Wish Scrapbook Layout with Karla Yungwirth

Hello friends! Karla back today with a pretty spring layout using beautiful chipboard pieces from the Dandelion Seed Stems and Butterfly Swirl Combo sets along with the pretty Loop Stencil available at the Southern Ridge Trading Company Shop. These were all so perfect to coordinate with this sweet photo of my daughter blowing dandelion seeds at a park near a local farmers market! I love being able to alter the chipboard – even though it is gorgeous as is! I was easily able to customize it to coordinate with the spring colours I used on this layout.

I used the same technique from my last post where I covered the chipboard pieces with Ranger Distress Crayons, blended them with my finger, and then added a coat of Tattered Angels Chalk Chalkboard Mist that I put into an old waterbrush. I really love the effect this creates on the chipboard, adding colour and then a layer of beautiful shimmer! You can see exactly how I do this in the video linked at the bottom of the post.

I used the pretty 3x3” Loop Stencil, which is also available as a 6x6” or 12x12” size, to create a shimmery background effect behind the dandelion chipboard by spreading Shimmerz glimmer paste through it with a palette knife. I love how iridescent it looks!

You can find the video showing you just how I created this layout, along with the process I used to alter the chipboard, here - https://youtu.be/dd1Hh1nczjU

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Dandelion Seed Stems Chipboard

- Butterfly Swirl Combo Chipboard

- Loop Stencil 3x3”

Other Supplies Used:

- Simples Stories: Spring Farmhouse collection

- Ranger Ink: Distress Crayons and Distress Oxide Ink

- Tattered Angels: Chalk Chalkboard Mist

- Cricut Explore and Cricut cut files

- Sequins from Studio Katia and Buttons Galore

- Shimmerz Glimmer Paste

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful, crafty week ahead.

Hugs,

Karla

Coffee Card with Faux Patina and Stenciling Techniques by Karla Yungwirth

Hi friends! Karla here today with a pretty coffee card to share with you today. I’ve got some fun techniques to show you too - how to create a faux patina with foil on chipboard and a couple of different stencil techniques. As soon as I saw this Southern Ridge Trading Company stencil I started thinking about coffee rings! I started off by using the Intersecting Circles Stencil and Distress Oxide Inks to sponge a background on white cardstock. Then I stamped on a fun image from an Emerald Creek Craft Supplies coffee stamp – embossing with the super yummy smelling Aroma Powders in Java and Canadian Maple.

I had a lot of fun creating a faux patina effect on these fabulous SRTC Primitive Stars Chipboard by first adding a layer of glue from the Quickie Glue Pen. The glue in this pen dries to a tacky consistency if left to air dry.  This is definitely what you want – and you want to set your chipboard aside to dry completely. After the glue dried I started layering on several different gold and metallic foils, pressing down in different areas, and then added a beautiful teal blue foil to create the patina look. You can always add more of the Quickie Glue Pen to areas you want to add more foil to. You’ll be able to see the process I use to create the finish in the video linked at the end.

Inside, I tried another stenciling technique to create the coffee ring look. I smooshed some Ground Espresso Distress Oxide Ink on my craft mat, added a spritz of water, and laid the stencil directly into the ink. I then picked it up and laid it on a piece of cardstock that I planned to put inside the card. The stencil pattern transferred onto the cardstock and I had perfect coffee rings! I added a stamped coffee sentiment and embossed it again with Emerald Creek Embossing Powder.

I finished off the card by colouring another layer of the coffee cup with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and popping it up with foam dots. A bit of shiny gold thread looped under the cup and some pretty sequins and embellishments add just a bit more bling! Now my card is ready to give to someone as a special thank you – maybe with a little coffee gift card!

I’m sharing a video of the process I used to create this Thank You Coffee Card  here – https://youtu.be/oDKT0tNNkEY

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Small Primitive Stars

- Intersecting Circles Stencil: 3"x3"

Other Supplies Used:

- Emerald Creek Craft Supplies: Java Aroma Embossing Powder, Canadian Maple Aroma Embossing Powder and Coffee Sign Board Stamp

- Ranger Ink: Distress Oxide Inks and Foils

- Buttons Galore and More Sequin Embellishment Packs

- Quickie Glue Pen

- Your Next Stamp Sentiment Stamps

- Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I’d love to hear what these techniques inspire you to create. Have an awesome week friends!

Hugs,

Karla