Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft

Lace and Gelatos

Hello Everyone!

Elena Olinevich is here and I am very excited to share my first post as a Guest Designer at Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft®. It is such a pleasure to play with these awesome products as you can mix them as you want and they match each other perfectly.

  I like experimentig with the color and today I am ready to show some steps on how to create summer background. I am sure you will have plenty of spring - summer photos and all you will need is to pick some of your favorite colors as well.

 

Mixed Media House using Gelato®

Hello, Faber-Castell fans, Meihsia here sharing with you some quick steps to make these cute mixed media houses using my favorite Faber-Castell Design, Memory, Craft^® products.

(You may click on the picture for a lager view)

 

First, I prepared the materials and tools including Gelato^®, Stamper's Big Brush Pen^®, Gesso, Gel Meduim, sequin waste ribbon and an old book page, etc.

I also cut a piece of linen canvas paper (size about 3" x 7") into a house shape.

Funky Scrapbook-Layout with colourful handmade Washitape

 

Hello everbody - Andrea Gomoll here with my first Guest-Designteam Tutorial. I'm really excited to share some pieces of my Art with you over the next couple of months.

Today I'll start with a fun, colourful Scrapbook-Layout using some handmade Washitape as a main focal-point. I really love just playing around with Colors and to see where the road leads me - the Gelatos® Colors  are perfect for that matter - you can achieve so many great yet completely different results every time with different techniques ... 

For a detailed step-by-step-instruction on how to have fun with the Washitape and on how the Scrapbook-Layout came together please watch the Video ... hope you'll enjoy it!

 

 

 

And here some more detailed shots of the Layout ... 

Aqua Altered Flower Headband with Gelatos®

Hello everyone!  After a long winter Spring is finally in full swing in MN.   When I think of Spring I think of flowers, proms and wedding.  Today, I have a fun altered flower headband to share with you that would be perfect to make for a young girl to wear to prom or  for bridesmaids for a Spring wedding.  But you could also wear the altered flower headband for any occassion.  :)

Here is a close up of the altered flower before I attached it to the headband.  The great thing about these altered flowers is that you can custom design them to match any outfit.

Colored Magazine Print Hanger

Hello! Dana Tatar here today sharing another project as a Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft^® Guest Designer. I've been seeing a lot of fantastic art featuring faces and wanted to join the fun! Drawing smiley faces and stick figures are challenging for me, so I knew that I was going to need a guide to help me.

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

Faber Castell Design Memory Craft-Pink Paislee blog hop-Mou

Hi everyone, Mou here with today's project!

To make this layout, I used:

Faber Castell Design Memory Craft Stamper's Big Brush pens: CHROME YELLOW (#770004); LIGHT BLUE (#770007); PINK MADDER (#770001); RED (#770050)

Faber Castell Design Memory Craft Gelatos^® Designer Colors - Tropical (#770162)

Faber Castell Design Memory Craft Essential PITT^® Artist Pens: BLACK (#770075)

Pink Paislee Artisan 8x8 Resist-Able paper pack

Pink Paislee Artisan Resist-Able Chipboard Hearts

Pink Paislee Artisan  Borders

Pink Paislee Artisan  Words: Cherish

Pink Paislee Artisan Zigzag Ribbons

Others: kraft cardstock, adhesive, thread, paper towel

Let me walk you through the steps.

1. Color the Resist-Able paper with various colors of Stamper's Big Brush pens and wipe off with a dry paper towel to reveal the resist design. Attach to cardstock.

2. Cut a 7" long piece of Zig Zag ribbon, color lightly with Gelatos, and tuck under the paper.

3. Color Resist-Able Chipboard hearts,  Artsisan word 'Sweet', border, and hearts with Stamper's Big Brush pens. 

4. Attach photo and the title below it. Add the colored embellishments  all around the page. Stitch the pieces.

5. Journal at the bottom with PITT Artist pen.

6. Drip some matching ink along the left edge of the layout to finish.

Here are some close-up shots:

Hope you enjoyed today's project and have fun hopping :)

Blog Hop with Pink Paislee- Day 3

Hi!  It's day 3 of our Blog Hop with Pink Paislee.  Jen Matott here to share a little project that I made with the Artisan line and Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft products.  I loved the wooden covers from their album because it's covered in fabric that you can color yourself!  I took one of them and made it into a cute hanging sign.

Here's some of the process I used with parts of this sign.  I started with creating a spray with the Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft 50's Diner Gelatos® set in Banana using the Gelatos^® Mist Maker Set.

This kit makes it very easy to make your own sprays from the Gelatos® and some water.  I used the Banana color and shaved a bit off with the tool into a dish. I filled the spray bottle up with water and dumped it into the dish.  After swirling and mushing up the Gelatos®, I used the eyedropper to put the color in the spray bottle. Viola!  Done! I used a Pink Paislee stencil to create the background.  Once it was dry, I added some of the other colors in the corners.

I placed the stencil back over the design and drew with the PITT Artist Pen in black to create sketchy look.

I created some more spray and used it to color the ribbon. I attached the ribbon with adhesive to the back of the wooden plaque so that they were layered.

I love those Artisan shapes and words!  They are white and perfect for adding colors to customize your page or project. I used the PITT Artist Pen in Black Small tip to outline the groove in the word.

Here is one of the Artisan papers that has a resist design already on the paper so all you have to do is add color!  I used Gelaots to add color and wiped off the color that collected on the resist with a towel.  I also colored the butterflies (one was a chipboard resist one and the other is paper) with the Aqua Dolce and Banana.

Before I assembled it all, I added some dots with sequin waste and the Squid Ink Gelato and dabber.  I colored some on the craft mat and picked it up with the dabber.  I swirled it over the stencil and it created soft dots.   Here's a look at the finished project all done again.

Don't forget to visit the Pink Paislee blog for more inspiration from their DT!
Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft will be giving away $50 in prizes!  Just leave a comment on our blog to enter.  Winners will be announced on Monday, May 13th.

Products used:

Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft 50's Diner Gelatos®

Gelatos^® Mist Maker Set

Essential PITT^® Artist Pens: BLACK

Doily

Ribbon: May Arts

Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Creativity for Kids and Mother's Day

It's that time of year that all mothers love... a day to celebrate us (aka Mother's Day)!  We work hard but it has lots of rewards when we see our children being kind, doing creative things and showing independence.  All the things we try to teach them in order to be productive citizens.   I was thrilled when I got this kit to create alongside my kids.

What's Creativity for Kids?  Creativity for Kids is our sister brand, specializing in activity products for children.  We thought we'd pair up with them for Mother's Day because our products marry perfectly well with each other.

We tore into the package and the kids had ideas right away!  There are so many pieces included in this set that you could make lots of projects with it! 
Our first project was making spinning "helicopters"... my oldest was set on this task.  He started picking out pieces and beads.  I got my Crop-a-Dile out and punched holes in the wood pieces easily.  We threaded them on sticks and pipecleaners.  They were super happy with this!

Concentration at it's best... he was determined!

My youngest made a car like on the box and then they were gluing popsicle sticks together to make frames. With 2 little boys, this is the longest we've sat and focused on a task!  YAY!

Here they are gluing the pieces together.

Now onto coloring the pieces.  We used Gelatos because they are very kid friendly and fun!  Then we also drew on them with PITT Journaling pens!   This was about all they could sit and do... then they were off to something else! Well, at least we completed a couple projects with the kit.

Here are some of our finished projects.  I tried to get them to hold them up for me but they were too busy playing another game.  It was tons of fun to create with this kit and I know we will save the rest of the pieces for a rainy day this summer and create more art! 

To win this Classic Wood Craft kit and a Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft prize pack (Blue Gelatos pack, and Journaling PITT Artist Pens), leave a comment here about what you'd make with this kit and who you would share it with.  

The winner  will be announced on May 10th.

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