Positive Minds Love Crafting!

Here I am with the Gel Press again.  Well I told you I love it!

I brayered Cool Pool Paint on the Gel Press, added the Starburst Lines stencil and pulled 3 prints from it, this one being the last.  I put it aside knowing I would add another print to it.  A week or so later, I placed it over the third print of a Chevron stencil with a gradient look made of Sweet Berry and Cool Pool paints. 

I still wasn’t sure I liked this, but when I saw the Positive Life ATS, I knew I had to be positive and try it.  Using Cosmic Grape cardstock really made it pop!  I think it worked…how about you?

It needed some sparkle, so what do you do?  Of course you add some Sparkle Silk and Sparkle Dots!

Everything I used is from Fun Stampers Journey and can be purchased on my website: funstampersjourney.com/karens

AT-0312 Positive Life ATS
JM-0107  Gel Press
JM-0007  Starburst Lines
JM-0011  Chevron
JM-0020  Cool Pool Paint
JM-0025  Sweet Berry Paint
CS -0118  Cool Pool Cardstock
CS -0122  Cosmic Grape Cardstock
CS 0003-  Black Licorice Cardstock
CS -0040  Whip Cream Cardstock
IP-0041  Black Licorice Ink
IP-0126  Sparkle Silk
AC-0022  Sparkle Dots

Any comment is truly appreciated!  

Take care and have a great day,

Karen

Just Because I Want to Give You a Chocolate Gift Box

Just Because I Want to Give You a Chocolate Gift Box

I wanted to give a friend, who loves chocolates, a little gift for listening to me one day when I needed to vent.  I could have just handed her the bag of yummy chocolates and she would of been thrilled, but that wouldn’t do.  I knew one of our Snack Boxes would be perfect.  Can you believe it…you get 25 of them for only $8.95!

I stamped the larger flower on the Whip Cream cardstock in Watermelon Fusion ink and also on a sticky note making sure it covered most of the sticky part.  I then fussy cut it slightly inside the edge.  For this masking technique, die-cutting would not work.  I covered the large flower with the sticky note and then stamped the smaller flowers in Huckleberry Fusion and the greenery in Kiwi Slice.  I made sure to press quite firmly when stamping so there was as little as possible of the white showing through.

Adding Bubble Gum and Beach Ball silk along with pink sequins made a pretty box, even more special.

I made a triple bow using Sweet Berry Crimp ribbon and attached it to the box with a Black Twine bow.  Check out the FSJ YouTube video on How to Tie a Double Bow

Everything I used is from Fun Stampers Journey and can be purchased on my website: funstampersjourney.com/karens

BD-0343 ~ Spring Botanicals Bundle
BD-0334 ~ Everyday Script Bundle
ST-0003 ~ Snack Box
IP-0027 ~ Watermelon Fusion Ink
IP-0035 ~ Huckleberry Fusion Ink
IP-0024 ~ Kiwi Slice Ink
IP-0041 ~ Black Licorice Ink
CS 0003 ~ Black Licorice Cardstock
CS -0040 ~ Whip Cream Cardstock
AC-0112 ~ Pink World Sequins
IP- 0092 ~ Bubble Gum Silk
IP-0145 ~ Beach Ball Silk
AC-0188 ~ Sweet Berry Crimp Ribbon
AC-0004 ~ Black Twine

Take care and have a great day,

Karen

Karen Schroeder
Fun Stampers Journey Founding Coach #31
funstampersjourney.com/karens
fossilsrock@hotmail.com
608-692-9772

FSJ Mixed Media ~ In The Tropics Notebook Easel

Hi All!

I'm Prepped to Play and so is Fun Stampers Journey!  Creating with Mixed Media is a blast!

The FSJ Notebook Easel is calling you to come up with all kinds of creative Mixed Media ideas!  It's a blank canvas just waiting for your creations.  It's normally a bargain with 65 pages at only $5.95, but it's also one of the Prepped to Play items, so it's 20% off this month!  


I've fallen in love with the Tropics, actually the In The Tropics stamps and dies.  Most of you know that hot, humid weather is not my cup of tea, but guess what... iced hibiscus tea is!

I took the covers off the Notebook Easel easily.  You just need  pry apart the wires enough to get them off.  Then while holding down the Vintage Screen Stencil, I added modeling paste spreading it with my spatula. I did not cover the entire stencil. 

After the modeling Paste had dried overnight I painted the covers using Limeade Splash, Lemon Drop, and Green Olive Paint

 

To make the flowers I put some drops of Watermelon Fusion Liquid Color on a block.  (Make sure you put the Liquid Color on the smooth side of the block, otherwise it will get into the grid lines.)   Taking the hibiscus flower stamp, I rubbed it into the Watermelon Fusion Liquid Color. 

 

I then turned the stamp over and added very tiny drops of Lavender Fusion Liquid Color at the center of the flower and the stamen.   I really didn't squeeze it at all.  

No color was added  along the pistal, it appears to have used (ooh, wait for it...science lesson alert) capillary action to fill it in.   

I’m able to get three flowers out of the Liquid Color. 

For the leaves I took Lemon Drop and Limeade Splash Liquid Colors, mixed them together on a block, and then stamped the leaves.   

  

As a die-hard Packer fan, I'm really enjoying these colors.  BTW, the Packers beat the Titans last night, 17-31!

I die cut the flowers and leaves and attached them using Medium Foam Squares.  Pink World Sequins were added.  Of course I had to use Sparkle Silk...you can never have too much of Sparkle Silk!

Here you can see more of the dimension you get when using Modeling Paste.

I tied a double bow using the Black Licorice Gingham Ribbon. Check out the FSJ YouTube video on How to Tie a Double Bow. 

Only Fun Stampers Journey products were used.  You can find all these supplies and others on my website:funstampersjourney.com/karens

BD-0395 ~ In the Tropics Bundle
ST-0137 ~ Notebook Easel   *
JM-0101 ~ Limeade Splash Paint *
JM-0103 ~ Lemon Drop Paint  *
JM-0021 ~ Green Olive Paint  *
IP-0042 ~ Watermelon Fusion Liquid Color
IP-0041 ~ Lavender Fusion Liquid Color
IP-0133 ~ Limeade Splash Liquid Color
IP-0132 ~ Lemon Drop Liquid Color
JM-0073 ~ Modeling Paste   *
JM-0002 ~ Vintage Screen Stencil  *
TO-0089 ~ -Spatula   *
TO-0102 ~ Square Paintbrush  *
AC-0112 ~ Pink World Sequins
AC-0096 ~ Black Licorice Gingham Ribbon
IP-0126 ~ Sparkle Silk 
AD-0085 ~ Medium Foam Squares

 * In the Prepped to Play Special ~ 20% off!

Any comment is truly appreciated!

Take care and have a great day,

Karen

Loving My Gel Press!

Hi Everyone!

I like how this Gel Press Print pops on the Black Licorice Cardstock.  I mixed Citrus Cooler. Limeade Splash, and Lemon Drop paint on the Gel Press.  I then placed the Starburst Lines Stencil over the top. 

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Here I used Citrus Cooler and Lemon Drop paint and pulled a print using the Vintage Screen stencil.  I later had some Green Olive ink left on the Gel Press after a print and used the Stained Glass Stencil to add something to break up the background.

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For my final card I mixed Bubble Gum and Sweet Berry paints, using the Artful Wall stencil.

Only Fun Stampers Journey products were used in the cards.  You can find all these supplies and others on my website: funstampersjourney.com/karens

JM-0107 - Journey Gel Press
AT-0246 - Make a Wish ATS
JM-0007 - Starburst Lines Stencil 
JM-0002 - Vintage Screen Stencil  
JM-0008 - Stained Glass Stencil
JM-0088 - Artful Wall Stencil
JM-0099 - Citrus Cooler Paint
JM-0100  Limeade Splash Paint
JM-0103 - Lemon Drop Paint
JM-0025 - Sweet Berry Paint
JM-0104 - Bubble Gum Paint
IP-0072 - Green Olive Ink Pad
IP-0102 - Clear Pigment Ink Pad 
IP-0099 - Black Embossing Powder
IP-0098 - White Embossing Powder
CS-0089 - Citrus Cooler Cardstock 
CS-0020 - Limeade Splash Cardstock
CS-0016 - Kiwi Slice  Cardstock 
CS-0003 - Black Licorice Cardstock 
CS-0034 - Sweet Berry Cardstock
JM-0002 - Vintage Screen Stencil 
JM-0008 - Stained Glass Stencil  
IP-0093 -  Citrus Cooler Silk
AC-0022 - Sparkle Dots
AC-0256 - Lemon Sparkle Tape
AC-0257 - Black Sparkle Tape
AC- 0178 - Rainbow Drops
AC-0004 - Black Twine
TO-0087 - Brayer

Any comment is truly appreciated!

Take care and have a great day,
Karen

Hi All!

I'm back with some more Make a Wish cards using the Gel Press.  These cards were made using the Linked Lines stencil.

I really like the look you get when creating Gel Press prints on Black Licorice cardstock; you need to try it!

 

I used Sweet Berry, Whip Cream, and Cool Pool paints pouncing at first and then mixing the paints with the brayer.  

 


The same thing was done, but with Sweet Berry and Blue Lagoon paints on this card.

Only Fun Stampers Journey products were used in the cards.  You can find all these supplies and others on my website: funstampersjourney.com/karens

 JM-0107  Journey Gel Press   

TO-0087  Brayer 

AT-0246  Make a Wish ATS 

JM-0012. Linked Lines Stencil

JM-0025  Sweet Berry Paint

JM-0020  Cool Pool Paint

JM-0102  Beach Ball Paint

JM-0018  Blue Lagoon Paint

CS-0034  Sweet Berry Cardstock 

CS-0003  Black Licorice Cardstock 

CS-0040  Whip Cream Cardstock 

AC-0022  Sparkle Dots

AC-0259  Silver Sparkle Tape

AC-0260  Pool Play Sparkle Tape

AC-0004 Black Twine

Any comment is truly appreciated!

Take care and have a great day,
Karen

I Love, Love, Love My FSJ Gel Press!!!

Hi All!

I love, love, love my FSJ Gel Press!!!  I feel like a little kid with the freedom to create whatever I want.  

Creating with our FSJ Gel Press is so much fun!  You not only create one print, but can lift at least one other print, with what you have left on the Gel Press and/or the stencil.  Two or three for the same price...I always love a bargain!  

If I don't care for the print at first, I can add another layer or put it away to peruse at a later date.  I've taken out creations I wasn't happy with at first and found them perfect to use with a different stamp or as a small decorative piece on a card.

During the next few days I'll be showing cards using the same ATS stamp, "Make a Wish" in similar layouts using different types of Gel Press prints.

 

For this card I used two of my favorite FSJ acrylic paint colors, Blue Lagoon and Sweet Berry, with the Starburst Lines stencil on Whip Cream Cardstock.  I kept the paints pretty much separate, only blending them a bit in the middle.

This card was printed on Black Licorice Cardstock using Lemon Drop and Limeade Splash acrylic paints.  The paints were pounced until mixed.  The stencil is Bloom Wall.

Only Fun Stampers Journey products were used in the cards  You can find all these supplies and others on my website: funstampersjourney.com/karens
 

JM-0107 - Our Exclusive 8 1/2" x 11" Journey Gel Press 

AT-0246 - Make a Wish ATS
JM-0007 - Starburst Lines Stencil  
JM-0003 -  Bloom Wall Stencil 
JM-0018 - Blue Lagoon Paint
JM-0025 - Sweet Berry Paint
JM-0103 - Lemon Drop Paint
JM-0101 - Limeade Splash Paint
TO-0087 - Brayer



Any comment is truly appreciated!

Take care and have a great day,
Karen

Merry Christmas Llama ~ Second No Prob-Llama Card

Hi All!

Well here's card #2!  As you know, I love our No Prob-Llama Llama stamps and dies!  Isn't he cute on a Christmas card!
 Everything I used is from Fun Stampers Journey and can be purchased on my website: funstampersjourney.com/karens

BD-0282  No Prob-llama Bundle
SS- 0452  Fringe Wall
SS-0469   Holiday Wishes
JM-0107  Gel Press
TO-0087  Brayer
JM-0019  Buttercream Paint
JM-0023  Pineapple Smoothie Paint
JM-0022  Oatmeal Cookie Paint

IP-0041   Black Licorice Ink
IP-0051  Pool Play Ink
EF-0016  Bubble Wrap Embossing Folder
CS-0006  Buttercream Cardstock
CS-0026  Pineapple Smoothie Cardstock
CS-0040 Whip Cream Cardstock
CS-0003 Black Licorice CardstockEF-0016  Bubble Wrap Embossing Folder 

PP-0046  Designer’s Choice Printed Paper
AC-034  Vintage Tinsel: $4.95 with a $150+ Party
AC-0257  Black Licorice Sparkle Tape
TO-0120  Brush Silver Staples
TO-0118  Stapler

I hope you're enjoying my No Prob-Llama Llama cards.

Any comment is truly appreciated!  What do you think we should name him or her?  Let me know for a chance to receive a Llama card.

Take care and have a great day,
Karen

Alpaca My Bags ~ No Prob-Llama Card 1

Here's the first of my No Prob-Llama cards.  I just llove our llama!

I've used our FSJ Gel Press to create the cardstock for the llama.

I placed small amounts of Buttercream, Pineapple Smoothie, and Oatmeal Cookie Acrylic Paint on the Gel Press.  Using our Brayer, I pounced the paints across the Gel Press and then smoothed them to cover all of the 8 1/2" x 11" Gel Press.  I then placed a piece Buttercream Cardstock on top of the Gel Press, smoothed the cardstock into the paint, and pulled it off.  Then I placed another piece of Buttercream Cardstock on top of the Gel Press, and did the same creating the second, or ghost print


When dry, I stamped the Alpaca and die-cut it.  (Be careful with the llama or any stamp the has a larger open area.  Even if you stamp the ink to the stamp, as I always recommend, you can still get ink in the wrong area.  You can either make sure you wipe those spots each time or cut that part of the rubber out of the stamp as I do.)


Everything I used is from Fun Stampers Journey and can be purchased on my website: funstampersjourney.com/karens

BD-0282  No Prob-llama Bundle

JM-0107  Gel Press

TO-0087  Brayer

IP-0041   Black Licorice Ink

CS-0006  Buttercream Cardstock

CS-0036  Tangerine Fusion Cardstock

CS-0088  Beach Ball Cardstock

PP-0030  Party Pop Printed Paper

AD-0002  Journey Glaze

TO-0118  Stapler

TO-0120 Brush Silver Staples

AC-0207 Sparkle Trim

JM-0019  Buttercream Paint

JM-0023  Pineapple Smoothie Paint

JM-0022  Oatmeal Cookie Paint



I hope you're enjoying my No Prob-Llama Llama cards. 

Any comment is truly appreciated!  What do you think we should name him or her?  Let me know for a chance to receive a Llama card.

Take care and have a great day,
Karen

World Card Making Day: Fun Stampers Journey Challenge

Hi Everyone!

I've not been blogging in quite a long while.  It seems appropriate to start again on World Card Making Day.  Luckily somewhere in the world it is still October 7th or this post with be toast!

Fun Stampers Journey is running three different challenges for World Card-Making Day and our Be Brave Card Drive.  I've made cards for the first two challenges:

CHALLENGE 1: CREATE A BE BRAVE CARD WITHOUT USING ANY PINK! 

CHALLENGE 2: CREATE A BE BRAVE CARD FOR A CAREGIVER!

#bebrave         #worldcardmakingday

I used the same Stamp Sets and ATS on both cards.  The backgrounds were created on our Gel Press using our Stencils, Acrylic Paints, and Liquid Colors.

All items used in creating these cards are from Fun Stampers Journey and can be found on my website.

BD-0289 Flower Swirl Bundle

SS-05901: Must Have Sentiments

AT-0108: Ink Splat ATS

JM-0107: Journey Gel Press

TO-0087: Brayer

Sending Big Hugs Card

JM-0002: Vintage Screen

JM-0003: Bloom Wall

IP-0118: Orange Rave Silk

JM-0101: Limeade Splash Acrylic Paint

JM-0103: Lemon Drop Acrylic Paint

IP-0137: Rich Coral Liquid Color

Thank You Card

JM-0004: Bubble Bubble

JM-0012: Linked Lines

IP-0090: Silver Silk

JM-0025: Sweet Berry Acrylic Paint

JM-0018: Blue Lagoon Acrylic Paint

JM-0024: Riverstone Acrylic Paint

Thanks so much for visiting!  any comments are truly appreciated!

Karen

Beautiful Wings Card for Journey Blog Hoppers - September Blog Hop

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

I just love the Beautiful Wings stamp set...it's gorgeous!  Here's how I made my card:

1. Stamp top layer of butterfly with Whip Cream Ink on Grape Fusion Cardstock.
2. Stamp Beautiful Wings Butterfly using Pool Party, Cosmic Grape and Black Licorice Inks on Whip Cream cardstock. 
3. Fussy cut wings only.
4. Stamp top butterfly on Grape Fusion background in Black Licorice ink.
5. Pop up butterfly wings place over Black Licorice butterfly.

Thank you for stopping by today!  You've reached the end of the Beautiful Wing Blog Hop. If you missed any blogs along the way you can start at the beginning with Betsye Rose Cimino Erazo's blog.
----Karen Schroeder

Blog hop list:

1. Betsye Rose Cimino Erazo

2. Heather Flaherty

3. Christine Pennington

4. Ruth Cooper

5. Becky Lemire

6. Lisa Kmiec

7. Karen Schroeder

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Supplies used on my project:
SS- 0353: Beautiful Wings
CS-0016: Kiwi Slice Cardstock
CS-0092: Pool Play Cardstock
CS-0003: Black Licorice Cardstock
CS-0040: Whip Cream Cardstock
PP-0031:Rich Sorbets Printed Paper
AC-0022: Sparkle Dots
IP-0009: Whip Cream Ink
IP-0051: Pool Party Ink
IP-0041: Black Licorice Ink