Faber Castell: Design Memory Craft

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:

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.

An ARTsy Card

Hey there bloggers! Rita Barakat here!  I have a hard time with cards so I had to think out of the box in order to create one! This is the result!  I call it an ARTsy card!  I was so excited to get the Vintage Treasures stamp set from The Rubber Cafe and use all these wonderful Images!  Right away I went for my Faber-Castell stash and my journal.

 

 

 

Right away I went for my Faber-Castell stash and my journal.  I stamped the images all over the page with my  Stampers Big Brush.... 

 Added color with Gelatos...

 Some of the places I blended with Lil' Inkerz (a sponge with a handle),  I didn't use water- just blended the color with the dry sponge.  On the upper right hand corner I used water and a paint brush- you can see the color is more vibrant that way = two different looks with Gelatos™.

Cut my page down to a card size...

Edged with Gelato™ (blended-dry).  To really see the difference between dry and wet Gelato the left (yellow) is wet and the bottom & right (yellow-green & blue) of the card was blended with a dry sponge.  I added this square to a blank card and decorated it.  The butterfly was cut from the same page and mounted only in the center with Scrap Happy Glue and You're So Fine Glitter on top .

If I can do it so can you!

Happy scrapping!

Loving these neutrals!

Hi! Jill here with card created using our Art GRIP® Colored Pencils and Gelatos. I'm really loving the addition of these neutral colors to the line!

The flowers were colored with Art GRIP® Colored Pencils, starting with the lightest color and then layering the darker colors on top. To lightly distress the background, I colored directly onto my paper with a Gelato and then quickly blended the coloring using my fingertip. (All stamps by Penny Black, sentiment by SRM Stickers.)

Jill Foster's CHA Make it Take it!

Jill Foster shares her CHA Make it Take it peojects using Gelatos and new Penny Black stamps!

  

Splitcoaststampers has a great tutorial using PITT pastel pencils on black cardstock. You can see it here:

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/pastelsonblack/

Enjoy!

Happy Birthday with Art Grip Colored Pencils

Hi! It's Jill here, sharing a card I created by coloring with Art GRIP® Colored Pencils.  I love how smooth these colors blend giving you the look of marker with the control of colored pencils.  Here are the layers I applied to achieve this look using red, yellow, and orange pencils and varying amounts of pressure when coloring:

Thanks for visiting!
Supplies: Faber-Castell Art GRIP ® Colored Pencils, Stamp (Penny Black Sundial), Sentiment (SRM Stickers), Patterned Paper (Crate Paper), Cardstock (Neenah Tiara White), Embossing Folder (Sizzix)

Quick Card Inspiration

Need a quick and easy card for the holidays?  Mou Saha has got your inspiration!  Mou created this card using Art GRIP® aquarelle pencils to add color to the background and ornaments.  You can cut out your ornaments by had for a fun free form shape, or use your die cutter of you want something a bit more crisp and polished.  Add your ornaments using Helmar 3D Scrap Dots and 3D Zap Dots.  Mou then layered her card onto some craft paper and did a quick sew around the edges and to add the strings for the ornaments.  Quick, easy and best of all made by YOU!

Don't forget to hop over to the Helmar Blog to see what the Design Team has been up to!

Cards that POP!

Need some inspiration for your holiday cards?  Jill Foster created these bright and vibrant cards using Art GRIP color pencils.  She stamped the houses and colored them in using the soft as butter and totally blendable Art GRIP color pencils.  Then she added those adorable tags.  She made them POP using Zapdots.  Oh how we love Zapdots…..

Another thing we love, Gelatos!  Who doesn’t?  Gelatos are creamy sticks of pigment that glide on like lipstick.  You can blend, smear and smudge them to get just the right effect.  Or, if you want something more subtle, blend them with water.  Jill Foster created this lovely canvas that anyone would just love to find under their tree.  Jill used the Gelatos to create her background and added the vibrant red to the chipboard birds which she affixed with, you  guessed it, Zapdots!

Hope you enjoy today's projects.  We'll see you back here tomorrow for some more creative fun!  Meanwhile, take a peek at what the Helmar team has been up to!

Gelato Background

Hi everyone! Jill here sharing a card created using Gelatos and Art GRIP® Colored Pencils.

Begin by coloring with various colors of Gelatos onto a smooth hard surface.  (I used a piece of plastic.)  Next, spray the surface with several mists of water.  Dip white cardstock into mixture, repeating until you get a look you like.  Allow to dry (you can speed up the process with a heat gun).  Darken corners by coloring directly onto paper with Gelato and rub with fingertip to blend.  Stamp onto background and lightly color images with Art GRIP ® Colored Pencils.  Finally, add script and flourish by coloring onto stamp with Big Brush Markers.  (All stamps by Penny Black.)

Thanks for visiting- happy stamping!