A Cold Stare!

 

Hello there friends and Welcome!

It's my turn ~Geraldine~ here today to share with you a layout of my daughter Mackenna featuring some fabulous UmWowStudio chipboard pieces and Flair that I wanted to make the sole focus elements of the page. I chose the Branches and Bats to give the page a spooky vibe to go with that icy stare!

 

'A Cold Stare'

 

UmWowStudio Products:

 

Distressed Harlequin Background

Doilies

Spooky Branch

Swallow

Bat Confetti

Dream a little dream flair

 

 The Chipboard has been coated in Tim Holtz Crackle paint and then inked with various distress inks,  Black Stazon and sanded to peel away for a weathered look.

Paper - 7DotsStudio.

Thanks for dropping by the blog and I hope I have given you some inspiration! Geraldine.

WINNER WINNER!!

Wow! We had a great play date this last week with UmWow Studio and Susan K Weckesser Design Teams. Our designers shared some fabulous projects highlighting product from both companies and our fans left some wonderful comments. Thank you to everyone that commented, liked, and shared the projects. We truly appreciate it. We hope that you were inspired and will try some of the techniques and/or ideas that were shared.


We also promised two prize packages and the winners were chosen:
From the Susan K Weckesser blog:
sharon gJuly 24, 2014 at 4:58 PM

What great tags---not the usual. I like to give different looks so people stay interested in my creations :)

From the UmWowStudio Blog:
JanisJuly 25, 2014 at 3:57 PM
Love the use of the geometrics and the paint splatters on these LOs. Terrific background patterns!
<3 br="" j="">jwoolbright at gmail dot com
HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

Please email us at cheryl.skwinc@gmail.com with your contact information and we will arrange to have your prize packages sent out right away. Thank you again for playing along with us.

Believe Tag with Rhonda

Happy Tuesday crafty friends!  It's Rhonda here today to host the blog for you.

For my project today I created a feminine inspirational tag featuring the relief of the "Believe" sentiment from our Christmas Speech Bubbles chipboard.

"Be You-nique and Believe"

Believe. One of my good friends always says this to me. It's funny how this one little word can have such a profound and calming impact. When I saw this in the Christmas Speech Bubbles, I knew I wanted to use in as part of the inspirational message on the tag.

Both of my chipboard elements were colored with some Smooch in Lettuce and a touch of Frosted Acadia. To accent the delicate features of the Leaf Stems I added some crystals from Prima in a variety of styles.

UmWowStudio Products:
Leaf Stems
The 2 of Us Flair
Christmas Speech Bubbles

Other: Tag Base, Papers, Stamp and Crystals by Prima. Smooch in Lettuce and Frosted Acadia. Be You-Nique sentiment from Primrose 3x4 Misc Me card by BoBunny, Copics and Ribbon. Ribbon Bow on Dress by Maggie Holmes for Crate Paper. Bell Doily Die by Cheery Lynn Designs.

Thanks so much for stopping on over to visit us here on the blog. Have a fabulous day!

~ Rhonda

A Little Bit O' Steampunk

 Hello UmWowStudio fans! It's Amy here today, to share a mini book cover. I was wanting a little book to house photos of our move from Kansas to Iowa, and I saw in my stash, I had a couple of 7 Gypsies book covers. I set straight to work with my paint, stamps, and UmWowStudio chipboard bits.

This was the first project I made right after moving, and I was needing to let go of some creative energy that had been building up....so I was not thinking much about the design, just keeping things in an L shape, and adding freely. Adding the Floral Flourish, my first UmWowStudio love (really, I am pretty sure I've used this piece about 10 times at least) gave a nice moving focus to the small 6x6 cover.
I hope to share future pages in the interior of this book, a little "moving journal."
Thanks so much for having a look today!
Loves,
Amy

Supply List:
UmWowStudio: Chipboard-Floral Flourish
Stamps: Viva Las VegaStamps!
Flowers: Prima
Metal Bits: Bead Landing, Finnabair (Prima)
Paper: 13 Arts, Jenni Bowlin Studio
Twine: May Arts
Ink: IMAGINE Crafts, 13 Arts

Summer Blog Hop Day 5

Hello Friends!! Welcome to the SUMMER BLOG HOP between UmWowStudio and Susan K. Weckesser Inc. We've been sharing gorgeous bright and shining inspiration with you from both teams all week long. Be sure to visit past days, hop and comment to enter to win one of TWO prize packages. Each day is chock full of goodness and we don't want you to miss a thing.

Day 5 brings us treats from myself, Amy and a second project from Brianna.

We'll start with a tag duo by me (DeeDee):

UmWowStudio : From The Heart Flair, Thistles, Hare, Damask Mask
Susan K. Weckesser : 12x12 patterned paper, stencil

second is this stunner of a 12x12 by Amy:

UmWowStudio : Herringbone Mask, layered hearts, layered stars, Hexagon confetti, star confetti

Susan K. Weckesser : Stencil, paper, stamps

And Brianna is joining us with a SECOND project! Yay :) 

UmWowStudio : Arrow Confetti, Snowflake Confetti
SKW Products used : Color Burst Paper, Live,Love,Create Paper

And that my friends, is the end of our beautiful hop! Be sure to visit the Susan K. Weckesser blog to see what's happening on their side! Leave comments for your chance to win a prize pack full of UWS and SKW.

Summer Blog Hop Day 4

Hello Friends!! Welcome to the SUMMER BLOG HOP between UmWowStudio and Susan K. Weckesser Inc. We'll be sharing gorgeous bright and shining inspiration with you from both teams all week long. Be sure to keep visiting, hopping and commenting to enter to win one of TWO prize packages. Each day is chock full of goodness and we don't want you to miss a thing.

Day 4 brings us treats from Rhonda and Geraldine.

First I'll share this piece by Rhonda.

UmWowStudio : Star Confetti Mask, Dream A Little Dream Flair, Layered Circles Chipboard, Layered Clouds Chipboard




Susan Weckesser : Live In Color Paper Collection
Create Your Day Stamps
- Banner
- Sun

And second is this by Geraldine:

UmWowStudio : Nature Walk Floral Collection

Susan K. Weckesser : Paper- Live in Color, Live Love Create, Colour Burst, Live in color Tags and Bouquet, Unity Stamp – Home.

Now be sure to visit the Susan K. Weckesser blog to see what's happening on their side! Leave comments for your chance to win a prize pack full of UWS and SKW.

Summer Blog Hop Day 3

Hello Friends!! Welcome to the SUMMER BLOG HOP between UmWowStudio and Susan K. Weckesser Inc. We'll be sharing gorgeous bright and shining inspiration with you from both teams all week long. Be sure to keep visiting, hopping and commenting to enter to win one of TWO prize packages. Each day is chock full of goodness and we don't want you to miss a thing.

Day 3 brings us treats from Jen and Brianna. (be sure to click their names and see details on their projects!)

First up is Jen with this 12x12 

UmWowStudio: Feather Solid
Susan K Weckesser: Live in Color Collection, Grandma's Needlepoint stamp set, Live in Color stencil

2nd is Brianna with this 12x12!

UmWowStudio : Layered Triangles, Miniature Blank Polaroid, This Day Hashtag Banners, Arrow ConfettiSusan K Weckesser papers

Now be sure to visit the Susan K. Weckesser blog to see what's happening on their side! Leave comments for your chance to win a prize pack full of UWS and SKW.

Summer Blog Hop Day 2

Hello Friends!! Welcome to the SUMMER BLOG HOP between UmWowStudio and Susan K. Weckesser Inc. We'll be sharing gorgeous bright and shining inspiration with you from both teams all week long. Be sure to keep visiting, hopping and commenting to enter to win one of TWO prize packages. Each day is chock full of goodness and we don't want you to miss a thing.

Day 2 brings us treats from Tusia and Miae, see their projects below and click their names to visit their blogs where they've got more details :)

First is Tusia with this magnificent piece:

UmWowStudio : BlueBell, Daisy, Floral Collection, Miniature Blank Polaroid, Layered Banners, Celebrate Hashtag Banners 

Susan K. Weckesser Inc:
Live in Color - paper
Color Burst - paper
Poised and Pretty - stamp set


And 2nd is Miae with another just as magnificent layout:

UmWowStudio : This Day Hashtag Banners, Chevron Confetti, Checker Board Mask, Wood Textures Flair

SKW Live in Color Collection, ABC. 123. Washi stamp set


Now be sure to visit the Susan K. Weckesser blog to see what's happening on their side! Leave comments for your chance to win a prize pack full of UWS and SKW.

Summer Blog Hop Day 1

Hello Friends!! Welcome to the SUMMER BLOG HOP between UmWowStudio and Susan K. Weckesser Inc. We'll be sharing gorgeous bright and shining inspiration with you from both teams all week long. Be sure to keep visiting, hopping and commenting to enter to win one of TWO prize packages. Each day is chock full of goodness and we don't want you to miss a thing.

Day 1 brings us treats from the super talented Tina Walker (visit her blog for details):

UWS: Lightbulb Mask, Layered Star Chip, Alpha One Chip
SKW: Sail Away Stamp Set, Stencil, Live In Color-Bouquet Paper

UWS: Doily Chipboard, Moonshine Flair 

SKW: Live in Color Paper collection

Now be sure to visit the Susan K. Weckesser blog to see what's happening on their side! Leave comments for your chance to win a prize pack full of UWS and SKW.

It's worth waiting for - Tusia Lech

Hello folks :)

I created art-journal page, which was an inner must for me :):):) For me art-journal is the most emotional form of expression. I am very emotional person and putting my emotions into colors, shapes and words is something absolutely necessary to me :)

I started with background. At first I used 5 colors of Gelatos. Then I used UmWowStudio Checker Board Mask with Gel Medium on one side and Butterfly Swarm Mask with Inka Gold Metallic Rub on the other.

When it dried, I started adding stamping (7 Dots Studio sets from Cold Country and Illumination collection) with white ink.

Heart String chipboard (which I love) was covered with white and red embossing powder.

I have used also tags (among them 7 Dots Studio Nature Walk) and UmWowStudio Dream a Little Dream badge was a cherry on a top.

Have a great day!!

Tusia

UmWowStudio supplies list:

Heart Strings

Banner Mash

Butterfly Swarm Mask
Checker Board Mask
Dream A Little Dream flair set

Go LARGE with your UWS Chipboard Shapes!

Hello and Happy Thursday!

Tina here today with a project that is living LARGE!

The Ray Background Chip is one of my UWS favorites!  I have used it on several layouts and you just might see it again in the future.  It's one of those chips that is extremely versatile and is just the perfect touch for any project.

For this layout, I wanted the Chip to be the main embellishment on the page, so the balance of my layout is basically patterned paper and stickers.

I painted the Ray Background chip with a quick coat of gesso, then embossed the entire piece with chucking embossing powder.  It looks simply divine!

Sometimes the simplest technique is the most effective.

I adhered a few of my glittered Butterfly Confetti pieces left over from a previous project for a pop of color and glitz!

So next time you want a BOLD statement on a layout, go LARGE!  :)

Thank you for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week!

Tina

Little Fey

Hi there! It's Miae here to share a page.

I don't normally use florals on my layouts but I'm totally enamored with UmWowStudio's Floral Collection and just had to have a play with them!

I love the variety of shapes and sizes this collection has. To emphasize the two pieces on the page, I gave them texture and used a bright color. I covered the chipboard with gesso then used a spatula to slather a fair amount of acrylic paint mixed with molding paste. Once I glued the chipboard down, I outlined them with Derwent Inktense pencils, spritzed water and painted around them. Love the way they turned out!

I used 7DotsStudio, Messy Head collection as my paper. To alter it, I stamped, painted with watercolors, then used the Hexagon Confetti Mask with acrylic paint to "stamp" areas of the background. The randomness, the texture, again I loved the result! And of course I had to use the Heart Confetti throughout the page since they tied in so nicely with my photo :) I covered them with gesso then colored them with chalk ink.

I used flair from the beautiful Make A Wish set to embellish the focal cluster. A picture of blowing dandelions has such a sweet, magical sentiment. I tied it into the color scheme of the page by covering it with clear gesso and flicking watercolor paint onto it.

Hope you got some inspiration from that! Have a wonderful day......!

UWS Floral Collection
UWS Hexagon Confetti Mask
UWS Heart Confetti
UWS Make A Wish flair set

7Dots Studio Messy Head
Prima Flower, Alpha
Derwent Inktense pencils
AC Dear Lizzy Thickers

 

 

 

Good morning friends. I am sharing this layout I created, capturing a sweet moment between my youngest daughter and our dog. I started with the plan for the title between the photos, and just love the way that the  Layered Triangles pull your eye to the title for attention. I am greatly obsessed with floating objects on my page, and am finding myself using my UmWow Studio product for this fun purpose often as of late.

 

I wanted to add a bit more detail to the page, and did just that at the top of my layout with the Thisday Hashtag. To make it pop more, I backed it with my coordinating cardstock. I also chose to frame a punched out heart near my journaling, adding the right detail I was looking for.

Thanks for stopping in, and I hope everyone has a beautiful day!
                                                                               Brianna
UmWow Studio Products Used:
UWS Layered Triangles
UWS Layered Squares
UWS Thisday Hashtags

The Bee's Knees Necklace

Hi everyone!  I'm so excited to be posting my first official Creative Team member project!  I am a big fan of statement necklaces. I own several big, chunky, modern necklaces in different colors and sizes.  I'm always on the lookout for something unique and fun.  So, when I got the Hexagon Background piece I immediately knew it would make a really cool necklace!

 It's a cool shape on it's own but with the possibility of turning it into a statement piece, I was all aflutter with ideas! 

 So I cracked own my Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Gelatos® colors in the new Steampunk Set and used a page from my Mixed Media with Gelatos® kit that I designed! I used the primed canvas page for my background.  I mixed Gelatos® on a non-stick mat and added water.  Using a brush, I just added color to the top of the page and allowed it to drip.  The spray bottle gave it more flow afterwards.  Dry and add one of the metallic Gelatos® through the Hexagon Confetti Mask stencil with a foam applicator.  More drips were added and dried.  Finally I added some music paper stamping with a Stamper's Big Brush Pen in black.

 Then I moved on to the chipboard piece.  I stamped the VersaMark pad over it on a paper plate and sprinkled WOW Embossing Powder in Sierra Sunrise onto the piece.  Heat setting it gave it a metallic and glittery look... instant BLING!

 Here is how it looks over top of the canvas paper.  Once I got it where I wanted it, I glued it down with a fabric glue.

 I used a craft knife to cut around the outside and cut out a few of the spaces for interest.  Here's the look before assembling.

 A chain was added and some bee charms in a couple of the spaces.  I LOVE this!  I'm going to be wearing it out with a strapless black maxi dress soon!

 Some more views of the necklace.  UmWowStudios chipboard is so sturdy, it becomes perfect for jewelry pieces!

What other shapes can you create a modern piece of jewelry from?   I think this is the "Bee's Knees"!

UmWowStudio Supplies:

Hexagon Background 

Hexagon Confetti Mask  

Other Supplies:

Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Gelatos® Steampunk Set

Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft  Mixed Media with Gelatos® kit

Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Stamper's Big Brush Pen in black

Foam Applicator 

VersaMark pad

Tim Holtz Stamp set

WOW Embossing Powder in Sierra Sunrise

Chain- Blue Moon Beads

Bee charms  (unknown source)

Beacon Adhesives- FabriTac

 p.s.  Don't forget about our new sketch challenge for July.  You can check out all the details here.