Maya Road blog toot!!!

I'm "on cloud 9" this morning! I made a few mini brag keychains using Maya road chipboard scallop frames,and they put them on their DT blog!! Happy dance time! Go check it out!!
http://mayaroad.typepad.com/dt/

A fun layout...

I made today of my daughter. She was a good sport when I asked her to look at her hand a few days ago during a quick photo shoot. I wanted to use a key from my package of grungeboard and thought of the title "You hold the key to my heart". I think it worked out well! I sprayed tattered angels glimmer mist on the heart doily,I'm really loving that stuff lately!

I just LOVE this.......

I'm talking about Bo Bunny's new Beautiful Life collection. I got some yesterday and had to play IMMEDIATELY! I ended up with this,and it just might be my favorite layout to date! The photo is my little guy,and it's printed on transparency,then backed with white cardstock. I also used grungeboard for the first time...Can you say YUMMY! I used layers of paint,ink,and glitter paint on the pieces.

Check out Mason's puzzle

Mason's puzzle is an amazing album from My Acrylic Album. A portion of the proceeds of this album go to autism research via www.autismspeaks.org. Mason's puzzle can be made into a wall hanging or used as an album. To find out more go to http://stores.homestead.com/MyAcrylicAlbum/StoreFront.bok

Some projects for My Acrylic Album!

Using alcohol inks on paper

While playing around with my newest purchase(alcohol ink),I discovered a cool way to make patterned paper. I used white card stock,three different colored inks,the Ranger ink applicator and mini mister,rubbing alcohol and cottonballs,and a foam stamp.

I began by misting the cardstock,you want it damp,but not soaking wet...
Apply the inks to your applicator. It doesn't matter where you place each color,they will blend in their own unique way.
Begin stamping the damp cardstock. You may need to reload ink onto your applicator. Continue until you've covered the amount of paper you want.
This is what you'll end up with:

To soften and blend the inks,I applied rubbing alcohol to a cottonball,and lightly rubbed it over the ink. Go slowly,and don't press down hard.
Next,I used alcohol ink on my stamp and stamped my paper several times.
It ended up looking like this,it's so pretty in person.
After this dried thoroughly,I used it on this layout. I really like how it turned out. Give it a try!

Using alcohol inks on fabric

I LOVE alcohol inks,you can use them on anything! Just use your imagination! I want to share tips on using them on fabric embellishments. First you need to gather your supplies. I used five different colors of alcohol ink,the ranger alcohol ink applicator,and some fabric embellishments found in the Bridal section of Michaels and WalMart. (TIP-if you don't have the ink applicator,use cotton balls. You will need to be careful though,you run the risk of getting ink on your fingers this way! IF you get ink on your fingers:I use comet(powdered form)! It works every time!)

The next step is applying ink to the applicator. Apply small dots of the different colored inks,it doesn't matter how much or little of each color you apply,or where you apply it. I strongly feel part of working with alcohol inks is about letting go of control. Allow the inks to do what they like,I bet you'll love the results!
Now you can start on your embellishments. Press the applicator down firmly on your item,lift up,and repeat. You will notice that the different colors are melding together,making a unique pattern on your item. Repeat until the entire item has been covered in ink. You may need to apply more ink,just load your applicator the same as before.
Here is what you'll end up with:A uniquely custom colored embellishment. The multiple colors will add depth to your projects/layouts.
I like to use this technique on fabric flowers as well,just use the same steps...
You will end up with beautiful,uniquely colored flowers!!
If your flowers have a pearl,plastic,or bling center,you can color them as well! To get a deeper color,I like the direct bottle to item method.
Here are the beautiful custom colored embellishments I ended up with! The picture isn't really doing them justice!
Here is the layout I made the embellishments for. I love the texture they add! Go ahead and try this technique,it's fun and easy,and yeilds beautiful results!