I'm up on the Leaky Shed Studio blog today with a layout using some of their amazingly detailed chipboard and my go-to tip on how to color them. I hope you'll take a moment to stop by and check it out!
Creating a Rainbow Watercolor Effect with Water Soluble Wax Pastels
Today I have a layout on the Scrap Around the World blog, along with several of my fellow BoBunny Design Team Members. We played along with their November Mood Board and I must say it really inspired me. From the title I chose to how I created my background paper, I thoroughly enjoyed the colorful and upbeat rainbow theme. If you are interested in seeing my full layout, please hop on over to their blog!
This is just a peak of my layout, but you can see what I mean about how it inspired me! I had so much fun creating the rainbow effect with water soluble wax pastels on the background. Keep reading for a brief tutorial on how to use them.
I am sure you are wondering how BoBunny comes into play here. Well, they have put together an amazing prize package which includes the entire Silver & Gold collection along with one of their stylish BoBunny Bags! All you need to do is head over to the Scrap Around the World blog to learn all the details about playing along and how you could be the winner of this fabulous BoBunny prize.
SUPPLIES
Patterned Paper: Bo Bunny Zip-A-Dee-Doodle/ InkWater Soluble Wax Pastels: Reeves
Paint Brush
Water
Paper Towel or Towel
TUTORIAL | RAINBOW WATERCOLOR EFFECT WITH WATER SOLUBLE WAX PASTELS
Water Soluble Wax Pastels provide strong, vibrant colors. They have a smooth, creamy consistency and blend easily. You can apply them dry, like a crayon or use them with water, a wet brush or a sponge to create a range of watercolor effects. For my application, I used them with a wet brush and created a wonderful watercolor result.
Color each stripe with one of the pastels. I applied them in the order they came in in the box, and I did not use the white, grey, browns or black ones.
Begin by applying a lot of color at the top of the stripe and then gradually apply less as you go down the stripe. As you can see I did not color all the way down the stripe and I applied different amounts of color on each stripe.
Begin by applying a lot of color at the top of the stripe and then gradually apply less as you go down the stripe. As you can see I did not color all the way down the stripe and I applied different amounts of color on each stripe.
Continue adding color to each stripe until you have used all of the colors. Repeat the colors until you have added color to each stripe all the way across the paper.
Once you have finished coloring each stripe, dip a paint brush into some water. I recommend wiping the excess water from the brush with a towel or paper towel. This will absorb some of the excess water because this paper is not made for painting and the excess water will cause the paper to wrinkle and warp even more. Next, stroke the paint brush down the stripes to blend the pastels.
Continue brushing along each of the stripes until you have blended all of them. The paper will tend to be warped a little from the water. Set it to the side and allow it to dry. If you are concerned with the paper being warped or wrinkled, place some heavy books on top of it for a day or so to help flatten it after it has dried.
As you can see, creating this rainbow effect with water soluble wax pastels was super easy. I would love to see your take on this technique!
Moxie Fab Thanks Blog Hop
Dear Cath!
Thank you for all you have done over the years to inspire and encourage creativity in all of us and for bringing so much Moxie Fabness into this World just by being YOU! I have looked forward to your daily blog posts over the years and I will certainly miss the joy they brought to me each and every time that I read them. Even though I never had much time to play along with the challenges, I always enjoyed seeing the next one and how the selected "winners" interpreted it. I also loved your weekend and daily "just because" images. They too, brought with them a great amount of inspiration and enjoyment. I wish you all the best in your new adventures and I hope that you can always keep smiling and being your Moxie Fab self!!!!
And always remember...
Wishing you loads of MOXIE FAB HUGS and OPEN DOORS!!!
If you are just interested in hopping along to see all this Moxie Fab Cathy Love this is who is linked before and after me or you can check out the InLinkz list below!
Michelle Liimatainen
Ilina Crouse
Thank You Jar Brownie Mix Recipe
If you are here for the Thank You Jar Brownie Mix Recipe, you are in the right place! On the Pebbles Inc. blog I am sharing a fun Thank You gift I made using a quart size jar and some fabulous papers and stickers from the Pebbles Front Porch collection. Some of you may have stopped by here for the recipe. Besides the Jar Brownie Mix Recipe, I also want to share a Thank You card that I made to go along with the jar.
This card came together quickly using one of the Front Porch Library Pockets with Cards and some scraps of patterned paper left over from some other recent projects.
I tied a length of twine around the library pocket before I attached it to the front of the card to help dress it up a bit more.
To help give the card a little more dimension, I added some double sided foam tape to the backside of the card before I slipped it into the library pocket.
BROWNIE MIX JAR RECIPE
Mix Ingredients in a wide mouth quart size jar.
INGREDIENTS
5/8 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
2/3 cup white sugar
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
DIRECTIONS
Mix the 5/8 cup flour with the salt. In a clean, wide mouth quart size jar, layer the ingredients in the order listed. Start with the flour and salt mixture and end with the chocolate chips.
This is how it will look after you have layered all of the ingredients. I recommend packing the brown sugar down to make more room in the jar.
This next part is what you want to share with the person you give the Thank You Jar to so that they can make the brownies...
JAR BROWNIES
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a 9 x 9" square baking pan.
2. Pour contents of the jar into a bowl and mix well.
3. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla, 2/3 cup vegetable oil and 3 eggs. Beat until just combined.
4. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
(Recipe modified from All Recipes)
If you are interested in a recipe card for the Brownie Mix to give with your gift, I have made a printable PDF that you can download - Brownie Mix Recipe Card.
Now that you have the recipe, head on over to the Pebbles Inc. blog to learn more about how I covered and decorated the jar. Thanks so much for stopping by today!
SUPPLIES
Patterned Paper, Stickers: Pebbles Inc. / Front Porch Collection
Twine, Border Punch and Cardstock: American Crafts
Quart Size Jar: Ball (found at Target)
LINKED
Naughty or Nice Nutting Doll Christmas Card
Today I am up on the Leaky Shed Studio blog with my first Design Team project as part of their new Design Team. We were given the amazing Julie Nutting Chipboard Dolls to create with for our first assignment and I had so much fun "dressing up" these dolls. My card here was created using the Naughty or Nice Doll and paper from the BoBunny Silver & Gold collection.
The chipboard dolls I worked with are just 4" tall! They also have them in an 8" version to play with.
I painted every piece of the chipboard doll with acrylic paint.
Filling in all the little spaces required a steady hand and very fine tipped paint brush!
After I had the doll colored in as I wanted, I added this super cool product to the fur edge on her dress and hat...Snow Writer by DecoArt. It gives it a fun, faux snow look. While it was still wet I then added a little bit of glitter for some extra shimmer and shine.
Because it took me quite some time to do all of the painting to decorate the Nutting Doll, so I decided to keep the card that I placed her on very simple. The overall finished card size is 6.5" x 4.5", which is larger than standard size, but I will most likely be giving these in person instead of mailing them.
SUPPLIES
Chipboard: Leaky Shed Studio / Julie Nutting Naughty or Nice 4"
Patterned Paper: BoBunny Silver & Gold Collection / The List, Yuletide
Cardstock: American Crafts
Acrylic Paint: FolkArt by Plaid - Skintone, Lipstick Red, Pure Black, Coffee Bean, and Wicker White
Glitter: Martha Stewart
Other: Deco Art Snow Writer, Krylon Gold Leafing Pen
Adhesive: Scotch Quick Dry Liquid Adhesive
If you enjoyed this Christmas Card, please pop by the Leaky Shed Studio Blog to see another card I created with one of the other Julie Nutting Dolls called Holly and her gorgeous GOLD dress created using a Krylon Gold Leafing Pen!
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