Faber Castell: Design Memory Craft

Discover the Design Memory Craft Mix & Match line!

 

All that sparkles...

Hey bloggers, Rita Barakat here!

Today I have a little sparkly card for you!

I started with white paper (use watercolor or heavy cardstock),

stamped and embossed with The Rubber Cafe 18th century proclamation and

Fleuradidy 1 stamps. Then I went over it with Gelatos™ (color right over the images

and blend with a wet paint brush. The embossed images provide a resist for the Gelatos™!) 

 

When I let it dry I added You're so Fine glitter with Scrap Happy Glue.

(Remember for this technique to work you spread a thin layer of glue,

let it dry completly and rub in the glitter - trust me this works!)

Fun stuff!

You should try it!

Supplies:

Gelatos on acrylic!

Hey hey bloggers Rita Barakat here!

 YES! You can use Gelatos® on acrylic!
Today I am showing you three pictures of the same project 

because I want to you see it from different angles! 

Working with acrylic gives you beautiful results

but sometimes it is hard to photograph! What looks like a mirror above is actually

the reflection of the sky on the acrylic!!!!

At a different angle you can see my door in the background.

To get this look I use a Prima Stencil  with Gesso directly on the acrylic.

Then I colored (scribbled) onto the dry Gesso with my Gelatos®.
I blended the colors together with a little water & paintbrush.

If you wanted to you could add paper behind it, but I like to see some of the clear show through.

 Another look!

Blog Hop with Prima!

Is there anything better than two companies combining their amazing products? Today we have a joint venture by Prima Marketing and Faber-Castell! Not only do our products work perfectly together, but they provide wonderful platforms for inspiration and creativity!

We challenged our talented design teams to create projects combining products just for YOU! Hopefully they will get your creativity going too. 

 We've also included a chance to win some of our products. Hop around to our talented design team blogs and leave a comment on each of their blogs. Once you are done, come back to our blog and let us know your favorite technique. We will pick a random winner on May 30th!

Ready for the fun to start?

Ready, set, GO!

 

Canvas Banners are sooo fun because you can experiment with a whole bunch of different techniques a different one on each banner!

Try some of these fun techniques I created on my banner!

Happy Creating, Colleen

 

DREAMS

D- Make a spray mist with your gelato color. Spray a mist of color over a stencil as a background. Add your decorative elements.

R- Adhere a color copy photo, match the background color of your photo with gelato colors, make & color 3-d paper elements to attach.

E- Cut apart scrapbook papers create a collage with depth. Highlight areas with gesso and a paintbrush, sprinkle glitter over wet gesso.

A- Transfer a color copy with gel medium by painting gel medium onto the canvas & color copy, place it face down onto the canvas, let dry, then rub the paper off  with wet fingers. Color with gelatos, decorate.

M- Tint background scrapbook papers to match a color copy for a unified look, decorate.

 

Blog Links for Prima:

• Prima Marketing Blog: www.prima.typepad.com/prima
• Sharon Laakkonen:   http://sharonlaakkonen.blogspot.com/ 
• Heidi Kelley:  http://seesterk.blogspot.com/
• Marie-Nicolas ALLIOT http://ma-ni.creation.over-blog.com 
• Maiko Kosugi http://maimaipiano.blogspot.jp/
• Stacey Young: www.staceyeyoung.blogspot.com
• Emeline Seet : scrapvilla.blogspot.com
• Leslie Ashe:  www.leslieashe.blogspot.com
• Jamie Dougherty:  http://www.jaylynnscraps.com
• Anna-Marie Mondro: http://annamarie-mondro.blogspot.com/
• Anna-Maria Wolniak :  http://annamariawolniak.wordpress.com/
• Anna Dabrowska: http://tworzysko.blogspot.com
• Cari Fennell: http://meandmymaryjanes.blogspot.com/

Blog Links for Faber-Castell:

• Faber-Castell: http://designmemorycraft.typepad.com/   YOU ARE HERE
• Jill Foster:  http://stampinginspiredby.blogspot.com/
• Jennifer Matott:  http://arttalk-sigmagirl.blogspot.com/
• Rita Barakat:  http://letsembellish.blogspot.com/
• Mou Saha:  http://collagecollagecollage.blogspot.com/
• Tiffany Johnson:  http://iheartartblog.com/

A Day with the Kids

Hey there bloggers Rita Barakat here and todays post

(well the pictures and planning) is actually brought to you by my dear hubby Chris Barakat.

If you have elementary kids in school you have probably been hit up for money 

recently for Mothers day presents and such. Even the schools have gotten in the 

act using shopping at school for fundraisers - I understand that they need to do fundraisers 

but it frustrates me because I would much rather would have something personal 

(besides my kids don't know how to shop, I don't need a stuffed pet monkey or baseball LOL!)

 What happened to that days when we made our moms homemade gifts? So I put hubby on the job!

 They pulled out my Faber-Castell products and some papers hubby cut to size 

(he DOES know how to use my tools!! But he doesn't scrapbook.) And let the kids get to work!

Hubby even got in the act, I wonder if that's for me or his mom? 

I wonder which kid took this pic? Not bad.

The caddy is perfect for this type of project!

And  there you have it - easy made Mothers day!

Hope yours is wonderful!

The Sunfairy

 Hey there bloggers, Rita Barakat here!

As you can tell I love MiXeD MeDia!

Today I am going to show you step by step how I get to the finished product!

This is on heavy watercolor paper, and later I did mount it onto a piece of

chipboard. (You know the ones you get when you buy a ton of paper? Or is that just me?)

I also used gesso and texture paste in the back ground.

If you click on the photo and make it bigger

take a close look at my sleeping fairy wings!

See how they pop out on the page?

First I drew the basics of my page.

 When I do this I am usually just looking for scale -

to make sure she is the right size for the piece.

I actually draw and color her first, then use PITT Artist Pens and Gelatos to color,

then cut her out. That leaves me freedom to be messy in my background with out ruining my

sleeping beauty.

To secure her wings I cut a slit in the paper above her,

tucked in the wings and glued it in with a scrap paper

sandwhiching (is that a word?lol)

 the the wings for extra support.

I used Gelatos™ and a wet paint brush to flick the page with color.

And a close up of the journaling...

After I adhere the stips I outline the with my PITT® Artist Pens.

(Note for a project like this, where my surface might be bumpy I use

Gel Medium to secure it to the page.)

Supplies

Scrap Happy Glue, You're so fine glitter, Lil Inkerz sponge tools

Design Memory Craft Gelatos, Gesso & PITT Artist Pens

Watercolor paper, Texture Paste,

Clear Scraps Acrylic sheet

 

Happy National Scrapbook Day!

In Honor of National Scrapbook Day we are posing the question "What has Scrapbooking brought to your life?"  Of course scrapbooking is a great way to preserve treasured memories, but what else has it brought to your life?  Is it favorite hobby that brings you closer with friends?  A stressreliever?  Tell us what scrapbooking has brought to your life on our Facebook Page.  We'll pick the most liked comment and you'll get to pick your prize!  The winner will pick a Design Memory Craft prize pack valued at $50.  While you are there, be sure to take a look at the projects and layouts our fans have posted!

*Please have your comments posted by 5/11/12.

 

 

The perfect touch...

Hey bloggers Rita Barakat here!

 

Here is a fun tutorial you can do with ribbon!

First I drew on the ribbon with Gelatos®.

Then I misted them with water and blended the color together with a paint brush.

EASY!  I waited for it to dry and it was the perfect finishing touch on my dress!

Isn't it gorgeous!

To get the design on the body of the dress I used the floral Heart stamp,

PITT Artist Pens and Gelatos. I also used "Your're so fine" glitter in

Limeade Green and Scrap Happy Glue.

While the paper was wet I formed it to the body.

 I love the end result!

Card Trio

Hi, Jill here, sharing a trio of cards created by simply stamping a large background stamp and coloring with PITT® Artist Pens and Stamper's Big Brush Pens.  Next, die cut these backgrounds using Spellbinders Nestabilities and adhere to your card!  All stamps by Penny Black.

Mother's Day Necklace

As an art teacher, I'm asked many times to offer ideas for classroom teachers for Mother's Day projects.  I decided to try this fun necklace as one of the ideas I offered up.  I've seen it done with paper and you could totally do it with many different materials, but for today's post, I made this one with large paperclips, Sculpey Ultra Light oven dry clay, and Design Memory Craft products.  It's pretty easy for older kids to do without much guidance.  Little ones would need help, but it would be charming.  Any Mom would love this necklace!

I got a package of brass colored large paperclips at Staples and used around 19 of them and hooking them together. 

Next, I conditioned some clay (I used the Sculpey Ultra Light clay that is baked in the oven)... that is you work it with your fingers to soften it before using it.  I put it on my non-stick craft mat and used a playdoh roller (tee hee... I swiped it from my 3 year old's play set) so that it was about 1/8th of an inch thick. I cut it into 1 1/2"x 1" pieces. 

Next, I placed the piece under a paperclip and wrapped it carefully around the clip. Make sure to press it tight and try to make it even.

I used the Stamper's Big Brush Pen in Black to ink up one of the little stamps in the Gelatos® sets and stamped them into the clay.  I stamped off some of the ink before stamping the clay.  It make it a little more grungy.  IF you like the more opaque black, skip this step!   I stamped both sides of the bead.

Once I complete all beads, I placed it on my crafty old cookie sheet.  I save this well-used sheet for oven bake clay... I baked it for 15 minutes at 275 degrees.

You have to let it cool... remember there is metal in each bead!  HOT!  Allow to cool for at least 10 mins. Now the fun begins!  I used Gelatos® to create washes to color the beads.  Using my craft mat, I scribbled some color on the mat and spritzed some water on it to wet.  They are water-soluable and mix beautifully! 

I used a heat gun to speed dry it a bit and gave it a second coat of color for more intensity.  After they were dry, I used the Textural Accents Glaze to coat each one for a slightly glossy and protective seal.

Here I am wearing my new necklace!  I love how easy it was and using paperclips... who knew?  So economical!

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there!

 

Creating an Art Journal Background

Hi everyone, Mou Saha here.  Here’s a tutorial on creating an art journal background.

So, let’s get started.  I used an old book here.

Apply a coat of white Gesso. Let dry.

Add colors with Gelatos®.

Blend the colors with a baby wipe
 

Layer a stencil and apply more color with Gelatos®  and blend with wipe.

Ink a stamp with a Stamper's Big Brush Pen and stamp a border along the right edge.

Since I plan on writing and adding images to this spread, I’ll leave the background as is at this point so it doesn’t interfere with my art journaling.

Hope you enjoyed the tutorial and will give this a try.