Fun Experimenting with USArtQuest and AlteredPages!

Happy St. Patty's to you all!

Thanks for stopping by.

I had a lot of fun this time around experimenting with a medium that I have not had the opportunity to use yet. I am showcasing Dicro Fusable Fibers in this card project. This is a really neat embellishment that can be added just about anywhere in your crafts, even quilting! #USArtQuest

Here we go...

All the goodies planned out...

I have inked the card base around all edges in dark blue. I took another piece of embossed card stocked that was then inked with Versamark embossing inkpad. I embossed with gold embossing powder.

Next, came very beautiful Mica Flakes at the top edge. These are a deep lovely blue hue.

Next, comes the new and fun Dicro Fibers. I used black, copper, gold and a bit of the white, all the these have an amazing iridescence to them.

Here is the "nest" that I made out of my color choices. Placed between parchment and under a warm iron for about 15 seconds and these fibers become a light and airy piece of fabric basically. They make an ethereal background under my celestial collage image. They can be cut, inked and added to just about anything.

Here are all pieces combined including a fun little man in the moon embellishment. The collage image was torn, inked in gold and adhered to the card using dimensional adhesives to pop it up a bit.

Thanks again for joining me!

Luck of the Irish to ya!

Steph S.

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Celestial collage
Versamark Embossing Ink
Embossing Powder - gold
Dimensional adhesives
ink and stamp pad - in navy blue
Man in the moon face

DINA WAKLEY Featured Artist

We are SO Proud to present Dina Wakley with her ART and February Tip (oops, she says she is totally disorganized, so there is HOPE for all of us!)

Dina Wakley is a mixed-media artist and teacher. She loves everything about art: creating it, thinking about it, looking at it, and teaching it. Dina is passionate about teaching art. She teaches both in-person and online workshops. She is a docent at the Phoenix Art Museum, where she gives tours to school groups and gets kids excited about art. As a Ranger Signature Designer, Dina designs a line of mixed-media art supplies that includes acrylic paints, mediums, brushes, rubber stamps, stencils, and more. Look for the Dina Wakley Media Line by Ranger at a store near you. Dina's books Art Journal Freedom and Art Journal Courage are available now. Also look for three new North Light DVDs starring Dina, available this month: "Art Journal Mark Making and Throwing Ink," Art Journal Color Courage," and "Art Journal Stenci…

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The Gift Card Card

Robin here and today I have a project for you that is a fun way to give gift cards or cash.

You will need two envelopes for this project. One is what the post office calls the 6 1/4 Commercial envelope. When I was growing up we just called it a letter envelope. It's a smaller rectangle than the #10, being just 3 5/8" x 6 1/4". The other is a standard A6. I chose the A6 because it fits inside the letter envelope when it's folded in half and it's also large enough to hold a check or cash, as well as a gift card.

With the flap against the body of the envelope, fold it in half from side to side. Cut the flap in half and trim the inside cuts at an angle so that they don't interfere with the fold or get bunched up.

Decorate the flap side of your envelope. This will be the inside of your card. Fold the envelope again and decorate the side that will be the front of your card.

Cut a panel of card stock to fit inside the 6 1/4 Commercial (letter) envelope. Att…

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