We have two projects today that share something in common– they both use sentiments of love! Tenia uses handlettering to get across a loving message in a journal page that can serve as a reminder to practice love in all things. While Renee creates a “miss you” greeting card that can be given out any time. Both are great projects to fill your day with a positive vibe!
Hand lettering with Memento Markers by Tenia Nelson
Tenia here from Jazzy Paper Designs with a super fun project made with Tsukineko and Imagine products. Learning to hand letter your craft projects is a life-long study. You can spend hours each day and thousands of sheets of paper practicing loops of an “l” or the descender shapes of a “g”. I am guilty of such an obsessive study. In the above photo, I share the fruits of my labor!! I untwisted the nozzle of my Fireworks bottle and tapped some splashes out on the page, then wrote the sentiment “do it with love” in orange, then followed through with outlining in fine point with black ink. I kept this simple, and of course you can add more details, words, and photos if you wish to turn this into a more art journal project. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!!
Supplies
Imagine
- Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray – 0.5 oz Spray Tangelo
- Memento Marker – Tangelo, Tuxedo Black
Other
- Art Journal
Miss You Handmade Card by Renee Zarate
Like most crafters, I have a stash of cards that can be used at a moment’s notice. When I make master boards, I generally make a few cards or ATCs with the remains of the main project and into my emergency reserve they go. Our color challenge this month was “Tangerine”, a cheerful color of summer, so I decided to make a master board combining all different shades of orange that I have on hand. Objects in nature are never a single flat color but generally an eye pleasing combination of multiple shades of one color, including tangerines.
First, I created a monochromatic master board using different shades of orange. I sprayed water on a piece of Mixed Media paper, laid a stencil on top of the wet paper and with a large dauber began pouncing different colors of orange inks. I wiped off the stencil with a baby wipe and dried the paper with a heat tool. Next, I cut a piece of the master board measuring 2 ½” x 3 ½” (standard ATC size). Then, I decorated the masterboard piece with a bird stamp and die cut, washi tape and stamp a sentiment “miss you”, and heat emboss with clear embossing powder.
From here it is smooth sailing. I finished the card by mounting the masterboard piece on mat panel of black, gray and orange cardstock, again on black cardstock, then onto patterned paper and finally mount to a blank white card base. For one last polishing touch, I colored a few paper flowers with ink, let dry and attached them to the upper corner of the card with a strong adhesive.
Supplies
Imagine
- StazOn – Jet Black
- Memento Luxe – Morocco
- Brilliance Inkpad – Pearlescent Rust
- VersaMagic Inkpad – Mango, Persimmon
- Radiant Neon Inkpad – Electric Orange
- Memento Marker – Teal Zeal
- Embossing Powder – Clear
- Large dauber
Other
- Sizzix – Bird Talk stamp & die set
- Big Kick machine
- Washi tape
- Sketchbook 11” x 14”
- Strathmore 140 lb. Mixed Media paper
- Cardstock – black, gray, orange
- Blank card
- Heat tool
- Baby wipes
- Paper towels
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