Prep Video 3: Lets Play With Some Color!

Ahhhhhhh......Tim Holtz Distress Inks! Tonight Broken China and Victorian Velvet was my weakness. I also took out some CTMH Exclusive INKS in Olive and all 3 tiles came out beautiful!Let me share my hard work with you...ENJOY!!!

Remember that beautiful birdie stamp from the $1.50 bin

at Michael's? Well I do! And it provided me with a pretty

secondary image on top of the scripted image...

HOW COOL IS THIS?

 

Here is where those gorgeous inks come

into play...didn't these come out FANTASTIC?!?!

Ughhh...I can see why so many of you are

addicted to making these Art Tiles...they truly

are a work of Love & Art!

 

***FINAL RESULT: 3 BEAUTIFUL ART TILES***

Prep Video 2: Using Gesso & Primary Stamping

So in these pictures I take you through the 2nd half of the project. Please take note to the pictures as this will guide you through the first half of creating a gorgeous, double-stamped image (hope that makes sense!) that will knock your socks off! I'm going to let the rest of the pictures do the talking for me...Shall we........

 

Prep 2: Here I apply Gesso to both sides of my 3

tiles, taking care to do this 2x's to make sure I
have even coverage. And although it's not 

shown, I do use my heat gun

to evenly dry both sides....very important! 

 Here I used my Jet Black StazOn Ink with my Hero Arts

Manuscript Stamp. That provided me with a clean,

crisp image transfer with no chance of the ink budging

on the Gesso or fading in any way...VERY IMPORTANT!

 This is where we repeat step one...start to re-apply one more

coat of Gesso, but lightly...don't cover up your image! Then

gently wipe it off with some tissue paper/paper towel.

Remember...we still want that script image to show. Again...

use your heat gun to help your drying time.

ARE WE HAVING FUN YET?!?!

STAY TUNED FOR PREP VIDEO 3 GIRLS!

That's when we add our color of choice....Ooooo!



Prep Video 1: ATC & Matching ART TILES

Good Evening To All....this is my 1st round of pictures that will showcase my process on creating my 1st ATC (Artist Trading Card) and a set of 3 Art Tiles. I'm participating in Turquesadot's Challenge on YouTube as she celebrates earning 300 subscribers...CONGRATS EVY! So when she reached out to me asking if I'd join her challenge I became super excited as I've never done these before and I've been dying to try out my new stamps, Gesso, and some Glossy Accents! I hope you enjoy and I'd appreciate your comments every step of the way....ENJOY AND TAKE CARE...

Until Soon....(((HUGS))) Laura I. Gonzalez
TealBluCrafter

Prep: Cut #6, 2"x2" medium

weight chipboard squares, adhereing

them w/your choice of adhesive, and then

filing them down with an emery board or block.

Randomness....Non-Crafty Post...Read & Enjoy

I'm looking outside and hearing the rain fall and the cars pass by at like 100mph....DUDE MAN, SLOWWWWWWW DOWNNNNNNN! On days like this I like to just nap and rest. I've been through alot it seems and can't sleep very well at night. Actually, come to think about it I don't sleep regardless so somehow by closing my eyes for a bit I tend to wake up a bit more rested and relaxed....ready for round two you could say, right! My 9yr old son, Nathaniel, doesn't come home for another 3 hours....it's 1:00pm EST right now. And I guess I can use these next 2-3 hours to do many things....some laundry, clean up the living room and my crafting area, the wonderful morning mess of the kitchen, etc.... But right now...at this very second my pillow and my warm blankets, along with the sound of the rain falling seem to be a much better choice. See, I told you I like to talk and in this case this is one of those random blog sessions. How wonderful it is to express myself and know that someone will read this and perhaps take note and follow me....here's to a new world of blogging and more random thoughts. You know, not every post will be a crafty one...and not every post will be randomness. But I can compromise on both and I like it so here's to more blogging and hopefully the rain will keep falling....have a good afternoon ladies and gents....

(((HUGS))) Laura I. Gonzalez 1:09pm EST
TealBluCrafter

My Daily Check-In...

Good Morning Ladies & Gents....it's a typical New England Fall day here in Massachusetts....grey skies, damp, misty morning....Grrrrrrrrrrr....where's my SUNSHINE???? So today I am finishing up the last(one left!) of my Vintage Romance Postcards for my friend, Ronisuescrapper on YouTube and then the 3 boxes will be mailed out this weekend. You'd think as the host of this swap I'd be the 1st one done but that didn't happen....OPPS! What can I say....things happen and I am very grateful for these ladies....BeadyBomBom1, Caliscrapper1, and Ronisuescrapper. They've been waiting patiently for their postcards so THANK YOU GIRLS! YOUR PATIENCE IS A BLESSING TO ME! And then I'm off to start my ATC and 3 Art Tiles for Turquesadot's (Evy) Challenge, which I've never done before so let's see how that goes. Of course I'll post pictures as I go along so I can show you all my progress. I really like blogging...it lets' me check in with everyone on a daily basis without having to post a video, which is helpful and timesaving. I LOVE posting videos on YouTube but doing a video takes time and blogging takes a few minutes so I look forward to doing this alot more often then I thought. Well, I hope everyone's day goes well....it's 10:17am EST, so it's still coffee time for me. Well anytime of the day is coffee time for me....YOU NEED NO REASON AT ALL TO MAKE A FRESH POT OF COFFEE...and if you're lucky while you're brewing it, a friend will stop by and you both can share....YUMMY! Don't forget to try Bailey's French Vanilla coffee creamer...it's non-alcoholic (of course...wink wink) and it's super creamy and sweet! You'll love it and like me you'll be hooked once you've tasted it! Okay, I think I'm done blogging and babbling...but I've been told that you all love my babbling so I guess I'll never stop babbling...LOL! So with a smile on my face and a positive attitude in hand I will face the challenges of my day. Thank you all for stopping by and if you're reading this right now...God Bless You.

(((HUGS))) and Crafty Love....Laura I. Gonzalez
TealBluCrafter