CTMH's Technique Blog Hop - Resisting Can Be Fun

Hello and welcome to CTMH's Technique Blog Hop. This week our featured technique is "Resisting". 

If you have just joined us you can start here and continue on, as this is a circular hop or if you get lost along the way you can start at the beginning with Melissa's Blog as she has the complete list. If you came here from THE INKY SCRAPPER you are in the right place. Now on to my project:

So as I was preparing for this technique blog hop I was watching a demo for the new Color Burst products and I had a thought: I wonder if you can do that with re-inker? So I tested it out. P.S. The answer is no: re-inkers do not act like Color Bursts lol.

Here's what I came up with. First I stamped an image with Versamark Ink on a few pieces of cardstock. (Simple Memories - I know it's a retired stamp set but I wanted one with lots of texture). Then I sprinkled on the clear embossing powder and heated it. Then I used a variety of different tools and techniques with the re-inkers.

1. I wet the paper with a damp paintbrush first and then dropped a few drops of re-inker then spritzed with water. It didn't spread nicely like I thought it would.

2. Here I put drops of re-inker on my all-purpose mat and painted it on the image using a damp paintbrush.

3. Here I put drops of re-inker on my all purpose mat and then used an old water brush from Close to my Heart. The water dilutes the ink a bit. (HINT: Keep water brushes in mind for future artwork from CTMH). 

So in the end I preferred look #2 so I made a few more and added them to a layout.

Then for fun I tried another resisting technique I saw in a youtube video by CTMH on textures and techniques. For this page I cut my title out on my Cricut using the Artistry Cartridge, then I cut out the negative space used and ran my versamark pad over the words onto the page. (HINT: tape down the two sides with washi tape so the title doesn't slide all over when inking).

Then I heat embossed the clear embossing powder. Now was the fun part of using my water paints and making a nice background around my title. Once it was dry I outlined the letters with my journaling pen. 

It made a beautiful cover page for my next album. :) Don't forget that if you want the Regatta and Charlotte paper packs you'll need to purchase before the end of the month before it's retired! 

Supply List 
Clear embossing powder 
Craft heater 
Chocolate & Goldrush re-inker 
Simple Memories Stamp Set (retired) 
Charlotte paper pack 
Balloon Ride paper pack (retired) 
Whisper, Champagne, Slate, & White Daisy cardstock
Whisper, Slate, & Black Ink
Gold shimmer trim
Basic Fundamental Complements
Framework Alphabet Stamp Set
Coral Reef Sequins (While Supplies Last) 
Manitoba Stamp Set
Ontario Stamp Set
Dark Gray Shinhan Marker
Journaling Pen
Artistry Cricut Cartridge
Waterpaint Set
Paintbrush Set
Enchantment Fundamentals (used the Sapphire) 
Blue shimmer trim
La Vie en Rose paper pack
Regatta paper pack 
Martime Puffies
Black Sparkles Flourishes (While Supplies Last)


Thank you for checking out my project. If you would like to place an order for any of these supplies you can buy them here. If you enjoyed my project please comment below as we love feedback! Next on our blog hop is Tammy from SCRAP STAMP SHARE. Make sure to check out her amazing work featuring this same product.

See you on May 15th as we will be featuring our Let's Interact Technique! Have a great day!

CTMH's Technique Blog Hop - Thin Cuts

Hello and welcome to CTMH's Technique Blog Hop. This week our featured technique is using the CTMH Thin Cuts. 

If you have just joined us you can start here and continue on, as this is a circular hop or if you get lost along the way you can start at the beginning with Melissa's Blog as she has the complete list. If you came here from CATSCRAPBOOKING you are in the right place. Now on to my project:

Our new thin cuts are fun, coordinate with a stamp set and easy to use it. So easy a baby could do it:

Sorry, I couldn't resist. When I first got my thin cuts I was testing them out and my one year old wanted to try lol.   

Ok so for my project I decided to use the "My Anchor" Stamp set and Thin Cuts. I didn't use much of the thin cuts on this particular project but I still had fun doing this page.The banner thin cut is especially useful to have as it is very versatile. You don't NEED to stamp the coordinating image, you can also write on there or leave it blank and use as an embellishment.

I prefer to stamp/emboss/paint/etc on my paper BEFORE cutting the image with my Big Shot. I had purchased a magnetic board so that cutting out the images is a piece of cake. They don't slide anywhere and center perfectly around my stamped image. It seems if I cut first and then stamp I have more of a chance to mess up or have it go crooked. In that sense you are also dealing with smaller pieces.

For this page I did some heat embossing. The stamped image at the bottom of the page I stamped the black part first with versamark ink. I put scotch tape over the love part when stamping and then removed it before stamping. Then I heated the powder. Then I repeated the process with the white part. Any questions I'll be happy to answer!

Next I decided to make a page using the Springtime Wishes Thin Cuts on a page. I used it to make the flowers on the page as embellishments. This shows you don't always need to pair up the thin cuts with their coordinating stamp sets.

 
Special Note: We have currently SOLD OUT of the Springtime Wishes Thin Cuts and are running low on the Spring Critters so hurry up and buy before it's too late!

Supply List:
My Anchor Stamp Set
My Anchor Thin Cuts
Springtime Wishes Thin Cuts
Regatta Paper Pack
Regatta Complements
White Embossing Powder
Black Embossing Powder
Gold Embossing Powder
Black Journaling Pen
Craft Heater
Glacier Cardstock
Sapphire Ink
Versamark Ink  
Claire Paper Pack (Retired)
Thickers Alphabets (not CTMH)
 
Thank you for checking out my project. If you would like to place an order for any of these supplies you can buy them here. If you enjoyed my project please comment below as we love feedback! Next on our blog hop is Helen from LIVING MY GIVEN LIFE. Make sure to check out her amazing work featuring this same product.

See you on April 15th as we will be featuring our "Resisting" Technique! Have a great day!