Blinged Out Create Shirt

 

PrintOnIt.com has some great products, and this week I decided to create some a t-shirt perfect for crops or any other crafty get together.

First off, I took to Photoshop and created this design using some Digi Stamps.  I printed it out on Print On It’s Inkjet Opaque Transfer Paper.  I then cut out a rectangle with the eCraft around the design using the Print & Cut-Hinge Method.  When I adhered this down on my veggie mat, I made sure to tape it down really well because this paper has a real slick feel to it and that means that the rollers can have trouble gripping it, but if it is taped to the veggie mat, then no worries!

 

Now, while this was very nice…it still needed something.  Well I went in search of some inspiration by looking through my stamps and I came across some flourishes that I thought might make for some good rhinestone patterns and decided to see if I could make a rhinestone pattern from a stamped image.  Since this is a totally new to me technique, I decided to go ahead and make a little video for you so you can see how I did it. First a closer look at those rhinestones…

And now for those videos…first off, using Make the Cut and my scanner how I turned a stamp into a rhinestone pattern…

Next up how I applied the rhinestones right next to the Transfer Paper without ruining the transfer paper…

Hope you enjoyed my project this week!  Don’t forget to watch the eCraft on HSN on March 11th & 13th.

A Belated Christmas Card?

I just realized that I never shared this picture with all of you.  This is the Christmas card that I made for 2010, and I just adore it!  I got so many compliments on it!

The frog image is from Dustin Pike and I printed him out and colored him with my Copics.  The blue for the snowglobe was done with Airbrushing.  For the snow, I used some white Liquid Applique.  This is a Joy Fold card so on the inside are pictures of my kiddos and a little message from our family.  The snowflakes were cut using Spellbinders and American Crafts glitter paper (love it!).  The patterned papers are from the Color Couture line at Papertrey Ink and the cardstock is also PTI color Berry Sorbet.

I hope everybody has a great Friday!

A Few of My Favorite Things...#5 Coloring Stamps

For years I used what I would call now inferior coloring tools for my stamps.  I watched videos online about Prismacolor Pencils and Copic Markers and just could not make a decision.  I finally decided to go with Copic markers because I like the vibrancy of the color.  So I started collecting Copics, a few at a time, because they are really expensive.  Every now and then I would run into a stamp that I just thought would look better with a softer look.  Prismacolor Pencils are no small investment themselves.  I had kind of resigned myself that Prismacolors were not in my future.  One day in March I was in Joann and I wandered down the art supply aisle to look for something else when I saw a clearance tag!  Sure enough the Prismacolor Pencils were on clearance!  I managed to get the large set for $45.  That is a deal!  In the last few weeks, I have been playing around with my digi stamps on PSE8, and have been having some fun coloring my stamps there as well.  All 3 methods produce such different results that I thought I would show you.  I made 3 of the exact same card, the only difference in them is that I colored the stamp with different tools.  Here is the card using Copic Markers...

Here is the Prismacolor Pencil one (I am still refining my technique with these pencils, so this is NOT the best example, but it will give you an idea.)

And here is one digitally colored in Photoshop Elements 8.

And here are all three cards side by side...

So what is your favorite method of coloring stamps?

The stamp on these cards came from Create with TLC, if you have not been to this blog make sure you go, Paulette has so much stuff available to purchase in her store as well as freebies everyday (usually several).  This stamp was a freebie.  I used PTI Melpon Berry cardstock, PTI Orange Zest ink, PTI Rustic Twine, and the buttons are PTI New Leaf, Melon Berry, and Orange Zest.  The sentiment stamp is from PTI Signature Greetings.  The patterned papers were digital papers that were recolored, I am not sure where they came from because I grabbed them from my scrap drawer.

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Thanks Everybody & Have a Great Day!