Daisy Bucket released their MY LITTLE MONSTERS collection several months ago… and it’s such an ADORABLE collection too, kristi really outdid herself!
when my lss got the line in, i did a sample layout for them using it. i took the layout down quite awhile ago, as the paper sold out QUICKLY, and it’s been sitting here, waiting for me to put photos on it ever since. and it’s been sitting, and sitting, and sitting, and sitting – well – you get the idea! i didn’t want to post it until i DID put photos on it, but i’m tired of staring at it, and i haven’t found the time to dig out the photos i wanted to use on it – so here it is, in all it’s unfinished glory! LOL!
it’s a pretty simple little layout, something quick and cute to scraplift if you like… i freehanded the hearts and the letters, so if you would like a scan of them so you can print it out and use it as a template to make your own, just e-mail me HERE {just click my name on the page that comes up}
and if you DO make the layout or your version of it, and DO add photos of your little monster{s}, e-mail me a copy, i’d love to see it!
they know the lingo, they know what can be recycled and what can’t, they talk about earth day – i know they have learned about it at school, and i’m equally sure, they don’t quite understand what “green” is all about!
probably my biggest green contribution is that i like old stuff – so i reuse and repurpose things i find at flea markets and estate sales. i love the look of flowers in an old chipped pitcher or vase…
and when i planted flowers this spring, i used several vintage containers…
my favorite new find is also in the garden, i found this piece of wrought iron someone had probably welded together from some scraps. i was lucky enough to find a clay bowl that fit it perfectly too!
i also sell some of my unique finds on e-bay, so i guess you could say i help others recycle too! LOL!
in keeping with the reuse, repurpose, recycle theme – i think multi-tasking your supplies ranks up there are being green as well. i kept thinking that it would be nice if i could emboss with my stamps, you know, just rub over them and get a nice design. well, most stamps aren’t firm enough for that unless you are using REALLY light-weight paper. so i thought about my using my watermark stamp pad to stamp the design with, then embossing it using my stylus. i am quite sure this is NOT an original thought here, just an original thought for me! LOL! so since i REALLY love all of my DAISY BUCKET STAMPS and would like to be able to use them for something other than just stamping, i decided to try my idea out.
i stamped my image on the backside of a piece of cardstock, then embossed the design using a stylus while working on a magazine covered in a sheet of white paper {you don’t want any of the print to transfer to the “good side” of your work}. when i turned it over, there it was – my stamp – embossed! of course, now i could do several things with it, ink it lightly to get it to stand out, or maybe sand it. since i was using the core’dintations cardstock though, which has a color core – of COURSE i chose to sand it! it came out great, the areas that i embossed showed up as a lighter shade of the cardstock, and the raised details from the embossing added dimension. the technique was pretty simple, here’s the finished card…
here are the directions if you want to make your own!
supplies:
Daisy Bucket – stamp – curly tree, Core-dinations – cardstock – flower power – green, blue and brown, Clearsnap – watermark ink pad, 3D dots, file, black pen and chipboard
directions:
1) cut a 5 X 10 piece of chipboard; score at 5″ and fold in half to make card. {chipboard is hard to fold unless you score first}
2) stamp tree top on back of green cardstock and tree trunk on back of brown cardstock using watermark ink.
3) emboss designs using stylus, be sure you press hard enough to emboss well, but not hard enough to tear. it helps to work on a slightly cushioned surface, like a magazine.
4) turn over, sand lightly to bring out the embossed design, then cut out and glue trunk to top.
5) outline card in black ink.
6) for background crumple a piece of blue cardstock. uncrumble, tear edges and lightly sand to distress. adhere to card by just tacking in a few places so that it doesn’t lie perfectly flat.
7) adhere tree using 3D dots
add sentiment.
enjoy the day! get some fresh air and get your GREEN on!
i like to stamp, but i admit, i find myself stamping with black ink a lot, or just stamping a title or sentiment in one color. but there is a WHOLE rainbow of colors out there, and it’s pretty easy to bring them into your stamping. and i’m not just talking about dabbing your stamp into one new color at a time, i’m talking about filling your stamped images with color – LOTS of color…
i always liked to color when i was little… there was something VERY relaxing about opening that big box of 64 colors and rubbing them across the newsprint type paper that they used in coloring books “in the olden days”! LOL! the crayons went on smooth as silk – gliding across the page and filling that black and white image with color. now-a-days, the crayons are waxy and the paper is smooth and it’s just not the same. but if you are like me, you can revive your love of coloring, just in a new way – with your stamps! 2 of the techniques below begin with a black and white stamped image that you get to color in, just remember to STAY IN THE LINES! LOL! (or cheat like me and emboss your image so it’s easier to stay in those darn lines!
i’ve done 3 cards, each with a different technique for adding color to your stamping. i used papers from the LITTLE BLACK DRESS line as well as black and white cardstocks, black ink, and black and white embossing powders (are you beginning to sense a theme?) i wanted EVERYTHING to begin as black and white, so that the colors we were adding would REALLY POP!
for this first project, i used a new product called Smooch. it’s a pearlized ink that you paint on with a brush in the handle. the brush has a semi-rigid, REALLY tiny tip that lets you get into small areas easily. the colors are gorgeous, and they bring a LOT of color to a simple black and white image…
Happy Thoughts Card
Supplies:
Daisy Bucket: Little Black Dress – Dinner with Friends printed paper, Stamps – caterpillar, row of grass, label, happy thoughts and dragonfly
Other: Clearsnap: SMOOCH – gold lame, siren, pumpkin, azure and green apple, Top Boss tinted embossing stamp pad, Top Boss embossing powders – white and black, Prism: black and white cardstock, 3D dots, rhinestones and heat gun
Directions:
1) cut a 4″ X 12″ piece of white cardstock and fold in half to make card.
2) cut a 3″ X 3 1/2″ piece of striped paper and adhere to card.
3) stamp dragonflies, caterpillar and grass on black cardstock using embossing pad. emboss with white embossing powder.
4) color stamps using SMOOCH, then cut out.
5) stamp label on white cardstock using embossing pad, then stamp verse inside label. emboss with black embossing powder.
6) color in label, then cut out.
7) adhere elements to card, using 3D dots to adhere caterpillar and label then add rhinestones to dragonflies.
next… i used pencils by Prismacolor, they are nice and smooth and glide on nicely! they have a blender pencil that lets you smooth several colors together so you can add shading easily…
Great Day Card
Supplies:
Daisy Bucket: Little Black Dress – Black Tie Affair printed paper, Stamps – layered daisy, great day and striped square
Other: Sanford: Primsacolor colored pencils – 2 shades each – light and dark – pink, yellow and blue, Clearsnap: ColorBox Chalk Ink – blackbird and pastel pink, Prism – white cardstock, 3D dots and pink rhinestone
Directions:
1) cut a 7 X 8 piece of white cardstock and fold in half lengthwise to make a 3 1/2 X 8 card.
2) cut and adhere a 2 X 8 piece of polka dot paper to card.
3) stamp 5 flowers on white cardstock using black ink.
4) color 2 flowers pink with blue centers, and 2 flowers blue with pink centers, each with yellow middle petals. color 1 flower yellow with pink center petals and add a pink rhinestone at the center.
— to color and shade: begin with the darker color, and go around outside of large petals, add lighter color at center of petals, then use belnder to combine and smooth out the 2. for the center petals, begin with the darker color at the part nearest the center, then add the lighter color at the tip of the petal, then blend. you can go over the colors again to add depth and a deeper color, just remember to blend each time!
5) cut out flowers and adhere pink and blue ones to card.
6) stamp the striped block using pink ink. when dry, add yellow color to the white areas of the stripe. then cut out, leaving a 1/8 border around the edge. color the border using blue, go over the colors with the blender to smooth.
7) ink the edge of the block in black ink and adhere to card.
adhere yellow flower using 3D dot.
and finally, and this is probably the EASIEST techinique because it’s not really coloring, just stamp your image on printed paper!
Hip Hip Hooray! Card
Supplies:
Daisy Bucket: Little Black Dress – Out on the Town printed paper, Perfect Harmony – Avery, Stamps – birdie and hip hip hooray
Other: Clearsnap: Top Boss – embossing stamp pad and black embossing powder, Prism – white and black cardstock, Marvy – 2″ circle punch, 3D dots and rhinestone
Directions:
1) cut a 5 X 10 piece of white cardstock and fold in half to make card.
2) cut a 2 3/4 X 5 piece of black cardstock and adhere to card.
3) cut a 2 1/4 X 5 piece of polka dot paper and adhere to card.
4) stamp and emboss birds on pink, blue and yellow printed paper; cut out and adhere to card.
5) stamp and emboss sentiment; then punch out.
6) ink edges of circle and adhere to the card using 3D dots.
7) add rhinestones to flower center on birds.
i hope you enjoy these projects and techniques and will give them a try to bring a little COLOR into the basic black and white!
the LOVES ME LOVES ME NOT line isn’t just for Valentine’s day… the colors are bright and fun, and perfect for lots of other themes like “girlie-girl”, spring or summer layouts!
i used it in this layout of 2 adorable little girls in my son’s first grade class; my son chris – who is 6 took the pic btw!
i layered strips of printed paper with cardstock on a dark brown background. the strip against the left edge was handcut from printed paper – i just cut around the flowers on the right side. a piece of VINEYARD paper ribbon separates it from the pink polka dot paper. i used a vintage red paper doily to back my little friends – which are made of chipboard. i painted them, then ”dressed” them with chalk ink, stamps and white gel pen. i tied little pieces of paper ribbon to fill the holes in their heads – couldn’t have that! i added a few paper flowers with vintage button centers, and glittered chipboard letters for my title. the simple journaling at the bottom was done with a white gel pen.
daisy bucket has wonderful Valentine’s lines! last year it was Love You, and this year they have Loves Me Loves Me Not! the color combinations are so fresh and fun! and they aren’t just for Valentine’s day or love themed layouts or projects either, they are perfect for Spring and Girly projects too!
Here’s a project i did using the Love You line and cork coasters from the dollar store…
i just covered the coasters using printed papers, then added flowers, rhinestones, quotes and stamped accents. i put the coasters together using book rings, then hung them from a purse handle…
and here are some cards i made using the new LOVES ME LOVES ME NOT line…
i used the new CARD ELEMENTS as a base for this one…
and — if valentine’s day wasn’t all that “lovely”, Daisy Bucket even has BREAK UP PAPER! i think this particular paper is VERY clever! one side is covered in “love” words and phrases, while the other side features quite the opposite! i couldn’t resist making a cars using it – complete with the “text” phrase – CUL8R (see you later!)…
hope you had a GREAT Valentine’s Day and ate LOTS of chocolate!
although Christmas was over a month ago, the memories and the photos linger on!
if you are like me, you MIGHT just be a little behind on your scrap’n. so here’s a layout just in case you are in need of a little Christmas inspiration in mid february !
i did this layout of my youngest, chris visiting with santa…
this is the FIRST year i don’t have a pic of BOTH of my boys on santa’s knees. my oldest, drew, who just turned 12, decided he was TOO old for a visit to santa. WAAAAHHHH!
it’s hard when they grow up! at least they will stay little “forever” in the photos!
i used Daisy Bucket’s MERRY WISHES line for this layout…
The background papers are HOLIDAY LANE, SEASON’S GREETINGS, and ALL THE TRIMMINGS.
i cut out the ornaments from VERY MERRY printed paper, and “hung” them from narrow strips of Chocolate Paper Ribbon. I used the swirl border stamp from the BORDERS stamp to stamp the mat around my photo. I cut my border stamps apart, i liked being able to use them one at a time, of course, you can stack them back together and use them all at once too!
The large circle with the title was cut from HOLLY JOLLY. I stamped the “happy happy joy joy” portion of the title using the HAPPY HAPPY stamp then used chipboard and grungeboard for the rest of my title. a few scattered ”BLINGS” added the finishing touches!
it’s february… can you FEEL the love??? i am feeling the love from DAISY BUCKET! they have some GREAT new products!
i combined 2 of their newest to create this project… i used their new Valentine line called LOVES ME LOVES ME NOT and their new CHIPBOARD BANNERS. the banners come in 2 sizes, 5 X 10 – which is what i used in my decor piece, and a JUMBO, GI-NORMOUS… 12 X 23! the banners come in 2 diffent styles too - and i used ‘em both!
i just covered the chipboard using an assortment of the printed papers, then added some ribbon trim, some painted chipboard elements and words, and tossed in some stickles for good measure.
then, i punched holes and tied the banners together with ribbons. for a finishing touch, i hung 2 paper covered chipboard hearts from some felt ribbon at the bottom.
add sentiment.
