Monday Magic on Tuesday

Okay, several weeks ago I came up with this bright idea to do Monday Magic. To take what I already have and show how to use it in a new way or show how that little something extra gives a project that extra magical touch. Well, my Mondays didn't stay straight, so I haven't done it since. I am now going to start doing Monday Magic whenever I feel like it. It might be once a week, it might be once a month, and it might even be on Tuesday. I wanted to showcase how the same product can be used to produce really different looks. This past weekend I was part of a wonderful hop over at My Cricut Craft Room. I was trying to get my projects ready and had a brain bubble. I made two card fronts without Cricut cuts for a Cricut Hop. I made new ones using the same products and want you to see how just a few good supplies can go a long way.

 This card was for rain showers. I looked at the stamps and wanted it to feel like storm clouds swirling, but with the contrast of dancing pushing the sunlight through. I grabbed my Tim Holtz distress inks and went to town with the stormy sky and wild honey' I used Artic Ice stickles and Stardust Stickles.

 

I wanted this card to have the feel of a sunny lazy spring  day. I used the same Stormy Sky and Wild Honey inks to create a completely different feel.

These are the two cards I had in the hop which also used Stormy Sky, Wild Honey, and the same color stickles. 

 This one even uses the same sentiment stamp.

I always hear people say the key to a fabulous project is having fabulous papers, but these are all just plain white card stock. Fabulous papers are great, but for me the key to a fabulous project is making what I have work for me. So, pull out your distress inks and play. You never know what you might come up with.

Happy Crafting with Monday Magic on a Tuesday!

KathyJo

Monday Magic

Okay, I am going to try something new. I want to post something each Monday. I want to play with something I already have on hand and make a little crafty magic. I hope to do it ever Monday, but you never know with me. I decided to start with flowers. I have been suffering from cartridge envy recently. It seems like everywhere I turn someone is doing a project with the Art Philosophy cartridge and I don't have it. It bothered me for a while, but I decided this weekend that I need to pull out the cartridges I already own and make some magic.

I have the Mother's Day Bouquet Cartridge and don't use it nearly enough. I decided to pick one of the flowers on it and play a little. I picked the flower that is the third key on the top row. I cut it at 2 1/2, 2, 1 1/2, and 1 inches. I used a dry embossing tool to cup the center a little. Then I kind of rolled the petals back a bit to give it more dimension. Then I glued the layers together.

 You can see it is still pretty flat. Blah would be a good description. I looked over my counter and immediately saw stickles. I looked at teh colors for a few minutes and decided on Waterfall. I just added it along the edges of the petals and then made a center out of stickles.It makes the flower much more interesting.

 That made it nice and glittery, but the whole point of magic is to see how it changes things. I decided I needed to try another look. I grabbed a French Blue cats eye chalk pad and hit the edges of the petals before gluing them together. I love the depth it gave to the flower. I added some stickles just to the center.

You can see these are the same color paper, same cuts, same curling of the petals, but they look completely different. Here is a pic of all three side by side.

I couldn't stop there. I had to try it in a different color. Here is the same flower, but in yellow. I used Mustard seed distress ink and applied it direct pad to paper. I then glued it together and put a gem in the center. I love how it came out.

If you are like me, you have a ton of supplies sitting around not using them. Get them out and play with them. Things you already have sitting around can make a huge difference in your projects. I took one layer and lined it with several different colors of stickles. Think about how much that would change the look of the finished project.

So go play with some of the things you already have and make some crafty magic.
KathyJo