Heartcraft Paper "Robot Alien" CELE-BRATE!

Hi everyone,

Today I am showing you my fourth and final creation for the month of July 2018 that I made for Heartcraft Paper design team to show you all! Click on each image for a much larger and clearer view. 😊

Ok so when I saw this cutting file that Monica from Heartcraft Paper created I had the perfect idea on how I would use it! This would be an EX-TREME-LY awesome card for your loved ones whether it be friends or family and is possibly also a fan of a certain UK TV series. 😜

Now lets see how I made it!

First I grabbed one piece of Neenah 110lb Classic Crest Solar White cardstock and cut it down to 11 inches by 4 1/4 inches with my Fiskars 12 inch trimmer and folded it in half while using my Teflon Bone Folder to make it fold nicely, this will be my card base.

I then chose the digital cutting file I wanted to use "Party Speech Bubbles" and resized it to about 1 1/2 inches wide by 1 3/4 inches tall on Silhouette studio and flipped one speech bubble the opposite way so it was mirror image and then sent it to my Silhouette Cameo to cut it onto some random piece of Australian A4 white cardstock.

I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the "Robot Alien" image from Kindred Stamps "Time Traveler" onto some X-Press It Blending Card with my Tim Holtz Travel Stamp Platform and then I grabbed the following Copic markers to colour in the "Robot Alien" image (C3, C5, B23, B28, BV25, Y21 and R29).

I then grabbed a piece of Australian A4 sized Arches Aquarelle watercolour paper and used my Tim Holtz 8.5 trimmer to cut it down to 6 by 6 inches so it gave me some room for any mistakes before cutting it down to 4 1/4 inches by 5 1/2 inches.

I used the following Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks to create the galaxy background (Black Soot, Hickory Smoke, Salty Ocean, Wilted Violet, Blueprint Sketch and Shaded Lilac.

I then added some Brilliance Pigment Ink (Starlite Silver and Moonlight White) to make the galaxy more galaxy and star like I guess? 😄

I used my Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks again to add colour to the "Party Speech Bubbles" but only used (Black Soot, Salty Ocean and Wilted Violet).

I then decided to add some Wow! Embossing Powder in the colour Clear Hologram Sparkle Embossing Glitter to the "Party Speech Bubbles" to make it 'POP' from the background.

Then I decided it was too hard to see on the background so ran the "Party Speech Bubbles" through my Brother Scan N Cut then cut out a 0.08" offset with the same random Australian A4 sized white cardstock. I used a Copic marker (Y21) to colour the "Party Speech Bubbles" background.

I used my Tim Holtz 8.5 trimmer again to cut the background down to 4 1/4 inches by 5 1/2 inches.

I added the letters to the "Party Speech Bubbles" with the Quickie Glue pen by Sakura and coloured the letters in with Copic marker (Y21) and a random fine tip black permanent marker. I used my Brother Scan N Cut to cut out the "Robot Alien".

 

I glued the card front to the card base with Tombow Mono Liquid Glue and then adhered all of the elements onto the card front with some Scotch 3D Foam Tape.

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And that's a wrap for my fourth and final creation for the month of July 2018 for Heartcraft Paper Design Team!
Feel free to let me know what you think of this project in the comments below. 😊

- Ri

Ranger Craft Scrubbie ~ Review

Hi everyone,

Today I will be showing you all my very own honest review of the Ranger Craft Scrubbie. You can watch my video review by clicking on the photo below. 😊

Here is the list of the products I tested with the Ranger Craft Scrubbie in order of appearance on my video. 😊

Adhesives and Pastes:
• Ranger Multi Medium Matte
• Dreamweaver Stencils Embossing Paste
• Mod Podge Matte
• Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium
• Faber Castell Glaze
• Zig 2 Way Glue Pen Chisel Tip
• Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive
• Tombow Mono Liquid Glue
• Ranger Glossy Accents
• Art Glitter Clear Adhesive
• Aquadhere Selleys PVA Wood Glue
• Bostik Clear GluStik
• Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive
• Bostik Fine and Wide clear glue

Paints:
• Ranger/Dylusions Acrylic Paint in Black Marble
• Viva Decor 3D Stamp Paint in White
• Viva Decor Inka-Gold in Gold
• Ranger/Dina Wakley White Gesso

Inks:
• Heidi Swapp Color Shine in Mint
• Sharpie Permanent Marker Black Chisel Tip
• Copic Ciao in B28
• Faber Castell Big Brush Pitt Artist Pen in Black
• Derwent Inktense Pencil in Chilli Red
• Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Mowed Lawn
• Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink in Fired Brick
• VersaMark ink pad
• VersaFine Pigment Ink in Onyx Black
• Ranger Archival Ink in Jet Black
• StazOn Solvent ink pad in Jet Black
• Memento Dye Ink in Tuxedo Black
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~DISCLOSURE~
I was not paid or sponsored by Ranger to make this blog post, all opinions are my own and I created this review because I like the product and would recommend it to others.

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I hope you all enjoyed my review of the Ranger Craft Scrubbie!
Thank you for visiting my blog and feel free to let me know what you think of this review and product in the comments below. 😊 

- Ri

Sasayaki Glitter ~ Guest Designer Project Share ~ Friendship ~ July 2018

 

Hi everyone,  

I'm so excited to announce that I am Guest Designing again for Sasayaki Glitter but for the month of July 2018.

Today I am showing you all my project that I made using Sasayaki Glitter's digital stamps. I've used "Mia in the Garden" and "Bunny and Carrot" for this card. 😊

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I hope you all enjoyed my July 2018 Guest Designer project for Sasayaki Glitter.
Thank you for visiting my blog and feel free to let me know what you think of this card in the comments below. 😊 

- Ri

Heartcraft Paper Gemma Valentine's Card

Hi everyone,

Today I am showing you my third creation that I made for Heartcraft Paper design team to show you all! Click on each image for a much larger and clearer view. 😊

Ok...so I know it isn't Valentine's Day but I've had this idea in my head that wouldn't go away, I just had to make the real life version and it is PERFECT for your loved ones whether it be friends or family and is possibly also a fan of a certain book and movie series. 😜.

Now lets see how I made it!

First I grabbed one piece of Neenah 110lb Classic Crest Solar White cardstock and cut it down to 8 1/2 inches by 5 1/2 inches with my Tim Holtz Maxi Trimmer and folded it in half while using my Teflon Bone Folder to make it fold nicely, this will be my card base. I then chose the digital stamp I wanted to use "Gemma" and cropped and resized it to about 3 3/4 inches wide by 2 3/4 inches tall on Word document and then printed it onto some X-Press It Blending Card so I could use my Copic markers.
After a couple of days of letting the ink set on the X-Press It Blending Card I grabbed the following Copic markers to colour in "Gemma" image (C3, C5, C7, B99, G29, Y17, YG67, R29, R32, R59, E18, E21, E29, E35, E37, E41 and E51). I then used a refillable black ink Copic Multiliner SP pen in the size 0.3mm to add some details to her tie.

I usually use my Brother Scan N Cut to do all the cutting out of images but it could not recognise the "Gemma" image so I had to carefully and slowly fussy cut by hand with scissors which I am terrible at due to having the shakes from my health and medication.

I used this awesome book background pattern digital scrapbook paper that is sold by WickedSpiritFashion on Etsy which you can find HERE. The file is a PDF, so I went to a free website that could convert PDF's to JPG's then opened up the image in a Word document and resized it to 5 inches by 6 inches so when I go to cut it down for my card base it leaves me with a bit extra to work with just in case I make a mistake. I ended up cutting it down to 5 1/4 inches by 3 9/16 inches.

I had this cute sentiment idea and created it myself with the help of a free downloadable font and image. I cropped and sized it to 2.75 inches wide and 1.67 tall in Word and then printed it onto some X-Press It Blending Card. I used my Sizzix Big Shot to cut the "You're my favourite chapter, Always" sentiment with My Favorite Things A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX Set 2 die (1 7/8" x 3 1/8").

I then found some 6x6 inch Lawn Fawn patterned paper in my craft room that would make a perfect carpet for "Gemma" to read on. I cut this down to 5 1/4 inches by 1/2 an inch.

I adhered all of the elements onto the card base with Tombow Mono Liquid Glue.
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And that's a wrap for my third creation for Heartcraft Paper Design Team!
Feel free to let me know what you think of this project in the comments below. 😊

- Ri

Heartcraft Paper Gryffindor Magnetic Bookmark

Hi everyone,

Today I am showing you my second creation that I made for Heartcraft Paper design team to show you all! Click on each image for a much larger and clearer view. 😊

It was pretty fun and easy to make so I'm here to tell you all the details on how to make your own one for yourself or anyone who is a fan of a certain book and movie series. 😜

Now lets see how I made it!

First I chose the digital stamp I wanted to use "Gryffindor Crest" and cropped and resized it to about 3 inches or 3.15 inches tall on Word document and then printed it onto some X-Press It Blending Card so I could use my Copic markers.
After a couple of days of letting the ink set on the X-Press It Blending Card I grabbed the following Copic markers to colour in "Gryffindor Crest" image (E21, E33, E35, E59, Y17, R29, YG03, C3 and C5). I used a refillable black ink Copic Multiliner SP pen in the size 0.3mm to carefully colour in the diamonds and the Gryffindor letters.

I used a scrap piece of the diamond check pattern digital scrapbook paper from my first creation which you can find HERE that is sold by WickedSpiritFashion on Etsy which you can find HERE.

I used it to cut a piece at 1 1/2 inches by 4 inches which will be the bookmark flap.

I then used my Brother Scan N Cut to cut out the "Gryffindor Crest" with a 0.04" offset and cut out another silhouette version from the scrap piece of diamond check pattern digital scrapbook paper to go on the back of the main version which I coloured in as I thought it would look much nicer than having to see the markers stain/bleed.

I then used some Tombow Mono Liquid Adhesive on the main piece and flap and once I was happy with the position of it I then glued the diamond check piece onto the back of the main piece and flap.

I used my 5 inch Xyron Creative Station Lite and the Double Sided Laminate refill cartridge to laminate the whole thing. I love using this because you can cut right onto the edge of the image and it won't lift off the image like a regular electrical powered laminator does, you don't need to cut so far away from the image if that makes sense.

After cutting around the whole thing I then cut out two 1 inch by 1 1/2 inches pieces of Silhouette Adhesive Magnet Paper and then let the magnets line up on one another. I removed the adhesive backing on one side and added some Ranger Multi Medium Matte just for extra strength and lined it up where I wanted the piece and pressed the flap down onto it and then I carefully removed the other magnet adhesive backing and did the same thing and let it dry.

And voila! You have your very own "Gryffindor Crest" magnetic bookmark which you can use as a bookmark in a book, in your planner, or mark an important page for work or school so you can access that page easily and it shouldn't leave any nasty marks like a regular paperclip does and won't fall out or off like a regular bookmark. 😊

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And that's a wrap for my second creation for Heartcraft Paper Design Team!
Feel free to let me know what you think of this project in the comments below. 😊

- Ri

Heartcraft Paper Blog Hop and Challenge #1

Hi everyone,

Wow! It sure has been a while since I have posted to the blog. I am so excited to share with you all my very first creation for Heartcraft Paper's Blog Hop and Anything Goes Challenge. I was so excited when Monica, the owner of Heartcraft Paper contacted me for a full time spot on the Design Team!

Now let's have a look at what I made! 😊

Now for how I made it and what awesome things I used to make it! 😊

First I chose the digital stamp I wanted to use "Wesley" and resized it and altered the sentiment "HAVE A MAGICAL BIRTHDAY" from the "Wizarding Sentiments" digital sentiment set by adding the sparkles from another sentiment in the "Wizarding Sentiments" set and then printed it onto some X-Press It Blending Card so I could use my Copic markers.

After a couple of days of letting the ink set on the X-Press It Blending Card I grabbed one piece of Neenah 110lb Classic Crest Solar White cardstock and cut it down to 8 1/2 inches by 5 1/2 inches with my Tim Holtz Maxi Trimmer and folded it in half while using my Teflon Bone Folder to make it fold nicely, this will be my card base.

I then found and bought this awesome digital printable scrapbook paper set from WickedSpiritFashion on Etsy which you can find HERE. I printed that on some random Australian sized A4 210gsm white cardstock that was lying in my craft room. I used my Sizzix Big Shot to cut the diamond check pattern paper with My Favorite Things A2 Rectangle STAX Set 2 die (4" x 5 1/4").

I started to colour in "Wesley" with the following Copic marker colours (E21, E37, E41, E59, 100, C3, C5, C7, Y17, YR04, YR15 and R29) and the car with (Y00, 100, B000, C3, C5, C7, BG72, BG93 and YR07).

I used my Brother Scan N Cut to cut out "Wesley" and the car and cut out a plain white silhouette version with the offset tool 0.08" to make the image 'POP' and then I used my Sizzix Big Shot again this time with My Favorite Things Fishtail Flags STAX and altered it to become a stitched rectangle.

I then adhered everything onto the card base with Art Glitter clear adhesive.

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And that's a wrap for my first creation for Heartcraft Paper Design Team!
Feel free to let me know what you think of this card in the comments below. 😊

Thank you so much for stopping by to see my first project! If you'd like to "HOP" along and see what the other Design Team members came up with, just click on their names below.

Heartcraft Paper
Judy Markowitz
Rianna Fenning (YOU ARE HERE)
Laura Wolff (NEXT HOP)
Marcia Caradinta
Tina Bickers Turner
Carolina Flores
Tania Cordie
Denielle Whicker
Andrea Jacobsen
Patricia Lara
Varsha Gupta

- Ri