Scrapbook week is winding down and I want to share a quick supply you can make that would be pretty as a page border:
Boy, that brings back memories of magic mesh and the fun we had scrapbooking at out local scrapbook store! Thanks for stopping by and as always happy crafting!
Happy Sunday folks! I was over at the Creative Belli Challenge blog the other day and they issued a challenge to use water-based markers in a design, I have lots of these that I have forgotten about since discovering Bic mark-its so I thought it would be a good time to show them some love:
I made this card with a die cut from Creative Cuts and More and new Halloween stamps from the rubber cafe called Pumpkin Face Mix and Match, take a look at this set:
Yep they are clear! you can mix and match the faces for tons of variety and they are high quality clear meaning they stick well to the acrylic block and they hold the ink well! BTW I made the “magic Mesh” by swiping orange acrylic paint over drywall mesh I found at the hardware store. If you stick, creative cuts and more it to cardstock first you will have fun pattern paper after to peel up the mesh!
Watercolor marker tips:
1 Use waterproof ink to stamp your image or use pigment ink and emboss it in clear before you used the markers to prevent ink smears.
2. Work quickly: I colored the pumpkins yellow, added some light orange shading then dark orange around the edges.
3. My favorite way to use waterbased markers id to color on the rubber and stamp. A great way to may your stamp collection more versatile without buying more ink-pads! I used that technique on this project.
Thanks all for today, have a great Sunday and till next time Happy Crafting!
Magic? What? Magic Mesh, remember the self adhesive rolls of colored mesh that was wildly popular a couple of years ago for scrapbooking and card-making? Sure you do and it is so easy to make. If you have rolls of colored magic mesh that don’t match your next layout you can recolor those too! Here is a project that I made with my homemade mesh, it appeared in the April/May 2008 issue of Ready, Set, Create! magazine:
first buy a roll of drywall mesh at your local hardware store. It’s about $5 and it will last a lifetime unless you are some kind of crazy magic mesh addict. Cut off 12 strips of the drywall mesh and lightly stick it to a piece of cardstock (just like magic mesh it is self adhesive.) Squeese out a small amount of acrylic paint and use a foam or flat paint brush to pick up some paint that dab off the excess before swiping it across the mesh. Take the mesh off the cardstock and stick it to a piece of wax paper to dry, then it can be rolled up and stored in a plastic bag until you are ready to use it. How cool is that? As a bonus you get a snazzy sheet of custom pattern paper to use on a project too.
To download a hi-res jpg of this paper to use on digital scrapbook pages or hybrid projects click here.
OK, we learned how to make Magic Mesh, got a freebie and now for my exciting news (drum-roll please:) I have been picked as a guest designer in 2009 at Creative Cuts and More! Wow I can’t wait to play with their wonderful die cuts, it will be nice to use some die cuts that someone else designed and they are all beautiful. Go check them out, they have an adorable 3-D sleigh that would be perfect to fill with candies for a holiday gift!
On that note I’m off to spend some time in my art room tonight and I hope you have fun trying this project or playing with the paper freebie and if you make something leave me a link, I’d love to see it! Happy Crafting!
