Scrapaddict {4} Life: Color Burst

Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Top Ten Blog Hop 2017

ETA: HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Congrats to the winner of my prize pack.....Random Generator picked #12.....Nicole! Please pop me an email at lauracox@lycos.com!! Again Congrats.....and thanks for all those who left a comment and participated in the hop!!

Welcome to your next stop in our Top Ten of 2017 hop!!! You should have hopped over here from Marcia Dehn-Nix's blog and your next stop will be Irit Shalom!

I'm so excited to be blog hopping with these talented crafters.....make sure you visit everyone! A lot of talent, a lot of giveaways, and soooooo much inspiration! See the bottom of this post for the entire list to make sure you don't miss anyone!

And here we go with my Top Ten of 2017:

#10: BoBunny, Blessings, and Kreaxions

This shaker card combined stenciling, die-cutting, bright cheerful distress inks with BoBunny papers for my #10 fave....more info.....check THIS POST.

#9: Halloween Blocks.....Carta Bella is always a fave....and you can see that in several of the projects I've created this year....these blocks were one of my fave projects.....and on display at Hannah's (local scrapbook store and gift store in Antioch, IL)....this one with the Haunted House collection.

#8: Christmas Blocks....Carta Bella for the win again....their Very Merry Christmas collection (also live and in person at Hannah's)

#7: Fall Flip.....

This home decor project was a two-fer.....fall on one side, and Halloween on the other....and all made with the Pebbles Midnight Haunting collection.

#6: Cozy Winter LO....more Carta Bella love....the Cabin Fever collection....

Ok....had to share this one even tho my pic isn't perfect (this one is on display at Hannah's also, and the lighting was sub-par that day)....but I'm anxiously awaiting some snow so I can fill this one with pretty snow pics....it's SO fun....right down to the sparkling copper gold deer ribbon border. ;)

#5: Home is Where the Heart Is.....and where home-made home decor is....

Carta Bella's Welcome Home Collection and a little creativity = adorable every day home decor.....this collection is one I have more projects in mind.....just LOVE.

#4: He Pulls at My Heart Strings....and even more of a fave since it's this little guy that has just left for college....time flies! Perfect with the Fancy Pants Sweet Nothings collection.

More info on this post HERE.

#3: Julie Nutting Halloween Home Decor

I'm a huge fan of these doll stamps....and seldom get the chance to play.....so this project was a fun one to do at one of the crops I attended this year!

#2: Believe and BoBunny

This memory verse clipboard with it's twine and tags and bright colors....love....more info HERE.

and drum roll for my #1 of 2017.......

My first try at mixed media/art journal creating.....a combination of Color Burst, Distress Crayons, stencils/paste, stamps, black ink, and a Julie Nutting doll ended up in a colorful bold statement that reminds me every day and in every way that: I. AM. BLESSED.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I have a fun little giveaway....I'm kinda into the buffalo plaid craze this year.....are you? If you are, make sure to leave a comment today....you'll be entered to win a sweet little buffalo plaid set of goodies, and a few fun scrappy/paper crafting goodies too. Not going to spoil the surprise, but will be a great prize pack--so make sure you comment....will post a winner on January 1st to start 2018 with a bang!

Blog Hop List

Laurel Seabrook

Tifany DeGough

Monique Liedtke
Suzanna Lee

Marcia Dehn-Nix

Samantha Taylor

Lisa Moen
Kat Benjamin
Wendy Antenucci

Monday, July 25, 2016

Poppies Color Burst Style

As much as I am loving all the new releases from JustRite, I'm in love with the background stamps and the layering poppy stamps from this current release! And what better to layer in some color for those poppies, but a beautiful Color Burst background:

The background was created by stamping the outline poppy stamp all over a 4" by 5&1/4" piece of white cardstock using Versamark ink, then embossing with clear embossing powder. Then this piece was sprinkled with Color Burst pigments in Crimson and Orange then spritzed with water. I kept adding color and spritzing until I got the look I wanted. The colors are so vibrant, they make the card just pop, don't you think? Such an easy way to get a watercolor look.

The above pic is the work in progress....I added more of the Orange color around the edges after this pic....very easy to layer in more color!

The center panel is a 2&1/2" by 3&3/4" piece of white cardstock stamped with the Text Background JustRite stamp (Black Soot ink stamped off) and then stamped over with the Chicken Wire Background JustRite stamp using Versamark embossed in black. I roughed up the edges a bit with the Tonic Distress Tool, then matted it on a 4" by 2&3/4" piece of black cardstock. This panel is foam taped to the card front.

The leaves and poppies were stamped and fussy cut out, then sentiment embossed in black, the frame stamped in Ripe Persimmon Distress Ink (the Worn Lipstick and this color match up with the Color Burst so well). They are foam taped to the card, and the sentiment added. I used the oval die set to cut out the sentiment, and to add the black lacy border underneath (I cut it in half, and glued it down so it's closer to a circle than oval).

These poppy stamps are so much fun! You can find them HERE.

Thanks for stoppin' by!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: CR-05081 Multi-Step Poppies, CR-05053 Small Oval Wishes, CL-05087 Chicken Wire Background, CL-05088 Text Background

Dies: DIE-05049 Joy Oval Frames

Paper: AC white and black

Ink: Versamark, Distress Ink-Ripe Persimmon, Black Soot, Worn Lipstick, Bundled Sage, Peeled Paint

Other: Ranger Embossing Powder-Clear, Black Fine Detail; Color Burst-Crimson, Orange; Tonic Distress Tool; Copic Marker-Black