I love Summer and Bugs

Well that finishes another week of playing catch up with my artwork.  Stay tuned next week for more.

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Laurie

2 Spooky for Halloween

I just love these little characters. They are so fun to work with. I stamped them with Black archival ink and heat set it so it would not run when I was coloring them. I squeezed my closed ink pad to get some ink on the lid of the pad. Then I took my blending pen and gathered a small amount of ink onto the tip of my blending pen and colored these little cuties in. I used 2 of them in place of the “o’s” in the word spooky. I stamped the rest of the letters onto white cardstock then cut them out leaving a little of the white for a border.

Hooligans paper packet X7129B

D1437 Party Animal stamp set

C1477 Mischief stamp set

E1016 Friendship Alphabet

Solo 2 stamp set

Gypsy Ink

Pear Ink

Black Archival Ink

Heat gun

Blending pen

Gypsy marker

Finger dauber

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Laurie

My Giggle Monster

Here is a layout I made with the Hooligans Paper packet.  This paper packet is only available until the end of July so if you want it get it before then. 

All supplies are from Close To My Heart unless otherwise noted.

Sketch...Magic...card trick page 86

Hooligans Paper packet X7129B

Hooligans Level 1 stickease (for the word monster) X7129A

Hooligans Level 2 Assortment Z1332 (retired)

Dimensional Elements monograms assorted letters

Black Journal Pen

ribbon (unknown)

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Laurie

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween.  I just love Halloween, I decorate my house at the beginning of September so I can enjoy them longer!  It is my favorite occasion to decorate my house in...yes I like it even better than Christmas.  LOL 
I also just these little monsters.  They are sooooo cute!  They also make me smile when I look at them.  Haha.  I like to color or paint so when I first seem this stamp set I knew I wanted to color them with my Blending pen. 
This is very easy to do but it does take a little practice ...just like anything else.  You can see the blending pen here
First off I stamp my image with Black Archival Ink.  This will not bleed when you use the blending pen with it.  If you use just regular dye based ink your ink will bleed into your coloring and you will have a mess.  So, use archival ink.  Staz On would work too.  For the color I take the Gypsy (or any other color I am working with) and squeeze the ink pad together to transfer some of the ink to the lid of the ink pad.  Then with my blending brush I pick up a small amount of ink from the lid of the ink pad and start coloring my image working from the outside towards the inside.  Then I pick up more color and continue the process until I am satisfied with the coloring.  To clean my blending brush swipe it on scrap paper until no more color comes off the tip and then you are good to use it on another color.  This will take some practice as the amount of ink you pick up will determine how dark your coloring is...if that makes sense?  So to get your shading right you will have to practice...but do not give up...it works great! 
Anyhow here is the items I used for the cards...All supplies are from Close To My Heart unless otherwise noted. 

Let's Party Clear Card:
Clear Card Z1309
Hooligans Paper Packet X7129B
Party Animal Stamp Set D1437
Black Ribbon
Blending Pen #3174
Pear, Gypsy and Sunset Ink
Nesties Circle and Scalloped Circle
Corner Rounder #Z578
Black Archival Ink #4475

Party Animal:
Hooligans Paper Packet X7129B
Party Animal Stamp set D1437
Black Ribbon
My Legacy Writer Black Pen #4275
Black Archival Ink #4475
Blending Pen #3174
Pear, Gypsy and Sunset Ink
Martha Stewart Spider Web Punch

Waving Monster:
Same supplies are above but also includes the Nesties Circles and Inverted Circles 

One Year Old!

It is hard to believe that my granddaughter had her 1st birthday already.  Time sure flies...We had a nice party for her out at the lake. 
I like the way the Hooligans paper packet went with the birthday photos.  it was a lot of fun making this from the new How To Book, Magic.  The pattern is in there, but I did change it up a bit.
I also didn't have any sunset cardstock so I used White Daisy cardstock and my sunset ink pad and did direct to paper to make my own sunset cardstock.  I think it turned out beautiful, it has a bit of texture for depth.  And it is very easy to do if you find yourself without the right color of cardstock. 
All supplies are Close To My Heart unless otherwise noted. 
Magic juggling Act Page 110
Hooligans Paper Packet X7129B
Hooligans Stickease X7129C
Today's Date D1286
Giggle Lowercase Alphabet D1137
Pear Mini Medleys Z1399
Sunset Brads Mini Medleys Z1338

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Laurie

Hooligans Workshop On The Go

Here are the layouts we will be making for the Hooligans Workshop On The Go class on October 17th. 
Your Kit will include:
My Acrylix Troublemaker Stamp Set
My Reflections Hooligans Level 2 Paper Packet
Mini Medley Accents Sunset Collection
Workshop Guide. 
This has a retail value of $39 but you pay only $35.50!  Plus you get a FREE workshop to put it together PLUS for attending the free workshop you get a BONUS Layout to put together! 
I must have orders in by Sunday Sept. 26th for them to be back by Oct. 17th our workshop day.  Call me to place your order today!

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Laurie