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Friday's Challenge Punctuation or Keyboard Symbol

Friday, February 28, 2014

This time we have another fun challenge for you hosted by Joni Parker...

it's a Punctuation or Keyboard Symbol challenge ..

Use a punctuation mark on your card/layout. Can be in the title/sentiment or as an embellishment.

PERIOD, COMMA and APOSTROPHE do NOT count (sorry, too easy).

Here are some ideas: Brackets {} or [] , Parenthesis (), Question Mark ?, Hashtag #, Quotation Marks"", Ampersand &, Percent %, Dollar Sign $ etc....

I used Studio Calico Printshop for my layout...I was inspired by the stickers Smile and etc...

then I had my main title Photogenic and etc... (using AMPERSAND as my symbol)

The large script transparent etc (lower right) was not showing up very well on my layout, so I turned it over and added blue Stickles to the back-side...took a day to dry and I love how it pops color with the contrast of the orange ampersand!!

Supplies used from the store:

Studio Calico Printshop Paper Pad

Studio Calico Printship Die-Cut Scripty Words

Studio Calico Printshop Transparent Die-Cuts

Studio Calico Printshop Stickers

Stickles Glitter Glue

Here is some inspiration from our design team:

Lisa

Supplies Used from the Store:

Everyday Moments Paper Collection Pack

Everyday Moments Wood Veneers

Love You More Paper Collection Pack

Love You More Cut outs

Studio Calico Laser Cut Wood Veneer shapes Heart and Arrows

Kaite

Products Used from the store:

Bella Blvd SnapshotCollection

Um Wow flair button

Studio Calico wood veneer hearts & arrows

Gelatos 50s diner

Dylusions Ink calypso teal

Maya road heart bubble metal trinket

Brenda

Products used from store:

Elle's Studio "Everyday Moments" paper collection pack ; Elle's Studio "Everyday Moments" stamps; Dear Lizzie "polka dot party" wood veneer shapes (now sold out); Golden molding paste

We would like to welcome our sponsor for this challenge, Deep Red Stamps!

Deep Red Stamps is a US manufacturer and wholesale supplier of deep etch natural rubber

stamps and cling cushion mounting foam. We provide high quality rubber stamps worldwide at very low prices. Our large volume allows us to pass the savings to you! We enjoy a reputation for excellent quality and superior customer service. Our rubber stamps are beautifully detailed and made with a proprietary blend of high grade natural gum rubber. This means better ink transfer so you get fantastic impressions on a wider variety of surfaces and papers. They are durable and safe to use with any crafting inks! Please visit our site at DeepRedStamps.com.

One lucky winner will receive a prize package of Deep Red Stamps.

ALSO…. Right now the Frosted Designs is having a SALE on some of your favorite lines!

ALL regular price Elle's Studio, Simple Stories and Studio Calico items are 30% OFF!

This includes all the new lines like Homespun from Simple Stories and Love You More by Elle's Studio!

Use Code FAVE30 at checkout to receive the discount!

This sale ends Monday, March 3rd!

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Friday's Love Is Challenge Top 3 & Winner PLUS Brandi's Kit Challenge Winner!!

Thursday, February 27, 2014

So exciting today as we will be announcing two winners! One for Channa's Friday Love Is Challenge and one for Brandi's Kit Challenge. Let's start off first with the Top 3 as picked by our design team for the Love is Challenge:

Rachelle Olaridge

Stacey Stafer

Claire R.

Congrats ladies!

If you would like a Top 3 button for your blog please

grab it here to post on your blog.

We would like to thank our sponsor May Arts.

The lucky winner of their choice of two newly released ribbons is

Laura

Congrats Laura!
Please pick your two choices of ribbon from this link (http://www.mayarts.com/browse/new-releases/ )
and email Brandi at brandimatos@gmail.com.

Be sure to include your mailing address.
Please put FD Winner in your subject line.
If you would like to post our winner button on your blog, you can grab it here.

Now on to the winner of Brandi's Kit Challenge.
A big thanks to our sponsor My Creative Classroom.

We loved that seeing the entries and our Kit team had fun picking the winner, and that lucky person is
Amanda Corbet

Congrats Amanda!

Please email Brandi at brandimatos@gmail.com.

Be sure to include your mailing address.
Please put FD Kit Challenge Winner in your subject line.
If you would like to post our winner button on your blog, you can grab it here.

Don't forget to check back tomorrow
for the reveal of our new Friday challenge and inspiration from our
Design Team.

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"Love Is…" Mini-Series Part 3!

Hello again my crafty friends!!! I hope you've had a wonderful month of "love" filled with tons of inspiration from our very talented Design Team here at Frosted Designs!!!! I cannot express how excited I am to be part of such a wonderful (and AMAZING!) team!!!

As promised, I am here today to share the last part of my "Love is..." project!!! If you missed one or some of the previous posts, don't worry!!! I'll be sure to share it all with you today :-)

Earlier in the month, Channa hosted an amazing challenge called "Love is...". The challenge was was to create something showing what love means to you, and use the following color combo:

Isn't it gorgeous?!? Well I loved the challenge so much that I created several projects to showcase the colors, and what love means to me :-)

Here's a look back at the two previous projects:

First a card...

And my "hidden" pocket with a tag that quotes:

"Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own"

- Robert Heinlein

Then an altered Altoid can with mini photo book:

And my last project?!? Well I had to have something to put all this wonderfull-ness in... right?!?

So I created an altered box using the same papers and embellies from before.

Here's a look:

I had so much fun playing with these papers and colors!!! I used a box about 6x6 in size so the papers were perfect!!!

I started by coating my box with a thin layer of gesso, mixed with Lindy's Stamp Gand magicals in Cotton Candy Pink. These pigment powder paints are fabulous for adding color to your medium, or even water!! After using mod-podge (matte) to layer on the paper, I got to work embellishing!

I started by using the heart stencil in the January kit and molding paste mixed with the same Magicals and Rock Candy distress glitter to create the design around the box. I used some washi tape to cover half of the heart, and just used the other half, flipping it every other time. I did this around the top of the lid and the bottom of the box as well.

Here's a close-up of the molding paste with the color and glitter:

After the design dried, I added various flowers from Kaisercraft, Prima, and others from my stash to the top of the box. I misted some with LSG and Dylusions sprays to get my desired colors.

I also made my own bling using liquid pearls, acetate, and a template and tucked it beneath one of the flower clusters.

I used other trim coated with LSG Cotton Candy Pink to wrap around the entire box lid.

I finished it with the sheer pink ribbon from the January kit and created a bow. I adhered it to the front of the box, adding a small rhinestone flower to the center.

I hope you have enjoyed my little "mini-series"!!!!

Thanks so much for stopping in and have a LUCKY day :-)

Products used from Frosted Designs Store:

Pink Paislee Color Wash 6x6 Paper Pad - 36 Sheets	Kaisercraft Paper Blooms - Iceberg	Kaisercraft Paper Blooms - Fairy Floss	Prima Marketing Paquita Fabric Flowers
"Love is in the Air" January Kit	Lindy's Stamp Gang Try Me Set - Sweet Treats	Lindy's Stamp Gang - Autumn Leaves Spray Set	Faber Castell Gesso
Golden Molding Paste

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Simple Stories Homespun - 30% OFF!

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Hello everyone! How is your week going?! I just thought I would drop in to see if you have taken advantage of our current sale!

Right now Simple Stories, Studio Calico & Elle's Studio Products are all 30% OFF when you use the code FAVE30 at checkout! This sale includes the Brand New, Just Released Homespun Line by Simple Stories! You can start shopping Simple Stories HERE! And remember… this code is good on all regular priced items from Studio Calico and Elle's Studio, too! This offer expires Monday, March 3rd!

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Cherish Good Times - February Shades of Spring Kit With Cathi

This week I have done another ballet themed layout. I just had to!! I hadn't used the May Arts Tutu Tulle trim in the kit yet!! I've used it here to make....a tutu, lol, and the trim and ribbon for my tag!

For this layout I used lots of goodies from the kit, making my own tag as an embellishment and main part of my layout! I was able to use the Picked Raspberry and Squeezed Lemonade from the kit long with the Juniper Adirondack paint dabber and the yummy Dot Fade stencil from Tim Holtz. My tutorial this month will show you how to create a great layered background on your tag using an emboss distress technique along with some water spritzing and stencil and molding paste work.

To start with, take some white card, Versamark, and your Kaisercraft Sheet Music background stamp, which you can find here in the Frosted Designs store.

Ink the stamp up with Versamark and then emboss it using the gorgeous Orbit Olive Gold Embossing Powder from Lindy's Stamp Gang.

Using the Picked Raspberry Distress Ink and Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink, add the colors using your applicator foam. I mixed the two colors together as well to get a lovely orange shade that toned in well with the Basic Grey Fresh Cut papers in the kit. Give a little wipe over the embossed areas to clean away the distress ink and make the stamped image stand out even more.

Add some drops of water for a very cool effect on the distress inks!!! The water drops effectively bleach out the colors of the distress ink and really add texture to the background.

For a finishing touch to the tag I added some molding paste using the Tim Holtz Dot Fade stencil included in the kit. I thin added the Tutu Tulle Trim to the bottom and as an accent on the top of the tag. The tag is now ready to add to the layout.

I used several different sheets of the gorgeous Basic Grey Fresh Cut paper, cutting out a doily shape with my Mini-8 punch for the layer behind the tag and adding some fussy cut flowers from another sheet. I added some of the raw wooden pieces here, as they didn't need any embellishment and added another color and texture to the design. Here you can see where I fussy cut my daughter Aine in a ballet pose and added a 3D tutu to her using the gorgeous May Arts Tutu Tulle.

I added some stickers from the Fresh Cut sticker sheet included in the kit and added some gorgeous Kaisercraft blooms to the cluster and the some Petaloo pink hydrangea blossoms from the January kit!!

I also used the Tim Holtz dot fade stencil and molding paste to add gorgeous texture to the background page. I love how the tag blends the colors from the other papers and creates a backdrop for my photo! I hope you like it!

Thank you so much for stopping by!!