Lollipop Day Card ~ FotoBella DT

     Hello and happy National Lollipop Day! Today I'm featuring these treats on a card made with the Bo Bunny Sweet Moments Collection from FotoBella.com.

     I punched the edges of the green paper from the 12 X 12 Collection Pack, and layered the large die cut from the Noteworthy Pack on top, after blending the edges with Black Soot Distress Ink. Then I added the cake from the Layered Chipboard.

     The sentiment was done with the alpha stickers found in the Bo Bunny Forever Young Collection. 

     To make the lollipops, please visit the FotoBella Blog for a tutorial, and get the Bo Bunny Sweet Moments Collection at FotoBella.com!  

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Challenges Entered:

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge ~ #216 Green & Pink

How Sweet It Is ~ FotoBella DT

     Do you have a sweet tooth? Because today is National Ice Cream Day! In honor of this day, I created an art journal page for the FotoBella Design Team, with my Bo Bunny Sweet Moments Bundle and Dylusions Paints.

     To make the background, I used my fingers to apply Dylusions Paints (Bubblegum Pink, Fresh Lime, Melted Chocolate, and White Linen). By spritzing with some water and tilting my page around, the colors were able to bleed and blend into eachother. Then I applied white gesso to a polka dot stencil with one of my Bo Bunny Palette Knives.

     The banner is made from the Sweet Moments Chipboard, anchored by a couple of buttons from the Ephemera. 

     For the titlework, I used a mix of Noteworthy and sticker banners, adding black and white alpha stickers from the Bo Bunny Forever Young Collection.  

     I made the pattern myself for the ice cream and cone, piecing it from papers in the 12 X 12 Collection Pack and the Ephemera. To make the cone, I cut a piece of paper at 3 inch by 3 1/2 inches, and actually shaped it into a cone. Then I flattened it out, and made the grid lines with my sewing machine. The edges of the ice cream were colored with Distress Inks, using my Blending Tool with Picked Raspberry on top, Gathered Twigs in the middle, also used on the cone, and Ground Espresso on the bottom. Then I added chocolate sprinkles on top with Bo Bunny Double Dot Mocha Jewels. 

     So indulge yourself with some ice cream today, without the guilt, along with the Bo Bunny Sweet Moments  Collection from FotoBella.

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Challenges Entered:

More Mixed Media Challenge ~ Anything Goes Optional Pastel

Creative Artiste Mixed Media ~ #40 Anything Mixed Media Goes

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge ~ #216 Green and Pink

Crafty Creations ~ #370 Anything Goes

Bee Happy ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

     I'm always happy when I'm working with color, and of course using my Red Rubber Designs Stamps, featuring quite a few on this double spread in my art journal!

     After coloring the background with Lindy's Gang Magicals and Sprays, I used Lindy's Purely White Embossing Powder with the Script Background Unmounted Stamp over both pages. The rest of the stamping was embossed with Midnight Pewter Embossing Powder. Then I used the Distressed Typewriter Bet Stamp (no longer available) to spell "Bee", framed with one of the Rose Wine Labels, that I backed with clear acetate colored with Butterscotch Alcohol Ink.

     "Happy" was embossed with the Vintage Greetings Stamp (also unavailable), and colored like the rest of the stamping, with Lindy's Magicals and Sprays. The Beautiful Butterflies and bees were curled for dimension, with some Clear Wink of Stella added to the wings for a touch of sparkle.

   

     The bees and flowers with the beads added to them, were stamped with the Be Fabulous Unmounted Rubber Stamp.

     Then I stamped the other flowers with the Floral Collage Cling Mounted Stamp, to go with the script on the background. The lattice design behind them was embossed with the For Everything Unmounted Stamp.

     I had so much fun creating this happy spread! Thanks for looking!

   

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Featured Red Rubber Designs Stamps:

Be Fabulous 

Beautiful Butterflies

Floral Collage

Rose Wine Labels

For Everything

Script Background

Distressed Typewriter Bet

Vintage Greetings

Challenges Entered:

Lindy's Gang Blog

Lindy's Gang Products:

Sprays

Sidewalk Chalk Flat Spray

Delphinium Turquoise Shimmer Spray

Cosmopolitan Pink Shimmer Spray

Witch's Potion Purple Shimmer Spray

Magicals

Drop Dead Diva Shimmer Magicals

Sassy Sapphire

Prima Donna Purple

Drop Dead Gorgeous Green

Hi Maintenance Magenta

Bling-y Blonde

Embossing Powders

Purely White
Midnight Pewter

Frilly and Funkie ~ "B" Happy

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday ~ Fun In The Sun

Allsorts Challenge ~ In My Garden

Country View Challenges ~ In the Summer Garden

Stamping Sensations ~ In My Garden

Bo Bunny Sunshine Bliss Layout

     Summer's here, and so is the new Bo Bunny Sunshine Bliss I Want It All Bundle from FotoBella.com! So I scrapped this photo of my late grandmother, to feature this beautiful, pastel collection.

     I love this old photo of her, and extended the ray from the photo, onto the rest of my papers, with my Blending Tool and watered down White Linen Dylusions Paint.

     The bigger flowers came in the Noteworthy pack, and the rest were fussy-cut. Then I adhered beads onto the centers with Prima Marketing Soft Matte Gel. I also fussy-cut the leaves, embossed with the Bo Bunny Floral Stamp, using Ranger Verdigris Embossing Powder.
   

     The same Verdigris Embossing Powder was also used on the wood birdcage, after coating it with Bo Bunny White Gesso.

     Finally, I added the title using the chipboard Thickers!

     Thanks for visiting, and get your Bo Bunny Sunshine Bliss I Want It All Bundle @ FotoBella.com!

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Challenges Entered:

Creative Artiste ~ #40 Anything Mixed Media Goes

More Mixed Media Challenge ~ Anything Goes Optional Pastels

"Trust the Magic" Dylusions Art Journal ~ FotoBella DT

     Hello! I'm back with an art journal page that I had a blast making, using stamps and Ranger Dyan Reaveley's Dylusions Paints from FotoBella.com!

     I started with the sky background, made from Dylusions Paints, (Crushed Grape, After Midnight, London Blue, Squeezed Orange, and Funky Fuchsia) and a little water, applied with my fingers. Then I used an old tree stamp along the sides, stamped with Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink. Besides the gold crackle, the same ink was used for the rest of the stamping, but embossed with Ranger's Rainbow Sparkle Embossing Powder. The gold crackle was stamped with an old Tim Holtz stamp, and embossed with Ranger Gold Tinsel. 

     The main image and hearts were embossed with the Prima Marketing Finnabair Trust the Magic Stamp Set, which inspired this page. 

     Then I embossed the butterflies with the Prima Marketing Finnabair Rust & Dust Stamp Set. I used a paintbrush with watered down White Linen Dylusions Paint to paint bubbles on the background, and adhered the sequins with Glossy Accents. 

     Finally, I added some buttons, covered with Prima Marketing Black Gesso, and sprinkled with beads. Once dry, I went over them again with Dylusions Paints, and finished them off with Prima Marketing Metallique Wax (Vintage Gold).

     Thanks for looking, and get these supplies and more at FotoBella.com! 

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Challenges Entered:

Mixed Media Place (Took inspiration from the sky, trees, and bubbles)

More Mixed Media Challenge ~ Anything Goes + Optional Purple

Try it on Tuesday ~ Things with Wings

Crafty Creations ~ #369 Anything Goes