Distress Stain Marble

Hi everyone, as I promised, I am here today to share with you another technique using your Tim Holtz Distress Stains. (warning, tutorial = photo heavy, hee hee)  But I promise, it is easy to do.

Begin by selecting a few distress stain colors to work with, and of course a tag.

 Apply the distress stains to your craft mat.

 Run the tag over the stain.

Here you see the tag after its quick trip over the mat.

 You can use a heat tool to dry the tag.

 Spritz the tag lightly with water to allow the stains to move and blend.

 And here is the finished tag.

I added a Prima Trinket as well as the shrink art I made last week to finish my tag.

I hope you enjoy playing with your Distress Stains as much as I do.

Hugs.

Nancy

More Cruising

Good Morning everyone!  If you are looking for the blog hop, please scroll down to here.  There is still time to play for your chance to win some great prizes.

If you have been playing along with the blog hop, I know you have seen how amazing the April kit from the Sampler is.  The colors and embellishments are gorgeous.   Today I wanted to share with you another layout I made of our day in Ketchikan, Alaska.

The colors and textures in this kit are amazing.  I love the mix of burlap, twine and ribbon.  The Prima resins are so fun.  And would you like to know what else is amazing?  How about the May kit, Two Scoops!

Don't forget, there is still time to enter the sketch and card challenges here on the blog.

I hope you are having a great day.

Thanks for stopping by.

Nancy

Fairy Tales

Hi everyone!  Sorry I am a bit late today...Monday and all.  If you are looking for the Sampler blog hop, scroll down a bit.  Today I want to share with you a project I just made using some of my yummy goodies from the Your Memories Here store with some beautiful trims from Hydrangea Hippo.

This is an old photo from a few years back when we visited Disney Land.

 I love the beautiful, soft colors in the Almanac collection from Prima.  They are just a dream to work with.

 And the trim from Hydrangea Hippo suited this project perfectly.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs.

Nancy

The Sampler - Blog Hop

Hi everyone!  Today is the day!!!  The Sampler blog hop!  Woo hoo!!!!!

If you just got here from Amy Coose's blog you are in the right space.  If not, you may want to go back to The Sampler and start at the beginning as I am the last stop today before you head back to The Sampler!  Each and every one of our stops today has a prize package valued between $25 and $35, and is a sample of The Sampler!

The gorgeous April kit from The Sampler has plenty of brads to play with, as well as great colors and textures.  Yep, still in love with this kit!  lol  Oh, and did you notice the gorgeous fabric tape?  Yep...that's in the kit as well.

Be sure and stop by each designer's blog today and see how they used their brads.  And become a follower and leave me a comment here for a chance to win my prize.  I will pick a winner next Friday!

And, in case you missed someone.....

The Sampler Kit Club
{experience life wisely}
ɯoɔ˙ǝıʞsooɹɐuunɐɥs
The Country Scrapper
Abstracts Mixed with Extracts
my day-to-day life
You are here!  Home's Cool
The Sampler Kit Club

Thanks for stopping by, and don't forget to become a follower and leave a comment for your chance to win my prize!

Hugs.

Nancy

Ugggh

Let's just say that this day has not started well. sigh  But, we are going to try and turn it around and share a two page layout I did for just myself!  What a change...huh!  lol

Ainsley on Easter...hunting and playing with eggs.  Using some of my older Prima goodies and a sketch from Pagemaps as well as some fabulous Pink Paislee wood alphas.

 I tore apart a single vine and added a few additional flowers.

And you know I can't resist a bit of paint splatter on my craft background.  hee hee

The trims came from the Hydrangea Hippo etsy shop.

Ok, well...would love to stay and chat, but....

Don't forget about the Sampler Blog Hop tomorrow!  Lots of great prizes to be won.

Hugs.

Nancy

Shrinky Dinks and Distress Inks

oh!  That rhymes!!!  lol  Anyway....Hi!  Today I wanted to share with you a little tutorial on using Distress Stains with shrink plastic.  Ainsley has a bunch of shrink plastic lying around and has been making some super cute jewelry.  Well, I saw some scraps lying on my desk and thought, hmmmmmm.  So I cut the plastic with my Tim Holtz Sizzix Gear die and....

You will need your Distress Stains, heat gun, craft sheet and your shrink plastic.

 First, lay out some Distress stain onto a craft mat.

 Drag your cut outs through the distress stains.  You will get a variety of colors onto the shrink plastic.

 After heating with your heat gun (which I find much quicker and easier than using the oven, gotta love that).

You end up with a super cute embellishment.

I will be back next Wednesday to show you what I did with these, but until then......

Hugs.

Nancy

Cruising with The Sampler

Hi everyone!   I hope you are having a great day!  I can't believe how fast time is flying these days.  School is almost over and I am planning our summer vacation.  What?  I haven't even come close to scrapping all of last years summer vacation.  lol  Like that will ever happen.

Anyway.....Today I wanted to share with you a layout I did using the April kit from The Sampler.  I know, I keep going on about how much I love this kit, and I do.  It has been so versatile.  A Book of Me page, pictures of Ainsley and Lili playing in the yard, and today....

The view of Ketchikan, Alaska from aboard the Disney Wonder.  It was quite an overcast day, but the town was beautiful none the less.  And these papers from the April Sampler kit worked just perfectly.  Lots of different textures and soft colors.....sigh.  And you know how much I love the resins and trinkets.

This Friday The Sampler is hosting a blog hop...a little sampler of The Sampler.  So be sure to check in here.  I will have a great prize to give away (as will all the designer's on the hop).  So, be sure to check us out at our new blog.

Well, back to work...

Hugs.

Nancy