Lotus Journal page

Hello Everyone,

Shilpa here,

I created this journal page using PABD Boxtacular stencil and lotus stamp set.. these are my favourite!!

here are close up views..

Thanks so much for stopping by,

stay tuned for lovely creations by PABD design team this month!!

PABD products used here

Stenciling and die-cutting

Hello and good afternoon dear friends!

I'm Halak and today I have a three projects to share with you.

Project #1

Taking the Messy Background stamp as my inspiration, I hand-drew and colored the background using Sakura pens.

The sentiment is the gorgeous Thank You die from the recently launched October release.

Apart from this die, I also used my favorite, the Rounded Rectangle Dual Stitched Die from an earlier release.

Now, an exciting piece of news.... you must have seen the gorgeous 11 cutting dies that were released by Peek-a-boo Designs (PABD) yesterday.

In actuality, there were not 11 but 12 cutting dies!

Due to a tech. glitch the die #12 which is a beautiful word die that spells the word Celebrate, could not be uploaded.

What does it look like you ask?

Well here are the pics, check it out!

Project #2

Here I've used the brand new Celebrate Word Die with the Arrows Stencil and die-cut the rectangle using the Rounded Rectangle Dual Stitched Die.

Project #3

For this project, I have once again used the Celebrate die and the Rounded Rectangle dual stitched die with the BOX-tacular Stencil.

I've looped a golden strand of thread on top and paired it with a black bow. I think the combination of black and gold really gives this project an extra special touch, what say? ^__^

Here are a list of PABD products that I've used in these projects :

I'd love to hear what you think! Thank you so much for stopping by! *Hugs*

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Soar -Journal spread by Shilpa

Hello Everyone,

Shilpa here,

I am back with mixed media journal spread!

I've used Peek-a-boo Designs Victorian Gate die, Bold Butterflies stamp set, Boxtacular stencil here.

I used Boxtacular stencil and modelling paste to create texture in the background. 

Further I spritzed lindy's stamp gang inks in pinks and browns.

Victorian gate is a die cut from new Dies collection from Peek-a-boo, which is colored with watercolors.

I adhered stamped butterfly image on the background first and then created texture with stencil and colors.

I've used beautiful sentiment from the same stamp set to finish off the journal spread.

Thanks so much for stopping by

Products used from Peek-a-boo Designs

Boxtacular stencil

Victorian Gate Die

Bold Butterfly stamp set

Stencil mania by Swapna

Hi... Crafty folks...

Here I am with my first post for this month. We loved to see your active participation in our July challenge and  hope you all are playing along our challenge this month which is  colour inspiration.

Read the rules carefully before linking the project.

Use 3 or more colours from the inspiration picture and link in the challenge post. We would love to see your creations with Peek-a-boo designs for the challenge.

Now coming to my post for the day. I am sharing 3 cards with stencils which released last month. Tried to make Masculine cards which are hard to make (as people say) .

Card #1 - 

* I used BOX-tacular stencil. 

* I used few distress inks to blend. 

* I placed the stencil and blended orange shade colours first then off set the stencil to blend next set of colours. 

* Heat embossed the sentiment. Kept the background pretty simple.

Card #2

Men play the role of angel in our life. As father, as brother and as husband then why can't we give them an angle card?

* Its a double fold card.  

* I die cut a blue CS with the large stitched oval die and white CS with second largest stitched oval die. 

* I placed the white oval on regular card base and blended distress inks very lightly for subtle background. 

* Glued the smaller oval die cut on navy blue oval and glued it on open side of the card base. Stamped a fairy in black ink. 

* Die cut the word with white and heat embossed it with gold UTEE for more dimension, backed it with black diecut word and glued on the card front.

Card #3

Its a simple one layer card and sneak peek of my next post.

* I liked this stencil but i wanted only little portion of the stencil. 

* I selected the area i want on the card, placed it on card front and masked off the remaining area with masking tape/low tacky tape/washi tape. 

* Blended distress inks from darker green to yellow.

* Stamped the sentiment with grey ink so that it doesn't over power the leaves.

I hope you liked these cards..

All the supplies are listed bellow.. You can shop for these on Peek-a-boo designs site

Thank you for stopping by...

See you in next post...

Swapna Patil

Mini tutorial with a giveaway!

Hello and good morning dear friends! ^__^

I'm Halak and on this lovely Sunday morning, I bring to you a mini tutorial on how to use your layered stamps + a fun giveaway!

Before we move onto the projects, let's check out the stamped images :

Tip
Always use the right ink. The image you see above is a perfect example of that.

The flower on the left is two layered with 1 distress ink and 1 dye ink combination, whereas the flower on the right is all three layers with 2 distress inks and 1 dye ink.

When I tested out layered flower ink combinations, I found out that using more than 1 distress ink leads to a blurred image.

So, if you don't have a lot of colors, use distress inks by all means, but, don't use more than one distress ink for a flower or it will end up looking like the right hand side flower.

Trick to getting the flower layered perfectly

There are two ways to stamp a layered set.

1. You can go from light to dark ink or,
2. You can progress from dark to light ink.

I personally prefer the progression from dark to light by using a dark color as outline first so that getting the next layers is easy because I can see the image outline while positioning my next stamp.

Note
Peek-a-boo Designs Layered Dahalias stamp set is constructed in such a way that you can use just two layers and create beautiful dimensional flowers.

If you want added depth in your stamped image, there is always the option to use all three layers from the stamp set, but I feel, for the folks just starting out, it's a great idea to practice with two layers first.

Let's check out the projects :

Project #1

First up is this CAS project featuring the Layered Dahlias stamp set and cutting die.

Steps :

Stamped and die-cut the flowers.
Fussy-cutting is such a pain sometimes and I was so glad to have the die for this set. It helped me cut out the flowers in a jiffy!

Stenciled the RHS of the white card base using the Leafy Delight stencil and adhered a silver strip of  cardstock.

Matted Wine Cardstock onto white card base and adhered flowers.

Adhered sentiment that I die-cut using the Word - Inspire Die and gave it a coat of glitter.

Finished it off with some white and clear sequins.

Project #2

I went a little mixed media on this one.

Tip
Apart from the layered leaves in the stamp set, for added dimension, once you stamp and die-cut / fussy-cut the flowers, you can pair them up with mulberry leaves like I did in this project.

Steps :

For my background, I first layered woodgrain design pattern paper and some washi tape.

Die-cut background using the third largest rectangle from the Rounded Rectangle Dual Stitched Die

Used Arrows and BOX-tacular stencils to create textured look.

Also used a die-cut from the Graceful Lattice Die as a stencil in the background.

Adhered the Word - Dream Die as the sentiment and the flower from the Layered Dahlias set with a mulberry leaf.

Finished it off with some sequins and a tiny heart shaped sticker.

So that's how I did these projects and I hope these tid-bits of information helped clear some of the doubts and queries on layered stamp sets.

Now it's time for the Giveaway! ^__^

I gotta ask....

Are you on the fence about PABD cutting dies?

Don't  know what PABD cardstock is like?

Want to see what the PABD die-cut layered flowers look like in person?

No problem!
Participate in our giveaway and get an opportunity to win an assortment of die-cuts, cut from PABD cardstock in the following colors :

1. Gold
2. Silver
3. Rose Gold
4. Wine and,
5. Black

Not just that, you will be getting a dozen of these die-cut layered flowers to use onto your projects along with a card made by me and a little surprise! ^__^

To participate, you only gotta do two things :

1. Follow Peek-a-boo Designs blog.

2. Join Peek-a-boo Designs facebook group.
To join group, click >>> HERE

Once you are done doing both the things, just leave a comment on this blog post and you are good to go!

Giveaway closes on 31st July 2016 (midnight).

Winners will be announced on 1st August 2016.

List of PABD products used in the projects :

To shop, click >>> HERE 

Thank you so much for stopping by! *Hugs*

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Peek-A-Tute Friday with Ria

Hello Everyone,

This is Ria again on this side with some projects on your favorite Friday! I hope you all are enjoying the July release and I am already seeing fabulous projects by everyone.

Are you taking part in this month's challenge Challenge 8 - Onlylayers

I am here today with three new projects going with the month's challenge theme. Let us move onto the projects:

FIRST PROJECT:

My first project is an altered glass bottle. I have made the project in four easy steps:

Step 1: Using your distress inks, stamp the butterflies from Bold butterflies of every size on a paper (I have used scrap paper and I never throw scraps and better use for these tiny stampings). I have also cut some tiny butterflies using a paper punch.

Step 2: Fussy cut the butterflies, blend the same ink on it by which it was stamped and I have used some bling with Wink of Stella.

Step 3: Cover the body of the bottle with acrylic colors with a sponge. Let it air dry for few minutes.

Step 4: Apply the texture paste on it through Leafy Delight Stencil. Let it dry. And then cover partially the same acrylic colors on it.

I have finished it by sticking the butterflies on it- on an ascending order. Placed all the three word diecuts from July release and some sequins.

SECOND PROJECT:

I have come to know about the transparent cards last month and wanted to try this asap. I have made the night scene with Festive berries, Blue Chase & Grape vine from artistry inks; with some mist and white acrylic.

Stamped the fairies, colored the wings, fussy cut them and adhered them to the margins. The sentiment is also from the same set. I have stamped the stars from the solid shapes set and embossed them with Enchanted Gold. Its done!

THIRD PROJECT:

My third project is a card this time. Made the background with the BOX-tacular stencil with some mist and pearl effect on it. Stamped and colored the flourish from the Humming blossom Set. Cut it into an oval shape, adhered on a black foam and then on the background, finished with some enamel dots and sequins!

SUPPLIES USED

I hope I have done justice to the mixed media and the transparent card with my first trials. 

Do not forget to avail these awesome collection that too on a discount by applying the code RIA_10

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs

Ria