Paper - Shalamar, Almanac Paper. Black sequin fiber
2. Graphic 45:  Stamped Girl - Ladies Diary
3. Ranger:  Distress Markers (colored the girl with them).
4. Marion Smith Designs:  Envelope and  Journal Card
5. Tonya Gibbs Designs:  Inspire Label
6. EK Success Scallop Circle Punch
7. Tonic Studios: Lacy Scallop Border Punch
8. Misc. Pearl Trim, Lace, Twine, Buttons, Doily, Black Cardstock.