Alcohol Ink Tutorial

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I bought some Alcohol Inks awhile ago because I thought they were really pretty (that's a bad reason to buy something ; )  I had no idea what to do with them or how to use them.  Last week, I saw a tutorial here on how to use them.  So, I thought it was time to get mine out and try to create with them!  I decided to take pictures as I was making my project, so I could teach others how to use them.  The alcohol inks come in many different colors and you can mix and match until your heart is content : )

To start, make sure to use a craft mat to cover the surface you are working on.  For this card, I used Eggplant and Citrus Alcohol inks, along with Alcohol Blending Solution.  You will also need the Alcohol Ink Applicator and a piece of glossy cardstock.

With the felt pad on the applicator, squirt some of the inks on to the felt, about 5 drops of each color will do.  Then, squirt some of the Alcohol Blending Solution onto the felt pad.

Apply the inks to the paper by dabbing the applicator.  You can keep applying as little or as much as you would like.

I then used the Family Ties die from Memory Box.

Since I only wanted to use the tie and not the bow, I used a wire cutters to separate them.

I then taped the tie to the back of the paper and ran it through my Cuttlebug.

I did that 3 times to cut out 3 ties.

I then taped the glossy paper to some navy blue cardstock.  For the banner, I used a stamp by Kaiser Crafts and Faded Jeans Distress Ink.

I cannot wait to use more of these inks because all of the colors are beautiful.  It is also so much fun to mix and match and make "your own" piece of patterned paper.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

~Simon Says Stamp

~Celebrate The Occasion

~DL.ART

~Pink Cricut

Have a great day!

~Tracy~

Father's Day Tie card

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Happy Memorial Day to everyone!  I hope you all had a great day and weekend!  Father's Day will be here before we know it, so I am trying to get ahead on my cards.  Masculine cards are always very difficult to make because you cannot add all of the bling and bows! 

Ingredients:

~Tie die from Memory Box

~Echo Park patterned paper

~Stamp from Kaiser Craft

~Memento Ink in Rich Cocoa

~Pop Dots

~Kraft and brown cardstock

I am entering this into the following challenge:

~CAS-ual Fridays


~Tracy~

Oh Bother! + A GIVEAWAY

Hello Friends!

Hopefully everyone is getting ready for a great Memorial Day weekend!  It seems like it was just Chirstmas and now it's summer!  I've been doing a ton of layouts that I will get posted once I take pictures of them : )  I decided to make a card for the Getting Cricky Simply Sunday Challenge.  My family loves Disney and I have the Pooh and Friends Cricut cartridge that I have only used about once.  This was the perfect challenge for me.  The K. Andrew Designs "Of Mice and Men" stamp set is also perfect for all of your Disney projects.

Ingredients:

~Pooh and Friends Cricut cartridge (Pooh cut at 3 1/2")

~My Mind's Eye patterned paper

~K. Andrew Designs "Of Mice and Men" stamp set

~Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Tumbled Glass and Tea Dye

~Memento Rich Cocoa Ink

~White Gel Pen

~Spellbinders Oval Die

~Brown Ribbon

I also decided to have a little giveaway since it was my birthday earlier this week!

~To be entered in this giveaway, you need to be a follower of my blog and leave a comment on this post.

~For a second entry create a blog post and/or post my giveaway on your sidebar

~For a third entry "like" the Owl Be Craftin' Facebook page

I will leave this giveaway open until Friday June 8th at midnight and I will announce the winner on June 9th!

Good luck and have a great day!

~Tracy~



You're My Hero

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I decided to get a head start on my Father's Day cards this year, so they will be all ready when the day rolls around!  I bought the Echo Park "This & That" paper a few weeks ago because I thought it would be perfect for "manly" cards.  I love the vintage-y look to these papers.

Ingredients:

~Echo Park patterned paper

~Tree cut from Graphically Speaking Cricut cartridge

~K. Andrew Designs stamp from "Of Mice and Men" stamp set

~Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Vintage Photo

~Twine from The Twinery

~Spellbinders Label 4 Die

~Memento Rich Cocoa Ink

~Burlap

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

~Simon Says Stamp!

~The Kraft Journal

~Exploring Cricut

~Little Scrap Pieces

~Tracy~



Congratulations!

Hello!

This year is a very busy year for graduation's in my family.  I have several cards to make, so I decided to create one simple design and make several of the same cards.  I even made them in different colors to match whatever the individual's school colors are.

Ingredients:

~Locker Talk Cricut cartridge for the mortarboard - I used the blackout button and cut the tassel off

~Denim twine from The Twinery

~Stamp sentiment from Hero Arts

~Memento Ink

~Kraft and white cardstock

I am entering this into the following challenges:

~CAS-ual Fridays

~Simon Says Stamp!

~Tracy~



Graduation Banner

Hello Friends!

I made this simple banner for my sister and I's graduation party.  It's so much cheaper and very easy to make your own banner instead of buying one.  It also makes the party more personal knowing that you made the decorations yourself.  I used the Alphalicious Cricut cartridge to cut all of the letters, the Locker Talk Cricut cartridge to cut the graduation hats, and my Mother's Day Bouquet to cut the circles behind the hats. 

**Don't forget that the Graduation Challenge at the Creative Cutter Room is still going on, so make sure you enter your projects :)

Ingredients:

~Alphalicious, Locker Talk, Mother's Day Bouquet Cricut cartridges

~Coredinations blue and white paper

~White Ribbon

I am entering this into the following challenges:

~My Craft Spot

~Fantabulous Cricut

~Creative Cutter Room

~Tracy~



It's my Birthday!

Hello Everyone!

Today is my birthday and I have been busy doing what I love today...scrapbooking!  I have so many pages to do for my sister's scrapbook, so it's what I will probably be doing for the next two weeks : )  I also got some very happy mail to day including my stamp sets that I won/purchased from Sweet Stamp Shop, my order from The Kraft Outlet, and a birthday card from Carri at A Busy Bee  (Thanks Carri!).  It has been a great day and I want to share with you one of the layouts that I made.

Ingredients:

~Giraffe/Striped patterned paper from Bella Blvd (I love this paper! It is very cute for baby projects)

~Yellow polka dot paper from DCWV

~"Sisters" cut from Simply Sweet Cricut cartridge

~12"x12" Kraft paper from Coredinations

~Twine from The Twinery

~Buttons

Well, I am off to bake my birthday cake!  Don't worry....I'll be sure to save all of you a piece ; )

~Tracy~



I Graduated!

Hello Friends!

I am very proud to say that I graduated from college yesterday!  It is still very surreal and I cannot believe that I am actually done.  I don't think I am ready to be done because I feel like I could go for another 4 years!  I guess that's what grad school is for though, right?  It was so hot yesterday and I felt like I was melting during the ceremony!  Go figure that the hottest day that we have had this year would be the day that I had to graduate in an arena that is not ait conditioned and be surrounded by around 700 other graduates!!  It also didn't help that the ceremony lasted 3 hours!  It all turned out great though and I survived : )

I will have some graduation projects this week to share with you as I prepare for my sister's graduation party.  Make sure you come back and check those out!

I also got a new camera for my graduation present, so I have been having lots of fun playing with it!

Have a great night!

~Tracy~



Tennis layout

Hello Friends!

I have been very busy working on scrapbook pages for my sister's graduation party.  I actually finished a 6 x 6 book of her school pictures this weekend, so I feel like I have accomplished something : )  Here is a tennis layout I made the other day.  It is from when I played tennis in high school, which I miss very much!  I plan on playing lots of tennis this summer! 

Ingredients:

~Jillibean Soup patterned paper

~Jenni Bowlin bingo card

~Brown cardstock

~Twill ribbon

~Tennis Ball patterned paper from Scrappin' Sports & More!

Have a great Tuesday!

~Tracy~



Hello Friend

Hello Everyone!

I saw that the Unity Stamp Company Challenge was to use the colors green, pink, and off-white, so I decided to take on the challenge.  I love these colors together and of course, I love my Unity Stamps, so this was the perfect challenge.  It was also a way for me to procrastinate writing a paper ; )

Ingredients:

~Simple Hello my Friend - Itty Bitty by Unity stamp set

~My Mind's Eye patterned paper

~Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Vintage Photo

~Canvas Corp canvas sheet

~Mother's Day Bouquet Cricut cartridge for circles

~Faux adhesive pearls

~Rich Cocoa Memento Ink

Have a great day!

~Tracy~