Moonbeam Baby

Hello, hostess Tami here with a baby girl card featuring a sweet baby stamp from Artemio and Donna Salazar Mix'd Media Inx...

The moonbeam baby image was stamped in Leather Mix'd Media Inx and embossed using Top Boss Clear Embossing Powder. Soft hues of Smooch Accent Ink were used to fill in the design. The image was then diecut and embossed, and the edges distressed using the brown ink...

The background image is from Artemio as well, it reminded me of a baby blanket. So I used the ColorBox Stylus & Tips to apply pretty, pastel shades of Mix'd Media Inx to the stamp, with a touch of brown around the edges to add some definition...

Lace, ribbon and a tiny safety pin finish the card...

SUPPLIES:

Clearsnap Products:

• Donna Salazar Mix'd Media Inx: Leather, Vintage, Patina, Peaches and Chiffon
• Top Boss Clear Embossing Powder
• Smooch Accent Ink: Moonlight, Snickerdoodle, Shabby Pink, Gold Lame', Banana Custard and Mocha
• ColorBox Stylus & Tips

Other Products:

• Artemio: PEG1533 - Baby In Moon Wood Mount Stamp and 10006004 - Woven Background Cling Stamp
• Spellbinders: Nestabilities: Labels Four
• Bazzill: Cream Cardstock
• Beacon Adhesives: Zip Dry 
• Hydrangea Hippo: Cream Lace Trim
• Cream Satin Ribbon
• Baby Safety Pin
• 3D Foam Squares

Tools:

• Trimmer and Scissors

DIRECTIONS:

1. Cut a 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 piece of cream cardstock and fold in half to make card.
2. Use ColorBox Stylus & Tips to apply Chiffon, Peaches, Vintage and Patina Mix'd Media Inx to background stamp. Lightly apply Leather Ink around the edges using Stylus & Tips, stamp on card front.
3. Ink edges of card front using first Chiffon Inx, then Leather Inx, using ColorBox Stylus & Tips
4. Ink baby stamp with Leather Mix'd Media Inx, stamp on piece of cream cardstock, then emboss using Clear Embossing Powder.
5. Fill in design as follows using Smooch Accent Ink: Moon: Snickerdoodle, Star: Gold Lame', Pillow: Moonlight, Skin: Banana Custard, Hair: Mocha and Gown: Shabby Pink.
6. Diecut  and emboss stamp piece, ink edges using Leather Inx, then adhere near top center of card front using 3D Squares.
7. Adhere lace about 1/2" up from bottom of card.
8. Tie bow using cream ribbon, insert pin in knot, then adhere bow to center of lace.

Watercolor String Art

Hello! Sabrina here today to share a fun technique using the Sprays! inks by Stephanie Barnard and an item you likely have lying around the house - string or yarn! I created some backgrounds for cards but you could certainly take this technique up a notch. Try it on your scrapbook layouts or even a canvas!



The vibrant, concentrated color in the bottles really sets the Spray! inks apart from other inks of the same nature. More color and less water means you need to use less product. And that also means less warped paper! I love that these Sprays! are exact color matches to the Premium Dye Inks by the same name. It makes coordinating your projects a cinch. Check out all 12 shades!

I hope you'll give this technique a try. The more color and water you add to your string, the more lovely the results. It really looks like brush strokes from a paint brush!

Check out the how-to video below:

Clearsnap Supplies: Colorbox Premium Dye Sprays! by Stephanie Barnard - Artichoke, Blueberry, Sky, Bubblegum, Guava, Grape, Strawberry, Tangerine, Banana Colorbox Premium Dye Ink by Stephanie Barnard - Licorice Colorbox Classic Pigment Ink - Frost White Basic Necessities - Spritz Bottle Color Catcher Other Supplies: Cardstock - Bazzill Basics Stamps - The Stamps of Life (sentiment and border) Dies - Sizzix by Stephanie Barnard Adhesive - Bazzill Basics

Bright Bloomin' Baby Girl

Her Mom says that bright pinks, oranges and teals are Addison's favorite colors - hope she likes this combination of them celebrating her 1/2-year birthday!   Jean Okimoto here - sharing a layout featuring  great layout-design products from Clearsnap, Bo Bunny and The Crafter's Workshop.

Clearsnap Products - View the 2013 Catalog* here

• Archival Dye Inkpads - Pinkolicious, Wicked Black, Squash, Glacier Lake (*Page 25)
• Stephanie Barnard Sprays - Banana, Tangerine (*Page 27)
• Smooch Glitz - Lime Twist (*Page 37)
• ColorBox Stylus and White Blending Tips (*Page 67)

Other Supplies

• Bo Bunny - Bold and Bright Double Dot Designs, Natural Earth Zinnias, Chunky Chips Clear Alphabets, Small Doilies, It Is Written Stamp Set
• The Crafter's Workshop Dots All Around Mini Template
• Paper Accents Cardstock (gray, 10" square)
• Spray Bottle and Water
• Acrylic Stamp Block
• Heat-Tool
• Small Block of Wood
• Sizzix Circles Sizzlets
• Diecut Machine and Plates
• Mistral and Futura Fonts

Directions

• Spritz the flower with water to help blend the inks, then spray it with Tangerine and Banana
• Heat-set the inks, then paint the center petals with Lime Twist Smooch Glitz
• Stamp the It is Written text on the Chunky Chips letters with Wicked Black
• Gently heat-set it - they will curl from the heat
• Quickly press the warm letter with the block of wood to flatten it
• Join two pieces of the yellow Double Dot together to form a longer strip, ink the edges with Squash
• Repeat with the bright pink Double Dot and ink the edges with Pinkolicious
• Print the text on the teal Double Dot and diecut a circle
• Diecut the photo and attach it to a doily
• Stencil Dots All Around onto the background with Wicked Black

Thanks for visiting...

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Emboss, Spray, and Resist! -- with Emily Niehaus

All this month we are featuring Stephanie Barnard's partner products with Clearsnap...but did you know that Stephanie also has a stamp company, The Stamps of Life by Stephanie Barnard? We've invited Stephanie's team to create projects with us all month as guest designers, here on the Clearsnap blog. Please welcome, Emily Niehaus!!!

Hello!  I am happy to be the guest blogger over at Clearsnap today! My card today features inks and sprays by Stephanie Barnard for Clearsnap.  I love the look of sprays for creating wonderful backgrounds.  On this card, I used sprays in Bubblegum and Grape. I used an emboss resist technique by stamping the frame6background stamp in Top Boss embossing ink, and then sprinkling with clear embossing powder. I then used a heat tool to set.

Next, I sprayed my Bubblegum and Grape sprays over the embossed panel.  I used a cloth to wipe away the excess.  I continued to add spray and repeat this process until I got the color variation I liked.  Next, I added some black sequins using Glue Gloss to adhere them to the solid images in the background.

I used my Stephanie Barnard/Sizzix Fancy Labels #4 die to cu,t and then stamped the label and sentiment using the labels4cutting set (TSOL) with Licorice ink.  Licorice is my new "go to" black dye ink. I love the deep, true black you get when using this ink pad.   I used foam dots to adhere the label to my card base.
I hope you you give this technique a try using your spray inks!  It's so much fun and I love that you get an unexpected, different look every time! Thanks so much! Emily Niehaus

Fly High

Hello, hostess Tami here with a bright spring-y card to share with you today...

I had some Bo Bunny papers left from the hop last month, so I pulled out a sheet of sunny yellow and gathered up my Pinkolicious and Pumpkin Pie ColorBox Archival Dye Inks and a set of stamps from The {Stamps} Of Life. I like stamping on a printed paper as it adds just a "little something" to the design. ColorBox Archival Dye Inks stamp nice and crisp in vivid true colors and work great when stamping on printed papers.

Smooch Illuminate was used on all the pink areas of the card to add some sHimMeR. Use Smooch Illuminate whenever you want to add some pearly goodness without changing the color of your ink...

Matting the designs in white gives the finished card a crisp, clean look.

SUPPLIES:

Clearsnap Products:

• ColorBox Archival Dye Ink: Pinkolicious and Pumpkin Pie
• Smooch Accent Ink: Illuminate
• ColorBox Stylus & Tips

Other Products:

• The {Stamps} Of Life: Butterfly2Build
• Hampton Art: Modern Flair Patterns
• Bo Bunny: 6 X 6 Soft Shades Double Dot Printed Paper Pad
• Bazzill: White Cardstock 
• Beacon Adhesives: Zip Dry 

Tools:

• Trimmer 

Welcome Baby Onesie Card

Hello, hostess Tami here!

This month the spotlight is on ClearSnap's Stephanie Barnard Line; ColorBox Stephanie Barnard Premium Dye Inks and Sprays! as well as Sprinkles! Chunky Glitter.

I used Stephanie Barnard Premium Dye Inks and Sprays! as well as stamps from Stephanie's line of stamps, The {Stamps} Of Life, to create this baby boy card...

Stephanie Barnard Premium Dye Inks and Sprays! come in matching colors, so it is easy to create tone on tone effects like the sprayed and stamped backgrounds on the card...

SUPPLIES:

Clearsnap Products:

• ColorBox Stephanie Barnard Premium Dye Ink: Blueberry, Grape, Sky and Chocolate
• ColorBox Stephanie Barnard Premium Sprays!: Sky and Grape
• Color Catcher

Other Products:

• The {Stamps} Of Life: Back2Squares and Onesie4baby
• Bazzill: White Cardstock
• 3D Foam Squares

Tools:

• Trimmer and Scissors

DIRECTIONS:

1. Cut a 4 X 12 piece of white cardstock and fold in half to make card.
2. Place a 3 X 5 piece of white cardstock in Color Catcher and spray lightly with Sky Sprays!; let dry.
3. Place a 3 X 5 piece of white cardstock in Color Catcher and spray lightly with Grape Sprays!; let dry.
4. Ink background stamp with Blueberry Ink and stamp on blue sprayed cardstock, trim to 3 1/4 X 2 3/4, ink edges using Chocolate Ink. Adhere piece at bottom of card front.
5. Ink background stamp with Grape Ink and stamp on purple sprayed cardstock, trim to 3 1/4 X 2 3/8, ink edges using Chocolate Ink. Adhere piece at top of card front.
6. Ink onesie stamp with Chocolate Ink and stamp on white cardstock.
7. Ink sailboat using Grape Ink for the boat and Blueberry ink for the sail and stamp at center of onesie; cut onesie out and adhere using 3D Foam Squares at center of card front.
8. Stamp "welcome" with Chocolate Ink on white cardstock, cut out, dovetailing right end. Ink edges using Sky Ink and adhere across top left corner of purple background piece.
9. Ink "baby" stamp using Grape Ink for "b's" and Sky Ink for "a" and "y", stamp on white cardstock, trim around and ink edges using Chocolate Ink. Adhere at lower right of card front.

Smooch Glitz Resist with Jeanne Streiff

All this month we are featuring Stephanie Barnard's partner products with Clearsnap...but did you know that Stephanie also has a stamp company, The Stamps of Life by Stephanie Barnard? We've invited Stephanie's team to create projects with us all month as guest designers, here on the Clearsnap blog. Please welcome, Jeanne Streiff!!!

It's always fun to get an unexpected result. I found myself out of clear embossing powder one day and decided see what would happen if I used Smooch Glitz as my resist and I loved the sparkly results!

I used Smooch Glitz Frost to create random circles on my cardstock. I love the built in brush that comes with Smooch inks.

I let it dry and then spritzed lightly with Bubblegum and Artichoke ColorBox Stephanie Barnard Premium Dye Ink Sprays

I let the ink set for a minute and then rubbed the excess ink from the Smooch Glitz with a damp paper towel. A beautiful background in just minutes!

Here are the products I used to make my card:

Here is a video showing how to create the card:

ClearSnap Supplies:

• ColorBox Stephanie Barnard Premium Dye Ink Spray: Bubblegum, Artichoke
• ColorBox Stephanie Barnard Premium Dye Ink: Licorice, Bubblegum, Artichoke
• Smooch Glitz: Frost

Other:

• Stamps by The Stamps of Life: phone4you
• White cardstock
• 3M foam adhesive
• Corner rounder punch

Jeanne Streiff

The Stamps of Life Design Team Member

www.inkypaws.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com