Lil Bee's Product focus:Cover-a-Card Stamps by Impression Obsession

 Hi Everyone,

Welcome to the second episode of Lil Bee's Product focus. This Monday we have Cover-a-Card Stamps by Impression Obsession. These are 5.75' square stamps and I must say very detailed and useful ones.

Here are some backgrounds I created with them:
Supplies:
Distress Stains

 Distress Inks

 

Cover-a-Card Lg. Paisley Stamp by Impression Obsession

Mega Mount: "This is a 6"" x 6"" slightly curved acrylic block with a handle. It is made to make stamping large stamps easier and goes with  Cover-a-Card cling background stamps.

Cover-a-Card Rose Lace Stamp by Impression Obsession

The background below was created by stamping CC Paisely stamp with Distress walnut Stain Ink.

 

The background below was  created by stamping CC Paisely stamped with Wild Honey ink and then stamped with Walnut Stain ink. 

 

 The background below was  created by stamping CC Paisely  stamped with Wild Honey stain.

 

 The background below was  created by stamping CC Paisely stamped first with Wild Honey stain and then stamped with Walnut Stain ink.

 

 An overview of  the above backgrounds:left top stamped with Walnut Stain ink . Right Top stamped first with Wild Honey stain and then stamped with Walnut Stain ink. Left bottom stamped with Wild Honey ink and then stamped with Walnut Stain ink. Right Bottom stamped with Wild Honey stain.

 

 Below are 4 backgrounds : left top stamped with Walnut Stain ink and then Antique Linen stain swiped over. Right Top stamped first with Barn door and Broken china stains and then stamped with Memento black. Left bottom stamped with Antique Linen stain and then stamped with Walnut Stain ink. Right Bottom stamped with Walnut Stain ink.

Here is card made by Swati Jain, using CC Rose Lace stamped first with Antique Linen Distress Stain and then with Walnut Stain Ink.

 

Some of my favorite stamps from the collection.

 

For a chance to win one of these amazing stamps, just visit Impression Obsession's store (http://www.iostamps.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=2CAC) and let me know which one is your favorite Cover a Card stamp and why, in the comments below.

Will choose a random winner at the next Lil Bee's Product focus episode.

Hana

Moms are Special!

Hello everyone,

Happy Sunday to you ! Today we have Lil Bee's DT Nandini showcasing a project from one of the Lil Bee's Mom's special kits .
This kits is based on Prima's Nature Garden collection and comes packed with cards, flowers, blings and more. the kit will be revealed later this week.

The card gives a vintgy feel and just love Nandini's quilled flower.

Will be back with more.


Happy Crafting
Hana
x

Lil Bee's Product focus: Tim Holtz Distress Markers by Ranger

Every year after a CHA, I find myself waiting for the yummy new goodies to arrive by the post. Though they are tempting, it's hard to decide where to start with them, usually the tools and accessories.

So this year, I waited for Tim Holtz Distress Markers to arrive and to begin coloring my stamped images.
So ta daa here are the Tim Holtz Distress Markers!

Through Ranger we know that Tim Holtz Distress Markers are water-based inks for coloring, journaling, stamping and more. They are safe for scrapbooking too as they are Acid free, non-toxic
Available in Distress 37 color palette, that is 36 colors of Distress inks and Picket fence.



 So what did I tryout with them? I went through quite a lot of the reviews on these markers  (some good ones are available at the end of the post) but didnt find many techniques with them yet.

Anyways, I usually color my stamped image with Copics and am happy with that, so what I really wanted to try backgrounds with the Distress markers . I love to make my own backgrounds for using on cards, scrapbooks and my journals.

So what I came up was "The Wallpaper" effect. Let me take you through:

Supplies used:

Antique Linen Stain
Distress markers : Victorian velvet, Broken China, Shabby shutters, Forest moss, Vintage photo
Water spritz

 I took a Hero Arts folded card and covered it with Antique Linen Distress Stain, with horizontal application (above). Next I took a rubber stamp(any stamp with some coloring space would do) and colored in with 5 Distress markers. Flowers are colored with Victorian velvet and Broken China, the leave branches have no particular sequence of coloring. I spritz the colored stamp with just one spray application of water from a distance. wait for a few seconds and then stamp. If you press hard while stamping ,it will bleed more. see below the upper half of the card.

For the other half of the card I colored the stamp the same way(used Aged Mahagony instead of Victorian Velvet to check ) and then tried the huff way by Tim Holtz, I guess my huff and puffs were not strong enough, see below:

and below is the upper half with the first technique:

Now to show you the "Wall paper effect":

This time instead of coloring the card with Antique Linen stain, I stamped my image first in same way as above using the water spritz technique:

Then I swiped the Antique Linen stain horizontanly over the card only from left to right.
Swipe only once or twice over the stamped image or the image will bleed alot. Then at some place I reswiped with Distress stain but this time from right to left. This way the Distress Stain played with the Distress markers, bleeding them in two directions. This effect I named as the "Wall Paper effect". See Below:

Here is a comparison of the two techniques:

The left Hand side is "Wallpaper effect" and Right top is First technique with Stamp with water spray, and Right bottom is stamp with huff n puffs.


I keep these backgrounds in a box to come handy when I am working on a project.
Hope you liked today's Product focus with Lil Bee's Boutique. See you again with next episode of Lil Bee's Product focus on Monday, 19th March.


Till then enjoy some Distress markers reviews and demos here:

• Demo by Tim Hotz at CHA by Paperclipping http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYAPWcZ3WSQ&feature=related
• http://www.scrapbookupdate.com/2012/02/27/in-depth-tim-holtz-distress-markers/
• comparison between Marvy, Zig and Distress markers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J99YfiWMPk
• Colouring Magnolia: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHeMexZwEcY&feature=related
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY5h1jCSNPM&feature=related
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOZJTzcmOwM&feature=related

Happy Crafting!
Hana

March at Lil Bee's Boutique!

Hello crafters,

Lil Bee welcomes you to March 2012! Man, the days are going past quite fast..

Anyways , Lil bee's boutique will be start it's creative March from 11th March 2012.

Till then here are few inspirations from our DT:

Nandini Rao:

Nandini has used Martha Stewart's punches on this card mixed with quilling and distressing to give a very vintagy look to this card. Check out the details here: http://paper-madedreams.blogspot.com/

Karla Maynad:

I just love the way Karla has used Maya Road chipboards on this project "Spring is Here".
She has used embossing, doodling, inking and patterned paper to alter them. This is a must to make project and for more details, visit Karla's blog: http://thepapercaper.blogspot.com/

Have fun!
Hana
xx