Karen's Stamping & Crafting Creations: 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!