A Freebie and Fun New Technique!

Happy Tuesday everyone!  Today I have something a little bit different to show you.  I decided that I wanted to try out a new technique which I call Mica Resist.  I'm sure there are other ways to get the job done, but I specifically wanted to use Maya Resist and LuminArte Primary Elements Mica Powders.

This is the completed card using my created background!  Dies I've used are Garden Corner by SCACD, Poppy Stamps Picket Fence and Memory Box Summer Border.

The sentiment is handwritten (and thankfully worked out cuz I didn't use any measurements, just eye-balled it!).  The word 'Hope' and the stitching around the flowers were done with a copic multiliner.

Here's the cutie, Sowing the Seeds of Love by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD.  She's one of the new releases... the entire set (Sampler #6) can be found HERE.

She's colored with copics, but again I'd like to tell you that Susana carries ShinHan Twin Touch Markers HERE.  They are in convenient bundles :D

Rhinestones for the flower centers complete this one of kind card!

Here are the products I used and the resulting 5"x5" background...

Maya Resist which comes with it's own applicator!, LuminArte Mica Powders:  Wild Blueberry, Stargazer, Icy Iris, Wisteria.

Instead of using 'run of the mill' cardstock, I decided to try a Mixed Media Paper I purchased at Hobby Lobby.  It was nice and thick for watercoloring (micas mixed with water) and held up to numerous layers of spraying and brushing :D

Freebie!
This is what it looked like before trimming...  If you'd like, you may click on the image and then save to your computer!  You can either print it out or use on digital projects.

Download HERE

I totally forgot to take photos as I made this :(  but the process is actually very easy!

How To:
Step One:  Using Maya Resist, create your pattern.  Let this dry for at least 10 minutes.
Step Two:  Spray water over your paper with Mister just to wet surface (not saturate).
Step Three:  Mix separately with water on splat mat using Mister and paintbrush (or water brush HERE)...Icy Iris Mica Powder and Wisteria Mica Powder (you only need a small amount of mica powder!).
Step Four:  Paint as desired adding more water or mica powder if needed.
Step Five:  Tap Stargazer and Wild Blueberry Mica Powders from your dry paintbrush onto the paper as desired.  Use Mister to create more of a watercolor look, less water for a more speckled, color intense look.
Step Six:  Let dry completely and carefully remove the resist.  I simply rubbed it off!  Be sure that your paper is dry first cuz it will tear when wet!!!
Step Seven:  Trim and decorate as desired and adhere to card base with Best Glue Ever!!!  LOVE LOVE LOVE this glue!!!

Susana carries sooooo many colors of Mica Powder.  They are addicting and really a lot of fun!!!  Sometimes I get tired of trying to find just the right paper.  Why not create your own?  So simple :D

Challenges Entered:
Divas by Design - Sketch
Flutter-by Wednesday REOPENING! - butterflies really ARE there lol
Party Time Tuesdays - Garden Delights
Shopping Our Stash - Trying something new
Whoopsie Daisy - Use a Sentiment
Creative Friday - Summer Sun Holidays
Inspire Me Fridays - Anything Goes
The Poodles Parlour - Die Cuts
Two Sisters Challenge - In the Garden
Sparkles - Nature
The Crafty Pad - #184 To Die For

Have you heard what's new?
Check out the new goodies at the store!!!  I'm on my way myself :)
Here's some eye candy...

Awesome NEW DIES HERE!!!

This is only a SAMPLE... there are 6 more!

New Metallic Distress Stains, Distress Clear Rock Candy Stickles and Distress Clear Rock Candy Dry Glitter- HERE!

New Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps- HERE!

Thank you for sharing your love of crafting with me, sweet friends.  I appreciate you more than you will ever know!!!

Coming up... A quilted friendship card ♥

May God bless you, keep you and comfort your soul~

Garden Butterflies, Angels and a Mini Tutorial!

Mixed Media Garden Scene

*SCACD Hop is Here*

Welcome back friends!  Happy Friday... and YAY, it's the weekend!!!  Do you have some fun planned for the next couple of days?  Either Saturday or Sunday, hubby and I will be going out to celebrate 5 years of being breast cancer freeeeeeee : D  I say breast cancer free cuz two and half years ago, JESUS healed me from uterine cancer.

I can imagine you might be a little skeptical at my last comment.  That's OK...  Here's my story:  JESUS came to me in a dream.  He was on the right side by my head.  I felt wetness on my chest and looked down to see that it was His Blood.  I rejoiced as I knew in my heart that He was fulfilling what He had spoken to me previously:  "Healed By the Blood of the Lamb."

At that point, He reached into my abdomen (which I felt, and moaned in pain) and took something out.  He left then, walking away on my left side...  There's much more to my story, but the main point is to share with you how JESUS HEALED ME!!!


I will continue to shout on the mountaintops that JESUS still heals today.  I have lots more stories of His healing power and His presence.  In case you don't know Him, here's a simple truth:  He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life... He is REAL!


Have you entered my Celebrating 5 years of Healing Candy?  You can enter following the link at the end of this post...

*...and now it's PEEKER time!!!* 

Aren't they just the BEST ever???  If you're following the hop today, you should have come from Donalda's blog.  This is Donalda's last hop with us as a DT member : (   We will miss you, sweetie!!!  If you'd like to start at the beginning, hop on over to Danni's blog.  You'll want to see every bit of inspiration from these oh-so-adorable images!  If you get lost, the entire Hop List is on the Store Blog.


Here's mine... Meadow Peeker by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD from the newly released Peekers 3 Collection.  What a cutie pie!!!

Of course she's stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and colored with my fave copics.  I've used the following colors:  Fence - E19 E18 E17 E15 E13 E11; Hair - E25 31 YR21, Skin - E11 E00 E000; Dress/flowers - R85 R83 R81 RV00 RV000/Y19 Y11; Grass - G28 G24 G21 G20.  A bit of bling was added to the flowers on her dress with Stickles and I popped on tiny gold pearls for the flower centers and the butterfly bodies.

Everything on this card was adhered using ScraPerfect BEST GLUE EVER!  You already know how much I LOVE this glue!!!

Did you get a good peek at the garden scene at the top of this post?  I LOVE using all the gorgeous colors of Luminarte' micas.  Today I've used:  Pink Azalea, Snap Dragon and Fern.

Here's how I got this look:  I used removable tape to keep the Mini Butterfly Meadow stencil in place on my blue cardstock.  I placed Black Embossing Paste over the open areas (using a small spatula, like icing a cake). Susana carries a Squeegee which would work great too.

Make sure to wash off the embossing paste right away or it will be more difficult to remove.  The photo below shows what it will look like after carefully lifting up the stencil (note:  I decided to use blue cardstock after I took this photo... back to the drawing board!)

At this point, it needs to dry for about an hour.  When completely dry, put the stencil back over the design.  The easiest way to add the micas (for me) is to use an embossing ink pad (I used VersaMark Dazzle), so I tapped the pad over the exposed design.  You can then 'paint' the micas over your design!

Here's my mess before I brushed the excess mica away...

For today's card, I cut and paste various objects of the stencil to fit the space I needed.  As you can see in photo above this one, the whole stencil is a beautiful scene!

I love to add Ice Silks on top of the micas.  It gives it a protective coat and even MORE shimmer!  However... it will make the micas into 'paint' - as in the full grass behind the peeker...  I still LOVE adding the Silks : D.  You can see a close up of this result at the top of this post.  The whole background was painted with Ice Silks!

Time for a Re-Release!!!

Kind of...

Susana is re-releasing the beautiful angels that Elisabeth Bell designed a while back.  They've always been favorites of hers (and yours too???) so here we go (again) lol!

However, I have a special image that is Brand New and exclusive to SCACD.  This is Earth Angel by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD from the Guardian  Angel Collection.

Oh... isn't she a beauty?  I think she's so much fun!!!  I began by stamping the image with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and colored her with copics:  Hair - E59 E37 E35 E34 YR21 E50; Skin - E11 E00 E000; Pants - B97 B95 B93 B91 B000 C3; Red hearts/patches - R29 R27 R24 R22 R20; Earth - BG05 BG02 BG01 BG000 C3/G20 G21.

Here I want to show you two things... The first is the incredible shimmer and shine from the Solar Gold Silks Acrylic Glaze/Solar Gold Mica Powder combination.  Separately, they are nice... but together, they POP!!!  Actually, the Solar Gold Mica on it's own doesn't have color, but will compliment another color.  So if you want the gold color to come through, you'll need to use the Silks first.  LOVE LOVE LOVE this technique!  I want more Silks lol!

Oh, the second thing I wanted to show you is her wing and the shimmery red cardstock.  I simply painted on a coat of Ice Silks.  On the white, it takes on an elegant look.  On the red, it gives a richness that I haven't been able to reproduce any other way!

The entire card (layers and embellishments) were adhered using my FAVE ScraPerfect BEST GLUE EVER!  Here are the layers:  1. Solar Gold Silks/Mica combo. on all edges of a piece of white cardstock; 2. Red cardstock embossed with Pinstripe embossing folder by Couture Creations, 'stained' with Picket Fence Distressed Stain  and covered with Ice Silks;  3. The decorative circle was cut out with my Cricut and painted with the Silks/Mica combo.; 4. A red circle die cut from largest Classic Large Circle and painted with Ice Silks;  5. Image die cut from largest Classic Small Circle using 'out of the box' technique.   Oooooweeeeeee... get out your sunglasses!!!

My craftroom has been rather warm lately, and I can tell by the way the Opal Paper Pen pearls turned into brads : (   I usually don't have a problem with that!  To finish off the card, I cut a strip of gold tulle which I found on sale at Hobby Lobby - yay!!!  A red heart button from my stash I thought was the perfect touch!

**Our International friends can get these stamps at Quixotic Paperie**

Oops, almost forgot... Here's the link to my Celebrating 5 Years of Healing Candy:  JESUS Heals.

Your next stop is Alex!

Thanks for stopping by.  Hope to see you soon!

May God bless you, keep you and comfort your soul~