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September 2, 2015

Bella Blvd Memories Album, part 1

eBrush Design Team: Jan Hunter Week 10 Cycle 2

It's Wednesday and my turn on the blog to share an easy-peasy project using Bella Blvd Just Add Color! papers and trims!

I was so excited when my package arrived with all the Bella Blvd goodies in it! I wanted to combine my love of papercrafting and scrapbooking (of which I'm terribly behind!). This accordion album seemed to be a perfect fit for the start of today's project --- I'll share more of it next week!

You'll need:
Craftwell USA eBrush
Markers (I used BIC brand)
Cardstock, white (110lb Neenah was my choice)
Bella Blvd (Just Add Color! papers, Trinkets (stickers) B&W, Enamel DooDads (arrows, stars, photo corners, and hearts - I'll be using more of the stickers and DooDads in next week's post, so stay tuned!
die cuts (border, heart, flower, letters)
Micron .05 pen, black
Other embellishments as desired
Adhesive ( I used Xryon for this project for edge to edge coverage!)

Let's get started:
Cut 4 white card sheets at 10.5 inches by 5 inches. Score at 5" and again at 10" on the long side. Repeat for each sheet. Use the 1/2 inch wide scored section as your gluing tab to create your accordion style book. Here's what mine looks like before adding any embellishments.

These are the die cuts I made using my electronic cutting machine. If you have dies or chipboard cuts, those will work as well.

Now the real fun begins. Cut your Bella Blvd Just Add Color sheets to 3.75" square. Enough for your cover and the number of pages you want to add them to. Also get a few more sheets of your white cardstock and cut as many pieces as you have pages at 4 7/8 inch and set those aside. Also cut 2 pieces white cardstock at 4" square. For this particular post, I'm only sharing the front of the album.

Get your eBrush, markers and let's get some coloring done.

Now, that you have all your coloring done, time to get a few things put together. I chose to use some Xyron adhesive for this project. Run the white 4 7/8" pieces through the machine and apply to each of the album pages. Add a colored square of Bella Blvd to the center of each page as desired.

For the cover: I have a roll of burlap and cut a square just a little larger than 5 inches. I chose to also put that through the Xyron machine for good adhesive coverage and to make sure it would stick! Added my cover elements as shown below.

I have to admit that since I'm crafting "on the run" this month, this didn't turn out all that bad. Next week, I'll share some pics of the inside.

As much as I'm loving my current surroundings and being with extended family, I will be grateful to get back home and into my regular crafting space early next month!

Hope you have some crafting time set aside for the week! If you haven't already, be sure to join us on the eBrush Facebook page!

May 14, 2015

Layering colors with your eBrush

Ebrush Design Team: Mitsyana Wright Week 3 Cycle 2

This is a beautiful project. I can't wait to try it. Thank you Mitsyana!

Hello eBrush fans... Today's post I will show you how layering colors can take your airbrushing further and add more depth and dimension to your projects.

For this example I use a beautiful die cut with embossing. These types of dies are very intricate and very beautiful all on it's own. But, I will show you how you take that beauty to a whole new level!

Supplies Used

eBrush with Sharpie(SP) Adapter

Sharpie Markers

Anna Griffin 's Flower Vine Die

Craft cardstock

Patterned cardstock

( DCWV- Endless Summer stack & Basic Grey- Serenade paper pad)

Virginia Turtle's Tree of Life Stamp set

VersaFine Inkpad in Onyx Black

Organza Ribbon

Rhinestone Button

EK Success 3D Dots (adhesive foam dots)

Here I will show you how to transform your die cuts and make them more realistic just by layering colors . I used an Anna Griffin die for this project but you can use any detail die of your choice!

You will need to cut out your die with either plain white cardstock or plain craft cardstock. I find that using craft cardstock adds a more earthy appearance to my final result. Where as using white will brighten the results.

When layering my shading I like to use at least 2 tones of each color to add additional depth (ie. light green and green, lavender and purple, light pink and hot pink, orange and brown) having a light and dark version of each color.

FIRST THE LEAVES

Here I layered my greens and orange and browns for the leaves. Working from lightest to darkest.

1. Ebrushed a layer of green to all the leaves and stems.

2. Added a layer of dark green to just the stems and the thinner leaves.

3. Lightly ebrushed orange over the light green leaves.

4. Added brown just around the edges and the tips of the leaves.

NEXT ONTO THE FLOWERS

Starting with my purples and ending with my pinks for brightness.

5. Ebrush a even layer of lavender over all the flowers and buds.

6. Adding purple to the centers, edges, and de-bossed areas of the flower only.

7. Add an even layer of light pink over all the flowers.

8. Finish off by adding a layer of hot pink around the edges and de-bossed areas of the flowers.

Here's is the finished flower die cut. What a huge difference from the plain cut out version!!

Then I simply layered my patterned paper creating a card base. Added adhesive foam dots to the backside of the flower die cut and adhered it to my card. I stamped my sentiment from Virginia Turtle's Tree of Life stamp set and tied a bow with some organza ribbon. Finally I adding a rhinestone button in the center of the bow for some BLING...

And tah-dah...

Here is my FINISHED card...

Simply GORGEOUS!!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial on how to layer colors with your eBrush!!

See you all next time!!

~ DT Mitsy

To see more of my crafty projects visit my personal blog HERE!!

May 12, 2015

Expressionistic Watercolor using the eBrush

Ebrush Design Team: Lisa Somerville Week 3 Cycle 2

What a beautiful Project! Lisa Somerville surely loves her eBrush, and her work sure shows it! Lisa thank you for this great project!

Hello and welcome to the Craftwell Blog, Lisa here today, sharing a quick and easy Expressionistic Watercolor Video Tutorial on how I created this card using the eBrush, STAEDTLER Watercolor Markers and stamps and dies from Our Daily Bread Designs.

Supplies:

eBrush with SP-01 Adapter
STAEDTLER Watercolor Markers - Red, Orange, Yellow

Non Stick Craft Mat
Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs Trois Jolies Papillons, Belles Vignes, God Quotes
Ink - Ranger Black Archival, Ranger Gathered Twigs Distress Ink
Card Stock - Clay Coated, White, Black
Other - Ink Blending Tool, Big Shot, Our Daily Bread Designs Trois Papillons die set, Clear Emobssing Powder, Heat Gun, Tissue Tape, Glimmer Mist

Thanks for stopping by the Craftwell Blog, I hope I've inspired you to create Art!

For more inspiration, please visit my blog.