Skip to main content

Addicted to Stripes

I have been on a stripe kick lately.  They are so easy to do and always look fabulous.  Today, I have a card and a scrapbook layout done with red and blue water colored stripes.

This card was done with thicker, darker stripes. After the stripes had set a minute, I splashed on some water and then patted it off with a paper towel.  The water distressing gives it cool look don't you think?
After I dried the paper a bit with a heat tool, I stamped on the DRS Designs Script Font Background image in Versafine Black Onyx.  I wanted to feature the Made In the USA Circle image, so I stamped it and then punched it out with a SU! Circle Punch.  I experimented with different colors for the circle, but clean white looked best.  I popped the circle up with foam tape so it stands out even more.  I was going for a bit of a vintage look so I sponged some Vintage Photo Distress Ink on the edges to age it a bit.

For my scrapbook page, I used the same water colors (from my cheap $9 set from Michaels), but I watered the paint down more and painted the stripes on thinner.  After I had the stripes painted, I splattered on a bunch of the water color paint along with some white acrylic paint.
I was going for a festive feel.  For this fun layout, I was inspired by THIS card done by Michelle at Splitcoaststampers.com.  Michelle was the Featured Stamper this weekend so to celebrate her, we picked one of her cards and cased it.  I thought it would be fun to turn it into a scrapbook page instead of a card.  The frame is from My Favorite things, the butterflies are a SU! Thinlet die, and the flower is an old hoarded 3-D Flower Sticker.  This is for my smaller sized scrapbook (6x8) - I am loving that size.  On this card, I put the Made in the USA Circle on top of the flower.

Hope you enjoyed these creations.  I really had fun making them.

Hugz,

Nancy
Labels:

Comments

  1. jimlynnJune 19, 2019 at 9:03 AM

    Love the distressed look on the card and the scrapbook page! Both are fantastic.
    Lynn

    ReplyDelete
  2. JD/ JillJune 19, 2019 at 2:26 PM

    Great card amd scrapbook page! Love your stripes and they look great with the colors and neat technique that you used!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Christine AlexanderJune 19, 2019 at 8:10 PM

    Nancy, your stripes are wonderful. I love the deeper colours and the splatters add such a beautiful distress look. Great scrap book page :)

    ReplyDelete
  4. Carol LJune 20, 2019 at 3:15 AM

    Loving the stripes look on both projects, but the Cher layout is fabulous! Great photo and design, and what a great memory!!

    ReplyDelete
  5. cotnobJune 21, 2019 at 1:49 AM

    Two super striped designs Nancy, they are both lovely but I especially like the pastel colours on the scrapbook page.
    Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
    x

    ReplyDelete
  6. Brian KingJune 21, 2019 at 10:40 AM

    I love the journaling under the Cher concert picture - such fun that you dressed like share but admit that none of you looked like her. :) These are great scrapbook pages. ♥

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Forest Goodies and Other Projects

 Hello Crafty Friends. I just got the Stamperia Forest Paper and Die Cuts in the mail so I had to play with them right away.   I have a combo creation - journal page and card.  On the journal page I used my 6x6 Dina Wakley Journal and laid a base of gesso.  I then used Dina's pastel crayons and some SU! inks and stamps.  Also added in some TH Dress Ink in Vintage Photo since I don't know how to make anything without it  (seriously).   The eagle is a Stamperia Forest die cut and is coated with gesso.  Did a bit of stenciling and distressing to finish the page off.  I am linking this the the **Art*Journal*Journey* September Texture Theme (last day - can't wait to see what October's Theme will be).  The die cut and the little smears add texture to the already very textured page.   I love the blue and green together and was inspired to made a quick card for my Son-in-law who cut down some tree limbs for us the other day.  The paper in the middle is from the Stamperia Forest
22 comments
Read more

Brotherhood Wishes, a Paper Purse, and a Special Mug

Hello friends. No more fun travel or parade pictures - back to every day normal life.  On a positive note, I have been able to fit in some art. Hereis an art journal spread I finished this weekend. I am adding it to Alison's Summer Landscape challenge theme at **Art*Journal*Journey* .   I started the pages in my journal around July 4th after seeing Dina's stripes inspired Mixed Media challenge on Splitcoaststampers.com and got as far as stamping some foliage at the bottom.  I was stuck after that, and I wasn't sure where to go with it next.  A few days later, I was clearing out some things in the craft room and ran across a Thomas Kinkade book I cut up and use in my Bible Journaling.  There was a picture of  the San Francisco Bridge and another of some mountains so I tore them out and added them to my page with Gesso representing some of the beautiful things in America and also Alison's countryside theme.  They did not blend in very well and I needed to alter them to wo
26 comments
Read more

A Martini, Peanut Butter Cupakes, and Art

Hello Friends. Today, I have an ecletic mix of drinks, dessert, and art. First, it's T-day somewhere in the world so time for a drink post which I am linking to Elizabeth's Blog - Altered Book Lover.  Last week we had a work related dinner.  When the waitress asked what I wanted to drink, I had a sudden craving for a martini.  I use to love them, but I guess my tastes have changed because I wasn't a fan.  I was a fan of the chips and dips though! And the day before, I brought my Sister's fabulous peanut butter cupcakes.  Mainly because I was craving them and couldn't ask her to make just one..... Over at **Art*Journal*Journey* Elle picked a theme of Books, Cats, and Tea (you can pick one, two or three of the items).  I did a Bible Journal Page in my Journaling Bible - Luke 13:24-25.  After a layer of Gesso, I took a Sharpie pen and drew the kitty, then the narrow door, and then colored the door with Arteza Brush pens. The verse was written with a Micron pen.  This
20 comments
Read more