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Pinspired Challenge #11

Hello and welcome to another Pinspired Challenge! I hope you guys will play along with us for this challenge. The inspirational photo is just gorgeous and I couldn’t wait to play along the moment I saw it…. Here is my take:

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I had fun making this card because it uses a lot of techniques. I heat embossed the gorgeous background with white embossing powder and then water colored the images with Tim Holtz Distress Markers. I also colored the banner and little house with the distress markers as well… I decided to break up the background just a little by die cutting an air vent strip using a Simon Says Stamp exclusive die…

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I popped the banner and house up with foam dimension and voila, done!

Our sponsor this month is S P & Company.  S P & Company offers a wide variety of products including their own line of stamps, dies, paper, and ink.  They are offering the winner of this challenge a $20 gift certificate to their online store!

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And the gorgeous inspiration badge for this challenge:

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by Laurel on June 11, 2013  •  Permalink
Posted in Challenges, Crafts, Die Cutting, Distress Markers, Hero Arts, Lawn Fawn, Pinspired Challenges, simon says stamp

Posted by Laurel on June 11, 2013

http://laurelbeard.wordpress.com/2013/06/11/pinspired-challenge-11/

Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Take a picture using GESSO, Lawn Fawn and Hero Arts

Happy Wednesday everyone! I hope this week has found you well. I was up most of the night with a hungry little girl, but I’m not complaining. Just thrilled she is here with us. A true miracle. Both of my kids are… Kids. Still can’t get over saying that…. Thank you Jesus….

Today’s challenge is TAKE A PICTURE! Create anything that is film, camera, photograph related…. I chose to work with a couple of Lawn Fawn stamp sets and paired them with a technique I picked up from the cute Lisa Spangler…  GESSO! Here’s a look (all supplies are listed at the bottom of the post):

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Let me explain. I started with a white piece of card stock and used several different color distress stains to create the background. I then took a thick layer of Gesso and applied it with a palette knife… I then took the envelope pattern stamp set from Hero Arts and pressed down into the gesso and got this amazing texture as a result.

 

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To bring out the texture even more, I rubbed some Weathered Wood Distress Paint mixed with water over the top……  I then took the filmstrip image from the Hero Arts/Studio Calico Borders set to incorporate the sentiment….

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And there you have it. A little mixed media card. I don’t do mixed media often as I don’t have the skill for it, but after seeing Lisa’s technique video, I had to give it a try!

The wonderfully amazing and sweet Heidi is offering up a $50 gift certificate to the Simon Says Stamp online store!!!!!! HELLO!!!!!! That’s awesome!!!

Be sure to head on over the Simon Says Stamp challenge blog and take a look at the rest of the design team inspiration and play along with us!!! Be prepared to have your socks blown off because they are all amazing! I am so lucky to be a part of this team! Dream come true.

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Thanks so much for stopping by!!!! :)

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by Laurel on May 22, 2013  •  Permalink
Posted in Challenges, Crafts, Distress Inks, Distress Markers, Hero Arts, Lawn Fawn, simon says stamp

Posted by Laurel on May 22, 2013

http://laurelbeard.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/simon-says-stamp-challenge-take-a-picture-using-gesso-lawn-fawn-and-hero-arts/

Pinspired and Crafter’s Companion Blog Hop

Welcome to the Pinspired – Crafter’s Companion Joint Blog Hop! You should have found me by the way of the fabulously talented Lalo.

Just in case you are new to either Pinspired or Crafter’s Companion, let me tell you a little bit about them both:

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Crafter’s Companion is a U.K.-based company with offices in Anaheim, CA and Northern England. The products are distributed and sold worldwide. The most popular products include Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers, the Ultimate Crafter’s Companion Tool, the Ultimate Pen Storage, embossing folders, and EZMagnetic Storage panels for metal embossing and cutting dies.

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Pinspired Challenges was created by a group of girls that LOVE Pinterest and crafting…. We came up with the idea of the challenge in the latter part of 2012 and the challenges launched in January of 2013. Our DT, or as we like to call them, “Pin Heads” have scoured Pinterest to bring you some amazing inspirational pins. We will post a brand new challenge on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month. You will have until Thursday of the following week to link your entry onto the challenge post. That’s 9 whole days to play along!!!! Inspirational photos are for you to interpret anyway you want. You can take from the colors, the style or the technique – whatever floats your boat! You can also feel free to make any kind of craft you want as well, whether its a card, layout or altered item.

From May 3 – 5, we are showcasing Crafter’s Companion stamps from Sheena’s A Little Bit Floral collection. You have TWO chances to win! You can hop around and comment on all of the blogs for one chance to win a gift certificate from Crafter’s Companion (May 3 – 5, 2013).

For a second chance to win, you can play along!

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Use the image above as inspiration to create a project and post it using InLinkz on the Pinspired Blog. You have until May 9, 2013 to participate for a chance to win a gift certificate from Crafter’s Companion. If you create and comment on the Blog Hop, that is two chances to win!

Here is what I have created for the hop using this GORGEOUS Iris stamp from Sheena’s collection!

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I water colored the Iris with Distress Markers… I didn’t have any matching pearls so I created my own with Liquid Pearls.

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Next up on the hop is the sweet and bubbly Mary Dawn. Remember to comment as you hop and please, play along with us. You can submit your project on the Pinspired home page!

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by Laurel on May 3, 2013  •  Permalink
Posted in Crafts, Distress Markers, Pinspired Challenges

Posted by Laurel on May 3, 2013

http://laurelbeard.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/pinspired-and-crafters-companion-blog-hop/

Pinspired Challenge #5 sponsored by It’s Always Fabulous

Welcome to another Pinspired Challenge, where we turn pins into projects!!! We have a super fun inspiration photo to inspire you with today! I love the pattern, the colors, the whole shabang! We are sponsored by It’s Always Fabulous who has graciously offered up a $15 gift certificate to to their online store. But that’s not all! Everyone that participants in the challenge will receive a FREE SHIPPING CODE to their store!!!! Be sure to check out their store as well as their blog!

I was inspired by both the pattern and colors of the photo so here is what I created, using Tim Holtz Distress Markers and this Hero Arts stamp.

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I love the distress ink markers and this is the only method I have found to get the colorful background! I simply colored directly onto the stamp with various colors, huffed on the stamp and stamped! For more ways to use distress markers, check out the video I made here. I also used the markers to create the sentiment.

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Again, I colored directly onto the stamp from this set. I started by coloring the sentiment with one color and then went over the top with another color in a flicking like technique, I demonstrate this in the youtube video linked above.

I hope that you will play along with us. You’ve got 10 whole days to get inky!!! You can create anything you want. A card, layout, DIY project, altered art, whatever you want!!! :) Here a look at the challenge badge!!!! :)

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by Laurel on March 12, 2013  •  Permalink
Posted in Crafts, Distress Markers, Hero Arts, Pinspired Challenges

Posted by Laurel on March 12, 2013

http://laurelbeard.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/pinspired-challenge-5-sponsored-by-its-always-fabulous/

Inktense Watercolor Pencils versus Distress Markers

Hi there! Yesterday’s post left me wondering…… How would the cards look side by side using the same technique but with a different product. Yesterday, I used Distress Markers. Today, I used Inktense watercolor pencils…… I made a video for you all!

Sidebar: The current online card class Clean and Simple 2 is awesome. If you aren’t taking it, sign up. It’s not to late. Lifelong access. The card up front uses the distress markers. The cards in the back use the Inktense pencils.

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A close up of the cards using the Inktense pencils.

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If you want to check out my video, you can watch it here or over at my youtube channel!


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by Laurel on February 1, 2013  •  Permalink
Posted in Crafts, Distress Markers, Hero Arts, Water Coloring

Posted by Laurel on February 1, 2013

http://laurelbeard.wordpress.com/2013/02/01/inktense-watercolor-pencils-versus-distress-markers/

Thinking of You using Simon Says Stamp Exclusives and Distress Markers

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Ok, so out of my comfort zone here… Totally. But I am finally starting the Clean and Simple 2 online card class and I was inspired by this card Jennifer made. By the way, the class is awesome so far. And I am just at the end of day one, he he….. Jennifer used Inktense Pencils, but I wanted to try her same  technique with distress ink markers just for giggles and to make a less vibrant card….

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I heat embossed the Lattice Background and took different colors of the Tim Holtz markers and “watercolored” them on to the card base… :)

I will make the same card with Inktense pencils and show you the comparison of the two colors… Look for that post later in the week! :)

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by Laurel on January 31, 2013  •  Permalink
Posted in Crafts, Distress Markers, Hero Arts, simon says stamp

Posted by Laurel on January 31, 2013

http://laurelbeard.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/thinking-of-you-using-simon-says-stamp-exclusives-and-distress-markers/

Pinspired Challenge #1 sponsored by The Alley Way Stamps

It’s here! It’s here!!! It’s finally here! The very first Pinspired Challenge!! The basis behind this challenge comes from a group of us who like to take inspiration we find on Pinterest and turn them into projects!!! Turn pins into projects as we say!  Thus Pinspired was born! I am so thrilled to be a Pin Head, lol!!!!!!

Pinspired will host challenges the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month.  Each challenge we will bring you a fabulous inspiration badge to assist you in creating your projects. We also have wonderful sponsors lined up for the entire year, so that means not only will there be lots of inspiration to be found, but prizes to be won too!!!! Today’s sponsor is The Alley Way Stamps! They are a small company who launched in January of 2012 and specialize in clear photopolymer stamps that are made in the USA.   Be sure to head on over to their store and check out all the cute stamps! Let’s check out the first challenge badge, shall we?

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Fun, right??? So many options here. The colors, the polka dots, the lollipops make me think of twine…. I decided to incorporate the polka dots and colors into the project I created. It’s a bit busy, and less clean lined like I normally do, but that’s the fun thing about these challenges. They inspire you in different ways….

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I stamped the various flowers from this stamp set using my Tim Holtz Distress Markers! I love the multi colors you get by using the markers! So much fun… I did a video on the different ways to use markers ions ago, which you can find here. To go directly to the technique that shows how to markers directly to your stamp go to minute 4. It’s about 20 seconds in…. The hill top was created by using Tim Holtz Distress stain.

I hope you will head on over to the Pinspired Challenge blog and check out what all the design team created!! And play along, will ya????

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by Laurel on January 8, 2013  •  Permalink
Posted in Challenges, Crafts, Distress Markers, Pinspired Challenges

Posted by Laurel on January 8, 2013

http://laurelbeard.wordpress.com/2013/01/08/pinspired-challenge-1-sponsored-by-the-alley-way-stamps/

Talk Nerdy To Me

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Today I’ve got a quick card to share with you using this set from the Sweet Stamp Shop.  The background was created with this super cool stamp, which I just adore.. I water colored the images with Distress Markers, popped them up with dimension, rounded the corners and voila.

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Be sure to check back here tomorrow! I’ve got a fun card PLUS A VIDEO to share with you using the popular Inktense pencils!

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by Laurel on November 30, 2012  •  Permalink
Posted in Crafts, Distress Markers, Sweet Stamp Shop, Water Coloring

Posted by Laurel on November 30, 2012

http://laurelbeard.wordpress.com/2012/11/30/talk-nerdy-to-me/

A few Christmas Tags….

Hi there! Yesterday I started making some Christmas tags using various Christmas stamp sets….. The images are from Deasy Designs, Penny Black and Hero Arts. Some of the images were watercolored with Prisma Watercolor Pencils and others with Tim Holtz Distress Markers. Here is a close up of each of the tags!!!

On a more personal note, I want to thank you for all the comments and emails you have sent me about my pregnancy! I am approaching 21 weeks this Sunday and things are progressing smoothly so far. The latter part of my 2nd trimester and 3rd trimester is when I am monitored incredibly closely, so please continue to send me your prayers. They mean more to me then you will ever know!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

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by Laurel on November 16, 2012  •  Permalink
Posted in COPICS, Crafts, Deasy Designs, Die Cutting, Distress Markers, Hero Arts, Silhouette
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Posted by Laurel on November 16, 2012

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Holiday Workshop Class Inspiration: Just Because (stain glass, faux fresco)

I have had so much fun taking the Online Card Class Holiday Workshop. Today’s card was inspired by day 3 and day 3 and day 6, incorporating a few different techniques into one card…. The background was created using some dry embossing, copics and a picket fence stain over the top (faux fresco technique)….  And the flower was made using the stain glass technique by coloring with distress markers.

I needed to tone down the color of the card stock base so I applied some more Picket Fence Distress Stain over the top for a white wash look. Added stickles to the center of the flower.   I so love the Hero Arts flower. 4 come in the set so you definitely get your monies worth…. I am going to enter this into their current monthly challenge.

I hope you like it and thanks so much for stopping by.

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by Laurel on November 6, 2012  •  Permalink
Posted in COPICS, Crafts, Distress Markers, Hero Arts

Posted by Laurel on November 6, 2012

http://laurelbeard.wordpress.com/2012/11/06/holiday-workshop-class-inspiration-just-because-stain-glass-faux-fresco/

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