"Capture the MOMENT" Layout

Hola!

Today's page is a fairly simple yet attractive layout with a touch of vintage style and stamping. Most of the products I've used today are from the Maggie Holmes collection and the DIY Ship both by Crate Paper. Hope you get inspired to photograph your story and get creative!

-Daisy Parker

Simple & Elegant Silver Layout

This layout is super simple yet incredibly fancy and professional. The whole project is on a gray/silver scale. To achieve the shiny paint-like background, I simply painted on Heidi Swapp Magic Medium and poured silver embossing powder on it and heated it with my embossing tool! Amazing results! Enjoy!

"Old Times" layout

I've posted another layout today :)! The inspiration for this theme comes from an old photograph of me when my parents and I lived in Pennsylvania. Boy, was I a tomboy back then with the overalls ha! I look more like Bob the Builder though! The softer patterns from this page come from My Mind's Eye Cowboy Collecton and from Crate Paper's DIY Shop. I've also used some Distress Ink (Vintage Photo) and stamping to add detail to the piece. Hope you enjoy!

-Daisy Parker

"Kayak in Pismo" Scrapbook Layout

Hey guys!

Today I've decided to post a bright and cheerful layout using a whole lot of products from various different brands and collections. Hope you enjoy!

-Daisy Parker

"Thank You..." Card with Glossy Accents

A card for you all today using some simple watercoloring! I painted on Glossy Accents (liquid glue) on top of the watercolored piece to add a rustic wood-grained effect. Enjoy!

-Daisy Parker

"XOXO I Love You" Card

Hey there, Daisy here!

Today's post is an extremely simple and clever card using paper straws. I have observed that paper straws have been rising in popularity. I find them so cute-looking and versatile, and, if you've been following this blog, you know that I've used them in some previous posts as well. 

In the featured card, I used three colors of paper straws. I simply pressed them down and flattened then out with a bone folder. Then, I cut them out to be 1.5" in length and adhered them in a pattern on some black cardstock. To finish up the card, I did some stamping, embossing, and die cutting. Simple, easy, and lots of fun!

Supplies:

• Paper: Bazzill KRAFT Cardstock, Bazzill BLACKBIRD Cardstock
• Stamp/Ink/Embossing Powder: Hero Arts YEAR ROUND SENTIMENTS Stamp Set, Tsukineko VERSAMARK Ink, Inkadinkado WHITE LINEN Embossing Powder
• Embellishments/Other: Small/Medium Circle Die, Red Paper Straws, Pink Paper Straws, Black Paper Straws

Hope you liked today's card!

XOXO

-Daisy Parker

Watercoloring with Distress Inks

Hi, all!

Today's post is going to be slightly longer than usual as I'm going to do more of a how-to post rather than show you the final product without the steps. 

Originally, I first saw this idea from Kristina Werner's blog. Honestly, she is so creative, talented, and inspirational! Anyhow, I thought I'd try out this little technique, and it was fairly simple. Instead of just describing everything in words, I thought I'd add in a couple pictures to illustrate the steps. So here we go!

Supplies:

• Paper: Bazzill COCONUT SWIRL Cardstock/Watercolor Paper (not bad w/watercolors, but preferably watercolor paper), Bazzill BLACKBIRD Cardstock
• Stamps/Ink/Embossing Powder: Studio 112 SPRING Clear Mini Stamps, Tsukineko VERSAMARK Ink, Inkadinkado WHITE LINEN Embossing Powder, Ranger Tim Holtz PEELED PAINT Distress Ink, Ranger Tim Holtz FOREST MOSS Distress Ink, Ranger Tim Holtz BROKEN CHINA Distress Ink
• Embellishments/Other: American Crafts Amy Tangerine Sketchbook BLACK JOURNAL Thickers

1. Mount the clear stamps onto the stamp press.

2. Apply the ink to the clear stamps.

3. Press the stamps down. Re-apply the ink to the stamps and stamp down as many times as desired to make your design. Tip: Use a powder bag to prevent excess static cling of the embossing powder (you'll see in the next step).

4. Apply the embossing powder and dust of excess. Tip: If the embossing powder is too stubborn, use a dry brush to get it off.

5. Squash your distress ink pads down on a craft mat/sheet. Make sure they are close to each other in the color spectrum (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet).

6. Add some spritzes of water to get the ink moving (about 1-2 sprays in each ink swatch is good enough).

7. Use a medium to large sized brush to catch the ink-watercolor.

8. Apply the ink-watercolors on the paper. Start with the light green on the top and work to the blue on the bottom. Blend the inks thoroughly when changing colors.

9. Finished. Let the watercolor dry for a good 10-15 minutes.

After the watercoloring section of the card, I began assembling the card. Instead of using the entire watercolor piece I decided to crop it down so it wouldn't be too busy. 

And there's the finished product!

Hope you enjoyed today's how-to type post! Please comment below if you have any questions or thoughts, I'd really appreciate it!
-Daisy Parker