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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Balancing Art....

I don't know an artist who does not feel this at some point. Very beautiful and speaks to the patient care and understanding to take your time.
Warmly-
Sarinda

Monday, January 7, 2013

My Mind's Eye Lavender Card and FotoBella.com

Hello Crafties......
I wanted to share a bright and sunny card with you today that I made from FotoBella.com My Mind's Eye Lavender Bundle. Boy, I could sure use a little more sun. Since that is not going to happen were I live at the moment. I will settle on a bright and sunny card.

I really like My Mind's Eye collections they are great colors and the embellishments are very well thought out. It makes this bundle so easy to use. I find when I use My Mind's Eye Bundles. I just keep using the embellishments until they are gone. This is rare for me with other lines. I have a few tips for you today.

Tip 1:
When creating layouts and cards, keep in mind that it is good to layer upon layer. If you notice with this card I have done 7 layers including the base card.

Tip 2:
After the glitter glue has dried.... add some Glossy Accents to the top of your glitter dots to give your card more shine and dimension. This really makes the glitter POP.

The only things that I added that are not in the bundle is the glitter glue, ribbon and dimensional tape. There is plenty of paper and embellishments to create 2 layouts and many cards.
My hope is that this card will inspire you to make something fun.
Warmly-
Sarinda

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Mardi Gras Mask 2013

Happy Mardi Gras, Everyone-!

Early of course....

I wanted to share a mask that I made for a Masquerade fundraising event that the Utah Arts Festival puts on each year. I made one last year for the Director of the Festival to match the dress she purchased for the event.

Here is the post from last year.

I had a blast with creating this for her and patrons of the event asked her where she got it. With this the Utah Arts Festival saw a need they could fill for the patrons. As they were having a difficult time in finding unique masks.

So they created a gallery stroll event prior to the Masquerade party, where patrons can come and purchase a one of a kind mask made by an artist. All the proceeds go to funding the Utah Arts Festival a non profit organization promoting art in Utah. They have also asked me to teach a class for the crafty persons who would like to make their own masks.
Ohhhhh I am so excited to play in that sand box.

Stay posted for more images and follow up posts on this event for sure.

I am so honored to have been apart of this amazing tradition for so many years and helping a small part in taking it to a new level.

How I made it:

I used a pre made paper mache mask. Using the background with Distressed Stains once getting the right colors and spritzes. I took Phthalo Blue and black acrylic paint around the edges and eye sockets. Then sprayed with water to get the drips. Added the bling, feathers and flower.

ENJOY-!

Sarinda

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

SDC81: Dear Diary

Hello Crafties....

Hoping you are enjoying your NEW YEAR.

Stampotique Designer Challenge is wanting us to play

in the current challenge.... SDC81: Dear Diary.

This challenge has a lot of wiggle room by using some application of the listed below.

Calendar pages, journal covers or pages, diaries, etc...

I used my Mini Journal.

After the rush of the Holidays I was feeling a bit run down.

So- this was a tribute to good friends who let you rest awhile.

What I did:

Gessoed the background to add texture and prime surface of page. Then using Tim Holtz Distress stains and water to create the color on the background. Torn book pages and paste to bottom of page. Stamped Snowflake stamp onto background with white opaque ink then added Ranger Perfect Pearls to some of the snowflakes. Stamped images of Fran and the little bird onto the book paper and colored with Copic markers, fussy cut out. Stamped Sediment onto white card stock the teared the edges to look like a cloud. Stamped images of Fran and bird onto the journal pages and glued others on top of stamped images. Made flag and glued down added finishing touches of highlights to the show with Copic markers and prisma glitter glue to Fran and snow. Date Stamped.

Here are the stamps that I used:

Snowy Fran

Snowflakes

Star bird with Chick. Small

Friends hold you up when you rest your little wings

SDC81: Dear Diary

Happy New Year! Stampotique is thrilled to start off 2013 with the start of another successful year of challenges. We will continue to do weekly challenges this year with random winners chosen on the first challenge of the month for all those that participated throughout the month.

First, we want to take a few minutes to express our gratitude for our customers as well as all our fans. We would not be here today if it wasn't for all those that love Stampotique and are there to support us. Our Design Team is one of the greatest teams and we appreciate all that they do for Stampotique creating unique designs each week to share.

We bid two of our long time designers farewell in 2013, Kate Crane and Jo Capper-Sandon will be missed on our team, but we know we'll continue to see some fabulous designs from them using Stampotique. We made the tough decision not to replace these two fantastic designers, but we do look forward to sharing 11 new guest designers with you this year. You can see our first one, Kristen Catalano here and read more about her.

So, to kick off 2013 Stampotique is challenging you to create a Journal Cover or Page, Diary Page or Calendar page.

Please read ALL RULES on the linkz page before linking your creation.

If you didn't follow the rules posted, you may have been deleted.

Feel free to relink your creation with the correct information for a chance to win.