Studio Daphnat # 7 - RESULTS

The technique itself is very fun and easy to do....but when it comes to making something with your selfmade woven chipboard background...the problems begin...
So....I decided to make a background for my chipboard "carpet" because I loved it so much in itself, I wanted it to be to focus of my project.

I made a background with Ecoline in 3 colours (including gold) and I used coarse seasalt to get this effect.
Then I stamped with different stamps and Stazon colours on my chipboard strips and inked some of the edges with Cat's Eye ink, to make them stand out more.

What else did I use?
A fabric sample from a Chinese manufacturer I took home from my work, black velvet ribbon, 7 Gypsies red letter tape, Basic Grey Wholy Cow rub-ons, skeleton leaves, a piece of pink lace from my wedding bouquet, white ribbon.....
As a finishing touch I added some Gold Mica Flakes from Golden Paints on 3 places. I might add some of these flakes later on to the outside of the frame.

I am very pleased with the result! Go check out Nat's website to see what she made.

Dutch Dare #19.....

.... better late than never.
I am a little behind on all the dares as you may have noticed...but I'm getting there :-).
This layout shows me at 16 with a typical hairdo of the time.
I used the latest series from Basic Grey "Infuse".
Another series of papers that you must have if you are a real BG-lover!

Wanna have a laugh? Then check out the Dutch Dare blog and scroll down to see Dutch Dare 19.... and enjoy all the hairdo's of the rest of DT girls. that is..if you haven't seen them already.
















Stay tuned for Dutch Dare 20 (it is already online on the dare blog of course)and the results of last weeks Studio DaphNat

Studio Daphnat # 7 - Chipboard Weaving Technique

It has been a while...since the last Studio DaphNat technique. Of course all this time that I was lying on the couch I had enough time to think of new technique Nat and I could try.
Going through all my scrap-books (I mean books about scrapbooking and creative techniques :-)..).
In a book set from Creating Keepsakes I found this chipboard weaving technique which looked really cool.




What you need for this technique:
- Chipboard
- Gesso
- Paint
- Items to make a structure in the wet gesso.

What to do:
Cut strips of chipboard in desired size, so you can weave them later on, when you are done painting etc.
Add a medium thick layer of gesso to your strips of chipboard and before it dries, make a structure in it with whatever item you choose. This can be a stamp or the back of a pencil or anything you can use to structure the still wet gesso.
If you are using a stamp, clean it immediately with water!! Don't wait or your stamp will be ruined for eternity!









Wait for the gesso to dry and then add paint to your chipboard design, rubbing it in with a babywipe (gives cool effects because of the oil) or a paper napkin.

When the paintlayer is dry you can start weaving!











I was really surprised at how quick you can make a fantastic background like this.
You should definitely try this done!
Now check out Nat's design! Have fun!

MLS challenge july

This is just 1 of a set of cards we had to make for the Memory Lane DT challenge in July, using the "Perfectly Posh" series from Tinkering Ink & Autumn Leaves clearstamps.
Want to see more? Check out the special gallery for the DT challenges HERE.




If you have been wanting to buy Autumn Leaves stamps, NOW is the time: they are on sale on the Memory Lane website; the whole month of August you get 25% discount :-)!!

As promised....

.....another blogpost!...
I am soooo busy doing nothing most of the time...just lying on the couch with my big belly and boobies.... getting up now and then to make myself a cup of tea or get some snacks from the kitchen :-).

But when I was not busy being a lazy pregnant woman, I have been busy negotiating about the price of a house we want to buy... but after 1,5 week we have been overbid by another buyer...or so the real estate guy tells us. Well... a lot of trouble and time for nothing. On to the next house.

Last week I was sick for great part of the week; a combination of a heavy cold and a really bad toothache! So I was stuck in my bed for 3 days and after that a few days of recovering. The bad thing about being pregnant is that they can't make any xray pictures at the dentist to see what is the problem and you are not allowed to take any aspirin; the only painkiller that really works for me. Luckily I feel better now!

Anyway....no time for scrapping lately, nor any creative feeling that forces me to go up to my scraproom and create some layouts... I feel like this baby is sucking all the creativity from me!
I will do my very best to do some scrapping in this week; I have to finish the latest Dutch Dare (which will be posted tomorrow). The topic this time is hilarious so take a look tomorrow on the Dutch Dare blog
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Also expect a new technique from STUDIO DAPHNAT in the near future (yes dear Nat, I will email you asap :-)!)

The moment....

... you've all been waiting for: a new blogpost!
And not just an ordinary blogpost: I am proud to show you the results from a Studio
DaphNat technique, Natalie and I finished weeks ago.... (sorry schatz! Thanks for your patience :-)!!!)

I combined this Lo with a challenge on Angelique's blog: find out about this the challenge HERE.
On the photo's you see a pack of 100% biologically good eco-diapers....which of course are a little more expensive than the big well known brands, but since baby's are not very environmental-friendly, we thought we would make a good start buying this eco-diapers!



Expect more blog posts this week!

Dutch Dare inspiration...

.... found in the sixties..

Check out the Dutch Dare blog tomorrow to see my first lo in weeks :-)

Finding You # 3

Way behind...but getting there :-)
Decided to scan the pages before the journaling was added so you can all enjoy the background I made, and not looking at blurry text.

Inspired by the picture I chose to use for this weeks assignment, I decided to make my own background, not using any patterned papers this week.

First I coloured the background with watercolour paint. Then I added accents / changed the colours a bit by dabbing some Colorbox Cat's Eye ink on it.
Next I stamped on "the water" and "the beach" with Versamark ink and added some Perfect Pearls from Ranger to it to get this cool shiny metal effect.
I used my new Autumn Leaves Big Swirl stamps with silver colour Colorbox ink for the finishing touch.

The lettering on the left page are Autumn Leaves stamps also, and the white outlining of the letters was done with a white UNI POSCA pen.
These pens are a must have; if you wanna know more, then click on the link to see what they can do and to see the available colours

Are you ready....

....for a brand new Dutch Dare?
Check out the Dutch Dare blog tomorrow to see what the new challenge is.

Here's a little sneak peek already

Mother's Day - DT kit Memory Lane

Last month our DT assignment was to make something with the red, cream and black collection from Autumn Leaves with the following theme: Mother.






I altered a 3D photoframe from Ikea; printed an old picture of my mother on an inkjet transparency and adhered it to the cardboard frame on which I glued 4 different pieces of patterned paper. On the background of the 3D frame I glued a big bloomer (check them out HERE) and you can see it through my mother's face.
The final effect is kind of difficult to photograph so I hope you get the point.

Wanna see what the rest of the DT did with this assignment?
Then have a look HERE

Enjoy your sunday :-)

Finding You #2

I stamped the background with bubble wrap; the effect is really cool I think :-).
My goal for this workshop is to refind my discipline..... I used to be EXTREMELY disciplined, but somewhere along the way I lost it.

It has nothing to do with my job or anything...I just need more discipline to achieve some things I think will make my life better.... but first I need that discipline back!

Deck of Me # 12 - #13 - #14

Happy Birthday Mirjam

Break

Studio DaphNat is taking a little break :-)
Nat is on vacation and when she comes back, I will go on a little holiday myself!

Studio DaphNat #6 - Layered Masking Tape Technique

We just can't get enough of Claudine Hellmuth's books; this time we tried another one of her techniques. And again it is simple to do, you do not need a lot of supplies and the results just rule!!

What you need this week:
Masking Tape
Acrylic Paint (1 or 2 or 3 colours; experiment!)
Gel Medium

How to do it:
Tear different sizes of masking tape and stick them on a piece of cardstock. Just keep layering pieces of tape on top of eachother until you like the structure of it.

The next step is to seal the masking tape with a layer of gel medium
Let it dry by air or use a heattool.

To finish your project add a layer of (thinned) paint and dabb it off with a paper napkin. Add a second layer of paint (this can be a different colour like I did here)and also dab it.
I used an oily baby wipe on the second layer of paint.






Since this is such an easy to do technique don't be afraid to experiment with multiple colours, adding paint with your fingers, use really thin paint...you name it! Just try it!
Have fun and don't forget to stop by at Nat's blog to see what she did with this technique :-)

Finding You # 1

I decided to make all the layouts for the Finding You workshop on a size I had never worked on before: 6 x 12 inch.
I make the layouts on kraft cardstock first and then glue them to cardboard.
Although I am posting a bit late...I am right on schedule with the workshop :)
The rest will be posted in a while so stay tuned

Studio DaphNat #4 - THE RESULTS - Plastic Wrap Crinkle

I have been a bit lazy posting lately...but I still managed to find some time to create something with the result of the Plastic Wrap Crinkle technique Nat and I tried a while ago. To make the following project I actually sanded most of the crinkle wrap look away LOL.
Then I made some gel medium transfers of typical Mexican skull images to the sides of the box.
I also made a gel medium transfer of Frida on a piece of linocut.
I used a lot of flowers because on most pictures Frida is wearing a lot of flowers in her hair, in bright colours. To buy these flowers check out the Memory Lane Website.
The little square buttons on the flowers are also for sale @ Memory Lane. As well as the big MDF letter "F".

I painted this letter using a technique Nat and I tried earlier; the Peeling Paint technique.
To finish it I stamped on it with one of the new stamps I got from this really cool stampshop Stamp Francisco
Paper on the background is from Basic Grey and I stamped on the glass with Stazon and Autumn Leaves Alpha stamps ( which I love love love!)
Check out Nat's blog: She has made a beautiful canvas!!

Studio DaphNat #5 - Crayon Muffin Technique

The previous posts from Studio DaphNat were about techniques taken from Claudine Hellmuts books.
This week we wanted to try something different and we chose a technique from "Collage Unleashed" by Traci Bautista.
Nat baptized this technique "Crayon Muffin"; you will understand this later on.

What you need this week:
Crayons (the cheap ones for children work perfectly)
Travel Iron (or iron without holes!)
Cardstock
Disposable muffin tin
Heat gun
Items with texture that you can use for stamping
Glitter
Craft Sheet

Step 1 - transform crayons into a crayon cupcake / crayon muffin :)
How to do it?
Preheat your oven at more or less 120 degrees Celsius (250 Fahrenheit)
Break pieces of crayons (remove the paper!) and layer them into the disposable muffin tin.
Put this in the oven and wait to see when the crayons start melting.
When they are melted, turn off the oven and let the crayons dry completely.
DO NOT MOVE the muffin tin; the colours will mix too much.

Step 2 - transform blank cardstock in a cool waxed background paper
Although in the book it said to smear the cupcake directly on a heated travel iron.... I decided to try it in a different way after my floor was full of dripped crayon :(.
I just lay the cupcake on my craft sheet and pressed my travel iron on it.
This way you can apply the wax easily to the cardstock.
Keep on adding the wax, turning and twisting your iron onto the cardstock, until the background is as you like it.

Step 3 - Adding texture / drizzle / glitter / doodling
Now that you have your background finished you can do whatever you like.
While the wax is still hot...you can doodle on it, add glitter, add texture with textured wallpaper for instance...
What I did was draw on the hot iron with a crayon and then drizzle this onto the cardstock.
Just be creative and make your own waxed background paper :)

All in all...this technique is easy and difficult at the same time... adding melted wax to cardstock with an iron isn't that difficult.
What does make it not an easy to do technique is that you have to know when to stop...you have to mix the right colours... etc etc.
So this one takes some practice..but still is fun to do!!

Now check out Nat's results on her blog!

A new day... A new dare

Check out the Dutch Dare blog.......NOW!
We have a guest designer this week :)

Studio DaphNat #3 - THE RESULTS - Peeling Paint Technique

For the results of the peeling paint technique that Nat and I tried 3 weeks ago I let myself be inspired by spring and made a
BIRD IN A BOX























Supplies used:

Outside of the box:
Ikea wooden box small
Acrylic Paint
Vaseline

Inside of the box:
Basic Grey patterned paper
Bird in nest with eggs from Xenos
Photo on the background printed on transparency inkjet paper
Golden gel medium to glue everything
pieces of a tree
and some green Christmas decoration stuff from Praxis.

Don't forget to check out Nat's blog to see her amazing creation for this technique!
Next Sunday we will post a new technique for Studio DaphNat!