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NEW Marah Johnson Shell Seekers Collection

Shelley, here, with an exciting SNEAK-PEEK from Marah Johnson - Shell Seekers Collection!

This beautiful sea collection is teeming with color and opportunities to show off your most cherished beach pictures.  Take a look!!

 

 

Here is my layout, where I used several pieces of the paper and the sticker sheet , and I had a great time doing it!

I started with the Sea Horse paper for the background.  I took another piece of the same paper, but opposite side, to create the strip of blue background for my pictures.  I tucked the strip under the edges of the sea life on each side of the background paper by using a xacto knife.  I then matted the pictures on white.

Under the pictures, I used the Lighthouse paper, and made fringe with it.  I glued it down, then covered it with Viva Colour Stone Effect Paste in Sand Stone, putting actual tiny shells in the sand! 

The title for the page, and the round picture corners that are shells, came from the sticker sheet for this collection.  To adhere the shell to the title sticker, I used just a bit of the Stone Effect Paste again.  It works wonderfully to stick the shells on the paper!

I used Viva Colour Paper Pen in Sand to make the yellow dots on the coral on the left-hand side of the page.  On the bottom of the page, I used a Pink Paper Pen to again make a coral piece come alive!  On the right hand side, on the jellyfish, I used a Pearl Pen in Gold, and  Paper Pen in Opal!  I love these pens, as they have great versatility, and come in a nice array of exquisite colors!!

I hoped you enjoyed this sneak peak of our new SHELL SEEKER Collection by Marah Johnson, coming out this week at Winter CHA!  Please check back tomorrow for another sneak-peek!!

 

Shelley

 

Products Used:

Lighthouse Paper from SHELL SEEKERS Collection

Sea Horse Paper from SHELL SEEKERS Collection

Sticker Sheet from SHELL SEEKERS Collection

Viva Colour Paper Pen in Sand

Viva Colour Paper Pen in Pink

Viva Colour Paper Pen in Opal

Viva Colour Stone Efffect Paste in Sand Stone

Wood Travel Stickers

 

 

NEW BASEBALL COLLECTION...sneak peek by Shelley Hamilton

Shelley, here, to share with you an exciting new collection:  ALL BASEBALL from SPORTS EXTREME by Christine Adolf! Check this out!

This paper is wonderfully colored with every baseball player's favorite colors:  blue, grey, and black!!  When I saw this collection, I was genuinely thrilled!  It's exciting, fresh, and has stars and stripes!  What's not to love!

 

Here is a layout of my favorite baseball player, my son, Evan!

For this layout, I used a piece of All Baseball over another piece of All Baseball (this time the opposite side) over a piece of Grand Slam!  I love the layered look and the striped effect this afforded!

I used the title from All Baseball, and glued it down at the top of the page, along with some elements from the Sticker Sheet.  I double-matted my son's picture, and pop-dotted it to the page on the right hand side, and then matted and glued down, the baseball player from the All Baseball paper to the left hand side of the page.

I used the Grand Slam paper to make sack envelopes, and I embellished them with pieces from the Play Ball paper and the Sticker Sheet.  I then made tags with the extra paper, putting a picture on one side, and sayings or stickers on the other side.  I stapled a bit of the striped paper from All Baseball to make little tabs on these.  I finished off this page with a bit of twine on the sack envelopes.

Thanks for looking today!  Be sure to check back tomorrow for another fun SNEAK PEEK!!

Shelley

 

Products Used:

All Baseball paper from BASEBALL Collection

Grand Slam paper from BASEBALL Collection

Play Ball paper from BASEBALL Collection

Sticker Sheet from BASEBALL Collection

 

 

 

 

Nutcracker ATC by Shelley Hamilton

Shelley, here, with a double-sized nutcracker ATC!

I began with two white corregated ATCs that I glued together.  I colored them with Persimmon Luminarte Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist first.  Then, I used Luminarte Twinkling H20 in Lucky Apple and Sunflower over the Persimmon.  I painted the Nutcracker stamp with the Persimmon, the Sunflower, and Sea Spray Twinkling H20.

The frame I painted with Twinkling 20s in these colors:  Lucky Apple, Lemongrass, Sunflower, Spiced Pumpkin, and Poppy Red.  I then added dots using Viva Colour Paper Pen in White.

 

I also painted several die cut pieces from the Rejoice Collection and from the Beautiful You Collection.

 

I cut out the NOEL from Greetings, a 12"x12" sheet from the Holly Jolly Collection, and painted it with the Sunflower Twinkling H20.

I finished off this ATC with some bling trim, glass beads, and glitter glue!

I hope you enjoyed seeing my little piece of art!  Have a wonderful holiday season!

Shelley

 

Products Used:

White corrugated atc pack

Persimmon Luminarte Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist

Luminarte Twinkling H20 in Think Pink Set

Luminarte Twinkling H20 in Summer Fun Set

Luminarte Twinkling H20 in Ultimate Romance Set

Luminarte Twinkling H20 in Sunflower

Luminarte Twinkling H20 in Spiced Pumpkin

Luminarte Twinkling H20 in Poppy Red

Beautiful You Die Cut Shapes

Rejoice Die Cut Shapes

Greetings 12x12 paper from Holly Jolly Collection

 

 

 

 

12 Days of Gift Giving with Creative Imaginations, Faber Castell, and Xyron by Shelley Hamilton

Good morning! Welcome to day three of our 12 days of gift-giving with Faber Castell and Xyron!  In addition to sharing our ideas for quick and easy gifts, we will be randomly giving away product on all three blogs! Just post a comment on our blog about our projects, product or share one of your handmade gift ideas!  We will be selecting names and giving away prizes over the next twelve days! Look for our first prize giveaway tomorrow!  Be sure to pop over to the Xyron Blog and the Faber Castell Design Memory Craft for more projects and a chance to win some of their products! 

Now, here is Shelley Hamilton with her project!

 

     Hi!  Shelley, here!  For my project, I have made two mini-canvases that my 8 year old daughter will be giving to her teachers!  I made two to begin with, and she has since informed me about several other teachers she would like to give one of these to, also.  I guess I will have to get busy!  I'm not too sad about it, though, as it was great fun!  Check it out!

     Here is the first one!  I began with a small wooden easel and a 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" canvas.  I first covered the canvas with the beige music paper from the Rejoice 6"x6" paper pad.  I used the Xyron Mega Runner to adhere the paper to the canvas.  On this paper, I used Faber Castell's Gelato in Guava.  I just simply colored it on, then smoothed it out with a paper towel.  I then ripped a small piece of the Holly and Birds paper from the same pad, and glued it along the top of the canvas.  I used a small piece of the baby blue music paper from the same pad, and glued it on.  After doing this, I went over any edges with the Guava Gelato.

     On heavy white cardstock, I stamped a little girl and colored her in with Faber Castell Pitt Pastels, numbers 106, 109, 118, 156, 168, and 170.  I sprayed her with a sealant(hairspray will work) after I was completely done.  This seals the color in, not letting it get smeared.  I then used a Faber Castell Pitt Artist Pen in Green Metallic #294 over the blue color in her dress.  I had not used this type of pen before, and was very impressed.  It had such a gorgeous opaque metallic color.  Hmmm, I think I'm going to need a few more of these! 

     I glued the little girl on the canvas, then used some sentiment stickers from the Rejoice collection to embellish.  I traced around these words on the canvas with Faber Castell's Art Grip Aquarelle in #168.  I also put a little jingle-bell brad in the canvas with a bit of twine around it.

     After putting some paper around the edges of the canvas(I used Holly and Birds in 12"x12"), I sprayed the canvas with Luminarte Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist in Pearl Green.  This gave the whole thing a beautiful sparkle!  I then sprayed the easel with Luminarte Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist in Copper, and tied a bow around it to finish it off!

 

     For the second one, I started with a plain wooden easel and a 3"x3" canvas.  I covered the canvas with the beige music paper from the Rejoice 6"x6" paper pad.  I glued it down with the Xyron Mega Runner, which works great!  I then colored the paper with the Faber Castell Gelatos in Bubble Gum, Red Cherry, and Green and rubbed with a paper towel. 

     I then took torn pieces of Holly and Birds and the baby blue music paper from the Rejoice 6"x6" paper pad and glued them down.  I stamped another little girl on heavy white cardstock and colored her with Faber Castell Pitt Pastels, numbers 106, 109, 113, 153, 168, and 193.  To really make the blue part of her dress shine, I then dotted with Faber Castell Pitt Artist Pen in Green Metallic, #294.  This was truly an amazing pen.  It had a beautiful opaque metallic shine!

     I used a couple of die cut pieces from the Rejoice line to embellish the canvas.  I colored over these with the Faber Castell  Pitt Pastels in #118, 168, and 193.  Doing this really made the colors pop.  I then glued the girl down, along with some Rejoice sentiment stickers that I outlined with Faber Castell's Pitt Artist Pen Big Brush in Leaf Green #112.

     For the sides of the canvas, I used strips of red polka dotted paper (backside of Holly and Birds) in the 12"x12" size.

     For the berries in the lower left-hand corner, I used Viva Colour Paper-Pen in Light Carmine Red and in White.  I then sprayed the whole canvas with Luminarte Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist in Pearl Green.  Magical shine!!

     I colored the easel with a Faber Castell Pitt Artist Pen Big Brush in Leaf Green #112.  This pen was awesome!  With such a large brush, I was able to cover the easel easily, and the color was just stupdendous!  To finish the project, I used some leopard tulle and tied a bow to the back of the easel.

 

      I sure hope you have enjoyed my project as much as I have enjoyed sharing it with you, and I hope you found some inspiration!  Have a great Day!

Shelley

 

 Products used:

Creative Imaginations:

Rejoice 6"x6" paper pad

Rejoice Die Cut Shapes

Rejoice Cardstock Stickers

Holly and Birds paper from Rejoice Collection

Luminarte Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist in Copper

Luminarte Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist in Pearl Green

 

Faber Castell:

Gelatos in Guava, Bubble Gum, and Red Cherry

Pitt Pastels, #143, 153, 156, 168

Pitt Pastels, #106, 109, 118, 193, 226

Big Brush #112, Artist Pen Metallic Green #294, Art Grip Aquarelle #168, Pitt Pastel # 170

 

Xyron:

Xyron Mega Runner

 

Altered Art Warehouse "Dance" Frame

Shelley here, with a frame from the new Art Warehouse Dance collection!

I started with a plain chipboard frame.  I  used the Ballet paper from the Art Warehouse Dance collection for the background paper.  I then used several die cuts from the "Dance" die cut package, along with some paintable roses to embelllish.  I painted the roses with Luminarte Twinkling H20 in Pink Azalea.  For one of the die cut pieces, I trimmed it with pink trim, then pop-dotted it to the page, adding the painted flower on the side.

For the banner, I began with chipboard banner pieces.  I sprayed the bottom part of the banner pieces with Luminarte Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist in Pewter.  For the top parts of the banner pieces, I used the Ballet Dance Paper paper that was paintable, and used Luminarte Twinkling H20s in Pink Azale and Rose Gold, mixed on the paper.  It made a nice match with the already pink dance paper!

For the sides of the frame, I used strips of the Ballet paper.

I used Swarovski eye candy crystals and a bit of hot pink tulle around a little metal hanger to embellish.  Over the picture, I've used a transparency frame.

I loved the outcome!   I have enjoyed sharing this project with you!

Have  a great day!

Shelley

 

Products Used:

Peace paper from Dance Collection

Love Dance Foil Die Cut Shapes

Ballet Foil Paper from Dance Collection

Luminarte Twinkling H20 in Pink Azalea

Luminarte Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist in Pewter

Luminarte Twinkling H20 in Rose Gold

Antique Frames Transparency

Light Rose Small Eye Candy

 

Halloween Bird House with ATCs by Shelley Hamilton

Shelley, here, with a little Halloween Bird House with ATCs for the roof!

I began with a little wooden birdhouse.  I used several papers from the 6"x6" Hallow's Eve paper pad to cover the birdhouse(sides, front, back, and edges).  This paper is fabulous!

 

I then embellished the birdhouse with die cut shapes from the Hallow's Eve Collection.  I painted many of these with Luminarte H20 in Kiwi, Snapdragon, Stargazer, or Spiced Pumpkin for intense Halloween colors!

I doodled on the base of the birdhouse, and painted it Spiced Pumpkin.

 

I covered the two roof pieces with "Bewildered" from the 12"x12" Hallow's Eve Collection.  I then used frames from the Life's Journey ATC pack.  I painted these with Luminarte Twinkling H20 in Kiwi.  I used several die cuts and further embellished the ATC rood with Viva Colour Pearl Pens in Sunny Yellow and Violet.

 

Here is the back of the house.

 

This is the other ATC that made the other roof piece.

 

The overall look of the house was super-fun, and I really enjoyed making it!

 

Here is a close-up of one of the ATCs.  The words are from Hallow's Eve sticker set. 

 

 I hope you enjoyed this spooky Halloween project!  Have a great Halloween!

Shelley

 

Products Used:

Hallow's Eve 6"x6" Paper Pad

"Bewildered" 12"x12" paper from Hallow's Eve Collection

Life's Journey ATC pack

Hallow's Eve Die Cut Cardstock Shapes

Hallow's Eve Cardstock Stickers

Luminarte Twinkling H20 in Kiwi

Luminarte Twinkling H20 in Spiced Pumpkin

Luminarte Twinkling H20 in Stargazer

Luminarte Twinkling H20 in Snapdragon

 

"PINK" Album by Shelley Hamilton

Shelley, here, with one last project for Breast Cancer Awareness month.

 

In this book, I put pictures of the females in my family.  I used the "Beautiful You" Collection by Christine Adolph.  It is such a gorgeous collection.  I used many papers from the 6"x6" paper pad, along with a couple of the 12"x12" papers, also.

 

Throughout the book, I used the die cut shapes from the collection.  Sometimes, I painted these with Luminarte Twinkling H20 in Heavenly White, and sometimes, I left them plain.

 

On these pages, besides using the die cut shapes, I used a bit of bling, and a corner punch.  I made several of the butterflies' wings stand up from the page, making them look 3D.

 

On this page, I pop-dotted the flower, then glued the butterfly on top.

 

I matted the photos in white paper, and used a scallop punch for the edges.

 

On the back of the album, I embellished with a felt flower, a mini-wooden ruler, and some stick-pins.  I also used our Antique Frame Transparency to add interest.

I really enjoyed sharing this album with you during Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

Shelley

 

Products Used:

Beautiful You 6"x6" Paper Pad

Beautiful You 12"x12" Paper from Beautiful You Collection

Cherished 12"x12" Paper from Beautiful You Collection

Beautiful You Die Cut Cardstock Shapes

Luminarte Twinkling H20 in Heavenly White

Antique Frames Transparency

"Courage is Power" card for World Card Day!!

Shelley here with a card for World Card Day and Breast Cancer awareness month!

For my "Courage is Power" card, I began with several different papers from the 6"x6" paper pad from the "Beautiful You" collection by Christine Adolf.  This paper is absolutely gorgeous!  I used several different border punches on some of the edges of the papers, then assembled them on the card as shown.  I used the "Courage" cut out from the same paper pad, and matted it with the pink paper from the Dots and Stripes Warm 6"x6" paper pad.  I then pop-dotted it to the card, and placed a couple of pink flowers underneath.

 

Toward the bottom right-hand part of the card, I used a set of gates from the Life as Art Die Cut shapes.  I painted them with Silks Acrylic Glaze in Pink Grapefruit.  I used 2 small pieces of eye candy on the doors.

 

Under the doors is a pod from the Mixaparts system.  I started with a small circle cut out from the 6"x6" "Beautiful You" paper pad.  I painted it with Pink Azalea Twinkling H20.  I then used an overlay from the Shabby Chic prepack and a white resin piece from the Majesty Resin set.  I put a few glass beads in the pod, then glued it closed.  I used a 1" hole punch in the card, and glued the pod in from the back.  On the inside of the doors, I used some Oceanside Words and painted it with the Pink Azalea twinkling H20.

 

I was really pleased with the finished project!!  I enjoyed sharing this project with you! 

Have a great day!

Shelley Hamilton

 

 Products Used:

"Beautiful You" 6"x6" paper pad

Dots and Stripes Warm 6"x6" paper pad

Life as Art DC Shapes

SILKS Acrylic Glaze in Grapefruit

Twinkling H20 in Pink Azalea

Eye candy

Pods 3-pack #29617

Shabby Chic prepack #29613

Majesty Resin #29624

Paint It "Oceanside Words" Stickers

 

Joyful Heart ATC by Shelley Hamilton

Shelley, here with an ATC to honor the spirit of those women who have survived breast cancer.

I started with a card from our Life as Art ATC Pack.  I painted the card with Apple Blossom, Stargazer, and Rose Gold Twinkling H20s.  I used a heart and two butterfly stickers from the Beautiful You Sticker Sheet to decorate the card. 

I also used a die cut flower, a butterfly, and a frame from Beautiful You Die Cut Shapes. I used Twinkling H20s in Apple Blossom, Stargazer, and Pearl Red to paint these items.  I used a white opaque writer to accent these pieces after they had completely dried.

I used a pod from the Mixaparts system.  For the pod's background, i used a one inch circle punch on some light-colored paper, and painted it with the Apple Blossom Twinkling H20.  The "HOPE" overlay is from the Shabby Chic prepack.  I put a small pink eye candy and some pink glitter in the shaker.  To install the pod, I punched a 1" hold in the ATC, then glued the pod in from the back.  It was super-easy, and the outcome was pretty cool!

The little silver colored butterfly is a resin piece from the Majesty Resin pack.  Isn't it nifty?

The Joyful Spirit transparency is from the Preposterous Transparent Die Cut Shape pack.  I put some hot-pink trim behind it, and it really popped.  I used a couple of larger pink eye candy pieces here also.

I used a small heart doilly and a pink earring in the shape of a ribbon to help accentuate the card.

I thought the card came together nicely and felt pleased with the result!

 

 In CI's ATC packs, there are the above info cards included.  You fill one out, then glue it to the back of your ATC before trading!

 

That's it for today!  I hope you guys enjoyed my project!  Have a great day!

Shelley

 

Products used:

Life as Art ATC Pack

Petite Twinkling H20 in Stargazer

Twinkling H20 in Rose Gold

Twinkling H20 in Apple Blossom

Beautiful You 5x12 Card Stock Sticker Sheet

Beautiful You Die Cut Shapes

Preposterous Transparent Die Cut Shapes

Mixaparts Pods - 3 Pack #29617

Mixaparts Shabby Chic prepack #29613

Majesty Resin #29624

Eye Candy in Light Rose - Small

Eye Candy in Light Rose - Large

 

 

Mixaparts by Shelley Hamilton

Hi, Shelley here, to share a few pods that I made for the Mixaparts necklace system!

 
The Mixaparts system allows you to make your own pod with whatever you want in it, and put it into the necklace shown above.  You can make as many pods as you like, then pop one pod out and another one in!

 

Here is a picture of the necklace without the pod in it.  You can see the magnetic closure device.

 

 

For this pod, I began a piece of canvas from the Canvas 3-pack---three pre-cut circles made out of canvas.  I painted it with Twinkling H20 in Teal Zircon.  The overlay is from the BEACH prepack.  Each prepack theme includes 4 21⁄2”x 4” papers, 1 transparency (each pack yields 16 paper circles & 4 transparency circles) & 6 flat back Swarovski crystals.  After using the shell transparency and crystal, I added a bit of beach sand and an actual tiny shell from the beach!  This is a fun way to remember a trip!

 

 

For this pod, I used a pre-punched paper, transparency, and crystal from the Sakura prepack.

 

For this pod, I used the bird paper from the RockStar prepack.  I also used a white resin piece from the Antique Resin pack.  I placed a Swarovski crystal on top of the resin.  The result was quite nice!

 

In this pod, I used the Edge prepack paper, a crystal, and the key resin from the Love Locket Resin pack.

 

For this pod, I simply used a 1" circle punch on a favorite photo.  This was so easy!

 

Here are a few more pods!

 

Besides necklaces, the pods can be used to embellish cards and books.  Just punch a 1" hole and push the pod through the hole from the bottom.  The make the cutest shakers!  In above pod, I used glass beads and a resin piece inside!

I hope you enjoyed this look at Mixaparts, where your art is a part!

 

Products Used: {visit your local store to purchase the Mixaparts products}

29616 Pod, Pendant, and Necklace Set 

29617 Pods 3 Pack

29619 Canvas 3 Pack

29624 Majesty Resin

29601 Love Locket Resin

29176 Antique Resin

29612 Sakura Prepack

29611 Rock Star Prepack

29602 Beach Prepack

29604 Edge Prepack

Petite Twinklint H20 Teal Zircon