Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft

Pink Paislee Day 5!

I Love! Love! Love! The pinkpaislee Artisan Collection with Faber-Castell Design
Memory Craft Products! They are great for any color pallet you choose!

To Create a wall hanging using my son’s birthday photos I used:

Pinkpaislee;

• Artisan Album for hanging with Gelato Colors and Stampers Big
  Brush
• Artisan words with Stampers Big Brush
• Artisan Chipboard with Gelato Colors
• Artisan papers with Gelato Colors
• Artisan Ribbons with Gelato Colors and Stampers Big Brush

I Can’t wait to design more projects!!!

~ COLLEEN

Creativity for Kids Collaboration with Jill...and family!

Mother’s Day is around the corner, and this year, we wanted to do a special take on it.  There are times when we look back on our childhood, and treasure those special moments when our guardians taught us something new.  For this year’s Mother’s Day, we wanted to help create more of those moments by pairing up with Creativity for Kids by Faber-Castell  (http://blog.creativityforkids.com/). 

Each day this week, we’ll feature one creative kit that we’ll pair with Design Memory Craft. 

It's Jill here today and I had lots of fun with my nieces using the Bamboo Wind Chime kit!  My nieces took charge and decided that they would use the bamboo pieces, beads, and string from the kit and combine it with Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Gelatos® and Pitt Artist Pens.  Here's a look at the young artists at work!

Once the coloring was complete we sprayed all pieces with a Matte Fixative Spray and put the wind chimes together.  

Leave a comment for a chance to win some of the Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft products we used...

  

Hugs and Happy Creating!

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 :)

Creativity for Kids and Design Memory Craft for Mother's Day with Mou

Hi everyone, Mou here cooking up some Mother's Day love with my kiddos with Faber Castell's Design Memory Craft and Creativity for Kids goodies :)

I have never done tie dye before, so everything in a kit helped me. My kids have done this before, so they guided me through the whole process and we had fun :) Let me share the experience with you in pictures!

We added water to the powder dye in the squirt bottles and mixed them up.

With rubber bands we created sections in the t-shirt.

And then we added the liquid dye to the tied off sections.

Once the t-shirts were dyed and dry, we decided to embellish them.

Using the stencil from the kit and some Stamper's Big Brush pens, my daughter drew a butterfly on a piece of canvas.

Then she used the needle and embroidery floss from the kit to add some stitched details to the butterfly.

Then she cut it out to use the butterfly as applique on the tie dyed shirt.

And here's the finished product. We have to secure the butterfly but you get the idea!

To make this T-shirt, we used

Faber-Castell Creativity for Kids The Complete Tie Dye Kit (#1226)

Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Stamper's Big Brush Pens (PINK MADDER, CHROME YELLOW, and ORANGE GLAZE)

To make your Mother's Day sweet, We are giving away these same supplies to ONE of you. Leave a comment to this post about your mother's Day plan and we'll pick ONE lucky winner randomly and announce here on Friday, 5/10. So, don't forget to check back and good luck!

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 2

 

Hey there bloggers! Rita Barakat here on the 2nd day of the
Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft and Pink Paislee blog hop!
For a chance to win $50.00 in prizes all you have to do is just leave a comment
on each blog post this week! We were given the Pink Paislee Artisan Collection to work with;
If you are not familiar with this line, it looks like it's all white or off white but it
all has a resist or texture perfect to use with Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft!
The covers actually have fabric adhered to the board, so it was fun to work with!

I used the same technique on all the pages, drew with Gelatos, sprayed with water and spread the color with a paint brush.  I did the same for the Artisan tab dividers, ribbons, titles, chipboard, and elements. I used Grape and Blueberry Gelatos® for the cover and back page of the book. To get more coverage on the Elements and titles I went back  over with the matching PITT Stampers big brush.


Here are the pages...


I used Lime and Cotton Candy Gelatos®.
Stampers Big Brush- 112 Leaf Green & 154 Light Cobalt Blue

I used Banana and Lime Gelatos®.
Stampers Big Brush- 112 leaf green, 107 Cadmium yellow, 154 Light Cobalt Blue


I used Banana and Tangerine Gelatos®.
Stampers Big Brush 107 Cadmium yellow, 113 Orange Glaze

I used Tangerine and Red Cherry Gelatos®.
Stampers Big Brush 113 Orange Glaze & 121 Geranium Lake


I used Peach and Watermelon Gelatos®.
Stampers Big Brush 132 Light Flesh, 129 Pink Madder Lake


I used Peach and Chocolate Gelatos®.
Stampers Big Brush 132 Light Flesh, 178 Nougat


Here is the back cover.

Don't forget to check back every day this week and
leave a comment for a chance to win!

Creativity for kids

 

 Hey there bloggers! Yes, you have come to right place! Rita Barakat here

with a special post today! One of the things I love about

being artsy is being able to share creativity with my kids- we always have

 some type of art project that we are working on.

Mothers day is around the corner and this year we want to do
a special take on it. Each day this week we will feature one creative kit that we will pair up

(AND GIVE AWAY!) with Design Memory Craft. We want to help create those special moments that you will look back on and treasure!

Each day is a different kit and prize giveaway! I was given this...

 

Stop by the blog each day and comment for a chance to win one of our prizes! 

In addition to the mask kit my prize will be 2 sets of Gelatos!

*the winners will be announced May 10th!

So here are the pics of what we did!

Everything is in the kit (except Gelatos) even the tarp!

 It dried pretty quickly but we let it sit overnight.

               The kids had to trim strings and sand down any rough spots before starting.

 The kit comes with paints, glue, glue glitter, feathers and gems to dress up your mask.

We added Gelatos- the colors were primary colors.

 Of course I had to make one too...

 

Using Banana, Tangerine

Blood Orange, Red Cherry Gelatos.

Go create some memories!

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.