Large Peter Rabbit tag

Well i must say that i've been struggling with crafting lately.  I just couldn't come up with anything. I've been working on my Peter Rabbit junk journal for at least a month or so. I then decided to make a large tag to put into my journal and that has gotten me on a roll now. lol

I decided to print some of my Peter Rabbit cards that i had purchased from Digital Collage Club on some Kraft Cardstock. It did print on Kraft but very lightly so i then took my Prisma colored pencils just to the bunny and butterflies.

Other supplies used

Burlap ribbon

Handmade banner 

Stickers from Dollar Tree of carrots

Eyelash trim 

Watercan Stamp from a Beatrix Potter Rubber stamp set (all night Media) that i purchased on ebay

Image colored with copics

Eyelash trim from stash

Hand dyed paper in blue

Challenges

 613 Avenue #209 ATG (2/3)

Love to Craft May ATG (4/5) 

Crafty Friends #84 The letter B- Bunny
Crafting with Friends #68 ATG (2/3)
Jo's scrap shack #235 ATG (2/3)
Always Fun #60 ATG (2/3)
Artistic Inspirations #201 ATG (2/3)
Crafting from the heart #208 ATG (2/3)
Pammies Inky Pinkies 1821 ATG (2/3)

Incy Wincy Designs ATG tag (1/5)

Inspiration Destination #151 ATG

Retarte #122 ATG (3/3)

Have a fabulous Wednesday!

New TTCRD challenge sponsored by DL. ART

 Hello everyone, Today is the beginning of the new challenge at Through the Craft Room Door.

We have a new sponsor today

DL.ART

You could be the lucky winner of a

$10 Voucher to her stores

If you like crinkle ribbon this is the place to check out!

Crinkle ribbon sold in DL.ART stores

Challenges

 613 Avenue #209 ATG (1/3)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #82 ATG (3/3)

Creative Fingers #147 ATG (3/3)

Love to Craft May ATG (3/5) 

Crafty Creations #367 ATG (2/2)

Crafty Gals Corner #166 ATG (2/2)

Inspiration Destination #151 ATG

Retarte #122 ATG (2/3)

Crafty Friends #84 The letter B- Birthday
Crafting with Friends #68 ATG (1/3)
Jo's scrap shack #235 ATG (1/3)
Always Fun #60 ATG (1/3)
Artistic Inspirations #201 ATG (1/3)
Crafting from the heart #208 ATG (1/3)
Pammies Inky Pinkies 1821 ATG (1/3)

CAS Art Impressions water colored card

As you know if you follow me, I love art Impressions stamps. I almost have all of them that are available at this time. I decided to get them out and create something with them. lol!

Art Impressions stamp sets

Bunnies

Marvy Uchida markers

Waterbrush

Watercolor paper 140# 

Challenges

Not just Cards May  ATG

DL Art May ATG linky

Jo's Scrap Shack #234 ATG (3/3)

heARTful Stamping ATG (2/2)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #82 ATG (2/3)

Creative Fingers #147 ATG (2/3)

Love to Craft May ATG (2/5) 

Crafty Creations #367 ATG (1/2)

Crafty Gals Corner #166 ATG (1/2)

Inspiration Destination #151 ATG

Retarte #122 ATG (1/3)

Have a great Memorial Day Weekend!

Daisies, Daisies

Hi everyone, I hope that you had a wonderful weekend. I did.

I'm still in the mode of my colored pencils and black cardstock. I love using my Prisma colored  pencils, but still need practice using them. 

Supplies used to create

Stampendous daisy, butterfly and sentiment stamp 

Pisma colored pencils

Black cardstock

glossy accents

alcohol ink background for butterfly and sentiment

Sequins strip

Green and yellow cardstock

Challenges

Not just Cards May  ATG

DL Art May ATG linky

Jo's Scrap Shack #234 ATG (2/3)

Dare to B Artsy Dreaming of flowers (2/3)

heARTful Stamping ATG (1/2)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #82 ATG (1/3)

Creative Fingers #147 ATG (1/3)

Fussy and Fancy #212 florals 10C (1/3)

Sasayaki Glitter challenge May Flowers (1/3)

Love to Craft May ATG (1/5)

Have a great week!

It's my Daughter's 19th Birthday today!!!

I cannot believe how fast time flies by. Today is my Daughters (Alina's) 19th Birthday. I feel like she was just that little bossy girl yesterday and now she's completed her freshmen year in college, is on the dean's list for her grades, and becoming a beautiful, determined, independent young lady who wants to be a pilot like her Dad. I don't know how all of that happened so fast. I'm so proud of you Alina!

I just love this rubber stamp from Stamping Bella called "Bossy" by Mo Manning
I've had this stamp several years now and just love it. It always reminds me of my daughter. lol!

Stamping Bella- Bossy by Mo Manning
Prisma colored pencils
kraft Cardstock
McGill punch- bow
Recollections bling
Stampin'up punches- Small and Large tags
Sentiment Celebrate- Repeat Impressions stamp

Challenges

DL Art Thankful Thurs- #228 Birthday  (1/3)

Not just Cards May  ATG

Artistic Inspirations #200 ATG (3/3)

Pammies Inky Pinkies 1819 ATG (3/3)

 Craftaholics R Us #20 ATG

Creative Moments 143 ATG (2/3)

heARTful stamping- ATG (2/2)

Jo's Scrap Shack #234 ATG (1/3)

Allsorts #468 Birthday (1/3)

Crafting with Dragonflies Birthday Bash 1-

Crafty Friends #84 B is for Birthday and Bossy (1/3)

 Aud Sentiments #203 Cute plus sentiment

Country View May Be humorous

 Have a great Weekend. We are celebrating at the cheesecake factory this evening! YUM!

Art Impressions -Playing Dress Up

Hi everyone, I broke out the only Art Impressions stamp that i own that would work for the theme of Playing Dress up so that i could play in the challenge this week.

I also decided to use my watercolors to paint it. Fun, Fun!

Stamps--Art Impressions "Merriest"

Watercolors

Cold press paper 140#

pom pom trim

black Versafine ink

Challenges

Art Impressions- Playing dress up #232 Playing Dress up (1/2)

DL Art May ATG linky

Not just Cards May  ATG

JO's Scrap Shack #233 ATG (3/3)

Simply Papercrafts #57 ATG (3/3)

Artistic Inspirations #200 ATG (2/3)

Pammies Inky Pinkies 1819 ATG (2/3)

Christmas at Sweet Stampin May ATG Christmas (1/2)

Craftaholics R Us #20 ATG

Creative Moments 143 ATG (1/3)

The Merry Christmas #20 ATG (1/3)

A snowflakes Promise ATG (1/3)

the Holly and Ivy Christmas #29 ATG 15C (1/3)

heARTful stamping- ATG (1/2)

C.R.A.F.T #468 Christmas

Have a great Thursday!

Painting a cockatoo Lindy's stamp gang Magical powders

Well i really wanted to enter the monthly Lindy's stamp gang color challenge so i drew this bird and painted him with Lindy's magicals. I only used 2 of the colors from the challenge palette but i really like the colors. (see below)

I haven't decided whether or not i'm going to frame this or make a card with it yet. I did go ahead and put a Black Mat around the image.

Palette:

Lindy's Magicals in:

Guten tag teal

Magnolia Magenta Gold

Forest Black

smidge of Mission brown bells

Challenges

Lindy's Gang challenge May Color

DL Art May ATG linky

Not just Cards May  ATG

Crafting with an Attitude #39 ATG (3/3)

Inspiration Destination #150 ATG 

The Crafty Addicts #48 ATG (3/3)

Crafting from the Heart #206 ATG (1/3)

Crafting with Friends #67 ATG (3/3)

JO's Scrap Shack #233 ATG (2/3)

Simply Papercrafts #57 ATG (2/3)

Artistic Inspirations #200 ATG (1/3)

Pammies Inky Pinkies 1819 ATG (1/3)

Have a great week!

Last Mother's Day card with alcohol inks

I have one last Mother's day card to share today. To Create this card i used Tim Holtz alcohol ink. I even used the butterscotch ink to stain the white lace below.  I doodles the flowers with a black faber- Castell PITT pen, added some misc... bling to the centers and created the card.

Tim Holtz Alcohol inks by Ranger in

Rose Gold Metallic Mixative

Butterscotch

Wild plum

Meadow

Watermelon

Cloudy Blue

Challenges

 Crafts Galore Encore ATG (2/3))

DL Art May ATG linky

Not just Cards May  ATG

Aud Sentiments #203 Cute plus a sentiment (2/5)

Crafting with an Attitude #39 ATG (2/3)

Crafty Creations #366 ATG (2/2)

Inspiration Destination #150 ATG 

PDE  #19 ATG (2/3)

The Crafty Addicts #48 ATG (2/3)

Crafting from the Heart #205 ATG (2/3)

Crafting with Friends #67 ATG (2/3)

JO's Scrap Shack #233 ATG (1/3)

Simply Papercrafts #57 ATG (1/3)

have a great mother's Day

Alcohol ink Hummingbird

Hi Friends, I made a card today using a hummingbird that i drew using a reference photo from my "Art of watercolor" book.  I used half of my homemade alcohol inks and a couple Ranger alcohol inks ( black and brown) from my stash. 

Challenges

 Crafts Galore Encore ATG (2/3)

Crafty Animals #14 ATG with Animal (2/3)

DL Art May ATG linky

Not just Cards ATG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #81 ATG (3/3)

The Corrosive #5 - ATG (3/3)

Aud Sentiments #203 Cute plus a sentiment (1/5)

Crafting with an Attitude #39 ATG (1/3)

Crafty Creations #366 ATG (1/2)

Fab n Funky #393 Garden or outdoors 1-

Inspiration Destination #150 ATG 

PDE  #19 ATG (1/3)

The Crafty Addicts #48 ATG (1/3)

Crafting from the Heart #205 ATG (1/3)

Crafting with Friends #67 ATG (1/3)
DL Art Thankful Thursday #228 Birthday (1/3)

Have a good evening!

I painted a cow (Moo) with Lindy's Magical powders

Hi Everyone, today i want to share a picture of a cow that i drew and watercolored using Magical powders from Lindy's Stamp gang and 2 of the Bisters powdered pigments. I've been wanting to try this technique for quite awhile and finally got around to it. As you already know, i love to watercolor  so trying to do it with the powders was something i really wanted to do. I drew the cow using a reference photo from a Watercolor book.

I think that i'm going to mat and put this in a frame. 

Supplies used to Create

Lindy's magicals in Red hot pepper orange, brown , black

Bisters powder in natural color

Arches Hot pressed paper 140#

frisket masking fluid

Challenges

A Inky Mess #20 ATG Mixed Media (1/3)

Card Mania #104 Anything but a card

Crafts Galore Encore ATG (1/3)

Crafty Animals #14 ATG with Animal (1/3)

DL Art May ATG linky

Not just Cards ATG

The Creative Crafters #3 ATG (1/3)

The Creative Studio Watercolors

Crafting by Designs May ATG (3/3)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #81 ATG (2/3)

The Corrosive #5 - ATG (2/3)

Have a great day!

and still another Mother's Day card using alcohol ink

Hi everyone, Here is another alcohol ink card for Mother's day. I cannot tell you how much i am enjoying creating these Alcohol ink backgrounds. 

Supplies used to create

Homemade alcohol inks- Recipe HERE

DCWV- paper

Orange Cardstock

Sentiment Rubber Stamp- Hobby Lobby

Tim Holtz- flower stamps and Border die

Clear Bling from Stash

Challenges

Di's Digi Stamps For Mom (1/3)
Hiding in my Craft Room #351 Freestyle 1-
Papercrafter's Linky party ATG (1/3)
Sweet Stampin Flowers (1/2)
Creative Moments #142 ATG (3/3)
Word Art Wednesday #332-333 ATG (3/5)

Crafting by Designs May ATG (2/3)

Double D Challenge May Flowers (2/3)

A Bit more time to craft #67 ATG (2/3)

Crafty Catz #415 ATG with flowers (1/3)

Simply Papercrafts #57 ATG (1/3)

 Dare 2B Artsy May Dreaming of flowes (1/3)
heARTful Stamping ATG plus Stamp (1/2)
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #81 ATG (1/3)
The Corrosive #5 - ATG (1/3)
Stamping Sensations May Close to nature (1/3)

Have a fantastic week!

The May/June issue of TTCRD has been released!

Good news, the May/June issue of TTCRD has been released!

The May-June 2018 issue of Through the Craft Room Door Magazine has been released. With over a dozen tutorials, including a video and a product review and many cards / projects you are sure to find something that gets you in your craft room!

Our theme this month is Christening/Baptism, Wreaths (Any theme) and Mermaids so we have quite a few Inspiration pages for you to check out.

Our Featured Digi Artist, the ever-lovely Sandra Caldwell of Babycakes Doodle & Designs! Her designs are so fun and imaginative! Love them!

Our Special Challenge on the Website is a Clean and Simple, single layer challenge. Come check out the great inspiration from the Design team and play along! Please note: this challenge is open to ALL members of the Through the Craft Room Door, but you must be a member of the special challenges group to play along for a chance to win a gift card to Amazon.com.

Visit Subscribers Only Area at:

http://craftrmdoor.ning.com/groups/group/show?id=5333144%3AGroup%3A82043&xg_source=msg_mes_group

Yes, i'm still playing with my alcohol inks

Yes, you guessed it! I have another Mother's Day Flower card using alcohol inks on my irises today. 

If you are interested in making your own Alcohol ink you may want to check out my post from Yesterday on how i make my own.

I think that i may send this card to my Grandmother for Mother's Day. She has always loved irises.

Supplies

Homemade alcohol inks- Recipe posted yesterday

Sentiment- Hobby lobby rubber stamp

I drew the iris

Faber castell black ink

Butterfly stickers- Jot

yupo paper

Handmade paper from Provo Craft

Challenges

Artistic inspirations #199 ATG (3/3)
Crafting from the Heart #204 ATG (3/3)
Create and Makes ATG (3/3)
Everybody Art Flower (3/3)
Shopping our Stash #352 Mothers Day (3/3) 13C
DL Art #227 Mother's Day (3/3)
Crafty Gals Corner #164 ATG (2/2)
Creative Moments #142 ATG (2/3)
Word Art Wednesday #332-333 ATG (2/5)

Crafting by Designs May ATG (1/3)

Double D Challenge May Flowers (1/3)

Sunny Day Crafting #18 Butterflies 

A Bit more time to craft #67 ATG (1/3)

Have a Great Day!

Alcohol inks are awesome! How to make your own alcohol ink tutorial.

So many of you seem to be amazed that i've made my own alcohol inks so i thought that i'd share how i made mine and what i used.

First of all, i bought the little travel bottles from the dollar tree. They come in packs of 3. You can buy all snap top lidded bottles or 2 lidded and 1 spray. Then i bought the generic permanent markers from the dollar tree. They have a set of 8 primary colors and a set of 6 pastel colors. Here is a picture of what i used- Jot permanent markers. Because i wanted to make a full bottle of each color i bought 2 primary and 2 pastels packs of markers. Keep in mind, you don't have to fill the entire bottle with alcohol unless you want to. If you only fill half then you only need one marker insert.

I bought 91% alcohol at Walmart for $2.50 or so. This is a very large bottle (32 oz) and will make quite a few bottles. 

Unless you want your hands covered in ink you should wear gloves to do this.

I filled each bottle with the above alcohol and added 2 of the same colors of ink tubes from the permanent markers. You have to pull the nib out first of the marker with tweezers and add to the bottle and then take apart the marker and cut the ink tube on the inside in small pieces and add them. Let them sit until all of the ink is out and try the color. If i didn't think that the ink was dark enough,  i added regular colored ink from other pens like these. ProMarx Fashion stick pens. I am a pen hoarder, so i just used some of these pens that i had in my stash to use some up. ****Don't use the gel ones they don't seem to dissolve the same and end up stringy. I would just add the tubes of ink in after cutting them in pieces. I only added these if i needed the color to be darker and they don't have to be the perfect color to match the permanent markers just close works.

Remove all of the tubes from the bottles with tweezers after the ink is out and you are ready to go.

Note: I've also found some tie dye ink bottles at the dollar tree before and added a little of the powdered dye to make alcohol inks. I bet that if you have rit dye or something similar already you could add that but you'll have to strain it through a coffee filter or something to get rid of the salts that are added to those. Just experiment. If you find something else with dye that works,  please let me know. I may want to try it. lol

I hope that this helps all of you and enjoy!

Card examples using these inks:

More with my Alcohol inks

Hi Everyone, I told you yesterday that i'm on an alcohol ink kick right now so you'll be seeing my projects made with alcohol inks for awhile now. lol.

Supplies used to Create

Tim Holtz Flower stamps
Sentiment- Inkadinkado

Alcohol inks- Homemade- a mishmash of different things

paint Brush

91% alcohol 

Tim holtz blending solution

pink cardstock
lace paper

Challenges

Heartful stamping- ATG (2/2)
Crafty Friends #81 Flowers (2/3)
Brown Sugar #277 Pearls and Mothers day (2/2)
Artistic inspirations #199 ATG (2/3)
Crafting from the Heart #204 ATG (2/3)
Create and Makes ATG (2/3)
Everybody Art Flower (2/3)
Shopping our Stash #352 Mothers Day (2/3) 13C
DL Art #227 Mother's Day (2/3)
Crafty Gals Corner #164 ATG (1/2)
Crafty Creations #365 ATG (2/2)
Creative Moments #142 ATG (1/3)
Word Art Wednesday #332-333 ATG (1/5)

Have a Great Wednesday