Shibori Share

The first of the month is always exciting when you are a Club Scrap digital member.  Bright and early ( and even on Sunday) I get a link to the digital content for the month.  This month was no exception.  I tend to print off the 8.5" x 11" pages of the designs so I can create a few cards within a few days.

Every month Club Scrap has a Linky party to share your artwork.  This month I decided to create a digital page for Luke's baby book. Of course he has a 'Grandma Onesie' but the hat is what dominates this photo!  A quick and easy layout is a perfect background for this photo.  I used the digital lettering from the Dungarees kit and it coordinated perfectly with this paper pack.

Consider the digital subscription- it is a bargain when you realize you can just print off the pages and cut them up to create.  You can find a link here to join the digital subscription.

Also please consider sharing your Shibori artwork with the rest of us on the Linky party here.

Dyed Tissue Paper

This month's technique at Club Scrap was an addictive one, that's for sure! I really got involved with it and was covered in blue ink for a few days.  You can find the step by step directions with Julie here.

I have different colors of ink and varying amounts of rubbing alcohol to get the following results.

I tried to come up with the perfect card for the dyed tissue paper and my first attempt was to create a tissue paper flower.  I tore a long strip and then folded the strip accordion style to make a circular flower.  I used the Card Sketch for April Challenge to make this Happy Birthday card.

You may notice that I used some scraps leftover from my cards from the previous post.  I seldom throw scraps away but use them in another project.

Attempting to create a design for another Club Scrap challenge was rough.  We had to used a circle cutter - not punches, dies, digital cutter etc.  Having sold all of my CM round and oval cutters, I found a template that I used t cut circles with in my sewing stash.

The problem was I had to fold the paper into quarters for a circle, so I decided to used the dyed tissue paper because folding paper would leave creases in my circles.  I used the same sketch and scraps from my Birds of a Feather paper pack for this card.

Finally in order to participate in the Technique Linky Party, I had to come up with a third way to used my dyed tissue paper.  Finding a half started note card box was a bonus because it became the perfect canvas for my dyed tissue paper fan.

Here are the cards that can be found with the box.

I will post the individual cards in another post as this is getting to be a long one.

I hope you are inspired to give this technique a try!

I LOVE everything about Shibori!

If you are a fan a fabric dyeing or anything blue, you will love this month's kit Shibori.

I started with a technique that was posted on Hetty's blog here. Since I have been crafting now for almost 20 years, I have doodled in my life more than once. :)  what caught my eye was the background paper she created on these cards and I worked hard to try and recreate them.

Using my Brusho Prussian Blue from Stampin' Up, I splattered the paper and spritzed it with water.

I then added the stamped images from the set using Night of Navy and the retiring Dapper Denim inks.

I was pretty pleased with my final design.  Now it was time to cut it up!

Club Scrap just released Idea Deck 5 in a digital format and you can find the post here.  I love everything digital as it sure does eliminate the clutter and is so much easier to find!  But I do like to print them off as I use them.

For this month's challenge, I used the 2 of Hearts, a card design and created a few cards with the formula.

I added accents with some white Close to My Heart brads and swirls, washi tape and a key from the G2G Lock and Key.  I did have fun but it has taken me days to wash the blue ink from my hands!  Oh well- the hazards of a creative mind.