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Monday, July 20, 2020

Crafty Friends: Ellen Hutson and a Discount!

Hey everybody! I hope your week is off to a great start! I am excited because we are getting kittens today... well, they were supposed to be kittens but they are twelve weeks old now so I'm hoping there's a little kitten left in them. Either way, we've been waiting for these kitties since May and we are so excited to finally get them.

I'm also excited because today is the 20th of the month and that means I'm getting together with my crafty friends for an awesome blog hop! If you haven't joined us for this hop before... we are a group of crafty friends who believe in crafting for fun. Every month we pick one company to focus on and we bring you tons of creative inspiration using products from that company. This month we are sharing our love for Ellen Hutson! Ellen is so generous and has offered an exclusive discount for our readers.

DISCOUNT: Click this link to Ellen Hutson and use the code: CRAFTYFRIENDS for 20% off an all Essentials by Ellen products from now through July 21st, 2020. 

For this card I went for sort of a clean, mixed media look (is that a thing?). I love doing mixed media and haven't had much time for it lately so this card hit the spot for me in terms of getting colorful and grungy. I used the Dina Wakley Gloss Sprays on deli paper to create the background for my card. When it was dry I adhered it to a piece of white cardstock using gel medium. 

Next, I added the sentiment, "Mondo Squishy Hugs," which I just love from the High Five stamp set from Ellen Hutson. I stamped it in black Hybrid ink and heat embossed it in clear embossing powder.

Then I used the Painted Stripes stamp set to add some decorative elements and texture to my card. These were all heat embossed either in gold, clear with a sprinkling of gold, or, black. 

To finish my card off I added detail with black and white glaze gel pens just to add a little more texture. 

Both of the stamp sets that I used today qualify for the awesome 20% discount to Ellen Hutson! There are a ton of products (that I didn't use today) that qualify as well. So, If you're inclined to do a little shopping remember to to use this link to Ellen Hutson and add the code CRAFTYFRIENDS when you check out. Here are the details...


That's it for me today you guys but my crafty friends have all dreamed up some amazing projects to share with you today as well. To continue hopping along with us please head on over to Becky's Blog. If you prefer to work off of a list-I've included a list of my Crafty Friends below. As always, I'm including a list of the products that I used today so that if you're interested in checking them out it's easy for you to find what you are looking for. If you have any questions please let me know (just leave me a comment and I'll get back to you asap).

Have an amazing day you guys!
Bye for now,

Maria.






BLOG ROLL:
Jill Hilliard
Jen Timko
Amy Kolling
Tanya Boser
Ilina Crouse
Maria Willis: You are HERE.
Becky Roberts
Sandi MacIver
Sue Plote
Sara Sherlock
Lydia Fiedler


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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

You be You, Dragon Girl!

Hey everybody! I hope you all are having the most amazing day today! I am stopping by today with a little redemption post. On the 20th of every month I'm in a blog hop with my Crafty Friends. It's an awesome hop because we feature just one company and we all share products and projects that we love. Well, back in January we featured Picket Fence Studios... but when the hop went live I was at Creativation working non-stop (so fun!) and I only had time to color this gorgeous image but I wasn't able to put a card together. I felt a little bit like I failed my Crafty Friends so today I'm calling a redo for myself. I finished coloring this beautiful image from Picket Fence Studio's Dany Girl stamp set and turned it into a card...
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, Picket Fence Studios, no-line coloring, #heroarts, #rangerink, #danygirl, #cards, #handmade, #cardmaker, #art, #color, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #distressoxides, #copics, #copicmarkers, #dragon

This stamp set is truly gorgeous and the sentiment speaks to me because it's something I truly believe in. I stamped Dany Girl in no-line ink from Ink on 3 and did a little no-line coloring with my copic markers. After coloring I decided to add a little extra depth with a black sharpie and some highlights with a white gel pen.
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, Picket Fence Studios, #heroarts, no-line coloring, #rangerink, #danygirl, #cards, #handmade, #cardmaker, #art, #color, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #distressoxides, #copics, #copicmarkers, #dragon

I ink blended the background in Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide ink using my Picket Fence Studios Life Changing Blender Brushes. Then, I splattered the background with Wilted Violet Distress Oxide Ink and stamped my sentiment using Hero Arts INTENS-ified Black Ink. I cut Dany Girl out by hand (because I added extra flowers in her hair) but there is a coordinating die which makes cutting her out super easy. I adhered Dany to my card front using foam adhesive to make her pop out from the card.
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, Picket Fence Studios, no-line coloring, #heroarts, #rangerink, #danygirl, #cards, #handmade, #cardmaker, #art, #color, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #distressoxides, #copics, #copicmarkers, #dragon

I added some sequins in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors to finish my card off... and I've gotta say that I am so glad I came back and finished this. I truly love this stamp set!

Ok, that's it for today's redemption post. Thank you so much for stopping by. If you're interested in checking out any of the products I've used today I'm adding a list below to make it easier.

Have an awesome day and I'll see you back here soon!
Maria


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Monday, September 10, 2018

Nuvo Shimmer Powders on Glossy Cardstock

Hey! So, if you follow my blog you might have a YouTube video I posted the other day featuring Ten Different Ways to use Tonic Nuvo Shimmer Powders. If you didn't catch it, never fear, I've added it to the bottom of this post so that it's easy to find. Anyhow, let me start with explaining what the Nuvo Shimmer Powders are. They are pigment powders mixed with a good amount of mica. They come in bottles with fine tips so that you can tap out just a little bit of powder (because you really only need a little). Once your powder is on your cardstock you can activate with water or alcohol. The powder will turn into vibrant color that shimmers and is absolutely beautiful. On this card I used the Shimmer Powder on Glossy Cardstock. This is one of my favorite ways to use the powder because since the glossy surface of the paper doesn't absorb the product as easily as other types of paper do, all of the color and mica sit on the surface for a truly stunning look. 

On this card I used three different colors of shimmer powder (listed at bottom of post) on glossy cardstock and then I spritzed lightly with water to activate the powder. After it dried I used this fancy die that was an add-on from the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit in June. I just couldn't throw away any of the cardstock so I decided to make two cards using both the positive and negative pieces of the die.
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On this first card I used the positive portion of the die and used my distress oxide inks and the birds from the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit (June) to create an ocean scene for the background. I love the way the die cut piece frames the scene.
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It's really hard to see it in these pictures but this card is so sparkly and shiny! In addition to the front piece being glimmery, I also flicked Clear Wink of Stella all over the background.
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #card, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #papercrafting, #art, #color, #handmade, #diy, #heroarts, #mymonthyhero, #tonicstudios, #tonicstudiosusa, #rangerink, #distressoxideinks, #nuvoshimmerpowder, #nuvo, #video, #videotutorial,


For the second card I made I used the negative pieces from the die cut glossy cardstock. I will tell you  that this was SO tedious! Check out all of those tiny little pieces that I had to first find and then glue into the appropriate spaces. It took me quite a while but in the end it was worth it.
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #card, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #papercrafting, #art, #color, #handmade, #diy, #heroarts, #mymonthyhero, #tonicstudios, #tonicstudiosusa, #rangerink, #distressoxideinks, #nuvoshimmerpowder, #nuvo, #video, #videotutorial,

I heat embossed the sentiment in white on black and used foam tape to pop up both the background and the sentiment piece. 
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I finished the card off by adding sequins in a few different iridescent colors.
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If you'd like to check see ten ways to use these shimmer powders please check out this video. I  do demonstrate how to use them on glossy cardstock if you are curious about that. 

Thanks for stopping by today! As promised I will have a list of the Nuvo Shimmer Powders that I used on these two cards below. I will also provide a link to Tonic Studios who makes the Nuvo line of products as that is where I like to purchase my powders from. I'll also link you up to Ranger Ink and Hero Arts in case you're interested in the Distress Oxide inks or the die that I've used today.

Happy Crafting!

Maria
mariawillis@hotmail.com




Nuvo Shimmer Powders
-Blue Blitz
-Solar Flare
-Atlantis Burst




-Distress Oxide Inks





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Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Honeybee Mermaid: Have a Fintastic Day!

Hey Everybody! I'm here today with a quick post. I finally had time to get back into my craft room last night (think VERY early this morning) and I had a little fun with this gorgeous mermaid from the Swimming By stamp set from Honeybee Stamps. I also used my new Arteza Real Brush Pens for the first time and I love them! 
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #honeybeestamps, #rangerink, #arteza, #artezarealbrushpens, #art, #watercolor, #mermaid, #mermaidsong, #swimmingby, #distressoxideinks,

I started out with the Mermaid's tail and used two green markers and a blue to get some fun shading. Then I moved on to her skin and shells. For most of the card I applied color directly to the watercolor paper with my Arteza Real Brush Pens and then I used a water brush (paint brush with a water-filled barrel) to blend the colors. I did her shells a little differently as the red color that I wanted to use was a bit bolder than I wanted it to be. I colored the red ink onto a piece of acrylic. Then I used my water brush to pick up the color and paint it onto her shells. It worked perfectly to dilute the color. I wanted a little extra shading on the sides of the shells so I went back in with my brush pen, added a little color directly to the edges and then blended it with my water brush. It worked the way it was hoping I would and I love how versatile these pens are.
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #honeybeestamps, #rangerink, #arteza, #artezarealbrushpens, #art, #watercolor, #mermaid, #mermaidsong, #swimmingby, #distressoxideinks,

My favorite part to color on this mermaid was her hair. I'm a little obsessed with mixing and blending odd colors right now and for her hair I picked two purples (light and dark) and a teal green color. They blended together to make some really fun shades of purples, blues and greens. I laid down the color first, then blended making sure to leave the highlighted areas with less pigment. After watercoloring I went back in and added more color where it was needed.
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #honeybeestamps, #rangerink, #arteza, #artezarealbrushpens, #art, #watercolor, #mermaid, #mermaidsong, #swimmingby, #distressoxideinks,


I painted my background using both my Arteza Real Brush Pens (two blues for the water) and Distress Oxide Ink in Frayed Burlap (sand). Then I heat embossed the sentiment in black (sentiment is from Mermaid Song by Honeybee Stamps). I finished off my card by using a white gel pen to add highlights and details to the mermaid and background and glueing on some sequins from Hero Arts.
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #honeybeestamps, #rangerink, #arteza, #artezarealbrushpens, #art, #watercolor, #mermaid, #mermaidsong, #swimmingby, #distressoxideinks,

That's it for today folks! Just in case you'd like to pick up a set of these amazing watercolor markers or one of the stamp sets I used for this card I will add some links for you below. If you have any questions please shoot me an email or leave me a comment below.

Have an awesome day!
Maria

mariawillis@hotmail.com









You can shop all of the Distress Oxide Inks at: Ranger Ink Industries
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Wednesday, July 11, 2018

New Distress Oxides are Available Now!

Surprise, surprise!! Tim Holtz just released set number four of his amazing Distress Oxide inks! If you follow my blog at all you have definitely seen these in action but if you are new and haven't seen them before... They are truly amazing inks! They have the properties of both dye and pigment inks mixed into one ink. You can stamp or blend with them just as you would a normal ink but when you add water to these inks things start to get a little crazy (crazy amazing!). These inks oxidize when they are combined with water and you can get some really cool effects by doing this. You can also layer these inks because of their pigment ink qualities. This gives you opportunity to create in ways that you never could with regular dye inks. I'll share a couple of cards that I've made using Distress Oxide inks in the past but first let me share the link to the new set of inks as they are sure to sell out fast. 

Ranger is offering a FREE Tim Holtz bag to carry your inks in as well as FREE SHIPPING so snatch up this deal on the double! I just ordered mine and the other thing I added to my order was the new Alcohol Lift Ink which I cannot wait to get my hands on! 


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Ok! Here are a few examples of cards that I've made using the Distress Oxide inks in previously released colors.

This background for this seal card was made by sponging, blending and watercoloring with Distress Oxides.
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This bright background was created by blending the Distress Oxide inks and that spritzing with water to oxidize the ink.
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Both of these octopus cards were created by blending Distress Oxide Inks, spritzing with water, spritzing with Distress Spray and repeating the process multiple times. The effect is really cool in person as the background has texture from the Distress Spray. I wish you could touch it and feel for yourself!
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This background was made by using the Ink Smooshing technique with Distress Oxides.
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These two were ink blended and then both lightly misted and heavily splattered with water.
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This last card was ink blended and then I flicked water onto the background at an angle to make the drops appear like falling rain. In this card you can really get an idea how these just blend like butter. They are so smooth and forgiving to work with and I love the chalky, matte finish they have (with no chalky residue!).
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Ok, guys! That's it for today! If you want to check out any of Ranger's other amazing products I will leave you with the link below. Enjoy and have an amazing day!

Maria

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Thursday, May 24, 2018

Bow Chicka-huahua!

Hey you guys! I feel like I haven't posted in for-ev-er! It's been just over a week since I've posted and although I made this card quite some time ago I haven't gotten my act together to write this post. I am still loving this Chihuahua set from Hero Arts. The sentiments absolutely kill me! Bow Chicka-huahua! And, get a load of this guys eye wink-it cracks me up every time I look at it!
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #simonsaysstamps, #ssswchallenge, #rangerink, #timholtz, #heroarts, #copics, #color, #distressoxideinks, #distressinks, #chihuahua, #cards, #stamps, #ink, #paper, #cards, #papercrafting, #creative, #handmade, #diy, #texture,

For this card I started out with a Hero Arts background stamp called Sunburst Bold Prints (CG732). I inked it up with some Distress Oxide ink. Before stamping it onto my paper I gave it a quick spritz of water to activate the ink. 
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #simonsaysstamps, #ssswchallenge, #rangerink, #timholtz, #heroarts, #copics, #color, #distressoxideinks, #distressinks, #chihuahua, #cards, #stamps, #ink, #paper, #cards, #papercrafting, #creative, #handmade, #diy, #texture,

The charming little chihuahua is from Hero Art's It's Fiesta Time (CG252) stamp set. I stamped him with black Memento ink and colored him with Copic Markers. I cut him out with the coordinating dies (DI494) and used foam adhesive to pop him up over the sentiment piece. 
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #simonsaysstamps, #ssswchallenge, #rangerink, #timholtz, #heroarts, #copics, #color, #distressoxideinks, #distressinks, #chihuahua, #cards, #stamps, #ink, #paper, #cards, #papercrafting, #creative, #handmade, #diy, #texture,

I finished the card off by adding a black mat and putting that on a card base of Island Indigo cardstock. The final touch was adding some black sequins in multiple sizes.
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I'm entering this card into this week's Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge (Click HERE to check out the challenge blog). This week's challenge is to use more than one stamp set and I've used two on this card. 

I'll be back soon! I've been playing around with Nuvo Shimmer Powder and that stuff is so amazing! I can't wait to share what I've made with you. 

Have an awesome day and I'll see you back here soon!

Maria
mariawillis@hotmail.com


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Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Ay, Chihuahua! SSS Stencil Challenge

Hey you guys! So this week Simon Says Stamp has a killer challenge going on over at their Monday Challenge: Stencil It! The crazy-cool thing is that they've got the exact same challenge going on over at their SSS Wednesday Challenge! So, I'll be entering both of their challenges with this card. 
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #simonsaysstamps, #sssmchallenge, #ssswchallenge, #rangerink, #timholtz, #stencils, #heroarts, #copics, #color, #distressoxideinks, #distressinks, #distresscrayons, #chihuahua, #cards, #stamps, #ink, #paper, #cards, #papercrafting, #creative, #handmade, #diy, #texture,

I started out by watercoloring my background (watercolor paper) with Distress Ink and made sure I had some good layers on there. Then I grabbed my Tim Holtz stencils, my Distress Oxide Inks and blending tools and went to town. I also randomly stamped a musical background stamp (Stampin' Up!) in Black Archival ink all over the background. 
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #simonsaysstamps, #sssmchallenge, #ssswchallenge, #rangerink, #timholtz, #stencils, #heroarts, #copics, #color, #distressoxideinks, #distressinks, #distresscrayons, #chihuahua, #cards, #stamps, #ink, #paper, #cards, #papercrafting, #creative, #handmade, #diy, #texture,

The bottom of the card has a bit of a cobblestoned look to it. First, I sponged some Distress Oxide ink (Faded Burlap) using a Tim Holtz stencil. Then, I used the same stencil with the Antiqued Brass Distress Crayon add a layer of metallic goodness to the left sides of the "cobblestones." I wish you could see how it looks in person because it's way cooler in real life than in this pic. If you look closely you can see that I've also used a white glaze pen to add detail to the background of the card (cobblestones and edges of sponged details).
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #simonsaysstamps, #sssmchallenge, #ssswchallenge, #rangerink, #timholtz, #stencils, #heroarts, #copics, #color, #distressoxideinks, #distressinks, #distresscrayons, #chihuahua, #cards, #stamps, #ink, #paper, #cards, #papercrafting, #creative, #handmade, #diy, #texture,

This party animal dog from Hero Arts was so much to fun to color with my Copic markers. I also used part of the "It's fiesta time" sentiment to stamp "fiesta" repeatedly onto the background. I used a black glaze pen to darken up one of the "fiestas" as well as some of the music notes. I heat embossed my sentiment in white on black cardstock and popped that and the dog up on foam adhesive. 
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #simonsaysstamps, #sssmchallenge, #ssswchallenge, #rangerink, #timholtz, #stencils, #heroarts, #copics, #color, #distressoxideinks, #distressinks, #distresscrayons, #chihuahua, #cards, #stamps, #ink, #paper, #cards, #papercrafting, #creative, #handmade, #diy, #texture,

This is really my first time getting crazy with stencils and it was so much fun! I've used them before for texture paste but that's about it. I was really glad to have a fun selection of Tim Holtz mini stencils to choose from to make this project. 

Ok, like I said at the beginning of this post I am excited to playing along with both of this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenges. Here are links to both of them. The SSS design teams are amazing so if you need a little inspiration go check them out!

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Stencil It

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: 

Ok, guys, I'd better be heading off to bed now but thanks so much for stopping by! I'm linking to the products that I've used down below. If you're interested in picking anything up for your crafty stash I'd be so grateful to have you shop through my affiliate links below at no extra cost to you.

Have an awesome day and I'll be back here soon with another fun chihuahua card from this Hero Arts stamp set.

Bye for now!

Maria
mariawillis@hotmailc.com



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