Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft

Gesso and Gelato Stamping - With a Video

Hi!! Lisa with you here again and I'm super excited to have a VIDEO for you today. Woohoo! I was super excited to learn a nifty new way to use my Gesso in card-making and I thought I'd show you all how I used it in the above card. It's so easy and so fun! You can even TINT the Gesso with your Gelatos® if you want to give the Gesso a different color other than white.

Ombré Cards with Gelatos

 Hello Friends! alexandra here with a tutorial on how to make Ombré Cards with Gelatos. Here are some examples I've made...

Flower card using PITT® Pastel Pencils

Hi AJ back again to share another card using the Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® PITT® Pastel pencils.

I just love coloring with the PITT® Pastel Pencils- they make coloring so easy for someone who's a bit challenged in that arena!   I have used Hero Arts Flower Text stamp here for my card, and several colors of the PITT® Pastel Pencils.

Pink Paislee Blog Hop, Day 5

Hi! Jill here and I've had so much fun combining Gelatos® and Stamper's Big Brush Pens with Pink Paislee Artisan Elements.  For this first card, I colored directly onto the butterflies with Gelatos® and then blended with my fingertip.  I lightly dabbed on top of the colored pieces with a baby wipe to reveal the resist stripes.

And I couldn't stop at just one card!  This next sample uses the same technique.  (Note: This card design and layout was inspired by THIS card by Iwona Palamountain.)

For this next starry card, I used Stamper's Big Brush Pens instead of Gelatos®.

And finally, I couldn't resist combining Gelatos® and Pink Paislee's Artisan Resist Paper.  I simply colored onto the paper with the Gelatos® and blended with my fingertip.  SO FUN!

Be sure to hop on over to the Pink Paislee blog for more ideas!

SUPPLIES

RAINBOW BUTTERFLY
Faber-Castell: Gelatos® (Red Cherry, Orange Blood, Tangerine, Mango, Pistachio, Cotton Candy, Snow Cone, Raspberry, Lavender), Stamper’s Big Brush Pen (Black 199)
Pink Paislee: Artisan Chipboard Butterflies
Other: Penny Black Mix and Match Cardstock, Penny Black 30-160 Friendship

HEARTS
Faber-Castell: Gelatos® (Pistachio, Raspberry, Grape, Snow Cone), Stamper’s Big Brush Pen (Black 199, Cobalt Green 156, Manganese Violet 160)
Pink Paislee: Artisan Chipboard Hearts, Artisan Elements Borders
Other: Penny Black Mix and Match Cardstock, Spellbinders Foliage Die, Penny Black 30-114 Puzzle Parts, Penny Black 30-171 Cupcakes

STARS
Faber-Castell: Stamper’s Big Brush Pen (Black 199, Pink Madder Lake 129, Deep Scarlet Red 219, Scarlet Red 118, Orange Glaze 113, Dark Chrome Yellow 109), Pastel Pencil
Pink Paislee: Artisan Chipboard Stars
Other: Penny Black Mix and Match Cardstock, Spellbinders Labels 11, Penny Black 30-162 Eloquence, The Twinery Twine

SPECIAL DAY
Faber-Castell: Gelatos® (Red Cherry, Blood Orange, Tangerine, Bubble Gum), Stamper’s Big Brush Pen (Black 199)
Pink Paislee: Artisan 8 x 8 Resist Paper
Other: Penny Black Mix and Match Cardstock, Penny Black 30-105 Gratitude, Ribbon, Pearls

LET YOUR DREAMS SOAR
Faber-Castell: Gelatos® (Pistachio, Lime, Banana, Mango), Stamper’s Big Brush Pen (Black 199)
Pink Paislee: Artisan Wings, Artisan 8 x 8 Resist Paper
Other: Penny Black Mix and Match Cardstock, Penny Black 30-117 Free Flight, Fiskars Punch, Black Enamel Accents

Blog Hop with Pink Paislee: Day 1

Hello Blogosphere! Welcome to the Faber-Castell Design Memory Blog Hop with Pink Paislee! We have an exciting week filled with inspiring projects here on our Design Memory Craft Blog and the Pink Paislee Blog! 

To kick things off, it's Tiffany, from iheartartblog.com, with a fun Pink Pailsee Artisan card! I used Artisan Cardstock, Ribbons, Words, and Chipboard along with the Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Tropicals Gelatos®: 

I also have a video tutorial for you:

 

I bet you can't wait to get your hands on some of this awesome product!

Please stop by the Pink Paislee Blog for some more inspiration! And, be sure to check back every day this week for more project ideas.

Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft will be giving away $50 in prizes! Just leave a comment to be entered and the winner will be announced Monday, May13th!!! 

Comment Away,

Supplies:

• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Gelatos® Designers Colors Tropical
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Gelatos® Tool Set
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Mix & Match Premium Water Brush
• Pink Paislee Artisan Collection (Papers, Words: Family, Ribbons: Zig-Zag, Chipboard: Butterflies)
• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L (E-Z Squares Refillable Adhesive, E-Z Dots Permanent Refillable Adhesive)
• Kasiercraft Basics Adhesive Rhinestones
• Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher

Thanks for Being Awesome

Hi! Lisa here for my first post with the Summer 2013 Guest Design Team and I'm super excited to be sharing my first project with all of you. I'll be showing you a little step-by-step of how I made my card for today and I hope you enjoy the finished card as much as I do (is that awful to admit?).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. First I put a little double stick tape on the back of my water color paper and stuck it down so it wouldn't shift , I laid my mask/stencil on top and used washi tape to hold that down. Then I used my Gelatos® in Butter Cream, Tangerine, Mango, Lemon and Banana (and a hint of Lavender) and scribbled them into the open areas of the mask. Add as much color as you want! (The watercolor paper is cold-pressed and was cut down to 4" x 5.25")

2.  Next I added small amounts of water using a water brush and blended my colors together. If extra color was needed I just added it then as the Gelatos® are super blendable and all the colors Mix & Match so well together.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.  I then misted a large background stamp and rubbed my Blood Orange Gelato® over the stamp. Using a foam brush I smeared the color all over the stamp for good coverage.

4. I then pressed the background stamp firmly over the masked and colored card front from Step 2. (Usually better if the card front is mostly dry.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.  Next, I rubbed my Gelato® in Snow Cone onto my work surface and misted heavily with water.  It's very easy to add more water or color as needed. I then used the Stipple brush (included in either of the Gelatos® Designer Colors Sets or the Gelatos® Tool Set) and flicked the color onto the card front. I love doing this and the results are just so cool!

6. (Not shown) One of my favorite parts is picking out the sentiment and embellishing!! I used the Stamper's Big Brush Pen in Black (199) to stamp my sentiment, then went over it with an embossing ink and powder, and heat set.  This gives the sentiment the raised and shiny effect seen on the card. (I used a stamp positioner for perfect placement, in case you were wondering.) I also went around the word "Awesome" lightly with an Art GRIP® Aquarelle Watercolor Pencil (#156) and a small paintbrush. Also added were some gems and washi tape.

 7.  To finish my card I adhered my card to a piece of patterned paper, used foam tape, and mounted the entire piece on a color coordinated card base givng me a finished A2 card size.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and for welcoming me. :)

 

 

 

 

 

 Supplies :      

Gelatos®: Butter Cream, Lemon, Banana, Mango, Tangerine, Blood Orange, Lavender, Snow Cone.

Collapsible Water Cup

Stamper's Big Brush Pen -Black (199)

Art GRIP® Aquarelle Watercolor Pencil (#156)

Stamps:  Incredible (Technique Tuesday), Envelope Pattern (Hero Arts)

Embellishments: Hero Arts, Bo Bunny, Doodlebug, EK Success

Mask: Studio Calico Mister Huey's 12 x 12 Burst

Lisa Adametz I'm a veteran of the United States Air Force and a stay-at-home "mom" to two beautiful Ragdoll kitties.Creativity is in my blood and I've always been making something. Cross-stitch, silk ribbon embroidery...I love the creative process! I first looked into making cards as a way to keep in touch with family and friends after moving to CA in 2008 and wanting more than store-bought cards could offer. In my eyes cards are personal mini-pieces of art and a part of your soul that you are sending through the mail. I love dimension and color. LOTS of color.

May 'Take the Challenge' with Mou

Hi everyone, Mou here and welcome to the fifth 'Take the Challenge' of 2013!

I feel that creative challenges help us experiment and learn new things. Challenges can help us get unstuck from creative ruts. They can also inspire us to create in ways we would not have thought of otherwise. So, I decided to take a few creative challenges myself and thought you might like to play along.

Every month, on the first Monday, I'll post a challenge and my take on it. You'll have 12 days to take this on. Leave a comment to the challenge post with a link to your creation based on that challenge. The following Monday, we will pick TWO winners randomly from among the readers who participated in that week's challenge. And the winners will get a Gelato Gift Set prize from Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft®.

April showers bring May flowers. Whether you have acres to garden or a small window sill, plenty of time to garden or none at all, whether you are a pro gardener or someone like me who struggles to keep even small potted plants alive, May is the time for blooms and gardens. 

Today's challenge is about making something inspired by gardens.

I'm inspired by the colors of a garden as well as the shapes of petals and leaves and here's what I created--a card made with some of my favorite Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft products.

I colored watercolor paper with Gelatos® (MANGO, BANANA, WATERMELON, AQUA DOLCE, LIME, & PISTACHIO). 

When dry, I doodled a flower with Essential PITT Artist Pens BLACK. 

And filled in parts of the flower with Art GRIP^® Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils (111, 115, 119, and 166)

Don't forget to share your challenge creations with us... just leave a comment to the challenge post at the Design Memory Craft blog with link to your project image(s) by Friday, 5/17 and we will pick TWO winners randomly to win these.

The prizes for this challenge are: TWO  sets of Art GRIP^® Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils in the colors of your choice.

Don't forget to check back on Monday, 5/20 to see if YOU won!

Mou Saha  Mou won the Creating Keepsakes Hall of Fame in 2007, was a member of their Dream Team in 2009 and you've seen her work in numerous craft publications. She currently collaborates with 7 Gypsies, Anna Griffin, Glitz Design and October Afternoon. 

 

Thank you card using Gelatos®

Hi, AJ here with my first guest designer post for Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft^®.

I had such a hard time deciding which of the many awesome products to start with, so I went with the Gelatos®, and my favorite way to use them!

For my card today, I have watercolored the flowers with the Lime, Tangerine, Watermelon, & Lemon Gelatos.

Mix-Ability Challenge Mix7: Splatter-ific

Hello Blogosphere!

I AM SOOOO EXCITED for today's post!

Today, I have another Splitcoaststampers.com Mix-Ability Challenge post to share with you! These challenges are designed to introduce mixed-media in a fun and approachable way! You can keep it easy or go a bit further outside your comfort zone, it's UP TO YOU!

I am playing Challenge Hostess for MIX7, Splatter-ific. I'm challenging everyone to incorporate a Splatter Technique into your project! Please go visit the MIX7 Challenge Forum and Gallery, play along, and upload your project using keyword "MIX7".

Video Tutorial:

Here are some card ideas:

Splitcoaststampers Mix-Ability Challenge: Mix6

Hello Folks!

It's that time again...time for another SUPER FUN SUPER EASY Mix-Ability Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers.com! Mix6 challenges us to use Gesso on our background! I used the new BIG tubs of medium from Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft, Gelatos, a Stamper's Big Brush Pen, and stamps from Hero Arts.

Of course I have a video tutorial for you:

 

Thanks for dropping by,

Materials: Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Gelatos (red cherry, lemon, blueberry), Stamper's Big Brush Pen (black), Gel Medium, Gesso, Mini Mister, Collage Papers, Hero Arts Stamps (Hexagon Background, Essential Messages), Prima Rhinestones, Bazzill Card Shoppe cardstock

Tiffany Johnson is a hard-working mother and wife whose creativity & sense of humor shine in her paper crafting projects, in her clever video tutorials, and on her blog "iheartartblog.com". Tiffany also designs for Sizzix, Lawn Fawn, and CupCards To Go.