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Featured Artist/Designer: Amber Hight – 05 28 2015

Welcome to another Featured Artist/Designer Spotlight. Today we’re thrilled to welcome Amber Hight. Before we show you Amber’s project, let’s get to know her a little bit more…

AmberHightProfilePic-250W-05282015 I am married to the love of my life for the past 12 glorious years. We have two children. Luke and Jesse. They are hairy and have four legs 🙂 They are labrador retrievers and I couldn’t love them more if they WERE my natural born children! My husband is in the Air Force and has now been in for 21 years. I work in a busy real estate office in the Tacoma Washington area.

I have been stamping since 2005. It all started with an Avon catalog from my Mom! I saw a fun scrapbook kit and immediately fell in love with the hobby. I scrapbooked for a couple years and then found stamping, which I found much more satisfying! I love the smaller canvas and quicker result! Last year, I found mixed media and art journaling, and my art has once again shifted focus. Anytime I can play with various ink colors and get messy, I am in heaven!

Dream Big

To begin, I applied torn patterned paper strips to the manila tag with Mod Podge. Next, I rubbed some white gesso on the papers to mute the bright colors. I added a white doily with a glue stick and let it dry. Next, I stamped the sentiment directly on the doily. Added another torn paper strip to the top of the tag, and applied more gesso. When that was dry, I rubbed a bit of the teal Silk glaze paint with my finger. As an after though, I added the heart circle rub-ons. I kind of wish I’d left that off now, but it’s part of the process, lol! Oh well 🙂

To finish the tag off I added the sun and cloud dies and added a button then wrapped twine around the tag and tied in a bow. I added the little binder clip to the top to balance everything, and that’s it!

Supplies

Manila Tag – Ranger (#8)
patterned paper – Crate Paper
stamps – Shine from Within (Reverse Confetti)
dies – Sun ‘n Clouds Confetti Cuts (Reverse Confetti)
rub-ons – Crate Paper
Paint – various craft paints
doily – unk
binder clip – unk
washi tape – unk

We hope you have enjoyed today’s project courtesy of Amber Hight. Be sure to stop by Amber’s blog to see even more of her beautiful work (and let her know we sent you). You can also find Amber on Instagram: amberdawn80

Happy Crafting!

Featured Company: Poppy Stamps – 05 27 2015

We are happy to bring you this week’s Featured Company: Poppy Stamps.

Poppy Stamps is a line of dies and rubber stamps from the creators of Memory Box. When Memory Box owners Monica and Dave Brethauer’s children, Emma and Cooper got more involved in the family business, Poppy was created as an opportunity to teach teach them the business from the ground up. Dave created the images and designs with the kids, and made them responsible for filling orders, invoicing, and shipping – a true family business. The company has grown over the years and now has employees who handle day to day operations. Poppystamps offers a large selection of intricate dies and backgrounds with the same quality you have come to expect from Memory Box with new releases several times a year. The newest introduction to the product offering is clear stamps with companion dies.

Poppy Stamps’ website, blog and other social media links

Poppy Stamps Website: http://www.poppystamps.com

Poppy Stamps Blog (we have a monthly challenge) http://poppystamps.typepad.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Poppy-Stamps/211022955636240?ref=bookmarks

Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/groups/2713721@N23/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/poppystamps/

This week we are giving away 2 clear stamp sets “Into the Words” and “A Fox Tale” with matching companion dies. (Details at the end of the post.)

Poppy Stamps Designer – Jeane Jachna

Today we welcome Jeane Jachna. We are so excited to have her showcase her work today on Paper Crafter’s Library. You can see Jeane’s fabulous project below, but first, here is a little more about her:

JeaneJachnaProfilePic-250W-05272015 Hi! I’m Jeanne Jachna. I’m a married, stay at home mom of two young adults, and one very active Akita puppy. I live in Northwest Indiana near Chicago. I like to read, garden, and cook, but I have been completely captivated by paper crafting. I can’t resist a new set of stamps, bling, big bows and colorful paper. I love to layer on lots of die cuts and mix different patterned papers together. My time crafting is a sweet escape and a fun way to express myself.

Running Behind

A watercolor background created by smooshing Peerless watercolors. Images stamped in Memento ink and colored with Copic Markers. Images are die cut with Poppystamps companion dies and adhered with adhesive foam tape.

Idea

I created a blended distress ink (Ranger) background, sprinkled water drops and let dry. Images stamped in Memento ink and colored with Copic Markers. Image is die cut with companion dies and adhered with adhesive foam tape.

Happy Camper

I stamped the tent in Memento Ink and colored with Copic Markers. Next I covered the tent image with masking fluid. I die cut a border and used it as a mask to create the grass (bottom half) with distress ink. When the ink was set I stamped the tree image, colored it with Copic Markers, and again applied masking fluid following manufacturer directions. I die cut a cloud border and used it as a mask to create the sky with distress ink. When the ink was set I removed the masking fluid, and added more Copic color to the tent and tree. When the The fox and campfire were stamped and colored with Copic Markers and die cut with the companion die set, and adhered with adhesive foam tape. The tree was fussy cut and adhered flat to the project.

Supplies

All projects finished size 4.25 x 5.5″ and created specifically for this post.

Running Behind: Poppystamps Clear Cling Stamps “Into The Words”, “A Fox Tale”, Dies: Poppystamps “A Fox Tale” Companion Dies, Spellbinder Standard Circles Die, Watercolor Paper Canson 140#, Peerless Watercolors, Memento Ink, Copic Markers.

Idea: Poppystamps Clear Cling Stamps “Into The Words”, “A Fox Tale”, Dies: Poppystamps “A Fox Tale” Companion Dies, Ranger Distress Ink, Memento Ink, Copic Markers

Happy Camper: Poppystamps Clear Cling Stamps “Into The Words”, “A Fox Tale”, Dies: Poppystamps “A Fox Tale” Companion Dies, Masks created with Poppystamps “Stitched Landscapes” and “Puffy Cloud Border” dies. Ranger Distress Ink, Memento Ink, Copic Markers, Winsor & Newton Art Masking Fluid

We hope you have enjoyed today’s feature. We want to extend a sincere thank you to Jeane Jachna for her fabulous project and Poppy Stamps for sharing their company with us. To see more of Jeane’s works and projects for some inspiration visit her on the following:

Blog A Kept Life: http://akeptlife.blogspot.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Kept-Life/179256755585416?fref=ts

Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/akeptlife/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/akeptlife/

In order to enter the give-away to win the prize shown above, please leave us a comment in the comments section of this post. The winner will be announced next Wednesday.

Happy Crafting!

Trend Watch – Layered Flowers

I’m in love with those beautiful flower meadows in spring. The bright colors (there are flowers in every color you can think of) add a little bit of joy to my days. And I think that’s why I tend to use a lot of flowers in my crafting projects. They’re so versatile and you can use them for many occasions.

There are a couple of stamp sets that give you beautiful layered flowers these days. The layers give a little bit extra dimension to your flowers and some of them look almost like real flowers. Today I want to highlight some of these stamp sets.

Barbara Anders used a couple of different flowers from My Favorite Things to make this nice layered card. The flowers really pop with all those different colors.

barbara-countdownday5a How sweet of you by Barbara Anders, image source Paper Pursuits

Modern blooms stamp set by My Favorite Things
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When I saw the release from The Ton stamps I was really amazed by the pretty flowers they made. The different layers are really detailed and you get some great flowers with them. I love the colorful ‘thanks’ card Jess made.

theton-img_0512 Thanks by Jess, image source The Ton Stamps

Fresh Cut Peonies stamp set by The Ton

Winnie and Walter has more stylized flowers but they’re very beautiful too. I love this card Joni Andaya made, great to brighten a friends day.

joni-fabulousfriend-ww Fabulous Friend by Joni Andaya, image source Papell with love

In Bloom: Lola’s Bouquet (with Joni Andaya) stamp set by Winnie and Walter
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Yoonshun Hur created a beautiful card with the vintage style flowers from Altenew. She choose a beautiful color scheme with a watercolored background which makes the card very trending, with a vintage touch from the roses.

yoonsunhur-20150429-altenew-01 Just for you by Yoonshun Hur, image source Rejoicing Crafts

Vintage roses stamp set by Altenew
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And of course I had to add a card that used a stamp set from Wplus9. They have lovely stamp builder sets that you can use to make great bouquets. I love the colorful card Lydia created with the beautiful ‘more fresh cuts’ stamps.

lydia-DSC04347 Thanks by Lydia Evans, image source Lydia Evans Design

More Fresh Cuts stamp set by Wplus9
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I hope you got inspired to let those flowers bloom in your projects!
– Lucinde

Winner of the Simon Says Stamp Give-Away! 05 13 2015

I’d like to extend a HUGE thank you to Simon Says Stamp’s guest designer Laura Bassen for sharing such a wonderful project and to Simon Says Stamp! for their generous give-away of their collection shown below.

And now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for…….the winner is……Mendi Yoshikawa!!!

Congratulations Mendi Yoshikawa! Be sure to email us at customerservice@papercrafterslibrary.com to claim your prize. Please be sure to put “Simon Says Stamp! Winner” in the subject line of the email, and then in the email itself, be sure to include your full mailing address and phone number.

Join us next week when we feature another great company!

Featured Artist/Designer: Bibiana Martinez-Ziegler 05 21 2015

Welcome to another Featured Artist/Designer Spotlight. Today we’re thrilled to welcome Bibiana Martinez-Ziegler . Before we show you Bibiana’sproject, let’s get to know her a little bit more…

“There are no “Must” in Art, because Art is free” – Wassily Kandinsky

Hello, my name is Bibiana, I am fom Colombia, South America. I grew up between Mexico and France and currently live in California, USA, where I discovered the Art of Scrapbooking, Mix Media and Card Making. As long as I can remember, my two worlds have been Languages and Arts. Nowadays, I teach French and Spanish and work as an interpreter/translator.

In the world of Arts, I have ventured into all sorts of crafts from crochet, knitting, refinishing furniture, to scrapbooking, mix media, stamping and lately in acrylic painting

I started card making and teaching it in 2008. I take part in several stamps, craft dies, and floral embellishments design teams (“Memory Box”, “Petaloo”, “Lost Coast designs”, “Lavinia” and “Decoart”).

I post tutorials of paper crafting projects and host a monthly link-up party
“The Throwback Thursday #TBT” challenge at my Blog “Stamping with Bibiana”

I write, as well two foreign language blogs (Spanish and French) for Memory Box, an American stamp and craft steel die company.

Parchment Craft

“Parchment Craft” is a very old form of art transforming vellum into magnificent pieces, using traditionally several special tools and techniques that require lots of patience, dexterity and time…

Taking from the quote from above;
I took the liberty to modify certain aspects of this ancient technique and apply to it our NEW and modern tools.

In today’s video you will see the use of steel craft dies and stamps to make “Parchment Craft”, innovation that I created in order to simplified the steps that “Parchment Craft” requires to achieve that lacy look.

I hope you will enjoy today’s video on “Parchment craft”.

Supplies

Project Manager Container; Memory Box Dies, Perky Poppy
Memory Box Wood Mount Stamp, Dandelion; Hero Arts Dye Ink, White
Ranger Heat It Craft Tool; Ecstasy Crafts Pergamano Paper (25 Shts 8 X 11.5)
Pergamano Papers; Pergamano Perga Glue
Fabri-Tac Permanent Adhesive; Pergamano Gel Pen, White
Pergamano Perga Cutter, Curved Ends; Elizabeth Craft Designs Spring Action Scissors
Pergamano Exclusive Parchment Scissors; Mcgill Paper Blossom Tool Kit, Roller/Piercer
Mcgill Paper Blossom Tool Kit, Ball Tools, 4-Pack; Pergamano Embossing Tool, Fine
Pergamano Embossing Tool, 1mm, X-Small Ball; Pergamano Embossing Tool, 3mm, Large Ball
Pergamano Embossing Tool, 4.5mm, Large Ball; Mcgill Paper Blossoms Molding Mat-8.3 by 5.8-Inch
Pergamano Embossing Pad, Standard; Pergamano Perforating Tool, 1 Needle Bold
Pergamano Perforating Tool, 2 Needles; Pergamano Perforating Tool, 3 Needles
Pergamano Perforating Tool, 5 Needles; Pergamano Perforating Tool, Mini Semi Circle
Pergamano Embossing Tool, Wheel No.2; Pergamano Embossing Tool, Wheel
Pergamano Perforating Tool, Five in a Circle; Parchment Perforating Kit
Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils, 48 Assorted Color Pencils; Prismacolor Premier Pencil Sharpener
Gamblin Oil Mediums – 16 oz, Gamsol Odorless Mineral Spirits; Darice Light Box, 6-Inch-by-9-Inch
Cricut Cuttlebug Machine, V2 Green; Cuttlebug Cricut Cut and Emboss Dies, Rubber Embossing Mat
Cuttlebug Replacement Cutting Mat B, 2 Mats; Cuttlebug Adapter Mat C

You can find me Bibiana using the following links:

My Blog In English “Stamping with Bibiana”
My Challenge: “Throwback Thursday”
(Défi: “Jeudis Nostalgiques” – Reto: “Retro Jueves”)
You Tube – Pinterest – Instagram – Flickr – Splitcoaststampers
My Blog in French For Memory Box: “Un Brin de CrÃ©ativitÃ©”
My Blog in Spanish for Memory Box: “A Crear se Dijo!”

And thank you to “Paper Crafter’s Library” and to Andrea to have me here for a second time as a Guest Designer!

We hope you have enjoyed today’s project courtesy of Bibiana Martinez-Ziegler.
Be sure to stop by Bibiana`s blog to see even more of her beautiful work (and let her know we sent you).

Happy Crafting!

Featured Company: Graphic 45 – 05 20 2015

This week we welcome back: Graphic 45. We have been loving featuring them regularly on Paper Crafter’s Library! And this week Graphic 45 has put together a fabulous prize package consisting of the Eire Tale collection, valued at $60. Details on how to enter will be at the end of this post.

Graphic 45 Designer – Tati Scrap

Our Graphic 45 Guest Designer for this week is Tati Scrap who is part of the 2014 Graphic 45 Design Team. You can see Tati’s fabulous project below, but first, here is a little more about her.

My name is Raquel, though I’m known as Tati Scrap in the art world. The name “Tati” is in memory to my lovest dog Tati….she died in 2013 and it is my tribute to her.

One 2013 day… when I found in a USA crafting magazine a set of beautiful papers called ” French Country”. It was in this moment I discovered Graphic 45… I took my nurse´s scissors and began creating. Since then I have never stopped making projects.

In 2014 I joined the Graphic 45 DT and it was like a dream come true!!

” Things To Do Next Week”

I have made this Rodolex with a pencil, Graphic 45 Washi Tape, two Claw Feet and de fantastic “Artisan Style” Graphic 45 collection.
I called this project: ” Things To Do Next Week”.. this way never I will forget my weekly tasks..

Supplies

Artisan Style 12×12 Pad: Craftmanship
Artisan Style Tags & Pockets
Artisan Style Tags & Pockets
Artisan Style Journaling Chipboard
Artisan Style Sticker
Claw Feet
Washi Tape Set
Artist Trading Tags-Kraft
A pencil

We hope you have enjoyed today’s feature. We want to extend a sincere thank you to Tati Scrap for her fabulous project and Graphic 45 for sharing their company with us. Be sure to visit Graphic 45 to see more of their products and their blog for some inspiration!

You can see more of Tati Scrap’s work on her blog, Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.

In order to enter the give-away to win the prize shown above, please leave us a comment in the comments section of this post. The winner will be announced next Wednesday.

Happy Crafting!

Trend Watch – Bejeweled and Be Awesome Gems

This gem trend shines so bright I could have looked at it from several directions. Literally, you can amp up the sparkle on your paper projects by including rhinestones and other jewels. And just like a little mouse, I am drawn to the sparkly goodness of a shiny card too. But for this post I want to focus on the type of bling you can create with stamps. There are several manufacturers that have great sets you can use to create cute cards and pages for your special someone. So with no further ado… let the bling begin!

I totally dig the foiling gold pieces JJ used to create her gem for her card. The geometric shapes in the background of her card are the perfect compliment to the round cut gem she outlined.

card by JJ Bolton photo courtesy of Handmade Cards by JJ Bolton

The shininess just begs to be used in a shaker card, don’t you think? I think Effie did a great job capturing the ice cold blue in her diamonds and the sequins bling just echos the cut of the diamonds.

card by Effie photo courtesy of Stamper, Esq.

I love the subtly and shine of Amy’s diamond tag. She colored with Copics and added glossy accents to give the diamond the proper shine it deserves. The watercolor thanks is cool too.

card by Amy Kolling photo courtesy of Stamp-n-Paradise

Gold also works really well for gems as well. Mary has another take on a gem tag and uses gold to accent her gem and she adds a line of strung gold sequins for an accent.

card by Mary Fish photo courtesy of Stampin’ Pretty

I love how Tessa uses multiple gems in the pink family to make her card stand out. How pretty is this? Her background paper is also sparkly looking and pink.

card by Tessa Wise photo courtesy of Crafty Girl Designs

Dawn used a colorful rainbow to show off her gems. The stamping and coloring technique she used makes them look three dimensional and sparkly. So pretty.

card by Dawn Woleslagle photo courtesy of Wplus9 blog

The sentiment from this stamp set is so awesome and goes great with a fun watercolor background. I link the stamp set to the shop at the end of this post so you can check it out.

card by Dawn Woleslagle photo courtesy of Wplus9 blog

I am in love with this new watercolor that does not require that you be great with a paintbrush. It is intentionally loose and messy. The finished look is so arty. Mayuri pulls it off effortlessly

card by Mayuri photo courtesy of Candles in the Garden

Weddings are another great occasion for gem stamps too. I love the look of the gold foil diamond as a background for this lovely wedding card.

card by Yana Smulka photo courtesy of Yana Smulka Cardmaking and Scrapbooking

This next card by Kelly is so clever! She makes her own necklace from the stamp. This is awesome.

Winnie & Walter My Precious Necklace Card

card by Kelly Griglione photo courtesy of Notable Nest

Kate created a few gem templates you can use to create a pop up jewel card of your own. Which cut is your favorite?

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Card and template by Kate photo courtesy of Minieco.co.uk

This 3D awesomeness is from Katie and would be a huge way to send congratulations or a wedding announcement to loved ones. It is big and grand and ostentatious like great diamonds should be.

card by Katie Gehring photo courtesy of Stamping Lightly

You don’t have to get diamond envy with this trend. There are plenty of stamps, background papers and die cuts that you can make your own in the size shape and color of your dreams. I hope your found a few things to spark your creativity or new brands or techniques to try. I have found a few products that might provide some additional inspiration.

So go ahead… make something pretty.

My Mind’s Eye die set from Simon Says Stamp

Gemstone Stamp set from Waffle Flower

3D Diamond Template Die from Waffle Flower

Sparkle and Shine Stamp set from Wplus9

My precious stamp set from Winnie and Walter

Many thanks Avery Elle Stamp set from Simon Says Stamp

Winner of the Pretty Pink Posh Give-Away! 05 06 2015

I’d like to extend a HUGE thank you to Pretty Pink Posh’s guest designer Paulina Nakamura for sharing such a wonderful project and to Pretty Pink Posh for their generous give-away of their collection shown below.

And now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for…….the winner is……Sherry Butcher!!!

Congratulations Sherry Butcher! Be sure to email us at customerservice@papercrafterslibrary.com to claim your prize. Please be sure to put “Pretty Pink Posh Winner” in the subject line of the email, and then in the email itself, be sure to include your full mailing address and phone number.

Join us next week when we feature another great company!

Winner of the Clearly Besotted Give-Away! 04 22 2015

I’d like to extend a HUGE thank you to Clearly Besotted ‘s guest designer Stephanie Wincott for sharing such a wonderful project and to Clearly Besotted Stamps for their generous give-away of US$45.00 Clearly Besotted gift card.

And now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for…….the winner is……{Vicki}!!!

Congratulations {Vicki}! Be sure to email us at customerservice@papercrafterslibrary.com to claim your prize. Please be sure to put “Clearly Besotted Winner” in the subject line of the email, and then in the email itself, be sure to include your full mailing address and phone number.

Join us next week when we feature another great company!

Featured Artist/Designer: Erin Schreiner 05 14 2015

Welcome to another Featured Artist/Designer Spotlight. Today we’re thrilled to welcome Erin Schreiner . Before we show you Erin’s project, let’s get to know her a little bit more…

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I was born and raised in Kansas and graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in Advertising and a minor in Dance. (Rock Chalk Jayhawk!) I am married to my high school sweetheart and together we have two beautiful children, Dakota and Dylan, 2 dogs and a cat. I started paper crafting in 2008, and I absolutely adore stamps, dies, and ink! In my spare time, you can find me bird watching, drinking Dr. Pepper, shopping and traveling.

Hello

To create this simple floral card that packs a punch, create a white card base by scoring and folding. Adhere a strip of patterned paper to the left side. Stamp your bold flower on a white cardstock panel with Memento ink and color with Copic markers, adhere to card base. Stamp your sentiment, and you have one simple yet bold card!

Supplies

Neenah Solar White Cardstock

Copic Markers

Unity Stamp Co Donna Poppies stamp set

Altenew Super Script stamp set

Signo Uniball White Gel Pen

Memento Black Tuxedo Ink

We hope you have enjoyed today’s project courtesy of Erin Schreiner.
To see more of Erin’s project you can visit the following sites:
Blog: www.erinleecreative.com
IG: erinleecreative
FB: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Erin-Lee-Creative/121636071213593
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_4VHrFItu6gCw5XZCjV6yw
(and let her know we sent you).

Happy Crafting!