Outdoor Fun with Fun Stampers Journey

 

Welcome to the Amazing Journey Blog Hoppers Hop! This month’s theme is Outdoor Fun.  I'm so happy you're hoppin' along! If you arrived here from Ruth’s blog, you're on the right track. If not, that's ok too! Just continue the hop and you'll come full circle!"

One of my favorite things about Fun Stampers Journey is their price point. You can get this high quality red rubber stamp for less than $8.  That is a win in my book!  An even better win is being able to get it for free when hosting a party with me.

I also love that they have a mixed media line for me to play with. The background on this card was created by simply applying modeling paste with the falling petals stencil and sprinkling with Sparkle Dust while it was still wet.

The coloring that I added to the stamped image is with Pan Pastels. Fun Stampers Journey has a partnership with this company so that we have colors that match our line.

My most favorite product Fun Stampers Journey has is the dies with the piercing elements. I love that I can just cut, or just have the holes poked, or I can have both. More often than not I choose both.

Full Blog Roll:

1. Betsye Rose Cimino Erazo (You are here)
2. Wilma Payne 
3. Carol Moffett Norby
4. Becky Lemire
5. Heather Flaherty
6. Kim Lamos
7. Christine Pennington
8. Karen Seifert 
9. Allie Gower 
10. Ruth Cooper

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Supplies used on this card:

Stay Wild [AT-0207]
Journey Modeling Paste [JM-0073]
Journey Sparkle Dust [AC-0013]
Rich Sorbets PanPastels [JM-0082]
Journey Ovals [DI-0042]
Deep Lilac 8.5x11 Cardstock [CS-0096]
Fresh Forest True Color Fusion Ink Pad [IP-0013]
Journey Thread Lemongrass [AC-0132]

Joshua 1:9

I like to jokingly say that 'Glitter is my signature color'.  I truly love how shiny the Journey Sparkle Dust[AC-0013] is.  For this card, I mixed Blue Lagoon Acrylic Paint[JM-0018] with Journey Modeling Paste [JM-0073] and applied with Starburst Lines- Stencil[JM-0007] using a Spatula[TO-0089].  I put the blue Rainbow Drops[AC-0178] in the large blank areas and stamped the sentiment from Through the Storm [SS-0364] with Blue Lagoon True Color Fusion Ink Pad[IP-0002] and cut out with a Journey Ovals[DI-0042]. I used Blue Lagoon 8.5 x 11 Card stock[CS-0004] for the card base.

To order the items to recreate this card, go to www.funstampersjourney.com/Betsye

Dahlia Birthday

I love the way FSJ modeling paste looks on dark cardstock. It is such a striking contrast. And the Starburst Lines stencil is a perfect frame for bling. 

For the flower and leaf, I stamped and heat embossed onto vellum, cut it out with the matching die, and painted the back with Silks.  The color appears very muted when looking at it from the other side of the vellum.

Thank you for taking the time to look at my blog. All comments are greatly appreciated. 

Happy

Are you surprised to see yet another card using the Journey Modeling Paste? It's so much fun to work with, you really shouldn't be.  I used another stamp from one I had in my stash, and I used Distress Inks for the background.  Once again, I used my Journey Rectangles to  frame the sentiment.  This time I used a rectangle that was too big.  This is simple to do.  Center the sentiment on one end of the rectangle and piercing die and run through the Journey Grand, re-position the die using the piercing holes to line it up and run it through again.

Good Day!

Sweet Berry Acrylic Paint mixes so well with Journey Modeling Paste to create a different look. 

I used the Journey Rectangles to frame the phrase.  There wasn't a rectangle the right size, so I simply put the phrase with the rectangles half off the cutting plates, re-positioned using the pierced holes as a guide, and cut the other half.

The blue of the background is actually a Distress Ink which I applied and then wiped off of the colored paste so that the pink pops.

Fear and Faith

I am having so much fun with the Journey Modeling Paste!  The difference between it and the Journey Gel Medium is that the Gel medium is clear and glossy while the paste is white with a matte finish. The design was created with the Stained Glass- Stencil. Items used from my stash were the maroon pearls and the stamp.

I love love love the Journey Rectangles! I don't think I'll ever use my piercing mat and piercer again for a rectangle shape (as long as I can keep a set instead of letting someone else buy them from me which has happened twice in my first month!) 

With a Heartfelt Sympathy

I love the look of white on white.  And I love Sparkle too.  To create the bottom part of the card, I simply used the Bloom Wall- Stencil with Journey Modeling Paste on Whip Cream 8.5 x 11 Cardstock and then sprinkled Journey Sparkle Dust on while the paste was wet.

I stamped one of the many phrases from the stamp set Many Wishes with the Whip Cream True Color Fusion Ink Pad.  Note to self: stamp and then let it dry for half an hour before touching! 

Bee autiful

The background of this card was created by mixing some Pineapple Smoothie Acrylic Paint with Journey Modeling Paste and applying to the Whip Cream 8.5 x 11 Cardstock with Vintage Screen- Stencil using the Spatula.  

The stamp set used was Hello Lovely. The bees were colored with Wink of Stella and a Wink of Luna.

Thanks for looking.

Stained Glass texture

My daughter is going through Basic Training right now, so I need a lot of "Thinking of You" cards. I'm experimenting with the stencils I got from Fun Stampers Journey, and used Journey Modeling Paste with the Stained Glass- Stencil to create the texture.  For a more interesting background, I then sprayed it with Watermelon Color Splash.  notice how this paste absorbs the color like it was paper instead of resisting it?  The resisting technique has a cool effect too, but sometimes having the color on the texture is what you want.  I used a sentiment from the stamp set Sentimental Prints, and stamped both that and Artful Feathers using Pool Play True Color Fusion Ink Pad.  I mounted the sentiment on the same card stock used for the base, Watermelon Fusion 8.5 x 11 Cardstock; but before attaching the textured panel to the card base, I wrapped it with Journey Twine Natural, and tied a bow where the feathers met.