Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft

Tailor-made background with Art GRIP® Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils

Hello Faber-Castell fans!

Emmy's here with my first post as a Guest Designer for Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft. 

I had this cute picture from my best friend's little girl and I was wondering for a long time what would be the best way to desplay it. And after I saw the bright yellow and red Art GRIP^® Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils I knew in an instant that the best way is to create my own background paper.

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.

Card Set using Watercolor Mediums

Hello Everyone!!

Isha here, sharing my first post as Guest Designer at Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft®. I am so excited to be here.   All the products are amazing, I just want to use and try everything. And, to make things even better, you can mix and match all the products. The color code system by Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® makes it easy to pick the right colors/products.

I created three Clean and Simple cards using various products on each card, keeping the same Hero Arts Stamp (Frames and Feathers). 

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. 

 

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:

Hunting Easter Eggs Scrapbook Layout

Hi everyone, it's Anita and today I want to share a layout with you. I only had two small photos of my girls from this Easter (this was pre-digital era) so I wanted to use a lot of color and texture, but not neccesarily a ton of "stuff" that would overshadow my photos.

I started by using Gelatos® to color modeling creme and applied it to my background paper using a stencil.

Embossed Background using Gelatos

Hello everyone!  Today I would like to share a very cute Card I made using Gelatos, PITT Artist pens and Art Gripp Aquarelle from Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft. I’m very excited because I will show you to make a embossed color background using Gelatos colors. Here’s how I made it:

Repetition and Scale: "Bleeding Hearts" Layout

Hello, friends!  Vivian here with my last project here as a Guest Designer for Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft.  Before I share my layout and video tutorial with you, I just want to thank the folks at Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft for this incredible opportunity! My craft has grown exponentially during my term, and utilizing these products has brought so much beautiful color into my work.  I've met so many of you enthusiastic crafters from this experience and I hope we can stay in touch!

Today I have a layout that was hand-drawn in entirety with a PITT Artist Pen and colored in with Art GRIP Aquarelle Pencils and a handy waterbrush that is also available from Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft.

Here is the video tutorial:

 

Mixed Media Layout - Texture and Bling

Hi everyone, Anita here today to share a layout with you. I love to add a lot of texture to my layouts. Normally this means that I add way too much stuff to my pages and then I can't fit them into the page protectors. I have gotten so bad that I can only get 12 layouts into a D-ring album!! Soooo,, I am trying to use less of the fat embellishments and use more in the way of visual texture with paint, color and such.

Today I want to share with you how to use a stamp and gesso to add some texture to your projects, and how to create your own custom bling!

A Journey into Abstraction

Hello, friends!  Vivian here  today with a video tutorial documenting a recent crafty journey into abstract territory.  As you may know, in addition to being a crafty nut, I'm also a gardening nut.  These days every free second is spent nurturing seeds, improving soil, hooking up watering tubes, weeding with ferocity, etc.  As I'm quietly digging around, countless and varied birds visit, my cocker spaniel hangs out in the shade, and my little rat dog wanders to her hearts desire.  And when my aching back needs a break, I am able to take note of some of the incredible developments in the garden. 

There is a tree growing in the back, and I had been wondering since we moved in when it would finally burst into green.  It did just that within the last week.  But take a look at how it the green emerges.

What the heck?  More like a butterfly than a leaf!  Totally fascinating!  I was especially excited about the tightly packed, totally cool, bulbous patterns in the center as well as the way the leaves unfurl.  After this stage, the bulbous forms grow and explode with beautifully soft, extra fine tendrils that are tipped with pollen.   Anyone know what kind of tree this is?

The photo above served as a starting off point for an abstract painting I made which uses tons of Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft product.  Here are a few detail shots of the result.  Getting pigment to move on the surface and creating grit...