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Monday, January 02, 2017

January Challenge Inspiration by DeeDee

Hiiii friends! DeeDee Catron here today to share some inspiration for the new monthly challenge! I'm also really excited to show you our first Time 2 Stamp video for 2017.. the design team is working hard on bringing more video tutorials for you to kick back and watch :) So subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay up to date!

We are also introducing a new design team tomorrow... so be back here for that, too!

Now.. this months challenge is as:

Fun right? And my take:

Here's the video followed by closeup shots and supplies:

VLVS! Used:
Deathhead Moth
Find Your Tribe
Waybill/Invoice Background

Others:
UmWowStudio Poppy Pod Skellie
Sizzix / Tim Holtz : #8 Tag Die
Canson Watercolor Paper
Liquited Gesso
Golden Gel Medium
Ranger Ink / Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Vintage Photo & Ground Espresso
Ranger Ink / Tim Holtz Archival Ink in Black Soot
DMC Floss
water, needle, scrap cardstock, paper piercer, heat gun, palette knife, canvas strings, paint brush

Monday, August 11, 2014

A Vintage Game of Tag

Hello, Its Me Tera here again with another fun project to share!

Today I am sharing a fun Vintage themed Tag that I created.

I started with a base of patterned paper by Prima, and a main focal image that I wanted to build around.

(From here I really got into the swing of everything and forgot to take progress shots as I went so bare with me while I try to explain my madness :-D)

I started by stamping Chicken Wire 3 3/4 x 4 1/2 randomly on the background in frayed burlap.

Next I stamped the Big Ben 1 3/4 x 4 1/4 on the left side in VersaFine Sepia.

I also inked and distressed around the edges in various shades of browns. On a separate sheet of paper I stamped the Bearded Man 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in verafine black and distressed it with versafine sepia. I also stamped the #7 from Plate 1430 then embossed it with black embossing powder before i cut it out and distressed it. At the top right I stamped Butterfly Specimens 1 1/2 x 4 1/2 then also embossed it in black. To finish things off I added some film strip by Tim Holtz to the side, as well as some random spots of Tim Holtz washi tape. I popped up the 2 pieces on pop-dots, then embellished with UmWow Studio Gears.

Below are a few more detail pictures :-D

Monday, June 23, 2014

Blast From The Past

Hi guys, It's Tera again here to share my fun blast the past stamp project with you!

This was such a fun challenge for me! and I hope it will inspire you!! I love that this stamp can be used in so many situations, from birthday cards, to girls night out, dog lovers, and just about anything!

For my project I thought I would do a piece on celebrate who you are and your own style!

Stamp used:

Shoe Dalmatian Dog 3 x 2 1/4

Start by inking your stamp in black ink, then carefully wipe the ink off of the shoes/spots that you would like to be a different color and stamp on card stock. Next clean off your stamp and color the shoes in with brick red distress marker and carefully line the stamp up over your already stamped image...

(it doesn't have to be perfect :-D ... if you would rather you could also mask the area off)

Next if you are like me and need to touch up your edging from wiping the ink off just fix it with a black marker

Next ink your desired embossing folder (or stencil) in your desired ink color. I used Brick red again then spritz the distress ink on the embossing folder with water. Carefully set the tag on the embossing folder and brayer it or gently rub it to be sure the whole tag touches to pick up enough color

this is something similar to what you should see after lifting straight up (I heat dried mine, but you can wait on it to dry naturally if you are more patient than me!)

Now comes the fin part sponging on ink!! I used Wild honey and Fired Brick on a make-up sponge

I made two so i could have options to which I liked best when finished and because it is so fun!

this is when you want to measure out a piece of cardstock about an 1/8 inch bigger to really make your colors pop.. it also fits and looks awesome as a card front for an A2 card!!! (set this piece to the side)

Next Create your desired quote with a Dymo maker if you have one

(or if not another stamp even!! goodness knows I love stamped quotes!!! hehe)

Next take your two ink pads and stamp them on your craft mat. spritz the ink with water again then rub your seam binding ribbon (or any that you have) around in the colors until you get the look you want adding more ink as you go. I also crinkle mine and heat dry it

make a pretty bow for the top of your tag and tie it on

next lay your pieces out and decide where you want your stamp to go. Stamp it in black ink then color it in solid black This helps add a nice finished look behind your image and a hint of a shadow

At this stage you are almost done!! add your pop dots, and staple down your quote! If you are pleased with the look attach your back with Miracle Tape and Enjoy!!!!

(here you can also see the nice shadow added by coloring the back black)

I Hope you enjoyed this tag inspiration!! I had so much fun making this piece and I know that I will have to use this Awesome stamp for some more super fun projects!!

Monday, May 12, 2014

Pan Pastel Feature

Hello stampers!! DeeDee here today to introduce something a little extra fun this week. For the next five days (through Friday) the Viva Las VegaStamps! Design Team will be featuring Pan Pastels in all their stamped goods.

The following was taken from the Pan Pastels website : "PanPastel Colors are professional artists’ quality soft pastel colors packed in a unique pan format (cake-like). The special qualities of PanPastel Colors mean that artists can blend and apply dry color like fluid paint for the first time.

All PanPastel Colors are made using a unique manufacturing process requiring minimal binder and fillers, resulting in rich, ultra soft and super-blendable colors.

Each color is loaded with the finest quality artists’ pigments for the most concentrated colors possible. The colors have excellent lightfastness and are fully erasable. Uniquely, for pastel color, they can be mixed together for a complete painting palette."

So let's get to it shall we? I thought we'd start the week off with a Time2Stamp video showing you how to make this :

So watch this video all about creating this tag, including a fun technique in the beginning to create this pan pastels background:

Supplies:

Viva Las VegaStamps! : Waybill/Invoice Background, Directional Circle, Map Of The World, Miracle tape

Pan Pastels, Black cardstock, Canson watercolor paper, May Arts Canvas Ribbon, Versamark by IMAGINE Crafts, Archival by Ranger, Distress ink by Ranger, E Brad, Tim Holtz Spinners, thread, fixative.

Keep coming back through the week to see all the great bits we have using Pan Pastels with our Viva Las VegaStamps! Rubber!

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Helmar & VLVS! Inspiration {Glenda & Ellen}

Welcome to day FOUR of our week with Helmar.

All week long we're sharing projects between the Helmar blog and VLVS! blog.
I hope you've been commenting! We'll give away some glue AND rubber to two lucky commenters! (One from our blog, one from theirs)

The first project for today is this one by Glenda!

Glenda is our resident art journaler and she is SUPERB. She's used the lovely Angel weeping over pillar stamp, the Row of stars stamp, the 6 Hexagon background stamp, the Crime scene tape stamp and the Star pin stamp by Viva Las VegaStamps! as well as the Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive and Decoupage and Craft Paste.
Check out Glenda's blog for a HOW TO!

Then we have Ellen with this fabulous altered box:

She has used Helmar's Decoupage and Craft Paste to adhere all the paper to the box. She also used VLVS!'s Ultra High Gloss Embossing Powder and the Zebra Painting Stamp. Check out Ellen's blog for a bit more info!

Now check out Helmar's Blog for more inspiration!

Monday, April 29, 2013

My Shutterbug {A layout}

Hi Everyone! :) :)

I've been really busy networking and spreading the VLVS! love around. One of the ways is by being a contributor to an online magazine called Paper Haus. We've also been regularly taking ads out in Paper Haus -- they focus largely on layouts, cards and tags, but venture out occasionally as well!

Here is a layout that appeared in the Spring 2013 issue:

The base of the layout a white corrugated cardboard and a layer of My Mind's Eye paper. There's some gorgeous Gauche Alchemy washi tape at the bottom and the background is a mix of glimmer mists by Tattered Angels. But what really sets the mood of the layout is the Bellows Camera by VLVS! stamped twice above the photo. It really ties everything together and gives the layout a "theme". It's been stamped in an archival black ink so that the mists and splatters don't make the image bleed. I finished it off with a date a scatter of epoxy brads, floral beads, and e beads.

Sunday, June 24, 2012

My first Art Journal Page

I've been working on lots of "new" things lately.. trying new techniques in both scrapbooking and stamping. One of them being scene stamping (which I'll share later) and the other being art journaling!! I'm absolutely falling for the free form open endedness that journaling really DOES have. The page doesn't have to say something to anyone else.. just me.

Here is my first page (which I'm totally in love with):

I used a Clairefontaine journal which you'll get to see more of later. As well as Distress Stain in Broken China, Distress Ink in Mustard Seed, Broken china, Pine Needles, Vintage Photo and Tumbled Glass.

First I splattered some of my favorite distress colors on the page. Then I cut a Spellbinders floral silhouette die out of corrugated cardboard and inked it up with vintage photo. After I had it glued down I decided I needed a bit more color, so I created a mask out of white cardstock and dabbed on the same colors of distress I had already used.

I stamped the

Bird In Flight

1.75x1.75 - 7.50

on Kromecote with Memento ink and fussy cut him out. Then I sponged a little vintage photo on his outside and glued him down. I added some twine and floral beads to finish off this page!!

I'm back and forth on adding a title.. but basically I'd call it "Inspiration" - as it's something new I'm trying inspired by all those that do do it.