Rosette Wall Art (DT project by Jennifer Willis)

Rosette Wall Art

by Jennifer Willis


I recently saw items similar to these in a popular home magazine and thought they were great. Creating these rosettes is very simple and doesn't take very much time. To create ones like these, you will need the Frantic Stamper's Lg Rose stamp, buttons, a 3" & 3.5" circle punch, decorative edge punches, papers from Basic Grey's Konnichiwa collection (I used Good Afternoon, Jiko, Jasmine Tea and Pagoda), coordinating solid papers and quick drying adhesive (I used a glue gun).

For the smaller rosette, cut two 3" x 12" strips of paper. Adhere the two strips together at one end to create a 24" piece (it is actually a bit shorter). Beginning at one end, make a fold about 1/2" from the edge, fold again in the opposite direction 1/2" and continue (this is the fold you use to create a fan or pleats). When you have folded the entire strip of paper adhere the two loose edges together to create a circle.



Punch out one circle with each of the punches from coordinating papers. Mat the smaller to the center of the larger, push the pleated circle down with the palm of your hand so that it lays flat and adhere the matted circle to the center.

For the rosette with a decorative edge, punch one edge of each strip before pleating and make sure the decorative edges line up when attaching the two strips. Complete the rosette in the same manner as the first.

To create the double rosette, make one in the same manner as the first and set aside. Cut three 2" strips of paper that are also 12" long, punch, adhere and pleat as before. Flatten the larger circle out and adhere the smaller rosette on top, adjusting so that it is centered.

Color the rose image with coordinating colors. Embellish the centers of the rosettes with the stamped image and buttons.

Rosettes can be attached to thin strips of wood for hanging or if you are like me, poster putty works great also!

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you have enjoyed your visit.

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Coloring Corner: Poppy Stamp

by Sharon Jeffs

I stamped my image onto white cardstock and rather than worrying about which ink pad to use – since I was using a combination of water based ink and alcohol ink, I immediately embossed the entire image with a clear embossing powder.  This sealed in all the inked edges ready for me to color with whatever I chose to use.

To begin, I masked off my poppies.  Some prefer to use paper masks after stamping onto scrap paper then cutting it out to adhere down BUT I tend to be a bit lazy in that department and opted to use a latex art medium that does the same thing but is painted on with a paint brush then peeled off later.

I then began to color the bottom edge of the Background using a foam blending pad and the ‘Peeled paint’ Distress inkpad.  I concentrated all the color in the bottom left corner since that was where the foliage was the heaviest.



Next, I change my blending pad and applied a blended layer of  ‘Spiced Marmalade’ Distress inkpad through the centre of the image, ensuring to blend it down so their were no messy blend lines between the two colors.



Finally, I blended ‘Stormy Sky’ Distress inkpad along the top, again blending it down and into the ‘Spice Marmalade’ to ensure the color changed smoothly.  After this I then removed my mask so I could begin coloring my poppies.



I colored my poppies in with Copic markers the complete opposite of the Distress ink that I just used for the background).  I began at the very centre and using small flicking motions, colored in the dark centre parts of the poppy using R27 ‘Cadmium Red’.

Next, I went over this and extended out with the same flicking motion with R22 ‘Light Prawn’.  To finish off, I then went over the centre part one more time with the R27 to darken the very centre parts.

As a final finishing off, I used a small amount of ‘Brushed Pewter’ Distress Stickles in the centre of the two main poppies.  Real poppies tend to have a very dark granular appearance and I wanted to reproduce this.

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Technique Thursday:

Today we have a video for you from Clearsnap on marbleizing paper with Smooch inks. We hope you will enjoy it!

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Warehouse Wednesday: Just Announced! Tim Holtz...

JUST ANNOUNCED

Tim Holtz SPRING limited edition inks. You can pre-order them on our site. We will be receiving 160 sets of pads.



Also available are REFILLS for the Spring, Winter and Fall inks. Only 100 each available.

Order quickly!!!

-Fran
www.franticstamper.com

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Cousins at Disneyland (DT Project by Linda Phinney)

Cousins at Disneyland

by Linda Phinney



Scrapbook layout using the Authentique Loyal Collection, papers, stickers, and alphas.  Additional items include: embroidery thread, the rhinestone bling, punched icon heads, and Crate Paper alphas.

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Linda - Q1 March Colored Image

Today Linda Phinney would like to share Frantic Stamper's Le Soleil Chat Tarot colored with Tombow Dual Brush Markers used with paint brush and water. Here are the markers she used:

• Purple Sage 623
• Mist Purple 553
• Tan 942
• Process Yellow 055
• Light Orange 025
• Green Ochre 076
• Glacier Blue 491
• Ivory 942

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Sketch Sunday: April 15, 2012

We hope you will give our sketch a try this week; a few of our DT members did!



First we have a card from Sharon Jeffs. We think her little touches make this card just perfect for any little boy.



Next we have a card from Linda Phinney. She opted to bits of paper to make her horizontal pattern...what a great way to use those small scraps of paper we all have!



Kathy Berger has a card for you, too. She used Frantic Stamper's Chicken Wire background stamp (This is a BIG stamp that really covers a WHOLE card. I thought it worked well as chain link fencing, too!), some Echo Park This & That Yardsticks paper, and a small stamp in a masculine set, For Him, by Stampendous to make a card for a friend to give to her Dad for his retirement from the construction industry.



Jane Larsson shares a card with a twist on the sketch. She turned the sketch on its side!



And last up, we have a bright, fun card from Jennifer Willis. She layered the sketch onto a square card...what a great way to get even more from one sketch!



If you decide to make a card from this sketch and want to share it with us, just email a photo to FranticStamperSketchCards@yahoo.com and we will add it to this post.

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Lace background

Lace Background

by Jane Larsson


I was attending an easter-crop on a Swedish forum and this is a card I made for one of the challenges. We were supposed to make a Chrismas-card or a Christmas-layout.

Products used: White cardstock, Anna Griffin Border sticker, Prima Alphabet stickers, a Bo Bunny Jewel, Martha Stewart punch, Ice Stickles, and Frantic Stamper; Lace Background stamped with Memento Rhubarb Stalk ink.

This stamp instantly became my favourite. When sometimes background stamps can be hard to stamp correctly on the paper this wasn't! And it is the most beautiful stamp I have ever seen!

/ Jane

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Technique Thursday: Ranger melt art project

Today we have a really fun melt art project from Ranger, and though Easter has passed, we think the technique is worth sharing. And there is always NEXT Easter to get ready for!

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Abstract Card (DT card by Linda Phinney)

Abstract Card by Linda Phinney

Two Frantic Stamper Cling-Mounted Rubber Stamp - Leaf Background images were stamped on white cardstock with black Memento ink.  Diamonds were punched from one piece.  The diamonds were folded and and inked across the creases to form the +.  Strips cut from red and black card stock were mounted on stamped background, the diamonds adhered on top of strips and zig-zag machine stitched onto background.  This piece was mounted on black cardstock, then onto a folded red card.  The KaiserCraft - 2.25"x3" clear stamp - Thank You was stamped on white cardstock, layered with foam tape on red & black cardstock, then this was mounted on the base card.

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